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8 - Day version With CAIRO , Fayoum & ABU SIMBEL

Cairo , Fayoum , all transfers & Round-trip Domestic air fare
And 4-Day Nile Cruise

Moon Goddess Nile Cruise
Ultra Luxury on the Nile

Weekly in Cairo . Cruise embarkation from Aswan or Luxor, embarkation days vary between Deluxe, First class , as well as the different cruise boats, we will try our best to accommodate your dates/confirmation on one of the following boats or similar: Radamis , Sonesta Moon Goddess or Lady Diana Nile Cruise for the 5 star category
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DAY 1 - Cairo - Weekly in Cairo year round
Arrive at Cairo Airport, on a Monday, Wednesday or a Thursday .
Visa fee is included & issued upon arrival for citizens of : EU, US, Australia, NZ, Canada, & Japan, you're responsible for your passport being in order & valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of arrival. Transfer is included to your hotel:
Deluxe : Grand Hyatt , Le Meridien , Gezirah Sheraton or similar, First Class : Oases or Maadi.
Add an extra day in Cairo with touring.

DAY 2 - CAIRO / ASWAN/ Abu Simbel (B)
Tuesday , Thursday, Fridays
Early breakfast at the hotel. Very Early morning Transfer is included from your hotel to the airport.
Domestic air fare between Cairo & the cruise is included, issued & delivered in Cairo . Your flight will make a brief stop in Aswan then continues on to Abu Simbel .

In Abu Simbel : Tour the mighty Temples of Ramses the Great & his Queen:
In the larger temple, colossal figures of Ramses are seated with the gods and attended by his queen and daughters.
The smaller temple is dedicated to Queen Nefertari, who appears as Hathor, the goddess of love, joy and fertility, symbolized by the benevolent cow. We explore these fine temple by ourselves in the quiet of the morning, admiring their ancient aura and artistry, before we head back to Aswan by air.

Upon Arrival in Aswan : We proceed to the Old Cataract Hotel ( Deluxe ), or Basma Hotel Aswan ( First Class ) , overlooking the Nile and the ancient island of Elephantine. Remainder of the day at leisure.

Day 3 - Aswan - KOM OMBO (BLD)
Breakfast is included at the hotel .
We have several vessels available , embarkation on Wednesdays & Fridays , upon arrival our local rep will assist with your transfer from the hotel to your luxury Nile Cruise.
Check in on our luxury cruiser in the morning, then visit the Aswan High Dam, the red granite quarries of the ancient pharaohs, Nubian Museum, and the temples of Philae, reconstructed on an island in the middle of the Nile . After a shipboard lunch, we set sail for Kom Ombo, where we explore the twin Temples of Haroeris and Sobek. We continue our cruise to Edfu, where we dock for the night.

DAY 4 - EDFU & LUXOR (cBLD)
We board horse-drawn carriages (or motor vans) for the ride to Edfu's Temple of Horus, one of the best-preserved Ancient Egyptian temples on the Nile. After lunch , we continue our cruise down the Nile to Luxor. Afternoon tea is served on the sun -deck. Dinner & entertainment on board.

DAY 5 - LUXOR & THEBES (cBLD)
Today we tour the Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut's Temple of El Deir El Bahari , and the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch, the afternoon is free for shopping. Afternoon tea is served on deck. Dinner & folk dance show on board.

DAY 6 - LUXOR & KARNAK (cB)
After breakfast, check - out
We tour the Great Temple of Amon at Karnak , the "mother" of all temples, and the smaller yet charming Temple of Luxor, checking out of our cruise vessel before lunch. Transfer is included back to Aswan airport
Domestic air fare is included as well back to Cairo .
In Cairo , we meet you at the airport & escort you back to your hotel: Deluxe : Grand Hyatt, Le Meridien , Gezirah Sheraton or similar, First Class : Novotel by the Airport, or Oases by the Pyramids.

DAY 7 - Cairo Fayoum (cBL)
On Desert Safari for the Day - Fayoum Oases

The wilds of the desert begin right on the outskirts of Cairo, and continue for hundreds of miles to the east and west, through sands, rock, mountains, oases, and a surprising variety of scenery and inhabitants.

Join us for a day ranging across the desert like modern nomads. In place of camels, we’ll travel in comfortable, reliable four-by-four Toyota Land Cruisers. Your guide and drivers will meet you at your hotel, and soon you’ll leave bustling Cairo behind as you undertake the drive toward the Oasis of El Fayoum, 150 kilometers to the southwest. Hard as it is to believe, a great inland sea once covered these sands. It was a holy reserve of sacred crocodiles, symbolized by the god Sobek.

We’ll visit the temple of Kom Oshim, drive over ancient lake beds, and alongside the waters of today’s Fayoum Lake to reach the fishermen’s village of Chak Chouk. There we’ll stop for a lunch of fish caught fresh that morning. There will be time to wander the village lanes and discreetly watch the everyday activities of baking flatbread, irrigating crops from the lake’s waters, and bringing in the catch. We’ll also include the craft and pottery museum where the best works of local artisans are on display.

Then it’s into our four-by-fours again, for an off-road adventure! We’ll head alongside and across desert washes, between dunes, and over ancient lake beds for 35 kilometers to the Valley of the Whales. Incredibly, these great mammals once thrived in waters surrounded by sands. We’ll stop and gaze in amazement at their fossilized remains alongside smaller sea creatures that remain in stone.

In the evening, you’ll return to your hotel in Cairo. Land transportation in air-conditioned four-wheel-drive Toyota Land Cruiser with the services of driver and English-speaking driver. Lunch is included

DAY 8 - Departure - Cairo (B)
After breakfast, check-out, transfer to Cairo Airport. Salam . Bon Voyage. Have a nice flight .Itinerary is subject to change without notice.( More cruise images) . Add extra day in Cairo

RATES per person in USD for the 7 Day Program
First Class Hotels & Cruise
Sample 4 stars cruises : Presidential Nile Cruise , Ruby , Nile Dream

Christmas, New Year's & Easter Weeks : Please add % 20 to the above listed rates

Deluxe Rates per person in USD for the 7 Day program

Sample deluxe cruises: M/S Mojito , M/S Adonis / M/S Beau Soleil .
M/S Monaco / Monte Carlo / Lady Diana


Upgrade : 30 % Supplement applies:
M/S Queen TiYi, M/S Senator ,M/S Alexander the Great , M/S Radamis, or the Royal Lotus ( Movenpick ) , Moon Goddess .

For the all suites, Ultra Deluxe Amarco , the supplement is %40

The Ultra Deluxe : M/S Amarco

For a PRIVATE: CAR/DRIVER & GUIDE for all the shore excursions for the duration of the cruise ,
please add :$ 200 per person.

Rate Includes :

• Bottled water (one large bottle per person daily while on board the cruise)
• Tea or coffee and one small bottled water per person with each meal daily while on board the cruise.
• One night hotel accommodation in Aswan at the Old Cataract or similar ( Nile view room) ,or Basma Hotel ( or similar) for first class
• Two nights hotel accommodation in Cairo : Deluxe : Grand Hyatt, Le Meridien , Gezirah Sheraton or similar, First Class : Novotel by the Airport, or Oases by the Pyramids.
• Abu Simbel group tour & entrance fees
• Welcome fruit basket on board the cruise
• All shore excursions.
• All entrance fees and the service of an English speaking guide .
• Meals B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner. As well as afternoon tea daily, on board the cruise
• Domestic air tickets between Cairo & the cruise, as well as ABU SIMBEL, tickets are issued & delivered in Cairo .
• All domestic airport/ cruise transfers as listed in Egypt.
• Visa fee issued upon arrival to citizens of : USA, EU, Canada, Australia, NZ & Japan

Rates are per person in US Itinerary is subject to change without notice.

Boarding the cruise is from either Luxor or Aswan, depending on the availability at the time of booking.

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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.

What to Pack:
Most of the year look forward to warm, even hot weather in Luxor & Aswan, morning & evenings are cooler. For Shore excursions, we suggest comfortable cotton & natural fabric lightweight clothing. Comfortable walking shoes are essential.

Clothing on Board:
Lightweight comfortable & casual clothing. Swimsuits, sun hat. Dining room dress code is casual for breakfast & lunch, but smart casual for dinner. All ships are fully air conditioned

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Radamis I
The four-deck, 72-meter (236-foot)-long Radamis I operated by the Swiss Mövenpick hospitality experts has 71 deluxe staterooms, four deluxe suites, a gourmet restaurant, swimming pool, bar and boutique.

Radamis II
The four-deck, 72.3-meter (237-foot)-long Radamis II operated by the Swiss Mövenpick hospitality experts has 80 luxurious staterooms (including six suites), swimming pool, gourmet restaurant, three bars, nightly music and dancing in the lounge/discotheque, onboard boutique,
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