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Social
Program & Sightseeing Tours
Click her for Accompanying Persons Tours
| Event Name* |
Event Date |
Event Time |
Price Per Person |
| 11.1
: Pyramids/Sphinx
(with Lunch Box
)
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11 Sept.
|
12:30 – 14:30
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$ 30
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| 11.2
: Sound & Light
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11 Sept.
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19:30-20:30
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$ 18 |
11.3
: VLDB 2000
Reception
(Oberoi Pool Area
)
|
11 Sept.
|
20:30-23:30
|
By Invitation to registered
participants
Companion Ticket: $30 |
| 12.2
: Museum & Cruise
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12 Sept.
|
18:00-23:30 |
$ 45
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| 13.2
: VLDB
2000
Gala Dinner
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13 Sept.
|
19:30-20:30
|
By Invitation to registered
participants
Companion Ticket: $45 |
*Note: All the
above tours & social events are designed to fit within the Conference
main program.
September 11th, 2000
| Event
Number 11.1
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| Event Name |
The Pyramids, the Sphinx & Solar Boats Museum
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| Event Date
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11 September 2000
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| Event Time
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12:30 – 14:30 (2
hours)
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| Buses Leave
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12:30 sharp (from
Mena House Oberoi)
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| Rate
|
US$ 25 per person
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| Meal
|
1 Lunch box, 1
mineral water & 1 Juice included
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| Tour Description |
English Guided tour by a
professional Egyptologist. The pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus
were reckoned by the Greeks to be Mankind’s most remarkable achievements
at the time. In particular,
the Pyramid of Cheops was considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the
World, and the only remaining one today.
It is built with 2,300,000 blocks, each weighing an average of two
and a half tones. Some of the
casing stones at the base weigh as much as 15 tons and the large granite
beams roofing the King’s chamber and the stress relieving chambers above
it have been estimated to weight up to 80 tons.
In the fact of such immensity, one cannot help but feel the wonder
and awe that so many writers and artists have sought to convey over the
centuries. The Cheops Pyramid
is more interesting, not only because of its size, but also because of its
remarkable accuracy. Its 13.1
acre base is level around the perimeter to within less that 2.1 cm and the
average deviation of the sides from the cardinal directions is 3’6” of
an arc. The reasons for this
phenomenal precision remain unexplained.
Not far from the Pyramids is
the great Sphinx of Giza, which dates from the time of Chephren (2620
B.C.). Hewn from natural yellowish limestone and standing 65 feet-high and
187 feet-long, this unforgettable and unique statue combines the head of a
Pharaoh with a lion’s body. The visit also includes a 30 minutes stop at
the Solar Boat Museum and a Panoramic View of the Three Pyramids.
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| Event
Number 11.2 |
| Event Name |
Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids Museum
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| Event Date
|
11 September 2000
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| Event Time
|
19:30 – 20:30 (1
hours)
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| Buses Leave
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19:10 sharp (from
ALL Hotels)
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| Rate
|
US$ 18 per person
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| Tour Description |
Guests enjoy a fabulous
45-minute show at the feet of the Pyramids of Giza, held every evening.
Spectators at the famous sound & Light show in Giza sit comfortably o
the terrace of the Cheops Pavilion situated directly in front of the
Sphinx. The show is a combination of booming narrative, sound effects and
dramatic lighting of the Pyramids and Sphinx. It takes you on an enjoyable
tour of the history of ancient Egypt while seated at the most dramatic
site in all of Egypt. The Sphinx takes the part of the narrator in this
grand spectacle, and offers interesting insights into the history,
politics and religion of the ancient Egyptians.
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| Event
Number 11.3 |
| Event Name |
VLDB 200 Pool side reception
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| Event Date
|
11 September 2000
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| Event Time
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20:45 – 23:30
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| Buses Leave
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20:30 (from ALL
Hotels)
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| Rate
|
By Invitation to
VLDB 2000 registered participants.
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| Tour Description |
As an official participants at
VLDB, you will be cordially invited by VLDB 2000 conference at a reception
held at Mena House Oberoi Oasis Open Door Pool Area within view of the
spectacular Pyramids and the
shining stars. This reception, will give you an opportunity a meet old
acquaintances and mingle with new friends. Invitation card will be in your
conference bag.
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September 12th, 2000
| Event
Number 12.2 |
| Event Name |
Egyptian Museum and Nile Cruise Dinner
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| Event Date
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12 September 2000
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| Event Time
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18:00 – 23:30
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| Buses Leave
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17:30 (from ALL
Hotels)
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| Rate
|
US$ 45
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| Tour Description |
The Egyptian Museum
The Egyptian museum is truly
the Louvre of ancient Egyptian civilization. The museum is the
most important depositary of Egyptian antiquities anywhere in the
World. It features artifacts
from the Pharaonic and Greco-Roman periods, including the celebrated
mummies of ancient Egypt’s Pharaohs, sarcophagi and the fabulous treasures from Tutankhamon’s
tomb unearthed in 1922 by the English Archaeologist Mr. Howard Carter. In
the Tutankhamon exhibit you will see what is perhaps the finest surviving
bust of a Pharaoh placed over the head of the mummy. Peruse these
treasures as they present a complete portrait of the burial rites and
rituals of the ancient Egyptians.
Cruising Dinner & Oriental
Show
Don’t miss this unique
combination of five star meal and a serene Nile Cruise. Table side windows
open out onto unobstructed views of the brilliant night colors of Cairo.
You will be entertained with Egyptian Music and authentic belly dancing
show. After Dinner stroll atop the roof-deck and enjoy the refreshingly
cool September breeze and dreaminess on an evening on the Nile.
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September 13th, 2000
| Event
Number 13.2 |
| Event Name |
Moonlight Gala Dinner at Sakkara Country Club
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| Event Date
|
13 September 2000
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| Event Time
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19:30 – 20:30
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| Buses Leave
|
19:00 (from ALL
Hotels)
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| Rate
|
By Invitation to VLDB 2000 registered participants.
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| Tour Description |
You are cordially invited
to the VLDB 2000 official Gala
Dinner to be held at Sakkara Country Club. Once you arrive there you
will be welcomed by a typical Arabian Horse show and a typical
folkloric Musical Group.
This dinner party affords you the opportunity to dine, on the last
night of the conference, together with colleagues and new friends,
in the typical setting
of the Egyptian country side surrounded by open desert. You will be
treated to five star Egyptian and intercontinental cuisine along
with the traditional Egyptian Music in the background. After Dinner,
you will be invited to horseback riding on an exciting Moonlight. |
| Event Name |
Event Date |
Event Time |
Price per Person |
11.3
: VLDB 2000
Reception
(Oberoi Pool Area
)
|
11 Sept.
|
20:30-23:30
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By Invitation to registered
participants
Companion Ticket: $30 |
| 12.1
: Citadel & Old Cairo & Bazaar
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12 Sept.
|
10:00-15:00
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$ 25
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| 13.1
: Memphis & Sakkara
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13 Sept.
|
10:00-13:00
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$
25
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| 13.2
: VLDB
2000
Gala Dinner
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13 Sept.
|
19:30-20:30
|
By Invitation to registered
participants
Companion Ticket: $45 |
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Event
Number 12.1
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| Event Name |
Citadel, Old Cairo & Bazaar
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| Event Date
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12 September 2000
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| Event Time
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10:00 – 15:00
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| Buses Leave
|
10:00 sharp (from ALL Hotels)
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| Rate
|
US$ 25 per person
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| Tour Description |
The Citadel & Khan El-
Khalili Bazaar
Situated on the spur of
Muqattam Hills, the Citadel dominates Cairo’s skyline, and was the dense
center of the city and Egypt for almost 700 years.
Its construction was initiated in 1776by by Saladdin and completed
by Mohamed Ali. Mameluke
sultans and Turkish governors later made it their residence, building
Palaces and mosques within the Citadel walls. Facing the Citadel is the
Mosque of Sultan Hassan, built between 1356 and 1363 and perhaps the most
majestic monument of Arab architecture in Egypt. The offered tours include
a visit to Khan El-Khalili, a famous Cairo bazaar dating back to the late
14th century.
Old Cairo
The Coptic Museum, and Ben Ezra
Synagogue
Coptic Museum:
The famous Coptic museum is built on the site of the Roman fortress
of Babylon, constructed about 30 B.C. under Augustus and rebuilt in the
time of Trajan. Inside the
fortress are several Coptic churches and the largest collection of Coptic
art in the world.
Ben Ezra Synagogue: The Ben
Ezra Synagogue stands in a pleasant shady garden in the center of Cairo.
Its long existence is attested to by the accounts of many travelers
who visited it over the centuries, including Benjamin of Tudela in the
13th century, who records that he saw the torah of Ezra-the Scribe there.
The first Jewish synagogue was destroyed when the Romans occupied
Egypt and was later rebuilt by Abraham Ben Ezra, the chief rabbi of
Jerusalem. It contains a number of artifacts, including a torah on
gazelle skin dating from the 5th century B.C, a drawing of a
seven-branched candelabra on deerskin, and the manuscript known as the
“Atlas of Moses”.
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| Event
Number 13.1 |
| Event Name |
Memphis & Sakkara
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| Event Date
|
13 September 2000
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| Event Time
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10:00 – 13:00
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| Buses Leave
|
10:10 sharp (from
ALL Hotels)
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| Rate
|
US$ 25 per person
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| Tour Description |
First stop of this tour is the
ruins of Memphis.
Memphis:
Memphis served as the capital of Upper and Lower Egypt some 5,000 years
ago during the First Dynasty. Menes,
the first pharaoh of this dynasty, built a great, white-walled palace and
the Temple of Ptah there.
Sakkara:
One of the most exciting historical and archaeological areas in all
of Egypt is Sakkara, situated about 12 miles southwest of Cairo.
The site is dominated by the famous step pyramids of King Zoser. It was the first pyramids
built in ancient Egypt, preceding those at Giza by many centuries, and is
the work of the famous Pharaonic architect, Imhotep.
After you visit Memphis and Sakkara you can visit
Kerdassa, a shopping area almost as popular as the Bazaar an famous for
galabias, scarves.
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