Special
Egypt Tour and Nile Cruise, Alexandria Program #5

11 Days/10 Nights
(all year around)

Egypt Pyramids Egyptian Pyramids with Camels

In Cleopatra's Footsteps
Jan 2012 - 1Nov 2012

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)

Arrivals every Saturday or Tuesday or Thursday in Cairo - 6nights Cairo / 4nights cruise

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 cruise of your choice of 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 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 1469 1544 1657 1782
Single supplement (2 or more people traveling together) 263 384 425 593
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'12) 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 Luxor:
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

Saturday Sailings from Luxor:
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

Thursday Sailings from Luxor:
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


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 or Cataract Pyramids

5* deluxe category:
In Cairo:

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

 

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