Study Abroad Orientation & Excursions in Egypt
IFSA-Butler Egypt Program
Arrival and orientation
- Arrangements for mandatory group flight
- Airport pick-up for group flight travelers
- 10-day on-site orientation: Includes transportation, accommodation, activities and most meals
- Intensive language classes to give students everyday language skills
- Welcome meal
Orientation lectures
- Introduction to Egyptian culture
- Discussion of academic differences and expectations
- Egyptian antiquities
- Egyptian literature
- Egypt Revolution
- Future of Egypt
- Health issues and nutrition
- Crossing Cultures
- Traveling around Egypt
- Safety briefing
- Women's issues
- Dealing with Stereotypes
- Egyptian music
- Calligraphy
Cultural events
- Visit to Khan el Khalili, the oldest continuous market in Cairo
- Visit to the Egyptian Museum
- Evening show(s) at Cairo Opera House, Whirling Dervishes or Egyptian Traditional Music
Excursions
- 5-day trip to Luxor to visit the Valley of the Kings, Karnack Temple and Valley of the Queens (included in program fee)
- Weekend excursion-various excursions in the past have been to the Red Sea, Oasis or along the coast of the Mediterranean
- Tour of Islamic Cairo and Al-Azhar Mosque
- Tour of the religious complex (Coptic Cairo)
- Visit to the Citadel of Cairo and Mohamed Ali Mosque
- Tour of a carpet school
- Visit to a perfume factory
- Day trip to the historic sites of pyramids-Sakkara, Dashur and ending at the Great Pyramids of Giza
- Tour of the National Museum of Alexandria
- Visit to Fort Qaitbey on the location of the Lighthouse of Alexandria
- Tour of the Bibliotheca Alexandria, one of the oldest libraries in the world
Other activities
- Monthly get-together meals
- Cooking Lessons
- "Home Cooked" Egyptian meals
- Language partners in Alexandria
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