DAY 1 - CAIRO- First Monday of each and every month- Year Round.
On arrival, we escort you to your comfortable hotel. Complimentary visa is issued upon arrival for the following nationalities; American, Australian, NZ, EU , Canadian , Japanese and Singaporean , your passport must be valid for at least 6 month beyond date of arrival.

Visa will be issued upon arrival.
As you exit the gate, you will pass through a door or two , down some stairs , then walk for 2-5 minutes , until you pass the duty free shops, at the end of a wide corridor , you will see the security officers. There you will be met by a local representative, who will be holding a sign with the name you prefer to use for the sign .
Our local representative will then take your passport to obtain a stamp from the cashier / bank window and escort you to speak with the passport officer. He will escort you through another last check on your passport as you exit the passport control, into customs area, he will assist you in collecting your luggage and clearing customs . After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you (private vehicle) to the hotel

DAY 2 - CAIRO- Sailing on the Nile - Tuesday (BLD)
Today we see Cairo's major sights: the Egyptian Museum, including the Mummies Room. We'll continue to Royal Abdeen Palace of Egypt's former Royal Family , on to the Church of Abu Sergha, and the Beni Ezra Synagogue. We'll see where,according to the legend, Moses was found along the banks of the Nile. We'll take our lunch at a local restaurant. Enjoy a 30 minute felucca sailing on the Nile to see Cairo from a different angle before we head back to your hotel.

DAY 3 - DAHSOUR - Wednesday (cBLD)
After breakfast, we'll motor to the edge of Cairo, to the mysterious Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza. The museum of the Royal Barge of Cheops The museum is built over the rectangular pit that housed the Royal Barge for thousands of years , the wooden boat was readied for the king's daily journey with the sun god, Ra . Discovered in 1954, in a completely dismantled state, the 43-metre (140-foot) cedar boat is a rare window on the Royal boats used by the kings of Ancient Egypt.

Those who are fit and adventurous enough may wish to penetrate into the heart of the Great Pyramid, to the King's Chamber your ticket is included with our compliments (or the interior of Kephren Pyramid). Taking a camel ride (Included) is entirely your own choice!

Continue to Dahshour, the newly-opened pyramid field south of Cairo. We visit the great pyramid of Senfru, father of Cheops, and other structure:

The "Discovery" of Dahshour:
For almost half a century, the great field of huge pyramids near the desert village of Dahshour, 25 miles south of Cairo, has been off limits to the public. Confined within the perimeter of a military base were many pyramids, including the great 4500-year-old pyramid built by Senfru, father of Cheops. Senfru's pyramid, the largest in Egypt until his son built Giza's Great Pyramid, is rhomboidal in shape: it tapers more distinctly on its upper half. All the pyramids were coated in thick plaster at one time. Most have lost these protective, decorative sheaths, but Senfru's--miraculously--is still in place. Lunch is included at a local restaurant or at your hotel.

DAY 4 - Aswan - Abu Simbel - Thursday (cBLD)
An early morning flight to Aswan ( or Luxor ) and continue on to Abu Simbel , we'll marvel at the temples dedicated to Ramses the Great and Queen Neferatri, saved from rising waters of the Nile when the High Dam was built,in the larger temple, colossal figures of Ramses are seated with the gods and attended by his queen and daughters. The smaller temple is dedicated to Queen Nefertari, who appears as Hathor, the goddess of love, joy and fertility, symbolized by the benevolent cow.

Fly back to Aswan and your hotel , overnight in Aswan

The view of the Nile River from the legendary Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan

DAY 5 - ASWAN / NILE CRUISE - Friday - Board your cruise from Luxor or Aswan (BLD)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning tour of the Nubian Museum and on to the Nile Cruise in time for lunch. Today we tour the mighty Aswan dams, old and new, then board a motor launch to visit the Temples of Philae, moved to an island and saved from the rising waters of the Nile after building the High Dam, this Island temple of Philae was dedicated to the Ancient Goddess ISIS

DAY 6 - KOM OMBO- Saturday (BLD)
Our Nile vessel cruises serenely down the Nile for a visit to the great twin-temple at Kom Ombo, dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile river god, and Haroeris, the solar disk.

DAY 7 - EDFU & LUXOR - Sunday (BLD)
We board horse-drawn carriages (or coaches ) for the short ride through Edfu to the Temple of Horus, the best-preserved in Egypt. Off to Luxor where we dock for the night.

DAY 8 - EDFU & LUXOR - Monday (BLD)
Today's tour include a visit to the Valley of the Kings including Tut-Ank-Amon's tomb , for guests who are interested : Please be our guests for a 10-15 minutes camel ride from the Valley of the Kings, you you'll then change your mode of transportation and continue in your deluxe air-conditioned vehicle and on to the temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari and Colossi of Memnon .

Afterward, we'll continue on Luxor's west bank to get a totally different perspective on ancient Egyptian life, at the ancient workers' settlement of Deir el-Medinah. While most of the imposing stone monuments and sites of Egypt honor the lives and after-lives of royalty, Deir el-Medinah gives us unique and surprising insights into the ordinary citizens who constructed and decorated the tombs.

Here we'll see the excavated homes shared by laborers with their domestic animals. These quarters were surprisingly large, with three good-sized rooms, courtyard, kitchen, and even storage cellars. While ancient Egypt might not have been a workers' paradise, we'll see that artisans and builders were highly regarded in their community. We are proud to be the only operator to offer regular visits to this singular ancient settlement in its tour and cruise programs.

Followed by the Colossi of Memnon, before returning to Luxor, we tour the gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak.

DAY 9 - Disembarkation / Denderah / Luxor - Tuesday (BL)
After breakfast , check out , then proceed to Denderah in a day excursion or by car , to visit the best preserved temple in Egypt, lunch box is included, we will also include large bottle of water for each guest with your lunch box. Then its back to Luxor and your hotel.

DAY 10- Luxor - Cairo - Wednesday (B)
Transfers are always on a private basis, private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur.
Fly back to Cairo , air fare is always included within Egypt, tax included.
In Cairo , of course our local rep. will be waiting for your and escort you back to your hotel.
The remainder of the day at leisure.

Complimentary Dinner is included at a local home:
Meet the locals, you may wish to bring token gifts to exchange with the host family ( T shirt , small souvenirs of your home town):
This evening we'll venture where few ordinary visitors ever tread . . . right into the homes of some of the people of Cairo l! You'll be invited to a family dinner, and while you enjoy wholesome home-cooked specialties, you'll learn about and appreciate the outlook, aspirations, and way of life of your hosts. Be assured, as curious as you may be about your new friends, they're sure to have questions about your own background. Once the ice is broken, you'll enjoy a lively evening, and find that you have more in common than you ever suspected. Of course, you may enjoy a quiet evening with your travel companions, by letting us know your preferences.

DAY 11 - CAIRO - Thursday (cBLD)
The Culture of Cairo

Today we’ll explore deep into the heart of Cairo, and get to know its daily rhythms, its spirituality, its history, and its modern diversions. We’ll start early, with a visit to a local market, with an immense variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables on offer, both familiar and exotic.

You’ll see that shopping in Cairo goes far beyond a supermarket experience. Be prepared for whispers, gestures, shouting, and controlled chaos. It’s all part of the bargaining process, engaged in by women in traditional modest garb as well as others in Western dress.

Then it’s on to the Museum of Islamic Art, with its tapestries, textiles, swords and other objects exemplifying one of the world’s great decorative traditions. We’ll continue to the Gayer-Anderson House, a serene and classic domestic oasis, right down to its central fountain and exquisite furnishings. Our visit is also a journey into a vanished way of life—the residence is actually two traditional medieval Cairo houses restored by an English physician to a former king. We’ll stop for lunch at a restaurant where Cairenes go, then visit the Bab an-Nasr, the Gate of Victory in Cairo's old walls. You’ll even see graffiti that survives from soldiers of Napoleon and of the British Empire, among the many who passed this way. Dinner at a local restaurant

DAY 12 - Departure -Friday (cB)
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight home. Bon Voyage

RATES per person in USD $

DEPARTURE NOTES:
For departures during Christmas, New Year's or Easter weeks, please add 20 % to the rates above.

Please note that the Nile vessels and cruise itineraries are subject to change.

YOUR TOUR INCLUDES :

• Egyptian domestic airfares as described in the itinerary, economy class
  
• All airport transfers ( private basis - private air-conditioned vehicle and private chauffeur ).
  
• Hotel accommodations (including taxes).
  
• And set-menu (table d'hôte) meals as indicated in the itinerary above.
  
• Nile cruise with all shore excursions and meals.
  
• Complimentary welcome drink upon arrival on board the Nile Cruise.
  
• Complimentary welcome fruit basket on board the Nile Cruise.
  
• Large bottle of water ( per person ) delivered to you cabin daily while you are on board the Nile Cruise.
  
• Tea or coffee an bottled water with each / every meal while you are on board the Nile Cruise.
  
• Guided sightseeing by air-conditioned motor coach, including all admissions fees.
  
• Visa fee issued upon arrival for American, Australian, NZ,EU, S. Korean , Mexicans, Singaporean & Japanese citizens, passport must be valid for at least 6 month beyond the date of arrival.
  
• Tips to all your drivers, porters, guides and the crew on board your cruise.
  
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