Cairo
/ Aswan / Luxor
Fully Escorted
8 days/ 7 nights including a 5 day/ 4 night Deluxe 5
Star Nile cruise
The Program:
Day
01: (Saturday) Arrive Cairo, staff will assist
with clearing immigration and customs then transfer
you to the Le
Meridien Pyramids hotel. Overnight Cairo
OPTIONAL sound and light show at the pyramids ($30 per
person)
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: (Sunday) Enjoy
an 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)
Day
03: (Monday) Buffet breakfast, check out of the
hotel, visit the West Bank's Necropolis of Thebes featuring
the Valley
of the Kings,
Queen
Hatshepsut's Temple and the Colossi
of Memnon.
Return to the East Bank to board 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) After breakfast visit the Temple
of Philae,
the Pharaoh's granite quarries with the Unfinished
Obelisk
and the High
Dam.
FREE BONUS: Afternoon visit to the Botanical
Gardens traveling by Felucca
(native sailboat). These are wind powered only so if
there is no wind this will not operate. Dinner and evening
entertainment. Overnight Aswan (B,L,D)
Day
07: (Friday) Disembark the cruise. Staff will
transfer you to the airport and assist with checking
in for a flight to Cairo. Arriving, staff will transfer
you to the Fairmont
Heliopolis hotel. Overnight Cairo (B) NOTE: Optional
excursion to Abu
Simbel this morning including transfers, flights,
private guide, entry fees, service charges and taxes
$250 per person
Day
08: (Saturday) Staff will transfer you to the airport, assist with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure.
TOURS
INCLUDE: GUARANTEED TO OPERATE 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. Fees for visiting antiquity sites and museums. Services of an English speaking licensed Egyptologist. Service charges and taxes.
NOT
included are: Air ticket taxes, fuel surcharges, 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.
| Nile
Treasures Price |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$1,445 |
$1,925 |
| Shoulder (May and Sep) |
$1,595 |
$2,095 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$1,795 |
$2,295 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New
Year, Easter) |
$1,895 |
$2,495 |
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.
Add On
flights to JFK from major USA airports
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