Cairo
/ Luxor / Aswan / Alexandria / Sinai
Fully Escorted from arrival to Cairo
15 days/ 14 nights including a 4 day/ 3 night DELUXE
Nile cruise
Weekly departures year round
Imagine photographing sunrise at the Great Pyramid, sunset on the Nile
and more. This tour is based on the travels of David Roberts, who’s drawings of Egypt done in the 1840’s gave the Western World the first glimpse of Egypt’s temples and history.
Your lens will have
the opportunity to capture 5000 years of history plus modern
life along the Nile and in the Sinai.
"Thank you for a GREAT trip. You and your colleagues did a top notch job. My images are now posted on my website: www.southerncrossgalleries.com."
Thanks,
Dean
The
Program:
Day
01: (Sunday) Arrive Cairo, clear immigration and customs then staff will transfer you to the Le
Meridien Pyramids hotel. Overnight Cairo
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: (Monday) International buffet breakfast at the hotel, then a full day tour of the Pyramids
at Giza, the Sphinx
and the early pyramids at Sakkara and Dahshur. Overnight Cairo (B)
Day
03: (Tuesday) International buffet breakfast at the hotel then visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and marvel at King
Tut's treasures. In the afternoon, visit the Khan
el Khalili Bazaar where travelers have been finding bargains since the Middle Ages. Overnight Cairo (B)
Day
04: (Wednesday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Aswan. Arriving staff transfers you to the Movenpick Elephantine Island Resort or the Iberotel Nile resort. Overnight Aswan (B)
Day
05: (Thursday) Breakfast at the hotel, then visit to the High
Dam,
the Unfinished
Obelisk
and the Temple
of Philae. Overnight Aswan (B)
Optional tour to Abu
Simbel $250 per person
Day
06: (Friday) Breakfast, check out, cross the Nile by Felucca (or motor launch is there is not enough wind) to Kitchener’s Garden Island. With plants always in bloom and abundant wildlife this is a photographer’s treat. Staff will transfer you to your Deluxe Five Star Nile Cruiser, the Moon Dance. Lunch on board. Dinner. Overnight Aswan (B,L,D)
Optional tour to St. Simeon's Monastery: Travel by motor launch to the West Bank to board your ship of the desert (camel) for a short ride to St. Simeon's Monastery ruins. $60 per person. (if you select this option you will do this tour first, check in at the boat, have lunch, then visit Kitchner’s Island).
Day
07: (Saturday) Breakfast on board while sailing to Kom Ombo. Visit the Temple of Two Gods. Return to the ship for lunch. Sail to Edfu. Afternoon tea. Dinner on board. Overnight Edfu (B, L, D)
Day
08: (Sunday) Breakfast on board then visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Return to the ship to sail to Luxor via the Esna lock. Lunch on board. Afternoon visit to the Temple of Luxor located on the East Bank of Luxor. Dinner on board. Overnight Luxor. (B, L, D)
Day
09: (Monday) Breakfast on board, disembark, then complete the tour of the East Bank of Luxor by visiting the Temple of Karnak. Afterwards visit the West Bank of Luxor including the Valley
of the Kings, the Temple
of Queen Hatshepsut at El-Deir El-Bahari and the Colossi
of Memnon. Staff transfers you to the Sonesta St. George Hotel in Luxor. Overnight Luxor (B on cruise)
Optional Sound and Light show at Karnak temple $40 per person.
Day
10: (Tuesday) Buffet breakfast, check out, then staff transfers you to the Luxor Airport and you fly to Cairo. Arriving Cairo continue to Alexandria by air-conditioned vehicle. Enjoy the hospitality of the Maritim Jolie Ville, right on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Overnight Alexandria (B)
Optional Tour of West bank sites not included in cruise: $95 per person (includes the Valley of the Queens, the tombs of the nobles and artisans, Medinet Habu, Ramessium, temple of Seti 1)
Optional full day tour to Dendara and Abydos $120 per person.
NOTE: If you take one of the optional tours you will spend the evening in Luxor and fly to Cairo/continue to Alexandria on Wednesday morning.
Day
11: (Wednesday) Tour Alexandria, including a visit to the Alexandria National Museum, a world class presentation of Alexandria's history from its founding through the Middle Ages and visit the Greco Roman sites. Return to Cairo in the evening and transfer to the Fairmont Heliopolis. Overnight Cairo (B)
Day
12: (Thursday) Staff transfers you to the Cairo airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Sharm el Sheikh. You have now left Africa and arrived is Asia!! Staff will transfer you to the Sheraton Beach Resort. Free day to enjoy Sharm. In the evening enjoy a trip to the desert, meet the Bedouin, enjoy a traditional bar-b-que and star gaze. Overnight Sharm (B)
Day
13: (Friday) Breakfast, check out and depart for Wadi Feiran. Steeped in biblical mystery, it was here, according to locals, scholars, and legend, that Moses struck a rock with his staff, bringing forth a spring so his people could drink. Feiran is also the site of Rafadim, the fabled oasis where the Hebrews camped and battled the Amelecites. It is said that a journey through Feiran is to pass through an entire chapter of the Old Testament (Exodus 17). Continue to the foot of Mt. Sinai to overnight at St. Catherine's Plaza. Overnight Sinai (B,L,D)
Day
14: (Saturday) Take it easy, go to bed early for if you intend to climb Mt. Sinai to see the sunrise. The climb is about 2.5 hours and only for those in good physical condition. The altitude at the crest will be about 8,000 feet and it can be very cold during the winter months. If you climb the mountain you will return to the base hotel for breakfast then check out and visit St. Catherine’s monastery. If you do not intend to climb the mountain you will have breakfast at the hotel, check out and visit St. Catherine's Monastery with it’s famous Chapel of the Burning Bush. Departing St. Catherine’s drive East toward the Gulf of Aqaba. Stop to visit the Rock of Inscriptions, where travelers have left directions and messages for 8,000 years. See Ein Kudra Oasis, traditionally hazarot for the Children of Israel. We continue our journey to the coast, have lunch at a wonderful restaurant right on the shore of the Gulf, then return to Sharm for an evening flight to Cairo. Arriving staff transfers you to the Fairmont Heliopolis hotel. Overnight Cairo (B,L)
Day
15: (Sunday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists 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 1 piece of luggage per person however baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk at all time during the tour (baggage handling does NOT include tips for bellmen, porters, etc.). Hotels (based on double occupancy). 5 star Deluxe Nile cruise with outside Nile view cabin, private bath, individual climate control (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.
NOTE: During any of our small group tours people may join or leave at various times, however at no time would any group be larger than 16 travelers. We can provide private tours with an additional supplement. The cost depends on the tour chosen.
NOT
included are: INTERNATIONAL AIR, items of a personal nature such as entry visa (available at the airport on entry for USA citizens. Other nationalities should check with the nearest Egyptian consulate), camera fees, tips, phone calls, laundry, drinks with meals, any items not specifically covered in the included items.
| Photographer's Egypt Price |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$3,595 |
$4,185 |
| Shoulder (May and Sept*) |
$3,795 |
$4,645 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$3,995 |
$4,895 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New
Year, Easter) |
$4,795 |
$5,875 |
*September tours must end no later than September 30 to get the shoulder season rate.
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 if you are departing from the USA. 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 most major hotel chains including:
Prices
are based on using the hotels shown. If you change hotels
the tour price may change.
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