Egypt On your Own

This ten -day Friends Abroad(tm) adventure takes you to Egypt's top destinations- -Cairo, Aswan and Luxor--by plane and first-class sleeper train, but lets you explore these fascinating places as you like. Daily departure subject to flight availability and connection in Paris .

For Summer 2004 ( We are sold out on our special air fare deals up to Sep 15 )
Yet if you have air miles or able to secure your own air deal, then simply deduct $500 from the listed rates. And we'll be glad to confirm the land portion

DAY 1 - JFK

Board your  wide body comfortable jet at JFK International Airport. Overnight across the Atlantic. Visa fee is included & will be issued upon arrival, valid only for Australian, NZ, Western Europe, American & Japanese citizens, passports must be valid for at least 6 month beyond the date of arrival.

DAY 2 - CAIRO

Our staff meets you at the airport, helps with customs and immigration formalities, and escorts you to your hotel. Complimentarily visa fee , issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport, for American or Japanese citizens, passport must be valid at least for 6 month upon arrival.

DAY 3- CAIRO (cBD)

Cairo is yours! Explore it as you like. The Egyptian Museum is in the city center, and the great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx are only a short taxi ride away. In the evening, we depart for Aswan aboard the Nile Express sleeper train. Dinner is served in your  own compartment.

DAY 4- ASWAN Monday (cB)

We escort you from the train station to your hotel. Aswan is yours to explore, guidebook in hand.

DAY 5- LUXOR Tuesday (cB)

An early flight takes us to Luxor and our hotel. A walk or short taxi ride takes you to the gigantic temples of Karnak and Luxor.

DAY 6- LUXOR Wednesday (cB)

After breakfast, cross the Nile and arrange on your own to see the Valley of the Kings by taxi, or join us on our guided tour, as you like.

DAY 7- LUXOR Thursday (cBD)

There's time to bargain in the bazaars, or to visit those Pharaonic tombs you missed yesterday. In the evening, we depart for Cairo by sleeper train.

DAY 8- CAIRO Friday (cB)

We escort you to your hotel. (Your room may not be ready until noon, but all other hotel facilities are available.) Why not go shopping in Khan el-Khalili bazaar?

DAY 9- CAIRO Saturday (cB)After breakfast, enjoy a full day at leisure, maybe for last minute shopping.

DAY 10 RETURN HOME (B)

We escort you back to the airport to board your flight back to the USA.

RATES per person

Sightseeing tours are not included.

This tour departs every day from JFK , add on air fare maybe available from your home town, please inquire with us..

The tour rates include: