Cairo/ Luxor/ Aswan/ Alexandria
Fully Escorted from arrival to Cairo
11 days/ 10 nights including a 4 day/ 3 night Deluxe Nile cruise
Weekly departures year round
The Program:
Day
01: (Monday) Arrive Cairo, staff assists you with clearing immigration and customs then transfers you to the Le
Meridien Pyramids Hotel. O/N 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. O/N Cairo (B)
Day
03: (Wednesday) 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: (Thursday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Aswan. Arriving Aswan, 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)
Optional tour to Abu
Simbel. $250 per person
Day
05: (Friday) Breakfast at the hotel, check out then visit to the High
Dam, the Unfinished
Obelisk and the Temple
of Philae. 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
06: (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
07: (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
08: (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
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. Enjoy the hospitality of the Marriott Renaissance, right on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. O/N Alexandria (B)
Day
10: (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
11: (Thursday) Staff will transfer you to the Cairo 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 (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), tips, phone calls, laundry, drinks with meals, any items not specifically covered in the included items.
| Fantastic Egypt Price |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$2,095 |
$2,645 |
| Shoulder (May and Sep) |
$2,295 |
$2,895 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$2,445 |
$2,945 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New
Year, Easter) |
$2,945 |
$3,695 |
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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