Egypt - Cairo - Nile cruise special
Program #2


2nights in Cairo / 3nights Nile Cruise and 2nights on regular overnight train or sleeper train

Jan 2012 - 1Nov 2012

Egypt Luxor - Cairo Tour- Nile Cruise


SPECIAL FOR ALL DEPARTURES UNTIL THE 30TH OF JUNE 2012
15% REDUCTION FROM THE BELOW TOUR&CRUISE PACKAGE PRICES
(additional excursions/rail or air tickets and supplements which are not part of the package are not discounted)

2nights in Cairo/ 3nights Nile Cruise and 2nights on regular overnight train or sleeper train
Starting every Saturday or Wednesday in Cairo

Itinerary:

Day 1: Sat or Wed
Arrival to Cairo airport, our representative will assist you through passport control formalities, luggage identification & portage will greet you. From the airport you will be transferred by a private A/C car to your hotel and overnight in Cairo. (No Meals)

Day 2: Sun or Thu
Breakfast. Start your full day visiting the Egyptian museum of antiquities. Collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tut-Ankh-Amon collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry, as it was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Visit the great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at Sphinx - a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren. Then visit Khan El Khalili Bazaars. Transfer to Giza station to catch the First class sitting train to Aswan. (B)

Day 3: Mon or Fri
Aswan. Arrival, meet & assist by our local representatives and transfer to the Cruise. Boarding before lunch, Embarkation. Lunch on board. Visit The High Dam and The Philae temple. Sail to Kom Ombo. Afternoon Tea. Visit the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris. Sail to Edfu. Dinner on board. Disco party. Overnight in Edfu. (L, D)

Day 4:Tue or Sat
Breakfast on board. Visit The Temple of Horus in Edfu. Cross the lock. Sail to Luxor. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board & Galabya party. Overnight in Luxor.(B, L, D)

Day 5:Wed or Sun
Breakfast on board. Visit The Temple of Karnak & the Temple of Luxor. Afternoon tea. Dinner on board & Belly Dance show. Overnight in Luxor.(B, L, D)

Day 6: Thu or Mon
Breakfast on board. Cross to the West Bank to visit the Necropolis of Thebes, Valley of The Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Disembarkation. transfer to Luxor train station to catch the Sitting train to Cairo. (B)

Day 7: Fri or Tue
Cairo, Arrival, meet & assist by our local representatives and transfer to the hotel. (City tour in Cairo) or (Optional Alexandria day trip). Overnight in Cairo.

Day 8: Sat or Wed
Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.(B)

Included in this tour

2 nights hotel accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis
3 nights on the Nile cruise of your choice; Aswan & Luxor full board – excludes drinks (sight seeing included sharing with the Nile Cruise group tours) 
All transfers in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan are with A/C vans
 All your tours and excursions in Cairo are with A/C vans
The service of meet and assist at all your destinations
English speaking Egyptologist guide
First class regular overnight train Cairo / Aswan - Luxor / Cairo (2nights - overnights on regular reclining seats)  or Sleeper train (see different prices)
All your visits include entrance fees "except entry inside the Pyramids, Royal mummies room at the Egyptian museum, and King Tut tomb at the valley of kings"


Excluded in this tour

1. Visa Entry for Egypt (US$ 15 per passport)
2. Tipping
3. Drinks
4. Personal expenses (Laundry, Sauna, telephones…etc)
5. Any meals not mentioned in the program
6. Any Optional tours
7. International airfare


Rates Sep 2011 - 1Nov 2012**:

Price in US$ based on 2-5 passengers traveling together * 3* hotels
5*Standard cruise
4*hotels
5*Standard cruise
5*standard hotels
5* deluxe cruise
5* Deluxe Hotels
5* super deluxe cruise
Price per person in double or triple occupancy based on first class train 713 744 782 863
Price per person in double or triple occupancy - based on sleeper train (instead of first class train) 775 807 844 925
Single supplement (2 or more people traveling together) 200 213 238 356
Extra night in Cairo 32 44 63 113
Extra night in Cairo - single supplement 23 29 42 75
Extra night in Luxor 28 42 57 82
Extra night in Luxor - single supplement 20 28 38 57
Extra night in Aswan  38 44 60 82
Extra night in Aswan - single supplement 25 29 40 57


* Discount apply for 6 or more passengers traveling together (rate on request for only one person)
** During Christmas and New Years (Dec20 2011 - Jan 3 2012 ) and Easter (4-14Apr ) 15% surcharge apply!  
New Years compulsory Gala dinner at 4 * hotels: US$ 75 per person / 5* hotels: US$ 113

Infant 0-2 Years: free (sharing with 2 adults)
Child 3-12 Years: 50% discount

Cruise Ship names:

Monday Sailings from Aswan:
5*Standard: M/S Crocodile, M/S Sarya , M/S Jasmin , M/S Anni or similar
5*Deluxe: M/S Kira, M/S Mirage, M/S Nile Style , M/S Norma or similar
5*Super Deluxe : M/S Monte Carlo, M/S Semiramis or similar

Wednesday Sailings from Aswan:
5* Standard: M/S Emerald, M/S Citadel, M/S Aton or similar
5* Deluxe: M/S King of the Nile, M/S Carnival, M/S Tamr Henna, M/S Nile Bride or similar
5* Super deluxe: M/S Princess Sarah, M/S Monaco, M/S Mohito or similar

Friday Sailings from Aswan:
5*Standard: M/s Ra I., M/S Nile Jewel or similar
5*Deluxe: M/S Orchestra, M/S Royal Regency, M/S Tulip or similar
5* Super deluxe: M/S Prestige Emilio, M/S Royal Ruby , M/S Nile Story, M/S Hapi 5 or similar

Hotel names (or similar):

3* category:

In Cairo
Pharaohs Hotel

4* category:
In Cairo:
Oasis Hotel or or Zoser Hotel or Similar
 
5* standard category:
In Cairo:
Pyramids Park Hotel or Grand Pyramids Hotel or Amarante Pyramids Hotel or Safir Hotel 

5* deluxe category:
In Cairo:

Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel or Pyramisa Cairo Hotel or Mena House or Ramsis Hilton

OPTIONAL ABU SIMBEL EXCURSION FROM ASWAN or Cairo:

Abu Simbel excursion from Cairo by flight EGYPT AIR including transfers, flight and guide , excluding entrance fees: US$ 438 per person
 
Abu Simbel excursion from Aswan by flight EGYPT AIR excluding entrée fees & including all transfers in Aswan & Abu Simbel + Flight + Guide: Per Person: 250.00 US$
 
 Abu Simbel excursion from Aswan by flight CHARTER excluding entrée fees & including all transfers in Aswan & Abu Simbel + Flight + Guide: Per Person: 219.00 US$. (Upon Availability).
 
Abu Simbel excursion from Aswan by PRIVATE BUS including entrée fees + all transfers in Aswan & Abu Simbel + Deluxe A/C Bus + Guide: Per Person: 150.00 USD$ Per adult.
 
Abu Simbel excursion from Aswan by COLLECTIVE BUS excluding entrée fees & including all transfers in Aswan & Abu Simbel + Guide at the Temples of Abu Simple: Per Person: 38.00 USD$ Per adult. (We do not recommend the Collective Bus).



Extensions available on request:

- Jordan extension

- Red Sea extension

- Mount Sinai and St. Catherine extension

- Bahariya oasis extension

- Alexandria and Al Alamien extension
 

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