Day Eleven – LUXOR – CAIRO Abdeen Presidential Palace We disembarked the ship in Luxor and flew back to Cairo where we had lunch at the Abdeen Presidential Palace, considered one of the most luxurious palaces in the world. The palace consists of multiple museums, including the Silver Museum; the […]
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Luxor & Qena – Amawaterways Secrets of Egypt & the Nile
Day Nine – ESNA & LUXOR Esna Lock Late start today as we make our way back thru the Esna lock. Karnak Temple Complex After lunch, we visited the Karnak temple complex – the second largest religious complex in the world that covers about 200 acres. The columns, hieroglyphics, obelisks, […]
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Aswan, Egypt – Amawaterways Secrets of Egypt & the Nile
Abu Simbel, Old Cataract Hotel High Tea, Nubian Dancers Entertainment, Temple of Philae, Nubian Village, Felucca Ride, Kom Ombo Temple, Galabeya Party
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Luxor & Edfu, Egypt – Amawaterways Secrets of Egypt & the Nile
Valley of the Kings, Valley of Queens, Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, Temple of Horus,
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Cairo, Egypt – Amawaterways Secrets of Egypt & the Nile
Day One – Cairo Two layovers and 7 time zones later, we’re finally in Cairo, Egypt. We left at 4PM EDT Tuesday and arrived 4PM EET. All airport transfers went smoothly and AmaWaterways had an associate waiting for us at the Cairo airport to assist with visas, customs and luggage. […]
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Fairbanks Alaska
Our Alaskan adventure with our friend Darlene to see the Northern Lights and experience Alaska!
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2024 Nassau, Bahamas
We needed a break from our typical “on-the-go” vacations, so we decided to book a week at an all-inclusive resort in Nassau, Bahamas. We chose Sandals Royal Bahamian, partly because it is an adults-only resort and we’ve wanted to return to the Bahamas and visit one of the other islands.
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Split, Croatia
In Split, Croation, we did another Game of Thrones tour, “Explore the Dragon’s Dungeon”. We visited the fortress in Klir and the Diocletian Palace, both used in the filming of Game of Thrones.
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Mykonos, Greece
For our stop in Mykonos, we did the “Scenic Views of Mykonos” excursion. We saw windmills, white houses and churches with their colorful blue and red domes.
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Santorini, Greece
We tendered to the port of Athinios, visited Pyrgos village, the village of Oia and finally enjoyed a traditional Greek meal and celebration in Pyrgos. Opa!