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| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours The best way to find your bearings when arriving in a new city is to take a city tour. This three-hour trip with your own private guide is the perfect way to see the sights of Hurghada including the Big Mosque, St Mary Church, the port area and of course free time for shopping in the bazaars. Spend the morning touring Hurghada city and seeing the sights including visits to the Big Mosque and St Mary Church, as well as the port. During the morning there will be a stop at the highest point in the city for a panoramic view of Hurghada and its surrounds. |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Ecuador is home to the middle of the world! Travel on a guided private tour from Quito to the location where the southern and northern hemispheres meet and view the monument which stands to represent this great divide! You can't visit Ecuador without going to the middle of the world. The monument will make you feel like you're on top of the world! You'll start at the northern part of Quito and head up to the 'Middle of the World City' where you'll visit the monument that divides the northern and southern hemispheres. Upgrade to the lunch package and enjoy a local lunch at one of the best restaurants in Quito! City: Quito Region: Pichincha Country: Ecuador Duration: 3 hours Continent: South America |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Ideal for first-time visitors to Santiago, this private guided tour is a well-rounded introduction to Santiago's famous sights. With a choice of a morning or afternoon tour, you'll have the rest of the day to explore Chile's capital city further on your own. Your tour takes you through the main streets of Santiago's civic center with its many different architectural styles. You'll pass the neoclassical Moneda Palace, built in the 18th century and current seat of Government; the Plaza de Armas, or main square, with its cathedral and the Central Post Office. |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Explore the city of Guayaquil on a private guided tour and learn all about the history of Ecuador. You'll also have the opportunity to visit the Historical Park (daily except Mondays) which offers an insight into the beautiful flora and fauna of Ecuador. This is a must do when visiting Guayaquil! The city tour of Guayaquil starts with a stop at the Administration Plaza where you can see the City Hall, the Sucre Monument and the Seminario Park. The bus then takes you to the Southern Malecon 2000 where you'll appreciate the Integration Plaza with its famous Southern Marketplace and Cristal Palace. Next, visit the Olmedo Plaza and see the monument to Jose Joaquin Olmedo, a recognized Ecuadorian poet. You'll then stop at the Morisca Tower for excellent views of the city and the famous monument of the 4 elements of the planet. You then have some time to visit the garden area of the Malecon in which many tropical plants can be seen. The, head over to the oldest neighborhood of the city where you'll have the opportunity to climb up to the Cerro Santa Ana for a breathtaking view of Guayaquil. After, you'll visit the Flower Marketplace and browse through the many colorful flowers! Choose the Historical Park option and you'll experience the 'Old' Guayaquil with its characters, traditions and architecture. The Historical Park is divided into 3 sections: |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Take a private tour to see a modern and an ancient engineering marvel in Aswan when you visit the High Dam and Unfinished Obelisk. See two of Egypt's engineering wonders with the incredible Unfinished Obelisk lying exactly as it fell, and the world famous engineering miracle that is the High Dam. Depart your Aswan hotel or cruise ship and travel to the High Dam of Aswan. Located near Aswan, the world famous High Dam was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. Containing more material than used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the Dam is 11,811 ft long, 3215 ft thick at the base, 364 ft tall and is carved into from the existing granite, providing irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt. from the top of the High Dam you can gaze across Lake Nasser, a huge reservoir created when it was built, to Kalabsha temple in the south and the huge power station to the north. Continue to the Unfinished Obelisk in the granite quarries of Aswan where much of the red granite used for ancient temples and colossi came from. The Unfinished Obelisk located in the Northern Quarry still lies where it was carved when a crack was discovered as it was being hewn from the rock. Your qualified Egyptologist guide will explain how the 1 tonne obelisk was carved, and why the crack caused it to be abandoned. This is a private tour allowing you to determine the amount of time spent at each of the sites during the tour. City: Aswan Region: Nile Valley Country: Egypt Duration: 2 hours Continent: Africa |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours A privately guided tour, customized to your needs for a full day touring in Beijing. Some highlights include the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, visiting the Hutongs by pedicab, seeing the exquisite Lama Temple. But there's more, shopping in Beijing with your own personal guide for the best bargains in town, what could be better. In Beijing, there are must-see destinations, cultural and historical landmarks. Then there are those special activities and local attractions that you've read about and put on your list to do. No tour itinerary can cover exactly what you want to see in Beijing, until now. |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Relive the history of Delhi, the Red Fort and the mighty Mughal Empire during a dramatic sound and light show. Three hundred years of history will be recreated as the Red Fort, a magnificent symbol of Mughal power comes alive with impressive sound and light effects. In the evening, you will be collected from your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle and taken to the Red Fort. Witness the 60 minute sound and light show, 'Son - Et - Lumiere', a dramatic interplay of sound and light effects. |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours The Nubia Museum is considered to be one of the most important Egyptian museums. Featuring exhibits and artifacts from the surrounding sites such as the High Dam, the museum is a "must-do" for any visitor to Aswan. In the early 1960's, when Egypt built the High Dam at Aswan, Egyptologists and archaeologists the world over heeded UNESCO's appeal to salvage the monuments of Egyptian Nubia before the rising waters of Lake Nasser submerged them forever. More than sixty expeditions ultimately joined the "Nubian Rescue Campaign", which resulted in the excavation and recording of hundreds of sites, the recovery of thousands of objects, and the salvage and relocation of a number of important temples to higher ground. |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Thailand is predominantly a Buddhist country with around 95% of Thai's practicing the Theravada discipline of Buddhism. As you wander the streets of Bangkok it is not unusual to see monks adorned in their maroon and yellow colors walking along the road and it should come as no surprise as Thailand has over 26,000 Wat's (the local name for temple). On this privately guided half-day tour you will visit three of the most famous wat's in Bangkok - Wat Traimit, Wat Pho and Wat Benchamabophit. A Wat is a Buddhist building where both men and women can be ordained as monks or nuns. You will then pass through Chinatown on your way to Wat Pho, the temple of the reclining Buddha. At 46 meters in length and 15 meters high the Buddha is the largest in Bangkok and illustrates the passing of the Buddha into nirvana. Your last stop is at Wat Benchamabophit, or the marble temple. This magnificent monastery was built out of white Italian marble from Carrara in the late 19th century. City: Bangkok Region: Central Region Country: Thailand Duration: 3 hours Continent: Asia |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Travel from Luxor to Dendara either by road in an air conditioned vehicle or by boat along the Nile River to see the well preserved Temple of Hathor, Temple of Isis and Coptic Basilica. Your qualified Egyptologist guide will introduce you to the main features of the complex before allowing you additional free time to explore at leisure. The approach path to the Temple of Hathor is between two Roman fountains that end at the massive entry gate. Hathor was the goddess of pleasure and love and was generally shown as a cow, or woman with a cow's head. The enclosure walls are mud-brick and date to the Roman era. Within the walls are the temple, two birth houses, a Coptic Basilica, a sanitarium, a sacred lake and the Temple of the Birth of Isis. The temple has a long history with evidence that Pepi I (Old Kingdom) rebuilt the temple, while other texts refer to reconditioning by Thutmose III, Amenhotep III and Rameses II and III (New Kingdom). Additions were made during the Greek, Roman and Ptolemy periods. City: Luxor Region: Nile Valley Country: Egypt Duration: 12 hours Continent: Africa |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Experience ancient Egypt like never before at The Pharaonic Village in Cairo. A great family-friendly activity during your Egyptian vacation, the Pharaonic Village is a living museum of ancient Egyptian life. Sail along canals as you pass by recreated scenes of life in ancient Egypt, all painstakingly produced with the utmost detail and authenticity. The one-hour guided cruise will introduce you to the history and lifestyle of Egypt in the time of pharoahs. Pass by scenes of everyday life, along with recreations of famous events such as the discovery of baby Moses floating on the Nile. A popular attraction at The Pharaonic Village is the replica of King Tutankhamun's tomb as it was when discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. With the original tomb in the Valley of Kings long emptied of its treasures, this is a great chance to see the amazing sight if Egypt's only untouched pharoah's tomb. You can also learn about the ancient technique of mummification at a demonstration of the process. There is also an Islamic and Christian Museum dedicated to the two main religions of Egypt, as well as a newly opened exhibit detailing the history of Alexandria. City: Cairo Region: Nile Valley Country: Egypt Duration: 3 hours Continent: Africa |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours On the banks of Lake Nasser lies Kalabsha Temple, an often overlooked jewel of Aswan. Your Egyptologist guide is waiting to take you on a private tour to the temple to help you unlock its secrets. For two years from 1961, Kalabsha Temple was dismantled into 15,000 pieces and moved block by block to its current location on the banks of Lake Nasser. It was just one of 18 temples and monuments moved in order to preserve them from the rising Nile waters created by the construction of Aswan's High Dam. The temple which is dedicated to the Egyptian god Horus and the Nubian god Mandulis, was originally built just after the Ptolemy period, the era after Alexander the Great's death (323BC). |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Explore Delhi your own way on a private day tour. You'll travel by private air-conditioned vehicle and enjoy the services of your own local guide. Your guide will assist you to plan your day in Delhi, and your itinerary can be designed to suit your own needs and interests. Delhi is packed with must-see cultural, spiritual and historical landmarks. At each stop you can spend as much or as little time as you like.Some highlights you may want to visit include Raj Ghat (the cremation and memorial spot of Mahatma Gandhi), Jama Masjid (India's largest mosque and the final architectural extravagance of Emperor Shah Jahan, the creator of the Taj Mahal), the Red Fort (one of the most spectacular pieces of Mughal architecture in India), Chandi Chowk market, Qutab Minar and Humayun's Tomb. There is also unbelievable shopping in Delhi. Your guide can assist you to find the best places to shop, helping you to bargain to gt the best prices on jewelry, handicrafts, art, fabrics, clothing and souvenirs. Your guide can also suggest some of the best places to eat in town. You will have access to your private chauffeured vehicle and guide for eight hours to explore India's amazing capital. Let us help you to see Delhi in a day, your own way. Please note: This tour provides you with an English-speaking guide and private air-conditioned chauffeured vehicle. You will be responsible for additional charges during the day, including any additional entrance fees to monument. IMPORTANT: Red Fort will be closed to the public between August 1 - 15, 2009. City: Delhi Region: Delhi Country: India Duration: 8 hours Continent: Asia |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Discover the ancient sites and culture of Coptic Christians on a private tour through Old Cairo. Visit Abu Serga where the Holy family sort refuge, and Ben Ezra, one of the oldest synagogues in Cairo. Learn about Christian life in Egypt, a country where Christianity is a minority. The Hanging Church is built into the walls of the water gate of the Roman fortress and is possibly the oldest Christian church in Egypt. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it is one of Cairo's most beautiful churches. Continue to the Monastery and Church of St George This is not an old church, dating from 1909, but there has been a church in Coptic Cairo dedicated to the Martyr since the 10th-century. It is one of the few remaining circular churches in the Middle East. Your next stop is the Abu Serga, one of the places where the Holy Family rested after fleeing Israel from King Herod. At the turn of the century this little church, which dates from the 10th-century, was the most important pilgrimage spot in Old Cairo for visiting Christian tourists. There are 24 marble columns lining the central court, and a series of 12th-century icons depicting the 12 apostles. Ben Ezra Synagogue is one of the oldest in Egypt. Set in a shady garden, it was built on the site of 4th-century Christian church. The synagogue was severely damaged by Arabs after the 1967 war with Israel, but it has been almost completely renovated. At the end of the tour you will visit the fascinating Coptic Museum, which is located in an area of great historical importance within the precinct of the Babylon Fort. Occupying over 8,000 sq meters the museum features almost 16,000 objects of importance to the Copts of Egypt. This is a private tour allowing you to determine the amount of time spent at each of the sites. In addition you have the chance to visit a Papyrus Institute to see how this famous artwork is made and have the chance to purchase genuine items if you wish. City: Cairo Region: Nile Valley Country: Egypt Duration: 3 hours Continent: Africa |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours See Cathedral square, Gediminas avenue till Parliament (KGB muzeum, Lukiskiu square, street history), Barricades near Parliament and Green bridge. Stop to visit St Peter and Paul's church before continuing on to see Vilnius University, President Palace, Jewish Quarter, St Anne's church and Bernadine's church. Your next stop will be Amber gallery where there is time to visit, before a panoramic view of The Hill of Subacius. Enjoy a stop at The Gates of Dawn, before continuing to the Russian church of the Holy Spirit. Your tour ends near Town Hall square. City: Vilnius Region: Vilnius Country: Lithuania Duration: 2.5 - 3 hours Continent: Europe |
