Private state room with private facilities on board the Felucca : Royal Cleopatra

Enjoy the ultimate version of this Egyptian adventure. You'll journey to Egypt in the comfort of business class, enjoy the privacy of having your own deluxe sailing boat on the Nile. With a Private Captain & a Private guide at all times, and even have the option of floating over the legendary Valley of the Kings in a hot air balloon, on this 11-day upscale package.

Leave any day ( Subject to availability of air space & Nile cruise)

DAY 1 - DEPARTURE
we take off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, bound for Cairo in economy class, nonstop on Egyptair, or BA, LH, Swiss, KL etc, via Europe , we'll confirm to you which airline at the time you make your booking. Leave any day ( Subject to availability of air space & Nile cruise)

DAY 2 - CAIRO
Our Cairo staff greets you and escorts you through the excitement and hubbub of the terminal, and onward to your hotel. Traditional sweets await you, with our compliments. You'll have time to relax and unwind.

Visa fee is included & issued upon arrival. Available only to: American, Australian, NZ , Japanese , EI s, your passport must be valid for at least 6 month beyond the date of arrival.

Private air condition car for your transfer. Private chauffeur . Welcome Fruit basket and hot pot of tea/coffee awaits you in your room.

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 3 - CAIRO (aBLD)
Private air condition car for your tour today . Private chauffeur .

Your exploration of ancient Egypt begins today! We'll start after breakfast with the Egyptian Museum. Here you'll see the treasures of the ancient pharaohs: mummies, statuary, and precious stones and metals. Travelers have long come to Cairo just to gaze on these sights alone. But there's more. After lunch Egyptian-style, we'll motor to the mysterious Sphinx and the Pyramids on the edge of Cairo. Taking a camel ride is entirely your own choice! Conclude a memorable day as we host you on a Nile dinner cruise complete with exotic Egyptian entertainment.

DAY 4 - CAMEL CARAVAN / ASWAN (B)
Private air condition car for your airport transfer. Private chauffeur .

Our Cairo personnel will escort you to the airport to board your flight to Aswan.

We'll have a brief stop at our deluxe hotel : Old Cataract or the Oberoi, before we head for the world famous Nubian Museum, then if you wish, try your hand at camel riding! We'll take a traditional caravan to enjoy tea with Nubian villagers. Back in Aswan, we'll board a launch to visit the Temples of Philae, rescued from rising waters when the High Dam was built. We'll have the opportunity to experience Egypt at its most authentic, as we enjoy an afternoon sail on the Nile in a graceful Felucca, the age-old sailing vessel of the river

Then it's back to Aswan and the legendary colonial style : Old Cataract ( Subject to availability).
or Movenpick Elephantine Island Afternoon High Tea is included on the famous terrace over looking the Nile, where Agatha Christi wrote " Death On the Nile ".

DAY 5 - ABU SIMBEL /ASWAN/Board the Royal Cleopatra (BLD)
Very early American or buffet breakfast at the hotel.

We head south for Abu Simbel , in an air-conditioned private car , drive along Lake Nasser's shore, fully escorted by your private guide as well as private chauffeur.

Reach Abu Simbel temples before the tourist crowds that start arriving by planes around 9 and 10 AM.

Temple of Queen Nefertari :
The great temple built in the 12th century BC by Ramses the Great for Queen Nefertari is unique in Egyptian history. Beautifully restored with American aid, it's the only such temple built by a pharaoh for his queen. It's sure to be one of the highlights of your Egyptian adventure.

Abu Simbel:
Ramses the Great's huge desert temple at Abu Simbel marked the southern border of the pharaoh's dominions. Rescued from the rising waters of Lake Nasser by an international effort, it is a marvel of sacred engineering. Twice a year‹and only then‹the sun penetrates to the Holy of Holies, illuminating the stone figures of Ramses and Nefertari. We've planned our visit to maximize your Abu Simbel experience. Rising before dawn, we drive along the shore of Lake Nasser, watching the sky lighten and the sacred sun rise above the horizon. We reach the temple while the air is clean, clear and cool, and the sun's light still golden‹just right for photographs. We explore the huge temple by ourselves, admire its ancient aura and artistry, then retire to a comfortable hotel for refreshments ( tea , small bottle of water and soft drink are included) . Just as planeloads of visitors arrive to throng the temple we begin our leisurely drive back along the shore to Aswan, arriving in time for lunch at a charming local restaurant.

We'll escort you after lunch to your gulet / felucca floating hotel.
You'll settle in to your cabin on your Nile cruiser,private Felucca: The Royal Cleopatra . Welcome drink is served upon arrival "Karkadeh - Local herb tea".
Welcome fruit basket awaits you in your cabin, watch sunset as we sip tea on deck as we sail down river at a stately pace heading Kom Ombo.
Dinner follows (camp style meal) , then to bed, with the ripples of the Nile gently rocking you to sleep

DAY 6 - KOM OMBO (BLD)
Reach Kom Ombo in the morning . We visit its twin temple dedicated to the crocodile god of the Nile, then relax on board as we sail to Maneha for lunch. The evening finds us at fares island and dinner. Camp style meals when we are sailing along and among the smaller islands & villages.

DAY 7 - CRUISING THE NILE (BLD)
Breakfast on board. Enjoy another grand day of sailing on the Nile watching villages & scenery that changed little since Biblical times.
Lunch at Selwa. Get ready for a galabya costume party, (a galabya will be delivered to your cabin with our compliments), a native barbecue dinner will be served on a small islands in the river .

DAY 8 - EDFU, ESNA (BLD)
We dock in Edfu, climb aboard horse-drawn carriages, and clip-clop through the town to the Temple of Horus, Egypt's best preserved. Returning to the Royal Cleopatra, we sail for Esna, where we head for its Ancient temple in the middle of the town's square. Dinner and overnight on board , enjoy camp style meals
Egyptian sweets platter will be delivered to your cabin today with our compliments.

DAY 9 - LUXOR (BL)
We bid farewell to the crew, check out, then we switch transportation modes to get a closer look at life along the riverbank, making our way to Luxor by car.

We'll cross the Nile to view an array of ancient splendors: the tomb chambers of the Valley of the Kings; the imposing tomb-temple of Queen Hatshepsut in the Valley of the Queens

We tour the Colossi of Memnon before we head back to our Hotel :
Al-Moudira Hotel or the Old Winter palace . Lunch is included at a local restaurant. In the afternoon we tour the charming Luxor Museum. Evening Sound & Light show at Karnak

DAY 10 - LUXOR, CAIRO (BD)
We'll visit the imposing Great Temple of Amon at Karnak and the Temple of Luxor before heading to the airport to catch our flight to Cairo. Private air condition car for your transfer. Private chauffeur. We'll settle you into your hotel. Evening dinner & folk show

DAY 11 : OLD CAIRO- Ottoman Cairo Home Hosted Dinner (BL)
Coptic Cairo :The treasure filled Coptic Museum, churches & Synagogue are our goal this morning. After which we tour the former Royal palace of Abdeen, where Sadat welcomed Nixon in the 70's , Nixon was the first American president to visit Egypt since Roosevelt made a brief visit during W.W.II

We enjoy lunch at the famous El Khan restaurant then embark on a walking tour of the legendary 12th century district of Khan El Khalili including the Caravanserai: Wekalet el Ghouri & the 15th century Ottoman style house of Beit El Kritlya ( Gayer Anderson Museum).

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 a quiet evening with your travel companions, by letting us know your preferences.

DAY 12 - DEPARTURE (aB)
Private air condition car for your transfer. Private chauffeur .Our Cairo-based staff escorts you to the airport, where you'll begin your journey home, either direct on Egyptair, or via Athens on Olympic Airways. Salaam and Bon Voyage!

This tour leaves daily from JFK , throughout the year. Subject to the availability of air space & the Nile Cruise. Please note that the Nile vessels and cruise itineraries are subject to change.

Rates per person, in deluxe accommodations, in US$: From JFK:

Rate includes:

• Days are warm, and sometimes hot, in Luxor and Aswan, while evenings and mornings can be cooler.
• Comfortable walking shoes and clothing of natural fabrics are suitable for shore excursions.
• On board, dress is relaxed. Take a sun hat and, of course, a swimsuit.
• This program is available on Private Basis: private car/driver & guide, not only in Cairo but on board the cruise as well . Minimum 2 guests.