Shinning
Cities of the Near East
with a Foray into Paris
Tour Paris, Jerusalem Marrakech and the Nile - All
in 16 Days
Explore
the city of Light : Paris then the two gems of North Africa--Morocco
and Egypt-- then on to explore the splendors of Israel and Palestine
, on this 16-day, Paris, Casablanca, Marrakech, Cairo , Jerusalem
and Luxor! Starts in Paris
Tour
Starts Daily in Paris Year Round - Choose your own arrival date
DAY 1 - PARIS! - Tour
Starts Daily in Paris Year Round - Choose your own arrival date
You arrive in Paris, City of Light. Our staff will meet you at the airport
and escort you to your 3 or 4 stars stars hotel near the Champs-Elysees
or La Defense . Refresh yourself, then head out into the city with your
Lonely Planet guidebook, provided to you at no extra cost as part of
your tour.
DAY
2 - PARIS (B)
Today our half-day city tour shows you the top sights of Paris, including
Place de l'Opera, Place de la Concorde, Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe,
Trocadero, the Eiffel Tower (with admission to the first level), La
Bastille, and the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Then we take you on a short
cruise down the Seine through the heart of Paris. In the afternoon,
take your Lonely Planet guidebook and explore the lesser-known sights
on your own, choosing as you like. We'll be happy to help with tips
and suggestions.
DAY
3 - MARRAKECH (B)
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight to Marrakech.
Air fare Paris Marrakech is included in our rates. Our
international flight arrives in Casablanca. After completing customs
and immigration formalities, we connect with our flight which takes
us south to mystical Marrakech. Our staff escorts us to our hotel
. Welcome mint tea & Moroccan sweets .
DAY
4 - MARRAKECH (BL)
We board a horse-drawn carriage for a clip-clop tour of this ancient
royal capital, including the Kotoubia, a former royal palace,
and of course the labyrinthine souks (bazaars), lunch is included
at a charming local restaurant .
Meet the local : Complimentary Family dinner : This evening we'll venture
where few ordinary visitors ever tread . . . right into the homes of
some of the people of Marrakech l! You'll be invited to a family dinner,
of course, you may enjoy a quiet evening with your travel companions,
by letting us know your preferences.
Day
5 - MARRAKECH (B)
Now that you've got your bearings, today is yours to explore the city
on your own. If you prefer, join one of our optional tours (for an additional
fee): one takes you to a nearby Berber village, another takes you into
the souks for a shopping spree.
Day
6 - BY TRAIN TO CASABLANCA (BLD)
"Getting there is half the fun!" We board the train for our return to
Casablanca, cruising through the lovely countryside past green
fields, fruit-laden orchards, traditional villages and modern towns,
with the lofty Atlas Mountains soaring in the distance. Our tour
escort points out interesting features, and fills us in on Moroccan
life and culture. After arriving in Casablanca, we visit the majestic
new Grand Mosque of King Hassan II, second only to the Great
Mosque at Mecca in size. We continue on a panoramic tour of the city
and its souks. After dinner, we drive to the airport for our Royal Air
Maroc night flight across North Africa to Egypt, air fare is included
in our rate.
Day
7 - CAIRO (B)
We
arrive in Cairo with the dawn,Complimentary
visa issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport, valid only for American,
Canadian, Australian, NZ, EU & Japanese citizens. Passports must
be valid for 6 month at least at time of arrival.
We
drive through the awakening city to our hotel for breakfast and a bracing
cup of coffee or tea. Refreshed, we visit the Citadel of Saladin
and its Alabaster Mosque, enjoying spectacular views of the city below.
We descend from the Citadel into Khan el-Khalili, the bazaar
district, in search of Egyptian treasures. The rest of the day is yours:
find a little local restaurant for lunch, go museum-hopping, take a
nap, or stroll along the Nile, as you like.
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
8 - CAIRO (BL)
Today we visit Cairo's most famous monuments: the awesome pyramids of
Giza, the Valley Temple and the timeless Sphinx.
After lunch at the Mena House we drive to Dahshour, the newly
opened pyramid field south of Cairo, where we visit several ancient
structures, including the great pyramid built by Senfru, father of Cheops.
Camel ride is included , it is more of a photo opp with the Pyramids
in the background, as you have a very full day .
DAY
9 - LUXOR (BL)
Very early morning flight to Luxor , upon arrival we cross the Nile
to visit the Valley of the Kings and the Colossi of Memnon.
After lunch in Luxor, we tour the stupendous Great Temple of Amon
at Karnak, and visit the Sacred Lake and red granite quarry with
its huge unfinished obelisk. We take a quick look at the great temple
of Amon Ra at Luxor on our way to the airport for our flight
back to Cairo and your hotel, all tours and transfers are on a private
basis. Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur , private
guide for the tours.
DAY
10 - CAIRO - Home Hosted Dinner (BL)
The world-famous Egyptian Museum, which holds the treasures of
Tutankhamon, is our first stop today, after which we wander the narrow
streets of Old Cairo (once a Roman fort). We go on to the Jewish
Quarter, then the Coptic Christian Quarter, stopping at the
churches of Abu Serghius and Al Molaka, the Coptic Museum, and the Ben
Ezra synagogue. Lunch is included at Hadaik Al-Azhar or similar .
Meet the local : Complimentary Family dinner : 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
evening with your travel companions, by letting us know your preferences.
Extend your stay
in Egypt and visit Luxor .
DAY
11 - TEL AVIV & JERUSALEM
Our local rep. meets you at Ben-Gurion airport, assists with arrival
formalities, and escorts you to your Jerusalem hotel. When you choose
your own date, we may have to change tours / sites visits around to
accommodate religious holidays and Sabbath.
DAY
12 - JERUSALEM (B)
We start our explorations of Jerusalem, holy city to Christians,
Jews and Muslims, with a drive to the Mount of Olives, which offers
panoramic views. We visit the Church of Pater Noster and the Chapel
of the Ascension on our way to the Garden of Gethsemane. From the Garden,
we enter Jerusalem's walls to the Old City for a visit to the Western
Wall and the Dome of the Rock. We follow in Jesus' footsteps along
the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
DAY
13 - JERUSALEM (B)
Now that you've had a tour of the city, set out on your own to discover
its charms: the narrow bazaar streets of the Old City, the cheerful
cafés of New Jerusalem, and the broad boulevards surrounding
the modern city.
DAY
14 - JERUSALEM & BETHLEHEM (B)
We start our tour at the scale model of Jerusalem as it appeared in
Herod's time, then go on to the Shrine of the Book to see the sacred
Dead Sea Scrolls. Then it's on to Ein Kerem and Bethlehem for a visit
to the Church of the Nativity, stopping at the Shepherds' Field on the
way back to Jerusalem.
DAY
15 - BETHANY, DEAD SEA & MASADA (B)
We drive to Bethany and the site of the Good Samaritan's inn,
then continue through the Judean Hills down to the Dead Sea,
below sea level. At Qumran, we see the caves where the Dead Sea
Scrolls were discovered. We go on to the verdant oasis of Ein Gedi,
and return to Jerusalem passing by fabled Jericho, the
oldest city in the world.
Day
16 - DEPARTURE to Paris (B)
After breakfast, our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight
to Paris. End of our service.
If you plan to fly out of Tel Aviv direct back to the USA. There is
no credit for the unused flight coupon Tel Aviv / Paris.
This
tour starts in Paris, weekly , year round, do
you prefer without Paris ? pleas e click here.
RATES per
person in USD
|
Deluxe
Hotels |
First
Class |
| Triple |
US$
8150.00 |
US$
7653.00 |
| Double |
US$
8278.00 |
US$
7725.00 |
| Single |
US$
9660.00 |
US$
9044.00 |
Your
hotel nights in Paris are at ( or similar ):
For
Deluxe & First class categories we use - 4 stars in Paris :
Hotel
New Roblin Le Warwick - Champs Elysees, Meridien
Montparnasse, Meridien Etoile,
Sofitel Grand Arche -La Defense or similar.
For
Tourist Class - 3 stars :
A simple, clean, comfortable, centrally-located 3-star hotel, such as
the Primotel Empire, Fertel Etoile or Tilsitt.
Your
tour includes:
- Round-trip
international airfare from Paris to Casablanca / Cairo / Tel Aviv
, including tax .
For
May through end of Sep , Dec 15- Jan 5 : Air fare supplement is $250
(doesn't apply when you handle your own air fare).
-
Domestic airfares within Egypt and Morocco as well as Cairo Tel Aviv,
all in economy class , including tax
-
First-class day train Marrakech-Casablanca and sleeper train Cairo-Luxor,
including tax and service
- All
airport and train station transfers in Morocco and Egypt as described
in the tour itinerary
-
Your hotel room at a carefully-selected deluxe, first class l, whichever
you prefer, including tax & service. Egypt
: we use Hilton/ Sheraton/Meridien for Deluxe
or for First Class : Maadi, Oases, Three Pyramids, Isis, Novotel
. Paris : Boutique 3 star such as Primotel for First Class
Category or Meridien or similar for
4 stars for deluxe rates .
- B
= Breakfast, (or aB, American Buffet Breakfast),
L = Lunch, D = Dinner
and all Egyptian airport taxes.
- Guided
sightseeing as listed in the itinerary including all entrance fees.
US
and Japanese passport holders need a visa to enter Egypt. You will
obtain a visa at the airport upon arrival in Cairo With our compliments,
as long as you have an American or Japanese passport that is valid
for at least 6 month . Visas are not required of US and Canadian passport
holders for entry into Morocco.
What's
not included:
- Insurance
of any kind.
- Tips.
VERY
IMPORTANT NOTE ON LUGGAGE: When flying between Paris & North
Africa cities you will be allowed only one piece of luggage to be checked
in plus one for the carry on, please call Air France , Egypt air &
Royal Air Maroc for any additional questions regarding checked-in luggage.
General
Hotel Listing
| |
Deluxe
Hotel & Cruise |
First
Class Hotels
First Class Nile Cruise |
| Ashkelon |
Dan
Gardens Hotel |
Dan
Gardens Hotel |
| Athens |
Divani
Palace
(Upgrade to King George or Grand Bretagne Supplement applies) |
Electra
Palace / Stanley |
| Cairo
|
Hilton
/ Sheraton/ Hyatt
Movenpick |
Shepheard's
/ Oases
Novotel |
| Istanbul
|
Hyatt
, Conrad , Divan |
Aygun
Plaza , Richmond, Arena |
| Aswan |
Mövenpick Aswan
(upgrade to Old Cataract closed now for renovation : $150 per
per person night Nile View ) |
Basma
|
| Jerusalem
|
American
Colony Hotel |
Notre
Dame Hotel |
| Luxor
|
Sonesta
/ Hilton
Sheraton / Sofitel
(upgrade to Old Winter : $150
P. Person P. Night ) |
Novotel
|
| Nile
Cruise |
Monaco
/ Monte Carlo / TiYi / Nile Vision / Mojito |
Nile
Dream / Ruby /
Presidential Nile Cruise |
| Tel
Aviv |
Dan
Panorama . King David ( Supplement applies |
Metropolitan
Hotel |
| Tiberias |
|
Nof
Ginnosar Kibbutz |
|
