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Egypt
by River and Rail
10 - Day Edition * Shore Excursion Included
This
ten-day Friends Abroad tm
itinerary includes Abu Simbel Excursions , a four-day (three-night)
Nile cruise, an additional time in Cairo to allow you to squeeze in
more sightseeing and Nile-side journeys aboard a first-class sleeper
train. Extend to Hurgada/Red Sea
Honeymoon
or Anniversary cruise on the Nile - Photo Credit : courtesy of Sonesta
Nile Cruises
Honeymoon on the Nile . Compare
with the 14-Day Ultra Deluxe version
DAY
1 - CAIRO (daily ,year round, arrive any day - subject to availability
of course)
Our staff meets you at the airport and escorts you to your hotel.
Visa
fee is included and issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for American,
Australian, NZ , Canadian, EU, Singaporean & Japanese citizens with
valid passports that are valid for at least 6 month beyond the date
of arrival. Compare with the 9 day ,
10 day , or 11-Day
flying one way & return by sleeper
DAY
2 - CAIRO / Sleeper Train - Monday (cBD)
Cairo is yours! Explore it as you like. The Egyptian Museum is in
the city center, the Pyramids and Sphinx only a short
taxi ride away . In the evening, we depart for Aswan aboard the
Nile Express
( Rated: Modest 3 stars ) sleeper train. Always in your own PRIVATE
compartment, dinner is included on board. If you prefer to fly , please
click here.
DAY 3 - ASWAN ABU SIMBEL Tuesday (cBD)
Morning Arrival at Aswan , proceed by car/van to Abu Simbel,
We've planned our visit to Abu Simbel to be a highlight of your Egyptian
adventure. We drive along the shore of Lake Nasser to this Ancient Egyptian
sacred site.
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. We explore these fine temple by ourselves in the quiet
of the morning, admiring their ancient aura and artistry, after which
retire to a comfortable hotel in Abu Simbel for refreshments after which
, we begin our leisurely drive back along the shore to Aswan
& your hotel. Breakfast
& Dinner are included at the hotels
DAY 4 - ASWAN Wednesday (cBLD)
We escort you to your Nile cruise vessel. After a delicious lunch, we
tour the awesome Aswan dams, and next an ancient granite quarry
complete with an unfinished obelisk. Then we go by motor launch to the
island temples of Philae. Re-embarking on our Nile cruiser. We
enjoy afternoon tea on board . In the evening, we cast off and cruise
down the Nile.
Shore excursions on board the cruise are all included in our rate
.
DAY
5 - KOM OMBO & EDFU Thursday (cBLD)
We
board horse-drawn carriages (or motor vans) for the ride to Edfu's Temple
of Horus, one of the best-preserved Ancient Egyptian temples on
the Nile. After lunch , we continue our cruise down the Nile to Luxor.
Afternoon tea is served on the sun -deck. Dinner & entertainment
on board.
DAY
6 - LUXOR Friday (cBLD)
Today we tour the Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut's Temple
of El Deir El Bahari , and the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch,
the afternoon is free for shopping. Afternoon tea is served on deck.
Dinner & folk dance show on board.
DAY
7 - LUXOR Saturday (cBLD)
We check out of our cabins after breakfast, but the facilities of the
vessel are available to us until the evening. We tour the Great Temple
of Amon at Karnak , the "mother" of all temples, and the
smaller yet charming Temple of Luxor. Lunch is included on board
.In the evening, we escort you to the train station for our first-class
sleeper train journey back to Cairo.
DAY
8 - CAIRO Sunday (cBD)
We escort you to your hotel. (Your room may not be ready until noon,
but all other hotel facilities are available.) Why not go shopping in
Khan el-Khalili bazaar? Breakfast on the train & Dinner are
included at the hotel
DAY
9 - CAIRO Monday (cBD)
Breakfast is included at the hotel. Full day at leisure in Cairo , own
activities.
Complimentary Dinner 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
prefer to enjoy a quiet evening with your travel companions, by letting
us know your preferences.
DAY
10 - DEPARTURE Tuesday (cB)
After breakfast, we escort you to the airport. Bon Voyage.
RATES per
person in USD $
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Deluxe
Hotel Deluxe Nile Cruise |
First
Class Hotel
First Class Nile Cruise |
| Sharing
in Triple Occupancy |
US$
1595.00 |
US$
1345.00 |
| In
Double Occupancy |
US$
1760.00 |
US$
15985.00 |
| In
Single Occupancy |
US$
2595.00 |
US$
2385.00 |
This
tour starts every Sunday in Cairo , weekly , year round
The tour rates include :
- All
transfers within Egypt.
- Abu
Simbel excursion, including round-trip transfers, entrance fees,
& local guide.
- Hotel
accommodations including tax and service charges.
- Complimentary
welcome fruit basket upon arrival at your cabin on board the Nile
Cruise.
- Complimentary
Welcome drink served as you arrive on board the Nile Cruise.
- Pre
set menu meals as shown including B = Breakfast,
(or cB, Continental Breakfast), L
= Lunch, D = Dinner aboard the train.
- Bottled
water ( one large bottle per person delivered to your cabin daily
while you are on board the cruise).
- Tea
or coffee and bottled water with every & each meal while on board
the cruise
- Cairo-Aswan
and Luxor-Cairo first-class sleeper train tickets.
- Four-day
(three-night) Nile cruise, including, all shore excursions, onboard
accommodations, and all meals.
- Visa
fee is included and issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for American
, Canadian, Western European & Japanese citizens with valid passports
that are valid for at least 6 month beyond the date of arrival.
Rate
does not include:
Enjoy
the newest sailing boat on the Nile -Royal Cleopatra, available as well
with the itinerary, ask for details - On the Sailing Boat the Royal
Cleopatra
Deluxe
Yachts on the Nile - deluxe private Air conditioned felucca or Dahabiya
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