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North Africa & Paris

A trip from March 29, 2007 to April 19, 2007, travelling to Cairo, El Mosky, Giza, Al Jizah, Luxor …
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Fri 03/30/07 (day 2) - Cairo

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Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
Fri Mar 30 12:00am - Mon Apr 2 12:00am
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Sheraton Cairo Hotel and Casino is located on the west bank of the River Nile, within walking distance of the …
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Sheraton Cairo Hotel and Casino
Galaa Square
Cairo, 11511
Egypt
2-3336-9800
Fri Mar 30 6:00pm - Mon Apr 2 3:00pm
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Sat 03/31/07 (day 3) - El Mosky, Cairo

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
El Mosky, 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, Al Jizah

Of all of Egypt's monuments, none is as majestic and haunting as the Great Sphinx. It was named by the Greeks, becau …
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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 Giza Necropolis ("Pyramids of Giza") is an archaeological site on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, E …
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Giza Plateau
Al Jizah, 12561
Egypt
+20 2 383 8823
Sun Apr 1 12:00am
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Mon 04/02/07 (day 5) - El Mosky, Cairo

Memphis was the capital of Egypt for thousands of years, but little remains of this once great city to attest to its …
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24 kilometres south of Cairo
El Mosky, 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 ()
Mon Apr 2 12:00am
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Tue 04/03/07 (day 6) - Luxor

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
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Luxor, 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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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

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
Medina of Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia
Fri Apr 6 12:00am
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Modern - In business district; 10 min from airport; 10 min from Tunis Center.
Hotel
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

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
Site of Carthage
Tunis, 2016
Tunisia
Sat Apr 7 12:00am - Sun Apr 8 12:00am
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Wed 04/11/07 (day 14) - Qurbus

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'Htel de Prestige' along the beach, in a luxuriant parc. Little bungalows mauresque style. Idal for luxurios holidays …
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The Sindbad Hotel
Ave des Nations Unies
Qurbus, 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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Paris
Paris, France
Mon Apr 16 3:00pm - Wed Apr 18 12:00am
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The BEST WESTERN Ducs de Bourgogne is within walking distance to the Louvre Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, Pompidou …
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BEST WESTERN Ducs De Bourgogne
19, Rue de 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

Paris just wouldn't be Paris without the Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel). Designed by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World F …
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The Eiffel Tower
5, quai Anatole France
Paris, 75007
France
+33 8 9270 1239
Wed Apr 18 12:00am
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Arc de Triomphe is a site of memories, current events, and celebrations. The lists of the dead are deeply moving. St …
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Arc de Triomphe
place Charles de Gaulle
Paris, 75008
France
+33 1 5737 7377
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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Notre Dame Cathedral
6, Place du Parvis Notre--Dame -- Place Jean--Paul II
Paris, 75004
France
+33 1 4234 5610
Wed Apr 18 12:00am
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NapolĂ©on Bonaparte died in exile on the Isle of St. Helena in 1821. In 1840 his remains were returned to France and …
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port des Invalides
Paris, 75007
France
+33 8 1011 3399
Wed Apr 18 12:00am
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