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Tourism News Training Courses for Tourism PersonnelEgyptian Tourism Minister, Zuhair Garana, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Spanish Institute CSHG, the Organisation for the Education and Development of Upper Egypt and the Egyptian Tourism Federation, to develop training courses in the city of Korkass in Minya for the workers in the tourism sector. Minya is considered to be one of the important locations in Egypt for the recruitment of personnel to the tourism field. Training courses will start in the room service, kitchen and housekeeping sectors, with a capacity of 20 to 25 trainees for a period of 3 to 6 months.As part of the Ministry of Tourism’s strategy for the development of services in tourism, a contract was also signed with the Austrian TTI Organisation, a well-recognised organization specialized in designing and executing training centers, to establish and manage a model center for the training of tourist bus drivers in all aspects. An area of 80 feddans next to 6th of May City ‘s main road, was chosen for the project.

bmi launches first A330 Airbus Service in servicebmi, one of Britain’s largest airlines, launched its first ever wide-bodied Airbus A330 service on the Cairo-London route. The service was officially inaugurated by Peter Spencer, the Managing Director of bmi, in a ceremony at Cairo Airport. The A330 will cater to the growing needs of the Egyptian business community, travelling on the Cairo – London Heathrow route. bmi’s business class offerings on the A330 include Chauffeur Drive services on selected fares to and from the airport in both Cairo and London, as well as providing fully flat beds and an onboard chef. The A330 will also provide the world’s best Premium Economy cabin with 127 cm (50 inches) of leg room, 30 cm (12 inches) more than offered by any other competitor.

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Destination of the Month

El Gouna Resort

El Gouna is a self-contained resort town on the Red Sea with sandy beaches and ideal temperature. As an internationally recognized environmentally friendly destination, it is home to a multi-cultural international community.The resort offers all the services required for a hassle-free vacation or per-manent living. In addition to 14 hotels with their facilities, there are various sports and entertainment activities, restaurants and exciting nightlife throughout the town.

You can connect to El Gouna operator to re-route you to any destination or provide you with the extension number:Tel: +2065 354 9702/3/4

El Gouna boasts a variety of wide ranging activities for everyone. If you are a sports lovers, there is windsurfing, kite-boarding, parasailing, fishing safaris, wakeboarding, waterskiing, snorkeling, deep sea diving and fun tubes. Even those who are not sports-oriented, will ultimately find an activ-ity that they will feel comfortable with in Land sports. There are countless opportunities for fun, fitness and fresh air for every age group. If you are an avid golf player, El Gouna Golf Club offers an 18-hole championship course with driving range, chipping and pitching area and putting greens. Rental services are available for clubs, trolleys and golf carts. You can also enjoy tennis, squash, biking, beach buggies, Go-Karts, paintball, horseback rid-ing and beach volleyball.If you are in El Gouna to just relax and enjoy the sun, there are several beaches all around for your enjoyment, besides the hotels’ swimming pools. After a full day of activities, we recommend you visit one of the spa cen-ters including the famous Angsana Spa, a subsidiary of the Banyan Tree Group.

For sea excursions You can rent motorboats or yachts to travel from island to island. You can enjoy the protected Mahmeya Island located just over

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an hour from El Gouna with its beautiful beach that has been maintained true to its natural environment while making it the only island with services. Any of El Gouna hotels can also guide you to a day trip to the protected area of Ras Mohamed, where you can spend the day on one of the loveliest beaches there. You can also have Desert Safaris and Bedouin dinners that can be booked. Visitors can also arrange trips to Cairo, Luxor & Aswan.You can shop till you drop at the many varieties of stores, either under the arcades of downtown Kafr El Gouna or at the Abu Tig Marina. AT the Abu Tig Marina you can stroll around the marina, day or night, and you will have an enjoyable time hav-ing a coffee with deliciously freshly baked pastries at the Seventh Star Café, a drink at one of the bars or din-ing at any of the ethnic restaurants. Be sure not to miss the street festival held at the Marina Every Monday & Wednesday starting 8 pm. El Gouna has a variety of hotels catering to all kind of needs and budgets, Ali Pasha hotel is set on Abu Tig Marina, this quaint hotel has a swimming pool and two ethnic restau-rants.Dawar el Omda in Downtown is one of El Gouna’s signature hotels, the design is reminiscent of Upper Egypt’s mansions. Sheraton Miramar designed by world-renowned architect Michael Graves, Movenpick Resort & Spa that has several good restaurants and Steigenberger Golf Resort and many

other hotels of different categories.

Dining Experience For a nice evening and good meal among the many recommended are Bleu Bleu, the restaurant with an ideal location in the Marina. Seafood spe-cialist El Sayadin is renowned for some of the finest seafood specialties. It boasts a unique location overlooking the Red Sea. For Italian cuisine you can go to Kiki’s serving authentic home-made Italian specialties and pastas. For more ethnic food, Tandoori Indian resturant or Marmounia Moroccoan srestaurant.

Bars and Nightlife El Gouna has several good bars like Peanuts Bar & Eatery, Boxers Bar and Pier 88, a Champagne bar serving a seasonal European menu on a floating barge. For other entertainment you can go to Aladin Casino, that has all Casino games, cocktail and late night snack bar. You can also enjoy

Beach parties with BBQ and great music on Mangroovy Beach. The Kafr El Gouna Party, is held on Saturdays and Tuesdays from 8 pm. For a night of fun music and karaoke go to Studio 52, and The Cave with trendy disco music. Entrance fee is all inclusive. If you get a chance to go outside of Gouna, do not miss Little Buddha restaurant located in Hurghada offering Asian food as well as a sushi bar and lounge. It is next to Sinbad resort, Village Road. 20 minutes from El Gouna.

Facilities in El GounaEl Gouna Hospital, Ext: 3222/42201/32201 provides comprehensive, integrated health care comprising of inpatient and outpatient care. Several hotels feature well-appointed rooms with boardroom and theatre for confer-ences for up to 500 participants. El Gouna has also services such as ATMs, banks, pharmacies, post office, inter-net facilities, and information booths. The library, Ext: 32589 is open to the public Saturdays to Thursdays from 10 am to 6 pm.

Fact Sheet:Access to El Gouna takes a 4-hour flight from Europe. El Gouna is around 22 km from Hurghada International Airport and 450 kms from Cairo. In and around El Gouna, regular shuttle buses and boat taxis transport guests throughout the resort at very reason-able prices. There are also taxis and limousine services, if you wish to explore outside El Gouna resort or spend an evening in nearby Hurghada City or a full day at Soma Bay.To access any of El Gouna’s activities, you call the operator to provide you with the extension number.

Recommended Visit:

Taba Heights A Breathtaking Escape

Located in one of the most beauti-ful sites in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Taba Heights Resort brings you a natural and magnificent setting where the beauti-ful mountain ranges meet one of the world’s richest coral seas: the Red Sea. The resort’s village and luxury hotels offer you a unique experience of lei-sure and activities with their numerous facilities.

Taba Heights is home to a full service of wide ranging activities. From five-star water sports and diving centers offering sports like windsurfing, div-ing and sailing, to a range of spas, swimming pools, full-service beaches and the 18-hole championship golf course.

Located only a short distance from Sinai’s cultural treasures and religious sites Taba Heights will enable you to explore the wonders of the whole area by taking desert hikes and Safaris at the Canyon Safari, discovering the Colored Canyon, the medieval facil-ity Castle Zaman and Mount Sinai. Day trips to other sites in Egypt are easily arranged.

The Taba Heights experience is made special by nightly programming featur-ing local performance talent, as well as the thrill of gaming at the 24-hour casino. Each hotel offers a range of entertainment options, including: nightly programs, Casino, Nubian Troupes, Bedouin experience, camel rides and animation programs.

The weekly El Wekala street festival in Uptown causes guests and residents to gather in the village centre for an evening of local entertainment, music, and good food.

In addition to the breathtaking set-ting and ideal location, Taba Heights provides luxurious five-star hotels that will meet each and every one of your needs. Taba Heights Marriott Beach Resort

Situated in over 44 acres of lush gar-dens, 2800 square meters of pools and waterfalls with over 500 square meters

of private beaches. The resort’s Spa offers every amenity to relax and reju-venate; different types of massage vary from Thai and Swedish to aro-matherapy and reflexology. Sofitel Taba Heights is inspired by tradi-tional Oriental architecture. There are six restaurants and bars to sample a mouth-watering range of cuisines.Hyatt Regency Taba Heights is set on five kilometers of a secluded beach and private bay. The resort features a 3105 square meter seawater lagoon.

Dining ExperienceWith its variety of luxurious hotels,

Taba Heights offers an ultimate dining experience with more than 14 restau-rants and bars with delightful cuisine. Breeze Restaurant located in the Hyatt Regency, offers à la carte seafood menu. For an Oriental evening Flying Carpet located uptown will bring you the harmony of Egyptian hospital-ity and warm European welcome in a cozy restaurant and pub with the option of an outdoor terrace. Grotto Bar & Grill in the Marriott will bring tra-ditional Middle Eastern fare. Whether you dine outside and listen to the waterfalls flowing from the roof of the cave or sit like a Bedouin on cushions, there is something for everyone.For a nice evening, Pub Tandoori located uptown is a Traditional English Pub serving Indian specialties indoors or outdoors with spectacular views of the resort, golf course, sea, and the

mountains. The pub is a friendly place to watch your favorite sport on giant screens. For a special night, the Hyatt Regency offers a Bedouin campsite in the nearby mountains for dining under the stars.

Fact Sheet:• Located 450 kilometers from Cairo, Taba Heights is accessed by the Sinai Peninsula overland route, a six-hour trip either by private car or public bus.• International marina, officially recog-nized as a legal port of entry to Egypt, accommodating up to 50 yachts and organizing day trip excursions.• Access from Taba International Airport is 40 minutes by car and three hours by car from Sharm El Sheikh Airport.

A Day trip to St. Catherine’sA short trip from Taba Heights can

take you to St. Catherine’s Monastery. This is located in a valley at the foot of Moses Mountain. It was founded by the Byzantine emperor Justinian between A.D. 527 and 547. The Monastery was enlarged in a number of different phases of construction over the subsequent periods. It is one of the great destinations for Christian pilgrimages. The gallery of Icons, the fountain of Moses, the well of Jethro, which is the main source of fresh water for the convent as well as the abun-dance of wealth and furnishings, are only examples of sites that cannot help but surprise the visitors.

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As a legacy from the Fatimid Islamic Dynasty, recently renovated Mu’izzli-Din Allah Street known as Al Mu’izz Street lies in the heart of Islamic Cairo displaying some of the best Islamic monuments of the city.

Aside from the architectural legacy of the Fatimid Dynasty, rulers introduced religious and non-religious cel-ebrations such as Moulid El Nabi (The Prophet’s Birthday) and Sham El Nessim.

The once crowded street with vehicles is now pedestrian with at least 25 mosques; madrassas (schools), public foun-tains and renovated monuments lighten up at night. You will also find a good variety of shops including gold, silver and copper stores and antique boutiques.

Al M’uizz Street was the main route of the Fatimid’s walled city created after the dynasty conquered the old city of Fustat. The northern end of the street known as “ Bayn Al Qasrayn” “Between the two Palaces” is the setting for the first volume of famous writer Naguib Mahfouz’s moving Cairo Trilogy Palace Walk.

From Bab El Zuweila to the south, across Al Azhar Street to Bab El Futuh to the north, the two-kilometer street displays architectural tributes to six major eras: Fatimid (969-1171), Ayyubid (1171-1250), Bahareya Mamluk (1250-1390), Burgi Mamluk (1390- 1517), Ottoman (1517-1798) up to 1805 when Mohamed Ali Pasha came to Egypt.

The buildings lining the street are some of the most impor-tant displaying unique Islamic architecture and innovations. You will also find buildings for Sufi meditation (Khanqawat), guesthouses (Tekkeyat) and public drinking fountains (Sabil plural Asbbella). The creation of public bathhouse (Hammam) was an important innovation of the period, the most popular ones on the street are the hammam of Mamluk Sultan Inal Al-Malatily and the hammam of Amir Bashtak between Bab Zuweila and the Rifaie Mosque.

Other interesting monuments include the seventeeth-century merchant’s house functioning as a cultural center Bayt Al Suhaymi, the complex of Qalawun, Barquq, and Al Nasir north of Khan El Khalili on the left El Mu’izz Street. At the north end of the street is the second largest mosque in Cairo of the Caliph al Hakim. You will find around Bab El Futuh the Suqq Al Futuh (Bazaar) where many things can be found in a more authentic and lower-priced setting than in the famous Khan El Khalili bazaar.

Flash News Cairo Tower new energy efficient LED lighting

The Cairo Tower officially opened last month, after being given a new nighttime look. The stunning new lighting effects are created by state-of-the-art color changing LED technology, which is extremely energy efficient. The Tower’s various facilties include:Sky Garden Coffee shop on the 60th floor, serves a wide variety ofhot & cold beverages and snacks.The 360 Revolving Restaurant on the 59th floor. This restaurant serves international types of food to satisfy all tastes. The Panorama View: This is the highest spot in Cairo with telescopes to watch Cairo’s beautiful landmarks from all angles. The VIP Restaurant & Lounge, this was newly added and considered the pride of the Cairo Tower with its luxurious furniture & elegant fine menu. The Cairo Tower now has a spacious place to hold conferences and meetings at the highest level. Open:9am to midnight. Tickets: LE 20 for Egyptians, LE 65 for foreigners. For reservations, please call: +(202) 2736 5112 or (202) 2738 3790

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The Egyptian Post Office Museum is a prize gem of Central Cairo. The doors are kept closed and electricity turned off in-between visitors but once an entrance ticket is presented, the doors swing open like curtains onto a spectacular stage. Enter the world of communication.

It was opened to the public in 1940 on the second floor at the Central Post Office as a stamps exhibit. Over the years, the collection grew from a stamp exhibit to one that highlights communication from pharaonic times and demonstrates the development of Egypt’s postal service through the centuries. The museum has more than 1200 exhibits arranged in sections – his-tory of communication, transportation, postal equipment, local and foreign stamps, uniforms, postal buildings, rare letters and maps.

The museum is well-preserved and exhibits are maintained with obvious care. Leather mailbags, original postal uniforms, badges, seals of all shapes and sizes, and numerous letterboxes, three dating from 1894, are exam-ples of various postal paraphernalia. In rural areas of Egypt, official duties were the responsibility of the ruling elder, thus letters were posted and collected from his personal house. On display is an over-sized wooden let-terbox that would have stood inside the house of the village-head. There is a not-to-be-missed glass case of miniature statues of postal workers with examples of uniforms worn in Roman times to the present, as well as original postal apparel from Egypt and around the world. Valuable col-lections of stamped envelopes from foreign countries along with a sweep-

ing display of commemorative stamps – King Farouk’s coronation and the first Egyptian stamp collection (1867-69) – and local stamps with pharaonic, Islamic, and Coptic designs are sam-ples of this vast collection. At the far end of the room is a stamp mosaic made from 15,000 identical stamps. Each individual, post-marked stamp has the same picture of the tapestry – a pyramid and the Sphinx. The desk and chair stationed in front of this stamp tapestry are those of the first postmaster in Egypt, Jacob Muzzi, an Italian.

Postal distribution is a particularly important part of the museum’s exhibit. Glass cases contain miniature scenes and models of ways by which messages were distributed since phar-aonic times to the present. The Post Office Museum is an off-the-beaten-path excursion that children from five- years old to adults will enjoy.

The Post Office Museum is located at the Central Post Office on Midan al-Ataba.. To buy a ticket, go through the door marked “Main Post Office” and purchase tickets at the commem-orative stamp office, on your right. Tickets cost 50 piasters for Egyptians and 2LE for foreigners. Return to the sidewalk and enter the door marked “L’Organisme Nationale des Postes’. The museum is on the second floor,

The museum is open Sunday through Thursday from 10am to 3pm.

Telephone: +(202) 2391-3128. For more information about unfrequented museums in Cairo, purchase Cairo, The Family Guide (3rd edition), American University in Cairo Press.

Museums of Egypt:

The Egyptian Post Office Museum Spotlight:

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Il Carnivore - First Kenyan Restaurant Opens in CairoOne of the best 50 restaurants in the world, “Carnivore” brings to Egypt, Africa’s greatest eating experience.Guests will enjoy a panoramic view of the Nile on deck of the Trianon Nile Dragon Boat along with the best meat dishes prepared by a Kenyan chef.Menu includes specialties such as ostrich meatballs, rump steak of beef, chicken yakitory, lamb chops and others, all grilled with special Kenyan Carnivore sauces.One of the particular distinctions of Carnivore, is that a flag is placed on the guest’s table, and as long a the flag is up, the waiters keep supplying all types of dishes. A special opening offer is now available by the restaurant, where guests get soup, salad, main dish and dessert, for only LE 129 without service charge.

Trianon Nile Boat, 23 Nile St. Cornich El Giza. Open for dinners For reservations, please call: +(202) 010 601 7928

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AMERICAN JAZZ/LOUNGE/NEO-SOUL SINGER JULIET ANNERINO COMES TO EgyptSunday May 10th at 8.30 pm Sawy Culture WheelThursday May 14th at 8 Pm Geneina Theatre, Azhar Park

American singer/composer Juliet Annerino brings her original music and unique performance style, in a fresh, collaborative way. For this performance, as well as her other concerts in the Middle East, she performs with Middle Eastern musi-cians in the cities of her tour. Pianist, Hesham Galal and members of his Latin Jazz band, Cocoon, will accompany Juliet. He will also act as musical director for her shows in Cairo.

Juliet’s original songs from her newly released record “Scenes from a Life on Fire”, ranging from retro-jazz to neo-soul will be performed.

A portion of the proceeds from every evening’s performance, as well as from sales of Juliet’s new CD, is donated to Mercy Corps, to aid the people of Gaza.

BALLET LIZT ALFONSO DANCE CUBA

STRENGTH AND BEATMay 7th and 8th Alexandria Darwish TheatreMay 11th, 12th, and 13th Cairo Opera House

The Company Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba is a genuine expression of the mixture that characterizes Cuban culture, with its abundant rhythms, move-ments and colours.

Made up only of female dancers, it shows us mixed elements of traditional Spanish flamenco, ballet and Afro-Cuban rhythms, with a repertoire full of strength, virtuosity and Latin sensuality. The Company includes its own music group which composes the original soundtrack of the show and accompa-nies it in each performance.

Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba has been acclaimed in the most important the-atres of its country and in many other countries of the world such as Canada, Spain, the United States of America, France, New Zealand and others.

The Company is performing for the first time in Egypt,

Contemporary Dance of Xavier le Roy:“Le Sacre du Printemps”Word Hall, Sawy Culture Wheel, end 26 July St. Zamalek Tel: +(202) 27368881Thursday 14th May, 8 pm Bibliotheca Alexandrina – Small Theatre

Meaning “The Rite of Spring” or “Holy Spring”, the show is coming just in the right season to Alexandria and Cairo! Le Sacre du Printemps is said to be one of the most controversial ballets and orchestral pieces of the 20th century. It was first inspired, when painter Nicholas Roerich shared his idea with the ballet’s Russian composer Igor Stravinsky in 1910 about his “vision” of a young girl dancing herself to death in a pagan ritual where the audience – like Stravinsky added to the idea - of elders are sitting and watch-ing the death dance of the girl they chose to offer to the God of spring.

What we will get to see is the new choreography and solo work of 2007 presented by Xavier le Roy, one of the most important and controversial innovators of contemporary dance.

CALEnDERMay

TamaraiWhat’s On This MonthFriday 1st Rock ConcertJordanian Yazan Al Rousan And Band at 9 pmAl Rousan launches his second album “Autostrad” world, rock music and lyrics are inspired from Jordanian and Arabic daily life. Geneina Theatre, Azhar Park. Tel: +(202)2362 5057

International SkeetShooting CompetitionUntil May 10thFor more information: www.egyptian-shooting.comShooting Club, 6th October City

Art ExhibitionsUntil May 21st - Stieglitz - The Father Of PhotographyTaken between 1892 and 1935 and repro-duced in limited edition. Printed from 150 line screen copper plates in letterpress with the highest quality of printing avail-able. Stieglitz’s most historic photographs including “Steerage” and Venetian Boy”, will now be exhibited at the Photogaphic Gallery at the American UniversityNew Campus Gallery, AUC, Gate 1, BEC Building, Plaza Level. Cairo. Gallery hours are Sunday through Thursday, 9.30 am to 6 pm

sunday 3rd

Thomas Kalb from GermanyAccompanied by Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chamber OrchestraWorks by Arenski, Mendlssohn, Mozart, Schostakovitsch.

Small Theatre, Bilbiotheca Alexandrinia. Al Shatby. Alexandria Tel: +(202) 483 9999

tuesday 5th

Ballet PerformanceLiza Alfonso Ballet Company (Cuba)

First time in Egypt. See highlights for

more information.

Sayed Darwish Theatre, 22 Horreya St. Alexandria

Friday 8th SOS Music Festival Speed Caravan will participate in the festi-val with Souad Massi at 9 pmMassi, with her guitar tunes and angelic voice seems like the Algerian sister of

Francoise Hardy. A mixture of Algerian folk and rock music. Also The Percussion Show, The Hot Potato Project and others

Youth Center, Gezira. Tickets sold at Virgin Mega Stores, CityStars Mall and Diwan Bookshops in Zamalek & Heliopolis

saturday 9th

Classic MusicCairo Symphony Orchestra at 9 pm

Concert honoring retired members

of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra.

H.Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14.

Conductor: Marcello Mattadelli

Main Hall, Cairo Opera House. Tel: +(202)2739 8127

sunday 10th

Contemporary DanceXavier Le Roy at 7 pm

“The Rites of Spring.” In cooperation

with Goethe Institute

Word Hall, Sawy Culture Wheel, end 26 July St. Zamalek, Cairo.Thursday 14th at Bilbiotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria.

thursday 14th

Music ConcertsThe Cairo Choral Society at 8 pmPresenting: Brahms: Liebeslieder-Walzer, Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Vaughan Williams: In Windsor ForestAll Saints’ Cathedral, Zamalek. Admission free.

Rotary International District 2450until May 17thSahl Hasheesh, Red Sea

saturday 16th

Classic MusicCairo Symphony Orchestra at 9 pm

Gamal Abdel Rehim: Variation

on a Folkloric Theme. B. Britten: Les

Illuminations, Op. 18, Song Cycle for High

Voice and Strings Soloist: Amira Selim

(soprano), Conductor: Ahmed El Saedi

Main Hall, Cairo Opera House. Tel: +(202)2739 0144

saturday 16th & sunday 17th

The Bach ProjectBetween Bach and Iran at 8.30 pm

Musician Christian-Pierre La Marca imagined the Bach Project in response to a challenge by Radio France. Through a series of solo violoncelle of Bach, he prepared an encounter between two different worlds, a fusion of eastern and western music to present a rythmic balance of dance music. La Marca on the violincello and Iranian percus-sionist Madjid Khaladj on the Tombak (an Iranian instrument)Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria & Mohamed Ali Palace, Manial. To obtain tickets call French Cultural Center: Tel: +(202)2795 3725 respectively

sunday 17th

African Travel Association AnnualCongressUntil Friday 22nd MayConrad Cairo Hotel, Tel: +(202)2580 8000

thursday 21st

Tourism Resilience CommitteeFour Seasons Nile Plaza Hotel, Garden City. Tel: +(202)2791 7000

sunday 24th

Oil Painting ExhibitionFaces and Stories until June 17th

Artist Mohamed Al Nasser. works on

the subjects which concern and touch

deeply the human behaviour. He has the

capability to bring people’s messages on

canvas in most of his paintings.

Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St. Zamalek. Tel: 2736 7544

thursday 28th

BalletPinocchio & Jeu D’echecs Ballet at 9 pm

Gomhouria Theatre, Abdeen Square. Tel: +(202) 2739 0441

Friday 29th

LectureFrom Khaemwas to Zahi Hawassat 7 pmLecture by Bill Barazzuol and Ahmed SeddikWord Hall, The Sawy Culture Wheel, Zamalek. For more information contact: +(202)010 676 8269

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Directory El Gouna

HOTELS• Dawar El Omda HotelTel.: +20 (65) 358 0063 to 06, ext. 122Email: res@dawarelomda-elgouna.com• Steigenberger Golf ResortTel.: +20 (65) 358 0140 Ext. 130Fax: +20 (65) 358 0149

RESTAURANTS• El Sayadin RestaurantTel.: +20 (65) 354 4501Fax: +20 (65) 354 5160Email: resort.elgouna@moevenpick.comWebsite: www.moevenpick-hotels.com• Bleu BleuTel.: +20 (65) 354 9702. Ext. 77928• Kiki’sTel.: +20 (65) 354 9702. Ext.32127• MamouniaTel.: +20 (65) 354 9702. Ext. 77855• Pier 88Tel.: +20 (12) 741 2100• TandoorTel.: +20 (65) 354 9702. Ext. 133• Boxers BarTel.: +20 (12) 816 7845. or Ext. 34105Website: www.boxersbar.net• Peanuts Bar & EateryTel.: +20 (12) 7991304Website: www.kiteboarding-club. de• Studio 52Tel: +20 (65) 354 9702. Ext: 77962

ACTIVITIES• Kiteboarding Club El GounaTel.: +20 (12) 884 2839Website: www.kiteboarding-club. de• Parasailing, Wakeboarding & WatrskiTel.: +20 (10) 010 2952. Ext.. 77976Website:www.theorangeconcept.com• Mangroovy Beach. Tel.: +20 (65) 354 9702 Ext: 32260• Mahmeya IslandTel.: +20 (65) 354 9702 Ext: 32100• El Gouna Golf Club

Tel.: +20 (65) 354 9702 Ext: 32285Fax: +20 (65) 358 0009Email: egolf.club@elgouna.com • Angsana SpaTel.: +20 (65) 354 9702 Ext: 120 & ext. 130• Aladin CasinoTel: +20 (18) 300 9300• Abu Tig Marina OfficeTel.: +20 (65) 358 0073 Email: info@abtig-marina.comWebsite: www.abutig-marina.com

TRANSPORTATION• Pharonic Raft RidersTel.: +20 (18) 777 0337 Ext: 333045• Limousine Service & Rent A Car (24 hr service)Tel.: +20 (65) 358 0061or Ext. 32179Fax: +20 (65) 358 0060

OUTSIDE EL GOUNA• Little Buddha BarTel.: +20 (65) 345 0120Tel: +20 (12) 000 1961Website: www.littlebuddha-hurghada.com

Directory Taba Heights

• Information CentreTel: +20 (18) 1039965HOTELS• Hyatt RegencyTel: +20 (69) 358 0234Fax: +20 (69) 358 0235Website: www.taba.regency.hyatt.com• Marriott Taba HeightsTel: +20 (69) 358 0100Fax: +20 (69) 358 0109Website: www.tabamarriottredsearesort.com• Sofitel Hotels & ResortsTel: +20 (69) 358 0800Fax: +20(69) 358 0808Website: www.tabaheights.com ACTIVITIES• WaterWorldTel: +20 (69) 358 0099Fax: +20 (69) 358 0089Email:info@redseawaterworld.com

Website: www.redseawaterworld.com• Taba Heights Golf ResortTel: +20 (69) 358 0073Email:golf@tabaheights.comRESTAURANTS• Casino Taba Heights (Open daily)Tel/Fax: +20 (69) 358 0090 Ext: 6271• Flying CarpetTel: +20 (12) 002 6837• Bedouin TentTel: +20 (18) 300 9300e

24-hour Pharmacies

• El Ezaby - Several branches9 El Kobba StTel.:+20 (2) 19600• Seif Pharmacies, Several branches73 Mirghany St. Heliopolis22 Degla St. Mohandessine1 Midan Mehatta St. MaadiTel: +20 (2) 19199

Cairo Taxis

• Cairo International Taxi3 Mohamed Karim St. Nasr CityTel.: +20 (2) 2267 0118/19155• Cairo City Cab4, Latin America St., (Isis Building), Garden City.Tel.: +20 (2) 2792 1463/16516• Cairo Radio Cab68 St. No. 104, MaadiTel.: +20 (2) 2526 0086

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