Day 37, 10 August 2012, Sunrise Balloon Ride over Valley of the Kings, Visit to The Colossi of Memnon and three of the Valley of the Kings tombs, Visit to the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut - Egypt's female king, Alabaster factory visit and last, but not least, Karnak Complex and the sleeper train back to Cairo - There are many "must-do" balloon rides in the world - so far we've ballooned in Queenstown, the Serengeti and have plans for Cappadocia in Turkey. Toda...

Day 36, 9 August 2012, Farewell to MS Nile Style, hello hotel, Luxor by night - After a peaceful night docked in Luxor we bid a fond farewell to MS Nile Style and transferred to the Sonesta St George Hotel in Luxor. We repaired to the pool after the usual Egyptian arrival hiccups.... "Oh by big bed in a non-smoking room did you really mean twin beds pushed together in a smoking room?" Er... actually no oddly enough. But as we say "This is Egypt". After venturi...