Nile
Adventure
10 -day - Thursday Departure
Boarding Luxor
We
have even included all the tips
Here's
the best of Egypt in only 10 days- Arrive any day of the week.
All transfers are on a private basis. Private touring in Cairo. A good
look at Cairo and a 5-day cruise along the Nile.
Compare with the 9 Day Version , the
12 day edition , add Athens
, Petra , Abu
Simbel , Sharm El Sheikh , or
Alexandria . Add Israel
& Palestine . Compare
with the 12 Day private
Touring or
add London
DAY
1 - DEPART - NEW YORK-
Daily ( Subject to availability) Air fare add-on available from major
cities
Board your Lufthansa , Swiss , Air France or British Airways wide-body
jet at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport for your transatlantic
flight .
Upgrade
on board Egyptair to business class :$2500 . OR $ 3500 for first class
Roundtrip with tax on Egyptair. ( Subject to change without notice)
For West Coast guests : You need NOT to fly via New York . When you fly
onboard Lufthansa, British Airways , Air France , etc, then you fly non
stop from the West Coast to Europe then connect to Cairo .
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version
Day
2 - CAIRO -Friday
Our representative greets you at the airport, helps with formalities,
and whisks you to your hotel. Visa fee is included. Visa will be issued
upon arrival for " American, Australian , NZ , Canadian, EU &
Japanese Citizens, you are responsible for having your passport valid
for at least 6 month beyond the date of arrival.
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
3- CAIRO -Saturday
(BLD)
On your first full day in Egypt we show you the Egyptian Museum, including
the Mummy Room and the fabulous treasures Tutankhamon, the Pyramids of
Giza, Those
who are fit and adventurous enough may wish to penetrate into the heart
of the Great Pyramid, to the King's Chamber your ticket is included with
our compliments (or the interior of Kephren Pyramid). Taking
a camel ride (Included) is entirely your own choice! the
Sphinx, the Citadel of Saladin,and the Mohammed Ali Mosque, made of alabaster.
Lunch is included at the Mena House. Dinner is included back at your hotel.
DAY
4 - Luxor (BLD) - Sunday
We fly to Luxor ( or Aswan ) and board
our Nile cruiser, most of the domestic flights arrive early morning, your
cabin may not be ready . For guests that arrive while breakfast is being
served in the dinning room, are welcomed to enjoy another breakfast or
a warm cup of coffee ( always included with our compliments)
Welcome drink is served upon arrival on board. Morning complimentary tour
of the small yet charming Luxor Museum. Walk back along the water front
on to your Nile cruiser. Check in is around noon in time for a delicious
lunch. Welcome fruit basket & Egyptian pastries await you in your
cabin.
Day 5 - Valley
of the Kings (BLD)
- Monday
We
tour today as well the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings,
including Tut-Ankh-Amon's tomb, and the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut,
we stop at the Colossi of Memnon on the way back to our cruise.
Afterward,
we'll continue on Luxor's west bank to 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. we
visit the great temples of Luxor and Karnak, then return to our Nile cruiser
in time for afternoon tea. In the evening we attend a sound & light
show at Karnak ( Bring your jacket) .
Picture
yourself on a camel in the fabled Valley of the Kings!
The Valley of the Kings and Deir El Bahari are essentials for anyone visiting
Luxor. And Travel in Style is one of the few companies that includes King
Tut’s tomb on every tour—without exception, and without surprises.
(Others leave it to you to make arrangements and pay up on the spot at
an additional charge to see this un-missable attraction.)
And
now we also offer the experience of conveyance by camel!
You’ll
mount your caravan in the famous Valley of the Kings after your descent
to the Tomb of Tut, and with your select group of companions and skilled
drovers, proceed over the sand and rocks and hills, gently swaying in
the manner of desert travelers of long ago. Have no cares! These sure-footed
beasts have evolved to tackle this very terrain, and you’ll soon
relax into the rhythm of their gait, and the tranquility of another era,
as you regard the desert vistas of multi-hued hills and ancient temples
from a privileged perch and breathe the pure air.
You—or
your children—can choose to ride atop a horse, or even a donkey.
It’s entirely up to you to make it the most fun!
Your
caravan concludes after half an hour at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
at Deir El-Bahari.
Of
course, it’s your choice to travel in the traditional desert manner,
or to continue in the air-conditioned vehicle that brought you to the
Valley. Should you decide to dismount early, your vehicle is always at
your disposition. You’ll want to give the caravan a try.
There’s
no additional charge for your royal caravan, only an additional measure
of fun ! Must
request this option at the time you book your reservation with us.
DAY
6 - EDFU & KOM OMBO - ASWAN - (cBLD) -
Tuesday
We cruise by Esna to Edfu, where we board horse-drawn carriages
for the ride to the Temple of Horus. Returning to our ship, we
set sail for Kom Ombo.We explore the twin Temples of Haroeris and Sobek
at Kom Ombo, then sail south to Aswan. In the evening, there's
a jolly galabia party aboard.
DAY
7 - ASWAN
- (cBLD) - Wednesday
After breakfast we start our visit to the awesome Aswan dams, and
next an ancient granite quarry complete with an unfinished obelisk, the
Nubian Museum ,then board a motor launch to visit the Island Temple
of Philae
, dedicated to the Ancient Goddess ISIS :
The
Mystery of Isis
Two
millennia ago the Mediterranean world was enthralled by the mystery of
Isis:
"I,
Isis, am all that has been, that is or shall be; no mortal man hath ever
seen me unveiled."
Called
Aset by the ancient Egyptians, the goddess was a Madonna in the Mediterranean
tradition that stretches far, far back to the primitive Mother Goddess
from Anatolia, home to some of the oldest human communities on earth.
Isis
was the powerful and quick-witted protector of her son Horus, the Sun
God. Ancient peoples throughout the Mediterranean regarded Isis and Horus
as the perfect Madonna and Child. Another legend says she was
also the mother of the fertility god Min who, judging from the depiction
of him on temple walls, needed no help from Viagra!
Because
of her wisdom and skill at protection, she was admired as a good magician
capable of healing the sick and protecting the dead in their journey to
the Underworld. Isis is portrayed regally, as a queen seated on a throne
(which may be the meaning of her name), often holding her son Horus as
a baby. Other images show her with broad, magnificent gilded wings able
to protect the world.
Be our guest if you wish on a complimentary short camel caravan to a near
by Nubian Village for tea with the locals
After
lunch we board a graceful felucca and cruise among the islands, returning
to our ship in time for tea. .
In the evening, we take a short ride by motor launch to the Temples of
Philae, on an island in the Nile, for a sound-and-light show which explains
the Nile's endless history.
DAY
8 - End of Nile Cruise and fly back to CAIRO (BD)
- Thursday
After
breakfast we check out.
Our touring done, we return by air to Cairo and your hotel . Dinner is
included at your hotel
DAY
9 - CAIRO - Day at Leisure - Possible Home Hosted Family dinner (B)
- Friday
Cairo is yours , explore on your own with your guide back at hand.
Complimentary
Dinner is included at a local home:
Meet the locals:
This
evening we'll venture where few ordinary visitors ever tread . . . right
into the homes of some of the people of Cairo l! 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.
You
may wish to bring token gifts to exchange with the host family ( T shirt
, small souvenirs of your home town)
DAY
10 - DEPARTURE (B) - Saturday
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your homeward flight
. Bon Voyage . Extend
to Petra
DEPARTURE
DATES
* This
tour departs daily from New York (JFK), and London .
*
For Easter, Christmas and New Year's Weeks, a 20 % holiday surcharge
will apply.
Air
Fare Notes:
For departures from Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
San Diego or Seattle, please add US$ 450 per person to the rates. DC ,
Denver Chicago, Miami : $ 400
Air fare supplement : Doesn't apply when you handle your own air fare:
For May - Sep 15 , Dec 15 - Jan 2: departures, please add a summer
airline surcharge of $450 per person to the rate
Package
Rates are subject to change without notice.
Your
tour includes:
- Round-trip
transatlantic airfare in economy class , including air taxes, from New
York to Cairo and return on British Airways, Air France, Swiss , Lufthansa
or another IATAN airline, subject to seat availability at the time of
reservation.
- All
airfares in Egypt, with taxes in economy class, upgrade to business
class for Egypt's domestic flights: $150
- Hotel
accommodations, including tax and service charges.
- Nile
cruise; the sequence of sights visited between Aswan and Luxor is subject
to change according to vessel requirements, and the cruise may begin
in either Aswan or Luxor.
- Sample
Deluxe boats : M/S Adonis , M/S Mojito
, M/S Monaco , M/S
Monte Carlo , M/S Beau Soleil, Queen of Hansa, M/S Solitaire.
- All
meals and shore Excursions while on board the cruises.
- Complimentary
welcome drink upon arrival on board the cruises. Complimentary welcome
fruit basket awaits you in your cabin, on board your Nile cruise.
- Tea
or coffee with every meal while on board the cruise .
- Meals
as indicated in the tour itinerary: B = continental breakfast; L = set-menu
lunch; D = set-menu dinner.
- Bottled
water ( one per person ) delivered to your cabin daily while on board
the cruise.
- Cairo
Guided sightseeing by private air-conditioned motor coach or car as
per itinerary, including all entrance fees.
- Complimentary
Lonely Planet travel guidebook to Egypt
-
Tips to all your guides , drivers, porters, and the crew on board the
cruise .
Not
included:
- Travel
Insurance
- Any
item of personal nature, i.e. laundry, phone calls. etc.
- Any
item that's not specifically listed in the "inclusions"
For
PRIVATE GUIDE/CAR/DRIVER :
For the full duration of the Nile Cruise & shore excursions: please
add $250 per person . This supplement doesn't apply when you have at least
6 guests in your party.
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