Sonesta Egypt

... ; Pyramids of Giza; Sphinx Other points of interest: Egyptian Museum; Ben Ezra Synagogue; The Hanging Church; Aswan Dam Lodging: Sonesta Cairo; Iberotel Aswan; M/S Lady Diana for Nile River cruise; Overnight sleeper train from Luxor to Cairo

... up the hotel to be quite a good one.  Fortunately he was right and we are now staying at a wicked 5 star hotel called the Sonesta St George hotel – just so that I remember (Oasis Hotel in Giza and I think it was the Isis Hotel in Aswan – ...

... their table cloths onto the sun deck whilst the boat went through the river locks in an attempt to make a sale. So far Egypt has been incredible, particularly as we seem to have all the ancient sites to ourselves because there are few other tourists. ...

... and my poor liver needed a break! Not complaining though, seeing as though I wasn't paying for it. One night we headed to the Sonesta St. George hotel and had Teppinyaki-great times. The chef even let me cook, which is not my forte..I can't even cook a ...

... to school) we flew the 500 or so miles south to Aswan, the last city in Egypt. Our residence for five days in Northern Egypt was the Sonesta Sun Goddess river cruise ship. It is a bit early-1980's in décor and color schemes but hey, with friendly ...

On the Nile, somewhere north of Edfu A childhood dream realized! ...

... are quite damaged but good for a photo anyway. We were glad to be taken to our hotel which was an absolute steal being Hotel Sonesta a five star hotel costing only $70US. We were ragged when we arrived and just couldn’t wait to wash up and have a ...

... We waited patiently for "pink" to be called. This designation was for the world cruisers who were staying at the Sonesta St. George Hotel, a 5-star property (by Egyptian standards) overlooking the Nile. Our journey through the desert was interesting, ...

... is supposed to be one of the most beautiful tombs of all. Following these visits we drove back across the Nile and checked into the Sonesta Saint George.  At first I had been a bit upset that our four-day cruise on the Nile, was only turning out to ...

... . We headed straight to the Nile in our taxi and passed around 50 cruise ships (no exaggeration) until we reached the immaculate Sonesta Moon Goddess. It really was the most beautiful one we passed and we were immediately so content with our choice. Every ...

... in Cairo at approximately four in the afternoon. I got off the bmi plane which is AA's  partner airline. Distance to the Sonesta Cairo Hotel is seven kilometres, about 10 minutes away from the airport. I took a taxi to get to the ...

Cairo to Aswan & the Sonesta Moon Goddess This is the name of the vessel on which I am staying from July 20th through the 25th.  The cruise begins in Aswan and ends in Luxor.  I will post pictures soon, so you can see how impressive this ...

... late.  Taxi to hotel (10EGP) with some fella that tried to make us do tour with him next day for 200EGP, we declined. Sonesta St George hotel, awesome place for the money (11 GBP off season)  I love staying here and it makes sightseeing in Luxor ...

Today was also a great day. We had a leisurely morning start; breakfasts at the Sonesta are fabulous.  We eat heartily to same some money on lunch…. We took a horse drawn carriage (another dream of Fiona and Tatiana) down to the ferry landing ...