CHILD'S Egypt 14 Day/ 13 night Tour

Cairo / Aswan / Luxor / Sinai / Alexandria
Fully Escorted
14 days/ 13 nights

Weekly departures year round

This is a tour designed for families with children ranging in age from preschool to teens. While the program features introduction to the major historic sites of Egypt it does so in a "hands on" environment by exposing them (the children) to a living history example of what life was like in ancient Egypt for both the royal families and the workers. Instead of being "tombed out" by repetitious visitations to places that after a few days all resemble one another, they are transported in time to relive the adventure and thrill of events as they occurred. Not only that, but they will be entertained by camel rides into the desert, sailing on the Nile in a Felucca (native sailboat), entering a pyramid and feeling the mystery, climbing around old fortresses and perhaps, should you desire, a hot air balloon ride over the Necropolis of Thebes. They will come to know the sophisticated city children of Cairo and the village children of upper Egypt (plus if you elect a visit to the Sinai, exposure to life as the nomadic Bedouin live it).

And yet they will have time to enjoy the family oriented first class hotels, chosen especially for this tour, that offer not only fine accommodations but giant swimming pools, entertainment centers, playgrounds and all kinds of sports activities.

Regardless of anything else it is the guide who makes a trip special. Your guides are licensed graduate Egyptologists (many with multiple degrees). They are parents and grandparents, people who have raised children and know their moods and levels of interest and understanding plus how to keep them entertained.

Tour Itinerary:

Day 01: (Sunday) Arrive Cairo, clear immigration and customs then staff will transfer you to the Pyramids Park Resort or the Movenpick Pyramids resort. Overnight Cairo

VISAS: All travelers to Egypt must have a visa. Citizens of most countries can obtain one on arrival. Please let us know what passport you are traveling with and we will confirm whether you can get your’s on arrival.

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)

OPTIONAL tour which your guide can arrange on site include entry to the Great Pyramid, the Solar Boat Museum, a photo op camel ride for a shot of you on a camel with the pyramids in the background.

Day 03: (Tuesday) Buffet breakfast, check out then a tour to visit the Egyptian Antiquity 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)

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)
NOTE: Optional excursion to Abu Simbel this morning including transfers, flights, private guide, entry fees, service charges and taxes $250 per person

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)

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)

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 Di Mare resort. Both face the world famous underwater park, Ras Mohammed. Free day to enjoy the beach. Overnight Sharm (B)

Day 08: (Sunday) Buffet breakfast then a day at the beach to enjoy optional water sports or simply take it easy. Overnight Sharm (B)

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)

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 the Stella Di Mare. Overnight Sharm (B,L)

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)

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 or the Sonesta Cairo. Overnight Cairo (B)

Day 13: (Friday) Buffet breakfast, Morning free (or enjoy an optional tour to the Pharaonic village, a living history presentation of live 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)

Day 14: (Saturday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure.

TOUR INCLUDES: OPERATES WITH NO MINIMUM AND A MAXIMUM OF 16 TRAVELERS. Domestic flights in Egypt in coach (economy) class. All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle relating to the tour program starting with arrival to Cairo. Baggage handling of no more than 1 piece of luggage per person however baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk at all time during the tour (baggage handling does NOT include tips for bellmen, porters, etc.). Hotels (based on double occupancy with children sharing room). Meals as outlined by B for breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner. Fees for visiting antiquity sites and museums. Services of an English speaking licensed Egyptologist. Service charges and taxes.
NOTE: During any of our small group tours people may join or leave at various times, however at no time would any group be larger than 16 travelers. We can provide private tours with an additional supplement. The cost depends on the tour chosen.

NOT included are: INTERNATIONAL AIR, items of a personal nature such as tips, entry visa (available at the airport on entry for USA citizens. Other nationalities should check with the nearest Egyptian consulate), phone calls, laundry, beverages, any items not specifically covered in the included items.

Child's Egypt Prices - 14 Day
PP/Double
PP/Single
Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) $ 3,445 $ 4,315
Shoulder (May and Sept*) $ 3,625 $ 4,555
Peak (Oct - Apr) $ 3,845 $ 4,795
Holiday (Christmas, New Year, Easter) $ 4,675 $ 5,655
*September tours must end no later than September 30 to get the shoulder season rate.


  Kid's Rates
Child's Egypt Prices - 14 Day Under 2 2 to 5 6 to 11
Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) $ 265 $ 950 $ 1,145
Shoulder (May and Sept*) $ 275 $ 1,045 $ 1,255
Peak (Oct - Apr) $ 285 $ 1,155 $ 1,385
Holiday (Christmas, New Year, Easter) $ 295 $ 1,275 $ 1,535
*September tours must end no later than September 30 to get the shoulder season rate.
Child’s rates based on children sharing room with two adults.

Round trip air from JFK starting at $966

Tours must be booked at least 45 days prior to arrival.
Prices and itinerary subject to change without notice

Single Price is for Single occupancy hotel rooms and cruise cabins based on a minimum of two travelers. Single travelers (one person on the tour) would have additional cost.

FREQUENT TRAVELERS: You are welcome to arrange your own international air or we can assist if you are departing from the USA. Also if you are a member of any hotel chain frequent traveler program you are welcome to use your points for hotel rooms and the cost of the tour will be reduced accordingly OR if you want to accumulate points plus take advantage of membership hotel room upgrades let us know which program you want to use.

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