Ski the Pyramids…….Ski the Nile……..Ski the Valley of the Kings!!!
(oops….that should read SEE the Pyramids, Nile, Valley of the Kings …experience EGYPT)


Terry and Pat Esrael invite you, the members of the Lexington Ski and Sports Club, your friends and family to join us on a fall adventure to EGYPT! (Please spread the word as this trip is open to all those who might wish to travel, explore and discover the land of King Tut and the land of the Pyramids)

Indiana Jones….there is a little in each of us….here is your opportunity to be a time traveler….we will be visiting historical treasures and magnificent places that date back 4000 years.

We depart Cincinnati on September 23rd and fly via JFK to Cairo Egypt. After two days in Cairo we fly and cruise into southern Egypt with Luxor and the Valley of the Kings as our destination. We have four nights aboard a Nile cruise ship and then return to Cairo for two more days of tours and discoveries. This fall trip is offered as part of the OVSC group. Prices are outstanding and the Egypt section of Patricia Schultz’s book…. 1000 Places to See Before You Die goes into great detail on these “must see” locations. We have guided tours to the pyramids at Giza and to Cairo museums and many temples and buildings in the Valley of the Kings where King Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1921. More itinerary details will be available via email from Terry (859-276-4559) at vsnphotoraphy@insightbb.com and at the monthly LSSC meetings the first Tuesday of each month.

Dates of Travel: Sept. 23-Oct. 02, 2009

Cost: Double $2691 and Single $3091

Major Inclusions/Features * round trip air between Cincinnati and Cairo * round trip bus transfer from Cairo Airport to hotel *4 nights in Cairo at Four Star hotel with breakfasts and dinner daily (two nights in the beginning Sept. 24-26 and two nights Sept. 30-Oct. 2nd *four night cruise including all meals and shore excursions Sept 26-30th *domestic air from Cairo to LUXOR and from ASWAN to Cairo * full day tour of Cairo and museums * full day tour to pyramids *all local taxes *trip cancellation insurance

Not included: US departure taxes, customs and immigration charges ($94.35) Fuel Surcharges of $290.00 (both are subject to change till ticketed) Deposits: $500.00 per person due ASAP Additional Payment Due May 1st Final payment due mid July Cancellation charges…none…up to 91 days prior $260.00 between 91 days and 60 days $300.00 between 59 days and 45 days $525.00 between 44 days and 21 days After 21 days $full penalty

  Indicative cruise itinerary:

DAY 1 - LUXOR - ( Or Aswan Saturday (LD) Check in on your luxury cruiser at noon. After lunch, we visit the great temples of Luxor and Karnak, then return to our Nile cruiser in time for afternoon tea.

DAY 2 - VALLEY OF THE KINGS Sunday (cBLD) We tour today as well the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings, including Tut-Ankh-Amon's tomb, and the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut, we stop at the Colossi of Memnon on the way back to our cruise.

Then it's on to Queen Hatshepsut's Temple and the Colossi of Memnon. Afterward, we'll continue on Luxor's west bank to get a totally different perspective on ancient Egyptian life, at the ancient workers' settlement of Deir el-Medinah. While most of the imposing stone monuments and sites of Egypt honor the lives and after-lives of royalty, Deir el-Medinah gives us unique and surprising insights into the ordinary citizens who constructed and decorated the tombs.

Here we'll see the excavated homes shared by laborers with their domestic animals. These quarters were surprisingly large, with three good-sized rooms, courtyard, kitchen, and even storage cellars. While ancient Egypt might not have been a workers' paradise, we'll see that artisans and builders were highly regarded in their community.

DAY 3 - EDFU & KOM OMBO Monday We cruise by Esna to Edfu, where we board horse-drawn carriages for the ride to the Temple of Horus. Returning to our ship, we set sail for Kom Ombo. In the evening, there's a jolly galabia party aboard.

DAY 4 - KOM OMBO & ASWAN Tuesday
We explore the twin Temples of Haroeris and Sobek at Kom Ombo, then sail south to Aswan. After lunch we board a graceful felucca and cruise among the islands, returning to our ship in time for tea.

DAY 5 - ASWAN - Nubian Museum, Camel Caravan, Nubian Village, Wednesday After breakfast we check out, visit the awesome Aswan dams, and next an ancient granite quarry complete with an unfinished obelisk, the Nubian Museum ,then board a motor launch to visit the Island temple of Philae , dedicated to the Ancient Goddess ISIS :

The Mystery of Isis

Two millennia ago the Mediterranean world was enthralled by the mystery of Isis:

"I, Isis, am all that has been, that is or shall be; no mortal man hath ever seen me unveiled."

Called Aset by the ancient Egyptians, the goddess was a Madonna in the Mediterranean tradition that stretches far, far back to the primitive Mother Goddess from Anatolia, home to some of the oldest human communities on earth.

Isis is portrayed regally, as a queen seated on a throne (which may be the meaning of her name), often holding her son Horus as a baby. Other images show her with broad, magnificent gilded wings able to protect the world. Isis, the great Mother Goddess. Come explore her mystery in timeless Egypt when you Travel in Style!

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Be our guest if you wish on a complimentary short camel caravan to a near by Nubian Village for tea with the locals, returning to Aswan Airport to fly to Cairo

Cruise Itinerary is subject to change without notice