Follow along with another instalment on the Egyptian highlights as Dale from The Maritime Explorer recounts a recent tour of Egypt led by us. In 2017 we were pleased to travel with Dale, a lawyer and travel writer from Canada. After returning from the tour, he shared with us his impressions of his Egypt tour and we are excited to share with you his beautiful photos and words. This post originally appeared on The Maritime Explorer and has been republished with permission.
At Adventures Abroad, we believe our travellers are the best group out there. Our small group tours are complemented by people with an adventurous spirit from all over the world. People who are keen to experience new cultures, peoples, cuisines, philosophies, and points of view.
Earlier this year Alison and I had the good fortune to travel to Egypt with Canadian travel company Adventures Abroad, fulfilling a lifelong dream for both of us. Thanks to veteran tour leader Martin Charlton and our Egyptian guide Ahmed Mohsin Hashem, our small group had an incredibly diverse experience that included not only the archaeological highlights of Egypt, but the cultural and gastronomic side of Egyptian society as well. So far I’ve written posts on Abu Simbel and the fabulous Mena House Hotel where we stayed before joining the tour (although we did have lunch there with the group on the day we visited the Pyramids). I also provided some useful tips on getting the most out of A Visit To The Pyramids And Sphinx. This post is about the Philae Temples complex just south of Aswan and after reading it I hope to have convinced you that it is a must see destination in Egypt.
Abu Simbel Egypt – A Magical Day Trip from Aswan and Back
Learn more about one of Egypt's most alluring and iconic visits. A longer read about Abu Simbel from a recent traveller with us, Dale of The Maritime Explorer. In 2017 we were pleased to travel with Dale, a lawyer and travel writer from Canada. After returning from the tour, he shared with us his impressions of his Egypt tour and we are excited to share with you his beautiful photos and words. This post originally appeared on The Maritime Explorer and has been republished with permission.
At Adventures Abroad, we believe our travellers are the best group out there. Our small group tours are complemented by people with an adventurous spirit from all over the world. People who are keen to experience new cultures, peoples, cuisines, philosophies, and points of view.
Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel – there is just something magical about those words, or at least there has been to me since I was a teenager and first learned of the herculean effort by UNESCO to save the most famous of Ramses II many Egyptian temples from inundation by the Aswan High Dam. The massive statues of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari (not Nefertiti) are the things of fantasy, more likely a product of H.P.Lovecraft’s wild imagination than reality, and yet they really do exist. And what’s better, you can visit them in relative ease and security after many years of being off limits to all but the most adventuresome and risk averse tourists. Won’t you join me on a day trip from Aswan to Abu Simbel and back? For me it was one of the most memorable days of my life.
St Simeon Monastery – A Camel Ride into the Sahara
Ever wondered what a camel ride would be like in an ancient setting? Take a photo journey to St Simeon Monastery with our recent traveller, Dale of The Maritime Explorer.
In 2017 we were pleased to travel with Dale, a lawyer and travel writer from Canada. After returning from the tour, he shared with us his impressions of Egypt and we are excited to share with you his beautiful photos and words. This post originally appeared on The Maritime Explorer and has been republished with permission.
At Adventures Abroad, we believe our travellers are the best group out there. Our small group tours are complemented by people with an adventurous spirit from all over the world. People who are keen to experience new cultures, peoples, cuisines, philosophies, and points of view.
This is the fifth post I’ve written about the many things we saw and did on a recent trip to Aswan, Egypt with Canadian tour company Adventures Abroad. When choosing the itinerary I was both delighted and a bit hesitant about the fact that it contained the de rigeur camel ride in the Sahara desert.
Nile Cruise Egypt – What to Expect and Why You Don’t Want to Miss It
A three day Nile River cruise from Aswan to Luxor is something every traveller to Egypt should experience. It's a cruise unlike any other you'll ever experience.
In 2017 we were pleased to travel with Dale, a lawyer and travel writer from Canada. After returning from the tour, he shared with us his impressions of his Egyptian adventure and we are excited to share with you his beautiful photos and words. This post originally appeared on The Maritime Explorer and has been republished with permission.
At Adventures Abroad, we believe our travellers are the best group out there. Our small group tours are complemented by people with an adventurous spirit from all over the world. People who are keen to experience new cultures, peoples, cuisines, philosophies, and points of view.
Focus On Southeast Asia Tours
Southeast Asia tours are popular for good reasons: warm, tropical climate, fascinating, rich cultures, amazing beaches, incredible cuisine, and inexpensive travel costs. Asia is generally quite safe for travellers, even with its complex history and modern politics.
The culture of Southeast Asia has strong influences from India and China, with many people from those countries travelling and settling in countries around the area. Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Burma show the influences of China and India, especially in their folklore, faiths, writing and languages.
New Tours & Updates
At Adventures Abroad, we’re always looking to make things better, with new tours, updated and revamped tours and more tour dates. Some of our new tours include Ecuador and the Galapogos, West Africa, Essential Argentina, and Southern Spain and Portugal.
ECUADOR & THE GALAPAGOS – NEW TOUR!
This is an exciting addition to our itineraries that include the superlative Galapagos Islands. The most attractive aspect of this trip is that it is not a cruise, but rather a land-based adventure that allows for more time and greater immersion in not only the natural splendour of this special place, but also in its unique and little-known island culture. Though cruises will always be an extremely popular way of visiting the islands and do a fantastic job overall, we are delighted to offer our travellers an alternative that allows you to see and experience what it's like to live on the islands, either as a descendant of the early settlers, an adventurous entrepreneur, or as an iguana!
