Cairo
/ Aswan / Luxor
Fully Escorted
8 days/ 7 nights
This is a tour
designed for families with children ranging in age from
preschool to teens. While the program features introduction
to the major historic sites of Egypt it does so in a
"hands on" environment by exposing them (the children)
to a living history example of what life was like in
ancient Egypt for both the royal families and the workers.
Instead of being "tombed out" by repetitious visitations
to places that after a few days all resemble one another,
they are transported in time to relive the adventure
and thrill of events as they occurred. Not only that,
but they will be entertained by camel rides into the
desert, sailing on the Nile in a Felucca (native sailboat),
entering a pyramid and feeling the mystery, climbing
around old fortresses and perhaps, should you desire,
a hot air balloon ride over the Necropolis of Thebes.
They will come to know the sophisticated city children
of Cairo and the village children of upper Egypt.
And
yet they will have time to enjoy the family oriented
first class hotels, chosen especially for this tour,
that offer not only fine accommodations but giant swimming
pools, entertainment centers, playgrounds and all kinds
of sports activities. Regardless of anything else it
is the guide who makes a trip special. Your guides are
all fathers and grandfathers, men who have raised children
and know their moods and levels of interest and understanding
plus how to keep them entertained.
The
Program:
Day
01: (Sunday) Arrive
Cairo, be met by our staff who will assist with clearing
immigration and customs and transfer you to your family
friendly 5 star hotel, the Le
Meridien Pyramids. Overnight Cairo
VISAS:
All travelers to Egypt must have a visa. Those traveling
with USA or Canada passports can obtain theirs on arrival
at Cairo. No photos, no forms and cost is about $18.
Travelers with other passports should check with us
whether you need one before arrival.
Day 02: (Monday) A tour
of Sakkarra, famous for it's Stepped Pyramid, Dahshur,
with it's famous Bent and Red Pyramids plus the new Imhotep museum. Then visit the Giza Plateau with the seventh
wonder of the world, Cheop's
Pyramid and the inscrutable Sphinx.
Overnight Cairo (B)
NOTE:
Your guide can arrange entry to the Great pyramid, a
visit to the Solar
Boat Museum or a photo op camel ride while you are
there.
Day
03: (Tuesday) Morning tour to visit the Egyptian
Antiquity Museum where you will see King
Tut's treasures. Staff will transfer you to the
airport, assist with checking in and you fly to Aswan,
arriving staff will transfer you to the Basma Hotel. Overnight Aswan (B)
Day
04: (Wednesday) Cross the Nile by Felucca
(native sailboat) and board your 'ship of the desert'
(camel) for a visit to St.
Simeon's Monastery ruins. Sail to Elephantine
Island, site of some of Egypt's oldest antiquities
and a wonderful Nubian village. Returning to the East
Bank visit the Temple
of Philae
and the Nubian
Museum. Overnight Aswan (B)
Day
05: (Thursday) Drive to Luxor stopping along
the way to visit the Temples
at Kom Ombo and Edfu.
Arrive Luxor early afternoon and enjoy staying at the
Maritim
Resort. Located on an Island on the Nile it offers
excellent amenities for children including it's own
zoo. Overnight Luxor (B)
Day
06: (Friday) An early departure for the West
bank and the Necropolis
of Thebes where you will see the Colossi of Memnon,
the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut plus visit tombs of a
King, a Queen, a Prince, a Nobleman and an Artisan.
In the afternoon visit the famous Temples of Karnak
and Luxor.
Overnight Luxor (B)
Day
07: (Saturday) Staff transfers you to the airport,
assists with checking in for a morning Egyptair flight
to Cairo. Arriving staff will transfer you to the Fairmont
Heliopolis hotel. Afternoon tour of Old
Cairo with its famous churches and synagogue, the
Citadel
of Salah el Din, bane of the crusaders and the Khan
el Khalili bazaar where travelers have been finding
bargains since the middle ages. Overnight Cairo (B)
Day
08: (Sunday) Staff transfers you to the airport,
assists with exit formalities and checking in for your
international departure.
TOURS
INCLUDE: GUARANTEED TO OPERATE. Domestic flights in Egypt in coach (economy) class. All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle relating to the tour program starting with arrival to Cairo. Baggage handling of no more than 2 pieces of luggage per person however baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk at all time during the tour. Hotels (based on double occupancy). Meals as outlined by B for
breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner. Fees for visiting antiquity sites and museums. Services of an English speaking licensed Egyptologist. Service charges and taxes.
NOT
included are: Items of a personal nature such
as tips, entry visa (available at the airport on entry
for USA citizens. Other nationalities should check with
the nearest Egyptian consulate), phone calls, laundry,
drinks with meals, any items not specifically covered
in the included items.
| Child's
Egypt Prices - 8 Day |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low (Jun,
Jul, Aug) |
$1,595 |
$1,850 |
| Shoulder
(May and Sep) |
$1,650 |
$1,895 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$1,695 |
$1,950 |
| Holiday
(Christmas, New Year, Easter) |
$1,875 |
$2,195 |
| |
Kid's
Rate |
| Child's
Egypt Prices - 8 Day |
Under
2 |
2
to 5 |
6
to 11 |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$ 155 |
$ 825 |
$1,235 |
| Shoulder (May and Sep) |
$ 165 |
$ 845 |
$1,255 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$ 175 |
$ 865 |
$1,275 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New
Year, Easter) |
$ 195 |
$ 945 |
$1,395 |
Tours must be booked at least 45 days prior to arrival.
Prices
and itinerary subject to change without notice.
Single Price
is for Single occupancy hotel rooms and cruise cabins
based on a minimum of two travelers. Single travelers
(one person on the tour) would have additional cost.
FREQUENT
TRAVELERS: You are welcome to arrange your own
international air or we can assist. Also if you are
a member of any hotel chain frequent traveler program
you are welcome to use your points for hotel rooms and
the cost of the tour will be reduced accordingly OR
if you want to accumulate points plus take advantage
of membership hotel room upgrades let us know which
program you want to use.
We
contract with every major hotel chain including:
Egypt:
Basma: Aswan
El Salamlek Palace: Alexandria
Fairmont: Cairo (Heliopolis
& Nile Plaza)
Four Seasons: Cairo (First
Residence & Nile
Plaza), Alexandria,
Sharm
Helnan: Cairo (Shepheard),
Fayoum (Auberge)
Hilton: Cairo (Dreamland, Ramses, Conrad), Nuweiba
Hyatt: Cairo,
Sharm
Intercontinental: Cairo (City
Stars & Pyramids
Park Resort)
J.W. Marriott: Cairo
Le Méridien: Cairo (Pyramids),
Hurghada (Makadi
Bay Resort)
Maritim: Luxor, Sharm (Jolie Ville Resort/Casino, Royal Peninsula, Jolie Ville Golf/Resort)
Marriott: Cairo,
Sharm
Movenpick: Aswan
Oberoi: Cairo (Mena
House)
Renaissance: Alexandria
Ritz-Carlton: Sharm
Sheraton: Cairo,
Luxor,
Sharm,
Alexandria, Hurghada
(Soma
Bay)
Sofitel: Cairo (El
Gezirah), Luxor (Old
Winter Palace), Aswan (Old
Cataract)
Sonesta: Cairo,
Luxor,
Sharm,
Taba
Steigenberger:
Luxor,
El
Gouna
St. Catherine's Plaza (Sinai)
Prices
are based on using the hotels shown. If you change hotels
the tour price may change.
International air from JFK on Egyptair
| International
Air (by date of departure) |
Price |
| Low (01 Nov - 12 Dec, 25 Dec - 31 Mar) |
$ 875 |
| Shoulder (01 Apr - 31 May, 16 Aug - 31 Oct) |
$ 950 |
| Peak I (01 Jun - Jun 15, 01 Aug - 15 Aug) |
$1,215 |
| Peak II (16 Jun - 31 Jul,
13 Dec - 24 Dec) |
$1,375 |
Ticket prices do not include air ticket taxes, fuel surcharges or security fees.
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