Nile River Expedition, Egypt
Egypt Oceania River Conference
3 April - 13 April 2026
Few historical destinations speak to the imagination as much as Egypt does. Surrounded by the improbably complex architecture of the ancient Egyptians, the ancient culture of the pharaohs is palpably present in the landscape. The Egypt Oceania River Conference takes you to the heart of this ancient land, on a journey along the legendary Nile river that has been the centre of life in Egypt since its history began over six millennia ago. This is where some of the earliest developments in writing, agriculture, urbanisation and centralised government can be traced back to, and an undoubtedly spectacular and informative backdrop to our medical, legal and dental conferences.
This conference is a once-in-a-lifetime journey that combines professional development, quality networking and an unforgettable setting. Over the course of 11 days, we will explore the remnants and heritage of Egyptian civilisation and discover the country's modern reinvention from the comfort of a luxurious cruise ship boasting just 42 cabins. You will have the chance to walk in the footsteps of pharaohs and queens as you float down the Nile with the guidance of an expert Egyptologist who will bring the country's rich past to life. This immersive experience promises to be equal parts engaging, informative and incredibly inspiring.
We begin our journey in the Egyptian capital: Cairo. This fascinating city is the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, and a true melting pot of history and contemporary culture. Cairo has a rich academic history, being home to one of the world’s oldest universities, Al-Azhar, which was founded around 970. Here we will explore a 12th Century citadel, the city’s famous Alabaster Mosque and the Egyptian Museum - home to some of the country’s priceless treasures, including Pharaoh Tutankhamun's gold burial mask. We will also visit the Ancient Memphis sites, including the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. This site is also where many of Egypt’s doctors were buried, including Imhotep - who was later elevated to the status of a deity for his contributions to medicine and healing.
From Cairo we fly down to Luxor, where the river cruise on the Nile begins.
After arriving in Luxor, we will explore the Temple at Karnak which dates back to around 2000 BC. Part of a vast complex that was built over the lifetimes of 30 pharaohs, this is one of the largest and most impressive sites in the country. Having been buried under the sand for more than thousand years, today we can admire the impressive grand avenues of sphinxes and halls of gigantic columns once again. Karnak is also home to the one of the first temples dedicated to Maat, the goddess who embodied concepts of law, morality and justice.
Following a stop at Dendera, after a conference welcome dinner, the next day we discover the Temple of Hathor and Temple of Luxor, equally impressive archeological sites. The ship will then head in the direction of Kom Ombo and visit the Colossi of Memnon and the Valley of the Kings.
At Kom Ombo there is an opportunity to join a bird-watching boat ride, and discover the unique flora and fauna of the Nile river. The southernmost point of the cruise is Aswan, where you can visit the Aswan Dam (a marvel of modern engineering), and ride a traditional Nile River felucca for afternoon tea at the Old Cataract Hotel Aswan, famous for being depicted in Agatha Christie’s novel Death on the Nile.
Passing through Edfu, cruising through The Nile, we arrive at Esna, the important cultural center for the Ptolemaic Period. In Esna we will explore The Temple of Esna, which was the last Egyptian temple to be decorated with hieroglyphic texts.
The Uniworld S.S. Sphinx
Travel in style on board the Uniworld S.S. Sphinx. Tastefully decorated by local artisans, this cruise ship will allow you to immerse yourself into Egyptian culture from the comfort of a luxurious ship. With only 42 cabins, this exclusive venue is ideal for a conference as it encourages professional networking with fellow passengers. The S.S. Sphinx offers two restaurants, a sun deck with shaded cabanas and a swimming pool, massage room, fitness centre, spa and much more. Contact CPE Travel to obtain a quote for your cabin on the cruise component.
Conference Registration
Single Registration
Individual conference registration
$1,695
Multiple Registration
More than one conference or delegate
$ 1,395
Speaker Registration
For approved conference speakers
$ 1,095
Please note that it is a condition for registration of this conference that all delegates must book and pay for the expedition component through CPE Travel. The reason for this is that we need to command the common areas of the ship in order to conduct our conferences and we can only do so if every delegate and accompanying person is part of our group booking. Unfortunately any person booking directly with the cruise company or other travel agent will not be able to register or attend the conference.
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Legal Accreditation & Agenda
This conferences will take place over the duration of a full week with 4 academic days, each with a minimum of 4 hours of academic content each day (making a minimum total of 16 hours for the entire conference). The academic agenda is released on the first day of the conference, in order to provide the diversity and local input that are an important aspect of our conferences. Often local presenters are unable to commit to a specific session time months in advance. We believe (and indeed our feedback reflects) that the local presenters and field trips add immeasurable value to the academic experience and as such we want to preserve our ability to include them. After each conference you will be provided with a Certificate of Attendance and the academic agenda for your records.
Do you need documentation or a letter for your employer to attend this conference?
Please email [email protected] and we will arrange this for you.
Barristers
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According to our reading of the Bar Association of Queensland's 'Administration Rules', Queensland Barristers must earn 10 legal CPD points annually, and 1 CPD point is earned for each completed hour of engagement in a CPD activity. (Calendar year runs from April until the end of March). We aim to cover at least one topic on 'Ethics and Professional Responsibility' and 'Substantive Law, Practice and Procedure and Evidence'. Some legal conferences include topics on 'Practice Management and 'Barrister Skills'. Speakers can claim up to 3 CPD points per hour for their presentation.
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According to our reading of the 'Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Barristers) Rules 2015’ provided by the New South Wales Bar Association, 1 CPD point is earned for each completed hour of engagement in a CPD activity. We aim to cover at least one topic on 'Ethics and Professional Responsibility' and 'Substantive Law, Practice and Procedure and Evidence'. Some legal conferences include topics on 'Practice Management and 'Barrister Skills'.
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According to our reading of the ACT Bar Association's Continuing Professional Development Program Protocol, ACT Barristers must earn 10 legal CPD points annually and 1 CPD point is earned for each completed hour of engagement in a CPD activity (Calendar year runs from April until the end of March). We aim to cover at least one topic on 'Ethics and Professional Responsibility' and 'Substantive Law, Practice and Procedure and Evidence'. Some conferences include topics on 'Practice Management and 'Barrister Skills'. In addition to this, Speakers may also claim up one point per hour of preparation (maximum of 2 points).
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According to our reading of 'The Victorian Bar Continuing Professional Development Policy 2016', Victorian Barristers must earn 10 legal CPD points annually and 1 CPD point is earned for each completed hour of engagement in a CPD activity (Calendar year runs from April until the end of March). We aim to cover at least one topic on 'Ethics and Professional Responsibility' and 'Substantive Law, Practice and Procedure and Evidence'. Some conferences include topics on 'Practice Management and 'Barrister Skills'. In addition to this, Speakers may also claim up one point per hour of preparation (maximum of 2 points).
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Based on our reading of the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development rules all our legal conferences attract 1 CPD point per hour and we aim to cover at least one topic of the mandatory activities of: “practical legal ethics”, “practice management or business skills” and “professional skills”.
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Based on our reading of the Law Society NT's CPD Guide for Practitioners, all our legal conferences attract a rate of 0.5 CPD points per 30 minutes. We aim to cover at least one topic on each of the following compulsory fields 'Professional ethics and Responsibility' and 'Professional Skills in Legal Practice'. Some conferences include topics on 'Practice Management and Business Skills'.
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There will be at least one session on mediation at each conference for the purpose of the CPD regime in the NMAS.
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On our reading of the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Ongoing Legal Education - Continuing Professional Development) Rules 2013, our legal conferences meet those rules’ CPD requirements on the basis of a legal practitioner applying attendance at each session of the legal conference in accordance with that practitioner’s Continuing Professional Development Plan and Record (CPDPR) [Rules 4, 5 6 & 7]
Solicitors
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Based on our reading of Queensland Law Society's Guidelines on CPD compliance for Queensland solicitors most sessions attract 1 CPD point per hour. In addition to this, each legal conference covers content under the mandatory core areas of 'Practical Legal Ethics' and 'Professional Skills' and some conferences have content on 'Practice Management and Business Skills'. Each conference has a minimum of 16 hours of academic content, as such delegates and speakers may choose the sessions that are most relevant to their practice and professional development.
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Based on our reading of the Law Society of New South Wales' Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015, all our legal conferences attract CLE points at a rate of 1 CLE point per hour. We aim to cover at least one topic on each of the following compulsory fields 'Ethics and Professional Responsibility', 'Professional Skills' and 'Substantive Law'. Some legal conferences include topics on 'Practice Management and Business skills'. Each legal conference has a minimum of 16 hours of academic content, as such delegates and speakers may choose the sessions that are most relevant to their practice and professional development.
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Based on our reading of the ACT Law Society's ‘A continuing professional development scheme for Canberra’s legal practitioners’, all our conferences attract CPD points at a rate of 1 CPD point per hour. We aim to cover at least one topic on each of the following compulsory fields 'Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility', 'Professional Skills' and 'Substantive Law and Procedural Law'. Some legal conferences include topics on 'Practice Management and Business skills'. Each conference has a minimum of 16 hours of academic content, as such delegates and speakers may choose the sessions that are most relevant to their practice and professional development.
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Based on our reading of the Victorian Law Institute's ‘Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015,’ all our conferences attract CPD points at a rate of 1 CPD point per hour. We aim to cover at least one topic on each of the following compulsory fields 'Ethics and Professional Responsibility', 'Professional Skills' and 'Substantive Law'. Some conference include topics on 'Practice Management and Business skills'. Each conference has a minimum of 16 hours of academic content, as such delegates and speakers may choose the sessions that are most relevant to their practice and professional development.
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Based on our reading of the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development rules all our legal conferences attract one point per hour and we aim to cover at least one topic of the mandatory activities of: “practical legal ethics”, “practice management or business skills” and “professional skills”.
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Based on our reading of the Law Society NT's CPD Guide for Practitioners, all our legal conferences attract a rate of 0.5 CPD points per 30 minutes. We aim to cover at least one topic on each of the following compulsory fields 'Professional ethics and Responsibility' and 'Professional Skills in Legal Practice'. Some conferences include topics on 'Practice Management and Business Skills'.
Medical Accreditation & Agenda
This conferences will take place over the duration of a full week with 4 academic days, each with a minimum of 4 hours of academic content each day (making a minimum total of 16 hours for the entire conference). The academic agenda is released on the first day of the conference, in order to provide the diversity and local input that are an important aspect of our conferences. Often local presenters are unable to commit to a specific session time months in advance. We believe (and indeed our feedback reflects) that the local presenters and field trips add immeasurable value to the academic experience and as such we want to preserve our ability to include them. After each conference you will be provided with a Certificate of Attendance and the academic agenda for your records.
Do you need documentation or a letter for your employer to attend this conference?
Please email [email protected] and we will arrange this for you.
Physicians & Surgeons
GPs and Emergency Physicians
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Based on our reading of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons Continuing Professional Development Guide (2017), most sessions attract points under Category Three: Maintenance and knowledge of skills at 1 point per hour for delegates and a total of 10 points per presentation for a speaker (max 20 per annum).
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Based on our reading of the CPD-Curriculum Framework outlined by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists sessions could attract points under the Domain 1 - Educational Activities.
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According to our reading of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Continuing Professional Development Standard, Anaesthetists can allocate self-directed CPD points for the medical conferences. CPE Conferences fall under the category of 'Knowledge and Skills'. For Delegates, lecture content will attract 1 credit per hour. For Speakers, 10 credits per presentation are claimable.
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Based on our reading of the Royal Australian College of Physician's 2023 MyCPD Framework, our academic content would accrue hours under the CPD Category 1 - Educational Activities. Each conference has a minimum of 16 hours of academic content.
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Based on our reading of the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand's CPD Activity Framework, Intensivists will be able to allocate self-directed CPD points for our conferences under Educational Activities. Each conference has a minimum of 16 hours of academic content.
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The RANZCR CPD Program is a self-directed and self-reporting program. It is our understanding that Radiologists that attend our conferences would attract CPD hours under Educational Activities.
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Based on our reading of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia's CPD Program, the content at our conferences would fit under 'Category A Code 7: Local, national or international conferences, courses, seminars, workshops and forums’. As substantiation and consistent with the guidelines, you will be provided with a certificate of participation and the academic agenda. In addition to general participation, speakers could claim hours under 'Category B Code 23: Preparation of a lecture, tutorial or other teaching activity '.
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Based on our reading of the Australian College of Dermatologists’ CPD Program, the content at our conferences accrues hours under Educational Activities as Meetings and Conferences. As substantiation and consistent with the guidelines, you will be provided with a certificate of participation and the academic agenda.
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Based on our reading of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists’ CPD Handbook, the content at our conferences accrues hours under Educational Activities as Meetings, congress, conference, workshops and webinars.
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Based on our reading of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists’ CPD Handbook, the content at our conferences accrues hours under Section 4: Self-Guided Learning.
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This organisation is an RACGP-accredited CPD Provider under the RACGP CPD Program. Full attendance at all sessions of each conference attracts 16 Educational Activities hours.
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Based on our reading of the Australian College for Rural and Remote Medicine’s CPD Framework, our conferences attract CPD under Educational Activities. If you are a rural GP attending an upcoming medical conference please contact us to request that the particular conference seeks college accreditation.
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Based on our reading of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine’s CPD Activity Guide, our conferences attract CPD under Educational Activities. If you are an Emergency Physician attending an upcoming medical conference please contact us to request that the particular conference seeks college accreditation.
Dental Accreditation & Agenda
Based on our reading of the Dental Board of Australia's Guidelines: Continuing Professional Development, many of our sessions attract relevant CPD hours as part of Clinically or Scientifically Based activities, under either Dento-legal responsibilities or specific topics on Dental health and closely related medical issues. For most other sessions, CPD hours are claimable under Non-Scientific activities. After the conference you will receive a Certificate of Attendance for your CPD records.
Further questions?
If you have any further questions regarding CPD & Accreditation please email [email protected]. For more information on a specific conference please register interest on the specific conference landing page.
Do you need documentation or a letter for your employer to attend this conference?
Please email [email protected] and we will arrange this for you.
Express interest to receive more information
Travelling to Egypt
Please note that it is a condition for registration of this conference that all delegates must book and pay for the expedition component through CPE Travel. The reason for this is that we need to command the common areas of the ship in order to conduct our conferences and we can only do so if every delegate and accompanying person is part of our group booking. Unfortunately any person booking directly with the expedition company or other travel agent will not be able to register or attend the conference.
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