Cairo / Aswan
/ Luxor
Fully Escorted
11 days/ 10 nights including a 5 day/ 4 night Deluxe Nile cruise
Weekly departures year round
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 sail on the Nile 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 |
Holiday events:
Most hotels and cruises in Egypt have special Christmas and New Year festivities.
In most cases these are mandatory for all guests.
As an example the prices generally are from $75 to $150 per person however we
do not know the actual price until a month or so before the holiday.
THESE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR INVOICE.
You pay them at the location on check 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.
Terms and Conditions
Email us at travelegyptinfo@gmail.com
or call Toll Free in the USA/Canada 1 (877) 778-3497 for full details.
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