Cairo
/ Luxor / Aswan / Alexandria
Fully Escorted
15 days/ 14 nights featuring an 8 day/ 7 night Deluxe
Nile cruise
Weekly departures year round
December 13, 20 & 27, 2008 departures SOLD OUT
ALL INCLUSIVE*
PRICES STARTING
AT $3045 (from Cairo)
TOUR INCLUDES ALL
MEALS FROM ARRIVAL TO CAIRO UNTIL DEPARTURE
(not including beverages)
* porterage for two bags
* Fully escorted from arrival to Cairo until departure
from Egypt
The
Program:
Day
01: (Saturday) Arrive Cairo, staff will assist
with clearing immigration and customs then transfer
you to the Le
Meridien Pyramids hotel. Welcome Dinner. Overnight Cairo (D)
Optional Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids: $30 a 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
a full 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,L,D)
Day
03: (Monday) Buffet breakfast, check out of the
hotel and staff will transfer you to 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 then visit the Temple
of Horus.
Enjoy lunch while sailing to Kom Ombo then to Aswan.
Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Aswan (B,L,D)
Day
06: (Thursday) Breakfast then visit the High
Dam,
the Unfinished
Obelisk
and the Temple
of Philae.
Lunch. 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 (B,L,D)
Day
07: (Friday) Breakfast, Free morning to enjoy
Aswan or optional excursions, Lunch on board. Afternoon
sail to Kom Ombo. Visit the Temple
of Kom Ombo and sail to Edfu. Dinner and evening
entertainment. Overnight Edfu. (B,L,D)
Optional Abu
Simbel excursion: $250 per person
Optional Camel trek to St.
Simeon's Monastery ruins: $60 per person
Day
08: (Saturday) Breakfast while sailing to Esna. Cross the lock and continue sailing to Luxor. Lunch while sailing. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Luxor (B,L,D)
Day
09: (Sunday) Breakfast then cross the Nile and
visit the West Bank (the Valley
of the Kings and Queens,
the Temple
of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari and the
Colossi
Memnon). Lunch on board. Afternoon free at leisure
in Luxor. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight
Luxor (B,L,D)
Optional Hot Air Balloon: $150 per person
Day
10: (Monday) After
breakfast staff transfers you to the airport, assists
with checking in and you fly to Cairo. Transfer by air-conditioned
vehicle to Alexandria,
the city Alexander the Great built and Cleopatra made
famous. Enjoy the comfort of the Renaissance Alexandria Hotel,
right on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Overnight
Alexandria (B on the ship, Lunch en route to Alexandria,
Dinner in Alexandria)
Day
11: (Tuesday) A full day touring the wonders
of Alexandria including the catacombs,
the museums, the Greco-roman sites and the new library.
Overnight Alexandria (B,L,D)
Day
12: (Wednesday) Enjoy Alexandria in the morning
and return to Cairo in the afternoon. Arriving transfer
to the Cairo
Sonesta hotel. Overnight Cairo (B,L,D)
Day
13: (Thursday) 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 then end the day with a visit to the Khan
el Khalili bazaar where travelers have been finding
bargains since the middle ages. Overnight Cairo (B,L,D)
Day
14: (Friday) Visit 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,L,D)
Day
15: (Saturday) 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. Included meals are in hotel or cruise main dining room and are buffet. Fees for visiting antiquity sites and museums. Services of an English speaking licensed Egyptologist. Service charges and taxes. Tips for ground personnel except Egyptologist.
NOT
included are: Items of a personal nature such as tips for Egyptologist, 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, meals in any hotel or cruise speciality restaurant, any items not specifically covered in the included items.
| Grand
Egypt Price |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$3,045 |
$3,645 |
| Shoulder (May and Sep) |
$3,295 |
$3,995 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$3,595 |
$4,345 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New
Year, Easter) |
$4,175 |
$5,075 |
December 13, 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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for full details.
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