Itinerary

This is posted on the photo in Egypt website (click here to visit it), but I thought I'd also include it here. It's a rough schedule, but it's pretty close to what we'll be doing out in Egypt.

Flights: All specific flight info will be available upon request.
Housing: We will be spending the first week in Northern Egypt (which is geographically more south, but because the Nile flows south to north, it's considered Northern). Then we'll be traveling to Cairo, where we'll have several smaller trips planned. As such, there will be a number of different hotels we're staying at.

Cairo: Flamenco Hotel, on the island of Zamalek in Cairo - visit their website
Aswan: Isis Corniche Hotel
Luxor: Iberotel Hotel in Luxor - visit their website

Tentative Itinerary:
Revised versions will be posted on the photo website as they are available.

5/3: arrive at Logan at 1:15pm, depart at 4:15pm
5/4: arrive in Cairo at 2:55pm, optional walking tour of Zamalek
5/5: morning free, overnight train to Aswan
5/6: Aswan - free to discover islands, town, suq
5/7: Aswan - High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Philae Temple
5/8: travel to Luxor; Kom Ombo, Edfu
5/9: Luxor - Karnak Temple at 8am, Luxor Museum at 4pm, Luxor Temple at 6pm
5/10: Luxor - West Bank at 6am (Hatshepsut, Valley of the Kings, Medina Habbu); fly to Cairo
5/11: leave hotel at 8:30am, Giza and pyramids; group meeting at 7:30 to discuss book #1 (history)
5/12: classes 9am-1pm, U.S. Embassy at 4pm, Egyptian Museum
5/13: classes 9am-1pm, afternoon free, Egyptian Museum
5/14: free day, Egyptian Museum
5/15: Coptic Cairo and Muqattam; lunch at Abduh's house at 2pm, Felucca at sunset
5/16: morning free, ICRC Mr. Frederic Fournier 3-5pm, Cairo University dialogue at 5:30
5/17: classes 9am-1pm, Arabic 3-5pm
5/18: classes 9am-1pm, afternoon free, group meeting at 8pm to discuss book #2
5/19: classes 9am-1pm, Arabic 3-5pm, Zar Music at Makan at 9pm
5/20: classes 9am-1pm, AUC dialogue at 5pm
5/21: free day
5/22: Islamic Cairo
5/23: Nahdet El Mahrousa; Hania - health and gender
5/24: classes 9am-1pm, Arabic 3-5pm
5/25: classes 9am-1pm, afternoon free, group meeting at 8pm
5/26: classes 9am-1pm, Arabic 3-5pm, Whirling Dervish at Ghouri at 8pm
5/27: classes 9am-1pm, afternoon free, Arab League at 7pm
5/28: day trip to Suez Canal or free day
5/29: free day, possible dinner at Abduh's house
5/30: day trip to Alexandria
5/31: classes 9am-1pm, Arabic 3-5pm
6/1: classes 9am-1pm, afternoon free, group meeting to discuss book #3 at 8pm
6/2: classes 9am-1pm, Arabic 3-5pm
6/3: classes 9am-1pm, afternoon free
6/4: depart for Boston