Day
02: (Monday) After enjoying an international buffet breakfast, tour Sakkarra, famous for it's Stepped Pyramid, Dahshur, with it's famous Bent and Red Pyramids plus the new Imhotep museum. Then visit the Giza Plateau with the seventh wonder of the world, Cheop's Pyramid and the inscrutable Sphinx. Overnight Cairo (B)
Maid: 50 cents per person or $1 for single room
Tour Guide: $5 per person
Driver: $1 per person
waiters: same as above
TOTAL Day 02 tips: About $7 per ADULT
Day 03: (Tuesday) Buffet breakfast, check out then a tour to visit the Egyptian Antiquities Museum where you will see King Tut's treasures. Staff will transfer you to the airport, assist with checking in and you fly to Aswan, arriving staff will transfer you to the Movenpick Elephantine Island Resort or the Iberotel Nile resort. Overnight Aswan (B)
Tour leader: $1 per person
Maid at Cairo hotel: 50 cents per person or $1 if a single room
Luggage handler at Cairo hotel: 50 cents per bag
Luggage handler at Cairo airport: 50 cents per bag
Luggage handler at Aswan airport: 50 cents per bag
Tour leader in Aswan: $1 per person
Luggage handler at Aswan hotel: 50 cents per bag
Waiters (Cairo and Aswan): Same as above
TOTAL Day 03 TIPS: About $4.50 per ADULT
Day
04: (Wednesday) After your buffet breakfast cross the Nile by Felucca (native sailboat) (or motor launch is there is not enough wind) and board your 'ship of the desert' (camel) for a visit to St. Simeon's Monastery ruins. Sail to Elephantine Island, site of some of Egypt's oldest antiquities and a wonderful Nubian village. Returning to the East bank visit the Temple of Philae and the Nubian Museum. Overnight Aswan (B)
Tour Guide: $5 per person
Driver: $1 per person
Boat staff: 50 cents per person
Camel handler: 50 cents per person
Waiters: same as above
Maids: 50 cents a person or $1 per room if a single
TOTAL Day 04 TIPS: About $8.00 per ADULT
Day 05:
(Thursday) Buffet breakfast, check out then drive to Luxor stopping along the way to visit the Temples at Kom Ombo and Edfu. Arrive Luxor early afternoon and enjoy staying at the Maritim Resort. Located on an Island on the Nile it offers excellent amenities for the entire family. Overnight Luxor (B)
Maid: 50 cents per person or $1 for single
Luggage handler at Aswan hotel: 50 cents per bag
Driver (Aswan to Luxor): $2 per person
Guide: $5 per person
Luggage handler at Luxor hotel: 50 cents per bag
Waiters: same as above
TOTAL Day 05 tips: About $8 per ADULT
Day 06: (Friday) Buffet breakfast followed by an early departure for the West bank and the Necropolis of Thebes where you will see the Colossi of Memnon, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut plus visit tombs of a King, a Queen, a Prince, a Nobleman and an Artisan. In the afternoon visit the famous Temples of Karnak and Luxor. Overnight Luxor (B)
Maid: 50 cents per person or $1 for single room
Waiters: same as above
Tour Guide: $5 per person
Driver: $1 per person
TOTAL Day 06 tips: About $7 per ADULT
Day
07: (Saturday) After your buffet breakfast, check out then staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in for an Egyptair flight to Sharm el Sheikh. You have now left Africa and are in Asia!! Arriving, staff will transfer you to either the Renaissance Golden Beach or the Stella Mare resort. Both face the world famous underwater park, Ras Mohammed. Free day to enjoy the beach. Overnight Sharm (B)
Maid: 50 cents per person or $1 for a single room
Luggage handler at hotel: 50 cents per bag
Luggage handler at Cairo airport: 50 cents per bag
Tour leader Cairo: $1 per person
Driver: 50 cents per person
Luggage handler Sharm: 50 cents per bag
Tour leader Sharm: $1 per person
Driver Sharm: $1 per person
Waiters: see above
TOTAL Day 07 tips: About $6 per ADULT
Day 08:
(Sunday) Buffet breakfast then A day at the beach to enjoy optional water sports or simply take it easy. Overnight Sharm (B)
Maid: 50 cents per person or $1 for single room
Waiters: see above
TOTAL Day 08 tips: $1.00 per adult
Day
09: (Monday) Buffet breakfast, check out and depart for the famous Sinai mountains.
"...a journey through Feiran is to pass through an entire chapter of the Old Testament itself..."
Few places are as steeped in Biblical mystery as the great Wadi Feiran - the Sinai's largest Wadi and one of it's most archeologically important stretches of terrain. It was here, according to locals, scholars, and legend, that Moses struck a rock with his staff, bringing forth a spring so his people could drink. Feiran is also the site of Rafadim, the fabled oasis where the Hebrews camped and battled the Amelecites. For the pilgrims and believers who have been coming to this Wadi for centuries, a journey through Feiran is to pass through an entire chapter of the Old Testament itself, Exodus 17. Given such prominence in the Old Testament, it is no surprise that Feiran is littered with the ruins of dozens of ancient churches; some dating back to the 4th century AD, when Feiran began to develop into a major religious center for monks and pilgrims, many on their way to Mt. Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery further east. The Wadi's chief religious sites are the rock from which Moses drew water, which convention places at the western entrance to the oasis, and Mount Tahoun, which Moses supposedly used as an observation point to view the battle with the Amelecites. Atop the mountain is an ancient cross, and the ruins of a small church dating back to the 4th century. End the day at the foot of Mt. Sinai. Overnight Mt. Sinai at St. Catherine's Plaza hotel. (B,L,D)
Maid: 50 cents per person or $1 for single room
luggage handler Sharm hotel: 50 cents per bag
Tour guide: $5 per person
Driver: $2 per person
Luggage handler at Mt. Sinai: 50 cents per bag
Waiters: see above
TOTAL Day 09 tips: About $9 per ADULT
Day
10: (Tuesday) Rise well before dawn and climb Mt. Sinai to see the sunrise on the mountain where God gave Moses the 10 commandments. Return to the base for a buffet breakfast then visit St. Catherine's Monastery and the Chapel of the Burning Bush. Departing St. Catherine's, travel to the Rock of Inscriptions where travelers have left messages and directions for over 8,000 years. Visit Ein Kudra, traditionally Hazarot for the Children of Israel during Exodus. We continue our journey to the coast, have lunch at a wonderful restaurant right on the shore of the Gulf. Return to Sharm in the evening and the comfort of the Renaissance or Stella Mare. Overnight Sharm (B, L)
Maid: 50 cents per room or $1 for single room
Luggage handler Mt. Sinai: 50 cents per bag
Tour guide: $5 per person
Driver: $2 per person
Luggage handler Sharm hotel: 50 cents per bag
Waiters: see above
TOTAL Day 10 tips: About $9 per ADULT
Day 11: (Wednesday) After your buffet breakfast, check out, then staff will transfer you to the airport, assist with checking in and you fly to Cairo on Egyptair. Arriving depart for Alexandria, the city Alexander the Great built and Cleopatra made famous. Visit the Greco-Roman sites including the catacombs, the amphitheater, Pompey's pillar, the Greco-Roman museum. Enjoy the comfort of the Maritim Jolie Ville Hotel, right on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Overnight Alexandria (B)
Maid Sharm: 50 cents per person or $1 for a single room
Luggage handler Sharm: 50 cents per bag
Tour leader Sharm: $1 per person
Driver Sharm: $1 per person
Luggage handler Sharm airport: 50 cents per bag
Luggage handler Cairo airport: 50 cents per bag
Tour leader Cairo to Alexandria: $1 per person
Tour guide Alexandria: $5 per person
Driver: $2 per person (Cairo to Alexandria is about 3 hours)
Luggage handler at Alexandria hotel: 50 cents per bag
Waiters: see above
TOTAL Day 11 tips: About $13 per ADULT
Day 12: (Thursday) After your buffet breaksfast check out and continue your tour of Alexandria featuring visits to the new library and the brand new Alexandria National museum. Return to Cairo in the evening and the comfort of the Fairmont Heliopolis hotel of the Sonesta Cairo. Overnight Cairo (B)
Maid: 50 cents per person or $1 for single room
Luggage handler Alexandria: 50 cents per bag
Tour guide: $5 per person
Tour Leader: $1 per person
Driver: $2 per person
Luggage handler Cairo hotel: 50 cents per bag
Waiters: See above
TOTAL Day 12 tips: About $10 per ADULT
Day 13: (Friday) Buffet breakfast, Morning free (or enjoy an optional tour to the Pharaonic village, a living history presentation of life in the time of the Pharaohs). Afternoon tour of Old Cairo with it's famous churches and synagogue plus the Citadel of Salah el Din, bane of the crusaders. End the day with some last minute shopping at the Khan el Khalili bazaar where travelers have been finding bargains since the middle ages. Overnight Cairo (B)
Maid: 50 cents per person or $1 for single room
Waiters: see above
Tour Guide: $5 per person
Driver: $1 per person
TOTAL Day 13 tips: About $7 per ADULT
Day 14:
(Saturday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure.
Tour leader: $1 per person
Luggage handler at hotel: 50 cents per bag
Luggage handler at airport: 50 cents per bag
Driver: 50 cents per person
TOTAL Day 14 tips: About $3 per ADULT
Please know that the entire tourism industry in Egypt is underpaid and overworked. The average MONTHLY salary for the waiters, bellmen, front desk staff, etc. at hotels and on cruises is $100-$150. This is why everyone is looking for tips.
When you get good service think about rewarding it.
If you don’t get good service then do not tip them anything.
Other costs to expect
bottled water at hotels or on the cruise: $1 to $3 for a small bottle, $2.50-$5 for a large bottle. NOTE: This is filtered water. If you order perrier it will cost more.
coffee or tea: 50 cents
alcoholic drinks:
beer: $3 per bottle
wine: local $4 to $6 per glass. imported will be more $$.
liquor: local $5 per cocktail, imported $8-$15 per cocktail
NON included meals per person (in hotel ala carte restaurants) Lunch $7 to $15, dinner $7 to $20 (think Applebees/Chili’s prices)
Fine dining restaurants would be more.
Buffets: lunch buffet $12-$20, dinner buffet $20-$30
So on a tour of 14 days, similar to the one described above you would probably
have minimum tips: $95 per adult plus
12 lunches averaging $10 per person ($120)
13 dinners averaging $20 per person ($260)
NOTE: Many hotels discount meals for children under 12.
Also there are a number of family style and fast food places in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan where meal costs would be less.
Ask your guide!
This does not include alcoholic beverages nor souvenirs.
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