Escape to the Sun

7-day edition
Locally escorted tour shows you the top sights in Cairo, with four days (three nights) cruising on the Nile, including domestic air fare in Egypt . Add Alexandria

CRUISE THE NILE in the comfort and luxury ( More cruise images)

DAY 1 - CAIRO
Our staff meets you at the airport and escorts you to your hotel. Enjoy the sights and sounds of Cairo as you like for the rest of the day, complimentary visa for American, Australian , NZ , Western European , Canadian, & Japanese citizens, passport must be valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of arrival.

Weekly on Sundays , Mondays & Tuesdays & Wednesdays , Year Round
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DAY 2 - CAIRO (cBL)
Today we get to know the great Egyptian capital on a full-day tour. We start at the Egyptian Museum, including the Mummy room & Tutankhamoun Treasures, then go on to Saladin's citadel with its alabaster mosque. After lunch at one of Cairo's most famous traditional restaurants, we explore Manial Royal Palace and conclude with the 12th century district of Khan El Khalili.

DAY 3 - LUXOR & ESNA (cBLD)
An early flight takes us to Luxor, and our Nile cruise. Welcome fruit basket .
After you settle in , we visit the gigantic Temple of Amon at Karnak, the pharaohs' tombs in the Valley of the Kings.

Then its on to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, and the Colossi of Memnon. We continue to Esna, where we enjoy a shipboard dinner.
Welcome complimentary fruit basket.

DAY 4 - EDFU & KOM OMBO (BLD)
At dockside, we board horse-drawn carriages for the short clip-clop ride through the town of Edfu to the stupendous Temple of Horus, the best preserved temple on the Nile. Returning to our ship, we set sail for Kom Ombo and its famous twin temples dedicated to the sun and the crocodile god. Complimentary Galabya.

DAY 5 - ASWAN & PHILAE (BLD)
We explore the Temples of Horus and Sobek at Kom Ombo, haggle with peddlers for souvenirs, then re board our ship for the voyage south to Aswan. In the afternoon, we take a motor launch to the Temples of Philae, rescued from the rising waters behind the High Dam. In the evening, Aswan's colorful bazaar awaits us. Complimentary Egyptian sweets/pastry .

DAY 6 - NUBIAN VILLAGE /CAIRO (B)
Complimentary short camel ride to a nearby Nubian Village for tea with the locals. Followed by a tour of the Nubian Museum .

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.
We return by plane to Cairo and our hotel. Experience Cairo as you like. Now's a good time to do your souvenir and gift shopping in the city's fabled bazaars.

DAY 7- DEPARTURE (cB)
After breakfast, our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight home. Bon Voyage

Tour starts in Cairo . Weekly on Sundays , Mondays & Tuesdays & Wednesdays , Year Round
Click here for the 8 day edition

Please add a supplement of 10% to these rates for departures from December 23 to January 3,
and during Easter Week

Ultra Deluxe Nile Cruises: Radamis II, Royal Lotus , Philae : Please add 15 % supplement to the deluxe rate

Please add 25 % supplement to the deluxe rate to upgrade to the Ultra Deluxe M/S Amarco

For a private Egyptology while on board the cruise , please add $150 per person , this will include as well private air conditioned car /driver for the duration of the Nile Cruise. This tour starts weekly in Cairo , year round.

Rates include:

• Pre set menu meals including B = Breakfast, (or cB, Continental Breakfast) L = Lunch, D = Dinner.
  
  

• Hotel accommodation ,including tax & service charges.
  
  

• Nile cruise including all meals & shore excursions. For a private Egyptology while on board the cruise , please add $100 per person , this will include as well private air conditioned car /driver for the duration of the Nile Cruise.

• Domestic airfare within Egypt, tickets issued & delivered in Cairo.
  
  

• All transfers within Egypt.
  

• Bottled water ( one large bottled per person) delivered to your cabin daily while you are on board.

• Tea or coffee and small bottled water with each & every meal while you are on board the Nile Cruise.

• Complimentary welcome drink upon arrival on board the Nile Cruise.

• Complimentary welcome fruit basket in your cabin upon arrival on board the Nile Cruise.
  

• Pre set menu meals including B = Breakfast, (or cB, Continental Breakfast) L = Lunch, D = Dinner.
  
  

• Complimentarily visa, included & issued upon arrival for American,Australian, NZ, Western European , Canadian & Japanese citizens, passport must be valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of arrival.
  
  

• Guided sightseeing as per itinerary including all entrance fees.
  

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Rates do not include:
Any international airfare. Tips. Travel Insurance ( Please ask us for the flyer)

Please add a supplement of 20% to these rates for departures from December 23 to January 3, or during Easter Week.

Dining Room Reservations:

YOU will not require any, our dining rooms do accommodate one seating, one less thing to worry about while you are on the  Nile.

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 :

Photo Courtesy of Sonesta Luxury Nile Cruises.

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.