Do people here know that Egyptair provides a free hotel and meal vouchers for any stopover over 8 hours. I recently took advantage of this on my latest trip to JNB. The procedure is in this thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/other...egypt-air.html

Also on our way there we booked a 14 hour tour that included tours to Giza, Memphis, Saqqara, Darshur, Felucca ride and Khan el-Khalili. We paid $95 each for a two person private tour with all entrance fees covered with lunch and snack included. The best part as opposed to our first trip to Egypt was that there was no side tours to Papyrus or Perfume Museums, just the tour and the guide was amazing. It is great time for visitors to get a great price on a custom tour.