Visiting Egypt

Any botanical sites there?

I consulted my book and here's what Egypt has to offer: Al Montazah Palace Gardens (46ha.) in Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria?). The palace is the summer residence of Egypt's president; it seems the gardens are open to the public for a fee. There's Al Azhar Park (30ha.) in Cairo--a large formal garden with pools. And lastly there's Karnak (100ha.) in Luxor, where there used to be a garden in ancient times, but the plants are now mostly in the form of inscriptions on the walls. Plenty of palms trees but not much else...do post some pictures if you can!

Thank you so much! Below is a link for my trip, fyi. I will be flying into Cairo, and will also go to Luxor!

http://www.brendanvacations.com/tour.aspx?1082

Marianne

That looks good. But, apart from the scheduled visit to the botanical gardens on Kitchener’s Island, can't see you getting too much time to visit other gardens. Are you planning to stay a bit longer after the tour?

May be good to study a bit before you get there:

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/flowers.htm

http://www.touregypt.net/magazine/animals.htm

http://westerndesertflora.geolab.cz/

http://www.aromamedical.com/articles/egyptanc.html

http://www.mpcpegypt.com/English/Global/Index.aspx

Actually Tropicbreeze, we have a 2 or 3 half days to wander off from the tour. My sister and I are still deciding (have until Mid November) if we want to extend the trip.
Metrosideros, thank you ever so much for those resources! I will check out each of them!!
Marianne