egypt small group christmas tour 3 nights cairo & 4 nights nile river cruise december 25, 2021 - january 01, 2022
Trip Overview
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Trip Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Cairo
Welcome to the land of the Pharaohs! Upon arrival at the Cairo International airport our representateive will met and assist you and then transfer you to the hotel. They will review the trip's itinerary while enjoying a welcome drink.
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2: Pyramids & Cairo Sightseeing
Begin the day with a visit to the Giza Plateau, where you will see the Great Pyraminds, Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Stop for lunch at a well known local restaruant. After lunch visit the fascinating collections of antiquities at the Egyptian Museum and stop at the Khan el Khalili bazaar.
Overnight in Cairo. B, L
Day 3: Fly Cairo to Luxor for Nile Cruise Tour
Check out from the hotel and you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Luxor. Upon arrival you will be transferred to board your Nile Cruise. Proceed with the visits of the East Bank including the Luxor Temple and the Temple complex of Karnak, built on a leviathan scale to house the gods. Transfer back to the cruise. Dinner and evening entertainment on board.
Overnight in Luxor. B, L, D
Day 4: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions
After breakfast proceed with a visit to the West Bank, which includes the The Colossi if Memnon, The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Valley of Kings, which was intended as the ultimate insurance policy on life eternal. Have lunch on board the cruise ship as you sail to Edfu.
Overnight in Edfu. B, L, D
Day 5: Edfu & Kom Ombo Temples
After breakfast proceed with a visit to the Horus Temple in Edfu. Then sail to Kom Ombo. Here you will visit the Kom Ombo Temple and Crocodile museum which was built on a hillside that is overlooking the Nile. Have lunch on board as you sail to Aswan. Dinner and evening entertainment on board.
Overnight in Aswan. B, L, D
Day 6: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours
After breakfast proceed with visits to the High Dam, which was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960's, Lake Nasser, Ancient granite quarries, the Unfinished Obelisk which gives us a great deal of information about how the original builders set about their tasks and the Temple of Philae which dedicated to the goddess Isis, which was oncle flooded by the Nile River. Dinner and evening entertainment on board.
Overnight in Aswan. B, L, D
Day 7: Fly from Aswan To Cairo
After breakfast, disembark and you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival in Cairo you will be met and transferred to the hotel. Day at leisure.
Overnight in Cairo. B
*Optional Group Tour by Coach to Abu Simbel Temples $135pp
Day 8: Cairo - Fly Back Home
After breakfast check out of the hotel and spend some free time in Cairo. Return to hotel for your transfer to the airport for your flight home. B
Price
Package: $1,999pp + $155pp for Domestic Flights within Egypt.
*Price based on double occupancy
Hotel & Ship
5* Hilton Pyramids Golf Hotel: Standard room
MS Salacia Nile Cruise: Standard stateroom suites
*Hotel can be substituted with similar
Included
- Meet & Greet services by our representative at airports
- Assistance with guest relations during your stay
- All transfers to/from airport & hotel via vehicle with A/C and wifi
- Domestic flight tickets from Cairo to Luxor & Aswan to Cairo
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo with breakfast
- Accommodation for 4 nights on a 5* cruise ship with full board
- All sightseeing tours in Cairo mentioned on the itinerary (small group of 10 pax max.)
- All sightseeing tours on the cruise shared with small group
- Local English speaking Egyptologist & tour guide during your trips
- Entrance fees to all sites indicated on the itinerary
- Meals mentioned on itinerary
- Bottled water during outings outside of hotel or cruise ship
- Portage as needed
- All service charges
Excluded
- International airfare
- Entry visa to Egypt, you can get it upon arrival, it cost $25 USD only in cash for a normal American passport holder or you can obtain an e-visa
- Entry tickets to go inside any of Giza Pyramids or the Tomb of King Tutankhamen at the Valley of the Kings
- Any optional tours
- Personal spending
- Tipping
- Meals not mentioned on itinerary
- Travel Insurance - Required
Note
In case there will be an obligatory Gala dinner for the New Night Eve, the extra cost will be $199pp.
The hotel has not yet determined whether or not this will take place. We will advise once known and it will be compulsory and payment must be made before departure.
Remarks
- Kindly check with the embassy the new rules of PCR before traveling. You have to bring with you a negative PCR and you need to do it 96 hours before your arrival.
- There is a PCR test needed before departing again to the USA. The current cost of it is about $110 USD and it takes 24 hours to get your result.
- Both policies are subject to change at anytime
