By Fyllis Hockman
Traveling through Egypt on Overseas Adventure Travel’s (OAT) Ancient Egypt and the Nile River Tour took us to all the highlights: Egyptian Museum — check, Step Pyramid — check, King Tut’s mummy — check, Karnak Temple — check, Valley of the Kings — check, Giza Pyramids — check, the Sphinx — check. Our itinerary pretty much paralleled that of most tours of Egypt.
Those 6,000 years of history alone would have made it an astounding trip, impossible to wrap one’s head around. But OAT does more. First, the organization places great importance on the philosophy of “Learning and Discovery,” which it takes very seriously. This elevated an already enticing itinerary to a far more immersive travel experience….