Here's the best of Egypt in only 9 days
Including Abu Simbel Temples . 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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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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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 - (BLD)
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 - (BLD)
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

Be our guest - if you wish- on a complimentary short camel caravan to a nearby 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 - Aswan / Abu Simbel / Cairo (B. Lunch Box )
After breakfast we check out , head for the airport and your flight to Abu Simbel , where your : Private air conditioned vehicle and private guide , will be waiting for you .
In the larger temple of Ramses the Great , 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 temples , after which we fly back to Cairo ( all domestic flights are always included in our rate in economy class ) , 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
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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	$ 3385.00	US$ 3150	US$ 2980
In Double Occupancy	$ 3465.00	US$ 3289	US$ 3020
In Single Occupancy	$ 4760.00	US$ 4170	US$ 3950

• 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 More

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