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From London to Cairo
The World of Egypt

From the Britsih Museum to the Egyptian Museum in 15 Days

 

 

Honeymoon Egypt, Tour Egypt

 

 

 

 

 

 

The treasures of Egyptian art and culture are spread throughout the world, so we've devised a way for you to see them in 15 days--and to Travel in Style!

Stop in London for three days to see the Rosetta Stone and other Egyptian treasures at the British Museum, then fly off to Egypt for a week's tour, including a five-day cruise up the Nile.

Round-trip international airfare from USA London and on to Cairo, roundtrip is included in our very competitive tour rates. You can also use London as your base for excursions to other European capitals to see other examples of great Egyptian art. In Egypt meet the locals : Join us in a home hosted meal. No other company offers a tour like this!

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 1 - JFK - LONDON - Saturday
Board your comfortable British Airways flight JFK to London, overnight across the Atlantic.

For West Coast guests please add $ 350 , in this case you 'll fly non-stop to London from SFO, LAX, SEA or SAN

 

 

 

 

DAY 2 - LONDON - Sunday
In London! We welcome you to a two-night stay in a 3- or 4-star hotel (of our choosing) .
Private airport transfer : our local rep. will meet you at Heathrow and assist with your private transfer to your hotel, settle in, and enjoy this world-renowned cultural and entertainment destination.
Sample Hotels in London : Radisson Grafton , Radisson Mountbatten , Copthorne Tara, Thistle Marble Arch, Millenium Knightsbridge, The Cumberland or similar

 

 

 

 

DAY 3 - LONDON - Monday (cB)
Enjoy continental breakfast at your hotel, before heading out to see the sights
Hop on Hop off London tour . Seat in a coach tour , ticket is valid for 24 hours

 

 

 

DAY 4 - LONDON - Tuesday (cB)
Enjoy continental breakfast at your hotel, before heading out to see the sights (on your own) .
A must-see: the Rosetta Stone, discovered by Champollion in 1822, which provided the key to understanding ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. It's on display in the British Museum, along with mummies, embalmed crocodiles, papyrus scrolls, and hundreds of other priceless Egyptian works of art in the Upper Egyptian Galleries.

 

 

 

DAY 5 - LONDON & CAIRO- Wednesday (cB)
Enjoy another continental breakfast--on us--at your hotel, then get ready to meet our local rep. for your private transfer to Heathrow Airport to board your flight to Cairo .
Air fare is of course included: London Cairo , in economy class , tax included
Our representative greets you at Cairo's international airport
, helps you with formalities, and accompanies you to your hotel. Settle in, then perhaps take a walk to get your first look at the great Egyptian capital. Visa fee is included.

Visa is issued upon arrival for : American, Canadian, EU & Japanese citizens, your are responsible for having your passport valid for at least 6 month beyond the date of arrival.

 

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
: Grand Hyatt , Cairo Conrad , Le Meridien Pyramids , Sonesta, J. W. Marriott or similar  

 

 

 

 

DAY 6 - CAIRO - Thursday (BLD)
Today we show you the top sights: the treasure-filled Egyptian Museum, including the "Mummies room" the awesome Pyramids of Giza, the Solar Boat Museum and the Great Sphinx, . Luncg is included at the Mena House or Meridien Pyramids .

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 ! 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 dinner at the hotel by letting us know your preferences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 7 - LUXOR - Friday (B)
We arrive in Luxor and settle into your Nile view room at the Old Winter Palace, New Winter Palace or the Pavillion Winter Palace subject to availilibilty , then on to explore, Luxor Museum , the huge Temple of Luxor and the truly gigantic Great Temple of Amon and on to the mighty Karnak temple complex , the largest religious compound man ever built , thing of 20 Vatican cities put together .

In the evening, your guide will call on your for horse drwan carriage ride through Luxor's lively streets and bazaar.

 

 

 

DAY 8 - LUXOR - Nile Cruise - Saturday (BLD)
After breakfast , check out from your hotel . Crossing the Nile, we tour the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings including Tutank-amon tomb and Valley of the Queens, including the great funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon
We check-in on board your deluxe Nile cruise , wellcome complimentary Fruit Basket awaits you in your cabin). Sample Nile cruise : M/S Mojito, M/S Monaco , M/S Monte Carlo , or similar
In the afternoon we sail for Esna pass through the locks .

 

 

 

DAY 9 - Full Day Cruise - Sunday (BLD)
A grand Day of sailing past scenery that changed little since Biblical times .
All meals are included on board . We reach Edfu where we dock for the night. .

 

 

 

DAY 10 - EDFU - Monday (BLD)
In Edfu, where we board horse-drawn carriages to clip-clop through the town. Our goal is the grand Temple of Horus, the best-preserved ancient temple on the Nile. After our temple tour, we return by carriage to our cruise vessel and continue upriver, docking at Kom Ombo for the night.

 

 

 

DAY 11 - KOM OMBO & ASWAN - Tuesday (BLD)
We begin our day by touring the famous Twin Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Horus (the sun god) and Sobek (the crocodile god). The sun disc symbol is prominent, as is a tomb for mummified crocodiles! Then we re-embark for the cruise to Aswan. After a leisurely shipboard lunch, we board a traditional felucca for a sail among the rocky islands below the Nile's First Cataract. If you're interested, we'll take you on a mini-camel caravan to a Nubian village. Late in the afternoon we sail back to our Nile cruiser for dinner and a good night's sleep.

 

 

 

DAY 12 - ASWAN & ABU SIMBEL - Wednesday (B)
After breakfast, we check out of our Nile cruiser and head off to see the Nubian Museum, the great Aswan High Dam, a technological marvel of its time. From the dam we go to an ancient Pharaonic rock quarry where a huge obelisk of red Nile granite lies unfinished--as though the workers put down their tools just yesterday, rather than thousands of years ago.

Tour of Kalabsha Temple dedicated to the ancient god Mandulis, and the goddess Isis . Built during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus , the small rock-cut temple of Beit El Wali, built by Ramses the Great , and the small yet charming Kiosk of Qertassi.

Finally, we tour the beautiful Temple of Philae, saved from the rising waters of Lake Nasser by an international rescue effort and rebuilt on its own Nile island. Fly to Abu Simbel & Overnight with dinner at your hotel.

 

 

 

DAY 13 - ABU SIMBEL CAIRO -Thursday (B)
Early wake up call to watch the sunrise over the mighty temples of Ramses the Great & Queen Nefertari. Tour the temples, before we fly back to Cairo via Aswan, and our hotel. to the hotel : Grand Hyatt , Cairo Conrad , Le Meridien Pyramids , Sonesta, J. W. Marriott or similar

 

 

 

 

DAY 14 - CAIRO - Friday (BL)
Morning tour of the Citadel of Saladin, the Mohammed Ali Mosque, made of creamy alabaster ,and el-Rifai Mosque in the afternoon , your private guide will call on you for lunch at Naguib Mahfouz restaurant then a private tour to explore the bazaars of Kahn El-Khalili for souvenirs. (If you'd like to spend additional days in Cairo, we'll be happy to arrange it at a reasonable cost.)

 

 

DAY 15 - CAIRO - Departure- Saturday (B)
Our representative escorts you to Cairo's airport
for your flight back home via London , back to the USA

 

 

 

 

 

Rates per person in USD $

 

 

 

 
Deluxe
First Class
Modest Tourist Class
Triple
US$ 5650.00
US$ 5345.00
US$ 5010.00
Double
US$ 5880.00
US$ 5678.00
US$ 5120.00
Single
US$ 6770.00
US$ 6460.00
US$ 6200.00

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peak Season supplement
May to end of Sep , Dec 20- Jan 2 : 15 % supplement applies
Tour operates weekly, year round. Itineraries are subject to change.

 

 

 

 

YOUR TOUR INCLUDES :

  • Round-trip international airfare JFK - London-Cairo-London - JFK , tax included
  • As well as domestic airfare within Egypt in business class , tax include

Meals as indicated: cB = Continental breakfast; L = set-menu lunch; D = set-menu dinner
  • London Hop on Hop off seat in acoach group tour ticket

  • All airport and Nile cruiser transfers within Egypt and London , always on a private basis , private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur

  • Hotel accommodation in Egypt based on the category of your choice, including tax and service charge, while in London its always 4 stars category of our choice as listed above

  • 5-day (4-night) Nile cruise, including all meals, and shore excursions as described in the tour itinerary
  • Complimentary welcome drink upon arrival on board the Nile Cruise.
  • Complimentary welcome fruit basket on board the Nile Cruise.
  • Large bottle of water ( per person ) delivered to you cabin daily while you are on board the Nile Cruise.
  • Tea or coffee and bottled water with each / every meal while you are on board the Nile Cruise.
  • Guided sightseeing in Egypt, including all entrance fees

  • Hotel accommodation in London based on our choice of 3- or 4- star hotel, including continental breakfast & tax
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Sample deluxe cruises: Monaco / Mojito / Monte Carlo / Lady Diana


Upgrade : 20 % Supplement applies:
For the Ultra Deluxe version , based on:
Queen TiYi , M/S Senator , M/S Radamis II , Royal Lotus , Alexander the Great , Nile Vision , the all suites M/S Amarco , or the all suites Nile Cruise : the M/S Moon Goddess ( all suites do offer private balconies) . M/S Sonesta Star Goddess


The ultimate  in Luxury on the  Nile  on board  the Amarco
Luxury on the Nile - The Royal and/or Presidential suites : Amarco

 

 

 

Not included:

 

 

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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