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Egypt in a Week

An 11 -Day Tour of the Nile Kingdom

 

Nile Cruise, Honeymoon Cruise, Egypt travel package

A good look at Cairo and a 5-day cruise along the Nile, locally escorted.
Tour Starts DAILY in Cairo - We have even included all the tips
Boarding Luxor


 

For Families with children that are 10 years of age and younger
The Family Special is available at the Conrad Hotel (executive Floor) or JW Marriott in Cairo, allowing up to 2 children with the parents in the room. On the Nile you'll be in a suite on board one of the following Deluxe Nile Cruises : MS Monaco, MS Mojito, MS Monte Carlo ( subject to availability)

 

 

 

DAY 1 - CAIRO Tour Starts DAILY in Cairo - Arrive any day of the week .
Our representative greets you at the airport and whisks you to your hotel. Visa fee is included and will be issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for : Australian, NZ, American, EU , Canadian & Japanese citizens. You are responsible for having your passport in order valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival in Cairo. Private air conditioned vehicle, and chauffeur for your transfer.

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 your name .
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)
Breakfast is included at the hotel.
On your first full day in Egypt we show you the Egyptian Museum, including the " Mummies Room" , Lunch is included at a charming local restaurant , tea or coffee as well as one large bottle of water is included for each guest with our compliment with your lunch.

After lunch at Abu El-Sid restaurant or similar , we'll enjoy a leisurely walking tour of the 12-century old district of Khan El Khalili and the ancient bazaar district, tour of the Citadel of Saladin, and the Mohammed Ali Mosque, made of alabaster. Private air conditioned vehicle, private Egyptologist , and chauffeur for your tour in Cairo .

 

 

 

 

DAY 3 - CAIRO-GIZA (BLD)
Today we drive to Giza, tour the mighty Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, we tour as well the interior of the smaller Pyramid ( Mykerinos), and Cheops Royal Barge Museum. Lunch is included at the Oberoi Mena House , tea or coffee as well as one large bottle of water is included for each guest with our compliment with your lunch. Afternoon tour of the Memphis , Sakkara, the Step Pyramid and Imhotep Museum . Dinner is included at La Bodega restaurant.
Private air conditioned vehicle, private Egyptologist , and chauffeur for your tour in Cairo

 

 

 

DAY 4 - Luxor (BLD)
We fly to Luxor (or Aswan ) and board our Nile cruiser in time for a delicious lunch.
Complimentary welcome fruit basket awaits you in your cabin. The gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak, and the mighty Temple of Luxor are our goals in the afternoon. We'll return in time for the afternoon tea served on deck. You'll have a chance to explore your ship before dinner. In the evening your guide will call on you for a horse - drawn carriage ride throughout Luxor souks and waterfront.

 

 

 

DAY 5 - LUXOR , EDFU (BLD)
We tour today as well the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings including Tut-Ank-Amon's tomb and the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut, we stop at the Colossi of Memnon on the way back to our cruise. Afterward, we'll continue on Luxor's west bank to 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 quarters were surprisingly large, with three good-sized rooms, courtyard, kitchen, and even storage cellars. While ancient Egypt might not have been a workers' paradise, we'll see that artisans and builders were highly regarded in their community. We are proud to be the only operator to offer regular visits to this singular ancient settlement in its tour and cruise programs.

Picture yourself on a camel in the fabled Valley of the Kings!

Camel ride in Luxor honeymoon cruise, Egypt tour

The Valley of the Kings and Deir El Bahari are essentials for anyone visiting Luxor. And Travel in Style is one of the few companies that includes King Tut’s tomb on every tour—without exception, and without surprises. (Others leave it to you to make arrangements and pay up on the spot at an additional charge to see this un-missable attraction.)

And now we also offer the experience of conveyance by camel!

You’ll mount your caravan in the famous Valley of the Kings after your descent to the Tomb of Tut, and with your select group of companions and skilled drovers, proceed over the sand and rocks and hills, gently swaying in the manner of desert travelers of long ago. Have no cares! These sure-footed beasts have evolved to tackle this very terrain, and you’ll soon relax into the rhythm of their gait, and the tranquility of another era, as you regard the desert vistas of multi-hued hills and ancient temples from a privileged perch and breathe the pure air.

You—or your children—can choose to ride atop a horse, or even a donkey. It’s entirely up to you to make it the most fun!

Your caravan concludes after half an hour at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahari.

Of course, it’s your choice to travel in the traditional desert manner, or to continue in the air-conditioned vehicle that brought you to the Valley. Should you decide to dismount early, your vehicle is always at your disposition. You’ll want to give the caravan a try.

There’s no additional charge for your royal caravan, only an additional measure of fun ! Must request this option at the time you book your reservation with us.

We sail in the afternoon we cruise to Esna to go through the locks , and on to Edfu where we dock for the night. In the evening , we'll celebrate in Egyptian style, dressed in galabias, the flowing national costume, a galabya will be delivered to your cabin with our compliments)

 

 

 

 

DAY 6 - EDFU, KOM OMBO (BLD)
We moor in Edfu, climb aboard horse-drawn carriages, and clip-clop through the town to the Temple of Horus, Egypt's best-preserved temple. Re-embarking on our Nile cruiser, we enjoy lunch as we sail further south upriver . We disembark downstream at Kom Ombo to visit its twin temples of Haroeris, the sun god, and Sobek, the crocodile god, the continue our voyage to Aswan, while we party after dinner with music & dance.

 

 

 

DAY 7 - ASWAN (BLD)
First we tour Aswan dams, then on to the awesome Aswan dams, and next an ancient granite quarry complete with an unfinished obelisk. Then we go by motor launch to the Island temple of Philae , dedicated to the Ancient Goddess ISIS :

The Mystery of Isis : Two millennia ago the Mediterranean world was enthralled by the mystery of Isis:

"I, Isis, am all that has been, that is or shall be; no mortal man hath ever seen me unveiled."

Called Aset by the ancient Egyptians, the goddess was a Madonna in the Mediterranean tradition that stretches far, far back to the primitive Mother Goddess from Anatolia, home to some of the oldest human communities on earth.

Isis was the powerful and quick-witted protector of her son Horus, the Sun God. Ancient peoples throughout the Mediterranean regarded Isis and Horus as the perfect Madonna and Child. Another legend says she was also the mother of the fertility god Min who, judging from the depiction of him on temple walls, needed no help from Viagra!

Because of her wisdom and skill at protection, she was admired as a good magician capable of healing the sick and protecting the dead in their journey to the Underworld.

Isis is portrayed regally, as a queen seated on a throne (which may be the meaning of her name), often holding her son Horus as a baby. Other images show her with broad, magnificent gilded wings able to protect the world. Isis, the great Mother Goddess. Come explore her mystery in timeless
Egypt when you Travel in Style!
In the afternoon we enjoy a leisurely sail by graceful felucca on the Nile.

Our farewell dinner this evening is a buffet of Egyptian specialties, followed by a show featuring oriental performers, including of course a belly dancer.


 

DAY 8 - CAIRO (B)
Check out after breakfast , followed by a return flight to Cairo, and your hotel. Consider adding Abu Simbel Excursion ? Please click here . Transfers are always on a private basis . Private air conditioned vehicle, and chauffeur for your transfers.

 

 

DAY 9 - CAIRO (BD)
Cairo is yours, full day at leisure . Breakfast is included at the hotel.

Evening buffet dinner at Zeitouni restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel in Cairo . Zeitouni . Authentic Lebanese flavours come alive in Zeitouni, 24 hours a day. An extensive buffet display situated in front of the restaurant's open kitchen offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests enjoy premier views of the Nile from large picture windows. Secluded alcoves, featuring contemporary wood décor, provide a more intimate dining alternative .Specialties
: Guests enjoy a wide range of authentic Lebanese specialties such as breads, mezzes and grilled dishes, prepared by a team of gourmet Lebanese chefs.

 

DAY 10 - CAIRO (BL)
On Desert Safari for the Day - Fayoum Oases - And you thought the Pyramids were old
We leave Cairo by sunrise ( private air conditioned car/driver/guide): Full day Fayoum Oases including:
Hawara Pyramid, El Lahoun Pyramid, Ruins of Karanis, drive by Lake Qarun, lunch is included at a local restaurant.

The wilds of the desert begin right on the outskirts of Cairo, and continue for hundreds of miles to the east and west, through sands, rock, mountains, oases, and a surprising variety of scenery and inhabitants.

Join us for a day ranging across the desert like modern nomads. In place of camels, we’ll travel in comfortable, reliable four-by-four Toyota Land Cruisers. Your guide and drivers will meet you at your hotel, and soon you’ll leave bustling Cairo behind as you undertake the drive toward the Oasis of El Fayoum, 150 kilometers to the southwest. Hard as it is to believe, a great inland sea once covered these sands. It was a holy reserve of sacred crocodiles, symbolized by the god Sobek.

We’ll visit the temple of Kom Oshim, drive over ancient lake beds, and alongside the waters of today’s Fayoum Lake to reach the fishermen’s village of Chak Chouk. There we’ll stop for a lunch of fish caught fresh that morning. There will be time to wander the village lanes and discreetly watch the everyday activities of baking flatbread, irrigating crops from the lake’s waters, and bringing in the catch. We’ll also include the craft and pottery museum where the best works of local artisans are on display.

Then it’s into our four-by-fours again, for an off-road adventure! We’ll head alongside and across desert washes, between dunes, and over ancient lake beds for 35 kilometers to the Valley of the Whales ( In Arabic : Wadi-El-Hitan) . Incredibly, these great mammals once thrived - almost forty million years ago- in waters surrounded by sands. We’ll stop and gaze in amazement at their fossilized remains alongside smaller sea creatures that remain in stone.
This valley was discovered in 1936 , by the German geologist George Schweinfurth in the northwestern corner of Wadi El-Rayan.

The valley provides evidence of one of the major changes in this mammal evolution has been declared by the UNESCO to be a World Heritage Site. It is believed that these land based whales once had feet that may have helped them somewhat while ashore . A team from the University of Michigan discovered in the late 80's that these Zeuglodon whales did have rudimentary feet , this was a startling discovery , suggesting that whales of Wadi -El-Hitan had recently started living in water as well , these whales were not related to any of the whales we have today , rather a more slender body and may grow up to 75 feet long. Several skeletons of whales are exposed in the sand. George Schweinfurth named this extinct specie the Zeuglodon Isis Whales .

In the evening, you’ll return to your hotel in Cairo. Land transportation in air-conditioned four-wheel-drive Toyota Land Cruiser with the services of driver and English-speaking driver. Lunch is included

 


DAY 11 - CAIRO- Departure
(B)
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your homeward flight. Private air conditioned vehicle, and chauffeur for your transfer.

 

 

 

 

RATES per person in USD

 

Deluxe
First Class
Triple Occupancy
US$ 2620.00
US$ 2350.00
Double
US$ 2770.00
US$ 2405.00
Single
US$ 3875.00
US$ 3460.00

 

 

 


 

 

 

Family Plan

Rates are  per person in USD
For Families with children that are 10 years of age and younger
The Family Special is available at the Conrad Hotel (executive Floor) or JW Marriott in Cairo, allowing up to 2 children with the parents in the room. On the Nile you'll be in a suite on board one of the following Deluxe Nile Cruises : MS Monaco, MS Mojito, MS Monte Carlo ( subject to availability)

 

 

 
Deluxe Hotels
Executive Floor room at the Cairo Marriott. The Grand Hyatt , the Conrad Hotel in Cairo or the J. W. Marriott
And a Suite on the Nile Cruise

Limit: 2 adults+ 2 children in a room/Cabin
Triple
Per adult US$ 2795.00
Double
Per Adult US$ 2870.00
Children : 10 years of age and younger
30 % discount when sharing with 2 parents

 


 

  • Children :
    Age 10 years of age and younger sharing with 2 adults : 30 % discount on the adult double rate

  • Private touring on board the cruise: Please add $ 250 per person for the full cruise/shore excursions.
  • For Dec 20 - Jan 3 , Easter ( 2 Weeks season) , please add % 20 supplement to any of the listed rates.

 

 

Rates includes

 

  • All airfares and transfers within Egypt in economy class ,tax included

  • Bottled water ( one per person) delivered to your cabin daily while you are on board the cruise.

  • Tea or coffee & bottled water with every & each meal while on board the cruise.

  • Complimentary fruit basket upon arrival on board the Nile Cruise.

  • Welcome drink served upon arrival on board your Nile Cruise.

  • All transfers within Egypt. ( Honeymooners/ Anniversary / Birthday gift tours , all will enjoy private transfers at no additional charge )

  • Hotel accommodation with tax & service charges.

  • Visa fee , visa will be issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for : American, EU , Canadian & Japanese citizens. You are responsible for having your passport in order valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival in Cairo.

  • Nile Cruise with all meals & shore excursions.

  • Preset menu meals including B = Breakfast, (or cB, Continental Breakfast) L = Lunch, D = Dinner .

  • All guided sightseeing as per itinerary including all entrance fees. On board the cruise you'll be part of an average 10-15 English speaking group.

 

  • We have even included all the tips to your drivers, porters, and guides

 

 

Not included:

  • International airfares from /to your home country .
  • Travel Insurance

 

 

Sample deluxe cruises

M/S Monaco , M/S Monte Carlo , M/S Mojito . M/S Queen of Hansa , M/S Beau Soleil

M/S Adonis ,
M/S Florence. M/S Mirage . M/S Princess Sara

 

 

 

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