Apr 1, 2023 | Egypt, Middle East
We left early to get to the Giza pyramids before most of the crowds. We were excited with the anticipation of achieving a lifelong dream, and seeing the last remaining of the ancient seven wonders of the world. The city of Cairo encroaches onto the pyramid site. The...
Mar 31, 2023 | Egypt, Middle East
We had two days in Cairo between the Alexandria and Egypt/Jordan tours. So we booked a private tour to visit Saqqara, Memphis, and Dahshur. First we visited the pyramid of Djoser, the Saqqara stepped pyramid. It is claimed to be the oldest building in the world, but...
Mar 31, 2023 | Egypt, Middle East
We had a couple of days on our own in Cairo between the Alexandria and Egypt/Jordan G Adventures tours. We were lucky to have the same brilliant guide, Manar, for the next tour. We started the tour with a walking tour around the Islamic and Coptic district. Then we...
Mar 31, 2023 | Egypt, Middle East
After landing in Cairo, we joined our first tour to Alexandria. On the way to Alexandria, we stopped at Wadi Natrun monastery where we had a private tour led by the monk “Mercury”. This is a Coptic Christian monastery and is said to be the origin monastery...
Mar 30, 2023 | Egypt, Jordan, Middle East
We decided to restart our “proper” adventure travels with a G Adventures small group tour to Egypt and Jordan. The Giza pyramids were definitely up there near the top of the bucket list, but there was also so much more to see. Since we didn’t know if...
