HOLIDAY SPECIALS

EGYPT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

A nine day program including air from JFK, three nights in Cairo with a full day tour and a four night/five day deluxe Nabila Nile cruise in a suite on the Nile.

Departure: December 18-26, 2010
RATE: $2598.00 per person in Double Occupancy $2580.00 per person in Triple Occupancy $2979.00 per person in Single Occupancy
LAND ONLY: $1360.00 per person in Double Occupancy
$1345.00 per person in Triple Occupancy
$1745.00 per person in Single Occupancy

ITINERARY:

Dec 18 MS986 JFK/CAI 18:30/12:15 + 1
Dec 26 MS985 CAI/JFK 10:10/15:15

Dec 18 Day 1 USA/Cairo:
Board EgyptAir’s direct flight to Cairo at JFK International Airport.

Dec 19 Day 2 Arrival::
Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met by our representative and escorted to the Oasis hotel (or similar). .

Dec 20 Day 3 Cairo: (BL)
Begin your day with a visit to the fascinating collections of antiquities at the Egyptian Museum. Tour Old Cairo, including St. Sergius Church 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. 

Dec 21 Day 4 Cairo/Cruise: (BLD)
Transfer to the airport for your fight to Aswan, where you will transfer to your deluxe Nabila Nile cruise vessel. (Opportunity to fly to Abu Simbel and visit the Temples of Ramses II and Nefertari available at additional cost. ) After lunch on board, sail in a traditional felucca among the islands in the Nile..

Dec 22 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.

Dec 23 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.

Dec 24 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, who ruled Egypt as pharaoh for over twenty years. After lunch, visit the stupendous Temple of Amon at Karnak and Luxor Temple.

Dec 25 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.

Dec 26 Day 9 Departure: (B)
After breakfast at your hotel, transfer to the airport for EgyptAir’s flight to JFK

INCLUSIONS:

  • Airfare JFK/CAI/ASW—LXR/CAI/JFK on EgyptAir.
  • All transfers in Egypt.
  • Three nights hotel accommodations at the Oasis or similar. Tax, service charge and buffet breakfast included.    
  • Four night/five day Nabila Nile cruise, including all meals and shore excursions.
  • Sightseeing as per itinerary, including all entry fees and English-speaking guides..
  • Lunch at a local restaurant during the Cairo sightseeing.

NOT INCLUDED: 

  • Tax on airfare, currently estimated at $250.00 and subject to change until ticketed..
  • Optional excursion to Abu Simbel: $249.00 per person, including flights ASW/ABS/ASW, transfers, entry fee and English-speaking guide.
  • Visas.
  • Tipping.  
  • Items of a personal nature like bottled water, alcoholic beverages, laundry service, etc..
  • Any meals or sightseeing not mentioned in the itinerary

EGYPT HOLIDAY SPECIAL

A nine day program including air from JFK, four nights in Cairo with a full day tour and a three night/four day deluxe Nabila Nile cruise, in a suite on the Nile.


Departure: December 23-30, 2010
RATE: $2488.00 per person in Double Occupancy
$2475.00 per person in Triple Occupancy
$2780.00 per person in Single Occupancy
LAND ONLY: $1225.00 per person in Double Occupancy
$1215.00 per person in Triple Occupancy
$1550.00 per person in Single Occupancy

ITINERARY:
Dec 22   MS986   JFK/CAI   18:30/12:15 + 1
Dec 30   MS985   CAI/JFK   10:10/15:15

Dec 22 Dec 22 Day 1 USA/Cairo::
Board EgyptAir’s direct flight to Cairo at JFK International Airport.

Dec 23 Day 2 Arrival:
Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met by our representative and escorted to the Oasis hotel (or similar).

Dec 24 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.

Dec 25 Day 5 Cairo/Cruise: (BLD)
Transfer to the airport for your fight to Luxor, where you will transfer to your deluxe Nabila Nile cruise vessel. 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, the only woman to rule as pharaoh in ancient times. After lunch on board, visit the stupendous Temple of Amon at Karnak and Luxor Temple..

Dec 26 Day 6 Cruise: (BLD)
Sail to Esna and cross the lock, arriving at Edfu tonight.

Dec 27 Day 7 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 temples of Horus the falcon god and Sobek the crocodile god.  Sail to Aswan and dock for the night.

Dec 28 Day 8 Cruise/Cairo: (B)
Check out of the cruise and visit beautiful Philae Temple, the Aswan Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo, where you will return to your hotel.

Dec 29 Day 9 Cairo: (B)
Day of leisure to continue exploring Cairo on your own.

Dec 30 Day 9 Departure: (B) Departure: (B)
After breakfast at your hotel, transfer to the airport for EgyptAir’s flight to JFK

INCLUSIONS:

  • Domestic Airfare CAI/LXR--ASW/CAI on EgyptAir.
  • All transfers as per above itinerary in Egypt.
  • Four nights hotel accommodations at Oasis 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.
  • Two lunches at local restaurants during Cairo sightseeing.

NOT INCLUDED: 

  • Visas.
  • Tipping.
  • Travel insurance.
  • Christmas Gala dinner (Compulsory at some hotels)
  • Tax on airfare, currently estimated at $250 and subject to change until ticketed.  
  • 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 :$249.00 per person including flights, transfers, entrance fees and tour with English-speaking Egyptologist guide.

EGYPT NEW YEAR'S SPECIAL

A nine day program including air from JFK, three nights in Cairo with a full day tour and a four night/five day deluxe Nabila Nile cruise in a suite on the Nile.

Departure:

December 27, 2010-January 4, 2011

RATE: $2095.00 per person in Double Occupancy
$2080.00 per person in Triple Occupancy
$2400.00 per person in Single Occupancy
LAND ONLY:

$1299.00 per person in Double Occupancy
$1285.00 per person in Triple Occupancy
$1640.00 per person in Single Occupancy


ITINERARY:
Dec 27   MS986   JFK/CAI   18:30/12:15 + 1
Jan 4      MS985   CAI/JFK   10:10/15:15

Dec 27 Day 1 USA/Cairo:
Board EgyptAir’s direct flight to Cairo at JFK International Airport.

Dec 28 Day 2 Arrival:
Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met by our representative and escorted to the Oasis hotel (or similar).

Dec 29 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 or 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

Dec 30 Day 4  Cairo/Cruise: (BLD)
Transfer to the airport for your fight to Aswan, where you will transfer to your deluxe Nabila Nile cruise vessel. (Opportunity to fly to Abu Simbel and visit the Temples of Ramses II and Nefertari available at additional cost. ) After lunch on board, sail in a traditional felucca among the islands in the Nile.

Dec 31Day 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.

Jan 1 Day6  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.

Jan 2 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, who ruled Egypt as pharaoh for over twenty years. After lunch, visit the stupendous Temple of Amon at Karnak and Luxor Temple..

Jan 3 Day 8  Departure: (B)
Check out of the cruise and transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo, where you return to your hotel
.
Jan 4 Day 9  Departure: (B)
After breakfast at your hotel, transfer to the airport for EgyptAir’s flight to JFK.

INCLUSIONS:

  • Airfare JFK/CAI/ASW--LXR/CAI/JFK on EgyptAir.
  • All transfers in Egypt.
  • Three nights hotel accommodations at the Oasis or similar. Tax, service charge and buffet breakfast included.
  • Four night/five day Nabila Nile cruise, including all meals and shore excursions
  • Sightseeing as per itinerary, including all entry fees and English-speaking guides.
  • One Lunch at a local restaurant during the Cairo sightseeing

NOT INCLUDED: 

  • Visas.
  • Tipping.
  • Travel insurance.
  • Tax on airfare, currently estimated at $250.00 and subject to change until ticketed.
  • Optional excursion to Abu Simbel: $249.00 per person, including flights ASW/ABS/ASW, transfers, entry fee and English-speaking guide.
  • Items of a personal nature like bottled water, alcoholic beverages, laundry service, etc.
  • Any meals or sightseeing not mentioned in the itinerary .