Egypt In Brief

Day 1 (Flying to Cairo): Fly to Cairo on board of Egypt Air. (Other air carriers are available) (D)

Day 2 (Cairo): Upon arrival at Cairo airport, our representative will assist you through formalities. Transfer you to Le Meridian Pyramids with buffet breakfast daily. Overnight at the hotel. (DB)

Day 3 (Cairo): After breakfast, full day sight seeing, visiting the Egyptian museum with the huge collection of the Pharaonic antiquities and monuments. Then you will visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, nearby the mysterious Sphinx, a colossal lion with a pharaoh head. Evening time you will be back to the hotel for leisure and relaxation. Overnight at the hotel. (BL)

Day 4 (Cairo): After breakfast, (optional trip) full day sight seeing, visiting Memphis the capital of the oldest kingdom in the world, and the statue of Ramses II. Then continue to Saqqara to visit the legendary Unas Pyramid, king Zoser Step Pyramid, Tomb of Ti and Tomb of Ptahotep. Then you will continue to Old Christian Cairo, where the holy family stayed during their visit to Egypt. You will visit the Church of Abu Serga and the well known Hanging Church. You will pass through the alleys, where Jesus stepped, also you will visit Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest Jewish synagogue in Egypt. Then you will proceed to the Old Islamic Cairo and you will visit Mohamed Ali Mosque and the Citadel of Salah El Din. Continue to Khan El Khalili Bazaar a place for shopping where you will find all kinds of Oriental goods and hand crafted pieces. Overnight at your hotel. (BL)

Day 5 (Nile cruise): After Breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor, upon arrival transfer to the your Nile cruise (5* cruise line), with breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet daily. The cruise starts in Luxor and ends in Aswan. Check in then visit the West Bank Valley of the Kings, temple of Queen Hatshepsut and Colossi of Memnon , after lunch visit karnak temple and luxor lemple ,dinner on board and overnight .(BLD).

Day 6 (Nile cruise): After breakfast, lunch on board, sail to Esna, cross the lock, sail to Edfu, dinner on board and overnight. (BLD)

Day 7 (Nile cruise): After breakfast, visit the temple of horus in edfu, lunch on board sailing to Kom Ombo, visit the temple shared by the two Gods Sobek and Haroeris, sail to Aswan dinner on board and overnight on your cruise. (BLD)

Day 8 (Nile cruise): After breakfast on board, visit the High Dam, the unfinished obelisk and the temple of Philae. Lunch will be on board, then visit the botanical garden by felucca. Enjoy your dinner on board and overnight in Aswan. (BLD)

Day 9 (Aswan): Disembarkation, after breakfast, transfer to Aswan Airport for your flight to Cairo. (B)

Day 10 (Cairo): After breakfast, day at your leisure and overnight . (B)

Day 11 (Alexandria): (Optional) After breakfast, (optional trip) you will be transferred to Alexandria, by an air conditioned car or bus. Alexandria was named after Alexander the great. Egypt is second biggest city, it is a semi circle city on the sea, with lots of Roman remains. You will visit Catacombs of Kom El Shuqafa, Pompeii pillar, the Roman theatre and the newly opened Alexandria library. In antiquity the library was the largest and most important library in the world. Transfer back by an air conditioned car or bus. Overnight at Mercure Cairo Le Sphinx. (BL)

Day 12 (Flying back home): After breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport for your final departure. (B)

Prices of 2012/2013 departures from Toronto, Montreal and New York.

Your tour price includes
1- International Airfare from Toronto, Montreal and New York included.
2- All transfers included in Egypt (from airport to hotels or cruises and back)
3- Accommodation Double occupancy at hotels included.
4 -Meals Buffet Breakfast in Cairo and L uxor.
5- Meals on Cruise All meals while on the cruise commencing with lunch on the day of embarkation and ending with breakfast on the day of disembarkation.
6- Nile Cruise 4 nights Nile Cruise Between Luxor to Aswan or vice versa in an outside cabin with private facilities.
7- Sightseeing One full day sightseeing tour in Cairo and all sightseeing tours on the Nile Cruise included.