Ancient Cities Express
Egypt and Greece Fantasy Tour

This 11 -day Friends Abroad(tm) itinerary takes you to Athens, Cairo and the ancient cities of the Nile, including a four-day (three-night) luxury Nile cruise, and Nile-side journeys aboard a first-class sleeper train. Weekly departures on Fridays

Honeymoon cruise, Greek Cruise, Egypt Cruise

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DAY 1 - DEPARTURE Friday

We take off aboard our wide-body Olympic Airways jet from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, bound for Athens.

DAY 2 - ATHENS Saturday

We arrive in the ancient-modern city of Athens, where our staff meets you at the airport and escorts you on a half-day sightseeing tour of the Greek capital, with special attention to the Acropolis. After settling in at our hotel, the rest of the day is yours to explore the city-and its shops!- as you like.

DAY 3 - CAIRO Sunday
Full day at leisure in Athens .Our Athens staff escorts you to the airport in the evening , for your flight to Cairo, where our Cairo staff meets you and escorts you to your hotel. Complimentary visa is issued upon arrival, valid only for American & Japanese citizens, passports must be valid for at least 6 month at time of arrival.

DAY 4 - CAIRO Monday (cBD)

Cairo is yours! Explore it as you like. The Egyptian Museum is in the city center, the Pyramids and Sphinx only a short taxi ride away.

DAY 5 - CAIRO Tuesday (cB)

Continue your explorations of Cairo. In the evening, we depart for Aswan aboard the Nile Express first-class sleeper train.

DAY 6 - ASWAN Wednesday (cBLD)

Upon arrival at Aswan Station, we escort you to your Nile cruise vessel. After lunch, explore Aswan's lively bazaar, or stroll along the banks of the Nile, as you like. In the evening, we cast off and cruise down the Nile.

DAY 7 - KOM OMBO & EDFU Thursday (cBLD)

We visit the twin temples at Kom Ombo, then set sail for Edfu with its great Temple of Horus. The evening finds us docked at Esna.

DAY 8 - ESNA & LUXOR Friday (cBLD)

We pass the locks at Esna and cruise down the Nile, past bucolic scenes little changed from ancient times, until our late afternoon arrival at Luxor.

DAY 9 - LUXOR Saturday (cBD)

We check out of our cabins after breakfast, but the facilities of the vessel are available to us until the evening. Explore the great temples or the bazaar as you like. In the evening, we escort you to the Aswan Station for our first-class sleeper train journey back to Cairo.

DAY 10 - CAIRO Sunday (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 11 - DEPARTURE Monday (cB)

After breakfast, we escort you to the airport for your flight home on Olympic Airways via Athens to New York.

RATES per person

	Deluxe	First Class
Triple	US$ 3565	US$ 2965
Double	US$ 3585	US$ 3085
Single	US$ 3945	US$ 3585

This tour departs :

Every Friday from New York, year round. All tour rates are subject to change without notice. Rates are guaranteed only after receipt of your deposit by Nubian Cruises, Inc., according to the Terms & Conditions printed in our tour catalog entitled In Search of Ancient Lands.

The tour includes...

· international airfare New York-Athens-Cairo-Athens-New York on Olympic Airways, tax included (although we reserve the right to use any accredited IATA international air carrier)

· Cairo-Aswan and Luxor-Cairo first-class sleeper train tickets

· four-day (three-night) luxury Nile cruise, including onboard accommodations, all meals, and daily sightseeing excursions

· all transfers within Greece and Egypt

· one night's hotel accommodations in Athens and three in Cairo, including all taxes and service charges, based on the rate category you choose

· meals as indicated in the itinerary by the codes "cB" for continental breakfast, "L" for set-menu lunch, and "D" for set-menu dinner

· guided, escorted sightseeing tours as indicated in the itinerary, including all entry fees

Not included:

Trip interruption and cancellation insurance (We'll be glad to mail you the insurance brochure)
Personal expenses, including excess baggage or shipping charges, beverages, and personal charges in hotels for laundry, telephone, or other services
Gratuities
Optional Excursion
Hot air balloon adventure over the Valley of the Kings, 60 to 90 minutes flying time, weather permitting, $300 per person.

Nubian Cruises, Inc. can arrange for add-on airfares at excellent rates from many cities in the USA to get you to New York for the tour departure. Please ask for a copy of the Nubian Cruises hotel flyer, which contains detailed information on these fares. The flyer also provides information on the individual hotels and Nile cruise vessels visited on this tour.

The complete Terms & Conditions which govern this tour are printed in our tour catalog entitled In Search of Ancient Lands which accompanies this tour itinerary. (If you did not receive a copy of the catalog, please request one from Nubian Cruises, Inc. or your travel agent, or refer to our Internet website at Please read the complete Terms & Conditions before paying your tour deposit; receipt of a tour deposit by Nubian Cruises, Inc. confirms that you have read and fully accept the Terms & Conditions which govern this tour.

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Ancient Cities Express Egypt and Greece Fantasy Tour

This 11 -day Friends Abroad(tm) itinerary takes you to Athens, Cairo and the ancient cities of the Nile, including a four-day (three-night) luxury Nile cruise, and Nile-side journeys aboard a first-class sleeper train. Weekly departures on Fridays

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Ancient Cities Express
Egypt and Greece Fantasy Tour