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13 Day Nile Mystique Tuesday
Cairo, Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan, Dendarah

Roundtrip airfare JFK/Cairo/JFK, 4 Nights Cairo, 7 Nights Nile Cruise, most sightseeing and transfers
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  • Guaranteed Departures
  • Great Pyramids
  • Khan El Khalili Bazaar
  • Dendarah tour from Luxor
  • Roundtrip Airfare JFK/Cairo/JFK
  • Other departure gates from USA are available upon request
  • 11 nights deluxe accommodation at your choice of hotels and Nile Cruises
  • 3 nights accommodation at your choice of hotels in Cairo
  • 7 nights accommodation at your choice of Nile Cruises
  • 1 night accommodation at your choice of hotels in Cairo
  • 26 Meals: 11 Buffet Breakfasts, 8 Lunches and 7 Dinners
  • Comprehensive sightseeing in Cairo to include Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx and Old City, guided by a License Egyptologist
  • All sightseeing in Egypt guided by a licensed Egyptologist
  • Domestic airfare within Egypt
  • All transfers and luggage handling within Egypt
  • All transportation provided by deluxe air-conditioned Motor coach or private car
  • All hotel taxes and services charge
  • All entrance fees as per itinerary

Not Included:
  • Airport taxes
  • Visa upon arrival
  • Tips & Personal Items




DAY 1: Tue - Departure From USA

Board your international flight to Cairo and begin your journey back in time to this charming, ancient land.


DAY 2: Wed - Cairo

Arrival in the Land of the Pharaohs. At Cairo International Airport you will be welcomed and assisted through immigration and customs by our representative, then escorted to your hotel.


DAY 3: Thu - Cairo

Morning visit to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities which includes the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic artifacts and the treasures of Tutankhamen’s tomb. Then drive to Old Cairo to visit Al Moallaka Church (Hanging Church) and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Stop for lunch, afternoon visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the enigmatic Sphinx, then proceed to Khan El Khalili, the world’s largest 13th century covered oriental bazaar. Overnight in Cairo.(B, L)


DAY 4: Fri - Cairo, (Optional Full Day Alexandria)

Free day for shopping, sightseeing or simply wandering through the city’s fascinating streets and byways. (Optional: overday excursion to Alexandria $160, by private car accompanied by an English-speaking Egyptologist: visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shugafa, the Fortress of Qait Bay, the National Museum and Alexandria Library “Bibliotheca Alexandrina”). (B)


DAY 5: Sat - Cairo, Luxor (Optional Sound & Light Show Karnak)

Morning flight to Luxor. Upon arrival you will be met and escorted to your cruise ship where you will spend the next 7 nights / 8 days. Accommodation aboard your cruise ship will consist of outside junior suite cabin with private facilities. Visit the West Bank necropolis including the Valley of the Queens, the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. (Evening; optional Sound & Light Show at the Karnak Temple). Overnight in Luxor.(B, L, D)


DAY 6: Sun - Luxor, Edfu

Early morning sailing, passing through the Esna Lock and continue sailing for the remainder of the day towards Edfu. Tonight a very special costume party, Egyptian and Pharaonic style “gallabeya party”. Overnight in Edfu. (B, L, D)


DAY 7: Mon - Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan

Travel by horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus, the falcon-god, considered the best-preserved temple in Ancient Egypt and the second largest after the Temple of Karnak. Sail to Kom Ombo where you will visit the Ptolemaic Temple of Sobek & Haroeries. Then sail to Aswan and overnight.(B, L, D)


DAY 8: Tue - Aswan (Optional Sound & Light Show Philae)

Visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries with the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae. Sail on board a felucca, a typical Egyptian sailboat, and view Kitchener’s Botanical Garden and the Aga Khan Mausoleum. (Evening; optional Sound & Light Show at the Philae Temple). Overnight in Aswan.(B, L, D)


DAY 9: Wed - Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu (Optional Abu Simbel Tour)

Morning free at leisure (or you may participate in an optional tour to Abu Simbel: visit the colossal Temple of Ramses II and the temple of his beloved Queen Nefertari, both temples carved out of a hillside beside the Nile in the 13th century BC). Afternoon sail to Kom Ombo, then on to Edfu. (B, L, D)


DAY 10: Thu - Edfu, Luxor

Sail to Esna, day is free at leisure to enjoy the facilities of your luxury cruise swimming pool. Overnight in Luxor. (B, L, D)


DAY 11: Fri - Luxor, Dendarah

Early morning breakfast, then drive to Qena to visit Dendarah, one of the most beautiful complexes dedicated to Hathor, goddess of life and fertility; back to Luxor. In the early evening, visit to the temple of Luxor and overnight in Luxor. (B, L, D)


DAY 12: Sat - Luxor, Cairo (Optional Half Day Cairo Tour)

Breakfast on board your cruise ship, disembarkation and visit Karnak Temple, a home hosted dinner (on 2009), hypostyle halls, statues, shrines and obelisks. Transfer to Luxor airport for your flight to Cairo. Arrival and transfer to your hotel and balance of day at leisure (or you can take an optional tour to the ruins of the city of Memphis and the necropolis of Sakkara site of the Step Pyramid of Zoser, $50). (B)


DAY 13: Sun - Departure From Cairo

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure flight. (B)



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Aswan Philae Temple

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Note:

  • One passenger`s additional supplement $190 during 2008
  • One passenger`s additional supplement $140 during 2009 
  • Minimum of 4 PAX is required to operate an Escorted Tour
  • Sightseeing with local guide
  • Add-on Fare from other gates within the USA
  • For 2009 departures, Special Home Dinner with an Egyptian Family will be Hosted
  • Super Saver Fare, Save $250 for departure on Wednesdays / Thursdays & return on Mondays / Tuesdays (not valid during Peak Periods)

Extensions Within Egypt:

Other Extensions:
YEAR 2008
Cairo Nile Cruise
Plan A Grand Hyatt Plan A M/S Mojito
Plan B Sonesta Cairo Hotel Plan B M/S Lady Diana
YEAR 2009
Cairo Nile Cruise
Plan A Cairo Marriott & Intercontinental City Stars (poolside) Plan A M/S Mojito
Plan B Ramses Hilton & Sonesta Cairo Plan B

M/S Lady Diana



   Plan A Prices & Departures

   Plan B Prices & Departures


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