Egypt Encompassed
In and around Egypt
Welcome to our travel journal of our Egypt and Dubai Trip. The trip was just over 4 weeks in total and included 27 days in Egypt and 2 days in Dubai plus two days either side for getting to and from these wonderful places.  The first part of our Egypt trip was a 19 day Egypt Encompassed tour with Gecko's. We spent the last week diving the Red Sea in both Dahab and Sharm El Sheik on the Sinai peninsular. Two days before we flew home we spent in Dubai enjoying Wild Wadi water park and shopping.
I am having  fun creating this journal I hope you have fun reading and enjoying the photo's.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Traveling Edmondsons
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Long flight ahead..
The start of our journey was our house in Mitcham suburban Melbourne Australia ! Our flight out of Melbourne was 8:30pm in the evening on Thursday 3r... Continue reading » -
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Cairo at Last !
Saturday 5th was a first full day in Cairo so we ventured to the museum. The real adventure was getting there by taxi ! The Taxi's of Cairo are... Continue reading »
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Western Desert Circuit - Day 1
Monday was the start of our four day adventure out into the Western Desert with the Bedouins. We were going to spend the next 4 days doing the Great... Continue reading » -
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Western Desert Circuit - Day 2
I was up before sunrise this morning to catch the sun coming up over the White Desert. It was lovely and worth the early rise. Once everyone else... Continue reading »
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Western Desert Circuit - Day 3
Early rise today for exploration of the Dakhla Oasis. After breakfast we piled into the troupe's and headed off for the nearby sand dunes. The du... Continue reading »
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Western Desert Circuit - Day 4
Today was our last full day on the Desert Circuit. I awoke before sunrise so I could climb to the top of the ridge to get some photo's of the sun comi... Continue reading » -
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Luxor
We woke this morning to pack up camp and take our last group photo with our Bedouin buddies. Today we were heading to Luxor,where shops, temples an... Continue reading »
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Valley of the Kings
A very early rise this morning for our trip to the Valley of the Kings. We crossed over to the other side of the Nile to the West Bank to meet our... Continue reading »
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Aswan and Abu Simbel
Another early rise for our journey to Aswan, the journey itself was 4 hours. It was interesting trip as we got to see life along the Nile, lu... Continue reading »
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Cruising the Nile
Most visitors to Egypt take a short Felucca ride we had a ride that lasted three days ! The Felucca is an ancient wooden sailing vessel that... Continue reading »
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Luxor back to Cairo
Today we left the Felucca and headed back to Luxor but not before Vaughan and I seeked out a toilet stop we wouldn't forget. The banks of the... Continue reading »
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Mt Sinai
Today was another early rise for our trip to Mt Sinai. The journey was about six hours in a private minibus. We headed east out of Cairo to th... Continue reading »
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The Red Sea
It was a couple of hours to Dahab and an experience we won't forget. Most of us fell asleep on the bus including the driver and i... Continue reading »
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Homeward Bound
Our last day in Egypt and we had practically a full day to enjoy some more sight seeing. We decided to go explore the Citadel and Sarah came... Continue reading »
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