Bon Voyage to me (for tomorrow!)

Old Sep 6th, 2010, 12:51 AM
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Bon Voyage to me (for tomorrow!)

After months of excitement and really not that much planning... just a few emails here and there and voila.. I was happy with my itinerary.

Don't be envious of me tomorrow.... I have 30 plus hours flying time & 2 long 8 hour stop overs from Australia. Think of me the following day!

Thank you everyone who offered me advice, hints and suggestions... I am so glad I found this site early on in my investigations. It was the Fodors board that introduced me to Lady Egypt .. so again, thank you!
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Old Sep 6th, 2010, 05:20 AM
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Bon Voyage Miss Green, I hope you have a wonderful time. Egypt is a magical place, I can't wait to hear about it when you return.
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Old Sep 6th, 2010, 05:54 AM
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Have a great time!
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Old Sep 6th, 2010, 07:37 AM
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Have a great trip MissGreen! I can't wait to hear all about it!!
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Old Sep 6th, 2010, 07:46 AM
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Have a nice trip, will wait for the report !
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Have a great trip - and be sure to allow yourself some jetlag recovery time -- it's brutal but once you recover, your trip will be fantastic. If your tour guide happens to be Mahmoud (from Aswan), say hello from ( if it's him email me at dm love 51 at gmail do com and I'll tell you my real name!!)
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Old Sep 6th, 2010, 02:09 PM
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Have a great time-I'm right behind you in a little over 3 weeks. Hopefully we'll see each other at breakfast on the 30th or Oct 1st. If not have a ball-Chris
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Old Sep 6th, 2010, 06:15 PM
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I'm very interested in your comments about Egypt. We'll be in Cairo end of October. Bon voyage to you.
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Old Sep 6th, 2010, 10:34 PM
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Have a great time!
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Old Sep 8th, 2010, 12:59 PM
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Today, We started a dialogue with a travel agent to plan a trip to Egypt in March. It will be a cruise on the Nile.

I will look forward to your trip report. Have a great time!
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Old Sep 8th, 2010, 06:41 PM
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Marianna, just to be clear -- you do know that the Nile cruises do not visit Cairo?
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Old Sep 9th, 2010, 01:08 AM
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I hope she understands that as it is CRITICAL if she wants to see the pyramids.
Maianna, ask your questions here as it is totally possible you won't get a knowledgeable or honest opinion from the agent you are working with necessarily. Be sure you know what you are getting for your time and money.
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Yes, we know that. The actual boat cruises we were discussing start in Luxor and end in Abu Simbel. We can either explore Cairo at the start of the trip or at the end with flights taking us to Luxor or from Abu Simbel to Cairo, depending on what we decide to do. We are just in the beginning stages of doing our research so we have a lot to do before reserving anything.

What we want is the most luxurious boat cruise available so that is what we are looking into with the travel agent.
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Are you doing 2 different boat cruises? There are cruises that go to/from Luxor and Aswan (normally called Nile River cruises) and there are cruises that go to/from Aswan and Abu Simbel (normally called Lake Nasser cruises).

Most people do the Nile cruises and then visit Abu Simbel as a day trip (or sometimes an overnight trip).

I'm not sure what the status is now, but when I lived there..."the" boat to go on was the Oberoi Philae.
http://www.oberoihotels.com/oberoi_philae/index.asp
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It is a Nile River Cruise. I just re-read the information we have so far from the agent and it said that there is a motor launch which goes to Abu Simbel. We are still researching and learning about various options. Since this is a one time trip, we want to do it right with luxury level for the boat and hotels in Cairo.

I will check out the link. Thanks so much!
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I will start my own thread since this one really is MissGreen's.

MissGreen, thinking of you and wondering where you are now. Such a long time to get there. but I am sure it will be an amazing journey! Best to you.
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Marianna=Good luck getting the Oberie Phile on your own. My guide Ahmed Hamed Yousif got me a room when one was not available on the web site. His E-mail address if you are interested is [email protected]
I have been very pleased with all his hard work for our upcoming trip-Chris
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Old Sep 11th, 2010, 02:22 AM
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Thank you for the information, Chris. Enjoy your upcoming trip!
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