Egypt on a Yacht

The 11-Day Tour with Cairo and a Deluxe Dahabiya Nile cruise

Here's the best of Egypt : a good look at Cairo and a one week Yacht Felucca cruise along the Nile
and even include the Abu Simbel Ramses temples in Nubia , locally escorted
These Deluxe Feluccas or Dahabiyas are Air Conditioned

Add a private tour of Her Majesty Queen Nefertari's Tomb - The Best Preserved in all of Egypt

Add Alexandria Where the Search For Alexander's The Great Tomb Continues

DAY 1 - CAIRO Thursday - Weekly in Cairo , year round
Our local representative greets you at the airport and whisks you to your hotel. VIP Meet & Greet Service at Cairo Airport.
Visa fee is included and will be issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for : Australian, NZ, American, EU , Canadian & Japanese citizens. You are responsible for having your passport in order valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival in Cairo.

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 your name .
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 : City Stars Inter.continental . Ramses Hilton , Cairo Marriott or Semiramis Intercontinental or similar . If you prefer to add air fare from USA , please click here .

Welcome fruit basket & Egyptian pastry awaits you in your room with our compliments.

DAY 2 - CAIRO - Friday (BLD)
On your first full day in Egypt we show you the Egyptian Museum including the " Mummies Room" , then off to Giza to tour : the Sphinx , the Pyramids of Giza, complimentary short Camel ride is included, to allow you a photo with the Pyramids in the background, time is limited , so please do not go for what the camel driver tries to convince you , i.e. go for a long ride around the Pyramids .
Lunch is included at a local restaurant: Naguib Mahfouz restaurant or similar . On to the Citadel of Saladin, and Mohammed Ali Mosque, made of alabaster .

Complimentary 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 evening with your travel companions, by letting us know your preferences. For a more balanced and relaxed stay in Cairo , add one more day : Please click here

The Ultra Deluxe Sonesta Dahabiya Nile Cruise

Day 3 - Saturday - Cairo to Luxor and board your deluxe air conditioned Dahabiya :
Very early morning breakfast and transfer to Cairo Airport. Flight is included in our rate, in economy class , tax included . Morning arrival at Luxor . We'll meet you at the airport , and escort you to your deluxe air conditioned Nile cruise felucca or dahabiya , Board Luxor ( or Aswan ) .

Embarkation in Luxor for a relaxing week sailing the Nile on a luxuriously appointed Dahabiya.

After lunch, excursion to the West Bank for visits to the burial places of the Pharaohs - the Valley of the Kings - where Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922. Continue to the adjacent Valley of the Queens, and the Colossi of Memnon. We conclude our day with a tour of the small yet charming Luxor Museum . Evening Sound and Light show at Karnak Temples. Overnight moored on the Nile banks of Luxor. Sample Deluxe Felucca / Dahabiya : Sonesta Dahabiya or similar .

Day 4- Sunday - Luxor - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
You will visit the magnificent temple complex of Amon-Ra at Karnak, with its vast hypostyle hall of 137 columns, followed by the imposing 28 th Dynasty Luxor Temple .

Our Tour includes as well : Medinet Habu , the Ramesseum and Deir El Medinah, the first known "Workers Village" these were the true creative heroes who built the temples and tombs for the mighty Pharaohs of the Nile Kingdom.

Deir El Medinah is on Luxor's west bank you get a totally different perspective on ancient Egyptian life, at the ancient workers' settlement of Deir el-Medinah. While most of the imposing stone monuments and sites of Egypt honor the lives and after-lives of royalty, Deir el-Medinah gives us unique and surprising insights into the ordinary citizens who constructed and decorated the tombs.

Here we'll see the excavated homes shared by laborers with their domestic animals. These quarters were surprisingly large, with three good-sized rooms, courtyard, kitchen, and even storage cellars. While ancient Egypt might not have been a workers' paradise, we'll see that artisans and builders were highly regarded in their community. We are proud to be the only operator to offer regular visits to this singular ancient settlement in its tour and cruise programs.

Overnight moored in Luxor. In the evening your guide will call on you for a horse-drawn carriage ride throughout Luxor and the water front.

Day 5- Monday - Luxor to Esna- Tour Esna Temple - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
Today will be a leisurely day. After breakfast, commence sailing to Esna where your Dahabiya will moor, we have included a private guide for our guests to tour Esna Temple.

Day 6- Tuesday - Edfu - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
This morning you will sail to Edfu to visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Edfu. Overnight on board as we will look for an island in the middle of the Nile where we moor. On board the Dahabiya cruise , you will be part of an English speaking small group.

Day 7- Wednesday - Kom Ombo - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
Today you will sail to Kom Ombo visit see the Ptolemaic temple dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon-headed Horus, god of the morning sun. Overnight moored beside a Nile island. On board the Dahabiya cruise , you will be part of an English speaking small group.

Day 8- Thursday - Aswan - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
A leisurely day sailing to Aswan where the dahabiya moors overnight. Evening horse-drawn carriage ride to tour Aswan souks and water front.

Day 9- Friday - Aswan - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
Today you will visit the Aswan High Dam (completed in 1971); the Old Dam (completed in 1902) and the ' unfinished obelisk', lying in situ since the days of the pharaohs. You will also visit the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, a structure rescued from the rising waters of Lake Nasser at the time of the High Dam's construction. Evening Sound and Light show at Philae Temple.

Day 10- Saturday - Aswan - Abu Simbel - Fly back to Cairo
Breakfast aboard the dahabiya and check-out. We bid farewell to the crew, we switch transportation modes and head for Aswan Airport and your flight to Abu Simbel then back to Cairo and your hotel. Air fare is always included within Egypt, economy class , tax included . Hotels in Cairo : City Stars Inter.continental , Cairo Conrad or Grand Hyatt . Sonesta Hotel , J. W. Marriott or similar

Abu Simbel (Breakfast and lunch box ) : Private guide in Abu Simbel. Private driver. Private air-conditioned vehicle . Breakfast aboard the dahabiya and check-out. Fly over Lake Nasser, watching the sky lighten and the sacred sun rise above the horizon. We reach the great temples where your " Private guide", Private driver and Private air-conditioned vehicle await you .
In the larger temple, colossal figures of Ramses are seated with the gods and attended by his queen and daughters. The smaller temple is dedicated to Queen Nefertari, who appears as Hathor, the goddess of love, joy and fertility, symbolized by the benevolent cow. We explore these fine temple , admiring their ancient aura and artistry, after which retire to a comfortable hotel for our lunch , and refreshments. Just as planeloads of visitors arrive to throng the temples we head for Abu Simbel Airport and fly back to Cairo , air fare is always included with all taxes . In Cairo , we 'll assist with your transfer to your hotel

DAY 11 - CAIRO/ Departure - Sunday (B)
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your homeward flight. Bon Voyage. Extend one more night in Egypt: compare with the 12-day tour. Add a Foray into Petra and Jordan . Add Alexandria .

• Suite Accommodation On Board Your Luxury Dahabiya : Sonesta Dahabiya ( Suite ) or similar
  
• Private Guide - Private Air-Conditioned Vehicle - Private Chauffeur for all the Cruise Shore Excursions.
  
• The Four Seasons Hotel - Nile View room .
  
• Flying Business Class within Egypt
  ( Aswan -Abu Simbel flights ( plane configuration) are only in economy class ) .
  
  
  Rates are per person in USD $
  Rate per person in double : $ 16,420.
  Rate per person in single : $ 25,300.
  No Triple Occupancy

• Cairo and Abu Simbel in a 10-day tour with a 5-day Nile cruise.
  

• Combine with the White Desert and El Farafra Oases .
  

• Add Siwa Oases and Alexandria , including ADRÈRE AMELLAL Ecolodge in Siwa Oases

• Add Jordan in this Luxury Yacht Dahabiya cruise on the Nile in this 24 -Day Edition
  Including the Biblical Fayoum Oases . Middle Egypt " El Amarna and Beni Hassan
  Sharm El Sheikh resort stay on the Red Sea , or compare with the 14-day version Egypt and Jordan .

• Add Dendera and Abydos Temples.
  

• Extend with hotel stay in Luxor and Aswan
  

• Compare with the two weeks version , , or the 18 days ultra deluxe with the Four Seasons Hotels , add Alexandria ( 15 days)

• Combine with Morocco.
  

Trip Reviews: What other guests say about our services :
Adrian and Melina

-------- Original Message --------
From: "Adrian"
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2:04 PM
To: omar@travelinstyle.com,

Subject: We're Back!

We just wanted to let you know we made it back home after our weeklong detour through Italy. Athens was fantastic. The tours were very good, and short of heading out to the islands, I can't think of a single thing we would have rather done while there.



Although we had an excellent time in Athens, Egypt was by far the highlight of our entire trip, including Italy. We just can't say enough
about Ahmed, Isis, Ashraf, and all our drivers. We simply could not have done the trip without their help. Ahmed was very professional, courteous, and helpful, and always went out of his way to make sure we were where we needed to be at the right time. Our Egyptologist guides, Isis and Ashraf, were both very knowledgeable and made our visit so much better with their endless supply of information. We wore out both days long before they did. We will definitely try to come back to Egypt when we have more time to spend.



Thank you so much for arranging the trip, allowing us to customize what we needed to, and putting us in touch with such good people. And please find attached pictures of us enjoying a camel ride. :-)



Adrian & Melina

Re: Egypt and Jordan with Travel in Style (San Francisco)
posted at 2/9 1:15 AM EST

Gottagocit
Posts: 256
Hi,

Like you we had a fantastic trip with them last Feb/March. Omar and his team worked very hard for us before and during our trip to make sure we had an unforgettable 20th anniversary trip to Egypt and Jordan.

Re: Egypt and Jordan with Travel in Style (San Francisco)
posted at 5/27 5:13 PM EDT

Arne
We agree whole-heartedly. This is an exceptional small travel agency.
Aside from working closely in advance to personalize our deluxe month-long trip to Morocco, Egypt and Jordan, their advice was superb. At each destination we were met at the airport by a local rep (in Cairo and Amman actually inside the customs area) and escorted to our hotels where they handled the check-in for us. At each airport departure, their rep handled the check-in and luggage check for us. We felt like visiting diplomats. When a small glitch in the itinerary occurred while we were in Cairo, I e-mailed the local rep and also Omar in San Francisco. Within 20 minutes the owner of the Cairo agency telephone me to assure me all had been straightened out; Omar had telephoned him immediately upon receiving my e-mail to make sure his client was well cared for. We cannot recommend them highly enough and believe it would be a mistake to plan a trip to this area without consulting them.

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