Cataract Pyramids Resort

... in the morning and had to deal with some vicious jet lag.  On the first day after checking into the Cataract Pyramids Resort, we were given the afternoon to settle into our rooms. Because my folks and I were traveling with Traveler's ...

... that doesn't even bother with street lights because no one obeys them!  We pulled into our hotel, the Cataract Pyramids Resort, and all my expectations were instantly exceeded!  This is no backpacking, hostel trip through Egypt!  ...

... pyramid of Djoser. We could barely make out the Bent pyramid in the distance. We also got to see the reminants of failed pyramids (collapsed into rubble or even dust). From Saqqara, we left to visit the Giza plateau.   From the Giza plateau, a ...

... distracted by a phone call she got. We then went up to the Upper plateau and from there you can get a great view of the 3 pyramids. Great photo opportunity. It is there that she got a camel ride for me and now I have pictures of me on a camel with the ...

... The farewell dinner on Sunday night did not include a baked Alaska as most cruise ships do, but instead a re-creation of the great pyramids of Giza. And tasty too! Monday morning (day 9) found us up early (lots of that going on for this trip) to get ...