From
the Nile to the Red Sea
Pharaoh's Style - The Ultra Deluxe Edition
A grand 10- Day Ultra Deluxe Version - Business Class
Flights within Egypt
Four Seasons Hotels In Cairo
The Four Seasons , The Ritz or Grand Hyatt Hotel in Sharm El Sheikh
on the Red Sea
We have even included all the tips. No Hidden Charges. No Additional
Tax
You'll
see fascinating Cairo, touch the great Pyramids and Sphinx, and experience
the Nile as the pharaohs did: cruising it in a luxurious vessel. Throw
in a stay at a Red Sea resort and you'll have a luxury vacation--but
at surprisingly affordable price You can Start
your Egyptian Adventure in Cairo on any day you choose , subject to
the Nile cruise , availability and sailing dates
Click
here for : The 11 - Day tour including overnight at the awe-inspiring
temple of Abu Simbel.
Hurgada Edition on the Eastern
Shores of the Red Sea . The 12 Day edition:1001 Egyptian
Nights
The Honeymooner's Private Yacht
- 14 days edition.
DAY
1 - CAIRO Start
in Cairo any day , subject to cruise sailing dates
Our local rep. greets you at Cairo's airport and escorts you to your
hotel.
Private air-conditioned sedan / private chauffeur
Visa
may be secured upon arrival for $ $ 15 USD payable in cash upon
arrival, no photos required , this is for a limited number of nationalities
such as American , Australian, NZ , Canadian, EU , Singaporean, and
Japanese Citizens , if in doubt about your eligibility , please contact
the Egyptian Consulate nearest you .
After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you
to the hotel .
DAY
2 - CAIRO (BLD)
Your private
air-conditioned sedan and private chauffeur meet you in the morning,
bringing your own private Egyptologist guide, who fulfills
your dream of seeing the Pyramids at Giza and the Great Sphinx. If you've
got the urge to ride a camel, we'll be happy to arrange it for you.
It's a great photo op, with the pyramids in the background! Then we'll
stop for lunch at the Mena House ,
we visit the Egyptian Museum to see the famous mummies, after which
we tour the mighty hilltop Citadel of Saladin and its Alabaster Mosque
.Dinner is included at Abu El-Sid restaurant or similar .
DAY
3 - ASWAN ( or luxor ) -
(BLD)
After
a morning flight to Aswan, we settle in on our luxury Nile cruiser.
A welcome fruit basket awaits you in your cabin. Please enjoy a welcome
drink with our compliments! After you've settled in, your
driver and Egyptologist call on you to escort you to the renowned Nubian
Museum for a tour. Then you board a graceful traditional felucca (sailing
boat) for a cruise among the the islands in the Nile,
returning to your Nile cruise vessel in time for
lunch.
In the afternoon you tour the mighty Aswan dams, old and new, then board
a motor launch to visit the Temples of Philae, moved to an island and
saved from the rising waters of the Nile after
construction of the High Dam.
When
you return to your shipboard cabin, you'll find a galabiya, the comfortable,
flowing traditional garment of Egyptians, made from soft Egyptian cotton.
You may want to model it for your shipmates at afternoon tea, which
is served daily aboard.
DAY
4 - KOM OMBO / Edfu / Luxor - (BLD)
Our
vessel cruises serenely down the Nile for a visit to the great twin-temple
at Kom Ombo, dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile river god, and Haroeris,
god of the solar disk. Your private Egyptologist will
explain it all! Then it's on to Edfu, where you and your Egyptologist
board horse-drawn carriages (or a private car) for the short ride through
the town to the Temple of Horus, the best-preserved ancient
temple in Egypt. Back
on board, enjoy afternoon tea on deck as you gaze at the palm-lined
banks of the Nile and its timeless villages and towns hemmed in by the
sands of the Sahara.
The
evening finds us moored in Luxor, ready for a good rest to prepare for
another adventurous day!
DAY
5 - LUXOR (BLD)
Private
car / Egyptologist
Luxor, known in ancient times as Thebes, was the capital of ancient
Egypt for nearly 20 centuries. We cross the Nile to the west bank to
visit its Valley of the Kings, including the resplendent tomb of
Pharaoh Tutankamon and the magnificent Tomb-Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
in the Valley of the Queens.
We stop for a look at the Colossi of Memnon on our way back to the Nile's
east bank, where we tour the gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak
and the smaller yet charming Temple of Amon Ra at Luxor.
DAY
6 - Disembark - SHARM EL SHEIK (B)
After
breakfast you leave your Nile cruise vessel, and are escorted to Luxor
Airport by your private driver for your flight over the Sinai Peninsula
to the Red Sea beach and diving resort of Sharm El Sheik.
Upon landing, head for the beach!
DAY 7 - SHARM EL SHEIK (BD)
Relax! This is your day to absorb all that you've seen and experienced
so far, not to mention the bright Egyptian sun and sparkling sea. Evening
Bedouin dinner theme.
DAY
8 - SHARM EL SHEIK (B)
Enjoy
one more day in Sharm ,Scuba diving and / or snorkeling
is available for an additional small fee.
Relax
by the cerulean waters, take a camel ride at your option ,
and observe in the distance the steady line of ships heading to and
from the Suez Canal.
Sunset Camel Caravan or on Horse Backs :
A two hour caravan on camels, if you prefer to enjoy a 2 hour of horse
back riding, please do let's know, but in this case the horse ride will
not be into the Sahara .
The camel caravan is fully escorted and guided as well by local Bedouins
through the desert and through the mountain passes of El Aat mountain
, we stop at the highest point in the valley for a cup of tea with the
Bedouin, take in the evening charm of the desert and nature before we
head back to your hotel.
If
you'd rather spend tonight in cosmopolitan Cairo, please
click here.
DAY
9 - CAIRO (B)
We return to Cairo by plane for a free day in the Egyptian metropolis.
This is the perfect time to explore Cairo's labyrinthine bazaars for
souvenirs, or to take that nostalgic stroll along the banks of the
Nile. 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
10 - DEPARTURE (B)
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight home. Bon Voyage
RATES per
person in US$
|
Category
A
Four Seasons Hotel Level
Ultra Deluxe Nile Cruise |
| In Triple
Occupancy |
US$
3620 |
| In
Double Occupancy |
US$
3750 |
| In Single
Occupancy |
US$
4615 |
Dec
15 - Jan 5 and Easter week : Please add 15 % to the listed rate
For
presidential suite and Deluxe room at Four Seasons with a
private valet /Butler at your hotel and/ on board the Nile cruise
please click here
Your
tour includes:
- Set-menu
meals including B = Breakfast, (or cB, American or buffet l Breakfast)
L = Lunch, D = Dinner.
- All
airfares based on business class in Egypt as per itinerary
. Tax included
- All
airport transfers in Egypt. Private basis
- Category
A : Hotel
accommodations including tax and service charges. Four Seasons
in Cairo- Standard Room . In Sharm el-Sheikh : Four Seasons hotel
Sharm , or similar .
- Category
A : Ultra Deluxe Nile cruise including all meals, shore excursions
and admissions fees, cruise on board the Ultra deluxe : Sonesta
M/S Moon
Goddess ( All suites with balconies) , Movenpick
M/S Radamis II , Movenpick Royal Lotus. M/S Amarco
Presidential Suite . Sonesta Star Goddess Mozart Suite with private
balcony
- Guided
sightseeing as per itinerary including all entrance fees.
- Bottled
water ( one per person delivered daily to your cabin while on board
the cruise).
- Tea
or coffee & bottled water with each & every meal while on
board the cruise.
- Tips
to your porters, drivers, guides and the crew on board your cruise
, no hidden charges, no additional tax.
Category
B Deluxe RATES per person in US$
|
Category
B
Grand HYatt Hotel Level
Deluxe Nile Cruise
Economy class air fare within Egypt |
| In Triple
Occupancy |
US$
3211 |
| In
Double Occupancy |
US$
3302 |
| In Single
Occupancy |
US$
4200 |
- Sample
Category B : Hotel accommodations including tax and service charges.
Grand Hyatt hotel in Cairo , Grand Hyatt in Sharm ( or similar)
-
Sample Category B Deluxe Nile cruise:
Including all meals, shore excursions and admissions fees, cruise
on board the M/S Princess Sara, M/S Queen of Hanza, M/S Mojito,
M/S Monaco, M/S Lady Diana.
- Dec
15 - Jan 5 and Easter week : Please add 15 % to the listed rate
Come and enjoy your honeymoon on an ultra deluxe cruise on the Nile
And on the Egyptian Riviera on the Red Sea and the resorts at Sharm
El Sheikh
Rate
does not include:
- Travel
Insurance
- International
air fare from/to your home country
- Visa
may be secured upon arrival for $ $ 15 USD payable in cash upon
arrival, no photos required , this is for a limited number of nationalities
such as American , Australian, NZ , Canadian, EU , Singaporean, and
Japanese Citizens , if in doubt about your eligibility , please contact
the Egyptian Consulate nearest you .
After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you
to the hotel .
More
Choices :
-
Click
here for : The 11 - Day tour including overnight at the awe-inspiring
temple of Abu Simbel.
-
Hurgada
Edition on the Eastern Shores of the Red Sea .
-
- Honeymoon
Wishes: A 14 days edition
A
"Dream
Come True" tour. 14
days , Cairo and the Pyramids. A Nile
Cruise of course, and a beach resort at Hurgada or El Gouna,
on the Red Sea.
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