EGYPT – The Best of Egypt - 2010/2011

12 Days / 11 Nights

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR:

• 3 nights at selected hotels on B&B Basis

• 1 night on board sleeper train on Half Board basis

• 7 Night on a Nile Cruise on F.B basis

• Meeting/ Assistance at the airport

• Return transfer to/from airport

• Domestic flights

• Portage 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

Day 1 - Arrival

Arrival to the Land of the Pharaohs. 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 West Bank including Valley of the Kings, 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 best preserved 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 Kitchner’s Island Botanical garden and the Agha Khan Mausoleum. Overnight in Aswan. (B, L, D)

Day 7 – Aswan • Kom Ombo • Edfou

(Abu Simbel Tour Optional)

Morning at leisure (Optional tour: 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.) Afternoon, enjoy the sailing to Kom Ombo and then to Edfou & overnight. (B, L, D)

Day 8 - Edfu • Luxor

Morning sailing to Luxor via Esna. After breakfast, Day at leisure. Overnight in Luxor. (B, L, D)

Day 9 - Luxor

After breakfast, Visit the Temple of Karnak & the Temple of Luxor. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Luxor. (B, L, D)

Day 10 - Luxor • Cairo

After breakfast ,Transfer to Luxor airport for your fl ight to Cairo, upon arrival you be escorted to your hotel. & Overnight. (B)

Day 11 – Cairo

A city tour where you will fi nd artifacts of the Pharaonic era and the treasures of King Tutankhamen’s 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 12 - Departure

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure flight (B)

THE BEST OF EGYPT
Hotel: Ramses Hilton , M/S Mojito or similar
Cat	Period	Double	Single
DLX	May 01 – June 30	1386	2000
DLX	July 01 – July 10	1417	2043
DLX	July 11 – August 31	1495	2174
DLX	September 01 – 30	1530	2211
DLX	October 01 – 31	1786	2540
DLX	November 01 – 30	1978	2800
DLX	December 01 – 22	1772	2568
DLX	December 23 – Jan 05, 2011	2097	3064
DLX	Jan 06 – 31, 2011	1850	2690
DLX	Feb 01 – March 31, 2011	1878	2739
Hotel: Oasis Pyramids , M/S Lady Diana or similar
SFC	May 01 – July 14	1330	1895
SFC	July 15 – Aug 31	1425	2047
SFC	September 01 – 30	1315	1837
SFC	October 01 – December 22	1554	2253
SFC	December 23 – Jan 05 ,2011	1823	2696
SFC	January 06 – March 31, 2011	1665	2416
Supplement New Year Gala Dinner applicable