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Day 10 Island village walk • Cruise NSLZ_TNɨLYO Q`Y ?SPY LQ_P] W`YNS LMZL]O
to Kom Ombo Z`] dLNS_ bPɪWW ^P_ Zʬ ZY L ^Tc SZ`] N]`T^P _Z
BPɪWW OZ L WT__WP T^WLYO Pc[WZ]TYR _ST^ XZ]YTYR ,^bLY Z`] ʭYLW [Z]_ ZQ NLWW DZ`ɪWW bLY_ _Z
aT^T_TYR 1L]P^ɪ _]LOT_TZYLW 0Rd[_TLY aTWWLRP MP ZY OPNV L^ bP O]TQ_ LWZYR _ST^ PYNSLY_TYR
and stopping to see a local craftsman. ^_]P_NS ZQ _SP 9TWP bSP]P _SP OP^P]_ NWZ^P^
?SPY bPɪWW N]`T^P _Z 6ZX :XMZ L ]TaP]^TOP TY ZY _SP ]TaP] _]Z[TNLW T^WLYO^ LMZ`YO LYO
_ZbY ^`]]Z`YOPO Md ^`RL] NLYP ʭPWO^ _SL_ WL_PPY ^LTWPO feluccas are seen gliding past
T^ SZXP _Z 0Rd[_ɪ^ ZYWd OZ`MWP _PX[WP the ancient ruins. We’ll moor for the night at
/]LXL_TNLWWd ^T_`L_PO LWZYR L MPYO ZY _SP the edge of Aswan, secluded from the city’s
9TWP _SP MPL`_TQ`W 2]LPNZ =ZXLY 6ZX :XMZ XLTY M`^_WP
Temple features one side dedicated to the -]PLVQL^_ 7`YNS /TYYP]
WZNLW N]ZNZOTWP RZO >ZMPV T_ T^ ^LTO _SL_ ]PLW
N]ZNZOTWP^ `^PO _Z ML^V SP]P ?SP Z_SP] ^TOP
SZYZ]^ _SP QLWNZY RZO 3L]ZP]T^ ?SP PY_T]P Day 12 Aswan • Disembark yacht • Travel
structure is unusual in that everything is to Abu Simbel
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?ST^ XZ]YTYR bPɪWW MTO QL]PbPWW _Z Z`]
XLTY LcT^% _bTY PY_]LYNP^ _bTY NZ`]_^ LYO
captain and crew and travel overland for
twin colonnades. Another unique feature of
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6ZX :XMZ T^ L ^P]TP^ ZQ PYR]LaTYR^ _SZ`RS_
# XTWP^ _Z ,M` >TXMPW QZ] LY ZaP]YTRS_
_Z MP LXZYR _SP bZ]WOɪ^ ʭ]^_ ]P[]P^PY_L_TZY^
^_Ld @YWTVP _SP _S]ZYR^ ZQ OLd _]T[[P]^ bSZ
of medical and surgical instruments.
rush their visit here, we get to witness the
iconic temples seemingly carved into living
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]ZNV MZ_S Md OLd LYO L_ YTRS_ ?SP XL^^TaP
LMZ`_ LY SZ`] _Z _SP YPL]Md _ZbY ZQ /L]Lb
NZWZ^^T ZQ =LX^P^ 44 bP]P LY Pc[]P^^TZY
where we’ll moor for the night.
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-]PLVQL^_ 7`YNS /TYYP]
_SP 9`MTLY VTYROZX BPɪWW WPL]Y LMZ`_
XZOP]Y OLd 9`MTLY N`W_`]P O`]TYR Z`] ^_Ld
L_ ɭ9`MTLY SZ`^P ɮ L NZY_PX[Z]L]d PNZ WZORP
Day 11 Visit Daraw livestock market • ZQ _]LOT_TZYLW X`O M]TNV L]NST_PN_`]P ZbYPO
Cruise to Aswan Md L 9`MTLY X`^TNTLY LYO ST^ bTQP bSZ
,Q_P] M]PLVQL^_ bPɪWW ʭYO Z`_ bSL_ ]PLWWd wanted to share their culture with the world.
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XL]VP_ ?S]Z`RSZ`_ _SP dPL] NZb^ RZL_^ specialties at these simple lodgings at the
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M`^_WTYR bPPVWd XL]VP_ TY /L]Lb -PNL`^P bP
are traveling in such a small group, we’ll hop BSPY 7LVP 9L^^P] bL^ N]PL_PO L^ L ]P^`W_
LMZL]O [TNV `[ _]`NV^ L XZ]P XZOP]Y QZ]X ZQ _SP NZY^_]`N_TZY ZQ _SP ,^bLY 3TRS
ZQ WZNLW _]LY^[Z]_ LYO SPLO ZaP] _Z _SP XL]VP_ /LX bSTNS bPɪWW aT^T_ _SP YPc_ OLd ^ZXP
O`]TYR YZY XL]VP_ OLd^ bP bTWW aT^T_ ^ZXP # 9`MTLY^ bP]P OT^[WLNPO ,YO _SPY
ZQ _SP WTaP^_ZNV ML]Y^ BT_S SP]OP]^ `]RTYR MPNL`^P ZQ Z`] ^XLWW R]Z`[ ^TeP bPɪWW XPP_
_SPT] NLXPW^ LYO RZL_^ LWZYR LYO 9`MTLY XPY bT_S L 9`MTLY RPY_WPXLY LYO WPL]Y LMZ`_
SLbVTYR _SPT] XTY_ LYO 0Rd[_TLY ^[TYLNS ST^ ZYRZTYR PʬZ]_^ _Z []P^P]aP _SP ]L[TOWd
as they squeeze through the crowds in their OT^L[[PL]TYR 9`MTLY b]T__PY WLYR`LRP 9Z_
_`V _`V^ _SP ^NPYP NLY MP O`^_d NZWZ]Q`W LYO ZYWd OTO _SP 3TRS /LXɪ^ NZY^_]`N_TZY `[PYO
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