Glimpses of Egypt   PRIVATE TOUR

4days/3nights (3 nights Cairo)
$620 pp twin share (s/supp $220)

Met at Cairo Airport by your driver and local representative who will assist with airport formalities and transfer you to your hotel.

Meet your personal Egyptologist and driver at the hotel. Drive to Giza, visit the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx. Lunch at a typical restaurant. Visit the statue of Ramses II and the 80ton alabaster Sphinx at Memphis. In Sakkara view the prototype of the Pyramidsand the Step Pyramid. Visit a Papyrus Institute in Cairo.

Egyptian Museum, Citadel and Khan el Khalili

Morning guided visit of the Egyptian Museum, with the magnificent collection of Pharaonic antiquities. Visit the Citadel of Salah el Din and the Mohammed Ali Mosque. Lunch at a restaurant. Possibility to visit the Khan el Khalili Bazaar. Evening return to your hotel.

You will be met at your hotel and transferred to the airport and your onward arrangements.

Inclusions: Assistance on arrival, 3 nights in twin share at a 5* hotel (Le Meridien Pyramids or similar), breakfast daily, 2 full days guided tours, 2 lunches, travel by deluxe vehicle, porterage, entrance fees as per itinerary, private English speaking Egyptologist, service charges and local taxes Exclusions: Meals not mentioned, all drinks, gratuities, additional services. Supplements applicable for festive periods and 14 Jul-31 Aug 10..

Deluxe Cruise and Egypt   PRIVATE TOUR

9 days/8 nights (4 nights Cairo, 4 nights Nile Cruise)
$1620 pp twin share (s/supp $695)

Met on arrival at Cairo Airport by your driver and a representative who will assist with airport formalities and transfer to your hotel.

Meet your personal Egyptologist and driver at the hotel. Drive to Giza, visit the Great Pyramid, a royal burial chamber and the Sphinx. Lunch at a local restaurant. Visit the recumbent statue of Ramses II and the 80 ton alabaster Sphinx at Memphis.In Sakkara see the prototype of the Pyramids, the Step Pyramid Back in Cairo to visit a Papyrus Institute.

the Museum, Citadel and Khan el Khalili

Morning guided visit of the Egyptian Museum, with the collection of Pharaonic antiquities. Afternoon tour of the Citadel of Salah el Din and the Mohammed Ali Mosque. Lunch at a restaurant. Opportunity to visit the Khan el Khalili Bazaar. Evening return to your hotel.

Morning flight from Cairo to Luxor (extra charge). Met on arrival and transferred for embarkation. Afternoon guided tour of the Temple of Luxor, the magnificent Karnak Temple of Amun, the Statue of Ramses II, the Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut and the Sacred Lake. Lunch and dinner on board.

Your morning sightseeing in Luxor includes Thebes in the West Bank, option to visit some of royal tombs including Ramses VI in the Valley of the Kings. Visit Hatshepsut funerary temple at Dier El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Return to your Cruise for lunch. Afternoon sail through the locks of Esna to Edfu. Dinner on board.

Morning tour of the Horus Temple of Edfu, one of the three temples of the Ptolemaic period. Sail to Kom Ombo, visit the Sobek Temple, dedicated to the two gods. All meals on board. Sail to Aswan.

Visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries and the Philae Temple. Felucca boat trip around Elephantine Island, the Botanical Gardens on Kitchener Island and the Agha Khan Mausoleum.

Aswan flight to Cairo

Disembark after breakfast and transferred to Aswan Airport and flight to Cairo (extra charge). On arrival in Cairo met by your representative and transferred to your hotel.

You will be met at your hotel and transferred to the airport for your departure flight.

Inclusions: Assistance on arrival, twin share at a 5* hotel Le Meridien Pyramids and the Presidential Nile Cruise or similar, breakfast daily, guided touring, 2 lunches in Cairo, all meals during the cruise, travel by deluxe vehicle, porterage, entrance fees as per itinerary, private English speaking Egyptologist, service charges and local taxes. Exclusions: Meals not mentioned, all drinks, gratuities, additional services, domestic flights. Supplements applicable for festive periods and 14 Jul-31 Aug 10.

Egyptian Magic   PRIVATE TOUR

11 days/10 nights (nights: 4 Cairo, 2 Alexandria, 4 Nile Cruise)
$1962 pp twin share (s/supp $780)

On arrival in Cairo, you will be met at the airport by your driver and local representative who will assist with airport formalities and transfer to your hotel.

Meet your personal Egyptologist and driver at the hotel. Drive to Giza, visit the Great Pyramid, a royal burial chamber and the Sphinx. Lunch at a local restaurant. Visit the recumbent statue of Ramses II and the 80 ton alabaster Sphinx at Memphis. In Sakkara see the prototype of the Pyramids, the Step Pyramid.
Back in Cairo to visit a Papyrus Institute.

the Museum, Citadel and Khan el Khalili

Guided visit of the Egyptian Museum, with the collection of Pharaonic antiquities. Tour the Citadel of Salah el Din and the Mohammed Ali Mosque. Lunch at a restaurant. Possibility to visit the fascinating Khan el Khalili Bazaar. Evening return to your hotel.

Morning flight from Cairo to Luxor. Met and transferred for embarkation on arrival followed by a guided tour of the Temple of Luxor, the magnificent Karnak Temple of Amun, the Statue of Ramses II, the Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut and the Sacred Lake. Lunch and dinner on board.

Your morning sightseeing in Luxor includes Thebes in the West Bank, option to visit some of royal tombs including Ramses VI in the Valley of the Kings. Visit Hatshepsut funerary temple at Dier El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Return to your Cruise for lunch. Afternoon sail through the locks of Esna to Edfu.

Morning visit to the Horus Temple of Edfu. Sail to Kom Ombo, visit the Sobek Temple, dedicated to the two gods. Sail to Aswan.

Visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries and the Philae Temple. By felucca sail around Elephantine Island, the Botanical Gardens on Kitchener Island and the Agha Khan Mausoleum. All meals on board.

Disembark, transferred to Aswan Airport and flight to Cairo. Met with your representative and driven along the desert road to Alexandria. Once an old fishing village, now the second largest city in Egypt. Lunch en route. Continue to your hotel in Alexandria.

Alexandria, the Catacomb, Gait Bey Fort, Library, Montazah

Morning guided tour of the El Montazah Gardens and external visit of Montazah Palace (the Royals summer residence). On to the Catacomb of Kom el Shuqafa, carved into 100ft of solid rock. Visit the Fort and Citadel. Built in the 15C by Sultan Ashraf Qait Bey, it now houses a naval museum. The Library complex includes: library for the blind, Conference Centre, Science Museum, Planetarium, Restoration and Conservation Laboratory and the Hall of Fame. Return to the hotel after lunch.

Morning drive to the el Alamein Desert, where Gen. Montgomery defeated Gen. Rommel in WW2. Visit the memorial cemetery. Lunch en route to Cairo.

You will be met at your hotel and transferred to the airport .

Inclusions: Assistance on arrival, twin share at 5* hotels (Cairo: Le Meridien Pyramids, Alexandria: Sheraton Montazah Renaissance, Domina Nile Cruise or similar), breakfast daily, guided touring as per itinerary, 5 lunches, all meals during the cruise, travel by deluxe vehicle, porterage, entrance fees as per itinerary, private English speaking Egyptologist, service charges & local taxes. Exclusions: Meals not mentioned, all drinks, additional services, gratuities, domestic flights. Supplements for festive periods and 14 Jul-31 Aug 10.

The Best of Egypt   PRIVATE TOUR

13 days/12 nights (nights: 4 Cairo, 3 Nile Cruise, 5 Hurghada)
$2240 pp twin share (s/supp $960)

Upon arrival at Cairo Airport, you will be met by your driver and assisted with airport formalities, transfer to your hotel and remainder of the day is at leisure.

Meet your personal Egyptologist and driver at the hotel. Drive to Giza, visit the Great Pyramid, a royal burial chamber and the Sphinx. Lunch at a typical restaurant. View the statue of Ramses II and the Sphinx at Memphis. In Sakkara see the prototype of the Pyramids and the Step Pyramid. Visit a Papyrus Institute in Cairo.

Guided visit of the Egyptian Museum, and the incredible collection of Pharaonic antiquities. Tour the Citadel of Salah el Din and the Mohammed Ali Mosque. Lunch at a restaurant. Possibility to visit the fascinating Khan el Khalili. Bazaar. Evening at leisure.

Aswan, Nile Cruise, High Dam, Philae, Obelisk

Transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan (extra charge). Your guide will meet you on arrival, commence touring the monumental Aswan High Dam, the granite quarries and the unfinished Obelisk, it would have weighed over 1,100tons (the world¡¯s largest piece of stone ever handled). Boat trip to the Temple of Philae on the island of Agilka. The Temple was dedicated to Isis, patroness of the Ptolemaic rule. Lunch on your cruise ship. Sail around Elephantine Island on a felucca. Evening sail to Kom-Ombo.

Kom Ombo and Edfu

Visit the Temple of Sobek, the crocodile-headed god of fertility. On your cruise continue to Edfu Set, then, by horse-drawn carriage to visit the perfectly preserved Temple of Horus, also known as Haroeris, the falcon-headed solar war god. Back on board to cross the lock of Esna.

Luxor West and East Banks

Across the West Bank of the Nile, visit the Valley of the Kings, where the tombs of 62 pharaohs have been discovered. Visit several of the tombs, then view the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, it appears to rise from the desert in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it. See the impressive Colossi of Memnon, two 66ft, 1000ton statues of Amenhotep III. Lunch on board. Visit Karnak Temple, the largest ever built, over a period of more than 2 thousand years. Proceed to the graceful Temple of Luxor built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II. Return to your cruise for dinner.

Disembark from the cruise ship and private transfer to your hotel in Hurghada for five nights to include half board.

At leisure from day 8 to day 11 to enjoy this fabulous resort by the pristine Red Sea.

On the drive back to Cairo stop to visit St Paul¡¯s and St Anthony¡¯s Monasteries (Deir Mar Antonio¡¯s), they are both Coptic Christian and are the oldest inhabited monasteries in Egypt, set deep in the Red Sea Mountains, they rely on springs for their water supply, both still observe unaltered 16C rituals. Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be met by and transferred to your hotel.

Your tour comes to an end with a pick you up at the hotel for your transfer to the airport.

Inclusions: Assistance on arrival, twin share at 5* hotels (Cairo: Le Meridien, Hurghada: Steigenberger, Nile Cruise: Domina 3nt cruises or similar), breakfast daily, dinner daily in Hurghada, 2 lunches, all meals during the cruise, guided touring as per itinerary, travel by deluxe vehicle, porterage, entrance fees as per itinerary, private English speaking Egyptologist, service charges and local taxes. Exclusions: Meals not mentioned, all drinks, additional services, gratuities, domestic flights. Supplements applicable for festive periods and 14 Jul-31 Aug 10.