From
the Nile to the Red Sea - 10 Days
Presidential Suite on the Nile Cruise
Business Class Flights in Egypt
Deluxe Room Four Seasons Hotel In Cairo
Premier Room at The Four Seasons in Sharm El Sheikh on the Red Sea
Experience
the best of Egypt on this 10 day locally escorted tour. You'll
see fascinating Cairo and the Pyramids , a Nile cruise to see this ancient
land from the Nile just as the Pharaohs did , a stay at a Red Sea resort.
And you'll experience it all at a surprisingly affordable price. Tour
Start
in Cairo any day , subject to cruise sailing dates .
Click
here for the Honeymooner's Private Yacht - 14 days edition.
Hurgada Edition on the Red
Sea * 12 -Day version, or 11
-Days with an overnight in Abu
Simbel
DAY
1 - CAIRO Start
in Cairo any day , subject to cruise sailing dates
Our staff greets you at Cairo's airport and escorts you to your hotel.
Private car / driver .
Visa fee is included on a comp basis only for American , Australian,
NZ , Canadian, EU , Singaporean, & Japanese Citizens
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 (BL)
Private
car / driver / Egyptologist
We
fulfill 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 a typical Cairene restaurant.
After lunch, have a fortune-teller predict your future from the grounds
in your cup of Turkish coffee. (If you'd like to try a fortune-teller,
please tell us when you reserve your tour so we can try to make the
arrangements; fortune-tellers are not always available.)
In
the afternoon we visit the Egyptian Museum to see the famous mummies,
after which we tour the mighty hilltop Citadel of Saladin and its Alabaster
Mosque.
DAY
3 - ASWAN - (BLD)
A morning flight to Aswan, where we settle in on our Nile cruiser.
Welcome drink served upon arrival
Private
car / driver / Egyptologist
Tour of the world renown Nubian Museum. Followed by a leisurely sailing
on the Nile by Feluccas among the Nile's rocky islands. Return to the
cruise in time for a delicious lunch.
Welcome complimentary fruit basket awaits you in your cabin.
After lunch we 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 building the High
Dam.
(
A Galabia will be delivered to your cabin with our compliments),
the galabia is the flowing national costume.
While you are on board the cruise, afternoon tea will be served daily
on deck.
DAY
4 - KOM OMBO / Edfu / Luxor - (BLD)
Our Nile vessel cruises serenely down the Nile for a visit
( Private Egyptologist) to the great twin-temple at
Kom Ombo, dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile river god, and Haroeris,
the solar disk.
On to Edfu .
Private carriage / Egyptologist
We board horse-drawn carriages (or private motor van) for the short
ride through Edfu to the Temple of Horus, the best-preserved
in Egypt. The evening finds us in Luxor.
While you are on board the cruise, afternoon tea will be served daily
on deck.
DAY
5 - LUXOR (BLD)
Private
car / Egyptologist
We cross the Nile to the West Bank of Thebes as Luxor was known ,
Luxor has been the Ancient Capital of Ancient Egypt for almost 20 Centuries.
We
visit ( Private car/Egyptologist): Valley of the Kings including Tutankamon's
tomb , the magnificent tomb-temple of Queen Hatshepsut in the Valley
of the Queens,
on to Queen Nefertari's Tomb:
Special
announcement for 2003: Please note that Queen Nefertari's tomb
is closed for urgent repairs, so we 'll be touring instead : Ancient
Workers Village at Deir El Medineh.
Followed by the Colossi of Memnon, before returning to your cruise
, we tour the gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak and the
smaller yet charming temple of Amon Ra ( Luxor Temple).
DAY
6 - Disembark - SHARM EL SHEIK (B)
Private
car / driver for your transfers in Luxor & Sharm El Sheikh. We
check out from the cruise after breakfast. :We
fly over the Sinai peninsula to Sharm El Sheik, and head for
the beach!
DAY 7 - SHARM EL SHEIK (B)
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.
DAY
8 - SHARM EL SHEIK (B)
Enjoy one more day in Sharm ,diving or snorkeling
is available for additional $$$
If you prefer to return to Cairo tonight , please
click here.
DAY
9 - CAIRO (B)
We return to Cairo by plane for a free day in the Egyptian metropolis.
DAY
10 - DEPARTURE (B)
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight home.
Bon Voyage
RATES per
person in US$ for the 10 day program.
Start
in Cairo any day , subject to cruise sailing dates
| In Triple
Occupancy |
US$
3820.00 |
| In
Double Occupancy |
US$
3950.00 |
| In Single
Occupancy |
US$
5515.00 |
Dec
15 - Jan 5 & Easter week : Please add 10 % to the listed rate
Your
tour includes:
- Visa
fee is included on a comp basis only for American , Australian,
NZ , Canadian, EU, Singaporean & Japanese Citizens
- 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
.
- All
airport transfers in Egypt. Private basis
- Hotel
accommodations including tax and service charges.
Deluxe Room : Four Seasons in Cairo & Premier Room at Four Seasons
hotel Sharm .
- Presidential
Suite on board an Ultra Deluxe Nile cruise including all meals, shore
excursions and admissions fees,
cruise on board the Ultra deluxe :Moon
Goddess ( All suites with balconies) or , Amarco
. All
shore excursions, are provided on a private basis, private air conditioned
car / driver. In Edfu it's a horse drawn carriage. In Kom Ombo , you
dock next to the temple & walk.
- Private
Guided sightseeing as per itinerary including all entrance fees. Always
private car and driver
- 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.
- All
tips for all those that help make your stay on board an enjoyable
one.
- Complimentary
Egyptian Galabya for the costume party on board
- Service
of a personal Butler service. ( On board the Amarco only)
- Welcome
fruit basket upon check-in.
Rate
does not include:
- Tips
to guide .
- Travel
Insurance ( please contact your insurance agent )
More
Choices :
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. Including the
welcome Zaffa (procession that will resemble an Arabian/Egyptian wedding
party) with a troupe of dancers and musicians dressed with the Egyptian
typical clothes, welcoming guests by singing and dancing Egyptian Folklore).
Dining Room Reservations:
Meet other passengers :
YOU will not require any, our dining rooms do accommodate all our
guests in one seating, one less thing to worry about while you are
on the Nile. Enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere with several different
languages being heard at dinner.
Do we get sea sickness while
sailing the Nile ?
This is river sailing, so do not expect any waves , no rough seas
! Your Nile cruises is actually a floating hotel that moves from place
to place along the Nile. Actual cruising times are short and pleasant.
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