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HEALTH

Is This Adventure Right for You?
Please review the information below prior to departing on this adventure. We reserve the
right for our Trip Leaders to modify participation, or in some circumstances send travelers
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or of other travelers.

PACING
• 6 locations in 16 days with two 1-night stays, including 5 nights aboard a classic private
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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Not appropriate for travelers using wheelchairs, walkers, or other mobility aids

• You must be able to walk 2-3 miles unassisted and participate in 3-5 hours of physical
activities on most days

• You will need to access vehicles by ladder without aid; agility is required to board and
disembark the yacht as we will dock in areas without any piers; at various sites, you will
need to climb up and down steep inclines, with stooping and kneeling to enter and exit
some areas
• We reserve the right for Trip Leaders to restrict participation, or in some circumstances
send travelers home, if their limitations impact the group’s experience

CLIMATE
• The climate in Egypt varies from cold to extremely hot. During the dry summer months
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temperatures in Luxor and Aswan can drop dramatically after sunset, so you may wish to
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TERRAIN & TRANSPORTATION
• Travel over city streets, rugged paths, cobbled streets and unpaved roads in some places

• We travel via air-conditioned motorcoach (no toilet onboard), 16 passenger twin-sailed
dahabeya (which may require the assistance of our small, motorized tug boat when
sailing upstream), 4x4 vehicles, camel, horse and buggy, motorboat, pick-up truck (with
bench seats)

FLIGHT INFORMATION
• Travel time will be 17-20 hours and will most likely have one connection of 3-4 hours

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