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The Nile By Rail Nile
Adventure
Besides the best of
Cairo, Aswan and Luxor, we take you to ancient Memphis and Sakkara.
Bonus: a train journey along the Nile.
 DAY 1:
CAIRO
Our staff meets you at the airport,
assists with formalities and escorts you to your hotel. Get your first
taste of Cairo today!
DAY
2: CAIRO (BL)
Our full day of sightseeing includes
visits to the great Pyramids at Giza, the Sphinx, Cheops’ Solar Boat,
the Valley Temple, and the necropolis at Memphis and Sakkara. This
evening, you’ll thrill to the majestic sound and light show at the
pyramids.
DAY
3: CAIRO & ASWAN (BLD)
Once more we plunge into the sights
of Cairo on a full-day sight-seeing tour. We visit the magnificent
Egyptian Museum, Manial Palace, the city’s ancient walls and gates,
Saladin’s Citadel, and the Alabaster and Sultan Hassan Mosques. In the
evening we depart for Aswan by overnight sleeper-train. All aboard!
Though not deluxe, the train is comfortable, and a real adventure for
train-lovers. If you prefer, you may fly to Aswan the next day,
available at additional cost).
DAY
4: ASWAN (B)
Watching the desert scenery unfold,
we enjoy breakfast on board our train. We arrive in Aswan about 10:00
a.m., and set out to visit the Philae Temple and the lofty Aswan dams.
In the afternoon, we set sail on a graceful felucca, among the islands
in the Nile, past the Aga Khan Mausoleum across the Nile. In the
evening, we return to Philae for a spellbinding sound and light show.
DAY
5: ASWAN & LUXOR (B)
The morning is free to revisit
special sights, stroll along the river, or pick up some fine Egyptian
cotton items in the market. This afternoon we make the short flight to
Luxor to visit the stupendous temples of Luxor and Karnak.
DAY
6: LUXOR & CAIRO (B)
We cross the Nile to visit the
necropolis of ancient Thebes. You’ll marvel at the Valley of the Kings,
the Valley of the Queens, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the
Colossi of Memnon. We also visit the ancient Egyptian workers’ village
of Deir El Medinah before flying back to Cairo, and our hotel.
DAY
7: CAIRO (B)
After breakfast, our staff escorts
you to the airport for your flight home.
| Rates Per Person |
| May - Sep 2012 |
Oct 11 - Apr 2012* |
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Deluxe |
First Class |
Deluxe |
First Class |
| Triple: |
$1,345.00 |
$1,240.00 |
$1,500.00 |
$1,310.00 |
| Double: |
$1,405.00 |
$1,300.00 |
$1,560.00 |
$1,370.00 |
| Single: |
$2,135.00 |
$1,945.00 |
$2,290.00 |
$2,050.00 |
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- This tour departs every Thursday from Cairo.
INCLUSIONS:
- Domestic
Airfare ASW/LXR/CAI
on EgyptAir.
- Sleeper-Train CAI/ASW.
- All transfers as per
above itinerary in Egypt.
- Three nights hotel
accommodations in Cairo, one night
in Luxor, one night in Aswan, including
tax, service charge and buffet
breakfast.
- Sightseeing as per
itinerary, including all entry fees and English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
- Two lunches at
local restaurants during Cairo
sightseeing.
- Two Sound & Light
show at Giza Pyramids in Cairo and Karnak Temple
in Luxor.
NOT INCLUDED:
- Visas.
- Tipping.
- Insurance.
- International
airfare. For competitive
airfares, please call us.
- Any meals,
transfers or sightseeing not included in the itinerary.
- Items of a personal
nature like bottled water, alcoholic beverages, laundry service, etc.
- Optional
excursion to Abu Simbel: $275.00 per person including
flights, transfers, entrance fees and tour with English-speaking
Egyptologist guide.
- Optional entries such
as: entry to any of the Pyramids in Giza,
Solar Boats Museum,
the Mummy Room within the Egyptian
National Museum, etc.
*Except for
Christams / New Year's and
Easter. when a 15% supplement will apply.
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