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attentive, personal service to our small moor for the night at Fauaza, a quiet little
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Day 9 Meet an Egyptian farmer • Gebel
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Silsila Temple and Quarries
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either side of the river where life plays out
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to raise his crops. After a stroll through his
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to meet his family and enjoy lunch together.
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Then, our yacht will reach the narrowest
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slow drift while we gaze out at the ancient
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and many others. It is estimated the amount
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of sandstone mined here during the pharaonic
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era is eight million tons! Be among the few
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massive sacred temple used for four epochs of
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reach Fares village, where we’ll moor for
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the night and plan to go ashore to enjoy an
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