Price
$642
Nile Jewel – 5* Cruise
Cruise down the Nile in a 9 days tour including a chilaxing time at the Red Sea.
Included
+2 nights in four stars hotel in Cairo (B/B)
+3 nights on 5 stars Nile Cruise (F/B)
+2 nights in 4 stars hotel in Hurghada (A/I)
+2 ways A/C vehicle (Luxor-Hurghada) and ( Hurghada-Cairo)
Excluded
Entrance fees to sites visited (allow approx. US$130)
Flights (airfare)- Visa
Travel insurance (compulsory)
Tipping kitty (allow US$35)
Tour guide tips
Meals not indicated in the itinerary- Drinks, snacks and other personal expenses (e.g. laundry)
Tour Program
Day 1 Airport pick up to hotel in Cairo
Arrive at Cairo airport where you will be met by our representative who will assist you through the formalities. Transfer to your hotel to meet your guide for a briefing explaining the tour itinerary. Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo.
Day 2 Cairo (Breakfast)
We depart early this morning for Cairo. Today we tour the City of Cairo, beginning with the Egyptian Museum where you may view the treasures of King Tutankhamun’s tomb. Afterwards we make our way to the old Cairo Bazaar, Khan El Khalili, with its maze of intriguing alleyways that are home to numerous souvenir stalls and coffee shops. Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo.
Breakfast included.
Day 3 Aswan (Lunch – Dinner)
Arrive in Aswan. We begin the day with a tour of the romantic Philae Temple - perched atop a picturesque island, its beautiful location is reached by small motor boat, making a truly magnificent approach to the site. Overnight on your 5* Nile Cruise.
Day 4 Nile Cruise, Kom Ombo (Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner)
At midday the cruise will start sailing down the Nile towards Kom Ombo .in the evening we visit the temple of Kom Ombo - its perfectly symmetrical twin entrances overlook the spectacular riverside, Overnight on your cruise.
*Optional extra: Visit Abu Simbel - the stupendous Sun Temple of Ramses the Great.
Day 5 Nile Cruise to Luxor (Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner)
After breakfast, We sail along the Nile towards the city of Luxor, Afternoon, we arrive in Luxor, beginning the day with a tour of the East Bank of the Nile. Here you will experience the immense Karnak Temple, considered by some as Egypt’s most important Pharonic site - the country’s powerhouse of ancient times; as well as the magnificent Luxor Temple where visitors are greeted by the impressive Avenue of Sphinxes. Overnight on your cruise.
Day 6 Luxor to Hurghada, Red Sea (Breakfast– Dinner)
After breakfast we explore the West Bank of Luxor, starting the tour with the world famous Valley of the Kings, the richest archaeological site on earth. Then on to the breathtaking Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir al-Bahri), built for the only woman to reign over Egypt as pharaoh. Finally, we visit the great Colossi of Memnon - the last remains of Amenophis III's temple. We then take the A/C bus to Hurghada, Red Sea. Overnight stay at your hotel in Hurghada..
Day 7 Hurghada, Red Sea (Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner)
This is a free day to be spent at your leisure. With snorkeling, swimming, scuba diving and good food and drink available you will find much to do; or simply relax and enjoy the sun. Overnight stay at your hotel in Hurghada.
Day 8 Cairo {Breakfast}
We depart early this morning for Cairo. Today we tour the City of Cairo, beginning with the Egyptian Museum where you may view the treasures of King Tutankhamun’s tomb. Afterwards we make our way to the old Cairo Bazaar, Khan El Khalili, with its maze of intriguing alleyways that are home to numerous souvenir stalls and coffee shops. Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo.
Breakfast included.
Day 9 Cairo airport transfer (Breakfast)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport. Take the memories of your adventures with you on your flight home.
Breakfast included.
