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Day 9. Sun 21st September The Valley of the Kings.

Today we visit the Valley of the Kings, the most famous of the dozen or so burial sites and monuments that make up the Necropolis of Thebes. To avoid the worst of the heat (and, with luck, the wors...

Day 8. Sat 20th September The Road to Luxor.

Up at 05:00 to be on the coach at 05:30. Today we will be joining the tourist convoy to drive across the Arabian (Eastern) Desert back to the Nile Valley and Luxor. On Sinai security is maintained ...

Day 7. Fri 19th September Snorkelling at Hurghada.

A lie in! Today we will spend snorkelling in the Red Sea off Hurghada. SCUBA is also an option, which Ian and Isobel take. I have my PADI certificate with me, but as I have not dived for severa...

Day 6. Thu 18th September Ras Mohammed National Park.

I am awake about 5 with an aching back, so I get up and take a stroll while the Necropolis of Ras Mohammed gradually comes to life. After a delicious breakfast of pancakes and fruit eaten in the sh...

Day 5. Wed 17th September The Sinai Desert.

We are woken at six and distribute ourselves amongst three four-wheel-drives for a convoy into the Sinai desert. We drive North and after about half an hour leave the road and head into the desert....