Exclusive UNC GAA departure – March 9-23, 2020 & the Eternal 15 days from $4,697 total price from Boston, New York ($4,095 air, land & cruise inclusive plus $602 airline taxes and fees) ccompanied by an expert Egyptian guide, A 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.

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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

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

16 Visit us at alumni.unc.edu/travel B – Breakfast; L – Lunch; D – Dinner For questions, call the GAA’s Tar Heel Travel office at 1-877-962-3980 Tour membership limited to 24 UNC alumni and friends for a relaxing sail. Back on board our ship tonight we enjoy the Captain’s welcome cocktail party. B,L,D “Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” Day 9: Nile Cruising – Kom Ombo/Edfu/Luxor – Dalai Lama This morning we cruise to the ancient trading town of Kom Ombo, with outstanding Nile views from the Temple of Sobek. Then we sail on to Edfu’s Temple Valley of the Queens; and the dramatic Temple of of Horus, Egypt’s best-preserved temple (built be- Hatshepsut honoring one of the few female . tween 237 bce–57 bce). We return to our ship for We also see the massive Colossi of Memnon, two lunch as we sail to Luxor (our final sail), enjoying a 64-foot-high statues of Amenhotep III that once quiet afternoon on the Nile. A belly dance perfor- guarded the gates of his mortuary temple. B,L,D mance accompanies dinner tonight. B,L,D Day 11: Nile Cruising – Luxor/East Bank Today Day 10: Nile Cruising – Luxor/West Bank Luxor we tour Luxor’s East Bank, home of Karnak, the boasts vast temple complexes, tombs, and statues greatest temple complex of them all, whose ruins dating from 2755 bce that represent the pinnacle of stretch for more than a mile to connect with Luxor. Egyptian architecture. Today we explore the West We also explore Luxor Temple, whose builders in- Bank, site of the haunting Valley of the Kings, where cluded both Tutankhamun and Alexander the Great. 34 royal tombs feature magnificent paintings; the Here, at the Great Court of Ramses II, we see the ancient obelisk whose twin presides over Place de Concorde in Paris. B,L,D Lake Nasser Cruise M/S Prince Abbas Day 12: Disembark/Luxor We have the choice to rise very early to see the West Bank from above on an optional hot air balloon ride. Disembarking our ship later this morning, we transfer to our hotel. This afternoon we tour the Luxor Museum, housing relics discovered at the site. B,L

Day 13: Luxor/Cairo We fly today to Cairo. After checking in at our hotel, we visit the exotic Khan el- Nile Cruise Khalili bazaar. This afternoon is free for independent Traditional feluccas sail the Nile. M/S Sunray exploration and dinner on our own. B Tour Departs: March 9, 2020 Day 14: Cairo This morning we encounter Old Prices include international airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees Cairo, the district where early capital cities once stood. We visit 5th-century St. Sergius Church; the Boston, New York $4,697 Chicago, Houston, Coptic church of el-Muallaqa constructed over the $4,997 bastions of a Roman gate; and Ben Ezra Synagogue, Los Angeles, Washington, DC built in 882. Mid-day we return to our hotel where Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, tonight we enjoy a farewell dinner. B,D Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, $5,097 Detroit, Miami, Philadelphia Day 15: Depart for U.S. Very early this morning Post-Tour Extension Denver, Minneapolis, we transfer to the airport for our return flight to the Orlando, Phoenix, U.S. B $5,197 March 23-27, 2020 Portland (OR), Raleigh-Durham, Jordan: Petra & Amman San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa 5 days/4 nights for $1,595 total price Land Only (transfers not included) $3,695 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 $602, which are subject to change until final payment Plus: ancient Jerash and the capital of Amman. • Round-trip air transportation from listed cities; all flights is made. within Egypt Your Tour Price Includes • 13 nights’ accommodations: 6 nights in Deluxe and Superior Single travelers please add $1,195. All 2020 tour prices First Class hotels; 7 nights aboard Deluxe and Superior First above (excluding airline taxes, surcharges, and fees) • Air transportation Cairo/Amman Class ships are guaranteed. • 4 nights’ accommodations: 2 nights in Petra at Mövenpick Resort Petra (Superior First Class); 2 nights in Amman at • 32 meals: 13 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 9 dinners Business Class upgrade on round-trip Trans-Atlantic flight: Grand Hyatt Amman (Deluxe) • Extensive sightseeing as described, including all entrance fees $3,195 per person in addition to the above costs (upgrade • 9 meals: 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners • Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director is subject to availability and pricing is subject to change). • Extensive included sightseeing • Private motorcoach transportation throughout your trip, Please note: This tour involves several early mornings • Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director including shore excursions • Private motorcoach transportation and 2-3 miles of walking throughout each day, often on • Gratuities for dining room servers, airport and hotel porters, • Luggage handling for one bag per person uneven terrain and at sites of ancient ruins. You should be and all drivers • Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers, airport and in good physical condition to enjoy the tour to its fullest. hotel porters, and all drivers

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Tour Prices personal expenses such as beverages, Tour prices quoted are guaranteed through laundry, room service, and meals not December 31, 2020, and include accom- specified; communications charges; airport modations based on double occupancy; transfers when purchasing a land-only airfare from your departure city; airline package; gratuities to your Odysseys taxes, surcharges, and fees, and port charges Unlimited Tour Director and shipboard and cruise line fees (where applicable), personnel (if a cruise is included in which are subject to change until final your tour) unless otherwise specified, payment has been made; internal air, rail, which are at your discretion (suggested and motorcoach transportation; meals, gratuities: $10-$15 per guest, per day); sightseeing, and transfers as described; and a Travel Protection Plan. Please hotel taxes; entrance fees for included contact the UNC GAA for travel insurance sightseeing; the services of an Odysseys information. Additional baggage fees Unlimited Tour Director; luggage handl- levied directly by the airline(s) may apply ing for one bag per person; and all gratuities and are subject to change at any time. as described below. Please note that the You should confirm directly with your cost of air upgrades is subject to change. airline(s) prior to departure. Gratuities Registration and Payment Tour prices include all gratuities for local A deposit of $500 per person confirms guides, dining room servers, airport and your reservation. Full payment is due at hotel porters, and all drivers on base least 95 days prior to departure and may tours and on optional extensions when be made by personal check or credit card. accompanied by an Odysseys Unlimited Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. reserves the right representative. Please note that gratuities to cancel any reservations that are not paid for the Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director in full at any time after final payment is and shipboard personnel (if a cruise is due. If you make your reservation after the included in your tour) are not included final payment date, payment in full will be unless otherwise noted. These tips are required upon reservation. optional and should be extended on a voluntary basis. Gratuities are not included Cancellations and Refunds on “On Your Own” optional extensions. If you must cancel your tour, the effective date of can­cellation will be upon our receipt Not Included in Your Tour Price of your notification. Refunds for cancel- Airfare from your hometown to your lations are subject to the following per departure city; costs of passports and visas; person charges: For all tours in this catalog (except changes to your reservation, a $100 per as noted) person administrative fee will apply, in Prior to departure Charge addition to any fees or penalties imposed 95 days or more: $200 by airlines, hotels, or other third parties. 94-65 days: 25% of tour price Changes are subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed. If your reservation 64-45 days: 50% of tour price changes from double occupancy to 44-30 days: 75% of tour price single occupancy for any reason or at 29-0 days: No refund any time, you will be charged the single For Egypt & the Eternal Nile, Machu supplement. Please note that no changes Picchu to the Galapagos to your reservation can be made within 30 days of departure. Prior to departure Charge 95 days or more: $200 Required Information 94-65 days: 50% of tour price Upon reservation, we will need to obtain 64-30 days: 75% of tour price from you the following, in accordance 29-0 days: No refund with the Transportation Security Admin- istration’s (TSA) Secure Flight program Please note that we will not refund the cost (for details, please visit www.tsa.gov), of any unused portion of your tour package. as well as for our travel partners: for If due to unforeseen circumstances international tours – your full name Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. cancels your as it appears on your passport, date of tour, you will receive a complete refund birth, and gender; for domestic tours of all payments you have made to us. – your full name as it appears on the Pre-Departure accepted form of government-issued After reserving your tour, you will receive photo identification that you plan to use, pre-departure mailings that include a date of birth, and gender. In the event detailed itinerary, visa requirements, and an airline ticket is issued with incorrect reading list. We will send your final tour information you have provided, or if you documents, including airline itineraries use a different passport (international (with e-ticket numbers) two to three tours) or other form of governmentissued weeks before departure. photo identification (domestic tours) than originally cited, you will be Single Travelers responsible for charges associated with We welcome single travelers, and offer a the ticket’s reissue. limited number of single accommodations on each tour. Because hotel and cruise Travel Documents rates are priced by the room or cabin, A passport valid for at least six months the per person cost for accommodations after the completion of your tour is occupied by one person is higher than that required for U.S. citizens on all inter- shared by two people. We endeavor to national tours in this catalog. If your keep single supplements at a reasonable tour requires a visa(s), we strongly cost. Please note that single rooms in recommend that you have at least six many foreign hotels may be smaller than blank visa pages available; for tours not those to which you are accustomed. requiring a visa(s), we recommend that your passport have at least three blank Changes to Your Reservation visa pages. We will send you specific visa We will not charge a fee for any changes and entry requirements after you make made to your reservation outside of 95 a reservation. You are res­p­onsible for days before departure. From 94 to 30 obtaining these documents. If you are days before departure, if you make any not a U.S. citizen, please contact your

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