From
Paris to the Nile!
An 11 Day Mediterranean Fantasy Tour

Sheer
romance, sheer adventure! This itinerary includes a tour of Egypt's top
sights, a free day for shopping in Cairo's bazaars, a sleeper-train ride
up the Nile, a 5-day cruise to the temples along the Nile, and two nights
in Paris--all in 11 days, at unbeatable rates. (Extend your stay with
extra nights in Paris, Cairo, Luxor, or in the Red Sea resorts of Hurgada
or Sharm El Sheikh--ask us how.) Compare
with Paris & Jerusalem , or Extend to Jordan
& Petra ? Click
here for the Alexandria Edition
SUGGESTED
ITINERARY
DAY
1 - Monday - PARIS ( Start in Paris or Cairo )
Arrival in Paris! our staff will meet you at the airport and escort you
to your hotel, centrally located near the Champs-Elysées. Drop
your luggage, grab your Lonely Planet guidebook (we'll give you a copy
of the Paris guide at no extra charge), and head out into the City of
Light. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy as you please: strolling
the boulevards, watching boats on the Seine, shopping in the markets and
boutiques, or people-watching in a cozy cafe.
Day
2- Tuesday- Paris (cB)
Enjoy full day at leisure. The City is yours with our complimentary guide
book at hand.
Evening
Tour of Paris : CityRama Tour : The Magic of Paris at night: Magical and
magnificent by night , a drive through Paris with its beautiful illuminated
buildings should not be missed by any visitor to Paris. Every evening
at 7 PM (Except on Dec 31) , also every evening at 10 PM , except on Jun
21 and July 14 . Duration 1:30 Hour. Transfer is included from hotel to
Cityrama terminal , but return on your own to the hotel after the tour,
or add $ 20 (total for the transfer at the end after the tour). Tour ends
at the Opera Pyramids Square.
DAY
3 - Wednesday - PARIS (cB)
Come with us on a half-day panoramic motorcoach tour of the city. We'll
stop by the Place de l'Opera, Place de la Concorde, Champs-Elysées,
Arch de Triomphe, Trocadero, Eiffel Tower (tickets to the first level),
Le Bastille and Notre Dame. Then we'll take a short cruise on the Seine
before we let you go to find your own favorite Parisian haunts, led there
by your Lonely Planet guidebook.
Day
4 - Thursday - PARIS TO CAIRO (cB)
After breakfast, we escort you to the airport to catch your nonstop EgyptAir
flight to Cairo. During the flight, study your Lonely Planet guidebook
to Egypt, which we present to you with our compliments. Upon landing in
Cairo, our staff meets you, assists with entry formalities, and whisks
you downtown to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to get a glimpse
of this great, timeless city on the Nile, the "Paris of Africa."Complimentary
visa issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport, valid only for American, Western
European , Australian , NZ & Japanese citizens. Passports must be
valid for 6 month at least at time 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

DAY
5 - Friday CAIRO (BLD)
Today we show you the greatness of Cairo on a full-day tour: the Egyptian
Museum, Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, the Citadel of Saladin, and
Muhammed Ali's splendid Alabaster Mosque. In the evening we escort you
to Cairo's railroad station to board your first-class sleeping car for
the trip up the Nile, with dinner served onboard as you ride beneath the
cloudless Egyptian sky.
DAY
6 - Saturday LUXOR & NILE CRUISE (BLD)
Your train arrives in Luxor and we take you to your deluxe Nile cruise
vessel . After dropping our bags and freshening up, we set out to see
the best first: the gigantic, awesome Great Temple of Karnak and the smaller
but still mammoth Temple of Luxor. After lunch on our cruiser, we cross
the Nile to tour the incomparable monuments of ancient Thebes: the Valley
of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in the Valley of the Queens,
and the Colossi of Memnon. In the evening, relax on deck as our luxury
riverboat casts off and gently cruises upstream to the Esna locks.
DAY
7 - Sunday EDFU & KOM OMBO (BLD)
Our first stop today is Edfu, home of the best-preserved temple on the
Nile. We board horse drawn carriages for the short clip-clop ride through
the town to the majestic Temple of Horus. After our visit, we return to
our vessel for the leisurely cruise to Kom Ombo, where we dock for the
night.
DAY
8 - Monday KOM OMBO & ASWAN (BLD)
We tour the fascinating twin temples of Kom Ombo, one of which is dedicated
to Sobek, the sacred Nile crocodile (complete with mummified crocs!) We
continue upriver to Aswan, where we board a felucca (traditional Nile
sailboat) for a cruise among the rocky islands in the shadow of the huge
Aswan High Dam. Later we visit the Temple of Philae, raised from the flooding
lakebed and moved to a high island when the dam was under construction.
DAY
9 - Tuesday ASWAN & CAIRO (B) This morning,
catch your breath, take it easy, wander in Aswan's tidy bazaar and shop
for souvenirs. If you wish, come with us on our optional excursion by
air to Abu Simbel to see the beautiful Temple of Ramses (see below). In
the afternoon we return by air to Cairo, and to our hotel.
DAY
10 - Wednesday CAIRO (B)
Full day at leisure maybe for last minute shopping.
DAY
11 - Thursday (B)
Breakfast
is served at your hotel,our local rep escort you back to the airport .
Extend to Jordan & Petra ?
Bon Voyage.
Rates
per person in USD $ from PARIS
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Deluxe
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First
Class
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Sharing
in Triple Occupancy
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US$
3982.00
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US$
3580.00
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| In
Double Occupancy |
US$
4015.00
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US$
3630.00
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In Single
Occupancy
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US$
5125.00
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US$
4520.00
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DEPARTURE
DATES AND NOTES
This tour starts every Monday, in Paris. If you need assistance with air
fare from USA , please do let's know, we'll be glad to help with very
special deals on Air France or
American & United .
For
Christmas, New Year's & Easter week, Please add %20 supplement.
Your
hotel nights in Paris are at :
For
Deluxe - 4 stars :
Hotel
New Roblin Le Warwick - Champs Elysees, Meridien
Montparnasse, Meridien Etoile,
Sofitel Grand Arche -La Defense or similar.
For
First Class - 3 stars :
A simple, clean, comfortable, centrally-located 3-star hotel, such as
the Primotel Empire, Fertel Etoile or Tilsitt. If Paris hotels are heavily
booked for a major exposition or trade show during your visit, we may
be required to add full fare 3 or 4 -star hotel rates to the tour rates;
contact us for exact dates and details.
Your
tour includes:
- Round-trip
airfare between Paris and Cairo, and domestic air within Egypt
- All
transfers within Egypt, as well as the transfer in Paris
- Sleeper
train ticket within Egypt, private compartment on board. The train is
modest , not the Orient Express. Private compartment, upper & lower
berth. Tow toilets are available in each car, one at each end of the
car.
- Guided
sightseeing according to the itinerary, including all entrance fees
- Meals
as indicated in the itinerary: cB = continental breakfast, B = full
breakfast; L = set-menu lunch; D = set-menu dinner
- One-way
first-class sleeper train ticket from Cairo to Luxor
- Five-day
deluxe Nile cruise including all meals and shore excursions as described
in the 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.
- Hotel
accommodation as indicated, including all taxes and service charges
- Complimentary
Lonely Planet guidebooks to Paris and Egypt
- Complimentary
visa issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport, valid only for American,Canadian,
Australian, NZ , EU , Korean , Singaporean & Japanese citizens.
Passports must be valid for 6 month at least at time of arrival.
What's
not included:
Click
here for more info on these luxurious cruises:( Supplement : 15 % to be
added to the
Deluxe rate : The Ultra deluxe Queen TiYi
, M/Senator yacht all suites (17) all with private balconies , Radamis
( Swiss Management) , Moon Goddess
all suites with private balconies
Moon
Goddess ( all state rooms do offer private balconies)
The all suites M/S
Amarco

The
Ultra Deluxe all suites M/S Amarco
For
PRIVATE GUIDE/CAR/DRIVER :
For the full duration of the Nile Cruise & shore excursions: please
add $ 250 per person .This supplement doesn't apply when you have at least
6 guests in your party, as you'll have always your own private car/driver/guide.
DINING
NOTES
The set-menu meals included in your tour are indicated in the itinerary:
B = Breakfast, (or cB, Continental Breakfast), L = Lunch, D = Dinner.
On our luxury Nile cruise vessels, our spacious dining rooms accommodate
all passengers at one seating, so there is no need to worry about making
reservations ,
one less thing to worry about while you are on the Nile. Enjoy the cosmopolitan
atmosphere with several different languages being heard at dinner. Smart
Casual dress is suggested for dinner . No tie / Formal dress requirement
Massage
on the Nile
Add a Nile cruise to your stay in Egypt. Indulge yourself as you honeymoon
on the Nile, and spoil yourself like Cleopatra . . . at our expense. What
could be more relaxing than sailing along the Nile, watching silent feluccas
glide by, and timeless villages twinkling at twilight. Slip below to a
soothing session with a specialist skilled in the arts of relaxation and
massage, before the two of
you retire to your cabin.
Travel in Style is pleased to offer a complimentary 30-minute massage
to couples who honeymoon on the Nile. This offer is available on
select vessels; such as the Amarco ,
please inquire when booking. Additional sessions 30-minute sessions are
available for $50 Per person

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