Cairo
/ Aswan / Luxor
Fully Escorted
11 days/ 10 nights including a 5 day/ 4 night Deluxe Nile cruise
Weekly departures year round
December 20 & 27, 2008 departures SOLD OUT
The Program:
Day
01: (Saturday) Arrive Cairo, staff will assist
with clearing immigration and customs then transfer
you to the Le
Meridien Pyramids hotel. Overnight Cairo
OPTIONAL sound and light show at the pyramids ($30 per
person)
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: (Sunday) Enjoy
an international buffet breakfast and check out before
starting the day at the Pyramids
at Giza, home of the 7th wonder of the world, the
Great Pyramid. Visit the inscrutable Sphinx
and then a wonderful afternoon to explore the treasures
of the Egyptian
Antiquity Museum featuring King
Tut's treasures. Staff transfers you to the airport,
assists with checking in and you fly to Luxor. Arriving
staff transfers you to the Sonesta
Luxor Hotel. Overnight Luxor (B)
Day
03: (Monday) Buffet breakfast, check out of the
hotel, visit the West Bank's Necropolis of Thebes featuring
the Valley
of the Kings,
Queen
Hatshepsut's Temple and the Colossi
of Memnon.
Return to the East Bank to board your 5 star Deluxe
Nile cruiser, the Queen
of Hansa. Ship features include panoramic opening
floor to ceiling windows, large cabins, T.V./video/radio,
private baths and individual climate control. Lunch,
then visit Luxor
and Karnak
Temples. Watch the sunset over the Necropolis
of Thebes while enjoying dinner. Evening entertainment.
Overnight Luxor (B at the hotel, L,D on the ship)
OPTIONAL sound and light show at Karnak Temple $30 per
person.
Day
04: (Tuesday) Enjoy breakfast while sailing to
Esna. Pass the Esna lock and sail to Edfu. Lunch on
board. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Edfu
(B,L,D)
Day
05: (Wednesday) Breakfast on board then visit the Temple
of Horus.
Return to the ship and sail to Kom Ombo. Lunch
on board. Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo and sail to Aswan. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Aswan (B,L,D)
Day
06: (Thursday) After breakfast visit the Temple
of Philae,
the Pharaoh's granite quarries with the Unfinished
Obelisk
and the High
Dam.
FREE BONUS: Afternoon visit to the Botanical
Gardens traveling by Felucca
(native sailboat). These are wind powered only so if
there is no wind this will not operate. Dinner and evening
entertainment. Overnight Aswan (B,L,D)
Day
07: (Friday) Disembark the cruise after your
buffet breakfast. Staff transfers you to the Movenpick
Elephantine Island Resort. Afternoon visit to the Nubian
Museum,
a world class presentation of Nubia's culture and history.
Overnight Aswan (B)
Day
08: (Saturday) After your buffet breakfast staff
transfers you to the airport, assists with checking
in and you fly to Cairo, where staff will transfer you
to the Marriott Hotel. Overnight Cairo (B)
NOTE: An optional excursion to Abu
Simbel to visit the famous temples of Ramses can
be done before flying to Cairo. $250 a person including
transfers, flights, entry fees, private guide, service
charges and taxes.
Day
09: (Sunday) Buffet breakfast then a visit to
Memphis,
(the ancient capital), Sakkarra
with the Stepped Pyramid and Dahshur,
with it's famous Bent and Red Pyramids plus the new Imhotep museum. Overnight Cairo (B)
Day
10: (Monday) After
your buffet breakfast enjoy a tour of Old
Cairo with it's famous churches and synagogue plus
the Citadel
of Salah el Din, bane of the crusaders and the Alabaster
Mosque.
Overnight Cairo (B)
Day
11: (Tuesday) Staff will transfer you to the airport, assist with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure.
TOURS
INCLUDE: OPERATES WITH NO MINIMUM AND A MAXIMUM OF 16 TRAVELERS. Domestic flights in Egypt
in coach (economy) class. All transfers by air-conditioned
vehicle relating to the tour program starting with arrival
to Cairo. Baggage handling of no more than 2 pieces
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 upper decks, 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.
NOT
included are: Air ticket taxes, fuel surcharges,
items of a personal nature such as tips, entry visa
(available at the airport on entry for USA citizens.
Other nationalities should check with the nearest Egyptian
consulate), phone calls, laundry, drinks with meals,
any items not specifically covered in the included items.
| Pharaoh's
Nile Price |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$1,995 |
$2,695 |
| Shoulder (May and Sep) |
$2,195 |
$2,795 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$2,395 |
$2,995 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New
Year, Easter) |
$2,795 |
$3,395 |
December 20 & 27, 2008 departures SOLD OUT
Tours must be booked at least 45 days prior to arrival.
Prices
and itinerary subject to change without notice.
Single Price
is for Single occupancy hotel rooms and cruise cabins
based on a minimum of two travelers. Single travelers
(one person on the tour) would have additional cost.
FREQUENT
TRAVELERS: You are welcome to arrange your own
international air or we can assist. Also if you are
a member of any hotel chain frequent traveler program
you are welcome to use your points for hotel rooms and
the cost of the tour will be reduced accordingly OR
if you want to accumulate points plus take advantage
of membership hotel room upgrades let us know which
program you want to use.
We
contract with every major hotel chain including:
Egypt:
Basma: Aswan
El Salamlek Palace: Alexandria
Fairmont: Cairo (Heliopolis
& Nile Plaza)
Four Seasons: Cairo (First
Residence & Nile
Plaza), Alexandria,
Sharm
Helnan: Cairo (Shepheard),
Fayoum (Auberge)
Hilton: Cairo (Dreamland, Ramses, Conrad), Nuweiba
Hyatt: Cairo,
Sharm
Intercontinental: Cairo (City
Stars & Pyramids
Park Resort)
J.W. Marriott: Cairo
Le Méridien: Cairo (Pyramids)
Maritim: Luxor, Sharm (Jolie Ville Resort/Casino, Royal Peninsula, Jolie Ville Golf/Resort)
Marriott: Cairo,
Sharm
Movenpick: Aswan
Oberoi: Cairo (Mena
House)
Renaissance: Alexandria
Ritz-Carlton: Sharm
Sheraton: Cairo (Towers & Casino, Dreamland), Luxor, Sharm, Alexandria, Hurghada
(Soma
Bay)
Sofitel: Cairo (El
Gezirah), Luxor (Old
Winter Palace), Aswan (Old
Cataract)
Sonesta: Cairo, Luxor, Sharm, Hurghada, Taba
Steigenberger:
Luxor,
El
Gouna
St. Catherine's Plaza (Sinai)
Prices
are based on using the hotels shown. If you change hotels
the tour price may change.
International air from JFK on Egyptair
| International
Air (by date of departure) |
Price |
| Low (01 Nov - 12 Dec, 25 Dec - 31 Mar) |
$ 875 |
| Shoulder (01 Apr - 31 May, 16 Aug - 31 Oct) |
$ 950 |
| Peak I (01 Jun - Jun 15, 01 Aug - 15 Aug) |
$1,215 |
| Peak II (16 Jun - 31 Jul,
13 Dec - 24 Dec) |
$1,375 |
Ticket prices do not include air ticket taxes, fuel surcharges or security fees.
Egyptair limits baggage to:
2 pieces of checked luggage, each not exceeding 50lbs and its
measurements not exceeding 62 inches,
the sum of width+length+height AND
1 piece Carry-on bag not exceeding 15lbs.
Add On
flights to JFK from major USA airports
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