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. 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: (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.
Terms and Conditions
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for full details.
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