Itinerary
EGYPT - Tentative Itinerary
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APRIL 29, 2010 Thursday -- DAY 1
- Meet at Standiford Field Airport at early AM for flight to Egypt
- Conservative but comfortable clothes, no shorts, bare shoulders or midrifts for all
- Depart to NY
- Depart NY for Cairo, Egypt
APRIL 30, 2010 Friday -- DAY 2
- Arrive in Cairo at early PM
- Leave Cairo for Hurghada mid afternoon PM
- Bus ride to Marsa Alam
- Arrive in Marsa Alam at evening PM
- Go to hotel relax after dinner
- Hotel – Shams Alam Beach Resort near Wadi Gimal Protected Area
MAY 1, 2010 Saturday -- DAY 3
- Breakfast early 7 AM
- Bathing suits under clothes to protect from sun
- Abu Dabbab – 8 am – 5 pm
- Morning – snorkel with Dugong and/or Sea Turtles
- Afternoon – attempt to catch sea turtle
- Evening – Seminar: Gabriel Mikhail
MAY 2, 2010 Sunday –DAY 4
- Breakfast early 7 AM
- Dress for desert, expect up to 100 degrees F
- Day at Wadi Gimal Protected Area – Vegetation sampling and gazelles, Roman mines, and lunch in the desert. Return to hotel at sunset
- Evening - group discussion and update field notebooks
MAY 3, 2010 Monday -- DAY 5
- Breakfast early 7 AM
- Bathing suits under clothes to protect from sun
- Boat trip to Samadai (8 am – 5 pm)
- Morning – Snorkel / dive with Spinner Dolphins
- Afternoon – Snorkel / dive Samadai reef
- Evening - group discussion and update field notebooks
MAY 4, 2010 Tuesday -- DAY 6
- Breakfast early 7 AM
- Dress for fieldwork
- Mangrove sampling and bird surveys
- Boat ride around mangroves
- Evening - group discussion and update field notebooks
MAY 5, 2010 Wednesday -- DAY 7
- Breakfast early 7 AM
- AM Free time / optional activity time, student decide what activity for ½ day
- Additional fees: camel riding, SCUBA diving
- PM midafternoon data analysis
- Evening – presentations on research
MAY 6, 2010 Thursday -- DAY 8
- Breakfast early 7 AM
- Morning - Pack for Cairo
- Head to Hurghada
- Arrive Cairo at evening
- Check into hotel
- Evening - group discussion and update field notebooks
MAY 7, 2010 Friday -- DAY 9
- Breakfast early 7 AM
- Dress for desert, could be 100 F
- Go to Wadi Hitan National Park– Look at ancient whale and turtle fossils
- Visit Wadi Ryan – See waterfalls and birds
- Evening - group discussion and update field notebooks
MAY 8, 2010 Saturday --DAY 10
- Breakfast early 7 AM
- Conservative dress for touring
- Go to Pyramids of Giza and Egyptian Museum
- Evening – visit Khan El Khalili market
MAY 9, 2010 Sunday – DAY 11
- Depart for Cairo airport early AM
- Depart Cairo at midmorning AM
- Change planes in New York
- Arrive in Louisville at late evening PM
