Sofitel Karnak Hotel

... a little tired of the tourist trade, though he did a good enough job of explaining what we were looking at at each site. Karnak is as amazing as I remember it. Beautiful columns and all the hues of the desert. Hieroglyphics. Obelisks. Pharaohs. Incest ...

... three hours, pulling into the city around 12:30pm.  Guma dropped us off in front of the gates of our hotel, the posh Sofitel Karnak.  It was about 3-4 kilometers out of town (past the Karnak Temple Complex), but we'd found an amazing deal for a ...

... the one who took Moses from the River.   The evening experience was a light and sound show at the temple of Karnak, Luxor, where with the use of strategically placed lights and narration it attempted to give us some insight into how life in ancient ...

... bladders.  Kudos to Vince though.  We arrived in Luxor all in one piece with all our luggage.  We are staying at a Sofitel hotel on the Nile.  The only restaurant open is serving a buffet and we are not that hungry.   We went ...

... And partly cause we were a bit worried about our kids (12 and 16 year old) thinking when will they be dropped off at the hotel. I know they were safe with our relatives but still can't help worrying. Luxor and Cairo are now off my list of places to ...

... killed there. Anyway... I booked my trip. Gate One Travel advertised a $1995 package for 15 days. 3 days in Giza at the Sofitel Hotel and Resort. 7 days on the Ramses the King, Nile Cruise. 3 days at Al Nabila Grand Makadi Hotel and Resort on ...

... 11 (Day 1) - Arrive in Cairo late morning. Check in at hotel. Spend the day exploring. Hotel: http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-5307-sofitel-el-gezirah-cairo/index.shtml Sunday, April 12 (Day 2) - Cairo, Egyptian Museum, Coptic Cairo. Monday, April 13 (Day ...

... on  a felucca, a traditional Egyptian sailboat; dress pretty for dinner at the Tarboush Tent at the Sofitel Old Winter Palace Hotel April 20 - visit Karnak Temple; BBQ lunch on the Nile pontoon at the hotel; fly back to Cairo; farewell reception ...