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within emerged slowly from the mist, strange bL^ PaPY_`LWWd L__LTYPO L_ 6L]YLV bSTNS
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_SP RWTY_ ZQ RZWO ɮ BSPY ST^ [L_]ZY 7Z]O ^`NNP^^TaP VTYR^ LYO \`PPY^ bSZ PLNS LOOPO
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,YO ?`_LYVSLXPYɪ^ _ZXM XLd YZ_ MP ʭYT^SPO civilization, which we’ll visit upon our arrival.
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its discovery, new evidence suggests the ?SPY bPɪWW PXML]V Z`] NWL^^TN []TaL_P 9TWP
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We’ll also visit the Temple of Queen Z`] []TaL_P ! [L^^PYRP] dahabeyaɨdZ`]
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female monarch. Ruling for 20 years in T^ YZ_ dZ`] _d[TNLW WL]RP ]TaP] ^ST[ [LNVPO
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pharaohs. Then, we’ll enjoy lunch at a local Md 4Y^_PLO dZ`ɪWW Pc[P]TPYNP L RPY_WP] XZ]P
]P^_L`]LY_ MPQZ]P N]Z^^TYR MLNV ZaP] _SP 9TWP gracious era in travel. As we glide quietly
Md XZ_Z]MZL_ L]]TaTYR MLNV L_ Z`] SZ_PW bT_S LN]Z^^ _SP 9TWPɪ^ _TXPWP^^ bL_P]^ R`TOPO Md
_SP MLWLYNP ZQ _SP LQ_P]YZZY L_ WPT^`]PɨLY the gentle winds and whims of the currents,
Z[[Z]_`YT_d _Z Pc[WZ]P Z`] ST^_Z]TN SZ_PWɪ^ our small motorized tender is there to nudge
XLYd WTYV^ _Z .L]_P]ɪ^ R]PL_ OT^NZaP]d /TYYP] us along when we require assistance. The
is on your own this evening. intimate size of our vessel also allows us to
-]PLVQL^_ 7`YNS visit ancient temples at quiet times, and gives
us access to the smaller islands and riverside
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Day 7 Karnak Temple • Esna & Temple of LMZ`_ ,YO L_ YTRS_ bPɪWW MP QL] LbLd Q]ZX
_SP M]TRS_ WTRS_^ LYO WTYP^ ZQ _SP YZT^d _Z`]T^_
Khnum • Begin Nile cruise
steamers. Quietly moored in secluded locales,
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bP NLY ^[PYO [PLNPQ`W PaPYTYR^ ]PWLcTYR ZY
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