GLORIES OF MODERN AND ANCIENT ABOARD THE ADVENTURER

February 24 to March 9, 2020

a program of the stanford alumni association A cruise up the Nile is a journey of a lifetime, and as in Egypt increases, there’s never been a better time to visit. From the great pyramids at to the royal tombs in the and the gigantic temples of and , no other destination has the wealth of history—or is as shrouded in mystery. Stanford faculty leader Barton “Buzz” Thompson, ’72, MBA and JD ’76, joins forces with Egyptologists Fetiche Posma-Zaalouk and Tarek Swelim to deliver a fascinating overview of Egypt’s historical and cultural milestones, both ancient and modern. Our Stanford connections give us access to leaders and historians as well as special entrée to sites not open to the public. I guarantee that this exceptional trip to Egypt is one you won’t soon forget.

BRETT S. THOMPSON, ’83, DIRECTOR, STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY TEMPLE OF KHNUM, ESNA Highlights CRUISE down the Nile MEET with art-and- VIEW the temple of Abu GAZE upon some of the aboard the privately architecture historian Simbel, built by Ramesses country’s most precious chartered Nile Adventurer, Dr. Tarek Swelim to II in the 13th century B.C.E. treasures during an exclusive which offers the highest hear firsthand about his and relocated in the 1960s tour of the standards of comfort, research on Islamic . to protect it from the rising of Antiquities in Cairo before cuisine and service. waters of . the doors open to the public.

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THE GREAT PYRAMIDS, GIZA Stanford Faculty Leader BARTON “BUZZ” THOMPSON, ’73, MBA ’76, JD ’76, is an expert on rivers, their histories and their critical role in shaping the countries and regions through which they flow. No river has been of greater historical significance, in Thompsons’s view, than the Nile, the lifeblood of Egyptian civilization for millennia and an important element of ’s spiritual life. Thompson teaches courses on rivers, water policy and environmental conservation at Stanford, and he has consulted on these topics for governments and nonprofit groups on six continents, including . He founded and directed Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment, which brings together over 200 faculty from throughout the university to solve global resource challenges. The winner of multiple teaching awards, he is a popular and innovative lecturer. On this trip, he looks forward to sharing how the Nile has shaped Egyptian life and culture over time, the fascinating history of the search for the source of the Nile and the current water politics of the Nile basin. He also will discuss one of his newest research interests: the global efforts to protect and repatriate ancient artifacts. — At Stanford Law School: Robert E. Paradise Professor of Natural Resources Law since 1995; “Buzz was the vice dean, 1999–2004; founding director, environmental and natural resources program — Senior fellow and founding Perry L. McCarty Director, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment — Former senior fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies best faculty leader — Former special master, United States Supreme Court — Chairman of the board, Resources Legacy Fund; California trustee, The Nature Conservancy — BA, economics and political science, 1972, Stanford University we have ever — MBA, 1976, Stanford Business School — JD, 1976, Stanford Law School had. His lectures Egyptologists were informative FETICHE POSMA-ZAALOUK specializes in the culture, history and architecture of ancient Egypt, as well as issues relating to women in the . After graduating from University in Cairo, Fetiche was appointed Official Guide of the Egyptian Parliament for its French- and English-speaking and interesting— guests, including dignitaries such as French President François Mitterand, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and Aristotle and Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis. Fetiche has been helping to lead programs with Travel/Study absolutely for more than 20 years.

TAREK SWELIM is an associate professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar. He is an Egyptian outstanding!” whose expertise lies in the fields of Egyptology and Islamic art and architecture. He obtained his PhD from Harvard University in 1994. He has led group tours as a lecturer throughout the Middle East and North MARY FIEDLER, Africa. Tarek has lectured at the University of Oxford and the University of London in the past year and SUSANNEW ZEALAND ARMSTRONG, BY has been providing lectures on Travel/Study programs since 1985. MAPRIVATE ’67 AIR, 2011

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MONDAY & TUESDAY, quintessential symbols of still hold a huge, unfinished FEBRUARY 24 & 25 ancient Egypt. Our visit includes obelisk. This evening enjoy a Itinerary DEPART U.S. / CAIRO, entry to the Cheops Boat welcome reception on board. EGYPT / GIZA NILE ADVENTURER (B,L,D) Please note that the sequence Board overnight flights to Cairo Museum and exclusive access of site visits during the Nile and transfer to our hotel in Giza to the area at the foot of the . Enjoy dinner at a private SUNDAY, MARCH 1 portion of our itinerary is upon arrival on Tuesday. MENA / NILE RIVER home this evening. MENA HOUSE HOUSE We start our day with a subject to change, depending (B,L,D) motorboat ride to Agilkia on water levels. The following WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Island where we’ll visit Philae is a tentative cruise program, GIZA / DAHSHUR / FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 GIZA / CAIRO Temple and its well-preserved which our tour staff will confirm After an orientation at our hotel, With Dr. Swelim, take an hieroglyphics. This temple was once we’re on board. travel to Dahshur with its early- exclusive tour of dismantled and reconstructed era Red and Bent pyramids today. In the morning visit two on the island to protect it from that provide insights into the of Cairo’s major mosques, the rising waters of the Aswan trial-and-error process of Ibn Tulun and Sultan Hassan. High Dam, which controls pyramid-building. After lunch, After lunch, attend a panel the Nile’s cycles of flood and visit Saqqara, the necropolis discussion with prominent local drought. Relax on board this of Memphis renowned for its for a look at life since afternoon as we begin cruising 5,000-year-old-step pyramid the Egyptian revolution of 2011. down the river Nile. NILE and (tombs) that Dinner and the evening are at ADVENTURER (B,L,D) reveal the architectural origins of leisure. MENA HOUSE (B,L) MONDAY, MARCH 2 the pyramid. Enjoy a welcome NILE RIVER / LUXOR reception and dinner this SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 GIZA / CAIRO / Enjoy a relaxing day on board, evening. MENA HOUSE (B,L,D) ASWAN / EMBARK taking in the scenic views of Depart Cairo on a chartered life along the banks of the THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 flight to Aswan and board our GIZA Nile as we sail toward Luxor. This morning visit the awe- luxurious riverboat, docked NILE ADVENTURER (B,L,D) inspiring monuments of Giza: along the Nile. Our ship staff the Great Pyramids and the welcomes us aboard and helps TUESDAY, MARCH 3 us settle in before we sit down LUXOR /KARNACK / enigmatic Sphinx—the TEMPLE OF LUXOR for lunch. This afternoon, visit Today, arrive in Luxor and visit the Granite Quarries, which the incredible Karnack Temple supplied ancient Egypt with complex. Admire the 134 most of the hard stone used in giant columns of Ramesses II’s its pyramids and temples and

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magnificent hypostyle hall, THURSDAY, MARCH 5 precincts in ancient Egypt. Built of Antiquities with its more than the soaring obelisks and the ESNA / EDFU by Ramesses II, the temples are 100,000 relics and artifacts, enormous temple dedicated to Begin our journey back up the famous for the colossal statues including the extraordinary Amun, god of the moon. Visit the Nile. In Esna, explore the Greco- of the and his favorite gold treasures of Temple of Luxor, whose graceful Roman Temple of Khnum, wife, Nefertari. As waters from retrieved from his tomb by papyrus cluster columns were admiring the great hypostyle hall. the dam in Aswan rose toward English archaeologist Howard built by Amenhotep III and later Return to our ship for lunch and the temples in the 1960s, an Carter in 1923. Continue to embellished by Ramesses II, cruise on to Edfu, which houses international team, in an extra- Coptic Cairo for a visit to the Tutankhamun and Alexander the one of the best-preserved ordinary feat of engineering, and the Ben Great. Tonight’s entertainment temples of the ancient world— raised the site 200 feet and Ezra Synagogue. Gather for is a belly dancer and a whirling the 2,000-year-old Temple of relocated the statues more than a festive farewell reception dervish show. NILE ADVENTURER Horus, dedicated to the falcon- 600 feet from the water’s edge. and dinner this evening. FOUR (B,L,D) headed god and lord of the sky. Fly to Cairo and enjoy an evening SEASONS NILE PLAZA (B,L,D) NILE ADVENTURER (B,L,D) at leisure. FOUR SEASONS NILE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 PLAZA (B,L) MONDAY, MARCH 9 LUXOR / VALLEY OF FRIDAY, MARCH 6 CAIRO / U.S. KOM OMBO / ASWAN THE KINGS / VALLEY SUNDAY, MARCH 8 Transfer to the airport for return OF THE QUEENS After breakfast, call at the Temple CAIRO flights to the U.S. (B) This morning travel to the west of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the Early this morning enjoy private bank of the Nile to explore crocodile-god, Sobek. Continue access to the Egyptian Museum the Valley of the Kings with cruising toward Aswan, arriving its stunning painted royal after lunch. Board a , a tombs and long corridors that traditional Nile sailing vessel, for a lead down into deep burial cruise around Elephantine Island chambers, symbolizing the and Lord Kitchner’s Island. Also journey from the world of the visit the Mausoleum of the Aga living to the world of the dead. Kahn. Enjoy a gala farewell Stop at the Tombs of the Nobles, dinner on board this evening. then continue to the Valley of the NILE ADVENTURER (B,L,D) Queens to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. On the way SATURDAY, MARCH 7 back to our riverboat, stop to ASWAN / DISEMBARK / admire the Colossi of Memnon, ABU SIMBEL / CAIRO two massive sandstone statues Disembark our riverboat early this morning in Aswan and board of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. NILE a charter flight to Abu Simbel, ADVENTURER (B,L,D) one of the greatest temple DINING IN THE RESTAURANT

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MAIN DECK DELUXE CABIN

Nile Adventurer Program Cost* The elegant riverboat, Nile Adventurer, accommodates up to 41 guests Rates per person, based on double occupancy. in 32 beautifully designed cabins. Originally launched in 1990 and re- furbished in 2019, this graceful vessel offers delicious gourmet meals CATEGORY RATE in the restaurant, afternoon tea in the stunning lounge and refreshing cocktails on the sun deck. Two decks provide ample space for watch- Nile Deck Cabin (183 sq. ft.) $10,695 ing the passing Nile scenery, as well as a heated pool and exercise machines. All cabins have Nile views, a mini-bar, safe deposit box, Main Deck Cabin (183 sq. ft.) $11,595 LCD television with satellite and in-house movies, private bathroom with bathtub and shower, and air conditioning with individual controls. Bridge Deck Cabin (183 sq. ft.) $12,695 Wi-Fi is available for purchase in each cabin and in some public areas. Promenade Deck Cabin (183 sq. ft.) $13,395

Main Deck Deluxe Cabin (237 sq. ft.) $14,995

Presidential Suite Cabin (441 sq. ft.) $16,995

Rates per person, based on single occupancy**

Nile Deck Cabin $13,495

Main Deck Cabin $14,395

Bridge Deck Cabin $15,495

*Stanford Alumni Association nonmembers add $300 per person **Limited availability Information Terms & Conditions

DATES Deposit & Final Payment arrangements and exercise every February 24 to March 9, 2020 (15 days) A $1,000-per-person deposit is care possible in doing so. However, DINING IN THE RESTAURANT required to reserve space for this we can assume no liability for program. Sign up online at alumni. injury, damage, loss, accident, SIZE stanford.edu/trip?nile2020 or call delay or irregularity in connection This program can accommodate 42 participants. Single Travel/Study at (650) 725-1093. with the service of any automobile, accommodations are limited; please call for availability. Final payment is due 120 days motor coach, launch or any other prior to departure. As a condition conveyance used in carrying INCLUDED of participation, all confirmed out this program or for the acts 6 nights of deluxe hotel accommodations 7-night cruise participants are required to sign or defaults of any company or a Release of Liability. person engaged in conveying the aboard the Nile Adventurer 13 breakfasts, 12 lunches and passenger or in carrying out the Cancellations & Refunds 10 dinners Welcome/farewell receptions Internal Egypt arrangements of the program. We Deposits and any payments are NILE, MAIN OR BRIDGE DECK CABIN flights on chartered aircraft: Cairo/Aswan, Aswan/Abu Simbel, cannot accept any responsibility for refundable, less a $500-per- Abu Simbel/Cairo All tours and shore excursions as described losses or additional expenses due person cancellation fee, until 120 to delay or changes in air or other in the itinerary Gratuities to guides, drivers and ship crew for days prior to departure. After that services, sickness, weather, strike, all group activities Transfers and baggage handling on initial date, refunds can be made only war, quarantine, force majeure or program arrival in Cairo and final program departure from Cairo if the program is sold out and other causes beyond our control. your place(s) can be resold, in Port fees and embarkation taxes Minimal medical, accident All such losses or expenses will which case a $1,000-per-person and evacuation insurance Educational program with lecture have to be borne by the passenger cancellation fee will apply. series and pre-departure materials, including recommended as tour rates provide arrangements reading list, a selected book, map and travel information Ser- Insurance only for the time stated. 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To assist the passenger and the cruise you in making these independent arrangements, we will send Eligibility company. The airlines concerned We encourage membership in the you information with your confirmation materials on when to are not to be held responsible for Stanford Alumni Association as any act, omission or event during arrive and depart. the program cost for nonmembers the time that passengers are not is $300 more than the members’ on board their plane or conveyance. WHAT TO EXPECT price. A person traveling as a paid Neither the Stanford Alumni We consider this program to be moderately strenuous and at guest of a current member will Association, Stanford University times physically demanding and busy. We will have a very full not be charged the nonmember nor our operators accept liability for fee. 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“It was more than just a trip; it changed our lives and we will remember it as long as we live. We love Egypt.”

LAURENCE LYONS, NILE, 2019

SULTAN HASSAN MOSQUE, CAIRO