| EGYPT: THE LADIES Tour Cairo / Luxor / Aswan / Alexandria Weekly departures year round A special tour FOR WOMEN ONLY, exploring the feminine side of Egypt Highlights Include: • Five star hotel accommodations ALL INCLUSIVE, GUARANTEED TO OPERATE Tour Itinerary: Day 01: (Saturday) Arrive Cairo, staff will assist with clearing immigration and customs then transfer you to the Le Meridien Pyramids hotel. Overnight Cairo (D) 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: (Sunday) Enjoy a full international buffet breakfast and meet your guide, one of Egypt's top Female Egyptologists before starting the day at the Pyramids of Giza, home of the 7th wonder of the world, the Great Pyramid. Visit the inscrutable Sphinx and then a wonderful afternoon to explore the treasures of the Egyptian Antiquity Museum featuring King Tut's treasures then end the day with a visit to the Khan el Khalili bazaar where travelers have been finding bargains since the middle ages. Overnight Cairo (B,L,D) Day 03: (Monday) Buffet breakfast,
check out of the hotel and staff transfers you to the airport, assists
with checking in and you fly to Luxor. Arriving, staff will transfer you
to your 5 star Deluxe Nile cruiser, the Queen of Hansa. Ship features
include panoramic opening floor to ceiling windows, large cabins, T.V./video/radio,
private baths and individual climate control. Lunch, then visit Luxor
and Karnak Temples. Watch the sunset over the Necropolis of Thebes while
enjoying dinner. Evening entertainment. Overnight Luxor (B at the hotel,
L,D on the ship) Day 04: (Tuesday) Enjoy breakfast while sailing to Esna. Pass the Esna lock and sail to Edfu. Lunch on board. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Edfu (B,L,D) Day 05: (Wednesday) Breakfast then visit the Temple of Horus. Enjoy lunch while sailing to Kom Ombo then to Aswan. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Aswan (B,L,D) Day 06: (Thursday) Breakfast
then visit the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae.
Lunch. FREE BONUS: Afternoon visit to the Botanical Gardens traveling
by Felucca (native sailboat). These are wind powered only so if there
is no wind this will not operate. Dinner and evening entertainment (B,L,D)
Day 07: (Friday) Breakfast,
Free morning to enjoy Aswan or optional excursions, Lunch on board. Afternoon
sail to Kom Ombo. Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo and sail to Edfu. Dinner
and evening entertainment. Overnight Edfu. (B,L,D) Day 08: (Saturday) Breakfast while sailing to Esna. Cross the lock and continue sailing to Luxor. Lunch while sailing. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Luxor (B,L,D) Day 09: (Sunday) Breakfast then cross the Nile and visit the West Bank (the Valley of the Kings and Queens, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon). Lunch on board. Afternoon free at leisure in Luxor. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Luxor (B,L,D) Day 10: (Monday) After breakfast staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Cairo. Transfer by air-conditioned coach to Alexandria, the city Alexander the Great built and Cleopatra made famous. Enjoy the comfort of the Sheraton Montazah Hotel, right on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Overnight Alexandria (B on the ship, Lunch en-route to Alexandria, Dinner in Alexandria) Day 11: (Tuesday) A full day touring the wonders of Alexandria including the catacombs, the museums, the Greco-roman sites and the new library. Overnight Alexandria (B,L,D) Day 12: (Wednesday) Enjoy Alexandria in the morning and return to Cairo in the afternoon. Arriving transfer to the Fairmont Heliopolis Hotel. Overnight Cairo (B,L,D) Day 13: (Thursday) After your
buffet breakfast enjoy a tour of Old Cairo with it's famous churches and
synagogue plus the Citadel of Salah el Din, bane of the crusaders and
the Alabaster Mosque. Overnight Cairo (B,L,D) Day 14: (Friday) Visit Memphis (the ancient capital), Sakkarra with the Stepped Pyramid and Dahshur with it's famous Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid. Overnight Cairo (B,L,D) Day 15: (Saturday) Staff will transfer you to the airport, assist with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure. (meals on the flight) 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 2 pieces of luggage per person however baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk at all time during the tour. Hotels (based on double occupancy). 5 star Deluxe Nile cruise with upper decks, outside Nile view cabin, private bath, individual climate control. 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. NOT included are: Air ticket
taxes, fuel surcharges, 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,
drinks with meals, any items not specifically covered in the included
items.
Tours must be booked at least 45 days prior to arrival. 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. 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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