Alexandria
/ Cairo / Luxor / Aswan
Fully Escorted
13 days/ 12 nights
Weekly departures year round
December 15, 22 & 29, 2008 departures SOLD OUT
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 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. 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 |
December 15, 22 & 29, 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
Terms and Conditions
Email us at travelegyptinfo@gmail.com
or call Toll Free in the USA/Canada 1 (877) 778-3497
for full details.
Traveler's Comments
