Grand Egypt Tour

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Cairo / Luxor / Aswan / Alexandria
Fully Escorted
15 days/ 14 nights featuring an 8 day/ 7 night Deluxe Nile cruise

Weekly departures year round

ALL INCLUSIVE*

PRICES STARTING AT $3045 (from Cairo)

TOUR INCLUDES ALL MEALS FROM ARRIVAL TO CAIRO UNTIL DEPARTURE
(not including beverages)
* porterage for two bags
* Fully escorted from arrival to Cairo until departure from Egypt

The Program:

Day 01: (Saturday) Arrive Cairo, staff will assist with clearing immigration and customs then transfer you to the Le Meridien Pyramids hotel. Welcome Dinner. Overnight Cairo (D)
Optional Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids: $30 a person

VISAS: All travelers to Egypt must have a visa. Citizens of most countries can obtain one on arrival. Please let us know what passport you are traveling with and we will confirm whether you can get your’s on arrival.

Day 02: (Sunday) Enjoy a full international buffet breakfast and check out before starting the day at the Pyramids at Giza, home of the 7th wonder of the world, the Great Pyramid. Visit the inscrutable Sphinx and then a wonderful afternoon to explore the treasures of the Egyptian Antiquity Museum featuring King Tut's treasures. Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Luxor. Arriving staff transfers you to the Sonesta Luxor Hotel. Overnight Luxor (B,L,D)

Day 03: (Monday) Buffet breakfast, check out of the hotel and staff will transfer you to your 5 star Deluxe Nile cruiser, the Queen of Hansa. Ship features include panoramic opening floor to ceiling windows, large cabins, T.V./video/radio, private baths and individual climate control. Lunch, then visit Luxor and Karnak Temples. Watch the sunset over the Necropolis of Thebes while enjoying dinner. Evening entertainment. Overnight Luxor (B at the hotel, L,D on the ship)
OPTIONAL sound and light show at Karnak Temple: $30 per person

Day 04: (Tuesday) Enjoy breakfast while sailing to Esna. Pass the Esna lock and sail to Edfu. Lunch on board. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Edfu (B,L,D)

Day 05: (Wednesday) Breakfast then visit the Temple of Horus. Enjoy lunch while sailing to Kom Ombo then to Aswan. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Aswan (B,L,D)

Day 06: (Thursday) Breakfast then visit the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae. Lunch. FREE BONUS: Afternoon sail on the Nile by Felucca (native sailboat). These are wind powered only so if there is no wind this will not operate. Dinner and evening entertainment (B,L,D)

Day 07: (Friday) Breakfast, Free morning to enjoy Aswan or optional excursions, Lunch on board. Afternoon sail to Kom Ombo. Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo and sail to Edfu. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Edfu. (B,L,D)
Optional Abu Simbel excursion: $250 per person
Optional Camel trek to St. Simeon's Monastery ruins: $60 per person

Day 08: (Saturday) Breakfast while sailing to Esna. Cross the lock and continue sailing to Luxor. Lunch while sailing. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Luxor (B,L,D)

Day 09: (Sunday) Breakfast then cross the Nile and visit the West Bank (the Valley of the Kings and Queens, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari and the Colossi Memnon). Lunch on board. Afternoon free at leisure in Luxor. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Luxor (B,L,D)
Optional Hot Air Balloon: $150 per person

Day 10: (Monday) After breakfast staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Cairo. Transfer by air-conditioned vehicle to Alexandria, the city Alexander the Great built and Cleopatra made famous. Enjoy the comfort of the Renaissance Alexandria Hotel, right on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Overnight Alexandria (B on the ship, Lunch en route to Alexandria, Dinner in Alexandria)

Day 11: (Tuesday) A full day touring the wonders of Alexandria including the catacombs, the museums, the Greco-roman sites and the new library. Overnight Alexandria (B,L,D)

Day 12: (Wednesday) Enjoy Alexandria in the morning and return to Cairo in the afternoon. Arriving transfer to the Marriott hotel. Overnight Cairo (B,L,D)

Day 13: (Thursday) After your buffet breakfast enjoy a tour of Old Cairo with it's famous churches and synagogue plus the Citadel of Salah el Din, bane of the crusaders and the Alabaster Mosque then end the day with a visit to the Khan el Khalili bazaar where travelers have been finding bargains since the middle ages. Overnight Cairo (B,L,D)

Day 14: (Friday) Visit Memphis (the ancient capital), Sakkarra with the Stepped Pyramid and Dahshur with it's famous Bent and Red Pyramids plus the new Imhotep museum. Overnight Cairo (B,L,D)

Day 15: (Saturday) Staff will transfer you to the airport, assist with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure.

TOURS INCLUDE: OPERATES WITH NO MINIMUM AND A MAXIMUM OF 16 TRAVELERS. 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). 5 star Deluxe Nile cruise with upper decks, outside Nile view cabin, private bath, individual climate control. Meals as outlined by B for breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner. Included meals are in hotel or cruise main dining room and are buffet. Fees for visiting antiquity sites and museums. Services of an English speaking licensed Egyptologist. Service charges and taxes. Tips for ground personnel except Egyptologist.

NOT included are: Items of a personal nature such as tips for Egyptologist, 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, meals in any hotel or cruise speciality restaurant, any items not specifically covered in the included items.

Grand Egypt Price PP/Double PP/Single
Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) $3,045 $3,645
Shoulder (May and Sep) $3,295 $3,995
Peak (Oct-Apr) $3,595 $4,345
Holiday (Christmas, New Year, Easter) $4,175 $5,075

Holiday events:
Most hotels and cruises in Egypt have special Christmas and New Year festivities. In most cases these are mandatory for all guests.
As an example the prices generally are from $75 to $150 per person however we do not know the actual price until a month or so before the holiday.
THESE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR INVOICE.
You pay them at the location on check out.

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)
Helnan: Cairo (Shepheard), Fayoum (Auberge)
Hilton: Cairo (Dreamland, Ramses, Conrad), Nuweiba
Hyatt: Cairo, Sharm
Intercontinental: Cairo (City Stars)
J.W. Marriott: Cairo
Le Méridien: Cairo (Pyramids)
Maritim: Luxor, Sharm (Jolie Ville Resort/Casino, Royal Peninsula, Jolie Ville Golf/Resort)
Marriott: Cairo, Sharm
Movenpick: Aswan
Oberoi: Cairo (Mena House)
Pyramids Park Resort: Cairo
Renaissance: Alexandria
Ritz-Carlton: Sharm
Sheraton: Cairo (Towers & Casino, Dreamland), Luxor, Sharm, Alexandria, Hurghada (Soma Bay)
Sofitel: Cairo (El Gezirah), Luxor (Old Winter Palace), Aswan (Old Cataract)
Sonesta: Cairo, Luxor, Sharm, Hurghada, 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.

Egyptair limits baggage to:
2 pieces of checked luggage, each not exceeding 50lbs and its
measurements not exceeding 62 inches, the sum of width+length+height AND
1 piece Carry-on bag not exceeding 15lbs.

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Le Meridien Pyramids hotel
Sound and Light Show
Great Pyramids at Giza
Great Sphinx with Pyramids
Solar Boat
Egyptian Antiquities Museum
King Tut's Treasures
Sonesta St. George Hotel - Luxor
M/S Queen of Hansa
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Karnak Sound & Light Show
Esna River Locks
Horus Temple at Edfu
High Dam
Unfinished Obelisk
Philae Temple
Felucca
Kom Ombo
Abu Simbel
Camel Ride
Queen's Tomb
Temple of Hatshepsut
Colossi of Memnon
Hot Air Balloon Ride
Alexandria
Renaissance Alexandria Hotel
Catacombs
Roman Amphitheatre
Pompey's Pillar
Alexandria Museum
Greco-Roman Museum
Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Alexandria Library)
Alexandria Library Exterior
Inside the Alexandria Library
Interior of the Alexandria Library
Marriott Hotel
Citadel
Alabaster Mosque
Khan el Khalili Bazaar
Memphis Gardens
Step Pyramid
Bent Pyramid
Red Pyramid

 
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