EGYPT FAM AND MEDITERRANEAN SEA

11 day/9 night package including air from JFK, four nights hotel and full day tour in Cairo, four night/five day deluxe Nabila Nile cruise and excursion to Alexandria for only $1,599.00, land and air.

Departures every Monday Jan 12-Apr 27, 2009

We offer this program to travel agents with valid credentials - IATA or CLIA card, etc.

                                          RATES:
Jan 12-Apr 27, 2009
$1,599.00 per person in double occupancy, with air
Single supplement: $350.00
Spouse supplement: $100.00
Companion supplement: $150.00

Mon Day 1 USA/Cairo: Board EgyptAir's direct flight to Cairo at JFK International Airport.
Tue Day 2  Arrival: Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be met by our representative and escorted to your hotel, Sofitel Le Sphinx or similar. Afternoon at leisure.
Wed Day 3 Cairo: (BL) Begin the 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. In the afternoon, after lunch at a local restaurant drive to Giza to see the world-renowned Great Pyramids and the Sphinx.
Thu Day 4 Aswan/Cruise: (BLD) Transfer to the airport for your flight to Aswan, where you will be transferred to your Five-Star Deluxe Queen Nabila Nile cruise vessel, in an outside junior suite, with French door, overlooking the Nile. (Opportunity to fly to Abu Simbel and visit the temples of Ramses II and his queen Nefertari, moved to their present location to save them when the Aswan dam was built) After lunch on board, sail in a traditional felucca among the islands in the Nile.
Fri Day 5 Cruise: (BLD) Today you will visit beautiful Philae Temple, the Aswan Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk. Sail to Kom Ombo and visit the temples of Horus the falcon god and Sobek the crocodile god. Sail to Edfu and dock for the night.
Sat 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 Esna and cross the lock, arriving at Luxor tonight.
Sun Day 7 Cruise: (BLD) 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. After lunch, visit the magnificent Temples of Karnak and Luxor.
Mon Day 8 Cruise/Cairo: (B) Check out of the cruise and transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo, where you will return to your hotel, the Sofitel Sphinx or similar.
Tue Day 9 Alexandria: (B) Drive to Alexandria, the Mediterranean city founded by Alexander the Great. Visit the new Library, the National Museum, Kayet Bay Fortress, Pompey’s Pillar, the Catacombs and the Roman Amphitheater. Drive back to Cairo where you will stay at the Sofitel Le Sphinx.
Wed Day 10 Cairo: (B) Day of leisure in Cairo.
Thu Day 11 Departure: (B) After breakfast at your hotel, transfer to Cairo International Airport for EgyptAir’s direct flight to JFK.

INCLUSIONS:

  • Airfare JFK/CAI/ASW--LXR/CAI/JFK on EgyptAir.
  • All transfers as per above itinerary in Egypt.
  • Five nights hotel accommodations in Cairo, including tax, service charge and buffet breakfast.
  • Four night/five day Five-Star Deluxe Queen Nabila Nile cruise, in an outside junior suite cabin, 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.
  • Processing fee: $50.00
  • Tax and fuel surcharge on airfare.
  • Items of a personal nature like bottled water, alcoholic beverages, laundry service, etc
  • Any meals or sightseeing or transfers not included in the above itinerary.
  • Optional excursion to Abu Simbel: $225.00 per person, including flights, transfers and tour with English-speaking guide.
*Except for Easter (April 2-22, 2009), when a 20% supplement will apply.

EGYPT FAM AND THE RED SEA

11 day/9 night package including air from JFK, four nights hotel and full day tour in Cairo, four night/five day deluxe Nabila Nile cruise and excursion to Alexandria for only $1,549.00, land and air.

Departures every Monday *Jan 12-Apr 27, 2009

We offer this program to travel agents with valid credentials - IATA or CLIA card, etc.

                                          RATES:
Jan 12-Apr 27, 2009
$1,549.00 per person in double occupancy, with air
Single supplement: $350.00
Spouse supplement: $100.00
Companion supplement: $150.00

Mon Day 1 USA/Cairo: Board EgyptAir's direct flight to Cairo at JFK International Airport.
Tue Day 2 Arrival Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be met by our representative and escorted to your hotel, Sofitel Le Sphinx or similar. Afternoon at leisure.
Wed Day 3 Cairo: (BL) Begin the 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. In the afternoon, after lunch at a local restaurant drive to Giza to see the world-renowned Great Pyramids and the Sphinx.
Thu Day 4 Aswan/Cruise: (BLD) Transfer to the airport for your flight to Aswan, where you will be transferred to your Five-Star Deluxe Queen Nabila Nile cruise vessel, in an outside junior suite, with French door, overlooking the Nile. (Opportunity to fly to Abu Simbel and visit the temples of Ramses II and his queen Nefertari, moved to their present location to save them when the Aswan dam was built) After lunch on board, sail in a traditional felucca among the islands in the Nile.
Fri Day 5 Cruise: (BLD) Today you will visit beautiful Philae Temple, the Aswan Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk. Sail to Kom Ombo and visit the temples of Horus the falcon god and Sobek the crocodile god. Sail to Edfu and dock for the night.
Sat 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 Esna and cross the lock, arriving at Luxor tonight.
Sun Day 7 Cruise: (BLD) 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. After lunch, visit the magnificent Temples of Karnak and Luxor.
Mon Day 8 Cruise/Hurghada: (B) Check out of the cruise and drive to the resort town of Hurghada on the Red Sea, where you will stay at Nabila Grand Makadi Hotel or similar. Unpack your luggage in your resort hotel and head for the beach! The crystalline Red Sea waters, busy with brightly colored tropical fish, are yours to enjoy as you like.
Tue Day 9 Hurghada: (B) Full day of sun and sea to plan as you like. Why not go diving in the underwater nature reserves, or if you prefer, you can opt for a trek to a desert Bedouin camp. Your hotel concierge can make all the arrangements for you. (Activities optional, at extra cost.)
Wed Day 10 Hurghada/Cairo: (B) Transfer to Hurghada Airport and fly to Cairo, where you will be escorted to Novotel Heliopolis Hotel near the airport for overnight.
Thu Day 11 Departure: (B) After breakfast at your hotel, transfer to the airport for EgyptAir’s direct flight to JFK.

INCLUSIONS:

  • Airfare JFK/CAI/ASW--HRG/CAI/JFK on EgyptAir.
  • All transfers as per above itinerary in Egypt.
  • Three nights hotel accommodations in Cairo, and two nights in Hurghada, including tax, service charge and buffet breakfast.
  • Four night/five day Five-Star Deluxe Queen Nabila Nile cruise, 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.
  • Processing fee: $50.00
  • Tax and fuel surcharge on airfare.
  • Items of a personal nature like bottled water, alcoholic beverages, laundry service, etc
  • Any meals or sightseeing or transfers not included in the above itinerary.
  • Optional excursion to Abu Simbel: $225.00 per person, including flights, transfers and tour with English-speaking guide.
*Except for Easter (April 2-22, 2009), when a 20% supplement will apply.