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In
Search of Egypt's Ancient Lands
A Grand 19 Day Dream Vacation win Egypt
including a stay on the Red Sea and a Sharm El Sheikh Honeymoon Resort
, the
Lair of Rameses : Tanis, modern San El Hagar--famed in the film Raiders
of the Lost Ark as the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant, the
Suez Canal and of cours an 8 day Nile Cruise

A
19 Day tour in Egypt with an 8 day Nile Cruise and a
one week stay in a Red Sea Resort in Sharm El Sheikh
See
the Pyramids,the Sphinx, the timeless temples along the Nile in Luxury
fit for a Pharaoh. Meet the locals: Enjoy a home hosted meal.
Weekly year round. Add Petra ?
How would you like to cruise the Nile the way the Pharaoh & Cleopatra
did ? These graceful boats will allow you to cruise the great river
in a stately Pharaonic style. Our 11-day "soft adventure" cruise visits
Cairo, all of Upper Egypt's top sights, and gives you the chance to
see the timeless Nile as adventurers have seen it throughout the ages
, come and tour Bubastis, capital of the 22nd and 23rd dynasties. Here,
the cat was more than a king, it was honored as a goddess .
DAY
1 - CAIRO : Arrive weekly on a Wednesday or a Fridays ( subject to cruise
availability which sails on Saturdays and Mondays)
Upon arrival, our local rep. will escort you to your comfortable hotel.
All transfers in Egypt are on a private basis. Private
air conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur .
Visa
may be secured upon arrival , please pay the $ 15 fee in cash at Cairo
Airport , please pay in USD or Euro , this is available for a limited
number of nationalities such as American , Australian, NZ , Canadian,
EU , Singaporean, and Japanese Citizens , if in doubt about your eligibility
, please contact the Egyptian Consulate nearest you .
After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you
to the hotel : Hilton, the Grand Hyatt, Cairo Marriott or similar.
DAY
2 - CAIRO : Thursday or Saturday :(BL)
Breakfast at the hotel . Morning at leisure. Lunch is served at a local
restaurant .In the afternoon we see Giza's major sights: Giza Pyramids,
and the mighty Sphinx.
DAY
3 - CAIRO & GIZA - Home Hosted Dinner - Friday or a Sunday (BL)
Today we see Cairo's major sights: the Egyptian Museum, including
the Mummies Room. Lunch at a local restaurant. Before we had for
a walking tour of Khan El Khalili and Muizz LedeenAllah districts .
We'll take our dinner at a local family's home , Home
hosted meal, meet the locals, you may wish to bring token gifts
to exchange with the host family (T shirt or small souvenir from your
home town). If you rather have a quiet evening at your hotel, please
let's know.
DAY
4 - LUXOR - Saturday or a Monday (BLD)
Morning flight to Luxor , we'll escort you to your Nile cruises . Check-
in is at noon, if/when you arrive earlier your cabin may not be ready
, yet all the public facilities on board are at your disposal.
complimentary welcome fruit basket awaits you in your cabin.
Today
we tour the Ancient Workers Village at Deir El Medineh, the first
known "Workers Village" these were the true creative heroes
who built the temples & 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.
Evening Sound & Light show at Karnak Temple.
DAY
5 - VALLEY OF THE KINGS Tuesday (cBLD)
Today we tour the Valley of the Kings, including King Tut's tomb,
Valley of the Queens, Queen Hatshepsut's Temple and the Colossi
of Memnon. After a shipboard lunch. Sail for Edfu where we dock
for the night.
DAY
6 - EDFU & ASWAN Wednesday (cBLD)
In Edfu, we board horse-drawn carriages for the ride to the Temple
of Horus. The best preserved temple in Egypt. Returning to our ship,
we set sail for Aswan .Complimentary Galabya , you may wish to try on
for the evening when there's a jolly galabia party aboard.

DAY
7 -ASWAN & CAMEL CARAVAN Thursday (BLD)
Get ready for the tour of Aswan Dam, the
Unfinished Obelisk, The Nubian Museum, and Philae Temple ,before
we head back for our lunch aboard. In the afternoon we board a graceful
felucca and cruise among the islands of the Nile, be our guest if you
wish on a complimentary short camel caravan to a near by Nubian Village
for tea with the locals. Return to the ship in time for your "afternoon
Tea"
DAY 8 - KOM OMBO - Friday (BLD)
Morning at leisure or join us for an optional tour to Abu Simbel by
plane.
In the afternoon we sail for Kom Ombo. Where we dock for the night.
DAY
9 - KOM OMBO - Saturday (BLD)
We explore the twin Temples of Haroeris , the Sun God, and Sobek , the
Crocodile God, at Kom Ombo, . Returning to our ship in time for
tea. We set sail for Luxor.
DAY
10 - LUXOR - Sunday (BLD)
After breakfast, on to the Gigantic Temple of Karnak & the great
temple of Luxor are our goal this morning , after lunch we see
the most recent discoveries housed in the relatively new & charming
Luxor Museum. Return to our Nile cruiser in time for afternoon
tea
DAY
11- LUXOR/ Sharm El Sheikh - Red Sea - (cB)
Check- out, breakfast on board . Fly to Sharm El Sheikh non-stop or
via Cairo . The rest of the day is yours to enjoy this unique desert
beach resort. Relax by the cerulean waters, take a complimentary camel
ride at your option ,
and observe in the distance the steady line of ships heading to and
from the Suez Canal.
Sunset Camel Caravan or on Horse Backs :
A two hour caravan on camels, if you prefer to enjoy a 2 hour of horse
back riding, please do let's know, but in this case the horse ride will
not be into the Sahara .
The camel caravan is fully escorted & guided as well by local Bedouins
through the desert and through the mountain passes of El Aat mountain
, we stop at the highest point in the valley for a cup of tea with the
Bedouin, take in the the evening charm of the desert & nature before
we head back to your hotel.
Day
12 - Sharm El Sheikh - (cB)
Enjoy the beach or take one of the local optional tours. Breakfast
is included daily at your hotel.
DAY
13 - Sharm El Sheikh, Snorkel or Dive at your option - (cB)
The Red Sea just off "Sharm" is replete with fascinating coral
and aquatic species unique to this area.
You may spend the full day today ( optional excursion - your expense
) exploring these wonders as you snorkel or scuba dive (for which
proof of certification is a must ). There's also time to relax, take
an optional excursion, or look into the life of the Bedouins who have
made a way of life in the desert.
Day
14 - Sharm El Sheikh - (cB)
Enjoy the beach or take one of the local optional tours. Breakfast
is included daily at your hotel.
Day
15 - Sharm El Sheikh - (cB)
Enjoy the beach or take one of the local optional tours. Breakfast
is included daily at your hotel.
Day
16 - Sharm El Sheikh - (cB)
Enjoy the beach or take one of the local optional tours. Breakfast
is included daily at your hotel.
Day 17 -Cairo (cB)
Fly back to Cairo , transfer is included to your hotel.
With your travel guide book in hand, explore Cairo as you wish or go
on a shopping spree, the choice is all yours.
DAY 18 - Tanis - Suez Canal (B. Lunch Box )
Breakfast is included at the hotel, lunch
box will be prepared by your chef with bottled water.
To the Lair of Rameses and the Suez Canal
Venture
where few visitors have gone before, away from trafficked pathways and
neatly packaged tours, to the legendary capital of Rameses II, the Great.
So unusual is this full-day adventure, and so select are the people
who take it, that special permits are required from the Egyptian Department
of Antiquities. And if this opportunity is not enough to whet your appetite,
we'll round out a spectacular day with a journey forward through the
centuries, to the modern wonder of the Suez Canal.
Arrange
your wake-up call . . . we'll be heading out from Cairo at 6 a.m. on
our day of discovery. We'll make our way through busy streets, and beyond,
to the fertile farmlands of the Nile Delta, seemingly unchanged since
the time of the pharaohs, watered by a web of canals running from the
life-giving Nile, worked by villagers with hand tools and the aid of
camels and donkeys. We'll pass through Zagazig, a bustling cotton and
grain farming center, and stop at nearby Bubastis, capital of the 22nd
and 23rd dynasties. Here, the cat was more than a king, it was honored
as a goddess, and sacred cats were buried in chambers that lie behind
an Old Kingdom Chapel. Parts of temples erected by Osorkon II and Nectanebo
II also remain.
But
this is only prologue ... We'll continue to Tanis--modern San El Hagar--famed
in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark as the resting place of the Ark
of the Covenant. Tanis was the capital of Smendes, founder of the 21st
Dynasty, a grand center whose rich remains include the main temple of
Amun, and a royal Necropolis with the only Pharaonic burials never touched
by ancient tomb raiders. There are even artificial lakes contained by
limestone blocks.
So
grand was Tanis that many believe that it was the capital of Rameses
the Great. Among the layers of cities and palaces might lie the site
of the Pharaoh's court that was built by the labor of the ancient Hebrews.
before Moses led them out of Egypt.
Tanis
is a restricted site because of its ongoing excavations and its intact
burial chambers that are still yielding treasures and understanding
of the ancients. It will be your privilege to make your own discoveries
as one of the few to tread these stones. Because our path is away from
the usual routes of visitors, we will travel with provisions, including
a box lunch, and of course, bottled water.
After
our discovery of Tanis, we'll journey northeastward through the delta
and across the centuries to a wonder of the modern world. The Suez Canal
opened in 1869 to international celebration that included the commissioning
of the opera Aida, after ten years of excavation that employed more
than a million laborers. The canal was the technological feat of its
day, connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, cutting trade
routes to the East in half, and changing the course of history. Even
today it is the mainstay of Egypt's economy, its neutrality guaranteed
by treaty.
We'll
visit Ismailia, where the historic Canal headquarters are located. We'll
soak up the atmosphere of worldwide commerce passing through this sash
of the sea, and conjure up the international intrigues of bygone days,
as we take a break for tea and sandwiches at a local establishment.
If time permits, we'll see the fortifications of the Bar Lev line, held
by Israel after the Six Day War of 1967, and demolished by water cannon
in 1973 in a surprise Egyptian attack.
After
a day of encounters with ancient and modern history, we'll continue
on our way back to Cairo.
DAY
19 - Departure - Wednesday (cB)
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight home. Bon
Voyage
Deluxe
Hotels & Cruise : RATES per person in USD $ :
Sample Deluxe Nile Cruises : M/S
Monaco or M/S
Monte Carlo, or similar
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RATES per
person in USD |
| Triple |
US$
3950 |
| Double |
US$
4090 |
| Single |
US$
5350 |
First
class ( 4 stars ) hotels & Cruise : RATES per person in USD
$ :
sample
Cruises : M/S Nile Dream- M/S Ruby or similar
Hotel : Sonesta Cairo or similar
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RATES per
person in USD $
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| Triple |
US$
3450 |
| Double |
US$
3580 |
| Single |
US$
4900 |
Dec 20 - Jan 5 & Easter Week : Please add 20% holiday supplement.
YOUR TOUR INCLUDES :
- Egyptian
domestic airfares as described in the itinerary in " Y "
class . Please add $150 to upgrade to business class.
- All
airport transfers and airport taxes in Egypt.
- Hotel
accommodations in the category you select , including taxes and breakfast
daily .
- Pre
set-menu (table d'hôte) meals as indicated in the itinerary
above.
-
Nile cruise based on your category selection, with all shore excursions
and all meals on board .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 an bottled water with each / every meal while you are on
board the Nile Cruise.
- Guided
sightseeing by air-conditioned motorcoach, including all admissions
fees.

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RATES per
person in USD $
With a Private Egyptologist in Cairo
And for the cruise shore excursions
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| Triple |
US$
10,753 |
| Double |
US$
10,890 |
| Single |
US$
14,800 |
Dec 20 - Jan 5 & Easter Week : Please add 10% holiday supplement
Not
included :
- Insurance
- Air
fare from/ to your home country .
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Visa
may be secured upon arrival , please pay the $ 15 fee in cash at
Cairo Airport , please pay in USD or Euro , this is available for
a limited number of nationalities such as American , Australian,
NZ , Canadian, EU , Singaporean, and Japanese Citizens , if in doubt
about your eligibility , please contact the Egyptian Consulate nearest
you .
After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort
you to the hotel
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What
other guests say about our services :
Adrian and Melina

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Original Message --------
From: "Adrian"
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 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
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