The Highlights of Egypt

9Days/8 nights 
from US$ 1306 per person 
 2009

Arrivals in Cairo (Day 1) Every Week on Fridays or Wednesdays (depending on the cruise ship used for the package) Package can be adjusted to arrivals on other days as well ) 

Highlights : Cairo, Pyramids of Giza, The Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, Hassan Mosque , Citadel, Khan El Khalili Bazaar, Aswan, Felucca Ride, Temple of Philae, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Temple of Horus, Luxor, Colossi of Memnon, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Valley of Kings, Valley of Queens, Temple of Luxor and Karnak

Day 1: CAIRO 
Arrive Cairo airport Meet & assist through Passport Control and customs . Transfer to hotel. Check in . and overnight at hotel.

Day 2 : CAIRO (BL)
Breakfast. Full day tour to visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops which was built by manual labor, is the largest of the three main Pyramids and is the only survivor of the Seven Great Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramid of Chephren, which is the best preserved, and the Pyramid of Mycerinus. Nearby see the Sphinx, a marvelous sight carved out of a natural rocky outcrop, the lion's body stretching 45m, with its paws 15m long. Lunch at local restaurant. Learn how paper was made in the ancient times with a visit to the Papyrus Institute.. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 3 : CAIRO (B L )
Breakfast. Full day tour of the world famous Egyptian Museum with its 100,000 objects covering 4,000 years of ancient Egyptian civilization . Lunch during tour at local restaurant . Continue to visit Citadel of Mohamed Ali , Sultan Hassan Mosque and then to Khan El Khalili Bazaars. Overnight at hotel in Cairo.

Day 4 : CAIRO-LUXOR (CRUISE) (B L D) (Mondays or Saturdays)
Breakfast . Transfer to Cairo airport for departure to Luxor. Arrive Luxor. Transfer to Nile Cruise .Embarkation. Lunch at 12:00 AM. Then we tour the awe inspiring Temple of Luxor and Karnak. Back to Cruise at 05:00 P.M. Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 5 :LUXOR -EDFU (B L D)
After breakfast, we cross to the west bank of the Nile today past the Colossi of Memnon and visit 
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, before going the Valley of the Kings. Lunch on board. Sail to Edfu through Esna Lock Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 6 : EDFU-KOM OMBO - ASWAN (B L D)
After Breakfast we visit Edfu's beautiful preserved Temple of Horus, the best preserved of all large Egyptian temples and built by the Ptolemies. Sail to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board .Visit the Temple of Sobek the crocodile god, conveniently situated on the riverbank. Continue  to Aswan. Tonight we'll enjoy a sumptuous Oriental Dinner and dance all night away to the Egyptian Galabea Party. Overnight on board Nile Cruise.

Day 7 : ASWAN (BLD)
Breakfast .We view the Aswan High Dam and then to the unfinished Obelisk. Lunch on board . Then will sail on the traditional Nile Felucca along the shores of Elephantine Island and Botanical Gardens . Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 8 :ASWAN - CAIRO (B)
Breakfast. Optional tour to Abu Simbel Temple. Transfer to Aswan airport for departure to Cairo . Upon arrival Cairo airport, transfer to hotel .Optional Gala dinner at Nile Pharaoh restaurant or similar (cruising restaurant down the Nile for 2 hours including , Show , belly dancer , open buffet.). Overnight at hotel

Day 9 :CAIRO -YOUR DESTINATION (MOB )
Breakfast at hotel . Transfer to Cairo airport for final departure
Home Sweet Home


  Rates Include :

 - Roundtrip transfers within Egypt including handling and porterage.
 - 4 nights accommodation  in Cairo with breakfast 
 - 4 nights aboard your choice of Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan on Monday (on Ms Nile Shams or similar) or Saturday (Ms Liberty or similar)  based on full board with all shore excursions.
 - Full day Cairo Pyramids Tour: Great Pyramids and Sphinx including lunch.
 - Full day Cairo City Tour: Egyptian Museum, Citadel, Sultan Hassan and bazaar  including lunch.
 - Service of English or French speaking guide.
 - All entrance fees and hotel taxes.
- Domestic Air within Egypt: Cairo/ Luxor and Aswan/Cairo

  Rates Exclude :

  - Visa to enter Egypt.
 - Departure taxes (to be paid to local authority)
 - Tips and personal items.

Hotels Used: 

 
 All Ships Used are 5 Star:

Ms Nile Shams or Ms Liberty or similar

2-5 People(based on double occupancy)