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North Africa & Paris

A trip from March 29, 2007 to April 19, 2007, travelling to Cairo, Giza, Luxor, Tunis, Al Hammamat, Paris
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Fri 03/30/07 (day 2) - Cairo

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City
Cairo, Egypt
Fri Mar 30 12:00am - Mon Apr 2 12:00am
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Sheraton Cairo Hotel is located on the west bank of the River Nile, within walking distance of the Cairo Opera …
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Sheraton Cairo Hotel Towers and Casino
Galaa Square
Cairo, Egypt
2-336-9700
Fri Mar 30 6:00pm - Mon Apr 2 3:00pm
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Sat 03/31/07 (day 3) - Cairo

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Founded in 1858 by French archeologist Auguste Mariette (whose tomb is in the museum's garden), the giant salmon-col …
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Tahrir Square
Cairo, Egypt
+20 2 579 6974
Sat Mar 31 12:00am
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A retreat from the sun in summer, in milder winter temperatures it's even easier to lose a day wandering this this s …
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Khan el-Khalili Bazaar
Off Hussein Square
Cairo, NY 11211
Egypt
Sat Mar 31 12:00am
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Built during the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser with Soviet assistance, this 187 meter (615-feet)-high slender tow …
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Cairo Tower
Next to Al-Ahli Sporting Club
Cairo, Egypt
Sat Mar 31 12:00am
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Sun 04/01/07 (day 4) - Giza, Cairo

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Of all Egypt's monuments, none is as majestic and haunting as the Great Sphinx. It was named as such by the Greeks, …
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Giza Pyramids Plateau
Giza, Egypt
+20 2 383 8823
Sun Apr 1 12:00am
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Designed by Imhotep, chief architect of the III Dynasty pharaoh Djoser, this six-tiered funerary chamber was the fir …
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North Saqqara
Cairo, Egypt
Sun Apr 1 12:00am
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The most famous site in Egypt, and the one that appears on almost every tour package, this is the oldest and largest …
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Giza Plateau
Giza, 12561
Egypt
+20 2 383 8823
Sun Apr 1 12:00am
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Mon 04/02/07 (day 5) - Cairo

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The capital of Egypt for thousands of years, little remains of this once great city to attest to its glory. Memphis …
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24 kilometres south of Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
Mon Apr 2 12:00am
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The Colossus of Ramses II is just that: colossal. Imagine a statue ten meters (33 feet) long (and this despite the f …
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Al Remayah Square
Cairo, 12561
Egypt
+20 2 386 5911 ()/None()
Mon Apr 2 12:00am
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Tue 04/03/07 (day 6) - Luxor

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Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. With th …
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Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Luxor, 83911
Egypt
Tue Apr 3 6:45am - Fri Apr 6 8:00am
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Modern 6-story Hotel set in 8 garden acres opposite the Nile River, 1 km from Luxor Temple.
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Isis Hotel
Khaled Ibn El Walid
Luxor, Egypt
95-373344
Tue Apr 3 6:45pm - Fri Apr 6 8:00am
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Fri 04/06/07 (day 9) - Tunis

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Under the Almohads and the Hafsids, from the 12th to the 16th century, Tunis was considered one of the greatest …
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Medina of Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia
Fri Apr 6 12:00am
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THE INFORMAL CAF , OLFA, SERVES BUFFET BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES, AND GUESTS CAN ENJOY COCKTAIL OR COFFEE IN THE …
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Yadis Ibn Khaldoun
30 rue du Koweit
Tunis, 1002
Tunisia
71-832211
Fri Apr 6 9:45pm - Tue Apr 10 12:00pm
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Sat 04/07/07 (day 10) - Tunis

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Carthage was founded in the 9th century B.C. on the Gulf of Tunis. From the 6th century onwards, it developed into a …
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Site of Carthage
Tunis, Tunisia
Sat Apr 7 12:00am - Sun Apr 8 12:00am
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Wed 04/11/07 (day 14) - Al Hammamat

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'Hotel de Prestige' along the beach, in a luxuriant parc. Little bungalows mauresque style. Ideal for luxurious …
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The Sindbad Hammamet
Ave des Nations Unies
Al Hammamat, 8050
Tunisia
72-280122
Wed Apr 11 12:00am - Mon Apr 16 12:00am
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Mon 04/16/07 (day 19) - Paris

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City
Paris, France
Mon Apr 16 3:00pm - Wed Apr 18 12:00am
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The hotel is in walking distance from the Louvre Museum, Notre Dame, Pompidou Center, and shopping in Rue De Rivoli …
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Best Western des Ducs de Bourgogne
19, rue du Pont Neuf
Paris, 75001
France
1-4233-9564
Mon Apr 16 3:45pm - Wed Apr 18 12:00am
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Tue 04/17/07 (day 20) - Paris

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Distinguished architect I. M. Pei has constructed this 450-seat, oak paneled auditorium. It fuses state-of-the-art a …
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Louvre Auditorium
99 Rue de Rivoli
Paris, 75001
France
+33 1 40 20 51 51
Tue Apr 17 12:00am
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Wed 04/18/07 (day 21) - Paris

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Paris just wouldn't be Paris without the Eiffel Tower. Designed by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World Fair, at 300 me …
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Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower)
5, quai Anatole France
Paris, 75007
France
+33 1 4411 2323
Wed Apr 18 12:00am
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The arch is a site of memories, current events and celebrations. The lists of the dead will move you. And the cars t …
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Arc de Triomphe
place Charles de Gaulle
Paris, 75008
France
+33 1 55 37 73 77
Wed Apr 18 12:00am
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Climbing the 387 steps to the top of this masterpiece is well worth the effort for the spectacular view. Constructio …
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Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris
6, place du Parvis-Notre-Dame
Paris, 75004
France
+33 1 4234 5610
Wed Apr 18 12:00am
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Napoleon Bonaparte (b.1769) died in exile on the Isle of St. Helena in 1821. Apparently the French thought better of …
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port des Invalides
Paris, 75007
France
+45 55 92 30
Wed Apr 18 12:00am
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