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Complimentary
half hour massage ( Subject to availability at the time of booing
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Valid only in Sharm El Sheikh with the purchase of deluxe hotels category
DAY
10 - CAIRO (B)
We return to Cairo by plane. In Cairo enjoy a free day in the
Egyptian metropolis.
Experience Cairo as you like. Now's a good time to do your souvenir
and gift shopping in the city's fabled bazaars.
DAY 11 - GIZA / MEMPHIS / SAKKARA / DAHSOUR
GIZA / MEMPHIS / SAKKARA / DAHSOUR / Camel Ride
(aBL)
Enjoy American or Buffet breakfast before we explore the great ancient
Egyptian capital of a first UNITED KINGDOM in the Nile Valley : The
mighty Memphis :
in this full-day tour as we head for Giza Plateau :
Visit
the majestic pyramids of Giza and the timeless Sphinx,
enjoy a short camel ride and the famous photo op with the Pyramids in
the background . 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 ) then
on to Memphis
, the Step Pyramid of Sakkara , the Nobles tombs and Mastabas , including
Merurka's , Ti and others.
On to DAHSOUR and Meidum Pyramids , 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.
Octavious
visiting Alexander the Great's Tomb in Alexandria just after he defeated
Cleopatra & Marc Anthony.
He left his coat as a token of respect to Alexander the Great. The search
continues for Alexander the Great's To
DAY 12 - Alexandria
(aBL)
Early
morning departure by private air conditioned van . In Alexandria : Full
day tour of the Catacombs, the Roman Amphitheater, Qayet Bey Fortress
,
built on the same site of the ancient wonder of the world : the famous
Alexandria Light House. A brief stop at " El Selsela" the
site of the Underwater reserve where Cleopatra Place was discovered,
as well as Caesar Kiosk. Lunch at a local restaurant , then its off
to the new site for the Alexandria Library
Time permitting we 'll visit the new museum in Alexandria , the building was originally built in 1926 for the US consulate in Alexandria and is a masterpiece in 1920's architecture & Mediterranean style buildings.
Day
13 Wadi El Natroun - Cairo (BL)
Breakfast at the hotel . Private car /van , private Guide and we head
south back to Cairo .
We stop at Wadi El Natroun monastery , where early Coptic Christians
retreated here to escape the Roman persecution in the 4th century AD.
The Egyptian Pope of Alexandria is always chosen from the Monks of wadi
El Natroun. Lunch enroute ( modest meal/snack/lunch box)
Reach Cairo early evening
DAY
14 - DEPARTURE (B)
After breakfast, our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight
home . Bon Voyage
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RATES per person in USD $
Tourist
class Hotels First Class Nile Cruises |
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Triple |
US$
2640.00 |
US$
2439.00 |
US$
2339.00 |
Double |
US$
2660.00 |
US$
2460.00 |
US$
2360.00 |
Single |
US$
3345.00 |
US$
3065.00 |
US$
2955.00 |
Supplement
:
Please
add a supplement of 10% to these rates for : December 20 to January
3, or during Easter Week
Sample deluxe Nile Cruise: Mojito
, Queen of Hansa , Florence , Monte
Carlo and the Monaco
Ultra
Deluxe Nile Cruises: M/S Amarco
, Queen TIYI ,
Radamis , Royal Lotus , Philae , Amarco
: Please add 20 % supplement to the deluxe rate
Your suite on board the M/S Amarco
Nile
cruise includes 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.
This tour starts weekly in Cairo , year round.
Rates include:
Rates do not include:
Please add a supplement of 10% to these rates for departures from December 23 to January 3, or during Easter Week.
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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.
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