NC State Exclusive Trip to Egypt

The Egypt brochures have just arrived in the office and should be in mailboxes soon. If you would like a trip brochure, please contact me at k_hart@ncsu.edu. This Odysseys Unlimited small-group tour, which limits participation to 24 NC State travelers, is slated for March 27 to April, 12, 2009. It sold out last year in less than a month and the feedback from travelers was very good. The trip offered "great historical value at a great price," wrote one Wolf Treks traveler. This 17-day historical journey begins in Cairo, where you'll visit the acclaimed Egyptian Museum, the Khan el-Khalili bazaar, the Sphinx, the Pyramids of Giza and Old Cairo. After a flight to Abu Simbel, you'll board a deluxe cruise ship to explore Lake Nassar, visiting temples, the famous statues of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari, Nubian temples, the avenue of sphinxes at Wadi el-Seboua's "Valley of the Lions and the impressive Aswan High Dam. In Aswan, you'll change ships as you cruise the Nile, stopping to explore ancient Egyptian temples, the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, the dramatic Temple of Hatshepsut and the enormous Colossi of Memnon. After two nights in Luxor, you'll end your journey in Alexandria, the great city of antiquity founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. , where you will visit the Fort of Quaitbay and explore the city's Greco-Roman heritage. Priced at $4,095 per person roundtrip from Raleigh or Charlotte, this trip is a excellent value. It includes accommodations at deluxe and superior class hotels, six nights aboard deluxe ships, 34 meals, all in-country transportation and a professional Egyptologist tour director. To see a complete itinerary, click here.