Here's the best of London & Egypt in only 14 days
All transfers are on a private basis. A short stay in London to get to see the Egyptian collection in the British Museum among other treasures . Private touring in Cairo. A good look at Cairo and a 5-day cruise along the Nile.

King Tut's Connection : Lord Carnavon and Howard Carter were instrumental in discovering King Tut's tomb, you will be able to see this Golden mask at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo . The Ancient Egyptian believed that Gold will ensure the survival of the Pharaoh in the afterlife. They called gold " The Flesh of Gods"

Compare with the 9 Day Version , the 12 day with Athens . Petra edition, add Abu Simbel
14 Day Version with Alexandria . The 12 Day edition private Touring including Petra
Add Israel & Palestine . Add Sharm El Sheikh

DAY 1 - JFK - LONDON - Thursday - Weekly - Year Round
Air fare add-on available from major cities. Board your British Airways wide-body jet at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport for your transatlantic flight . For West Coast guests : You need NOT to go via NEW YORK, when you fly from the West Coast on British Airways non stop to London . ( we keep the right to use any IATA air carriers)

DAY 2 - LONDON - Friday
In London! We welcome you in a 3- or 4-star hotel (of our choosing) .
Private airport transfer : our local rep. will meet you at Heathrow and assist with your private transfer to your hotel, settle in, and enjoy this world-renowned cultural and entertainment destination.
Sample Hotels in London : Radisson Grafton , Radisson Mountbatten , Copthorne Tara, Thistle Marble Arch, Millennium Knightsbridge, The Cumberland or similar

DAY 3 - LONDON - Saturday (cB)
Enjoy continental breakfast at your hotel, before heading out to see the sights
Hop on Hop off London tour . Seat in a coach tour , ticket is valid for 24 hours

DAY 5 - LONDON - Monday (cB)
Enjoy continental breakfast at your hotel. And enjoy London as you wish , the day is yours.

DAY 6 - LONDON & CAIRO- Tuesday (cB)
Enjoy another continental breakfast--on us--at your hotel, then get ready to meet our local rep. for your private transfer to Heathrow Airport to board your flight to Cairo .
Air fare is of course included: London Cairo , in economy class , tax included
Our representative greets you at Cairo's international airport, helps you with formalities, and accompanies you to your hotel. Settle in, then perhaps take a walk to get your first look at the great Egyptian capital. Visa fee is included.

Visa is issued upon arrival for : American, Canadian, EU & Japanese citizens, your 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 7 - CAIRO - Wednesday (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, 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. In the evening, we return to the pyramids for a memorable sound-and light show.

DAY 8 - ASWAN - Kalabsha & CAMEL CARAVAN - Thursday (BLD)
We fly to Aswan ( or Luxor ) and board our Nile cruiser in time for a morning tour of the Nubia Museum followed by a delicious lunch on board . Welcome fruit basket & Egyptian pastries in your cabin.

Tour of Kalabsha Temple dedicated to the ancient god Mandulis, and the goddess Isis . Built during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus , the small rock-cut temple of Beit El Wali, built by Ramses the Great , and the small yet charming Kiosk of Qertassi.

In the afternoon we transfer to a graceful felucca, the traditional Nile sailboat, for a cruise amidst the rocky islands beneath the Aswan High Dam. If you wish, join us on a mini-camel caravan ride to a nearby Nubian village for tea with the locals. 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 9 - ASWAN & KOM OMBO - Friday (BLD)
Today we inspect the Aswan High Dam and the older Victorian-era dam below it, then visit an ancient red granite quarry. An unfinished obelisk here, in excellent condition, testifies to the workmanship of ancient Egypt's artisans. Boarding a motor launch, we return to the Philae temples to inspect in daylight the impressive structures dedicated to the Ancient Goddess ISIS . Back on our Nile cruiser, we cast off and cruise downstream to Kom Ombo to visit its twin temples dedicated to Sobek, the Nile crocodile god, and Haroeris, the solar disc.

DAY 10 - EDFU & ESNA - Saturday (BLD)
Our riverboat ties up at Edfu, and we climb aboard horse-drawn carriages for a short clip-clop ride through the town to the Temple of Horus, Egypt's best-preserved. After our visit, we re-embark and cruise to Esna, where we pass through the Nile locks. By evening, we reach Luxor.

DAY 11 - LUXOR - Sunday (BLD)
Today we tour some of Egypt's greatest wonders: the tombs of the pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes, and, in the nearby Valley of the Queens, the great funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut.

Please note that Queen Nefertari's tomb is closed for urgent repairs, so we 'll be touring instead :Medinet Habu, Deir El Medinah Ancient Workers Village , as soon as Nefertari is opened again, we will reinstate it in our programs.

We also stop at the Colossi of Memnon, mammoth seated statues now standing alone in a farmer's field.

Deir El Medinah, 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.
In the evening, we attend the sound-and-light show at the gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak.

DAY 12 - LUXOR & CAIRO - Monday (B)
We return to the Great Temple of Amon at Karnak to inspect it in the daylight, then move on to the smaller but still huge Temple of Luxor. Followed by Luxor Museum & the Ancient Workers Village : Deir El Medinah , the best kept secret in Luxor .
Our touring done, we return by air to Cairo.

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 ! 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 dinner in 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 13 - CAIRO - Day at Leisure - Tuesday (B)
Cairo is yours , explore on your own with your guide back at hand, or add Alexandria full day optional tour.

DAY 14 - DEPARTURE - Wednesday (B)
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your homeward flight . Bon Voyage . Extend to Petra

Rates per person in US $ from JFK - Add on is available from most major cities

DEPARTURE DATES
This tour departs daily from New York (JFK), and London .

For PRIVATE GUIDE/CAR/DRIVER :
For the full duration of the Nile Cruise & shore excursions: please add $250 per person .

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, 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

• All transfers in Egypt.

• 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

Not included:

• Tips.
• Travel Insurance (we'll be glad to send you the flyer upon request)
• Any item of personal nature, i.e. laundry, phone calls. etc.
• Any item that's not specifically listed in the "inclusions"

More Choices:

• Compare with the 9 Day Version , or add a resort stay in Sharm El Sheikh

• The 11 day edition with Memphis and Sakkara

• The 12 day with Athens

• Add Petra , or Petra and Syria

• Add Sharm el Sheikh on the Red Sea ,

• Add Alexandria . 

• Add Israel and Palestine

• Compare with the 12 Day private Touring

• Form London to Luxor Tour : The King Tut's connection

Dining Room Reservations: Meet other passengers :
YOU will not require any, our dining rooms do accommodate all our guests in one seating, one less thing to worry about while you are on the Nile. Enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere with several different languages being heard at dinner.

Do we get sea sickness while sailing the Nile ?
This is river sailing, so do not expect any waves , no rough seas ! Your Nile cruises is actually a floating hotel that moves from place to place along the Nile. Actual cruising times are short and pleasant.