Cairo
/ Luxor / Aswan / Alexandria / Sinai
Fully Escorted from arrival to Cairo
15 days/ 14 nights including a 4 day/ 3 night DELUXE
Nile cruise
Weekly departures year round
December 14, 21 & 28, 2008 departures SOLD OUT
Imagine photographing sunrise at the Great Pyramid, sunset on the Nile
and more. This tour is based on the travels of David Roberts, who’s drawings of Egypt done in the 1840’s gave the Western World the first glimpse of Egypt’s temples and history.
Your lens will have
the opportunity to capture 5000 years of history plus modern
life along the Nile and in the Sinai.
"Thank you for a GREAT trip. You and your colleagues did a top notch job. My images are now posted on my website: www.southerncrossgalleries.com."
Thanks,
Dean
The
Program:
Day
01: (Sunday) Arrive Cairo, staff will assist
with clearing immigration and customs then transfer
you to the Le
Meridien 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: (Monday) 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 Dahshur. O/N Cairo (B)
Day
03: (Tuesday) International buffet breakfast at the hotel then visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and marvel at King
Tut's treasures. In the afternoon, visit the Khan
el Khalili Bazaar where travelers have been finding bargains since the Middle Ages. Overnight Cairo (B)
Day
04: (Wednesday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Aswan. Arriving staff transfers you to the Basma Hotel. Located on the highest elevation in the area it offers commanding views of the city, desert and Nile. O/N Aswan (B)
Day
05: (Thursday) Breakfast at the hotel, then visit to the High
Dam,
the Unfinished
Obelisk
and the Temple
of Philae. Overnight Aswan (B)
Optional tour to Abu
Simbel $250 per person
Day
06: (Friday) Cross the Nile by Felucca to Kitchener’s Garden Island. With plants always in bloom and abundant wildlife this is a photographer’s treat. Then Board your deluxe Nile cruiser, the Queen
of Hansa, where you will enjoy an upper decks, outside Nile view cabin with opening panoramic windows. Lunch while sailing to Kom Ombo. Visit the Temple
of Kom Ombo and sail to Edfu. Dinner & evening entertainment. Overnight Edfu (B,L,D)
Day
07: (Saturday) Breakfast on board then visit the Temple of Edfu and sail to Esna. Pass the lock and sail to Luxor. Dinner & evening entertainment. Overnight Luxor (B,L,D)
Day
08: (Sunday) Breakfast on board then cross the Nile to visit the West Bank (the Valley
of the Kings, the Temple
of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari and the Colossi
of Memnon). Lunch on board. In the afternoon visit the Karnak and Luxor Temples on the East Bank. Dinner & evening entertainment. Overnight Luxor (B,L,D)
Day
09: (Monday) Disembark after breakfast. Staff transfers you to the Sonesta St. George Hotel in Luxor. Free time to enjoy Luxor or optional tour to Dendara and Abydos. O/N Luxor (B on cruise)
Optional Hot Air balloon. $150 per person.
Optional full day tour to Dendara and Abydos. $120 per person.
Optional Sound and Light show at Karnak temple. $30 per person.
Day
10: (Tuesday) Buffet breakfast, check out, then staff transfers you to the Luxor Airport and you fly to Cairo. Arriving Cairo continue to Alexandria by air-conditioned vehicle. Enjoy the hospitality of the Marriott Renaissance, right on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. O/N Alexandria (B)
Day
11: (Wednesday) 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. Return to Cairo in the evening and transfer to the Fairmont Heliopolis. O/N Cairo (B)
Day
12: (Thursday) Staff transfers you to the Cairo airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Sharm el Sheikh. You have now left Africa and arrived is Asia!! Staff will transfer you to the Sheraton Beach Resort. Free day to enjoy Sharm. In the evening enjoy a trip to the desert, meet the Bedouin, enjoy a traditional bar-b-que and star gaze. Overnight Sharm (B)
Day
13: (Friday) Breakfast, check out and depart for Wadi Feiran. Steeped in biblical mystery, it was here, according to locals, scholars, and legend, that Moses struck a rock with his staff, bringing forth a spring so his people could drink. Feiran is also the site of Rafadim, the fabled oasis where the Hebrews camped and battled the Amelecites. It is said that a journey through Feiran is to pass through an entire chapter of the Old Testament (Exodus 17). Continue to the foot of Mt. Sinai to overnight at St. Catherine's Plaza. Overnight Sinai (B,L,D)
Day
14: (Saturday) Take it easy, go to bed early for if you intend to climb Mt. Sinai to see the sunrise. The climb is about 2.5 hours and only for those in good physical condition. The altitude at the crest will be about 8,000 feet and it can be very cold during the winter months. If you climb the mountain you will return to the base hotel for breakfast then check out and visit St. Catherine’s monastery. If you do not intend to climb the mountain you will have breakfast at the hotel, check out and visit St. Catherine's Monastery with it’s famous Chapel of the Burning Bush. Departing St. Catherine’s drive East toward the Gulf of Aqaba. Stop to visit the Rock of Inscriptions, where travelers have left directions and messages for 8,000 years. See Ein Kudra Oasis, traditionally hazarot for the Children of Israel, enjoy lunch at Habiba, a wonderful open air waterfront restaurant right on the Gulf of Aqaba, then return to Sharm for an evening flight to Cairo. Arriving staff transfers you to the Fairmont Heliopolis hotel. Overnight Cairo (B,L)
Day
15: (Sunday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists 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 (based on double occupancy). 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: Items of a personal nature such as entry visa (available at the airport on entry for USA citizens. Other nationalities should check with the nearest Egyptian consulate), camera fees, tips, phone calls, laundry, drinks with meals, any items not specifically covered in the included items.
| Photographer's Egypt Price |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$3,090 |
$3,645 |
| Shoulder (May and Sep) |
$3,445 |
$4,095 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$3,690 |
$4,395 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New
Year, Easter) |
$4,595 |
$5,690 |
December 14, 21 & 28, 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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or call Toll Free in the USA/Canada 1 (877) 778-3497
for full details.
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