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(415) 440-1124, 1255 Post Street # 506 , San Francisco, CA 94109


 

 

From Chartage to the Nile

Tour the best of Private touring in Egypt and Tunisia
All in 20 days

 

 

Tunis Egypt tour, meet the locals

 

Tour the best of Egypt & Tunisia - 20 days , weekly departures on Sundays , year round . Including a 5 day Nile Cruise, Cairo, Luxor,Aswan , Tunis, Hammamet, Sousse, Monastir, El Jem, Sfax, Djerba Island, Gabes, Matmata, Kebil, Tozeur, Chott El Djerid, Kairouan, Gafsa, Skeita .

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DAY 1 - JFK - Sunday Board Air France (or other IATA international air carrier) wide body jet at JFK International Airport , overnight across the Atlantic. Dinner is served on board. We may use British Airways, or Lufthansa.

 

 

 

DAY 2 - TUNIS/CARTAGE - Monday
Our staff greets you at Tunis/Cartage airport and escorts you to your Tunis hotel. After freshening up, take your first look at this Mediterranean capital as you like. Private transfers at all times. Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur.

 

 

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DAY 3- HAMMAMET TO SFAX (cBLD) - Tuesday
We drive along the beautiful blue Mediterranean seashore to Hammamet, passing picturesque castles, stopping occasionally in local souks (bazaars) for shopping. Continuing to Sousse, once the Phoenician city of Hadrumatum, we walk through the medina (old city), cooled by breezes off the harbor, and visit the Roman catacombs and, if there's time, a local museum. We stop to explore a typical ribat (fort) before enjoying lunch at Monastir. Our next stop is El Jem, which boasts a Roman coliseum very similar to the famous one in Rome. Finally we reach Sfax, and our hotel.
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur.

 

 

DAY 4 - DJERBA & GABES (cBLD) - Wednesday
We explore the old city of Sfax, then board the ferry to the island of Djerba (Jerba) for lunch. Fertile Djerba, a large island on the south side of the entrance to the Gulf of Gabes, bears many traces of Roman civilization and produces an abundance of delicious fruit. We travel to Gabes in time for shopping in the local market, and for enjoying the shade of a typical palm grove before dinner and a good night's rest.
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur.

 

 

DAY 5 - MATMATA TO CHOTT EL DJERID (cBLD) Thursday
Our journey continues to Matmata where we visit troglodyte (underground) houses where descendants of the Berbers still live as their ancestors did. We continue to Kebil for lunch, then across the Chott El Djerid to see its desert Berber villages. We spend the night in a desert oasis.
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur.

 

 

DAY 6 - CHOTT EL DJERID & TOZEUR (cBLD) Friday
We explore our desert oasis before driving to Tozeur in time for lunch. In the afternoon, wander at leisure in Tozeur, our base for the night.
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur.

 

 

DAY 7 - GAFSA, KAIROUAN & TUNIS (cBL) Saturday
We drive to the ancient Roman pools of Gafsa, then to Sbeita to climb around its Roman ruins. After lunch at a local restaurant, we continue to Kairouan, an Islamic holy city boasting several historic mosques and a souk famous for its carpets and leather goods. We reach Tunis in early evening .
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur.

 

 

DAY 8 - TUNIS (cBL) Sunday
The famous Bardo Museum, with the largest Roman mosaics in the world, is our first stop, followed by a visit to Tunis's medina (old city) for last-minute bargain-hunting. After a relaxing lunch in a seaside restaurant, we visit the ruins of ancient Cartage, including its theater, circus and baths. Finally, we stop in the picture-perfect medieval village of Sidi Bou Said before returning to our hotel in Tunis.
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur.

 

 


DAY 9 - TUNIS
(cB) Monday
Full day at leisure to enjoy exploring Tunis on your own ,or do your last minute shopping.

 

 

 

DAY 10 - CAIRO (cB) - Tuesday
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight to the African city of light: CAIRO . Air fare is included in ur rate , in economy class , tax included. O
ur staff meets you, assists with entry formalities, Complimentary Egyptian visa fee (valid only for American & Japanese citizens. Passports must be valid for at least 6 month upon arrival). A visa will be issued at the airport upon arrival in Cairo.
We'll escort you to your hotel. Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur.

 

 

 

DAY 11- CAIRO (cBL) - Wednesday
Today, we'll explore the wonders of the Egyptian Museum, with its treasures of the ancient pharaohs: mummies, statuary, precious stones and metals. Travellers have long come to Cairo just to gaze on these sights, but our day has just started. We'll motor to the edge of Cairo, to the mysterious Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza. Then it's onward to the Citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist

 

 

DAY 12-Alexandria (cBL)-Thursday
Today,we tour Alexander the Great's ancient capital , we'll get to known Alexandria in depth, as we visit the Greco-Roman Museum, the Roman Amphitheater, the Koum El Shougafa Tombs, the fortress of Kayet Bey, and the Museum of the Crown Jewels. After lunch in an Alexandrine restaurant, we'll travel souththward to Cairo through the lush delta of the Nile River, the source of the wealth of ancient Egypt.
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist

 

 

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DAY 13-Cairo (cBD)-Friday
Today Cairo is yours to explore on your own, or just relax. In the evening, it's all aboard! We'll settle you into your private wood-panelled sleeping compartment on the train bound along the banks of the Nile. You'll enjoy dinner on board , as the lights of villages reflect in the river.
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist. Our Cairo rep. will escort you on board the sleeper train .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 14-Nile Cruise /Camel Caravan (cBLD)-Saturday
After breakfast on board, the train arrives in Aswan, where we'll settle you into your cabin on a Nile steamer. During the train ride, you will have seen feluccas sailing the Nile. Now we'll experience Egypt at its most authentic, as we sail in one of these graceful craft. Then, to really immerse yourself, try your hand at camel riding! We'll take willing passengers on a traditional caravan to enjoy tea with Nubian villagers. Only Travel in Style affords this unique opportunity to meet and interact with local people. We are proud to offer this insight into the Nubian way of life.
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist

 

 



DAY 15 - ASWAN, KOM OMBO - Private Egyptologist even on board the cruise (BLD) - Sunday
After breakfast on board, we'll visit the dams at Aswan, including the High Dam, a modern wonder in this ancient land. At the ancient granite quarry, we'll see an obelisk left unfinished, then board a launch on Lake Nasser to visit the Temples of Philae, rescued from rising waters. Back aboard our cruiser, we'll sail northward down the Nile at a stately pace, disembarking for a visit to Kom Ombo, the twin temple dedicated to the crocodile river god, Sobek.
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist

 



DAY 16 - EDFU, ESNA - (BLD)- Monday
Horse-drawn carriages or vans meet us at riverside to take us through Edfu to the Temple of Horus, best-preserved in all of Egypt. Later, we'll cruise to Esna, and by evening, we'll be in fabled Luxor.
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist

 

 



DAY 17 - LUXOR - (BLD) - Tuesday
We'll cross the Nile to view an array of ancient splendors: the tomb chambers of the Valley of the Kings; the imposing tomb-temple of Queen Hatshepsut and, the Colossi of Memnon.
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist

 

 



 

DAY 18 - LUXOR, CAIRO - (B) - Wednesday
Check out from our cabins. In the morning we'll visit the imposing Great Temple of Amon at Karnak and the great Temple of Luxor before heading back to the airport & the flight back to Cairo and our hotel.
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist

 

 

 

 

DAY 19 - CAIRO - (B)
You'll make your own program for your last full day in Cairo. Perhaps you'll do some shopping at the fabulous Khan El-Khalili bazaar, or return to the fabulous Pyramids, or take an optional tour, or spend the day with new friends. Don't miss your chance to mingle with the crowds, the peddlers, and the street entertainers who give life to Cairo!

 

 



DAY 20 - DEPARTURE FOR HOME - (B)
After breakfast, our staff will see you to the airport and assist you with all the formalities before you board your flight for home. You'll arrive the same day. Bon Voyage!

 

 

 

Rates per person in US$

Hotel/Cruise
In Triple occupancy
Double
Single
Deluxe Hotels
$ 5500.00
$ 5650.00
$ 7315.00
First Class
$ 5100.00
$ 5250.00
$ 69150.00

 

 

 

Tour departs from the USA every Sunday , year round. For Christmas, New Year's & Easter weeks, please add %20 supplement.

 

 

 

Your tour includes:

  • Airport transfers in Tunisia and Egypt , always on a private basis, private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur .

  • Complimentary visa fee for Egypt, valid only for American, EU , most of the South East Asian countries, China & Japanese citizens, passports must be valid for at least 6 month at time of arrival, no visa is required for Tunis or France.

  • Air fare with taxes from JFK, round-trip. For most west coast cities, please add : $350.
    For May thru end of Sep , air fare supplement is $350 (doesn't apply when you handle your own air fare). When /if you handle your own air fare, please deduct $ 800 from the rate.

  • Hotel accommodations in simple but comfortable Five four category in the major cities in Tunisia , yet modest 4 -star (first-class) hotels for rest of Tunisia : Sfax: Sfax Center Syhax; Gabes: Chems; Tozeur: Ramla);
  • Egypt : Cairo : Deluxe stars : Grand Hyatt , Conrad over looking the Nile , or similar .
    First class : Oases, 3 Pyramids or similar.

    Nile Cruises : M/S Solitaire , M/S Al-Kahila, M/S El-Jamila. M/S Amarco. M/S Monaco, M/S Monte Carlo, M/S Mojito .

  • Meals as indicated: cB = Continental breakfast; L = set-menu lunch; D = set-menu dinner

  • Guided sightseeing as indicated, including all admission fees, by air-conditioned motorcoach . Please note that in Tunisia, touring & guiding will be in French and English.
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    Not Included :

  • Tips . Any insurance, we'll be glad to send you the flyer
  • Drinks.
  • Trip cancellation insurance, travel insurance ( Please ask for the flyer)

     

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    Add a spa package to your stay :

    Honeymoon Spa Package  in Tunisia







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