Egypt Travel Package, Egypt Nile Cruise - Luxury Nile Cruises | Escape to the Sun

DAY 1 - CAIRO
Our staff meets you at the airport and escorts you to your hotel. Enjoy the sights and sounds of Cairo as you like for the rest of the day, complimentary visa for American, Australian , NZ , Western European , Canadian, & Japanese citizens, passport must be valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of arrival.

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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 (aBL)
Today we get to know the great Egyptian capital on a full-day tour. We start at the Egyptian Museum, including the Mummy room & Tutankhamoun Treasures, then go on to visit the majestic pyramids of Giza and the timeless Sphinx, and conclude with the 12th century district of Khan El Khalili.

DAY 3 - LUXOR or (Aswan) / Edfu (aBLD)
An early flight takes us to Luxor, ( Cruise embarkation may also be from Aswan).
In Luxor , our local rep will meet you & escort you to your Nile cruise. Welcome fruit basket .
After you settle in , we visit the gigantic Temple of Amon at Karnak, the pharaohs' tombs in the Valley of the Kings.

Then its on to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, and the Colossi of Memnon. We continue to Esna, where we enjoy a shipboard dinner.
Welcome complimentary fruit basket.

DAY 4 - EDFU & KOM OMBO (BLD)
At dockside, we board horse-drawn carriages for the short clip-clop ride through the town of Edfu to the stupendous Temple of Horus, the best preserved temple on the Nile. Returning to our ship, we set sail for Kom Ombo and its famous twin temples dedicated to the sun and the crocodile god. Complimentary Galabya, maybe to wear it for tonight's costume party .

DAY 5 - ASWAN & PHILAE (BLD)
We explore the Temples of Horus and Sobek at Kom Ombo, haggle with peddlers for souvenirs, then re-board our ship for the voyage south to Aswan. In the afternoon, we take a motor launch to the Temples of Philae, rescued from the rising waters behind the High Dam. , rescued from rising waters , dedicated to the Ancient Goddess ISIS :

Two millennia ago the Mediterranean world was enthralled by the mystery of Isis:

"I, Isis, am all that has been, that is or shall be; no mortal man hath ever seen me unveiled."

Called Aset by the ancient Egyptians, the goddess was a Madonna in the Mediterranean tradition that stretches far, far back to the primitive Mother Goddess from Anatolia, home to some of the oldest human communities on earth.

Isis was the powerful and quick-witted protector of her son Horus, the Sun God. Ancient peoples throughout the Mediterranean regarded Isis and Horus as the perfect Madonna and Child. Another legend says she was
also the mother of the fertility god Min who, judging from the depiction of him on temple walls, needed no help from Viagra!

Because of her wisdom and skill at protection, she was admired as a good magician capable of healing the sick and protecting the dead in their journey to the Underworld.

Isis is portrayed regally, as a queen seated on a throne (which may be the meaning of her name), often holding her son Horus as a baby. Other images show her with broad, magnificent gilded wings able to protect
the world.

Isis, the great Mother Goddess. Come explore her mystery in timeless Egypt when you Travel in Style!

In the evening, Aswan's colorful bazaar awaits us.
Complimentary Egyptian sweets/pastry tonight.

DAY 6 - NUBIAN VILLAGE /ASWAN (B)
Complimentary short camel ride to a nearby Nubian Village for tea with the locals. Followed by a tour of the 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.

DAY 7 - Aswan / Abu Simbel / Cairo (aB)
An early flight takes us to Aswan , ( Cruise embarkation may also be from Luxor).
In Aswan we connect by air to Abu Simbel , group tour of these two mighty temples:

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 , admiring their ancient aura and artistry, after which you had back ( group transfer to Abu Simbel Airport. Connect in Aswan for your flight back to Cairo ( All domestic flights are included)

DAY 8- DEPARTURE (aB)
After breakfast, our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight home . Bon Voyage

Weekly on Sundays , Mondays & Tuesdays & Wednesdays, year round
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Rates include:

Rates do not include:
Any international airfare. Tips. Travel Insurance ( Please ask us for the flyer)

Please add a supplement of 10% to these rates for departures from December 23 to January 3, or during Easter Week.

Dining Room Reservations :
NOT REQUIRED ! our dinning rooms are large enough to accommodate all passengers in one seating, so no hassle of reserving your dinner seating.

Clothing on board :
Lightweight comfortable & casual clothing, swimsuits, sun hat. Dinning room dress code : Casual for breakfast & lunch, smart casual for dinner. All ships are fully air conditioned.

Jacquie Kennedy & Abu Simbel:

All Americans alive during the 1960s remember President John F Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Most Americans from that time also remember Abu Simbel, the dramatic, ancient pharaonic temple threatened by the rising waters blocked by the new Aswan High Dam.

It’s worth remembering that it was Jacquie Kennedy who provided crucial support for the mammoth rescue project. Without her help, Abu Simbel might have been lost.

No one questioned that the temple must be saved. UNESCO developed a marvelous plan to cut the huge monument into 1,423 stone blocks and move it 200 meters (219 yards) north and 63 meters (207 feet) higher, just above the estimated level of Lake Nasser, the vast inland sea that would be created by the new dam.

But who would pay? As a developing country, Egypt could not shoulder the burden alone. Other countries could contribute, but only one country--the United States of America--truly had the resources for this
monumental rescue effort.

No matter how much wealth there is, it is never enough. Many legitimate, worthwhile projects compete for funds. What Abu Simbel needed was an advocate, someone who recognized the temple for the irreplaceable world art treasure that it was.

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, already famous for her grace, refinement, and sensitivity to the arts, saw the need to work for the salvation of Abu Simbel. It was she who urged Congress to allocate $10 million for the rescue effort (a sum roughly equivalent to $100 million today). It was an enormous amount of money, but she saw that America
must step up to the challenge of saving this treasure of worldwide importance for all time.

The rescue funds were approved by Congress and the temple was saved.

In appreciation for her efforts, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser presented the First Lady and the president with a 4000-year-old Egyptian statue (which is now preserved in the John F Kennedy Library &
Museum in Boston). (http://www.jfklibrary.org/visit_museum-14.html)

President Nasser wanted also to give a gift of thanks to the people of the United States for their valuable support. He asked Mrs Kennedy to choose an appropriate monument. She suggested the small Temple of
Dendur (c. 15 BC), and the gift was readily approved. The temple was brought to the United States in 1965 and installed at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967.
(http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/ view1.asp?dep=10&full=0&item=68%2E154)

Times change, leaders come and go, but some acts of support and generosity are remembered through the decades.

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy loved Egypt, and Egypt still loves her.

Escape to the Sun
Dream Vacataion on the Nile: Abu Simbel Edition
Board Luxor - 8 Days

Our special 8-day locally escorted tour shows you the top sights in Cairo, with four days (three nights) cruising on the Nile, including domestic air fare in Egypt. Add , Red Sea , or Alexandria ?

Rates include:

Domestic airfare within Egypt, tickets issued & delivered in Cairo.

All transfers within Egypt.

Bottled water ( one large bottled per person) delivered to your cabin daily while you are on board.

Tea or coffee and small bottled water with each & every meal while you are on board the Nile Cruise.

Complimentary welcome drink upon arrival on board the Nile Cruise.

Complimentary welcome fruit basket in your cabin upon arrival on board the Nile Cruise.

Pre set menu meals including B = Breakfast, (or cB, Continental Breakfast) L = Lunch, D = Dinner.

Complimentarily visa, included & issued upon arrival for American , Australian, NZ, EU , Canadian & Japanese citizens, passport must be valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of arrival.

Hotel accommodation ,including tax & service charges.

Guided sightseeing as per itinerary including all entrance fees

Nile cruise including all meals & shore excursions. For a private Egyptology while on board the cruise , please add $ 250 per person , this will include as well private air conditioned car /driver for the duration of the Nile Cruise.

Escape to the Sun Dream Vacataion on the Nile: Abu Simbel Edition Board Luxor - 8 Days