If you purchase
land/cruise only and require domestic air, rates are:
Round trip Cairo-Luxor/Aswan-Cairo: 2008:
$309 per person - 2009:
$370 per person
Abu Simbel Optional Excursion 2008:
$278 per person - 2009:
$309 per person
Port
charges
$59 ( April - September 08 / $74 (October 08 - September 09 ) UPGRADES: Middle
deck $122 pp , Upper Deck +
$246 , Junior Suite -
$1,233 pp
Single supplement: Add 50% of land/cruise cost in chosen
category
* Holiday supplement
$309 pp
Rates,
additional charges and conditions are subject to change,
and to
currency fluctuation, without notice - Errors and Omissions
Excepted 170608CM
Cairo:
Accommodations for 3 nights at the 5* Meridien Pyramids and
a final 1 night at an airport hotel (Moevenpick or similar)
19
meals included
8
breakfasts
6 lunches
5 dinners
AIR/LAND/CRUISE:
International air from
USA to Egypt, including domestic flights within Egypt*
Arrival and departure transfers with luggage
handling*
Economy class domestic airfare Cairo-Luxor
and Aswan-Cairo*
(*not included in land/cruise rates )
CRUISE HIGHLIGHT
4
night accommodations in all outside facing cabins in
category of your choice, aboard the 5* star MS “Nile
Dolphin”
Sightseeing
and shore excursions as listed
All
on board activities including lectures, galabaya parties,
belly dance
INCLUDED SIGHTSEEING
Cairo:
Half day panorama city tour including the Egyptian Museum,
King Tut exhibit and the Old Town
Giza:
Full day at the Pyramids
Luxor:
Valley of the Kings, Karnak and Luxor temples
Edfu:
Temple of Horus
Kom
Ombo: Temples of Kom Ombo
Aswan: "Unfinished Obelisk", High Dam, Felucca
ride
NOT INCLUDED
Domestic air within Egypt if purchase
land/cruise only
Egyptian Visa fee (obtainable on arrival)
Port and cruise fuel surcharges
Meals, optional tours and other activities
not specified
Costs of a personal nature including
drinks, laundry, phone, souvenirs and similar.
TIPS to local guides, drivers,
hotel and ground personnel
as well as ship
crew.
Arrival and departure transfers with
luggage handling
SAMPLE
ITINERARY
Day 1:Today, fly to Egypt
Day 2: Cairo Meet your local guide who will assist you
through customs formalities. Then transfer to your first class
hotel. Due to various arrival times no meals or activities
are planned for today
Day 3: Cairo After breakfast,
your morning sightseeing of Egypt’s
capital will begin with a panoramic city tour and a stop to
see the Egyptian Museum, home to the world renowned exhibit
of Tut-Ankhamnon. After a break for lunch (on own) continue
sightseeing with a tour of the Old Town including the Citadel,
the Alabaster Mosque, the Synagogue and other sights. Enjoy
a dinner at a local restaurant on your way balk to your hotel.
(B, D)
Day 4: Cairo A full
day to explore the Pyramids of Giza. In the morning tour the
pyramids of King Cheops built 2690 B.C., the
Sphinx and ride a camel (optional). After a break for lunch
at a local restaurant, continue the tour with a visit to Sakkara
to view the “one step” Pyramid built by famous
architect and physician Imhotep for the Pharaoh Zoser in 3816
B.C. Return to your hotel. Dinner is on your own. (B, L)
Day 5: Luxor
EMBARKATION
Early morning transfer to the airport for your short flight
to Luxor the gateway to the Nile. On arrival, begin your sightseeing
with the West Bank known as the Valley of the Kings where tombs
of over 60 Pharaohs were laid to rest. Tour the Temple of Queen
Hatchepsut and stop for photos with the Colossi of Memnon.
Then transfer and check-in to your floating hotel. Following
a light lunch, continue your exploration of Luxor with sightseeing
of the Karnak & Luxor Temples. Welcome dinner on board.
After dinner you may want to experience the optional “Sound & Light
Show” available for purchase on board. (B, L, D)
Day 6: Luxor - Esna
This morning enjoy breakfast and lunch on board as you set
sail for the lock of Esna. The afternoon is at leisure
to enjoy on board activities. (B, L. D)
Day 7: Edfu - Kombo-Ombo
In Edfu, tour the superbly preserved Temple of Horus dedicated
to the Falcon God. Continue sailing and on arrival to
Kom Ombo take a carriage ride to the Temples of Kom Ombo
dedicated to two deities; the crocodile headed “Sobek” and
the “Haroeris” the double headed sparrow/hawk.
Back on board enjoy dinner and a galabaya party as you
sail on to Aswan. (B, L, D)
Day 8:Aswan
Your morning sightseeing
will include the “Unfinished
Obelisk” and a visit to the High Dam. Lunch back on the
ship. In the afternoon enjoy a felouka ride to the botanical
gardens located on the island in the middle of the Nile. Return
to your ship for a farewell dinner and belly dance show! (B,
L, D)
Day 9: Aswan - Cairo
Disembarkation -
The morning is free to explore Aswan on your own or take the
optional air tour of the fabulous Temples of Abu Simbel.
After a light lunch, bid you ship goodbye as you transfer
to the airport for your flight to Cairo. On arrival, transfer
to your airport hotel for your final overnight (dinner on
your own). (B, L)
Day 10: Cairo - Home After
breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flights home. (B)
