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From
Chartage to the Nile
Tour
the best of Egypt & Tunisia - 20 days , weekly departures
on Sundays , year round . Including a
5 day Nile Cruise, Cairo, Luxor,Aswan , Tunis, Hammamet, Sousse,
Monastir, El Jem, Sfax, Djerba Island, Gabes, Matmata, Kebil, Tozeur,
Chott El Djerid, Kairouan, Gafsa, Skeita .
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here for the 14 day version
DAY 1 - JFK - Sunday Board Air France (or other IATA international
air carrier) wide body jet at JFK International Airport , overnight
across the Atlantic. Dinner is served on board. We may use British Airways,
or Lufthansa.
DAY
2 - TUNIS/CARTAGE - Monday
Our staff greets you at Tunis/Cartage airport and escorts you to your
Tunis hotel. After freshening up, take your first look at this Mediterranean
capital as you like
DAY
3- HAMMAMET TO SFAX (cBLD) -
Tuesday
We drive along the beautiful blue Mediterranean seashore to Hammamet,
passing picturesque castles, stopping occasionally in local souks (bazaars)
for shopping. Continuing to Sousse, once the Phoenician city
of Hadrumatum, we walk through the medina (old city), cooled by breezes
off the harbor, and visit the Roman catacombs and, if there's time,
a local museum. We stop to explore a typical ribat (fort) before enjoying
lunch at Monastir. Our next stop is El Jem, which boasts
a Roman coliseum very similar to the famous one in Rome. Finally we
reach Sfax, and our hotel.
DAY
4 - DJERBA & GABES (cBLD) - Wednesday
We explore the old city of Sfax, then board the ferry to the
island of Djerba (Jerba) for lunch. Fertile Djerba, a large island
on the south side of the entrance to the Gulf of Gabes, bears many traces
of Roman civilization and produces an abundance of delicious fruit.
We travel to Gabes in time for shopping in the local market,
and for enjoying the shade of a typical palm grove before dinner and
a good night's rest.
DAY
5 - MATMATA TO CHOTT EL DJERID (cBLD) Thursday
Our journey continues to Matmata where we visit troglodyte (underground)
houses where descendants of the Berbers still live as their ancestors
did. We continue to Kebil for lunch, then across the Chott El
Djerid to see its desert Berber villages. We spend the night in a desert
oasis.
DAY
6 - CHOTT EL DJERID & TOZEUR (cBLD) Friday
We explore our desert oasis before driving to Tozeur in time
for lunch. In the afternoon, wander at leisure in Tozeur, our
base for the night.
DAY
7 - GAFSA, KAIROUAN & TUNIS (cBLD) Saturday
We drive to the ancient Roman pools of Gafsa, then to Sbeita
to climb around its Roman ruins. After lunch at a local restaurant,
we continue to Kairouan, an Islamic holy city boasting several
historic mosques and a souk famous for its carpets and leather goods.
We reach Tunis in time for dinner.
DAY
8 - TUNIS (cBLD) Sunday
The famous Bardo Museum, with the largest Roman mosaics in the world,
is our first stop, followed by a visit to Tunis's medina (old city)
for last-minute bargain-hunting. After a relaxing lunch in a seaside
restaurant, we visit the ruins of ancient Cartage, including its theater,
circus and baths. Finally, we stop in the picture-perfect medieval village
of Sidi Bou Said before returning to our hotel in Tunis.
DAY 9 - TUNIS (cB) Monday
Full day at leisure to enjoy exploring Tunis on your own ,or do your
last minute shopping.
DAY
10 - CAIRO (cB) - Tuesday
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight to the African
city of light: CAIRO . Our
staff meets you, assists with entry formalities, Complimentary Egyptian
visa fee (valid only for American & Japanese citizens. Passports
must be valid for at least 6 month upon arrival). A visa will be issued
at the airport upon arrival in Cairo. We'll
escort you to your hotel.
DAY
11- CAIRO (cBL) - Wednesday
Today,
we'll explore the wonders of the Egyptian Museum, with its treasures
of the ancient pharaohs: mummies, statuary, precious stones and metals.
Travellers have long come to Cairo just to gaze on these sights, but
our day has just started. We'll motor to the edge of Cairo, to the mysterious
Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza. Then it's onward to the Citadel of
Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali. Lunch will be served
at a local restaurant.
DAY
12-Alexandria (cBL)-Thursday
Today,we
tour Alexander the Great's ancient capital , we'll get to known Alexandria
in depth, as we visit the Greco-Roman Museum, the Roman Amphitheater,
the Koum El Shougafa Tombs, the fortress of Kayet Bey, and the Museum
of the Crown Jewels. After lunch in an Alexandrine restaurant, we'll
travel souththward to Cairo through the lush delta of the Nile River,
the source of the wealth of ancient Egypt.
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DAY
13-Cairo (cBD)-Friday
Today Cairo is yours to explore on your own, or just relax. In the evening,
it's all aboard! We'll settle you into your private wood-panelled sleeping
compartment on the train bound along the banks of the Nile. You'll enjoy
dinner on board , as the lights of villages reflect in the river.
DAY
14-Nile Cruise /Camel Caravan (cBLD)-Saturday
After breakfast
on board, the train arrives in Aswan, where we'll settle you into your
cabin on a Nile steamer. During the train ride, you will have seen feluccas
sailing the Nile. Now we'll experience Egypt at its most authentic,
as we sail in one of these graceful craft. Then, to really immerse yourself,
try your hand at camel riding! We'll take willing passengers on a traditional
caravan to enjoy tea with Nubian villagers. Only Travel in Style affords
this unique opportunity to meet and interact with local people. We are
proud to offer this insight into the Nubian way of life.
DAY 15 - ASWAN, KOM OMBO - (BLD) - Sunday
After breakfast on board, we'll visit the dams at Aswan, including the
High Dam, a modern wonder in this ancient land. At the ancient granite
quarry, we'll see an obelisk left unfinished, then board a launch on
Lake Nasser to visit the Temples of Philae, rescued from rising waters.
Back aboard our cruiser, we'll sail northward down the Nile at a stately
pace, disembarking for a visit to Kom Ombo, the twin temple dedicated
to the crocodile river god, Sobek.
DAY 16 - EDFU, ESNA - (BLD)- Monday
Horse-drawn carriages or vans meet us at riverside to take us through
Edfu to the Temple of Horus, best-preserved in all of Egypt. Later,
we'll cruise to Esna, and by evening, we'll be in fabled Luxor.
DAY 17 - LUXOR - (BLD) - Tuesday
We'll cross the Nile to view an array of ancient splendors: the tomb
chambers of the Valley of the Kings; the imposing tomb-temple of Queen
Hatshepsut and, the Colossi of Memnon.
DAY
18 - LUXOR, CAIRO - (B) - Wednesday
Check out from our cabins. In the morning we'll visit the imposing Great
Temple of Amon at Karnak and the great Temple of Luxor before heading
back to the airport & the flight back to Cairo and our hotel.
DAY
19 - CAIRO - (B)
You'll make your own program for your last full day in Cairo. Perhaps
you'll do some shopping at the fabulous Khan El-Khalili bazaar, or return
to the fabulous Pyramids, or take an optional tour, or spend the day
with new friends. Don't miss your chance to mingle with the crowds,
the peddlers, and the street entertainers who give life to Cairo!
DAY 20 - DEPARTURE FOR HOME - (B)
After breakfast, our staff will see you to the airport and assist
you with all the formalities before you board your flight for home.
You'll arrive the same day. Bon Voyage!
Rates per
person in US$
| Hotel/Cruise |
In
Triple occupancy |
Double |
Single |
| Deluxe
Hotels |
$3100.00 |
$3250.00 |
$4015.00 |
First
Class |
$2800.00 |
$2950.00 |
$3850.00 |
Tour departs
from the USA every Sunday , year round. For Christmas, New Year's &
Easter weeks, please add %20 supplement.
Your
tour includes:
Airport
transfers within Tunisia .
Complimentary
visa fee for Egypt, valid only for American & Japanese citizens,
passports must be valid for at least 6 month at time of arrival, no
visa is required for Tunis or France.
Air
fare with taxes from JFK, round-trip. For most west coast cities,
please add : $250. For Jun - Aug. , air fare supplement is $250 (doesn't
apply when you handle your own air fare). When /if you handle your
own air fare, please deduct $ 800 from the rate.
Hotel
accommodations in simple but comfortable four-star (first-class) hotels
(Tunis: International Mechtel; Sfax: Sfax Center Syhax; Gabes: Chems;
Tozeur: Ramla); Cairo : Deluxe stars : Meridien or Hilton,Pyramids
Park Inter.continental First class : Oases, 3 Pyramids or similar.
Deluxe category applies only to Egyptian hotels & Cruises.
Meals
as indicated: cB = Continental breakfast; L
= set-menu lunch; D = set-menu dinner
Guided
sightseeing as indicated, including all admission fees, by air-conditioned
motorcoach . Please note that in Tunisia, touring & guiding
will be in French and English.
Not
Included :
Tips
. Any insurance, we'll be glad to send you the flyer
Drinks.
Trip
cancellation insurance, travel insurance ( Please ask for the flyer)
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