Egypt Travel - Nile Cruises Program #4

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 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

Rates Sep 2011 - 1Nov 2012**:

* 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