Special Egypt Tour and Nile Cruise, Alexandria
11 Days/10 Nights
(all year around)

In Cleopatra's Footsteps
 1May 2010 - 2Sep Jan 2011 

Arrivals every Saturday or Tuesday or Thursday in Cairo

Day 1: Cairo - Arrival (Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday)
Saturday - Arrival Cairo International Airport, our representative will meet and assist you through Passport Control and Customs. Transfer to your hotel, and overnight.
Day 2: Cairo (Sunday/ Wednesday, Friday)
Sunday - 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. We'll also visit Sakkara and the famous Step Pyramid of Zoser, the first large stone building in the world. Lunch will be during the tour in a restaurant near the Pyramids area. 
Optional: enter one of the Pyramids at Giza
Day 3: Cairo - Luxor (Monday, Thursday or Saturday departure for cruise)
Monday - 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 ship, check-in and lunch aboard the ship visit East bank (Karnack and Luxor temples), afternoon tea, dinner aboard, overnight in Luxor.
Day 4: Luxor - Esna (Tuesday, Friday or Sunday)
Tuesday - Breakfast aboard the cruise. Visit the West bank (Valleys of the Kings and Queens, Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir El Baharia and Colossi of Memnon), lunch aboard the cruise while sailing to Esna, dinner aboard the cruise and Galabeya Party (fancy dress party), arrival and overnight in Esna. 
Optional: *Enter the tomb of Tutankhamen . *Attend evening Sound and Light show at Karnack Temple.
Day 5: Esna - Edfu - Kom Ombo (Wednesday, Saturday, Monday)
Wednesday - Breakfast aboard the cruise, sailing to Edfu and visit the Temple of Horus by horse carriage, lunch aboard the cruise while sailing to Kom Ombo. Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, afternoon tea, dinner aboard the cruise. Egyptian belly-dancer, overnight in Kom Ombo.
Day 6: Kom Ombo - Aswan (Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday)
Thursday - Breakfast aboard the cruise while sailing to Aswan. Visit the Philae temple, the
unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam, lunch aboard the cruise and then free afternoon. Panoramic visit around the islands by felucca, afternoon tea, dinner aboard the cruise, overnight in Aswan
Day 7: Aswan - Cairo (Friday, Monday, Wednesday)
Friday - Breakfast aboard the cruise and check-out. Transfer to Aswan Domestic Airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival in Cairo, transfer to your hotel. Remainder of afternoon is free, overnight in Cairo.
Day 8: Cairo - Alexandria - Cairo (Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday)
Saturday - Breakfast at your hotel then departure to Alexandria by air-conditioned coach. Upon arrival begins a full-day tour of all the sites in Alexandria including the Greco-Roman Museum, the Roman Amphitheater, Pompeii's Pillar, and the Catacombs of Kom-el-Shugafa, the Fortress of Qait Bay (built from the remains of the Pharos lighthouse) and the Montazah Gardens. Lunch will be served at a seafood restaurant during the tour. After the tour you will be driven back to Cairo, overnight in Cairo.
Day 9: Cairo (Sunday, Wednesday, Friday)
Sunday - Breakfast at your hotel then spends a free day at leisure, overnight in Cairo. (Optional Gala Dinner with show and belly-dancing.)
Day 10: Cairo (Monday, Thursday, Saturday)
Monday - Breakfast at your hotel, full-day sightseeing tour to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities with the largest collection of Egyptian art in the world., the Citadel of Saladin, the Mohammed Ali and Sultan Hassan Mosques and the famous Khan el Khalili Bazaar. Lunch will be offered during the tour.
Optional: Visit the Mummies section of the Museum
Day 11: Cairo - Final Departure (Tuesday, Friday, Sunday)
Tuesday - Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to Cairo airport.

Tour & Cruise Package Includes:

  • Roundtrip transfers within Egypt including handling and porterage.
  • 6 nights accommodation at your choice of hotels in Cairo with buffet breakfast.
  • 4 nights aboard the (5 stars superior) from Luxor to Aswan with full
    board and all shore excursions.
  • Full day Cairo City Tour: Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo, Citadel and Bazaar, including 
    lunch.
  • Full day Cairo-Pyramids Tour: Memphis, Sakkara, Pyramids, Solar Boat Museum and
    Sphinx, including lunch.
  • Full day Alexandria: Catacombs of Kom El Shugafa, the Fortress of Qait Bay,the Greco-
    Roman Museum,Abu El Abbas and Alexandria Library include lunch .
  • Service of English or French Speaking Guide.
  • All entrance fees and hotel taxes
  • - Domestic Air within Egypt: Cairo/ Luxor and Aswan/Cairo

 Rates Exclude:
* Entry Visa at Cairo airport (18 US$) per person
* any optional Tours.
* Gratuities and personal Items

 

Rates in US$ valid for minimum 2 passengers traveling together  (see supplement for one person)

 

1May 2010 - 25 Sep 2010  

Price per person sharing double/triple room: US$ 1452  "4 star hotel and 5 superior Nile Cruise"

Single supplement : US$ 413

One person tour supplement : US$ 450 (if only one passenger traveling plus single supplement)

Hotel in Cairo : Grand Pyramids, Oasis hotel or Amarante Pyramids or Zoser hotel 

Nile Cruise : 5 star superior (see names below)

1May 2010 - 25 Sep 2010  

Price per person sharing double/triple room: US$ 1587  "5 star hotel and 5 superior Nile Cruise"

Single supplement : US$ 513

One person tour supplement : US$ 450 (if only one passenger traveling plus single supplement)

Hotel in Cairo : Movenpick Pyramids or Sofitel Sphinx or Safir or Pyramisa or Le Meriden Pyramids 

Nile Cruise : 5 star superior (see names below)

 

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26Sep 2010 - 16 Dec 2010 / High season supplement: 17Dec 2010- 2Jan 2011  **

Rate per person sharing double/triple room: US$ 1613  "4 star hotel and 5 superior Nile Cruise"

Single supplement : US$ 475

One person tour supplement : US$ 450 (if only one passengers traveling plus single supplement)

Hotel in Cairo : Grand Pyramids, Oasis hotel or Amarante Pyramids or Zoser hotel 

Nile Cruise : 5 star superior (see names below)

** High season supplement (17Dec 2010 - 2Jan 2011) : 35%

26Sep 2010 - 16 Dec 2010 / High season supplement: 17Dec 2010- 2Jan 2011  **

Rate per person sharing double/triple room: US$ 1763  "5 star hotel and 5 superior Nile Cruise"

Single supplement : US$ 575

One person tour supplement : US$ 450 (if only one passengers traveling plus single supplement)

Hotel in Cairo : Movenpick Pyramids or Sofitel Sphinx or Safir or Pyramisa or Le Meriden Pyramids 

Nile Cruise : 5 star superior (see names below)

** High season supplement (17Dec 2010 - 2Jan 2011) : 35%

 

Cruise ship names:

M/S Grand Rose, M/S Nile Style,   M/S Crown Emperor, M/S Crown Empress  or similar      "Thursday"

M/S Al Khahila , M/S Nile Dolphin, M/S Emilio Prestige, M/S Regency, M/S Mirage, M/S Nile Festival M/S Tower Prestige or similar      "Monday"

M/S Al Jamila , M/S Crown Jublee, M/S Princess Sara, M/S Mojito, M/S Monaco,  M/S Crown Jewel " or similar      "Saturday"

 

 

 

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