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

In Cleopatra's Footsteps
Jan 2007 - Apr 2008

Arrivals every Saturday in Cairo

Day 1: Cairo - Arrival
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 - 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 - 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 M/S Monte Carlo, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 M/S Monte Carlo(5 stars deluxe) 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/Aswan/Cairo)
  
  

*Price in EURO depends of exchange rate.
Price: Price and single supplement based on minimum 2 passengers traveling on the same date

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

 Hotels:
* 5 Stars Deluxe: Nile Hilton Cairo 
* 5 Stars Standard: Hotel Sameiramis or Intercontinental
* 4 Stars Superior: Intercontinental or Pyramids Park 
*4 Star: Oasis Hotel
*3 Stars Standard: Cosmopolitan Hotel