Cairo / Luxor
/ Aswan / Alexandria
Fully Escorted PRIVATE Luxury tour
16 days/ 15 nights including a Premier 8 day/ 7 night Nile cruise
STARTING AT $5985 (from Cairo)
This is a tour for those who
have earned the right to enjoy the finer details of life. You will
be treated like visiting royalty from the moment of arrival until
departure. Only the finest transportation, top hotels, most experienced
and entertaining guides plus an introduction to Egypt’s elite society
are all part of this tour.
The Program:
Day
01: (Wednesday) Arriving Cairo staff assists with clearing
immigration and customs then transfers you to the Historic Mena House,
where you will have a pyramids view palace room OR if you prefer to
the Four Seasons Nile Plaza where you will enjoy a deluxe Nile view
room. 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: (Thursday) Breakfast then
a full day tour to 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)
Day
03: (Friday) After breakfast depart for the Giza Plateau
to visit the seventh wonder of the ancient world, the Great
Pyramid. Stare into the face of the inscrutable Sphinx
and visit the Solar Boat museum. Spend the afternoon at the Egyptian
Museum of Antiquities, featuring King Tut's treasures. In the early
evening visit the Khan el Khalili bazaar where
travelers have been finding bargains since the middle ages. Overnight
Cairo (B)
Day
04: (Saturday) Full day tour of Old Cairo
with it’s famous churches and synagogue plus the Citadel
of Salah el Din, the Alabaster Mosque, the Ibn Tulun Mosque & Gayer
Anderson House. If you are a movie buff or James Bond fan you
might remember this museum from a tryst and murder in the film “The
Spy Who Loved Me”. In the evening enjoy the sound and light show at
the pyramids of Giza. Overnight Cairo (B)
Day
05: (Sunday) Staff transfers you
to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Luxor. Arriving
staff transfers you to the famous Old Winter Palace. In the evening
attend the sound and light show at Karnak temple. Overnight Luxor
(B)
Day
06: (Monday) After breakfast check out and depart for a
day visiting Dendera and Abydos temples. Return
to Luxor and board your Premier Nile cruiser, the Saint George I where
you will have a Presidential suite. Dinner on board. Overnight Luxor
(Breakfast at the hotel, box lunch, Dinner on the cruise ship)
Day
07: (Tuesday) Breakfast on board before visiting the West
Bank (Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
and the Colossi of Memnon). Lunch on board then sail to Edfu.
Afternoon free at leisure. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board. Overnight
at Edfu (B,L,D)
Day
08: (Wednesday) Breakfast on board then visit the Temple
of Horus in Edfu. Sail to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board with the
afternoon free at leisure. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board. Overnight
Kom Ombo (B,L,D)
Day
09: (Thursday) Breakfast on board while sailing to Aswan.
Visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries and the Temple
of Philae. Lunch on board then visit the Nubian
Museum, a world class presentation of Nubia’s culture and history
plus the famous Spice Market. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board. Overnight
Aswan (B,L,D)
Day
10: (Friday) Breakfast
on board. Free morning to enjoy Aswan or perhaps an optional (extra
cost) tour to visit the famous temples of Ramses at Abu Simbel. Lunch
on board before sailing on the Nile by Felucca
(native sailboat) around Kitchener's Island.
Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board. Overnight Aswan (B,L,D)
NOTE: Feluccas are solely wind powered. If there is not sufficient
wind this will not operate.
NOTE: Abu Simbel excursion is $250 a person including transfers, flights,
private tour including entry fees, service charges and taxes.
Day
11: (Saturday) Breakfast on board then sail to Kom Ombo.
Lunch on board then visit the Temple Shared by Two
Gods: Sobek & Haroeis in Kom Ombo. Afternoon Tea then sail
to Esna. Dinner on board. Overnight Esna (B,L,D)
Day
12: (Sunday) Breakfast on board before sailing to Luxor.
Lunch on board then visit the East Bank (Karnak and
Luxor Temples). Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board. Overnight Luxor
(B,L,D)
Day
13: (Monday) Breakfast before disembarkation. Staff transfers
you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Cairo.
Arriving transfer by air-conditioned coach to Alexandria,
the city Alexander the Great built and Cleopatra made famous. Enjoy
the comfort of the Four Seasons. Overnight Alexandria (B)
Day
14: (Tuesday) Full day touring the Greco Roman sites including
the catacombs, Pompey’s pillar, the museums
and the new library. Overnight Alexandria (B)
Day
15: (Wednesday) After breakfast check out and continue
your tour of Alexandria. Return to Cairo in the early evening where
you will enjoy the comfort of the Fairmont Heliopolis hotel. Overnight
Cairo (B)
Day
16: (Thursday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists
with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure.
(meals on the flight)
These
PRIVATE Tours include: Transfers by air-conditioned vehicle
related to the tour starting with arrival to Cairo. Domestic flights
within Egypt in business class where available, otherwise in economy.
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 times
during the tour. Luxury 5 star Hotels (based on double occupancy).
Premier 5 star Nile cruise with upper decks, outside Nile view suite
(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. Tours with the services of an English speaking Egyptologist
throughout the program (unless you prefer another language. We have
guides fluent in virtually all major languages), 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 and Canadian citizens. Other nationalities should check with the nearest Egyptian consulate), phone calls, laundry, bar bills, beverage during meals, any items not specifically covered in the included items.
| Royal Visit
Price |
PP/Double |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$5,985 |
| Shoulder (May and Sep) |
$6,795 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$8,245 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New Year, Easter) |
$9,685 |
Tours must be booked at least 45 days prior to arrival.
Prices and
itinerary subject to change without notice.
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 |
Price |
| Round trip JFK-CAI on Egyptair in business
class |
$3,579 |
| Round trip JFK-CAI on Egyptair in first
class |
$5,179 |
Ticket prices include air
ticket taxes, fuel surcharges and security fees.
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