Cairo / Luxor
/ Aswan / Alexandria
Fully Escorted
15 days/ 14 nights featuring an 8 day/ 7 night Deluxe Nile cruise
ALL INCLUSIVE, GUARANTEED TO
OPERATE
PRICES STARTING AT $2345 (from
Cairo)
Highlights:
8 day/ 7 night Five Star DELUXE
Nile cruise
* 5 star hotel accommodations
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. Overnight Cairo (D)
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 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
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
03: (Monday) Buffet breakfast, check out of the hotel and
staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you
fly to Luxor. Arriving, 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.
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 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 (B,L,D) OPTIONAL
(extra cost) tour to Abu Simbel available this morning. If you take
this excursion the site visits to Philae temple, etc. will be Friday
morning.
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 excursions:
Camel trek to St. Simeon's Monastery ruins: $60 per person
Visit to the Nubian Museum, a world class presentation of Nubia's
history and culture plus the famous spice market: $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)
Day
10: (Monday) After breakfast
staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you
fly to Cairo. Transfer by air-conditioned coach 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 Cairo Sheraton
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. Overnight
Cairo (B,L,D)
OPTIONAL sound and light show at the pyramids this evening.
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: 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.
| Grand Egypt
Price |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$2,345 |
$2,945 |
| Shoulder (May and Sep) |
$2,595 |
$3,295 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$2,895 |
$3,645 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New Year, Easter) |
$3,475 |
$4,375 |
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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On flights to JFK from major USA airports
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