Exclusive Duke departure – March 7-21, 2022 & the Eternal 15 days from $4,997 total price from Boston, New York ($4,395 air, land & cruise inclusive plus $602 airline taxes and fees) Accompanied by an expert Egyptian guide, this singular small group journey through antiquity travels from vibrant Cairo and the Great Pyramids to and the Upper Nile for a fascinating cruise on Lake Nasser. Then: a classic voyage along the Lower Nile from Aswan to Luxor before returning to Cairo.

Mediterranean Sea Amman

JORDAN Cairo Petra

Red EGYPT Sea Destination Air Luxor Motorcoach Lake Nasser Cruise Nile River Aswan Nile River Cruise Extension (air) Lake Extension (motorcoach) Abu Simbel Nasser Entry/Departure On Day 4 we travel to the Giza plateau to see the legendary pyramids, built 5,000 years ago as royal tombs. Avg. High (°F) Mar Apr Cairo 72 81 Aswan 86 94 Day 1: Depart U.S. for Cairo, Egypt 65-foot-high statues of Ramses II and his wife Nefer- Luxor 82 91 tari that were dismantled and moved to higher ground Day 2: Arrive Cairo We arrive in the Egyptian during the construction of the . Tonight capital and transfer to our hotel. As guests’ arrival we watch a dramatic Sound & Light show at Abu times may vary greatly, we have no group activities Simbel. B,L,D Your Small Group Tour Highlights or meals planned. Day 6: Lake Nasser Cruising – Kasr Ibrim/Amada/ Cairo’s intriguing ancient sites, including the Great Pyramids, Day 3: Cairo After a morning briefing, our full-day Wadi el-Seboua Early risers can watch the sun climb Sphinx, Memphis, Sakkara • Old Cairo touring • Renowned tour begins at the acclaimed Egyptian Museum, the over the temples at Abu Simbel before we sail to Kasr Egyptian Museum • Abu Simbel’s dramatic temples • Sound world’s greatest repository of ancient relics. Then Ibrim, the last remaining Nubian settlement in its & Light show at Abu Simbel • Lake Nasser cruise through ancient Nubian homeland • Aswan’s temples at Kalabsha • we tour the Citadel of Saladin housing the alabaster original location. From the sun deck we learn about Nile felucca sail • Nile River cruise • Aswan Dam visit • Mosque of Mohamed Ali. Tonight we enjoy a welcome this ancient site (it’s forbidden to go ashore here), then Ancient temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor • Valley dinner at a local restaurant. B,L,D sail to Amada, followed by Wadi el-Seboua. B,L,D of the Kings and Valley of the Queens • Egypt’s inestima- ble historic atmosphere Day 4: Cairo Today’s tour starts at the open-air Day 7: Lake Nasser Cruising – Valley of the Lions/ museum at Memphis, Egypt’s first capital (3100bce ). Aswan This morning we visit the striking avenue of Day Itinerary Hotel Rating We continue on to the necropolis at Sakkara then sphinxes in Wadi el-Seboua’s “Valley of the Lions” 1 Depart U.S. for Cairo to the astounding Pyramids of Giza, the wonders of then cruise to Aswan. B,L,D 2-4 Cairo Fairmont Nile City Deluxe antiquity that have drawn visitors for millennia. Here, we encounter the enigmatic Sphinx, whose leonine Day 8: Disembark/Aswan/Embark Nile Cruise Ship 5-7 Abu Simbel/Lake M/S Prince Abbas Sup. First Nasser cruise Class body and human face were carved from a single piece We set out early this morning to visit New Kalabsha, 8-11 Nile cruise M/S Sunray Deluxe of limestone. B,L site of the largest freestanding Nubian temple, which 12 Luxor Steigenberger Sup. First was relocated here for the construction of the Aswan Nile Palace Class Day 5: Cairo/Abu Simbel/Embark Lake Nasser Dam. We return to our ship for breakfast then bid 13-14 Cairo Fairmont Nile City Deluxe Cruise Early this morning we fly south to Aswan farewell to the crew as we embark on a tour of the 15 Depart Cairo for U.S. then continue by coach across the edge of the Sahara Aswan High Dam. Next we visit the imposing temple Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel to Abu Simbel. We board our Lake Nasser ship in to Isis on Agilkia Island before boarding our Nile industry standard reference. time for lunch, then visit the temples and colossal cruise ship. This afternoon we embark small feluccas,

6 Visit us at duke-travels.com B – Breakfast; L – Lunch; D – Dinner Tour membership limited to 24 Duke alumni, family, and friends replicas of ancient Nile sailboats, for a relaxing sail. Odysseys took care of all the Back on board our ship tonight we enjoy the Captain’s details ... The tours gave us welcome cocktail party. B,L,D great insight into the Day 9: Nile Cruising – Kom Ombo/Edfu/Luxor major sites of Egypt.” This morning we sail to the ancient trading town of Kom Ombo, with outstanding Nile views from the – Kevin & Jean Taylor Cox ’72, MEd’75, JD’79, P’04 Temple of Sobek. After returning to our ship, we sail on to Edfu where we explore Edfu’s Temple of complexes, tombs, and statues dating from 2755 bce Horus, Egypt’s best-preserved temple (built between that represent the pinnacle of Egyptian architecture. 237 bce–57 bce). We return to our ship for lunch Today we explore the West Bank, site of the haunting as we sail to Luxor (our final sail), enjoying a quiet Valley of the Kings, where 34 royal tombs feature mag- afternoon on the Nile. A belly dance performance nificent paintings; the Valley of the Queens; and the accompanies dinner tonight. B,L,D Temple of Hatshepsut honoring one of the few female . We also see the massive Colossi of Memnon, Day 10: Nile Cruising – Luxor/West Bank Known two 64-foot-high statues of Amenhotep III that once in antiquity as Thebes, Luxor boasts vast temple guarded the gates of his mortuary temple. B,L,D

Day 11: Nile Cruising – Luxor/East Bank Today we tour Luxor’s East Bank, home of Karnak, the greatest Lake Nasser Cruise temple complex of them all, whose ruins stretch for M/S Prince Abbas more than a mile to connect with Luxor. Built over a period of 1,500 years, Karnak boasts a breadth and diversity of buildings not seen elsewhere. We also We sail traditional feluccas along the Nile. explore Luxor Temple, whose builders included both Tutankhamun and Alexander the Great. Here, at the Mid-day we return to our hotel where tonight we Great Court of Ramses II, we see the ancient obelisk enjoy a farewell dinner. B,D whose twin presides over Place de la Concorde in Very early this morning we Paris. B,L,D Day 15: Depart for U.S. transfer to the airport for our return flight to the U.S. B Nile Cruise Day 12: Disembark/Luxor We have the choice to M/S Sunray rise early to see the West Bank from above on a hot air balloon ride. We disembark our ship later this Tour Departs: March 7, 2022 morning and tour Luxor Museum, housing relics dis- Prices include international airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees covered at the site. After lunch together, we transfer Boston, New York $4,997 to our hotel. Dinner tonight is on our own. B,L Chicago, Houston, $5,297 Los Angeles, Washington, DC Day 13: Luxor/Cairo We fly to Cairo today. After Atlanta, Baltimore, checking in at our hotel, we visit the lively Khan el- Charlotte, Cincinnati, Khalili bazaar. This afternoon is free for independent $5,397 Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, exploration. B Miami, Philadelphia Post-Tour Extension Day 14: Luxor This morning we encounter Old Denver, Minneapolis, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland (OR), March 21-25, 2022 Cairo, the district where early capital cities once $5,497 stood and now only remnants remain. We visit 5th- Raleigh-Durham, San Francisco, Jordan: Petra & Amman century St. Sergius Church, the Coptic church of Seattle, Tampa 5 days/4 nights for $1,695 total price el-Muallaqa, and Ben Ezra Synagogue, built in 882. Land Only (transfers not included) $3,995 Single Supplement: $395 Please call if your city is not listed. Prices are per person Discover the fabled “rose-red city, half as based on double occupancy in an outside cabin on both old as time” on this exciting exploration. Your Tour Price Includes cruises and include airline taxes, surcharges, and fees of Plus: ancient Jerash and the capital of Amman • Round-trip air transportation from listed cities; all flights $602, which are subject to change until final payment within Egypt is made. • 13 nights’ accommodations: 6 nights in Deluxe and Superior Your Tour Price Includes Single travelers please add $1,295. Your $500 deposit is First Class hotels; 7 nights aboard Deluxe and Superior fully refundable up to 95 days from departure. All 2022 • Air transportation Cairo/Amman First Class ships tour prices above (excluding airline taxes, surcharges, • 4 nights’ accommodations: 2 nights in Petra at Mövenpick • 32 meals: 13 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 9 dinners Resort Petra (Superior First Class); 2 nights in Amman at and fees) are guaranteed. • Extensive sightseeing as described, including all entrance fees Grand Hyatt Amman (Deluxe) • Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director Business Class upgrade on round-trip Trans-Atlantic • 9 meals: 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners • Extensive included sightseeing: Madaba (City of Mosaics), • Private motorcoach transportation throughout your trip, flight: $3,495 per person in addition to the above Mt. Nebo pilgrimage site, full day at Petra, Amman’s Roman including shore excursions costs. Upgrade is subject to availability and pricing is theatre and Citadel, Roman ruins of Jerash • Luggage handling for one bag per person subject to change. • Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director • Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers, airport and Please note: This trip involves considerable walking on • Private motorcoach transportation hotel porters, and all drivers • Gratuities for dining room servers, airport and hotel porters, uneven terrain and at sites of ancient ruins. You should be and all drivers • $100 frequent traveler credit towards your next Duke/Odysseys in good physical condition to enjoy the tour to its fullest. Unlimited tour ($200 after 3 tours; $300 after 10 tours)

For reservations, call Duke Travels at (919) 684-2988 7 T h e S m a l l G r o u p T r a v e l E x p e r i e n c e Important Information About Your Tour General Terms and Conditions Please read this information carefully, as payment of a deposit represents your acceptance of the following Terms and Conditions. Tour Prices laundry, room service, and meals not Tour prices quoted are guaranteed through specified; immunizations and inoculations; December 31, 2022, and include accom- communications charges; airport transfers modations based on double occupancy; when purchasing a land-only package; airfare from your departure city; airline gratuities to your Odysseys Unlimited Tour taxes, surcharges, and fees, and port charges Director and shipboard personnel (if a cruise and cruise line fees (where applicable), is included in your tour) unless otherwise which are subject to change until final specified, which are at your discretion payment has been made; internal air, rail, (suggested gratuities $10-$15 per guest, and motorcoach transportation; meals, per day); and a Travel Protection Plan. sightseeing, and transfers as described; Additional baggage fees levied directly by the hotel taxes; entrance fees for included airline(s) may apply and are subject to change sightseeing; the services of an Odysseys at any time. You should confirm directly Unlimited Tour Director; luggage handl- with your airline(s) prior to departure. ing for one bag per person; and all gra- tuities as described below. Please note that Registration and Payment the cost of air upgrades is subject to change. A deposit of $500 per person confirms your reservation and is fully refundable up to Gratuities 95 days prior to departure. Full payment Tour prices include all gratuities for local is due at least 95 days prior to departure and guides, dining room servers, airport and may be made by personal check or credit hotel porters, and all drivers on base card. Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. reserves the tours and on optional extensions when right to cancel any reservations that are not accompanied by an Odysseys Unlimited paid in full at any time after final payment representative. Please note that gratuities is due. If you make your reservation after for the Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director the final payment date, payment in full and shipboard personnel (if a cruise is will be required upon reservation. included in your tour) are not included A minimum number of participants is unless otherwise specified. These tips are required to secure the services of a Duke optional and should be extended on a Travels representative (faculty or host). Every voluntary basis. Gratuities are not included attempt will be made to find a Duke host on “On Your Own” optional extensions. who will join the program to add a uniquely Not Included in Your Tour Price Duke perspective to the experience. If this is Airfare from your hometown to your important to you in making your decision to departure city; costs of passports and travel with this program, please call 1-919- visas; personal expenses such as beverages, 684-3046 before making your final payment. Cancellations and Refunds hotels may be smaller than those to If you must cancel your tour, the effective which you are accustomed. date of can­cellation will be upon our receipt Changes to Your Reservation of your written notification. Refunds for We will not charge a fee for any changes cancellations are subject to the following made to your reservation outside of 95 per person charges: days before departure. From 94 to 30 days For all tours (except as noted) before departure, if you make any changes Prior to departure Charge to your reservation, a $100 per person 95 days or more: Full refund administrative fee will apply, in addition to any fees or penalties imposed by airlines, 94-65 days: 25% of tour price hotels, or other third parties. Changes 64-45 days: 50% of tour price are subject to availability and cannot be 44-30 days: 75% of tour price guaranteed. If your reservation changes from 29-0 days: No refund double occupancy to single occupancy for any reason, you will be charged the single For Africa’s Wildlife, Egypt & the Eternal supplement. No changes to your reservation Nile, Ethiopia: Cradle of Civilization, can be made within 30 days of departure. Southeast Asia Odyssey Prior to departure Charge Required Information 95 days or more: Full refund Upon reservation, we will need to obtain from you passport information including 94-65 days: 50% of tour price the following, in accordance with the 64-30 days: 75% of tour price Transportation Security Administration’s 29-0 days: No refund (TSA) Secure Flight program, as well as Please note that we will not refund the cost by our international travel partners: your of any unused portion of your tour package, full legal name as it appears on your should you or your travel companion cancel passport, as well as your date of birth and your participation during the tour. If due gender (for further information, please to unforeseen circumstances Odysseys visit tsa.gov). In the event an airline ticket Unlimited, Inc. cancels your tour, you will is issued with incorrect information you receive a complete refund of all payments have provided, or if you use a different you have made to us. passport than originally cited, you will be responsible for charges associated with the Pre-Departure ticket’s reissue. In addition, airlines may After reserving your tour, you will receive require that we provide them with your pre-departure mailings that include a contact information prior to departure. detailed itinerary, visa requirements, and reading list. We will send your final tour Travel Documents documents, including airline itineraries A passport valid for at least six months after (with e-ticket numbers) two to three the completion of your tour is required for weeks before departure. U.S. citizens on all tours in this catalog. If your tour requires a visa(s), we strongly Single Travelers recommend that you have at least six blank We welcome single travelers, and offer a lim- visa pages available; for tours not requiring ited number of single accommodations on a visa(s), we recommend that your passport each tour. Because hotel and cruise rates are have at least three blank visa pages. We will priced by the room or cabin, the per person send you specific visa and entry requirements cost for accommodations occupied by one after you make a reservation. You are res­ person is higher than that shared by two p­onsible for obtaining these documents. If people. We will endeavor to keep single you are not a U.S. citizen, please contact your supplements at a reasonable cost. Please embassy or consulate to ensure you ­obtain note that single rooms in many foreign the proper documentation.

2 G e n e r a l T e r m s a n d C o n d i t i o n s

Smoking Due to the nature of tour operator tickets, For the convenience of the majority of our travel- other restrictions apply, including, but not ers, Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. has a No Smoking limited to, frequent flyer mileage accrual, policy (including e-cigarettes and vaping) on stopovers, alternate travel dates, upgrades, all tour buses. We will arrange sufficient rest and airline taxes and departure fees. If you stops so those who wish to smoke may do so. prefer to make your own travel arrangements, booking the tour “Land Only” is available on Health and Medical Issues most tours. Since international and domestic We welcome all travelers, but request that you air schedules are subject to change at any be in good health to participate in an Odysseys time, we recommend that if you choose to Unlimited, Inc. tour. All of our tours involve a make your own airline reservations, you reasonable amount of walking (typically two do not purchase non-refundable tickets or to three miles per day), often uphill or on un- those with high penalties for changes. If you even or cobblestone streets. You must be able choose to make your own air arrangements, to get on and off motorcoaches and boats on Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. shall not have any your own. We regret that we cannot provide liability for any loss resulting from cancel- ­individual assistance; in such cases you must be lation of this tour or changes in this tour. accompanied by a companion who will assist you. Please note that many of our itineraries, Responsibility for reasons beyond our control, do not accomm- The liability of Duke Alumni or Duke odate wheelchairs. Please call or e-mail us to University (DUKE), as sponsor, and inquire, and we will do our best to answer any Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. (OU), as tour questions you may have. Please call or email us operator, is strictly limited. As operator, OU to inquire, and we will do our best to answer purchases transportation, hotel accommo- any questions you may have. We reserve the dations, and restaurant and other services right to remove anyone whose physical condition from independent suppliers not under their or behavior, in our opinion, compromises­ the control. OU serves only as agents for these operation of the tour or detracts from the enjoy- suppliers in securing tour arrangements, ment or safety of the other tour members. In that and therefore will not accept responsibility event, Duke Alumni and Odysseys Unlimited, for wrongful, negligent, or arbitrary acts or Inc. assume no financial responsibility for omissions of these independent contractors, any unused portion of the tour. While we or of their employees, agents, servants, or do our best to accommodate food allergy representatives. DUKE and OU are not liable concerns, we cannot guarantee zero cross- for injury, damage, loss, accident, or delay contamination. that maybe caused by events not within our control, including, without limitation, Air Transportation acts of terrorism, war, strikes, the defect of Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. includes in its tour any vehicle, or the negligence or default of price round trip economy air from designated any third party. All coupons, receipts, and gateway cities as shown, and contracts with tickets issued are subject to the terms and those airlines the company feels provide the conditions specified by the air carriers, cruise level of service, routings, and value necessary lines, and other independent suppliers. for your entire trip. While another airline OU will make every effort to operate our may offer a more direct connection, it may tours as planned, but we reserve the right be at a price unavailable at the lower group to make itinerary changes as necessary. If rates. You will receive your preliminary air unforeseen circumstances require OU to schedule approximately 2½ months prior to change a hotel, we will select alternative departure. Please note that seat assignment accommodations of the same or better quality. on your international flight is usually done Cruise itineraries may change due to factors at airport check-in. Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. such as government regulations, water levels, is unable to guarantee any seat assignments. or weather conditions.

G e n e r a l T e r m s a n d C o n d i t i o n s 3

T h e S m a l l G r o u p T r a v e l E x p e r i e n c e

DUKE TRAVELS RESERVATION FORM Enclosed is my/our deposit for $______($500 per person) for ____ person(s) on the tour listed below. I/We understand the final payment is due at least 95 days prior to departure. Payment may be made by American Express, Discover, MasterCard, VISA, or by personal check. Please make check payable to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., and send, with completed reservation form, to: Duke Travels, Box 90572, Durham, NC 27708. For more information, please call Duke Travels at (919) 684-2988. For trip information only, please contact Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. at (888) 370–6765.

Tour Name ______

Departure Date ______

Pre- or Post-Tour Extension (as described on tour page): Please sign me/us up q

Full Passport Name______Date of Birth ______Gender ______

Full Passport Name______Date of Birth ______Gender ______

Address ______

City ______State ______ZIP ______

Home Phone ( ______)______Cell Phone ( ______)______

E-mail(s) ______Badge Name(s) ______

Please book my/our air from ______I/We request an air upgrade to ______

I will share a room with ______I request a single room (limited availability) q

I/We request an upgrade to a thatched tent suite (for Africa’s Wildlife only) q

Please Note: The undersigned has read the schedule of activities for the above-referenced tour, and agrees that their signature below represents their acceptance of the General Terms and Conditions.

Signature(s) ______Date______

Method of Payment q Check q American Express q Discover q MasterCard q VISA

Account # ______Security Code ______Exp. Date ______

Name of Cardholder ______

Signature ______Final invoicing will be sent by our tour operator, Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. The balance of the program price must be paid to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. Final payment is due at least 95 days prior to departure, and is payable by check or credit card.

4 G e n e r a l T e r m s a n d C o n d i t i o n s 21-01