Egypt Travel Tours Nile Cruise
Escorted tour & cruise combined

9 days / 8 nights

1Sep 2007 -
 30 Apr 2008

Egypt Temples and Pyramids Tour with Nile Cruise
Arrival in Cairo on Saturdays

Itinerary:
Day 1 Saturday  Cairo - Arrival 
Arrival Cairo International Airport, our representative will meet and assist you through Passport Control and Customs. Transfer to your hotel, free time to recover from jet-lag, and overnight.
Day 2 Sunday Cairo
Breakfast at your hotel. Full day sightseeing tour to visit the three Pyramids of Giza, once considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World; the mysterious great Sphinx with a lion's body, a human face and a royal beard. Continue on the Memphis, the once magnificent capital city of legendary King Menes, the first pharaoh to wear the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. After lunch we'll visit Sakkara and the famous Step Pyramid of Zoser, the first large stone building in the world. Return to Cairo, overnight B.L.
    Optional :*    Enter one of the three Pyramids at Giza.   
Day 3 Monday Cairo
Breakfast at your hotel. Full-day sightseeing tour to the outstanding Egyptian Museum of Antiquities with the largest collection of Egyptian art in the world. Lunch, followed by visiting medieval Cairo including the Citadel of Saladin, the Mohammed Ali and Sultan Hassan Mosques and the famous Khan el Khalili Bazaar. Return to the hotel. Evening free, overnight in Cairo. B.L.
    Optional :*    Visit the Mummies section of the Museum.   
Day 4  Tuesday  Cairo-Luxor
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo. Transfer to Cairo domestic airport for your flight to Luxor. Upon arrival to Luxor airport, transfer to your Nile Cruise vessel, the 5 star Radamis II Movenpick, your home for the next five days.
   Cruise Program:
11:00    Check-in.
13:00    Lunch aboard the cruise.
14:00    Visit East bank (Karnak and Luxor temples).
17:00    Afternoon tea. Free time on board
20:00    Dinner aboard cruise. Overnight in Luxor on board B.L.D
Day 5     Wednesday Luxor - Esna
07:00    Breakfast aboard the cruise. Visit the West bank (Valleys of the Kings and  Queens, Temple of Hatshipsut at Deir El Bahary and Cossi of Memmon).
13:00    Lunch aboard the cruise while sailing to Esna.
17:00    Afternoon tea.
19:30    Information cocktail (introduction to the crew).
20:00    Dinner aboard the cruise.
21:00    Arrival and overnight in Esna.
21:30    Galabeya Party (fancy dress party). B.L.

Optional: *Enter the tomb of Tutankhamon 
* Attend evening Sound and Light show at Karnak Temple.

Day 6  Thursday   Esna - Edfu - Kom Ombo
07:00    Breakfast aboard the cruise.
            Sailing to Edfu.
09:00   Visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu by horse carriage.
13:00    Lunch aboard the cruise while sailing to Kom Ombo.
14:00    Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo 17:00   Afternoon tea.
20:00    Dinner aboard the cruise.
21:30    Entertainment with Egyptian belly dancer. Overnight in Kom Ombo.B.L.D
Day 7    Friday  Kom Ombo - Aswan
07:00    Breakfast aboard the cruise while sailing to Aswan. Aswan sightseiing (Philae temple, the unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam).
13:00    Lunch aboard the cruise and then free afternoon.14:00 Panoramic visit around the islands by faluca
17:00    Afternoon tea.
20:00    Dinner aboard the cruise. Overnight in Aswan.. B.L.D
Day 8  Saturday  Aswan - Cairo
Breakfast aboard the cruise. 08:00 Check-out. End of the Cruise Program.    Transfer to Aswan Domestic Airport for your flight to Cairo.Upon arrival in Cairo, transfer to your hotel and the rest of the afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Cairo B.
    Optional : *    Gala Dinner featuring oriental dinner with show and belly-dancing.
Day 9    Sunday Cairo - Final Departure   
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to Cairo International Airport for your final flight. 

Tour & Cruise Package Includes:

  • Deluxe or first class or standard hotel accommodation in Cairo with buffet breakfast (Hotel Cairo Mariott-deluxe , Hotel Helnan Shepherd - first class and President Hotel - standard )
  • All transfers between Airports/Hotels/Ships
  • English speaking guide, porterage at Cairo airport
  • Radamis I or II. Movenpick Nile Cruise (deluxe) in Upper Egypt on full -board basis including sightseeing as per itinerary (except Optional tours)
  • Land taxes and service charges
  • Round trip transfers within Egypt including handling and porterage
  • Full day Cairo Pyramids Tour : Great Pyramids and Sphinx including lunch
  • Full day Cairo City Tour : Egyptian Museum, Citadel, Sultan Hassan and bazaar including lunch
  • All entrance fees and hotel taxes
  • Domestic air within Egypt: Cairo/Luxor- Aswan/Cairo
Prices per person in US Dollars or Euro* based on the number of passengers in your party
Sep 01/2007-Apr 30/2008
 

2-4 People

 

5-10
people
11-20 
people
Single supplement
In 3  Star Hotels 937 892 874 374
In 4 Star Hotels 1035 979 937 344
In 5 Star Hotels 1124 1068 1041 488
Supplement for Christmas and Easter: Dates: 23 Dec'07 - 3Jan'08 & 20Mar - 31Mar '08 : 26% on the above mentioned prices 

End of the Temples and Pyramids Egypt Tour and Nile cruise Program

 

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