Red Sea Extension Imaginative Facts Tour code: EARX • Non- group Tour: For individuals only • Accommodation: 4 nights tourist class hotel on twin share basis • Transport: Local buses • Escorted: Services of Imaginative Traveller representatives DAY 1: CAIRO - DAHAB- Morning transfer from your hotel to the bus station where you will board your bus to Dahab ( approx 10 hrs journey). On arrival you will be transferred to your hotel. ( B) DAYS 2- 4: DAHAB- Three free days at the Red Sea in Dahab; Dahab is world- renowned for windsurfing, diving and snorkelling amongst the superb coral reefs. You can take trips out into the beautiful Sinai desert and St Catherine's Monastery, go horse- riding or take a camel or quad bike safari. It is also perfect just for relaxing on the beach! Less built- up than the other Red Sea resorts Dahab has managed to maintain a reasonably rustic feel since its fishing village beginnings and its low- key beachfront is a lovely place to take an evening stroll before choosing a restaurant to dine at. ( B) DAY 5: DAHAB - CAIRO- Morning transfer from your hotel to the bus station where you will board your bus to Cairo. On arrival you will be transferred to your hotel where the tour ends. ( B) Note: This tour can be made longer or shorter as you wish - please contact us for details. Note: If you would prefer not to travel to Dahab by bus, we can arrange flights to and from the nearest airport, Sharm el Sheikh instead. Please contact us for details. Chill out at one of the best resorts on the Red Sea • Relax at Dahab, a beautiful bay surrounded by mountains and sea • Perfect location to dive, snorkel, windsurf or swim • Exciting desert excursions available on the Sinai Peninsula MIDDLEEASTEGYPT 58 " Standards exceeded expectations. Our tour leader was truly first class and exceptionally good." Oliver Carville middle east Egypt Hurghada Dahab St Catherine Luxor Edfu Kom Ombo Aswan Nile & Beyond Alexandria & Siwa Oasis WadiCairo Natrun Alexandria Marsa Matrouh Siwa Oasis Solo Traveller Supplement £ 60 ( compulsory if you are travelling alone) All prices are subject to currency fluctuations £ 175pp Land Only adventurer Tour duration 5 days © Imaginative Traveller We can also offer Extra Accommodation, Adventure Travel Insurance& Flights

Nile & Beyond Imaginative Facts Tour code: EANA • Activities: Donkey ride to the Valley of the Kings, hike up Mt Sinai, 2 day Sinai trek, 2 night felucca cruise, tour by bicycles in Siwa. Trek grade - Easy • Accommodation: 15 nights simple hotels, 2 nights on felucca, 1 night seater train, 2 nights desert camping • Transport: Private air- conditioned transport, felucca sailboat, overnight seater train, donkeys, horse- drawn carriage, hydrofoil, bicycles and optional jeep safaris • Fully Escorted: By Imaginative Traveller tour leader, services of Egyptologist at the Pyramids, Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings and Bedouin guides during Sinai trek • Imaginative Traveller Suggests: Add our ' Cairo Heart of the City Tour' DAY 1: CAIRO DAY 2: CAIRO- ( B) DAY 3: ASWAN DAY 4: ASWAN- ( B) DAYS 5 & 6: FELUCCA CRUISE- ( BLD) DAY 7: LUXOR- ( B) DAY 8: LUXOR- ( B) DAY 9: LUXOR - HURGHADA- ( B) DAY 10: HURGHADA - DAHAB- ( B) DAY 11: DAHAB- ( B) DAY 12: DAHAB - SINAI TREK- ( BLD) DAY 13: SINAI TREK- ( BLD) DAY 14: SINAI TREK - ST CATHERINE- ( BD) DAY 15: MT SINAI - CAIRO- ( B) DAY 16: WADI NATRUN - MARSA MATROUH- ( B) DAY 17: SIWA- ( B) DAY 18: SIWA- ( B) DAY 19: SIWA - ALEXANDRIA- ( B) DAY 20: ALEXANDRIA- ( B) DAY 21: CAIRO- ( B) Note: An amended itinerary will operate for days 12- 14 during the winter season ( Dec, Jan and Feb). Please see dossier. Note: This tour uses the hydrofoil from Hurghada to the Sinai. If the hydrofoil is not working, we will have to drive instead. This will result in a change to the published itinerary. Combine ' Beyond the Pyramids' with ' Alexandria & Siwa Oasis' • Tour the Pyramids, Sphinx, Edfu, Karnak and the Valley of the Kings • Experience the romance of the Nile on a felucca cruise to Kom Ombo • Trek with the Bedouinthrough the Sinai desert • Relaxon the Red Sea coast • Travel to the isolated oasis of Siwadeep in the heart of the desert Alexandria & Siwa Oasis Imaginative Facts Tour code: EAAX • Activities: Tour of Siwa by bicycle • Accommodation: 6 nights simple hotels • Transport: Private air- conditioned transport, bicycles and optional jeep safari • Fully Escorted: By Imaginative Traveller tour leader • Imaginative Traveller Suggests: Add our ' Cairo Heart of the City Tour' DAY 1: CAIRO- Arrive in Cairo. DAY 2: WADI NATRUN - MARSA MATROUH- Drive to the Coptic monasteries at Wadi Natrun, where monks have lived in seclusion since the 4th century. We follow the Mediterranean coast past El Alamein to Marsa Matrouh. ( B) DAY 3: SIWA- Travel to the isolated oasis of Siwa. Formed over thousands of years of isolation, Siwa town is a maze of tunnel- like alleys and houses of sun- dried brick. The surrounding desert is beautiful with vast sand dunes and the region is noted for an abundance of date palms. This afternoon we take a bicycle tour of the old city of Shali and the many hot springs. ( B) DAY 4: SIWA- A free day to explore this fascinating oasis with an optional jeep safari into the surrounding desert. ( B) DAY 5: SIWA - ALEXANDRIA- Travel to the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. ( B) DAY 6: ALEXANDRIA- Free day to explore this beautiful town. You could visit the National Museum, the Catacombs and Pompey's Pillar. ( B) DAY 7: CAIRO- Return to Cairo where the tour ends on arrival. ( B) Contrast the remote Siwa oasis with atmospheric Alexandria • Travel to the isolated oasis of Siwa, deep in the heart of the desert • Take a bicycle tour of the old city with its mud- brick citadeland fortress • Option of a jeep safariinto the surrounding desert with its vast sand dunes • Visit the Coptic monasteries at Wadi Natrun • Explore the ' jewel of the Mediterranean' - beautiful Alexandria EGYPT 59 MIDDLEEASTSingle Supplement £ 110 ( optional) Voluntary Carbon Offset £ 6.33 * Price includes tour price of £ 599and local payment of US$ 200All prices are subject to currency fluctuations £ 699pp Land Only * Single Supplement £ 45 ( optional) Voluntary Carbon Offset £ 6.33 * Price includes tour price of £ 299 and local payment of US$ 100All prices are subject to currency fluctuations £ 349pp Land Only * adventureradventurer Tour duration 21 daysTour duration 7 days Starts SatEnds Fri CairoCairo 2009 03- Jan- 0923- Jan- 09 * 31- Jan- 0920- Feb- 09 * 28- Feb- 0920- Mar- 09 28- Mar- 0917- Apr- 09 25- Apr- 0915- May- 09 23- May- 0912- Jun- 09 20- Jun- 0910- Jul- 09 18- Jul- 0907- Aug- 09 15- Aug- 0904- Sep- 09 12- Sep- 0902- Oct- 09 10- Oct- 0930- Oct- 09 07- Nov- 0927- Nov- 09 05- Dec- 0925- Dec- 09 * Starts SatEnds Fri CairoCairo 2010 02- Jan- 1022- Jan- 10 * 30- Jan- 1019- Feb- 10 * 27- Feb- 1019- Mar- 10 27- Mar- 1016- Apr- 10 24- Apr- 1014- May- 10 22- May- 1011- Jun- 10 19- Jun- 1009- Jul- 10 17- Jul- 1006- Aug- 10 14- Aug- 1003- Sep- 10 11- Sep- 1001- Oct- 10 09- Oct- 1029- Oct- 10 06- Nov- 1026- Nov- 10 04- Dec- 1024- Dec- 10 * * Winter itinerary applies. See dossier for more details Starts SatEnds Fri CairoCairo 2009 17- Jan- 0923- Jan- 09 14- Feb- 0920- Feb- 09 14- Mar- 0920- Mar- 09 11- Apr- 0917- Apr- 09 09- May- 0915- May- 09 06- Jun- 0912- Jun- 09 04- Jul- 0910- Jul- 09 01- Aug- 097- Aug- 09 29- Aug- 094- Sep- 09 26- Sep- 092- Oct- 09 24- Oct- 0930- Oct- 09 21- Nov- 0927- Nov- 09 19- Dec- 0925- Dec- 09 Starts SatEnds Fri CairoCairo 2010 16- Jan- 1022- Jan- 10 13- Feb- 1019- Feb- 10 13- Mar- 1019- Mar- 10 10- Apr- 1016- Apr- 10 08- May- 1014- May- 10 05- Jun- 1011- Jun- 10 03- Jul- 1009- Jul- 10 31- Jul- 1006- Aug- 10 28- Aug- 1003- Sep- 10 25- Sep- 1001- Oct- 10 23- Oct- 1029- Oct- 10 20- Nov- 1026- Nov- 10 18- Dec- 1024- Dec- 10 Trek grade - Easy Save up to 15% on your tour - see page 243 Save up to 15% on your tour - see page 243