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Cleopatra's
Egypt
With Athens Extension
A
Grand 12 Day Tour of Egypt and Greece
With , airfare included from USA . This exceptional package includes
Egypt's highlights , and a 4 day stay in Athens .
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on board the M/S Royal Cleopatra
DAY
1 - USA (JFK) - every Tuesday
- Weekly - Year Round
DEPARTURE
FROM NEW YORK We take off from New York's John F. Kennedy International
Airport. Flight choices include British Airways , Olympic Airways , Lufthansa
, KLM , etc (Earlier departures are available in order to add extra days
in Cairo, Paris or Athens etc., of course additional $$$ apply ) . For
a sailing boat edition on board the " Royal Cleopatra",
please click here
DAY 2 - ATHENS-Wednesday
Arrive at Athens Airport, where you will be greeted by our staff and transferred
to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to spend as you like. Take
your first look at this great ancient-modern city. Wander through the
Plaka, and up to the Acropolis if you like, guidebook in hand.
DAY 3 - Private ATHENS CITY TOUR-Thursday (BL)
After breakfast, a half day private tour of Athens : we tour the great
Greek capital, including Constitution (Syntagma) Square, Parliament, the
Memorial to the Unknown Soldier, and the National Library. Driving down
Herod Atticus street you will see the Evzones in their picturesque uniforms
and the Presidential Palace. On your way to the Acropolis, you will see
the Panathenaic Stadium (where the first Olympic Games of the modern era
were held in 1896), the Temple of the Olympian Zeus and Hadrian's Arch.
Lunch is included at a charming local restaurant .
DAY 3 - ARGOLIS-Friday (BL)
Leave Athens along the Saronic Gulf coastal road to the Corinth Canal,
which connects the Aegean Sea with the Ionian Sea. Drive on to Mycenae,
the Homeric City of the Atreides, "rich in gold" of the ancient poets.
(Visit the Lion's Gate, the Cyclopean Walls and the Royal Tombs). Drive
through the fertile plain of Argolis to Nafplion, a picturesque town nestled
at the foot of the Palamidi Fortress. After lunch, leave for Epidavros
to visit the theater (4th Century B.C.), famous for its astonishing acoustics.
Return to Athens by the national road connecting Epidavros with Corinth.
Lunch in Mycanae or Nafplion.
DAY
4- CAIRO - Saturday (cB)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Athens Airport for your flight to
Cairo. Air fare is included Athens Cairo in economy class , tax included
.
Our Cairo-based rep. will meet you at the airport and see you to your
hotel near the fabled Nile. You'll have time to relax. The rest of the
day is yours. Fascinating Cairo awaits you! Venture out amid the spice
shops, cafés, peddlers from bygone days, modern-day professionals, and
an unforgettable array of sights, sounds, and aromas. Visa fee is included
& issued upon arrival. Your passport must be valid for at least
6 month beyond the date of arrival. Only when you have an American , EU,
Australian , NZ, Brazilian , Mexican , Canadian, Japanese and US passport.
Complimentary welcome Egyptian sweets platter await you upon arrival at
your hotel room.
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 5 - CAIRO - Sunday - (BLD)
Today, we'll explore the wonders of the Egyptian Museum, with its treasures
of the ancient pharaohs: mummies, statuary, precious stones and metals.
Travellers have long come to Cairo just to gaze on these sights, but our
day has just started. We'll motor to the edge of Cairo, to the mysterious
Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza.
Guests 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!
Then
it's onward to the Citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed
Ali. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. In the evening, it's
all aboard! We'll settle you into your private wood-panelled sleeping
compartment on the train bound along the banks of the Nile. You'll enjoy
dinner on board , as the lights of villages reflect in the river.
DAY 6- ASWAN, CAMEL CARAVAN - Monday - (BLD)
After breakfast on board, the train arrives in Aswan, where we'll settle
you into your cabin on a Nile steamer.
Fruit basket at your cabin, with our compliments.
We start our tour with the world famous Nubian Museum.
Tour
of Kalabsha Temple dedicated to the ancient god Mandulis, and the
goddess Isis . Built during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus
, the small rock-cut temple of Beit El Wali, built by Ramses
the Great , and the small yet charming Kiosk of Qertassi. Then
we return to the boat for lunch.
During
the train ride, you will have seen feluccas sailing the Nile. Now we'll
experience Egypt at its most authentic, as we sail in one of these graceful
craft. Then, to really immerse yourself, try your hand at camel riding!
We'll take willing passengers on a traditional caravan to enjoy tea with
Nubian villagers. Only Travel in Style affords this unique opportunity
to meet and interact with local people. We are proud to offer this insight
into the Nubian way of life.
DAY 7 - ASWAN, KOM OMBO - Tuesday - (BLD)
After breakfast on board, we'll visit the dams at Aswan, including the
High Dam, a modern wonder in this ancient land. At the ancient granite
quarry, we'll see an obelisk left unfinished, then board a launch on Lake
Nasser to visit the Temples of Philae, rescued from rising waters. Back
aboard our cruiser, we'll sail northward down the Nile at a stately pace,
disembarking for a visit to Kom Ombo, the twin temple dedicated to the
crocodile river god, Sobek.
DAY 8 - EDFU, ESNA - Wednesday - (BLD)
Horse-drawn carriages or vans meet us at riverside to take us through
Edfu to the Temple of Horus, best-preserved in all of Egypt. Later, we'll
cruise to Esna, and by evening, we'll be in fabled Luxor.
DAY
9 - LUXOR - Thursday - (BLD)
We'll cross the Nile to view an array of ancient splendors: the tomb chambers
of the Valley of the Kings; the imposing tomb-temple of Queen Hatshepsut
; and the Colossi of Memnon.
DAY
10 - LUXOR, CAIRO - Friday (BLD)
Check out from our cabins. In the morning we'll visit the imposing Great
Temple of Amon at Karnak and the great Temple of Luxor before heading
back to the boat for lunch. Public facilities on board are always
available till its time for the evening transfer to board the overnight
sleeper train back to Cairo, dinner is served on board.
DAY 11 - CAIRO - Saturday - (B)
Morning arrival, our local rep will escort you to your hotel. Breakfast
will be served at the hotel. You'll make your own program for your last
full day in Cairo. Perhaps you'll do some shopping at the fabulous Khan
El-Khalili bazaar, or return to the fabulous Pyramids, or take an optional
tour, or spend the day with new friends. Don't miss your chance to mingle
with the crowds, the peddlers, and the street entertainers who give life
to Cairo!
DAY 12 - DEPARTURE FOR HOME - Sunday - (B)
After breakfast, our staff will see you to the airport and assist
you with all the formalities before you board your flight for home. You'll
arrive the same day. Bon Voyage!
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RATES per
person in USD
| From
New York |
Deluxe |
First
Class |
| Triple |
US$
4629.00 |
US$
4050.00 |
| Double |
US$
4769.00 |
US$
4100.00 |
| Single |
US$
5599.00 |
US$
5009.00 |
- DEPARTURE
NOTES:
For departures
during: Apr , Christmas, New Year's ; Please add %15 to
the rates above.
- Click
here for the Sailing boat Edition
on board the sailing boat - Felucca - Dahabiya : Royal Cleopatra
- Children's
Discount :
10 years of age or younger, sharing room with parent, receive a discount
of 15 percent.
- For
PRIVATE GUIDE/CAR/DRIVER : For the full duration of the Nile
Cruise & shore excursions: please add $250 per person . This supplement
doesn't apply when you have at least 6 guests in your party.
AIRFARE
NOTES:
- Our
airline partners for departures from New York are British Airways, Lufthansa
, KLM, Swiss , Egyptair and Olympic Airways.
- From
other cities: San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle-Tacoma,
Atlanta and Dallas-Fort Worth for an additional $ 450
- from
Chicago or Washington, DC's Dulles International Airport, for an additional
$ 250.
- In
addition, for any departures May - Sep , please add $ 450
high-season airfare surcharge to the rates shown above.
- This
air fare supplement doesn't apply when you handle your own airfare,
If you choose to make your own arrangements for international airfare,
please deduct $600 per person from the rates.
YOUR
TOUR INCLUDES:
- International
airfare from New York, economy class US departure tax, round trip
-
Egyptian domestic sleeper train fares as described in the itinerary.
-
All airport transfers and taxes in Egypt.
-
Hotel accommodations (including taxes).
-
Set-menu (table d'hôte) meals as indicated in the itinerary above.(B
= Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner).
-
Nile cruise with all shore excursions and meals.
-
Guided sightseeing by air-conditioned motorcoach,including all admissions
fees.
-
Lonely Planet travel guidebooks.
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Visa Fee
Egyptian visa fee is included , visa issued (Only for holders of U.S.,
Brazilian , Mexican, Australian, NZ , EU, Canadian and Japanese. Passports
with six months of validity remaining at time of arrival).
- On
Board the cruise, , Complimentary welcome fruit basket, Galabya,and
an Egyptian Sweets/pastry platter
- 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.
- Not
included:
Personal expenses
- Beverages,
and meals not specifically mentioned
- Gratuities
for local personnel
- Travel
insurance
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your stay to the Greek Island of Santorini
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own Villa in Santorini - Your Honeymoon Greek Island
DRESS
CODE
All of our Nile cruise vessels are fully air conditioned. Onboard dress
is casual except at dinner, when smart casual is the rule. Lightweight
cotton and other natural fiber clothing is best, with swimsuits and sun
hats for the sundeck and pool. Bring a light sweater or light jacket for
cool mornings and evenings, but most days are warm to hot, with very little
rain. Comfortable walking shoes are essential for shore excursions.
Not
included:
-
Personal expenses
- Beverages,
and meals not specifically mentioned
- Gratuities
for local personnel
- Travel
insurance
More
Choices :
What to Pack:
Most of the year look forward to warm, even hot weather in Cairo , Luxor
& Aswan, morning & evenings are cooler. During Winter
... very rare do we get rain, if so , very brief showers. No need for
real rain wear/gear.
Before sunrise , after sun-set , you'll need a light jacket , or light
sweater .
For Nile cruise shore excursions, we suggest comfortable cotton &
natural fabric lightweight clothing.
Comfortable walking shoes are essential for all tours in Cairo or Upper
Egypt.
Clothing on Board the Nile Cruise :
Lightweight comfortable & casual clothing. Swimsuits, sun hat.
Dining room dress code is casual for breakfast & lunch, but smart
casual for dinner. Please do not wear swimsuits into the dining room.
All ships are fully air conditioned
Nefertiti
Turns Egypt Upside Down!!
The
first bloodless religious revolution against the established church in
Ancient Egypt
And the seat of power that rested with the priests in Karnak
Nefertiti
Turns Egypt Upside Down!! 1350 BC - Queen Nefertiti is reported to have
led her Egyptian subjects on a wild spree of idol-smashing, temple-destruction,
and forced migration, all part of a campaign of religious reformation.
"From
now on, there will be only one Deity, and that Deity is Aten, the Sun
Disc," she has commanded.
Reliable
sources in the Nile Valley report that all temples to gods other than
Aten have been closed, and that a hefty fine will be imposed on anyone
caught with an outlawed statuette.
Idols
are to be smashed immediately, and the shards turned over to the priests
of Aten.
"The
capital of Egypt will now be at Tel El Amarna," reads a decree widely
circulated in cuneiform on clay tablets.
"All priests are to settle within one hour's journey of the new Temple
to Aten. All bidders on public works contracts will likewise have their
head offices within the same specified distance."
Egyptian
leaders in exile have disputed the motives behind the upheaval. "It's
just a ploy to concentrate power and wealth in her hands and those of
her husband, Ikhnaton," stated one defrocked priest.
"Everybody knows that Nefertiti has risen to her position on qualities
that have nothing to do with religion.
She
isn't called Incarnation of Beauty for nothing," he added, referring to
the literal meaning of her name. The source asked not to be identified,
fearing reprisals. Tel El Amarna, Nile Valley, 2004 - from Paul Glassman,
special correspondent "Wow," commented Joe Shiner, an agro-businesman
from Des Moines, as he toured the main temple at Tel El Amarna. "It's
one thing to hear that Nefertiti was a real beauty. But it's quite another
to visit in person and learn the real story." "Until I came here, I didn't
know that she was behind the idea of having only one god-even before the
Hebrews and Christians and followers of Mohammed.
"And
now that I see her picture, I can understand why people followed her.
This is not what I expected . . . not at all!" Mr. Shiner gestured as
he spoke to a temple painting of a well-endowed Nefertiti in a chariot,
wearing only a see-through cloak and thong-style panties.
"If
she was my queen, I'd follow her to the end of the . . . "
Mr. Shiner's comments were interrupted by the approach of his wife.
Disclaimer:
The facts presented are as accurate as can be ascertained from the archeological
record. Mr. Joe Shiner is a composite of the satisfied clients of Travel
in Style.
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