12 days/11 nights
featuring
Cairo, Aswan, Luxor and Alexandria including
* Guaranteed weekly departures
* A 4 day/3 night Deluxe Five Star Nile cruise
* Tours to the "A" list of sites in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and the city Cleopatra made famous, Alexandria
* International buffet breakfast daily plus lunches and dinners while on the cruise
Day
01: (Monday) Arrive Cairo, clear immigration and customs then staff transfers you to the Movenpick Pyramids hotel. Overnight Cairo
VISAS: All travelers to Egypt must have a visa. Citizens of most countries can obtain one on arrival. Please let us know what passport you are traveling with and we will confirm whether you can get your’s on arrival.
Day 02: (Tuesday) International buffet breakfast at the hotel, then a full day tour of the Pyramids
at Giza, the Sphinx and the early pyramids at Sakkara and Dashur. Overnight Cairo (B)
OPTIONAL sound and light show at the pyramids: $40 per
person
Day
03: (Wednesday) International buffet breakfast, check out, then visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and marvel at King
Tut's treasures. Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Aswan. Arriving staff transfers you to the Iberotel Nile Resort where you will enjoy the comfort of a Nile view room with private balcony. Overnight Aswan (B)
Day
04: (Thursday) Buffet breakfast, free morning or an optional tour to Abu Simbel to visit the famous temples of Ramses.
Afternoon tour of the Nubian Museum, a world class presentation of Nubia's culture and history. Overnight Aswan (B)
OPTIONAL TOURS:
OPTIONAL excursion to Abu Simbel this morning including transfers, flights, private guide, entry fees, service charges and taxes $250 per person
Camel trek to St. Simeon's Monastery ruins: $60 per person
Day
05: (Friday) Breakfast, check out then enjoy a tour of the Temple
of Philae, the Pharaohs granite quarries with the Unfinished
Obelisk and the High
Dam. Transfer to board your five star Deluxe Nile cruiser, the M/S Royal Viking or the M/S Amarco I. Lunch on board, Dinner. Overnight Cruise (B, L, D)
NOTE: Due to river conditions and which boat chosen the day to day sailing routine may change however the cruise always starts on Friday in Aswan and ends on Monday in Luxor.
Day
06: (Saturday) Breakfast on board while sailing to Kom Ombo. Visit the Temple of Two Gods. Return to the ship for lunch. Sail to Edfu. Dinner on board. Overnight Cruise (B, L, D)
Day
07: (Sunday) Breakfast on board then visit the Temple
of Horus in Edfu. Return to the ship to sail to Luxor. Lunch on board. Afternoon visit to the Temple of Luxor. Dinner on board. Overnight Cruise. (B, L, D)
Day
08: (Monday) Breakfast, disembark, visit the West Bank of Luxor including the Valley
of the Kings, the Temple of Queen
Hatshepsut at El-Deir El-Bahari and the Colossi
of Memnon. Return to the East bank and visit the Temple of Karnak. Staff transfers you to the Sonesta Luxor. Overnight Luxor (B)
OPTIONAL Sound and Light show at Karnak Temple: $40 per person
Day
09: (Tuesday) Buffet breakfast, then staff transfers you to the Luxor Airport and you fly to Cairo. Arriving Cairo continue to Alexandria by air-conditioned vehicle. Staff transfers you to the Radisson Blu. Overnight Alexandria (B)
Day
10: (Wednesday) Buffet breakfast then tour Alexandria, including a visit to the Alexandria National Museum, a world class presentation of Alexandria's history from its founding through the Middle Ages and visit the Greco Roman sites including the catacombs, Pompey's pillar and the amphitheater. Overnight Alexandria (B)
Day
11: (Thursday) Breakfast, check out and continue your tour of Alexandria including the new library then return to Cairo in the afternoon to the Fairmont
Heliopolis. Overnight Cairo (B)
Day
12: (Friday) Staff will transfer you to the Cairo Airport, assist with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure.
TOURS INCLUDE: GUARANTEED TO OPERATE WITH NO MINIMUM AND A MAXIMUM OF 16 TRAVELERS. All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle relating to the tour program starting with arrival to Cairo. Domestic flights in Egypt in economy class. Baggage handling of no more than 1 piece of luggage per person however baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk at all time during the tour. Hotels (based on double occupancy). 5 star Deluxe Nile cruise with outside Nile view cabin, private bath, individual climate control. Meals as outlined by B for breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner. Fees for visiting antiquity sites and museums. Services of an English speaking licensed Egyptologist. Service charges and taxes.
NOTE: During any of our small group tours people may join or leave at various times, however at no time would any group be larger than 16 travelers. We can provide private tours with an additional supplement. The cost depends on the tour chosen.
NOT
included are: INTERNATIONAL AIR, items of a personal nature such as tips (tipping guideline), entry visa, phone calls, laundry, beverages of any nature at any time, any items not specifically covered in the included items.
| Fantastic Egypt |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$2,295 |
$2,855 |
| Shoulder (May and Sept*) |
$2,545 |
$3,195 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$2,825 |
$3,545 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New
Year, Easter) |
$3,175 |
$3,955 |
*September tours must end no later than September 30 to get the shoulder season rate.
CHILDREN: Children between the ages of 6 and 11 pay 75% of the adult rate when sharing with two adults.
Children from 2 through 5 years pay 50% of the adult rate when sharing with two adults. Children under 2 are free.
Round trip air from JFK starting at $966
Laundry in Egypt
All hotels and the cruises have laundry/dry cleaning available.
Sample laundry prices IN EGYPTIAN POUNDS (LE) are:
Men:Shirts (collared, short or long sleeve): 9 to 17 LE
Trousers: 12 to 20 LE
Under shorts: 5 to 7 LE
T Shirts: 6 to 13 LE
Socks: 3 to 6 LE
Shorts: 7 to 13 LE
Ladies
Blouse: 10 to 17 LE
Panties: 5 to 8 LE
Bra: 5 to 8 LE
Slacks: 12 to 22 LE
Dress: 20 to 36 LE
T shirt: 6 to 13 LE
Shorts: 6 to 13 LE
Laundry in before 9AM is back at 6PM.
Laundry in after 9AM is back the following day.
Rush laundry is generally available at 50% more cost.
Dry cleaning is available with prices about the same as laundry.
Children's clothes are generally 50% of the adult cost.
Beverages
No drinks are included in tour prices. Some hotels and cruises give one bottle of water free daily others do not. As a general guide you could expect to pay:
Bottled water at hotels or on the cruise: $1 to $3 for a small bottle, $2.50-$5 for a large bottle.
NOTE: This is filtered water. If you order perrier it will cost more.
Coffee or Tea: 50 cents
Soft drinks (Coke, Pepsi, etc): $1 each
Alcoholic drinks:
Local beer: $3 per bottle
Imported beer: $5 to $8 per bottle
Wine: local $4 to $6 per glass. imported will be more $$.
Liquor: local $5 per cocktail + cost of mixer (soft drink, juice, etc), imported $8-$15 per cocktail + cost of mixer)
ICE: In the hotels and on the cruise the ice is prepared from filtered water.
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