This exceptional 15 Days Tour of Egypt and Morocco includes Egypt's highlights , in all its variety, from the wonders of the Great Pyramids to a Nile Cruise almost as wondrous as what you'll see! You'll explore as well the Kingdom of Morocco . Egypt & Morocco : These are the two gems of North Africa.

DAY 1- CAIRO - Saturday - Weekly - Year Round
Our Cairo-based personnel 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 a British, Canadian, Japanese and US passport. Complimentary welcome Egyptian sweets platter await you upon arrival at your hotel room.

DAY 2 - CAIRO- Sun - (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. Then it's onward to the Citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali, Wekalet El Ghouri Caravanserai, then enjoy lunch at Hadaik El Azhar or Naguib Mahfouz . Dinner is included at La Bodega local restaurant, or similar .

DAY 3 - ASWAN, CAMEL CARAVAN - Mon - (BLD)
After an early breakfast, we fly to Aswan ( all transfers are always on a private basis, air fare is always included, economy class , tax included ), arrive in Aswan, where we'll settle you into your cabin on a Nile steamer. Board your cruise from Aswan or Luxor . Fruit basket at your cabin, with our compliments.
We start our tour with the world famous Nubian Museum. 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. In the evening your guide will call on you for a horse-drawn carriage ride throughout Aswan and the water front.

DAY 4 - 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 5 - 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 6 - LUXOR - Thursday - (BLD)
We tour today as well the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings , including Tutankaomn's tomb, and the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut, we stop at the Colossi of Memnon on the way back to our cruise.

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. Evening Sound and Light show at Karnak, please bring a jacket and a flash light .

DAY 7 - LUXOR, CAIRO - Fly Back - 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 Airport for your flight back to Cairo .
Lunch is included in Luxor or Cairo . Dinner is included at your hotel in Cairo .

DAY 8 - CAIRO - Saturday - (BLD)
Morning breakfast at the hotel , then : we'll motor to the edge of Cairo, to the mysterious Sphinx , the Cheops Royal Barge museum and the Pyramids of Giza.

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!
Lunch is included at the Mena House . Afternoon tour of Memphis , Sakkara , including the Step Pyramid, the Nobles Mastabas and Imhotep museum . We will have a brief stop at Harania village before returning to your hotel for a brief rest, and get ready for dinner at Abu El-Sid local restaurant or similar.

DAY 9 - DEPARTURE FOR MOROCCO - Sun - (B)
After breakfast, our staff will see you to the airport and assist you with all the formalities before you board your flight for Casablanca .
Our local rep. greets you at Casablanca's Mohamed V Airport and escorts you to your hotel. We'll drop our luggage, have a refreshing cup of tea or coffee, then head out for a panoramic tour of the city before returning to our hotel ( Idou Anfa or similar 4 stars hotel) for dinner. For West coast passengers expect an evening arrival.

DAY 10 - RABAT - FES -Monday 195 Kilometers (cBD)
Start the day with a visit to Casablanca's majestic new Grand Mosque of King Hassan II, second only to the Great Mosque at Mecca in size. We'll drive on across the lush countryside to Rabat, Morocco's capital and our first Imperial City, to visit the magnificent Mausoleum of King Mohammed V, the historic Hassan Tower minaret, in the afternoon we drive through forests of cork oak trees, we continue on our way to Meknès, the "youngest" of Morocco's four great imperial cities surrounded by towering medieval walls. We visit the monumental gateway of Bab el-Mansour in the city walls and the palace tombs of Moulay Ismail before continuing to Fez, We reach Fez early evening , where we settle in for the night and our dinner, Sheraton hotel or similar 5 stars.

DAY 11 - FEZ -Tuesday (cBD)
Oldest of the four Imperial Cities, Fez is endlessly fascinating. We tour its medina (Old City) and souk (bazaar), stopping at the gateway of the royal palace, the fortifications of the Kasbah, the 9th-century Karaouine Mosque and University, the medersa (theological college) of Bou Inania, the shrine of the city's founder Moulay Idris II, and the Nejjarine Fountain. On the way to our hotel, we enjoy panoramic city views from the heights overlooking this fabled city.

DAY 12 - AZROU, BENI-MELLAL & MARRAKECH -Wednesday (BD)
Out for mountain scenery, we take a leisurely drive along the flanks of the mighty Atlas range via the charming village of Immouzzer du Kandar, the lake of Daiet Aoua, the mountain Ifrane ski resort and town of Azrou before descending to the Kasbah Tadla plain and the fertile region surrounding Beni-Mellal. In the late afternoon we arrive at the palm groves of Marrakech, the fourth of Morocco's great Imperial Cities, to settle in at your hotel, Imperial Borj or Marrakech Plaza or similar 5 stars hotels.

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 Marrakech 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 dinner in a quiet restaurant with your travel companions, by letting us know your preferences.

DAY 13 - MARRAKECH- Thursday (BLD)
There is much to see in this great city which Winston Churchill called "the most beautiful place in the world at sunset." We tour the stately Koutoubia Minaret, the hidden tombs of the Saadian dynasty, and Bahia Palace. In the afternoon, during our tour of the souk (market), we see some of the age-old guild artisans at work. Finally, we end up in famous Djemaa el-Fna square with its medieval circus atmosphere of itinerant dancers, jugglers, acrobats, storytellers, soothsayers, snake charmers, medicine men and public scribes.

Finally, you'll see the Menara pavilion and gardens , the Majorelle Botanical Gardens of Yves Saint Laurent, planted with trees and flowers from all over the world.

Dinner at the hotel or join an optional " Soiree " at Chez Ali , a traditional Moroccan dinner with folklore, in an oases/palmgrove on the outskirts of Marrakech, the additional cost is $50 per person including transfers.

DAY 14 - MARRAKECH -Friday (B)
Now that you've got your bearings, Marrakech is yours to explore as you wish, Lonely Planet guidebook in hand.

DAY 15 - DEPARTURE -Saturday (B)
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight. Bon Voyage

RATES per person in USD

• DEPARTURE NOTES:
  This tour departs weekly, year round For departures during: April , Christmas, New Year's ; Please add %15 to the rates listed above.
  
  
• 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.

DINING NOTES The set-menu meals included in your tour are indicated in the itinerary: B = Breakfast, (or cB, Continental Breakfast), L = Lunch, D = Dinner. On our luxury Nile cruise vessels, our spacious dining rooms accommodate all passengers at one seating, so there is no need to worry about making reservations.

YOUR TOUR INCLUDES:

• We have even included all the tips to your porters, drivers, guides, and the crew on board your cruise . No hidden charges, no additional tax

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
• Travel insurance

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