EGYPT SPECIAL
8 DAY PACKAGE
DEPARTURES FROM JFK EVERY WEDNESDAY
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| King Tut |
Philae Temple |
Itinerary
| Wed, Day 1 USA/Cairo: |
Board EgyptAir's direct flight to Cairo at JFK International Airport. Your flight will leave at 6:30 p.m. |
| Thurs, Day 2 Arrival: |
Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met by our representative and escorted to the Sofitel Sphinx hotel. |
| Fri, Day 3 Cairo: (BL) |
Begin your day with a visit to the fascinating collections of antiquities at the Egyptian Museum. Tour Old Cairo, including the Church of St. Sergius on the site where the Holy Family lived in Cairo and Ben Ezra Synagogue near the spot where pharaoh's soldiers found the infant Moses. After lunch at a local restaurant, drive to Giza to see the world-renowned Great Pyramids and the Sphinx. |
| Sat, Day 4 Luxor/Cruise: (BLD) |
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Luxor, where you will cross the Nile to visit the pharaohs' tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the tombs of their wives and children in the Valley of the Queens and the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt as pharaoh for more than twenty years. Board your deluxe Nabila Nile cruise vessel in time for lunch. In the afternoon, visit the magnificent Temples of Karnak and Luxor. |
| Sun, Day 5 Cruise: (BLD) |
Enjoy your suite on board the cruiser as you sail to Esna and cross the lock, arriving at Edfu tonight. |
| Mon, Day 6 Cruise: (BLD) |
A brisk ride in a horse-drawn carriage brings you through the town of Edfu to the Temple of Horus, the best preserved temple on the Nile. Sail to Kom Ombo and visit the twin temples of Horus the falcon god and Sobek the crocodile god. Sail to Aswan and dock for the night. |
| Tues, Day 7 Cruise/Cairo: (B) |
Check out of the cruise and visit beautiful Philae Temple, the Aswan Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk. (Opportunity for the optional excursion to Abu Simbel to visit the temples of Ramses II and his Nubian queen Nefertari, moved to their present location to preserve them when the Aswan Dam was built.) Then transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo, where you will stay at the Novotel Heliopolis near the airport. |
| Thurs, Day 8 Departure: (B) |
After breakfast at your hotel, transfer to the airport for EgyptAir's direct flight to JFK. |
| RATES: |
| Sep 3-24, 08 |
$1745.00 |
| Oct 1-Nov 5, 08 and again Jan 14-Apr 29, 09* |
$1830.00 |
| Land Only: |
$1185.00 |
| Single Supplement |
$ 305.00 |
| * Except for Christmas/New Year's and Easter. |
Inclusions:
- Airfare JFK/CAI/LXR--ASW/CAI/JFK on EgyptAir.
- All transfers in Egypt.
- Three nights hotel accomodations at the Sofitel Sphinx, including tax, service charge and buffet breakfast.
- Three night/four day deluxe Nabila Nile cruise, including all meals and shore excursions.
- Full day tour of Cairo and Giza, including all entry fees and English-speaking guides.
- Lunch at a local restaurant during the Cairo sightseeing.
Not Included:
- Tax on airfare
- Excursion to Abu Simbel: $225.00
- Tipping
- Visas: $20.00
- Travel insurance (optional)
- Items of a personal nature like bottled water, alcoholic beverages, laundry service, etc.
- Any sightseeing or meals not mentioned in the itinerary.
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