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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 Sofitel Le Sphinx Hotel or similar. |
| 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 Sofitel Le Sphinx Hotel or
similar. |
| Thurs,
Day 8 Departure: (B) |
After breakfast at your hotel, transfer to
Cairo International Airport for EgyptAir's direct flight to JFK. |
Rates Per
Person
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Oct 09-Apr 10* |
Land
Only |
May 2010 |
Land Only
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Jun 1-15, 10
|
Land Only
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Jun 16-Jul 31, 10 |
Land Only |
| Triple: |
$1,960.00 |
$1,060.00 |
$1,805.00 |
$1,105.00 |
$2,090.00 |
$1,140.00 |
$2,260.00 |
$1,160.00 |
| Double: |
$2,010.00 |
$1,110.00 |
$1,860.00 |
$1,160.00 |
$2,145.00 |
$1,195.00 |
$2,315.00 |
$1,215.00 |
| Single: |
$2,385.00 |
$1,485.00 |
$2,225.00 |
$1,525.00 |
$2,510.00 |
$1,560.00 |
$2,680.00 |
$1,580.00 |
| Rates Per Person |
|
Aug 2010 |
Land Only |
Sep 2010
|
Land Only
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Triple:
|
$1,960.00
|
$1,120.00
|
$1,805.00 |
$1,105.00
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| Double: |
$2,015.00 |
$1,175.00 |
$1,860.00 |
$1,160.00 |
| Single: |
$2,345.00 |
$1,540.00 |
$2,225.00 |
$1,525.00 |
*
Except for Christmas/New Year's and Easter, when a 15% supplement will
apply.
INCLUSIONS:
- Airfare JFK/CAI/LXR—ASW/CAI/JFK on EgyptAir.
- All transfers as per
above itinerary in Egypt.
- Three nights hotel
accommodations at Sofitel
Le Sphinx Hotel or similar, including tax, service
charge and buffet breakfast.
- Three night/four
day five-star Queen Nabila Nile cruise, in an outside junior suite with
French door, overlooking the Nile,
including all meals and shore excursions.
- Sightseeing as per
itinerary, including all entry fees and English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
- One lunch at
a local restaurant during Cairo
sightseeing.
NOT INCLUDED:
- Visas.
- Tipping.
- Travel insurance.
- Tax on
airfare.
- Any meals,
transfers or sightseeing not included in the itinerary.
- Items of a personal
nature like bottled water, alcoholic beverages, laundry service, etc.
- Optional entries such
as: entry to any of the Pyramids in Giza,
Solar Boats Museum,
the Mummy Room within the Egyptian
National Museum, etc.
- Optional
excursion to Abu Simbel: $245.00 per person
including flights, transfers, entrance fees and tour with
English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
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