City | Nights | Deluxe Hotels & Nile Cruise |
---|---|---|
Cairo | 1 | Fairmont Nile City – Deluxe, Full Nile View Room |
Nile Cruise | 4 | Farah Nile Cruise – Deluxe Cabin |
Cairo | 2 | Fairmont Nile City – Deluxe, Full Nile View Room |
Depart the U.S.A. on your flight to Cairo, Egypt.
Arrival Cairo; meeting, assistance and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure.
NILE CRUISE
Transfer to the airport for an early morning flight to Luxor. Arrive and transfer to your Nile Cruiser for a 5 Day/4 Night Cruise. After lunch, visit the Avenue of the Sphinxes and the imposing Temple of Luxor with its grand colonnades, standing alone in the heart of town. Continue to the vast Karnak Temple-Complex, built by generations of Pharaohs over a 2000-year period. Evening, enjoy on board entertainment featuring belly dancing and an Egyptian folkloric show. Overnight in Luxor. (B.L.D)
Tuesday: Luxor / Edfu
NILE CRUISE
After breakfast, visit the Valley of the Kings containing the secretive tombs of New Kingdom Pharaohs. On to the beautifully terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari. Pass the famed Colossi of Memnon, standing nearly 70 feet tall. Sails to Edfu. Balance of the afternoon at leisure. Join the crew for a welcome cocktail before dinner. Overnight in Edfu. (B.L.D)
Wednesday: Edfu / Kom Ombo/Aswan
NILE CRUISE
Early morning set sail to Edfu. Visit the Temple of Edfu, the best preserved of all large Egyptian Temples, built over 180 year period. In the afternoon arrive in Kom Ombo, a hill town over-looking the banks of the Nile. Visit the Greco-Roman Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Horus, the Sun God and Sobek, the Crocodile God. This evening, a traditional fun-filled Galabeya party. Overnight in Aswan. (B.L.D)
Aswan/Kom Ombo / Aswan
NILE CRUISE
Morning visit to the Aswan High Dam and the granite quarries where the stone for the ancient monuments and modern dam of Aswan were cut. View the gigantic, unfinished Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut. Continue by motorboat to the beautiful island of Philae to see the exquisite, gleaming white Temple of Philae. After lunch, sail on a traditional Egyptian “felucca” (sailboat) which glides along the Nile, passing by Lord Kitchener’s Island and the dramatic white marble Aga Khan Mausoleum. Nubian Show this evening after dinner on board. Overnight in Aswan. (B.L.D)
After disembarkation, return flight to Cairo where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. Or, join the optional tour to Abu Simbel (please reserve at time of booking). Overnight in Cairo. (B)
Morning drive see the Three Great Pyramids, the oldest surviving structures built by man; enter one of the Pyramids. Stand in awe at the magnificent Sphinx carved out of a single piece of stone, guarding the Giza plateau. Try a camel ride before continuing to the new, spectacular, must-see Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) (subject to museum opening), the largest archaeological museum in the world with objects covering 5000 years of ancient Egyptian civilization. GEM is host to over 50,000 artifacts, 3500 of which belong to the treasures of the famous King Tutankhamen. After lunch at a local restaurant, continue the tour to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. The Museum presents a rich, deep insight into Egyptian culture through the ages; enter the fascinating Mummy Room housing all 22 Mummies. Return to Cairo for overnight. (B.L)
Transfer to Cairo Airport for your departure flight; or extend your journey to Israel, Jordan or Dubai, please inquire. (B)
Jan-Dec ‘24
Saturday Departures | Twin | Single |
Jan 6 thru Mar 16, Apr 6, 13, 20 | $4310 | $6015 |
Mar 23, 30 | 4915 | 7025 |
Apr 27 thru Jun 29, Jul 13*, Jul 20 thru Sep 21 | 4035 | 5760 |
Sep 28 thru Dec 14 | 4680 | 6590 |
Dec 21 | 5390 | 7780 |
Dec 28 | PRICES TO BE ADVISED |
Prices Oct-Dec’2024 are subject to change.
* Jul 13 Departures: Cruise program will be performed by Sonesta St. George Nile Cruise.
Nile Cruise embarks in Luxor – Monday Sailings.
All tours conducted by professional Egyptologist Guides utilizing Exclusive Isram vehicles and services throughout.
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