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Best of Egypt with Nile Cruise

2N Cairo , 3N Nile Cruise , 1N Luxor and 1N Cairo
8 days

From

US$ 1,460

per person

Operated by TripFactory
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About the tour

This eight-day trip across the famed dessert of Egypt is the dream getaway for anyone vying for the luxurious lifestyle of a king. We take you to see the pride of old kings; pyramids, and let you blend in with the locals in Luxor and Cairo. You arrived in Cairo at night and will be aboard the Radamis cruise ship overlooking the Mediterranean Sea through a scenic route and then back in Cairo. Essential accommodations such as hotels, meals, and local means of transportation are included.

Highlights

  • The Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
  • Full-day tour of Alexandria
  • Tour of Philae Temple, High Dam & Egyptian Cotton outlet
  • Three nights on the Radamis Nile Cruise
  • The grand Temple of Horu & Edfu
  • The unusual Temple of Kom Ombo
  • The great Temple Abu Simbel
  • The Karnak & Luxor temples
  • The Cairo City tours of the Pyramids of Giza & the Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum
  • Domestic Flights included from Cairo to Aswan and Luxor to Cairo (15 kg baggage)

Meals

7 Breakfast, 6 Indian Lunches and 7 Indian Dinners - Vegetarian, Non Vegetarian, Jain Food (upon request)

Accommodation

The Oasis Hotel Pyramids or Similar

2 night(s) in Cairo

Room Type: Standard Room
Meals Included: Breakfast

Radamis Nile Cruise or Similar

3 night(s) in Nile Cruise

Room Type: Standard Cabin
Meals Included: All Meals

Aracan Eatabe Luxor Hotel or Similar

1 night(s) in Luxor

Room Type: Standard Room
Meals Included: Breakfast

The Oasis Hotel Pyramids or Similar

1 night(s) in Cairo

Room Type: Standard Room
Meals Included: Breakfast

Included in the price

Cairo

  • Transfers to Cruise (Shared Basis)
  • Airport Transfer in Cairo (Shared Basis)
  • Full day tour of Alexandria (Shared Basis)
  • Evening Sound and Light show at the Pyramids of Giza & the Sphinx (Shared Basis)
  • Domestic Flight to Aswan
  • Aswan City Tour (Shared Basis)

Nile Cruise

  • Philae Temple, High Dam (Shared Basis)
  • Egyptian Cotton outlet (Shared Basis)
  • Abu Simbel temples Visit (Shared Basis)
  • Kom Ombo Sightseeing (Shared Basis)
  • Visit the Temple of Edfu (Shared Basis)
  • Tour to Karnak & Luxor Temples (Shared Basis)

Luxor

  • Transfer from Cruise to Luxor - (Shared Basis)
  • Luxor City Tour (Shared Basis)
  • Domestic Flight to Cairo

Cairo

  • Guided Egyptian Museum TOUR (Shared Basis)
  • To and Fro Airport Transfers in Cairo - Shared Basis
  • Cairo City Tour (Shared Basis)

Day-wise Itinerary

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Day 1: Arrival In Cairo

  • Upon arrival at Cairo airport you will be meet our representative and will be transferred to your appointed hotel. Upon arrival check-in the hotel. You’ll retire by nighttime to prepare for a full-day tour. Overnight at Cairo.
  • (Dinner)

Day 2: Full-day Alexandria City Tour

  • Breakfast at hotel. Today we will spend the whole day learning the rich history of Alexandria from the Classical period to Roman times and beyond, tracing time from its ancient Egyptian roots.
  • You can see sections of mosaic flooring and a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman baths and villas. You will continue to the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, a necropolis with 3 sublevels which dates back to the 2nd century AD. The Roman triclinium is a banquet hall to honor the dead, the Alexandria Library and the ramparts of the 15th century Qaitbay Citadel, which was built upon the ruins of the ancient Alexandria Lighthouse are the other must see attractions. The Admired statues, reliefs, and pillared lobby all presenting interpretations of Egyptian gods in Roman armor.
  • In the evening, we’ll bring you to watch the gorgeous “Evening Sound and Light” show held at the Pyramids of Giza & the Sphinx. The Sound and Light show at Giza Pyramids provides you with a learning experience about ancient Egypt and its significant beginning. During the shows, Egyptian Pharaohs rise to narrate their stories of reign and achievements. It is an experience not to be missed when visiting Egypt.
  • End your day of discovery with a relaxed evening drive back to your hotel in Cairo.
  • (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 3: Fly To Aswan- Philae Temple, High Dam & Egyptian Cotton Outlet - Embarkation (Cruise)

  • Fly to Aswan. Enjoy the sights of Aswan on you city tour - Philae Temple, High Dam & Egyptian Cotton outlet. You will head directly towards the wide Nile South of Aswan Dam till you reach Philae Island and visit the Temples. Your guide will explain how the temple was moved from a previous island. Quite interesting moving temples around isn’t it. Free time to walk and take some pictures, before taking the boat back and off to visit the Unfinished Obelisk and learn all you need to know about the Ancient Egyptian approach to build an obelisk. Proceed afterwards to visit the Gigantic High Dam and sneak a peek at the Huge Lake formed behind the dam, learn about the water measures and how the city of Aswan came to live after the construction of the High Dam.
  • You will also visit Egyptian cotton outlet. Throughout the past three centuries, Egyptian cotton has prevailed as one of Egypt's biggest competitive advantages. With an established reputation of being the "best" cotton in the world, its softness, strength and superior characteristics, have positioned products made of Egyptian cotton as the world's finest. Egyptian cotton has not gained such a reputation without reason. Egyptian cotton "is" the world's finest cotton, and the following characteristics are what sets Egyptian cotton apart from other natural fibers.
  • Embarkation: We board the Radamis Nile Cruise that takes us through a scenic route along the Nile River. Then you spend your first night aboard the cruise ship.
  • (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner).

Day 4: Abu Simbel, Kom Ombo And The Temple Of Two Gods (Cruise)

  • Visit the Abu Simbel temples. The temple was dedicated to a number of ancient Egyptian gods such as Ra-Horakhty, Ptah, and Amon. Abu Simble complex mainly contains two main temples: The Grand Temple that stands 30 meters high and 35 meters long featurting four seated colossi at the entrance of King Ramses II on his throne. Proceed to Aswan . Sail to Kom Ombo. Visit the city sights of Kom Ombo including the magnificent Temple of Two Gods. These are important to the people of Ancient Egypt, including the peculiar double temple of Kom Ombo. Overnight Cruise.
  • (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 5: Edfu – Luxor (Cruise)

  • We will sail to Edfu. We reach Edfu on the fifth day to visit the Temple of Horus. Edfu is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan. The town is known for the major Ptolemaic temple, built between 237 BC and 57 BC, into the reign of Cleopatra VII. Of all the temple remains in Egypt, the Temple of Horus at Edfu is the most completely preserved.
  • Again sail to Luxor via Esna Lock to visit Egypt’s “City of Palaces.” We’ll enter the Karnak & Luxor Temples, where remains of royalties were buried. Karnak is the largest and most important religious complex in ancient Egypt. The most significant structure, and the largest religious building ever built, is the Temple of Amun-Ra, considered to be where that god lived on earth with his wife, Mut, and son, Khonsu, who also have temples at the site. And the Luxor Temple in Thebes is one of the most extraordinary. Dating back to 1392 BCE, the temple was built on the east bank of the Nile River and is dedicated to the deities Mut, Khonsu, and Amun.
  • We spend our last night on board the cruise ship.
  • (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 6: Disembarkation From The Cruise And Luxor City Tour

  • DISEMBARKATION. After days of traveling back in time through ruins and ancient grand temples of warriors and pharaohs, get your city groove back as we disembark the cruise ship and take you for a city tour around Luxor. Luxor impresses with its architecture, you can spend hours wandering the streets, looking at old houses, looking for echoes of past centuries in them.
  • Then you rest up for the night in Luxor.
  • (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 7: Fly Back To Cairo, Cairo City Tour & Guided Egyptian Museum

  • You fly back to Cairo. Upon arrival check in the hotel. Later on we take you for a city tour around Cairo and the Pyramids of Giza, featuring the world’s second-largest pyramid and the Great Sphinx. Get inside one of the Pyramids and have a camel ride in the desert of the pyramids.
  • We’ll also enter the Egyptian Museum which has with the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world, and he treasures of King Tutankhamun where 5,000-year-old artifacts and jewelry are displayed before spending our last night in Egypt in Cairo.
  • (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner).

Day 8: Departure From Cairo

  • We’ll fetch you by car from the hotel after breakfast to the airport and assist you through departure formalities until you board your plane.
  • (Breakfast)

Exclusions

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  • Entry visa to Egypt
  • Any item of personal nature like tips, laundry, telephone calls, beverages, etc…
  • Entrance to any of the three Pyramids
  • Christmas and New year Gala Dinner

Terms and Conditions

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  • CANCELLATIONS / REFUNDS
  • A reservation should be considered cancelled only after receiving our confirmation of such cancellation. If a cancellation is received less than 60 days prior to the arrival of passenger, the cancellation expenses will be charged according to the following table:
  • · 14 – 08 days before arrival: 50% of total price
  • · 07 – 00 days or if have no show of passenger: 100% of total price.
  • There will be no refund for unused services or changes in itineraries made by passengers without permission.
  • BAGGAGE
  • It is allowed 02 suitcase normal sized per passenger in all transports. Passenger shall be fully responsible for their luggage and personal belongings during the course of the trip. Regarding to land transport, luggage and other personal belongings should be kept with you, whatever part of the vehicle that will be placed and will be transported at the risk of the user. We recommend users are present in all manipulations of loading and unloading of baggage. Baggage on air transport, rail, sea or driving, conditions of transport companies will apply, being the ticket passage, the document binds the mentioned companies to the passenger. If client suffer any baggage damage, loss or delay, the passenger must present a claim against the Transport Company. For transport of large volumes of luggage such as bicycles, surfboards, etc, a supplement will apply (please consult). The tour packages in economy class can have a piece of 15kg in air transport. The company may charge a supplement or can refuse baggage that exceed this weight or parts. Recommended not to store valuables, medication, passport, documents or money inside baggage. If you want to have this procedure, make a statement before travelling.
  • TIPS / TAXES / TICKETS
  • Tickets to museums and sites during excursions are included. Not included any kind of tip, and the tips are at your discretion.
  • TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
  • Passengers must have valid passports, and visas for the countries that require them. Under 18 years old must have an authorization letter written and signed by their parents or guardians as such document can be requested by any authority. In the case of loss of a document for passenger such as hotel voucher, ferries tickets, air tickets, etc, we will not be held responsible and the penalty will apply for a new booking and issuance of such documents.
  • HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
  • Any physical or mental disability requiring special attention or treatment must be noted at the time of reservation.
  • TRAVEL INSURANCE
  • We recommend for you purchase full travel insure that will cover the entire cost of your trip in case of cancellation, trip interruption for any reason, etc.

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US$ 1,460

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