EGYPT IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE PHARAOHS

4 – 25 FEBRUARY 2024

Join John and Sue on a journey of a lifetime to the land of the pharaohs as we take you on a comprehensive tour of the greatest sights of ancient Egypt. We travel through Egypt with sights beyond imagination and history encapsulated at every turn, all done with the beauty, leisure and the glory of a bygone era.

Please note: This is part of our Travel of Note boutique tours limited to 20 people. As well as Sue and John, we will travel with our own expert Egyptologist guide plus an assistant throughout Egypt.

Experience the Exceptional...

•20-day luxury tour of Egypt including Cairo (4 nights plus 3 nights on return), Aswan (2 nights), Sonesta St George cruise (7 nights), Luxor (3 nights), all in 5 star accommodation, including the historic Old Cataract Hotel, Aswan where Agatha Christie stopped to write Death on the Nile and the Marriott Mena House which overlooks the Pyramids!

•We travel with our own exceptional private guide and Egyptologist throughout the trip to enlighten and educate us about the last 5000 years of Egyptian history - the best guide in Egypt!

•Enjoy our 7-night cruise of the Nile on the Sonesta St George - one of the most elegant ships with only 110 guests on board. All cabins have large panoramic French windows that open to bring the sounds and scents of Egypt to us.

•On our cruise we visit Aswan, Esna, the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the crocodile god, Luxor including the Bazaar, the Temple of Horus (the falcon god) at Edfu, Temple of Philae, high dam and Botanic Gardens, Kitchener Island plus ancient quarries, see farm life and daily activities of this life-giving river.

•Tour numerous temples and ancient archaeology sites including Valley of the Kings with entrance to Tutankhamen and Ramses V tombs, Valley of the Queens, Valley of Noblemen, Tombs of the Monkeys, Luxor Temple,Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Karnak, Sphinx, Step Pyramid, Giza Pyramids, fly to Abu Simbel to see the colossal statues of Ramesses II located on the banks of the lake and drive to the Great Temple of Hathor at Dendera.

•Visit and tour Mohammed Ali Mosque, Coptic Cathedral, Cairo and Luxor museums, new Grand Egyptian Museum (if open), behind the scenes conservation tour and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation, Cairo, home to the Pharaoh Mummy collection.

•Special flavours including cultural show on the boat; sound and light shows at both Giza Pyramids and Karnak Temple with VIP seats, our own concerts from Sue and John and local entertainers, time for balloon ride over the Valley of the Kings (own cost), sail on a felucca, dinner cruise with belly dancing display and dinner and sunset drinks at the famous Winter Palace.

• Special shopping experiences plus demonstrations including Cairo Bazaar, perfume shop, carpet factory, alabaster shop and best bookshop in Egypt.

•We will be spellbound by the colour, the history, the grandeur, and the culture of Egypt, but best of all by the Egyptian people, who, without fail, are charming and hospitable and will be united in showing us their most extraordinary land.

OUR ARTISTS FOR THIS TRIP: Operatunity owners Susan Boland & John Cameron

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Grand Opera Houses Of Italy

9 April - 6 May 2024

Grand Opera Houses, Art including Sistine Chapel, small city tours, Lake Como, private concerts including at Pavarotti’s House, historic churches, cruises and so much more!

Experience the Exceptional...

• Experience 7 operas in the Grandest Opera Houses of Italy including at La Scala, Milan and in Genoa, Florence, Rome, Bologna, Trieste and Venice plus opera house tours and opera museums (all subject to final programming due out in May 2023).

•26-day opera tour to Italy, staying at idyllic, historic 4 and 5 star hotels: Rome (4 nights), Florence (4 nights), Genoa (3 nights), Milan (3 nights), Bologna (3 nights), Trieste (3 nights) Venice (5 nights).

•Guided tours and sightseeing in Rome, Florence, Milan, Genoa, Bologna, Trieste and Venice, plus Padua, Vicenza, and visits to Sestri Levante, Portofino, Sienna, San Gimignano, Tuscan hills, seaside, Emilia Romagna, Lake Como, Orvieto and Slovenia including Lake Bled!

•Special other music flavours from our artists including a private tour and concert at Pavarotti’s House and other private concerts, Puccini and Verdi Immersion days, Puccini concert and Vivaldi concert.

• Foodies immersions where we will enjoy a cooking class, balsamic vinegar, wine and parmigiana tastings, and gourmet meals at vineyards and villas!

• Reserved entrances, therefore no long queues, to Uffizi Gallery, Accademia, Baptistery, Sistine Chapel, St Peters, Vatican Museum, Borghese Gallery, St Marks, Venice.

• Other special experiences include staying in Italian grand villas and historic hotels, cruises in Genoa and Venice including visits to Murano and Burano, architecture tour of Palladio works, opera house tours, tour to the oldest university in the world, churches and art galleries plus visits to small towns and places of interest!

•Limited to 30 travellers.

OUR ARTISTS FOR THIS TRIP: Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua, Karl Perigo and Kelly Lim Harris