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This tour is provided by Odysseys Unlimited, six-time honoree Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Tour Operators award. An Exclusive Small Group Tour for Members of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts With Stephen Bonadies, Senior Deputy Director for Conservation and Collections at VMFA 15 days for $5,097 total price from Washington, DC ($4,495 air, land & cruise inclusive plus $602 airline taxes and fees) EGYPT & THE ETERNAL NILE March 6-20, 2020

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Page 1: EGYPT & THE ETERNAL NILE€¦ · EGYPT & THE ETERNAL NILE March 6-20, 2020. Dear VMFA Members, Join VMFA on an exclusive 15-day small group journey to Egypt. Led by an expert Egyptian

This tour is provided by Odysseys Unlimited,

six-time honoree Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Tour Operators award.

An Exclusive Small Group Tour for Members of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

With Stephen Bonadies, Senior Deputy Director for Conservation and Collections at VMFA

15 days for $5,097 total price from Washington, DC($4,495 air, land & cruise inclusive plus $602 airline taxes and fees)

EGYPT & THE ETERNAL NILE

March 6-20, 2020

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Dear VMFA Members,

Join VMFA on an exclusive 15-day small group journey to Egypt. Led by an expert Egyptian guide, witness thousands of years of history on a unique, exciting itinerary. Traveling with you will be Stephen Bonadies, Senior Deputy Director for Conservation and Collections at VMFA.

Begin in Egypt’s capital and largest city, Cairo, with its renowned ancient sites: the Sphinx, Sakkara, and the Pyramids of Giza. Relax during a four-night cruise on Lake Nasser, then enjoy a classic Nile voyage that includes visits to Edfu’s Temple of Horus and Luxor’s acclaimed temples and tombs. Here, explore the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, and then visit Karnak, arguably the greatest temple complex of them all. Conclude your tour back in Cairo with a visit to the lively Khan el-Khalili bazaar and the Egyptian Museum, followed by an exploration of Old Cairo. A special opportunity to discover the treasures of Jordan is available with an optional 5-day/4-night “Jordan: Petra & Amman” post-tour extension.

Space on this exciting program is limited and will fill quickly. Your early reservations are encouraged.

Sincerely,

Adele “Hutch” Livingston Coordinator of Member Travel

VMFA RESERVATION FORM – EGYPT & THE ETERNAL NILE

Enclosed is my/our deposit for $______($500 per person) for ____ person(s) on Egypt & the Eternal Nile departing March 6, 2020. 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: Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., Attn: Special Interest Groups, One Newton Place, 275 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA 02458. You may also call Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. toll-free at 888-370-6765, or you may fax your reservation to 617-454-9199.

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Please Note: The undersigned has read the schedule of activities for Egypt & the Eternal Nile, March 6-20, 2020, and agrees that their signature below represents their acceptance of the General Terms & Conditions.

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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.

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Cover photo: On Day 3 we travel to the Giza plateau to see the legendary pyramids.

Day 1: Depart U.S. for Cairo, Egypt

Day 2: Arrive Cairo We arrive in the Egyptian capital and transfer to our hotel. As guests’ arrival times may vary greatly, we have no group activities or meals planned.

Day 3: Cairo After a morning briefing, our full-day tour begins at the open-air museum at Memphis, Egypt’s first capital (3100 bce). We continue on to the necropolis at Sakkara then to the astounding Pyramids of Giza, the wonders of antiquity that have drawn visitors for millennia. Here, too, we encounter the enigmatic Sphinx, whose leonine body and human face were carved from a single piece of limestone. Tonight we enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant. B,L,D

Day 4: Cairo/Aswan/Embark Lake Nasser Cruise Early this morning we fly to Aswan. Upon arrival we visit the Aswan High Dam, considered a marvel of engineering when completed in 1965. Then we visit the Nubia Museum, an acclaimed showcase of Nubian art and architecture with more than 3,000 ancient relics and 90 monumental pieces. From here we board our Lake Nasser ship in time for lunch then disembark to explore the ruins of the acclaimed Temples of Philae. Tonight we dine on board as we overnight in Aswan. B,L,D

Day 5: Lake Nasser Cruising – Kalabsha Temples/Wadi el-Seboua Today we see some sights of ancient Nubia, Egypt’s neighbor in antiquity but with a distinct culture and traditions. We stop first at “new” Kalabsha, the largest freestanding temple of them all that was moved and reconstructed on higher ground after the construc- tion of the Aswan High Dam (and the subsequent flooding that created Lake Nasser). Then we sail on to Wadi el-Seboua, where we dock for the night. B,L,D

Day 6: Lake Nasser Cruising – Wadi el-Seboua/Amada This morning we see two important New Kingdom temples that, like Kalabsha, were disman- tled and relocated to make way for Lake Nasser. We explore Wadi el-Seboua, the next largest of all the pharaonic temples after Abu Simbel, and see the Temple of Dakka, with its huge, well-preserved pylon.

Egypt & thE EtErnal nilE15 days for $5,097 total price from Washington, DC($4,495 air, land & cruise inclusive plus $602 airline taxes and fees)

A ccompanied by an expert Egyptian guide, this singular small group journey through antiquity travels from vibrant Cairo and the Great Pyramids to Abu

Simbel 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.

Avg. High (°F) Mar AprCairo 72 81Aswan 86 94Luxor 82 91

Red Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Lake Nasser

Nile River

DestinationAirMotorcoachLake Nasser CruiseNile River CruiseExtension (air)Extension (motorcoach)Entry/Departure

Cairo

Luxor

Amman

Petra

Aswan

Abu Simbel

EGYPT

JORDAN

Small Group Tour Highlights

Cairo’s intriguing ancient sites, including the Great Pyra-mids, Sphinx, Memphis, Sakkara • Old Cairo touring • Renowned Egyptian Museum • Abu Simbel’s dramatic temples • Sound & Light show at Abu Simbel • Lake Nasser cruise through ancient Nubian homeland • Aswan’s temples at Kalabsha • Nile felucca sail • Nile River cruise • Aswan Dam visit • Ancient temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor • Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens • Egypt’s inestimable historic atmosphere

Day Itinerary Hotel Rating1 Depart U.S. for Cairo

2-3 Cairo Kempinski Nile Deluxe Garden City

4-7 Aswan/Lake M/S Steigenberger Sup. First Nasser cruise Omar el Khayam Class

8-10 Nile cruise M/S Farah Nile Deluxe

11 Luxor Steigenberger Sup. First Nile Palace Class

12-14 Cairo Kempinski Nile Deluxe Garden City

15 Depart Cairo for U.S.

Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel industry standard reference.

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Returning to our ship, we sail on to Amada, where we encounter the oldest of Nubia’s Egyptian temples, the 18th-dynasty Temple of Amada. B,L,D

Day 7: Lake Nasser Cruising – Amada/Kasr Ibrim/Abu Simbel We sail this morning to Kasr Ibrim, the last remaining Nubian settlement in its original location. As it is forbidden to go ashore here, we learn about this ancient site while overlooking it from the ship’s sun deck. Then we continue on to Abu Simbel’s massive complex of temples guarded by statues of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari, with well-preserved murals inside. B,L,D

Day 8: Disembark/Abu Simbel/Aswan/Embark Nile Cruise Ship We disembark then travel by coach to Aswan, where we board our Nile ship. This afternoon we take a relaxing sail aboard small feluccas, replicas of ancient Nile sailboats. B,L,D

Day 9: Nile Cruising – Aswan/Kom Ombo/Edfu We cruise today to the site of the ancient trading town at Kom Ombo, with its unusual double temple and outstanding Nile views. Then we sail on to Edfu, where tonight we attend a shipboard party. B,L,D

Day 10: Nile Cruising – Edfu/Luxor/East Bank This morning we visit Edfu’s Temple of Horus, Egypt’s best-preserved ancient temple. Then we cruise to Luxor, the world’s “greatest open-air museum,” whose vast temple complexes, tombs, and statues dating from 2755 bce represent the pinnacle of Egyptian ar-chitecture. Today we explore the East Bank, home of Karnak, the greatest temple complex of them all, whose ruins stretch for more than a mile. We also visit Luxor Temple, whose builders included both Tutankhamun and Alexander the Great. Back on board, tonight we enjoy a show of Middle Eastern belly dancing. B,L,D

The magnificent temples at Abu Simbel commemorate Ramses II and his queen, Nefertari.

Day 11: Disembark/Luxor/West Bank We have the choice to rise very early to see the West Bank from above on an optional hot air balloon ride. After we disembark our ship later this morning, we tour the haunting Valley of the Kings, where 34 royal tombs feature magnificent paintings; the Valley of the Queens; and the dramatic Temple of Hatshepsut honoring one of the few female pharaohs. We also see the massive Colossi of Memnon,

Your Tour Price Includes

• Air transportation Cairo/Amman• 4 nights’ accommodations: 2 nights in Petra at

Mövenpick Resort Petra (Sup. First Class); 2 nights in Amman at Grand Hyatt Amman (Deluxe)

• 9 meals: 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners• Extensive included sightseeing: Madaba (City of

Mosaics); Mt. Nebo pilgrimage site; full day at Petra; Amman’s Roman theatre and Citadel; Roman ruins of Jerash

• Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director• Private motorcoach transportation• Gratuities for dining room servers, airport and hotel

porters, and all drivers

March 20-24, 2020

Jordan: Petra & amman

5 days/4 nights for $1,595 total price

Single Supplement: $395

Discover the fabled “rose-red city, half as old as time” on this exciting exploration. Plus: ancient Jerash and the capital of Amman.

Post-Tour Extension

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two 64-foot-high statues of Amenhotep III that once guarded the gates of his own tomb. B,L

Day 12: Luxor/Cairo We fly to Cairo today, where this afternoon we visit the Khan el-Khalili bazaar. B

Day 13: Cairo Our touring today begins at the acclaimed Egyptian Museum, the world’s greatest repository of ancient relics. Then we tour the Citadel of Saladin housing the alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali. B,L

Day 14: Cairo This morning we encounter Old Cairo, the district where early capital cities once stood. We visit 5th-century St. Sergius Church, the Coptic church of el-Muallaqa, and Ben Ezra Synagogue, built in 882. Mid-day we return to our hotel where tonight we enjoy a farewell dinner. B,D

Day 15: Depart for U.S. Very early this morning we transfer to the airport for our return flight to the U.S. B

Tour Departs: March 6, 2020Prices include int’l airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees.

Boston, New York $4,797

Chicago, Houston, $5,097

Los Angeles, Washington, DC

Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, $5,197 Detroit, Miami, Philadelphia

Denver, Minneapolis, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland (OR), $5,297

San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa

Land Only (transfers not included) $3,795

Please call if your city is not listed. Prices are per person based on double occupancy in an outside cabin on both cruises and include airline taxes, surcharges, and fees of $602, which are subject to change until final payment is made.

Single travelers please add $1,195. All tour prices above (excluding airline taxes, surcharges, and fees) are guaranteed.

Business Class upgrade on round-trip Trans-Atlantic flight: $3,195 per person (upgrade subject to availability and pricing subject to change). Upgrade cost is in addition to the costs above.

Please note: This trip involves considerable walking on uneven terrain and at sites of ancient ruins. You should be in good physical condition to enjoy the tour to its fullest.

For reservations and information, please call Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. toll-free at

888-370-6765Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–7:00 PM, Eastern Time

For further information, contact VMFA Member Travel at

804-340-1519

Your Tour Price Includes• Round-trip air transportation from listed cities; all

flights within Egypt• 13 nights’ accommodations: 6 nights in Deluxe and

Superior First Class hotels; 7 nights aboard Deluxe and Superior First Class ships

• 32 meals: 13 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 9 dinners• Extensive sightseeing as described, including all

entrance fees • Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director• Private motorcoach transportation throughout your

trip, including shore excursions• Luggage handling for one bag per person• Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers,

airport and hotel porters, and all drivers

Lake Nasser CruiseM/S Steigenberger Omar el Khayam

Nile CruiseM/S Farah Nile

“The higher The Nile swells, The more iT promises.”

– william shakespeare

Museum HostStephen Bonadies, Senior Dep- uty Director for Conservation and Collections, joined the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in 2009. Previously he held posi-tions as Chief Conservator, Director of Museum Services,

Deputy Director, and Interim Co-director at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Stephen was a member of the conservation staff of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and served as a lecturer in con-servation science at the Cooperstown Graduate Program of the State University of New York. A graduate of the University of Rochester, he received his master’s degree in art conserva-tion, with a Certificate of Advanced Study from the Cooperstown Graduate Program. He has been the recipient of a number of major grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Library and Museum Services, and the Getty Foundation.

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