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Grand Egypt
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Cairo / Luxor / Aswan / Alexandria
Fully Escorted
15 days/ 14 nights featuring an 8 day/ 7 night Deluxe Nile cruise
ALL INCLUSIVE, GUARANTEED TO OPERATE
PRICES STARTING AT $2375 (from Cairo)
Highlights:
8 day/ 7 night Five Star DELUXE Nile cruise
* 5 star hotel accommodations
TOUR INCLUDES ALL MEALS FROM ARRIVAL TO CAIRO UNTIL DEPARTURE (not including beverages)
* porterage for two bags
* Fully escorted from arrival to Cairo until departure from Egypt
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| Details | | Travel Egypt Inc | | Offer valid through 12/31/2008 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Cairo | (Saturday) Arrive Cairo, staff will assist with clearing immigration and customs then transfer you to the Le Meridien Pyramids hotel. Overnight Cairo (D)
VISAS: All travelers to Egypt must have a visa. Those traveling with USA or Canada passports can obtain theirs on arrival at Cairo. No photos, no forms and cost is about $18. Travelers with other passports should check with us whether you need one before arrival. | | Day 2 | Cairo | (Sunday) Enjoy a full international buffet breakfast before starting the day at the Pyramids at Giza, home of the 7th wonder of the world, the Great Pyramid. Visit the inscrutable Sphinx and then a wonderful afternoon to explore the treasures of the Egyptian Antiquity Museum featuring King Tut's treasures then end the day with a visit to the Khan el Khalili bazaar where travelers have been finding bargains since the middle ages. Overnight Cairo (B,L,D) | | Day 3 | Luxor | (Monday) Buffet breakfast, check out of the hotel and staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Luxor. Arriving, staff will transfer you to your 5 star Deluxe Nile cruiser, the Queen of Hansa. Ship features include panoramic opening floor to ceiling windows, large cabins, T.V./video/radio, private baths and individual climate control. Lunch, then visit Luxor and Karnak Temples. Watch the sunset over the Necropolis of Thebes while enjoying dinner. Evening entertainment. Overnight Luxor (B at the hotel, L,D on the ship)
OPTIONAL sound and light show at Karnak Temple. | | Day 4 | Edfu | (Tuesday) Enjoy breakfast while sailing to Esna. Pass the Esna lock and sail to Edfu. Lunch on board. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Edfu (B,L,D) | | Day 5 | Aswan | (Wednesday) Breakfast then visit the Temple of Horus. Enjoy lunch while sailing to Kom Ombo then to Aswan. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Aswan (B,L,D) | | Day 6 | Aswan | (Thursday) Breakfast then visit the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae. Lunch. FREE BONUS: Afternoon visit to the Botanical Gardens traveling by Felucca (native sailboat). These are wind powered only so if there is no wind this will not operate. Dinner and evening entertainment (B,L,D)
OPTIONAL (extra cost) tour to Abu Simbel available this morning. If you take this excursion the site visits to Philae temple, etc. will be Friday morning. | | Day 7 | Edfu | (Friday) Breakfast, Free morning to enjoy Aswan or optional excursions, Lunch on board. Afternoon sail to Kom Ombo. Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo and sail to Edfu. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Edfu. (B,L,D)
OPTIONAL excursions:
Camel trek to St. Simeon's Monastery ruins: $60 per person
Visit to the Nubian Museum, a world class presentation of Nubia's history and culture plus the famous spice market: $60 per person | | Day 8 | Luxor | (Saturday) Breakfast while sailing to Esna. Cross the lock and continue sailing to Luxor. Lunch while sailing. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Luxor (B,L,D) | | Day 9 | Luxor | (Sunday) Breakfast then cross the Nile and visit the West Bank (the Valley of the Kings and Queens, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari and the Colossi Memnon). Lunch on board. Afternoon free at leisure in Luxor. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Luxor (B,L,D) | | Day 10 | Alexandria | (Monday) After breakfast staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Cairo. Transfer by air-conditioned coach to Alexandria, the city Alexander the Great built and Cleopatra made famous. Enjoy the comfort of the Marriott Renaissance Hotel, right on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Overnight Alexandria (B on the ship, Lunch en route to Alexandria, Dinner in Alexandria) | | Day 11 | Alexandria | (Tuesday) A full day touring the wonders of Alexandria including the catacombs, the museums, the Greco-roman sites and the new library. Overnight Alexandria (B,L,D) | | Day 12 | Cairo | (Wednesday) Enjoy Alexandria in the morning and return to Cairo in the afternoon. Arriving transfer to the Cairo Sheraton hotel. Overnight Cairo (B,L,D) | | Day 13 | Cairo | (Thursday) After your buffet breakfast enjoy a tour of Old Cairo with it's famous churches and synagogue plus the Citadel of Salah el Din, bane of the crusaders and the Alabaster Mosque. Overnight Cairo (B,L,D)
OPTIONAL sound and light show at the pyramids this evening. | | Day 14 | Cairo | (Friday) Visit Memphis (the ancient capital), Sakkarra with the Stepped Pyramid and Dahshur with it's famous Bent and Red Pyramids plus the new Imhotep museum. Overnight Cairo (B,L,D) | | Day 15 | Cairo | (Saturday) Staff will transfer you to the airport, assist with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure. |
| | TOURS INCLUDE: GUARANTEED TO OPERATE WITH NO MINIMUM AND A MAXIMUM OF 16 TRAVELERS. Domestic flights in Egypt in coach (economy) class. All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle relating to the tour program starting with arrival to Cairo. Baggage handling of no more than 2 pieces of luggage per person however baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk at all time during the tour. Hotels (based on double occupancy). 5 star Deluxe Nile cruise with upper decks, outside Nile view cabin, private bath, individual climate control (based on double occupancy). Meals as outlined by B for breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner. Fees for visiting antiquity sites and museums. Services of an English speaking licensed Egyptologist. Service charges and taxes.
NOT included are: Items of a personal nature such as entry visa (available at the airport on entry for USA citizens. Other nationalities should check with the nearest Egyptian consulate), tips, phone calls, laundry, drinks with meals, any items not specifically covered in the included items.
Prices and itinerary subject to change without notice.
Single Price is for Single occupancy hotel rooms and cruise cabins based on a minimum of two travelers. Single travelers (one person on the tour) would have additional cost.
FREQUENT TRAVELERS: You are welcome to arrange your own international air or we can assist. Also if you are a member of any hotel chain frequent traveler program you are welcome to use your points for hotel rooms and the cost of the tour will be reduced accordingly OR if you want to accumulate points plus take advantage of membership hotel room upgrades let us know which program you want to use.
We contract with every major hotel chain including:
Egypt:
Basma: Aswan
El Salamlek Palace: Alexandria
Fairmont: Cairo (Heliopolis & Nile)
Four Seasons: Cairo (First Residence & Nile Plaza), Alexandria, Sharm
Helnan: Cairo (Shepheard), Fayoum (Auberge)
Hilton: Cairo - Nile Hilton & Ramses Hilton, Conrad
Hyatt: Cairo, Sharm
Intercontinental: Cairo (City Stars & Pyramids Park Resort)
Le Meridien: Cairo (Pyramids), Hurghada (Makadi Bay Resort)
Marriott: Cairo, Sharm
J.W. Marriott: Cairo
Maritim: Luxor, Sharm (Jolie Ville & Royal Peninsula)
Movenpick: Aswan
Oberoi: Cairo (Mena House)
Renaissance: Alexandria
Ritz Carlton: Sharm
Sheraton: Cairo, Luxor, Sharm, Alexandria, Hurghada (Soma Bay)
Sofitel: Cairo (El Gezirah), Luxor (Old Winter Palace), Aswan (Old Cataract)
Sonesta: Cairo, Luxor, Sharm, Taba
Steigenberger: Luxor, El Gouna
Prices are based on using the hotels shown. If you change hotels the tour price may change.
International air from JFK on Egyptair
International Air (by date of departure) Price
Low (01 Nov - 12 Dec, 25 Dec - 31 Mar) $ 875
Shoulder (01 Apr - 31 May, 16 Aug - 31 Oct) $ 950
Peak I (01 Jun - Jun 15, 01 Aug - 15 Aug) $1,215
Peak II (16 Jun - 31 Jul, 13 Dec - 24 Dec) $1,375
Ticket prices do not include air ticket taxes, fuel surcharges or security fees. |
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