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Bypass the generic tours and wander straight into Egypt\u2019s beating, authentic heart with Flash Pack.<\/b> <\/strong><\/p>\n On this adventure, prepare to go so much further than the Egypt you conjure in your mind\u2019s eye. Over the course of eight days you\u2019ll explore Cairo\u2019s atmospheric backstreets and visit exotic medieval bazaars, and you\u2019ll travel to an ancient desert monastery that once housed 1,000 monks. You\u2019ll dine with a Nubian family<\/a> and disappear into the fabric of Egyptian life on a local-led food tour. You\u2019ll even get to feel like a pharaoh as you ride a camel around the legendary pyramids of Giza.<\/p>\n Among the more intrepid moments, there\u2019ll be hours of perfect calm, too. Think sailing down the Nile on your private felucca, passing untouched riverside communities, and stints in luxe hotels with pools to retreat into from the North African sun. All experienced with new friends, united in a mission to be lost in the heady magic of <\/span>true<\/em> Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n","highlights":{"Witness the ancient Giza pyramids from the back of a camel ":"Witness the ancient Giza pyramids from the back of a camel ","Visit a traditional Nubian village and learn how life is played out amongst its residents\n\n":"Visit a traditional Nubian village and learn how life is played out amongst its residents\n\n","Relax on a traditional felucca and sail leisurely down the Nile":"Relax on a traditional felucca and sail leisurely down the Nile","Visit the lonely desert monastery of St Simeon, once home to 1,000 monks":"Visit the lonely desert monastery of St Simeon, once home to 1,000 monks","Sample local Egyptian cuisine on a female-founded food tour \u2013 the first of its kind in Egypt":"Sample local Egyptian cuisine on a female-founded food tour \u2013 the first of its kind in Egypt","Discover remarkable ancient tombs in the Valley of the Kings ":"Discover remarkable ancient tombs in the Valley of the Kings ","Conrad Hilton, Cairo":"Conrad Hilton, Cairo","Movenpick Hotel, Aswan":"Movenpick Hotel, Aswan","Sonesta St. George Hotel, Luxor":"Sonesta St. George Hotel, Luxor"},"lang":"us","trip_type":[{"term_id":9074,"name":"City Breaks","slug":"city-breaks","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":9074,"taxonomy":"style","description":"The places you\u2019ll visit on a Flash Pack city break are varied, colorful and unique. 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