Valley of the Kings and Karanak
October 26, 2023 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 86 °FDay 16. We visited The Valley of the King which includes the tombs of many of the Pharaohs. After lunch in the beautiful 1886 restaurant, we headed to Karanak Temple.
Day 16. We visited The Valley of the King which includes the tombs of many of the Pharaohs. After lunch in the beautiful 1886 restaurant, we headed to Karanak Temple.
Day 16. We visited the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and then flew to Luxor to stay at the Winter Palace. Visited Luxor Temple, which was right next door to our hotel. Our room there wasRead more
Day 15. Spent the day touring the Pyramids and Sphinx. Wow. So beautiful and majestic. It is hard to believe that was done 5000 years ago and still standing today. Had a great lunch right next toRead more
Day 14. Traveled to Cairo today to meet up with our Scenic Tour. Mostly travel, but had a wonderful view of the pyramids from cocktails at our hotel, Mena House. We really enjoyed our time in Turkey.Read more
Day 13. Tour ended today and we were sad to see Saba and Farrhad leave us. They took such great care. We would recommend Insight Vacations. We visited Dolmabahce Palace in the morning and then figuredRead more
Day 12. Great sights in Istanbul. Visited Haggia Sophia, Blue Mosque and the Underground Cistern as well as Topkapi Palace. All were spectacular.
Day 11. Long bus ride from Ankara to Istanbul. Nice boat ride. Fabulous dinner at an Iranian restaurant near Taksim Square. Had dinner with Dawn and Lee as well as Boris and Alla.
Day 9. Fairy Chimney are very cool. First Star Wars movie used this location. Some of the caves are still inhabited today. Visited a Leather Store specializing in micro leather. Carrie was a model,Read more
Day 8. Visited the Sultanhani Caravanserai after a very long bus ride. This is where travelers on the Silk Road were able to safely stop. These existed about every 30 km along this road built by theRead more