Travel to Egypt and have an amazing holidays during New Year 2011/2012. Start your holidays in Egypt with Cairo visiting Giza Pyramids, Sakkara and the Egyptian Museum then heading to Old Coptic and Islamic Cairo. Enjoy a wonderful trips with Egypt Travel Egypt to the most interesting places at Luxor and Aswan on board AL Jamila Nile Cruise.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: 27 Dec: Thursday: Arrive Egypt
Egypt Travel representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport. After that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome Drink
Day 2: 28 Dec: Friday: Pyramids Tour
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus - Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Lunch included during the tour and then proceed to Sakkara area to visit Sakkara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid). Move to Memphis; Old kingdom's capital and famous Necropolis.Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Luxor - dinner and breakfast will be served on board - overnight on train board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: 29 Dec: Saturday: Luxor Tour
Upon arrival at Luxor station, transfer by a private A/C vehicle to your Nile Cruise, Check in for embarkation before Lunch, enjoy the East Bank (karnak temple & Luxor Temple ) and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: 30 Dec: Sunday: Luxor West Bank Trips
Breakfast on board, pay a visit to the West Bank of the River Nile in Luxor to the Valley of the Kings, the temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir EL Bahari and theColossi of Memnon, then sail to Esna & Edfu. Overnight on Board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: 31 Dec: Monday: Kom Ombo
Breakfast on board, visit Horus temple, then sail to Kom Ombo to visit Temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Have lunch on board then sail to Aswan. Overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: 1 Jan: Tuesday: Aswan Tours
You will be accompanied by your knowledgeable Egyptologist guide for an amazing tour to visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae, then enjoy a felucca ride around Botanical Garden, dinner and overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: 2 Jan: Wednesday: Abu Simbel Trip
Disembarkation after breakfast where you can leave your luggage and enjoy the swimming pool till the time of the train . Or have an optional tour to Abu Simbel from Aswan by a private air -conditioned vehicle. Then transfer to Aswan station staking sleeping train to Cairo
Meals: Breakfast,Dinner
Day 8: 3 Jan: Thursday: Back to Cairo
You will be met at Giza station, then transfer to your hotel in Cairo and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 09: 4 Jan: Friday: Cairo Tour
Breakfast at the hotel and then you will be escorted by your private guide to visitThe Egyptian Museum, where the treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Additional visit to the mummies room at the museum (extra ticket on spot) Lunch through out the tour at local restaurant then move to visit Saladin Citadel including Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Meals:- Breakfast, Lunch
Day 10: 5 Jan: Saturday: Final departure
Have your Breakfast ,then you will be transfered to Cairo International Airport for departure.
Meals: Breakfast
Inclusions
Meet and assist service upon arrival & departure
All transfers by Private A/C vehicle.
Accommodation 3 nights in Cairo included breakfast
Accommodation 2 nights on sleeping train breakfast & dinner are included.
Accommodation 4 nights on 5deluxe cruise with full board basis.
Entrance fees to the mentioned sites in the itinerary
Egyptologist guide during your excursions
New Year's gala dinner included on the cruise
Lunch meal at local restaurant during tours in Cairo
Bottled water during the tours
Free cell phone (charged with 10 L.E, 2 international or 30 local minutes).
All taxes & service charge.
Exclusions
International flights to & from Egypt
Egypt entry visa
Any extras and personal expenses
Tipping kitty
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GeneralInfo
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Prices
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip and valid for Christmas, New Years holidays.
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Egypt Entry Visa
You need to have a valid passport at least 6 months beyond your scheduled return date to enter Egypt and you can obtain a visa from the Egyptian Consulate before departure. Also, entry visa is available upon arrival Egypt airports against USD 15 per passport for specific nationalities and need to check before
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Tipping
It is a customary attitude for expressing ones satisfaction of good services rendered to him by staff on duty with him. We advise if you are willing to offer it, this would be great and if not, you are not obliged to do it.