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Experience Egypt With Zahi Hawass

President Obama got a tour of the Pyramids with Dr. Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and you can too. The charismatic Dr. Hawass, who has also been part of a host of documentaries on Egypt's rich past, headlines a weekend discovering the wonders of Cairo November 27-30, 2009. The Wonder With One Of The Seven Wonders package features one night at Fairmont Towers, Heliopolis and two nights at Fairmont Nile City with breakfast and dinner; a full day tour of the Great Pyramids of Giza and Saqqara; a guided tour of the Cairo Museum, Nile Felucca ride and a dinner lecture with Dr. Zahi Hawass. Rates for the three-night package start from $960 per person.

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MGM Mirage Announces Egypt Hotel

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Real Estate Developments

MGM Mirage and New Giza for Real Estate Development have announced plans for the MGM Grand New Giza on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Equity funding for the development will be provided by New Giza for Real Estate Development while MGM Mirage will provide management services and branding. The 550-room MGM Grand will have views of the city of Cairo and the pyramids of Giza and will be connected via electric train to the new Egyptian antiquities museum currently under construction.

The New Giza development is a new master-planned community that is built over 1,500 acres of land and will include homes, hotels, restaurants, malls and a golf course. Around 80 percent of the 2,500 villas and townhomes will enjoy all-around views of Cairo and the Pyramids of Giza. The hotel is currently under design and is expected to open in 2013.

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