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Great
Nile Cities Cruise
(Boarding Aswan )
This
15-day tour shows you the best of Cairo, as well as the Nile's other
great cities
Luxor, Thebes, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo and Aswan - on a four-day Nile cruise.
With a day break on the beach in Sharm at the end of the tour
Combine with Petra / Jordan
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here for : Private Touring, Private Nile Cruising
Add Alexandria
DAY
1 - NEW YORK - JFK /CAIRO - Every Thursday - Weekly - Year Round
Your comfortable wide-body jet departs the USA for Cairo. For most West
Coast Cities , please note the see add on air fare listed below. West
coast customers do not need to fly via NYC. Please deduct $ 500 when
you handle your own air fare across the Atlantic
CRUISE
THE NILE in comfort and luxury ( More
cruise images)
DAY
2 - CAIRO Friday
Our
local Cairo rep. greets you and escorts you through the excitement and
hubbub of the Heliopolis area and onward to your hotel. Sample hotels
( or similar ) : Deluxe : Hilton, Sheraton, Sonesta, J. W. Marriott
, Conrad , Sofitel or similar . First : Shepheard's , Oasis , Novotel
.
Visa
maybe issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for a limited number of citizens
such as : American, EU , Canadian , EU Singaporean and Japanese citizens.
Guests are to to pay fo it upon arrival ( approx : $ 15 - subject to change
) . You are responsible for having your passport in order valid at least
for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival in Cairo .
After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you to
the hotel .
DAY
3 - CAIRO-Saturday (BL)
Our full-day tour of the great metropolis includes the most spellbinding
sights: the Pyramids at Giza, the mighty Sphinx, the treasure-filled
Egyptian Museum and more. We return to Giza by sunset for the Sound
& Light show, you may wish to bring a jacket with you.
Add Extra Night :
To add Memphis , Sakkara , Coptic Cairo and more, please click here
DAY
4 - ALEXANDRIA - Wadi Natrun Monastery Sunday (BL)
Today, we'll
get to known Alexandria in depth, as we visit the Museum, the Roman
Amphitheater, the Koum El Shougafa Tombs, and the fortress of Kayet
Bey . After lunch in an Alexandrine restaurant, we'll make a brief stop
at the new Alexandria Library before we travel to Cairo through the
Western Desert to 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. Reach Cairo early evening. Add
an extra day in Alexandria ?
DAY
5 - CAIRO - Ottoman Cairo , Home Hosted Dinner - Monday
(BLD)
We continue our explorations with a half-day tour through medieval Khan
el-Khalili, the bazaar district, to admire the ancient streets, houses
and mosques. We tour as well the Caravanserai of Wekalet El Ghouri ,
Beit El Kritlya /Gayer Anderson old Ottoman Houses (Built 15th century).
The afternoon is devoted to: the former Royal palace of Abdeen &
Manial Palace, the Palace of Egypt's last Crown Prince.
Home
hosted dinner, Complimentary
Dinner is included 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 enjoy a quiet evening with
your travel companions, by letting us know your preferences.
DAY
6 - Cairo Aswan Abu Simbel ( or Luxor )
Tuesday- (BL)
We take a flight to Aswan and after a brief stop your flight continues
to Abu Simbel , where your private air-conditioned vehicle awaits you
and your private guide . 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 retire to a comfortable hotel for refreshments.
Just as planeloads of visitors arrive to throng the temples we fly back
to Aswan, arriving in time for a late lunch . For guests interested,
please join us on a complimentary short camel ride to a nearby Nubian
village for tea with the locals Deluxe : Aswan Movenpick or the New
Cataract Hotel . Nile View Room. For the Old Cataract ( as soon as it
reopens after renovations), please add : $ 150 per person in double.
For First class : Basma Hotel or similar
DAY
7 - Board your Nile Cruise - Wednesday (BLD)
After breakfast we check out of our hotel , followed by visit to the
Nubian Museum, and on to board your the Nile Cruise : Deluxe M/S Lady
Diana , M/S Monaco or similar , first class :M/S Nile Dream, M/S Ruby
or similar , complimentary welcome fruit basket. After lunch on board
we head out to tour Aswan Dams, enjoy a Felucca sailing among the Nile
rocky islands , followed by a trip by motor launch to the Island temple
of Philae , dedicated to the Ancient Goddess ISIS .
DAY
8 - Kom Ombo - EDFU - Thursday (BLD)
We sail very early in the morning , off to Kom Ombo to explore the twin
temples of Haroeris, the sun god, and Sobek, the crocodile god, at Kom
Ombo, then re board our ship for the voyage north to Edfu , where we
board horse-drawn carriages for the short ride through the town to the
stupendous Temple of Horus, the best preserved temple on the Nile. Returning
to our ship, we set sail for Luxor . In the evening there's a galabia
party. Complimentary galabya will be delivered to your cabin. If you've
tried our flowing Egyptian garment ( the galabya), tonight's the night
to try it on!
DAY
9 - Valley of the Kings and more - Friday (BLD)
After breakfast we tour the Valley of the Kings, including King Tut's
Tomb, , the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari. Followed by
the Colossi of Memnon, the
Ramesseum and Medinet Habu, returning
to our ship for lunch. The afternoon is for Deir el Medina the Ancient
Workers Village , where the first known "Sit-down" Strike
against the Pharaoh took place, it’s said that the "Palace"
did back down and made good on the back pay , in sesame oil ! Deir El
Medinah is on Luxor's west bank you get a totally different perspective
on ancient Egyptian life, at the ancient workers' settlement of Deir
el-Medinah. While most of the imposing stone monuments and sites of
Egypt honor the lives and after-lives of royalty, Deir el-Medinah gives
us unique and surprising insights into the ordinary citizens who constructed
and decorated the tombs. Here we'll see the excavated homes shared by
laborers with their domestic animals. These. You'll be back on board
in time for tea . Following lunch aboard, we are off to the stupendous
Great Temple of Amon at Karnak and the smaller-but still immense-Temple
of Luxor.
In the evening your guide will call on you for a horse drawn carriage
ride of Luxor town and the local scene , then head to Karnak Temples
for an evening Sound & Light show, (a Jacket is a must).
DAY
10 - Disembarkation - Luxor / Sharm El Sheikh - Saturday (B)
After breakfast , check-out and off to the airport and fly to Sharm
El Sheikh .
Transfers are always on a private basis . Hotels ( or similar ) : Deluxe
: Hyatt. Renaissance Sonesta . Savoy. Rotana. Marriott . First : Hilton
. Novotel or similar
DAY
11- Sharm El Sheikh- Sunday (BD)
Breakfast
is always included daily . Relax!
These are your days to absorb all that you've seen and experienced so
far, not to mention the bright Egyptian sun and sparkling Red Sea. Evening
Dinner with the Bedouins on the edge of the Sahara, with Bedouin Music.
DAY 12- SHARM EL SHEIK - Monday (B)
AAAH, another full day at leisure , enjoy Sharm El Sheikh as you wish
, Sunset half an hour camel caravan or horseback ride along the beach
or into the sahara.
DAY
13 - MOUNT SINAI - St. CATHERINE Monastery - Tuesday
(BL)
Relax! This is one more day in "Paradise", enjoy the beach
the Egyptian sun and maybe fishing , snorkeling or diving in the Red
Sea. Or join us on a complimentary tour to Mount Sinai then
in the cool before sunrise, we drive into the wilderness of Sinai,
through which Moses led his people to the Promised Land. Our goal is
the Monastery of St. Catherine, built on the site of the burning
bush at the base of Mount Sinai. We tour the monastery, rich in
history,icons and sacred paintings, returning to Sharm late in
the evening.
You must be in good physical condition if you wish to
consider climbing Mt. Sinai. The climb is not
recommended for those affected by heights.
DAY
14 - SHARM EL SHEIK/CAIRO - Wednesday (B)
One more day on the beach before we head back to Cairo for maybe a last
minute shopping at Kahn El Khalili.
DAY
15 - CAIRO/USA Thursday (B)
After breakfast, our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight
home.
RATES per
person in USD $
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Deluxe |
First
Class |
| Triple |
US$
3980.00 |
US$
3645.00 |
| Double |
US$
4020.00 |
US$
3895.00 |
| Single |
US$
5230.00 |
US$
4990.00 |
- Christmas,
New Years, & Easter
From December 20 to January 3 inclusive; and Easter Season ( 2 weeks)
, please add 20 % per person.
- The
Great Nile Cities Cruise departs weekly , every Thursday from New
York ( ask us for add-on from other major cities in the USA )
- Air
Fare PEAK SEASON SUPPLEMENT
For departures May - Sep ; Air fare supplement : $350.
This supplement doesn't apply when you handle your own airfare.
Hotel
Choices
Cairo
Deluxe Hotels : City Stars Inter.continental. Nile Hilton ,Sonesta
, J. W. Marriott Cairo Conrad or Grand Hyatt . Sofitel , Meridien
Pyramids ,
or similar
Sample Deluxe hotels in Sharm : Rotana, Savoy , Hyatt / Marriott
, Sonesta , Rotana
Cairo
First Class Hotels Four Stars : Shepherds' Hotel. Oases, or
similar
Egyptian
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
Rates
include
- International
airfares from New York to Cairo and return , in economy class , tax
included . When you handle your own air fare , please deduct $ 500
USD
- All
airfares, transfers and airport taxes in Egypt (Including Abu Simbel).
- Set-menu
meals including B = Breakfast, (or cB,
Continental Breakfast), L = Lunch, D
= Dinner as indicated in the tour itinerary above.
- Hotel
accommodation with all tax & service charges.
- Nile
cruise with all meals & shore excursions.
- Guided
sightseeing , all as listed, including all entrance fees, and the
service of an English speaking guide.
- Complimentary
welcome drink upon arrival on board the Nile Cruise.
- Complimentary
welcome fruit basket on board the Nile Cruise.
- Large
bottle of water ( per person ) delivered to you cabin daily while
you are on board the Nile Cruise.
- Tea
or coffee an bottled water with each / every meal while you are on
board the Nile Cruise.
- Guided
sightseeing by air-conditioned motor coach, including all admissions
fees.
DRESS
CODE :
All
of our Nile cruise vessels are fully air conditioned. Onboard dress
is casual except at dinner, when smart casual is the rule. Lightweight
cotton and other natural fiber clothing is best, with swimsuits and
sun hats for the sundeck and pool. Bring a light sweater or light jacket
for cool mornings and evenings, but most days are warm to hot, with
very little rain. Comfortable walking shoes are essential for shore
excursions.
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Airport
taxes
- Trip
interruption and cancellation insurance
- Personal
expenses, including excess baggage or shipping charges, beverages,
and personal charges in hotels for laundry, telephone, or other
services
- Gratuities
- Visa
maybe issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for a limited number
of citizens such as : American, EU , Canadian , EU Singaporean
and Japanese citizens. Guests are to to pay fo it upon arrival
( approx : $ 15 - subject to change ) . You are responsible for
having your passport in order valid at least for 6 month beyond
the date of your arrival in Cairo .
After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort
you to the hotel .
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Click
for 19
day version with a Nile Cruise
and couple of nights at a deluxe camp in the Moroccan sahara
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