Alexandria /
Cairo / Luxor / Aswan
Fully Escorted
13 days/ 12 nights
Weekly departures year round
This is the perfect tour for romantics. Whether
you are celebrating your recent marriage or renewing vows made decades
ago. A combination of luxury, entertainment and educational experiences
in a setting like none other on Earth.
Sample Tour Outline:
Day
01: (Monday) Arrive and staff will assist you with clearing
immigration and customs and transfer you to the Mena House hotel,
where you will enjoy a Pyramid view room with private balcony. 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: (Tuesday) A full day tour
of Memphis, the ancient capital, Sakkarra
with it's famous Stepped Pyramid and Dahshur
with it's famous Bent and Red Pyramids plus the new Imhotep museum. Overnight
Cairo (B)
Day
03: (Wednesday) Tour of the Giza plateau
where you will marvel at the seventh wonder of the world, the Great
Pyramid. Stare into the face of the inscrutable Sphinx.
Overnight Cairo (B)
Day
04: (Thursday) Enjoy a visit to the Egyptian
Museum of Antiquities, featuring King Tut's treasures.
Then visit the famous Khan el Khalili
bazaar where travelers have been finding bargains since the middle
ages. Overnight Cairo (B)
Day
05: (Friday) Depart Cairo by air-conditioned vehicle for
Alexandria. The city Alexander the Great
built and Cleopatra made famous. Arriving enjoy the comfort of the
beautiful Renaissance Alexandria Hotel right on the shore of the Mediterranean
Sea. Overnight Alexandria (B)
Day
06: (Saturday) Tour Alexandria including the Greco-Roman
sites, the museums and the new world famous library.
Return to Cairo in the evening and the comfort of the Fairmont Heliopolis
hotel. (B)
Day
07: (Sunday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists
with checking in and you fly to Luxor. Arriving staff transfers you
to the Sonesta St. George hotel where you will have a Nile view room.
Overnight Luxor (B)
Day
08: (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.
Day
09: (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
10: (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
11: (Thursday) Visit the Temple of Philae,
the Pharaohs Granite quarries featuring 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
12: (Friday) Disembark the cruise after your buffet breakfast.
Staff will transfer you to the airport, assist with checking in for
a flight to Cairo. Arriving, staff will transfer you to the Fairmont
Heliopolis hotel. Overnight Cairo (B)
NOTE: optional tour to visit the famous temples of Ramses at Abu Simbel
this morning. Cost is $250 per person including transfers, flights,
private guided tour, entry fees, service charges and taxes.
Day
13: (Saturday) Staff will transfer you to the airport,
assist with exit formalities and checking in for your international
departure.
TOURS
INCLUDE: 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.
| Romance
of Egypt Price |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$2,095 |
$2,595 |
| Shoulder (May and Sep) |
$2,395 |
$2,895 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$2,795 |
$3,395 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New
Year, Easter) |
$3,295 |
$4,095 |
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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