Here's
the best of Egypt in only 9 days
Arrive any day of the week. All transfers are on a private basis.
Private touring in Cairo.
All tips are included
A
good look at Cairo and a 5-day cruise along the Nile
Add an extra day in Cairo
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 . Egyptair is the only non-stop flight JFK Cairo with an afternoon
arrival into Cairo .
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
For
business class upgrades from JFK ( roundtrip)
:
Egyptair , Air France Lufthansa or British Airways : Please add : $ 3050
tax included .
For business class upgrades from LAX, SFO, SEA
or SAN (roundtrip) :
Lufthansa , Air France , or British Airways : Please add : $ 4300 tax
included .
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version .
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If you prefer to handle your own airfare , please deduct $ 600 from the
listed rates.
Day
2 - CAIRO
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. Add an extra night in
Cairo ? Please click here
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 (BL)
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, guests
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 ! This
is more of photo opp , as this is a very full day . We tour as well
the
Sphinx, the Citadel of Saladin,and the Mohammed Ali Mosque, made of alabaster.
In the evening, we return to the pyramids for a memorable sound-and
light show.
DAY
4 - Luxor - Board your Nile Cruise (BLD)
We fly to Luxor ( or Aswan ) , domestic
air ticket is always included, transfers are on a private basis. 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.
In the evening your guide will call on you for a horse-drawn carriage
ride throughout Luxor souks and water front.
Day 5 - Valley
of the Kings (BLD)
We
tour today l the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings,
including Tut-Ankh-Amon's tomb, and the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut,
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
stop at the Colossi of Memnon on the way back to our cruise,
in time for lunch . This afternoon , 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) .
DAY
6 - EDFU & KOM OMBO - ASWAN - (cBLD)
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)
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!
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 - CAIRO (B)
After
breakfast we check out.
Our touring done , or add Abu Simbel
excursion ? , we return by air to Cairo ( all domestic flights are
always included in our rate , in Cairo , our local rep. will assist with
the transfer to your hotel.
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
9 - DEPARTURE (B)
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your homeward flight
. Bon Voyage
Extend to Petra ? Please click
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Rates
per person in US $ Out of JFK
Please deduct $ 500 when you handle your own air fare
| |
Deluxe-
A
Conrad / Hyatt
Cairo Marriott
or similar
|
Deluxe-
B
Hilton
Sheraton or similar |
First
Class |
| In
Triple Occupancy |
$
3095.00 |
US$
2845 |
US$
2690 |
| In
Double Occupancy |
$
3245.00 |
US$
2995 |
US$
2710 |
| In
Single Occupancy |
$
4375.00 |
US$
3695 |
US$
3450 |
All Suites Amarco Ultra Deluxe Nile cruise ( 20 % supplement)
DEPARTURE
DATES
* This tour departs daily from New York (JFK), subject to availibility
.
*
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 : 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:
- All
airfares in Egypt, with taxes in economy class.
- 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. (air fare is always subject to change)
. If
you prefer to handle your own airfare , please deduct $ 500 from the
listed rates.
- All
transfers in Egypt on a private basis .
- 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
- All
tips to guides, drivers etc.
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.
Jacquie
Kennedy & Abu Simbel:
All Americans alive during the 1960s remember President John F Kennedy
and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Most Americans from that time
also remember Abu Simbel, the dramatic, ancient Pharaonic temple threatened
by the rising waters blocked by the new Aswan High Dam. It's worth remembering
that it was Jacquie Kennedy who provided crucial support for the mammoth
rescue project. Without her help, Abu Simbel might have been lost. Read
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