Featuring
top 5 star hotels and Deluxe five star river and lake
cruisers this is THE ULTIMATE tour of the Nile for people
who like to cruise.
Cairo
/ Luxor / Aswan / Abu Simbel
Fully Escorted
13 days/ 12 nights Featuring 10 days of cruising!
Includes a 5 day/ 4 night Deluxe Nile river cruise and
a 5 day/ 4 night Deluxe Lake Nasser cruise with outside,
Nile and Lake view cabins!
Weekly departures year round
The
Program:
Day
01: (Saturday) Arrive Cairo, clear immigration and customs then staff will transfer you to the Le
Meridien Pyramids hotel. Overnight Cairo
OPTIONAL sound and light show at the pyramids ($40 per
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 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 and the inscrutable Sphinx. 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)
Optional: Sound and Light show at Karnak Temple $40 per person
Day
03: (Monday) International buffet breakfast, check out, Staff will meet you for transfer to your Deluxe Five Star Nile Cruiser, the M/S Moon Dance or the M/S Amarco. Lunch on board then visit the East Bank of Luxor including the Temple of Luxor and Temple of Karnak. Overnight Luxor (B, L, D)
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)
Day
04: (Tuesday) Breakfast, then visit the West Bank of Luxor including the Valley
of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi
of Memnon. Return to the ship for Lunch while sailing to Esna, cross the river lock, continue sailing to Edfu. Dinner. Overnight Edfu. (B, L, D)
Day
05: (Wednesday) Breakfast followed by a visit to the Temple
of Horus in Edfu. After touring return to the ship for lunch while sailing to Kom Ombo. Upon arrival in Kom Ombo visit the Temple of Two Gods. Dinner while sailing to Aswan. Overnight Aswan (B, L, D)
Day
06: (Thursday) Breakfast then visit the Aswan High
Dam, the Granite Quarries with the Unfinished
Obelisk and the Temple
of Philae. Lunch on board then in the afternoon FREE BONUS: Sail on the Nile by Felucca (native sailboat). (Please note that these boats are solely wind powered, if there is no wind this will not operate). Dinner on board. Overnight Aswan (B, L, D)
Day
07: (Friday) Disembark the cruise after your buffet breakfast. Visit the Nubian
Museum and the famous Spice Market. Staff transfers you to the Movenpick Elephantine Island Resort or the Iberotel Nile resort. Overnight Aswan (B)
NOTE: 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 the camel trek you will do this in the morning, then check in at the hotel and in the afternoon visit the Nubian museum and spice market).
Day
08: (Saturday) Breakfast, check out of the hotel
and staff transfers you to board the M/S
Kasr Ibrim. Lunch on board then visit Kalabsha
Temple, Beit
El Wali and the Kiosk of Kertassi. Afternoon tea
is served in the lounge. Dinner and overnight on board
in Aswan Harbor. Overnight cruise (B,L,D)
Day
09: (Sunday) Sailing to Wadi El Seboua, breakfast
and cocktail when passing the Tropic of Cancer. Overnight
cruise (B,L,D)
Day
10: (Monday) Breakfast on board followed by a
morning visit to Wadi El Seboua, the Temple
of Dakka, and Temple of Meharakka. Lunch on board
while sailing to Amada. Visit the Temples of Amada
and of Derr,
as well as the Tomb of Penout. Dinner and overnight
on board at Amada. Overnight Cruise (B,L,D)
Day
11: (Tuesday) Sailing to Kasr Ibrim. Breakfast
and morning visit to the Citadel of Kasr Ibrim. Tour
conducted from the ship's sun deck as entrance to the
site is not permitted. Sailing to Abu Simbel. After-lunch
visit of the Temples of Abu
Simbel. Candlelight dinner on board and overnight
at Abu Simbel. Overnight cruise (B,L,D)
OPTIONAL Sound and Light show at the temple $30 per
person.
Day
12: (Wednesday) Breakfast on board. Those who wish may enjoy a second visit to the Abu Simbel Temples to watch the sunrise (entrance ticket is not included). Disembarkation. Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in for your flight to Cairo. Arriving enjoy a visit to the Egyptian
Museum of Antiquities featuring King
Tut's treasures followed by a stop at the famous Khan el Khalili bazaar where travelers have been finding bargains since the middle ages. Then staff transfers you to the Fairmont
Heliopolis hotel. Overnight Cairo (B)
Day
13: (Thursday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure.
GROUP
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 and 5 star Deluxe Lake cruise with 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.
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, 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.
| Ramses
Nile Price |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$2,835 |
$3,745 |
| Shoulder (May and Sept*) |
$3,045 |
$3,955 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$3,245 |
$4,295 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New
Year, Easter) |
$3,595 |
$4,695 |
*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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