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Escape
to the Sun
Board Luxor Edition
Our
special 9-day locally escorted tour shows you the top sights in Cairo,
with four days (three nights) cruising on the Nile, including domestic
air fare within Egypt. Add Abu
Simbel , Red Sea ,
or Alexandria ?
Private
Touring, Private Nile Cruising
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.
Weekly
on Sundays , Mondays & Tuesdays & Wednesdays, year round
Click here for the 7 day
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 - CAIRO (aB)
Full day at leisure , explore Cairo as you wish .
DAY
4 - 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.
Ancient Workers Village at Deir El Medineh, as soon as Nefertari
is opened again, we will reinstate it in our programs.
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
5 - 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
6 - 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 :
The
Mystery of 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
7 - NUBIAN VILLAGE /CAIRO (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.
We
return by plane to Cairo and our hotel. Experience Cairo as you
like. Now's a good time to do your souvenir and gift shopping in the
city's fabled bazaars.
DAY 8 - MEMPHIS / SAKKARA / DAHSOUR (BL)
Enjoy American or Buffet breakfast before we explore the great Egyptian
capital in this full-day tour of Memphis , the Step Pyramid of Sakkara
and DAHSOUR . We'll
motor to the edge of Cairo, to the mysterious Sphinx 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 (or the interior
of Kephren Pyramid, depending ). Continue to Dahshour, the newly-opened
pyramid field south of Cairo. We visit the great pyramid of Senfru,
father of Cheops, and other structure:
The "Discovery" of Dahshour:
For almost half a century, the great field of huge pyramids near the
desert village of Dahshour, 25 miles south of Cairo, has been off limits
to the public. Confined within the perimeter of a military base were
many pyramids, including the great 4500-year-old pyramid built by Senfru,
father of Cheops. Senfru's pyramid, the largest in Egypt until his son
built Giza's Great Pyramid, is rhomboidal in shape: it tapers more distinctly
on its upper half. All the pyramids were coated in thick plaster at
one time. Most have lost these protective, decorative sheaths, but Senfru's--miraculously--is
still in place.
Lunch is included at a local restaurant.
DAY
9- DEPARTURE (aB)
After breakfast, our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight
home . Bon Voyage
Weekly
year round . Click here for the
7 day edition
For
the Ultra Deluxe Nile Cruises: The Movenpick Royal Lotus , the Sonesta
Star Goddess : Queen TIYI ,
Radamis, Philae : Please add 20 % supplement to the
deluxe rate
Please add 25 % supplement to the deluxe rate to upgrade to the Ultra
Deluxe M/S Amarco
Your suite on board the M/S Amarco
Nile
cruise including all meals & shore excursions.
For
a private Egyptology while on board the cruise , please add $150 per
person , this will include as well private air conditioned car /driver
for the duration of the Nile Cruise.
This tour starts weekly in Cairo , year round.
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 $100 per person , this will
include as well private air conditioned car /driver for the duration
of the Nile Cruise.
Rates
do not include:
Any
international airfare. Tips. Travel Insurance ( Please ask us for the
flyer)
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