The Gems of the Near East
Tour Egypt, Palestine , Israel and Greece

The Ultimate Private Adventure Tour of the Near East
Triangle of Ancient Lands . Come with us on a grand 10-day
(or 14-day) triangle tour of these three awe-inspiring lands of antiquity

DAY 1 - CAIRO Friday
Our staff greets you at the airport and escorts you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore the Egyptian metropolis as you like. Tour starts in Cairo weekly every Friday.
You may arrive on other day for an additional $250 supplement per person.

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

Visa fee is included. Visa will be issued upon arrival for : Australian, American, British, German & Japanese citizens, you are responsible for your passport being valid for at least 6 month beyond the date of arrival.

DAY 2 - CAIRO Saturday (cBLD)
Welcome to the City of the pharaohs and sultans! We visit the top sights in an all-day tour. Our first stop is the Egyptian Museum, filled with the wealth of the pharaohs. Following lunch at a local restaurant, we drive to Giza for a visit to the Sphinx and a tour of the Pyramids. In the evening, we host you for dinner on a Nile cruise complete with exotic Egyptian entertainment.

DAY 3 - CAIRO TO JERUSALEM Sunday (cB) Today we board our air conditioned motorcoach for the drive across the top of the Sinai peninsula to Israel. We drive up into the Judean Hills to Jerusalem, where our local representative meets you at the bus terminal and escorts you to your hotel.

DAY 4 - JERUSALEM & BETHLEHEM Monday (cB)
The Holy City is at our feet: we visit the Western Wall, Temple Mount, the Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Roman Cardo, fabled Mount Zion, and King David's Tomb, then drive to biblical Bethlehem to visit Rachel's Tomb and the Church of the Nativity, returning to our Jerusalem hotel in the evening.

DAY 5 - JERUSALEM Tuesday (cB)
Today fabled Jerusalem is yours to explore as you like, guidebook in hand.

DAY 6 - THE DEAD SEA Wednesday (cB)
We drive down below sea level to the Dead Sea for a visit to one of its mineral spas. Try a swim in the Dead Sea's saline waters, where you'll be as buoyant as a cork!

DAY 7 - ATHENS Thursday (cB)
Our staff escorts you to Tel Aviv's airport for your flight to Athens (airfare not included in tour rates). Upon arrival in Athens, our staff meets you and escorts you to your hotel in the Greek capital. The rest of the day is yours: Athens awaits you!

DAY 8 - ATHENS Friday (cB)
A half-day city tour shows you this great city's layout: we visit Syntagma Square, the heart of modern Athens, drive by the parliament, and climb up to the Acropolis. Now that you know the layout, the city is yours to explore as you like. Visit a museum, take in some shopping, or relax at a real Athenian taverna in the Plaka.

DAY 9 - GREEK ISLANDS CRUISE Saturday (BLD) We drive to the Marina Trocadero and board a boat for a tour of the Saronic Gulf and its islands: Aegina, Poros and Hydra. After our delightful day at sea, the evening brings us traditional Greek dancing and entertainment, a fitting celebration of our three-country Triangle Tour, after which we return to our Athens hotel.

DAY 10 - DEPARTURE Sunday (cB)
If you have chosen not to take advantage of our Santorini Extension (see below), our staff escorts you to Athens airport for your flight home.

SANTORINI EXTENSION
You may extend your 10-day tour to 14 days with this extension, which begins on Day 10:

DAY 10 - ATHENS TO SANTORINI Sunday (cB)
We escort you to the airport for your flight across the sparkling blue Aegean to the fabled volcanic island of Santorini for a four-night stay at the Dana Villas, Santorini Palace, or similar first-class accommodation of traditional-style houses with panoramic sea views. Each villa has a fully-equipped modern kitchen, large bathroom, direct dial phones, color satelite TV, air conditioning, bar, pool bar, swimming pool, and daily maid service. After we escort you to your villa, relax and enjoy this portion of paradise!

DAY 11 - SANTORINI Monday (cB)
Your villa is only a ten-minute walk from the heart of the town. The island is yours to explore as you like, observing the rhythms of traditional Greek daily nightlife!

DAY 12 - SANTORINI Tuesday (cB)
Santorini is actually the rim of a caldera (collapsed volcano), with steep lava cliffs plinging into the sea. But there are numerous swimming areas reached by steep paths and stairways. The shopping streets are even more easily accessible.

DAY 13 - SANTORINI Wednesday (cB)
By now you're well acquainted with the myriad beauties of this Greek paradise. Relax and enjoy them all.

DAY 14 - DEPARTURE Thursday (cB)
Our staff escorts you to Santorini's airport for your flight to Athens (domestic airfare included in tour rates), to connect with your flight home (international airfare not included in tour rates).

RATES Per Person in USD for 14-day tour (with Santorini Extension)

	Deluxe	First Class
Triple	$4160	$3260
Double	$4260	$3348
Single	$4328	$4028