From
the Nile to the Red Sea
Ultra Deluxe Version - Business Class in Egypt - All
in 10 Days
Four Seasons Hotel In Cairo
The Four Seasons , The Ritz or Grand Hyatt Hotel 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 Private felucca / sailing boat - 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
local rep. greets you at Cairo's airport and escorts you to your hotel.
Private air-conditioned vehicle and a 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)
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.
For
an additional fee : we will provide you with a private valet
/Butler at your hotel and/ or on board the Nile cruise .
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.
For
an additional fee : we will provide you with a private valet
/Butler at your hotel and/ or on board the Nile cruise .
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 / Cairo (BD)
We return to Cairo by plane for a free day in the Egyptian metropolis.
Private air conditioned sedan and guide at your disposal for this afternoon
if you wish to do some more exploration. Evening Dinner cruise with
a belly dance show - Bottled water , tea / coffee are always included.
DAY
9 - CAIRO- Khan El Khalili - Shopping Dreams - Fortune Teller - Home
Hosted Dinner (BLD)
Breakfast at your hotel. Morning at leisure. We meet at your hotel late
morning , proceed to Khan El Khalili legendary 12 - century district.
Built by one of the Emirs and named after him . the word "Khan"
means Caravanserai . With scenes that are out of "Raiders of the
Lost Arc" movie set.
Lunch at El Khan or Naguib Mahfouz restaurant. For those interested
and
just for fun, we'll engage a local fortune - teller , knowledgeable
in the mystic secrets of ancient Egypt, to read the future in your palm
or your coffee grounds!
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 dinner in a quiet restaurant 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$ for the 10 day program.
Start
in Cairo any day , subject to cruise sailing dates
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 |
- Category
A : Sample
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 : Sample 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
Dec
15 - Jan 5 and Easter week : Please add 15 % to the listed rate
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
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
.
- All
airport transfers in Egypt. Private basis
- Hotel
accommodations including tax and service charges. Four Seasons
in Cairo & the Ritz or , Four Seasons hotel Sharm , or Grand Hyatt
in Sharm
- Ultra
Deluxe Nile cruise including all meals, shore excursions and admissions
fees, cruise on board the Ultra deluxe :Moon
Goddess ( All suites with balconies) , Radamis,
Amarco
- 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.
Rate
does not include:
- Tips.
- Travel
Insurance
-
Private air-conditioned vehicle and a 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 .
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).
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