Egypt in a Week

Here's the best of Egypt in a week for the ones who want the BEST
A good look at Cairo and a 5-day cruise along the Nile
Boarding the Nile Cruise in Luxor

Tour Starts DAILY in Cairo - Arrive any day of the week . Subject to Availability

Compare with the 9 day or 10 day edition, 2 extra nights in Luxor or Aswan
Add Alexandria , Indiana Jones ' Dendera & Abydos Temples . Add Abu Simbel Temples
Add International air from USA

DAY 1 - CAIRO Tour Starts DAILY in Cairo - Arrive any day of the week .
Our representative greets you at the airport and whisks you to your hotel. Visa fee may be paid upon arrival at Cairo Airport : $15 in Cash , this is available to a limited number of nationalities such as : Australian, NZ, American, EU , Canadian & Japanese citizens. You are responsible for having your passport in order valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival in Cairo. After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you (private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur ) to the hotel .

DAY 2 - CAIRO (BL)
On your first full day in Egypt we show you the Egyptian Museum, the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, the Citadel of Saladin, and the Mohammed Ali Mosque, made of alabaster. Lunch is included in at the Mena House , private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur , private Egyptologist.

DAY 3 - Luxor , Board Your Nile Cruise ! (BLD)
We fly to LUXOR ( or Aswan) , in Luxor we proceed to cross the Nile to the West Bank :
We tour today as the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings including Tut-Ank-Amon's tomb and the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut, we stop at the Colossi of Memnon on the way back to our cruise. and board our Nile cruiser in time for a delicious lunch. Complimentary welcome fruit basket awaits you in your cabin .The gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak, and the mighty Temple of Luxor are our goals in the afternoon. We'll return in time for the afternoon tea served on deck. You'll have a chance to explore your ship before dinner.

DAY 4 - On Board Your Nile Cruise - LUXOR , EDFU (BLD)
Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. We sail to Esna to go through the locks , and on to Edfu where we dock for the night. In the evening , we'll celebrate in Egyptian style, dressed in galabias, the flowing national costume, a galabya will be delivered to your cabin with our compliments)

DAY 5 - On Board Your Nile Cruise EDFU, KOM OMBO (BLD)
Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. We moor in Edfu, climb aboard horse-drawn carriages, and clip-clop through the town to the Temple of Horus, Egypt's best-preserved temple. Re-embarking on our Nile cruiser, we enjoy lunch as we sail further south upriver . We disembark downstream at Kom Ombo to visit its twin temples of Haroeris, the sun god, and Sobek, the crocodile god, the continue our voyage to Aswan, while we party after dinner with music and dance.

DAY 6 - On Board Your Nile Cruise - ASWAN (BLD)
Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner.
First we tour Aswan dams, then on to the new Nubian Museum then the awesome Aswan dams, and next an ancient granite quarry complete with an unfinished obelisk. Then we go by motor launch to the Island temple of Philae , dedicated to the Ancient Goddess ISIS :

"I, Isis, am all that has been, that is or shall be; no mortal man hath ever seen me unveiled."

Called Aset by the ancient Egyptians, the goddess was a Madonna in the Mediterranean tradition that stretches far, far back to the primitive Mother Goddess from Anatolia, home to some of the oldest human communities on earth.

Isis was the powerful and quick-witted protector of her son Horus, the Sun God. Ancient peoples throughout the Mediterranean regarded Isis and Horus as the perfect Madonna and Child. Another legend says she was also the mother of the fertility god Min who, judging from the depiction of him on temple walls, needed no help from Viagra!

In the afternoon we enjoy a leisurely sail by graceful felucca on the Nile.
For those who are interested : a short camel caravan & ride is included to visit a local Nubian Village. Our farewell dinner this evening is a buffet of Egyptian specialties, followed by a show featuring oriental performers, including of course a belly dancer

DAY 7 - CAIRO (BD)
After breakfast, check-out and board our return flight to Cairo, and your hotel . In the afternoon, wander through the city on your own, or do your last-minute shopping .Dinner is included at Abu El-Sid restaurant or similar.

DAY 8 - CAIRO- Departure (B)
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your homeward flight. Bon Voyage (private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur )

RATES per person in USD$

Rates include:

• All airfares within Egypt in economy class , tax included
  
• All transfers within Egypt private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur
  
• Hotel accommodation with tax & service charges.
  
• Nile Cruise with all meals & shore excursions.
  
• Preset menu meals including B = Breakfast, (or cB, Continental Breakfast) L = Lunch, D = Dinner .
  
• All guided sightseeing as per itinerary including all entrance fees. On board the cruise you'll be part of an average 10-15 English speaking group.
  
• One small bottle of water per person with each meal, as well as tea or coffee with each meal
  
• Welcome fruit basket upon check-in on board the Nile Cruise .
  
• Large bottle of water per person per day delivered to your cabin.

Not included:

• International airfares to or from Cairo.
  
• Tips. Never required . Suggested Tips :
  Drivers : $3 USD per person per transfer , $5 USD for a full day of touring, per person
  Nile Cruise: $10 USD per person per day , covering all the crew members on board the cruise that make your stay an enjoyable one, you may place your tips at the end of the cruise in the " Pooled Tips" ball at the reception
  
• Travel Insurance
  
• Air fare from/ to your home country .
  
• Visa fee for Egypt.

More Choices:

• The10 day edition, 2 extra nights hotel stay in Luxor or Aswan
• Add Alexandria
• Add Abu Simbel .
• Add Dendera Temples .