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Specials in Egypt
Egypt Travel - Nile Cruises
Tour in Egypt and cruise on the Nile river
Highlights of Egypt
9 days / 8 nights
2010 |

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Cairo-Luxor-Aswan-Cairo
- 4nights in Cairo & 4nights Nile cruise
Arrival in Cairo on Thursdays, Saturdays
or Tuesdays
1May 2010 - 2Jan 2011
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Itinerary:
Day 1: CAIRO (Thu, Sat, Tue)
Arrive Cairo airport Meet & assist through Passport Control and customs . Transfer to hotel. Check in. and overnight at hotel.
Day 2 : CAIRO (BL) (Fri, Sun, Wed)
Breakfast. Full day tour to visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops which was built by manual labor, is the largest of the three main Pyramids and is the only survivor of the Seven Great Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramid of
Chephren, which is the best preserved, and the Pyramid of Mycerinus. Nearby see the Sphinx, a marvelous sight carved out of a natural rocky outcrop, the lion's body stretching 45m, with its paws 15m long. Lunch at local restaurant. Learn how paper was made in the ancient times with a visit to the Papyrus Institute.. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 3 : CAIRO-LUXOR (CRUISE) (B L D) Sat, Mon and Thu
Breakfast . Transfer to Cairo airport for departure to Luxor. Arrive
Luxor. Transfer to Nile Cruise .Embarkation. Lunch at 12:00 AM. Then we tour the awe inspiring Temple of Luxor and
Karnak. Back to Cruise at 05:00 P.M. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 4 :LUXOR -EDFU (B L D)
After breakfast, we cross to the west bank of the Nile today past the Colossi of Memnon and visit
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, before going the Valley of the Kings. Lunch on board. Sail to Edfu through Esna Lock Dinner and overnight on
board.
Day 5 : EDFU-KOM OMBO - ASWAN (B L D)
After Breakfast we visit Edfu's beautiful preserved Temple of Horus, the best preserved of all large Egyptian temples and built by the
Ptolemies. Sail to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board .Visit the Temple of Sobek the crocodile god, conveniently situated on the riverbank. Continue to Aswan. Tonight we'll enjoy a sumptuous Oriental Dinner and dance all night away to the Egyptian Galabea Party. Overnight on board Nile Cruise.
Day 6 : ASWAN (BLD)
Breakfast .We view the Aswan High Dam and then to the unfinished Obelisk. Lunch on board . Then will sail on the traditional Nile Felucca along the shores of Elephantine Island and Botanical Gardens . Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 7 :ASWAN - CAIRO (B)
Breakfast. Optional tour to Abu Simbel Temple. Transfer to Aswan airport for departure to Cairo . Upon arrival Cairo airport, transfer to hotel .Optional Gala dinner at Nile Pharaoh restaurant or similar (cruising restaurant down the Nile for 2 hours including , Show , belly dancer , open buffet.). Overnight at
hotel
Day 8 : CAIRO (B L )
Breakfast. Full day tour of the world famous Egyptian Museum with its 100,000 objects covering 4,000 years of ancient Egyptian civilization. Lunch during tour at local restaurant. Continue to visit Citadel of Mohamed Ali , Sultan Hassan Mosque and then to Khan El Khalili Bazaars. Overnight at hotel in Cairo.
Day 9 :CAIRO -YOUR DESTINATION (B )
Breakfast at hotel . Transfer to Cairo airport for final departure
Tour & Cruise Package Includes:
- Roundtrip transfers within Egypt including handling and portage.
- 4 nights accommodation at your choice of hotels in Cairo based bed and breakfast.
- 4 nights aboard your choice of Nile Cruise (5 star superior) based on full board with all shore excursions. “Drinks excluded”
- 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.
- Service of English or French speaking guide. and hotel taxes.
- All entrance fees "except entry inside the Pyramids, Royal mummies room at the Egyptian museum, and King Tut tomb at the valley of kings"
- Domestic Air within Egypt: Cairo/ Luxor and Aswan/Cairo
Rates Exclude :
* Entry Visa at Cairo airport (15 US$ ) per person
* Any optional Tours. Andy meals not mentioned, drinks
* Gratuities and personal Items* Drinks
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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$ 1248 "4
star hotel and 5 superior Nile Cruise"
Single
supplement : US$ 363
One
person tour supplement : US$ 369
(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$ 1323 "5
star hotel and 5 superior Nile Cruise"
Single
supplement : US$ 400
One
person tour supplement : US$ 369
(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$ 1375
"4
star hotel and 5 superior Nile Cruise"
Single
supplement : US$ 400
One
person tour supplement : US$
369 (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)
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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$ 1469
"5
star hotel and 5 superior Nile Cruise"
Single
supplement : US$ 450
One
person tour supplement : US$
369 (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"
Click
here for cruise ship description
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