JtE-3 Cairo & Giza, Egypt
December 1-2 (Saturday, or early Sunday before 8am) Arrival in Cairo, meet and assist in the Cairo airport,
Saturday is a relaxed and open day at the Sphinx Guesthouse.
December 2 (Sunday) 9am Breakfast, 10am-2pm JtE-3 class and orientation. Transport to Old Cairo; view
Harem street of Nightclubs, Tahrir square, historical location of Casino Badia, Nile bridges;
orientation at Khan al Khalili, visit costumer Mahmoud Abdel Ghaffar (optional: order and measure
for Nubian Dress), Sahlib & Karkaday at Fishowy's Kahwah.
December 3 (Monday) JtE-3 Class, "Baladi Walk" (including Mohamed Ali street & Henkesh, old al-Kahira,
Khyameyya street of tent makers, Tarboosh and Shamaa El Zeffah makers, Al-Ghouria street, Bab
Zuwaila) Dinner on Al Ahzar street. Tanoura show at the stately Wikalet Al Ghouri open-air theater.
December 4 (Tuesday) JtE-3 Classroom, Interview/visit, student paper presentations,
Dancing to our own private Live Music Takht
December 5 (Wednesday) Agriculural (Cultural) Museum, Umm Kulsum museum, JtE-3 Classroom,
evening Zar Musicians
December 6 (Thursday) JtE Classroom, Interview/visit, Costume fitting, evening live show at El Mastaba
theater, night Zeffah-hunt
December 7 (Friday) Open day (often JtE members opt to explore the Great Pyramid, ride horses or camels,
the Pharonic Museum, AUC Bookstore, shopping downtown... etc... to name a few)
Afternoon transfer for JtE-4 Sleeper Train (or transport to Cairo airport) say goodbye to
Sphinx Guesthouse.
JtE-3 December 24-29 Only for those experienced researchers returning to Egypt
Follows much of the above itinerary - more flexable schedule with interview opportunities.
JtE-4 Upper Egypt; Luxor, Esna, Kom Ombo, Aswan
December 7 (Friday) Giza Train Station board 1st class sleeper train, into the Saidi night.
December 8 (Saturday) Arrive in Luxor, check into Sheraton Luxor, JtE-4 Classroom and Orientation,
evening horse carts to Luxor Temple Sound and Light show
December 9 (Sunday) Morning visit to Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple, madinet Hapu temple,
and "Deir el Madina" ancient artisan village, Dance class with Khyriyya Mazin, student paper
presentations
December 10 (Monday) JtE Classroom, Saidi dance class, Evening show
December 11 (Tuesday) Private bus and guide through Saidi countryside, tours of Edfu and Kom Ombo,
check into Basma hotel, Aswan
December 12 (Wednesday) Philae Island and tour, Nubian Dance class, JtE Classroom, boat on
the beautiful Nile to Nubian Village, shai and Nubian cultural interview
December 13 (Thursday) Felucca ride, lunch with an Aswani family on Plantation Island,
Nubian dance class, show or wedding
December 14 (Friday) Nubian Museum, Graduation Show and Certificates.
Congratulations, Graduates!
December 15 (Saturday) Free morning for Souk and shopping. Afternoon pick-up for train station.
Sleeper train overnight to Cairo.
December 16 (Sunday) Arrive to Cairo, transfer to airport.
JtE-4 December 29 - January 7 Only for those experienced researchers returning to Egypt
Follows much of the above itinerary - more flexable schedule with interview opportunities.
JtE-5 Postponed - TBA
Original itinerary was:
June 1 (Friday) Arrival in Cairo, meet and assist in the Cairo airport, night in Cairo 4-star hotel
June 2 (Saturday) Tour Cairo historic sights, night 2 in the Cairo 4-star hotel
June 3 (Sunday) Drive across the Sinai desert to Dahab, night in Dahab beach hotel
June 4 (Monday) Sun & Red Sea beach, JtE Classroom, Bedouin dance class, Evening dinner & Bedouin Show,
night 2 in the Dahab beach hotel
June 5 (Tuesday) Travel to St Catherine's Village, Tour of St Catherine's monastery, oldest working
Christian monasteries in the world, holder of the best collection of early icons in the world. Sleep early, since we will wake in the night (full moon) and climb Mt Sinai in the light of a
full moon, following the pilgrims' path of those honoring the burning bush and
Ten Commandments. View the sunrise at the top.
June 6 (Wednesday) Desert road to Ismailayya, Dance class in Ismailayya. Night in Ismailayya
June 7 (Thursday) Tour of Ismailayya, Dance class. Night 2 in Ismailayya
June 8 (Friday) Drive to Port Said, night in Port Said
June 9 (Saturday) Dance lessons to the Semsemiyya, Port Said guided tour. Show and graduation.
Night 2 in Port Said.
June 10 (Sunday) Drive back to Cairo, transfer to airport.
All Egypt Travel/Study tours begin and end in Cairo.
