Egypt - March 2004

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After our camel ride we go back to Karnak for the Sound and Light Show. Neat day is another very early start as we attempt to beat the sun into the sky in a hot air balloon ride with the Valley of the Queens beneath us and the Nile

   flood plain stretching into the distance. In the afternoon we fly to Cairo for a three day spell staying in the Pyramids Park Hotel. Unfortunately an early morning rise is again required for our first tour of the day – the Great Pyramids of the Giza.
Camels copy Camel riding, West Bank, Luxor
Back at the boat our cleaner had been busy Back at Karnak for 'Sound and Light" An early start for a balloon ride
Waiting for the off Lift off, we look down on the next party The village of Gurna
Gurna and the Temple of Hatshepsut The Nile and Luxor beyond Dawn over the Nile
Looking down on Gurna The Temple of Hatshepsut Co-pilot
The Nile and Luxor Gurna from about 2,500 feet Hatshepsut's Temple and The Valley of the Kings behind it
We almost touched down here Over the sugar cane fields Following in another balloon to land
Medinat Habu Temple of Ramses III After landing another group go up Cairo - at the base of the Pyramid of Khufu
Our Pyramid visit coincided with the only misty morning After going inside we walked around the Great Pyramid The Pyramid of Khafre
Khafre's pyramid still has some outer casing... ...at the top, hidden by the mist All three just visible

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