Egypt & the Nile | Gimpy Globetrotter

Jul 29, 20173 min read

Contiki Egypt & The Nile – Day 8: Alexandria

Even though the Contiki itinerary ended the previous night in Alexandria, I decided to stay an extra day and take a trip to Alexandria. ...

Jul 28, 20171 min read

Contiki Egypt & The Nile – Day 7: Hurghada

My penultimate day in Egypt was spent off the coast of Hurghada, a popular beach getaway on the Red Sea for Eastern European tourists. ...

Jul 26, 20173 min read

Contiki Egypt & The Nile – Day 6: Hot Air Ballooning, Valley of the Kings & Luxor

One of the highlights of any trip to Egypt is hot air ballooning over the Valley of the Kings during sunrise. While insurance prohibits...

Jul 25, 20174 min read

Contiki Egypt & The Nile – Day 5: The Temple of Horus & Luxor

We woke up the following morning & were docked in Edfu for a morning visit to the Temple of Horus. I boarded a cart pulled by a donkey...

Jul 25, 20172 min read

Contiki Egypt & The Nile: Day 4 – Kom Ombo

The Crocodile Temple, also known as Kom Ombo or the Temple of Two Gods, was a very unique place. Despite the heat, we ventured off the...

Jul 25, 20172 min read

Contiki Egypt & The Nile: Day 4 – Abu Simbel

We had a 3:25 AM wake up call on day 4 of our tour because we had to disembark our boat which was still docked in Aswan and head via bus...

Jul 25, 20174 min read

Contiki Egypt & The Nile: Day 3 – Aswan

The third day of our tour around Egypt began when we woke up on our overnight train at about 7:45 AM all rested. I slept like a baby on...

Jul 24, 20174 min read

Contiki Egypt & The Nile: Day 2 – Cairo

Our first full day in Cairo was everything I had hoped and more. We had a 6:00 AM wake-up call and were out of our rooms by 6:30 AM for...

Jul 22, 20172 min read

Contiki Egypt & the Nile: Day 1

Hello from beautiful Cairo, Egypt! I left JFK yesterday afternoon on a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt, had a 4 hour layover & another 4...