HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR:
Arrival every Wednesday & Saturday
Meeting/assistance at the airport
Return transfer to/from airport
Domestic fl ight
3 nights at selected hotels with American breakfast
1 night fi rst class on the sleeper train with dinner
4 nights on a Nile Cruise on full board
Porterage at airport and
hotels
Deluxe air conditioned transportation
English speaking driver/guide
All entrance fees to places of interest
All hotel taxes and
service charges
Arrival
to the Land of the Pharaohs. Land in Cairo airport.
Transfer to your hotel for overnight in Cairo.
Day
2 Cairo (Pyramid Tour)
After breakfast, start
your day to visit the Pyramids & Sphinx of Giza, which have stood for the
last 5000 years. Complete your visit at Giza, continue to the ancient city of
Memphis, the fi rst capital
of United Upper and Lower Egypt, and then visit Sakkara, site of the Step
Pyramid of Zoser. _ en you
will be transferred to Cairo Train Station to board the Sleeper train to Luxor
.Diner & overnight on board (B, D)
Day
3 Luxor
After breakfast, arrival
to Luxor train station . Upon arrival transfer to your
luxury cruise ship for a 5 days /4 nights cruise. Accommodation aboard your
cruise ship will consist of outside suite cabin with private facilities. Visit
the Temple of Karnak & the Temple of Luxor; visit
the West Bank including Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, the Temple
of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Overnight in Luxor. (B, L, D)
Day
4 Luxor Edfu
Early
morning sailing to Edfu via Esna. After
breakfast, Day at leisure. Overnight in Edfu. (B, L, D)
Day
5 - Edfu Kom Ombo Aswan
Travel by horse-drawn
carriage to the Temple of Horus, the falcon-god, considered the bestpreserved ancient temple in Egypt and the second
largest after the Temple of Karnak. Sail to Kom Ombo where you will visit the
Ptolemaic Temple of Sobek and Haroeris.
_ en sail to Aswan and overnight. (B, L, D)
Day
6 Aswan
Visit the Aswan High
Dam, the Granite Quarries with the Unfi nished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae. Sail on board a
felucca, a typical Egyptian sailboat and view Kitchners
Island Botanical garden and the Agha Khan Mausoleum. Overnight in Aswan. (B, L, D)
Day
7 Aswan Abu Simbel Tour Cairo
(Abu
Simbel Tour Optional)
After breakfast,
disembarkation, transfer to Aswan airport for fl ight
to Abu Simbel & visit the colossal Temple of Ramses II and the temple of
his beloved Queen Nefertiti, both temples carved out of a hillside beside the
Nile in the 13th century BC. Transfer back to the airport for your fl ight to Cairo, upon arrival you be escorted to your hotel.
& overnight. (B)
Day
8 Cairo (Cairo City Tour)
Start your day with a
guided tour of the Egyptian Museum where you will fi nd artifacts of the Pharaonic era
and the treasures of King Tutankhamens tomb. Continue your drive to the
Citadel of Saladin and visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque. Enjoy a walking tour
of the largest 13th century covered oriental market, Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Return to the hotel for overnight. (B)
Day
9 Departure
After breakfast,
transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure fl ight. (B)
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The Wonders of Egypt |
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CAT |
Period |
Double |
Single |
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Hotel: Ramses Hilton , M/S Mojito or similar |
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DLX |
May 01 July 10 |
1298 |
1843 |
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DLX |
July 11 Aug 31 |
1383 |
1987 |
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DLX |
September 01 30 |
1312 |
1868 |
|
DLX |
October 01 31 |
1489 |
2159 |
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DLX |
November 01 30 |
1527 |
2226 |
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DLX |
December 01 22 |
1489 |
2159 |
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DLX |
December 23 Jan 05 ,2010 |
1727 |
2538 |
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DLX |
January 06 31 |
1596 |
2319 |
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DLX |
Feb 01 March 31 |
1624 |
2371 |
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Hotel:
Oasis Pyramids or similar, M/S Lady Diana or similar |
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SFC |
May 01 July 14 & September 01 30 |
1176 |
1625 |
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SFC |
July 15 Aug 31 |
1272 |
1779 |
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SFC |
October 01 December 22 |
1330 |
1871 |
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SFC |
December 23 Jan 05 ,2010 |
1525 |
2192 |
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SFC |
January 06 March 31 |
1412 |
1991 |
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Supplemet for Air instead of over-night
train CA$215 |
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Supplement New Year Gala Dinner
applicable |
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