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From the Nile to the Red Sea
Experience
the best of Egypt on this 10 day locally escorted
tour. You'll see fascinating Cairo and the Pyramids , a Nile
cruise to see this ancient land from the Nile just as the Pharaohs did
, a stay at a Red Sea resort. And you'll experience it all at a surprisingly
affordable price. Tour leaves from JFK the weekly year round , on Sunday.
For other days of the week , please add $ 100 to the rate.
Click
here for the Honeymooner's Private Yacht - 14 days edition.
Hurgada Edition on the Red Sea
* 12 -Day version, or 11 -Days
with an overnight in Abu Simbel
Private
Touring, Private Nile Cruising
DAY
1 - DEPARTURE - Sunday ( Weekly departure)
We take
off from New York's JFK International Airport (Please ask us
for add on from your hometown), bound for Cairo . Flight choices include
British Airways via London, Olympic Airways via Athens, and EgyptAir
nonstop. (Earlier departures are available in order to add extra days
in Cairo, Athens or London)
For Most West Coast Cities, please add $ 150 when using BA must be in
"S" class
Click
here for the 12 day edition 1001 Egyptian Nights.
DAY
2 - CAIRO Monday
Our staff greets you at Cairo's airport and escorts you to your hotel.
Visa fee is included on a comp basis only for American , Australian,
NZ , Canadian, EU & Japanese Citizens
DAY
3 - CAIRO Tuesday (BL)
We
visit the Egyptian Museum including the "Mummies Room" , Citadel
of Saladin and Alabaster Mosque. In the afternoon we fulfill your dream
of seeing the Pyramids at Giza and the Great Sphinx.
For those interested a complimentary camel ride ( maybe as a PHOTO OP
with the camel & the Pyramid ! ) Lunch will be served at a local
restaurant.
Return to your hotel late afternoon.
DAY
4 - ASWAN Wednesday (BLD)
An early breakfast at the hotel before we fly to Aswan, where
we settle in on your Nile cruiser.
Cabin may not be ready early morning, yet all public facilities are
at your disposal.
Complimentary welcome drink served upon arrival.
Tour of Kalabsha Temple dedicated to the ancient god Mandulis,
and the goddess Isis . Built during the reign of the Roman Emperor
Augustus , the small rock-cut temple of Beit El Wali, built
by Ramses the Great , and the small yet charming Kiosk of
Qertassi.
After
lunch we tour the mighty Aswan dams, old and new, then board a motor
launch to visit the Temples of Philae, moved to an island and
saved from the rising waters of the Nile after building the High Dam.
Welcome complimentary fruit basket awaits you in your cabin.
DAY
5 - KOM OMBO Thursday (BLD)
Our Nile vessel cruises serenely down the Nile for a visit to the great
twin-temple at Kom Ombo, dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile river
god, and Haroeris, the solar disk.

DAY
6 - EDFU & LUXOR Friday (BLD)
We board horse-drawn carriages (or motor vans) for the short ride through
Edfu to the Temple of Horus, the best-preserved in Egypt. Then
we drive beside the Nile to the Valley of the Kings including Tutankamon's
tomb , the magnificent tomb-temple of Queen Hatshepsut in the Valley
of the Queens,
on to Queen Nefertari's Tomb:
The
Queen for whom the sun shines :
Long before Cleopatra humbled the ruler of Rome, an Egyptian queen held
power over the heart and soul of Ramses, Egypt's greatest pharaoh. In
the 12th century BC, a broken-hearted Ramses built a grand funerary
tomb for Queen Nefertari, "the Beautiful one," in the Valley of the
Queens. It's been exquisitely restored with the aid of an American endowment,
and is among the rarest sights in all Egypt: the only great tomb ever
built by a pharaoh for his late queen. Artistically, it is the closest
thing you could ever come to seeing the original Ancient Egyptian art
in all of its glory and finesse.
Because of its fragile nature, only a limited number of visitors are
allowed entry each day. We are the only company to include a visit to
Nefertari's tomb in our daily program. Because of the limited access
we must rise early for our visit, appropriate as Ramses named Nefertari
"the one for whom the sun shines."
Followed by the Colossi of Memnon, before returning to Luxor,
we tour the gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak.

DAY
7 - SHARM EL SHEIK Saturday (BD)
We fly over the Sinai peninsula to Sharm El Sheik, and head for
the beach!. Welcome fruit basket awaits you at your room.
Complimentary welcome dinner at the hotel
DAY
8 - SHARM EL SHEIK Sunday (BD)
Relax! This is your day to absorb all that you've seen and experienced
so far, not to mention the bright Egyptian sun and sparkling sea. Evening
Bedouin dinner and complimentray camel ride .
DAY
9 - CAIRO Monday (B)
We return to Cairo by plane for a free day in the Egyptian metropolis.
DAY
10 - DEPARTURE Tuesday (B)
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight home.
Bon Voyage
RATES per
person in US$ for the 10 day program - From JFK
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Deluxe
Hotels
and Nile Cruise |
First
Class Hotels
And Nile Cruises |
| In
Triple Occupancy |
US$2520.00 |
US$2319.00 |
| In
Double Occupancy |
US$2550.00 |
US$2359.00 |
| In
Single Occupancy |
US$3115.00 |
US$2899.00 |
Dec
20 - Jan 5 & Easter week : Please add 15 % to the listed rates
Upgrade
at a supplement for staying at Four Seasons in Cairo , the Ritz in Sharm
, and cruise on board the Ultra deluxe :Moon
Goddess ( All suites with balconies) , Radamis,
Amarco , as well as flying business class
in Egypt, please click here .
Your
tour includes:
- Visa
fee is included on a comp basis only for American , Australian,
NZ , Canadian, EU & Japanese Citizens
-
International airfares JFK/CAIRO/JFK with tax. When you handle your
own air fare please deduct $500 from the listed rates
- Set-menu
meals including B = Breakfast, (or cB, Continental Breakfast) L =
Lunch, D = Dinner.
- All
airfares and airport transfers within Egypt in economy class , tax
included .
- Hotel
accommodations including tax and service charges.
- The
Nile cruise including all meals, shore excursions and admissions fees.
- Guided
sightseeing as per itinerary including all entrance fees
RATES per
person in US$ for the 10 day program - From JFK
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Tourist
Class Hotels
and Nile Cruise |
| In
Triple Occupancy |
US$2120.00 |
| In
Double Occupancy |
US$2250.00 |
| In
Single Occupancy |
US$2715.00 |
Dec
20 - Jan 5 & Easter week : Please add 15 % to the listed rates
Honeymoon
Wishes: A 14 days edition
A
"Dream
Come True" tour.
14
days , Cairo and the Pyramids. A Nile
Cruise of course, and a beach resort at Hurgada or El Gouna,
on the Red Sea. Including the
welcome Zaffa (procession that will resemble an Arabian/Egyptian wedding
party) with a troupe of dancers and musicians dressed with the Egyptian
typical clothes, welcoming guests by singing and dancing Egyptian Folklore).
Dining Room Reservations: Meet other passengers :
YOU will not require any, our dining rooms do accommodate all our
guests in one seating, one less thing to worry about while you are
on the Nile. Enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere with several different
languages being heard at dinner.
Do we get sea sickness while sailing the Nile ?
This is river sailing, so do not expect any waves , no rough seas
! Your Nile cruises is actually a floating hotel that moves from place
to place along the Nile. Actual cruising times are short and pleasant.

Sample
Deluxe hotels in Sharm : Savoy, Rotana , Sonesta
Sample Deluxe hotels in Cairo : Meridien, Sheraton or Hilton.
Extend to Hurgada: Le Meridien Makadi Hotel Hurgada
Extend
your stay one night in Abu Simbel :
Abu Simbel:
Ramses the Great's huge desert temple at Abu Simbel marked the southern
border of the pharaoh's dominions. Rescued from the rising waters
of Lake Nasser by an international effort, it is a marvel of sacred
engineering. Twice a year‹and only then‹the sun penetrates to the
Holy of Holies, illuminating the stone figures of Ramses and Nefertari.
We've planned our visit to maximize your Abu Simbel experience. Rising
before dawn, we drive along the shore of Lake Nasser, watching the
sky lighten and the sacred sun rise above the horizon. We reach the
temple while the air is clean, clear and cool, and the sun's light
still golden‹just right for photographs. We explore the huge temple
by ourselves, admire its ancient aura and artistry, then retire to
a comfortable hotel for refreshments. Just as planeloads of visitors
arrive to throng the temple we begin our leisurely drive back along
the shore to Aswan, arriving late afternoon.
Why
book with us ?
Jacquie
Kennedy & Abu Simbel:
All Americans alive during the 1960s remember President John F Kennedy
and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Most Americans from that
time also remember Abu Simbel, the dramatic, ancient pharaonic temple
threatened by the rising waters blocked by the new Aswan High Dam.It’s
worth remembering that it was Jacquie Kennedy who provided crucial
support for the mammoth rescue project. Without her help, Abu Simbel
might have been lost. Read
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Additional
optional diving :
- Five
day diving in the Red Sea: $ 185 USD per person.
- Three
day diving in the Red Sea : $ 135 USD per person.
- One
day diving : $75 per person.
Inclusions:
Diving Guide
Two
dives per day.
Daily
transfers between your hotel and the port/ boat
Tank
and weights. ( Other items may be rented on the spot)
Click
here for more info on Le Meridien Makadi Hotel Hurgada
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