12 Days Spirit of Egypt

Price

£706.00

RRP

£819.00

Single supplement

No single room requirment  Normal season (+£283.00) Shoulder season (+£328.00) High season (+£400.00)

Travel season

01Oct11-19Dec11  20Dec11-05Jan12 (+£295.00) 06Jan12-31Mar12  01Apr12-15Apr12 (+£295.00) 16Apr12-30Apr12  01May11-30Sep11 (+£112.00)

Departure Date

In this tour experience the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Valley of Kings at the West Bank of Luxor and embark on a two different cruises for a four day cruise from Luxor to Esna Lock then to visit the Temple Kom-Ombo to visits of Aswan, then a five day cruise from Lake Nasser to Abu Simbel.

 
 
Package Includes:
· 2 nights accommodation in Cairo Hotel 3* Pyramids area on bed and breakfast basis, in standard room in Horizon Pyramids hotel or similar.
· 4 night’s accommodation on board of River Nile Standard cruise based on M/S L'aube Du Nil
in a twin berth cabin on Main/Middle deck on full-board basis or similar.
· 4 night’s accommodation on board of Lake Nasser Standard cruise based on M/S Nubian Sea cruise in a twin berth cabin on Main/Middle deck on full-board basis or similar.
· 1 nights accommodation in Cairo hotel 3* Pyramids area on bed and breakfast basis, in standard room in Horizon Pyramids hotel or similar.
· All transfers in Cairo, Luxor, & Aswan upon arrival & departure as per below itinerary by Air-conditioned H/C - N.T.S new Vehicle Cars.
· Full-day Cairo sightseeing including of: [Pyramids, Sphinx, Salah El Din Citadel, Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, Memphis & Saqqara] with entrances fees including lunch in a local restaurant.
· Classical Sightseeing during Cruise including of: [Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, Valley of Kings & Queens, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the two colossi of Memnon in Luxor, Edfu Temple in Edfu, Kom Ombo Temple in Kom Ombo, Felucca, Philae Temple in Aswan, Elephantine Island, High Dam & Unfinished Obelisk] with entrances fees & Transfers to sites as per cruise program.
· Classical Sightseeing during Nasser cruise including of: [Abu Simbel temples with Sound & Light Show, Kasr Ibrim, temple of Amada, Temple of Wadi El Seboua & Kalabsha temple].
· Helpful Representatives, Qualified Drivers, English speaking guide during whole Program.
· 24 Hours / 07 Days follow ups Tour Operators.

Package Excludes:
· Entry visa to Egypt.
· International flight tickets.
· Domestic flight from Cairo to Luxor and Abu Simbel to Cairo.
· Visits to Cairo exclude the following expenses: lunch bills and the entrance fees to the chamber of mummies at the Egyptian Museum, the Great Pyramid, and the Solar Boat.
· Personal expenses such as drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls, etc.
· Beverages during meals.
· Gala Dinners on 24/12/2011 & 31/12/2011.
· Optional Excursions in Cairo & Upper Egypt.
· Any kind of insurance.
· Any other items not mentioned above specifically mentioned in “Program cost includes”.
· Tipping for the whole tour will be collected ($ 05.00 per person per day).
· International and domestic flight tickets by Egypt Air OR other airlines – subject to change according to any available class and supplement in the time of booking.
 
Optional Excursions:
Kindly find below best rating optional Excursions in Cairo & Aswan Cities. Rates on request. Please visit our excursions page.
 
A. Cairo City:
· Morning - Dr Raghab’s Pharaonic Village - Papyrus Institute and Museums (08.00 am – 01.00 pm).
· Evening - Dinner cruise in Cairo River Nile - Cost includes Buffet and onboard entertainment (08.00 pm – 10.00 pm). (S.Deluxe Nile Maxim or Deluxe Nile Pharaoh or Standard Scarabee Cruises).
 
B. Aswan City:
· Morning - Nubian Village - Nubian Life (10.00 am – 01.00 pm).
· Evening - Sound and light show - Philae Temple (06.00 pm – 08.00 pm).
 
Package Rates:
Summer & Winter Seasons:
Package rates are per person in USD - Effective as of 01st May 2011 until 30th April 2012.
All prices are based on two sharing dbl or twin accommodation.
The TJ – EGY 05 (Shoulder season rates): 01 May. 2011-30 Sept. 2011
The TJ – EGY 05 (Normal season rates): 01 Oct. 2011 - 30 April. 2012
The TJ – EGY 05 (Peak season rates): 20 Dec. 2011-05 Jan. 2012 01 Apr. 2012-15 Apr. 2012
 
For upgrade your hotel or resort levels, the following extra charges will be applied:

	Cairo Hotel	Luxor/Aswan Cruise	Nile Cruise	Extra £/p.p.
Standard 3*	Horizon Pyramids Hotel 3* Pyramids Area or similar	5* Standard M/S L'aube Du Nil Nile Cruise or similar	5* Standard M/S Nubian Sea Nile Cruise or similar	-
Upgrade to 4*	Grand Pyramids Hotel 4* Pyramids Area or similar	* Standard M/S L'aube Du Nil Nile Cruise or similar	5* Standard M/S Nubian Sea Nile Cruise or similar	26
Upgrade to 5a*	Mercure Hotel Le Sphinx 5* Pyramids Area or similar.	5* Deluxe M/S Miss Egypt or M/S Grand Princess Nile Cruises	5* Deluxe M/S Kasr Ibrim Nile Cruise or similar	143
Upgrade to 5b*	Safir Hotel Dokki 5* Standard down town Area or similar	5* Deluxe M/S Miss Egypt or M/S Grand Princess Nile Cruises	5* Deluxe M/S Kasr Ibrim Nile Cruise or similar	156
Upgrade to 5c*	Cairo Hotel Sheraton 5* Deluxe down town Area or similar	5* Deluxe M/S Miss Egypt or M/S Grand Princess Nile Cruises	5* Deluxe M/S Kasr Ibrim Nile Cruise or similar	169
Upgrade to 5d*	Marriott Hotel Cairo 5* S.Deluxe down town Area or similar	5* Deluxe M/S Miss Egypt or M/S Grand Princess Nile Cruises	5* Deluxe M/S Kasr Ibrim Nile Cruise or similar	182

 
Tour Itinerary:
 
Day 01 Saturday Arrive Cairo:
Outbound flight from the country of residence.
Welcome to Cairo! Or as the locals say in colloquial Arabic ‘ahlan wasahlan fi el-kaheira’. Your amazing holiday will start when you meet N.T.S’s representative who will meet & assist you through the airport’s checkout procedures. He will then escort you by a private air-conditioned vehicle to your pre booked hotel, where your journey into the mysteries of Egypt begins.
 
Overnight accommodation at your Hotel in Cairo.
 
[x] Breakfast [x] Lunch [x] Dinner
 
Day 02 Sunday Cairo:
Explore the plateau of the Great Pyramids of Giza, being one of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World. Home to the mummies of three pharaohs - Cheops, also referred to as Kufu, is the most colossal ever built, his son Chephren, and Mykerinus (Mykerinos), who was later considered to be a benevolent and wise king compared to his successors. And then the tour will go on a close-up look at to the spectacular Great Sphinx, a huge funeral complex which was built in 2620 BC. A wondrous structure created from a single piece of stone forming the head of a pharaoh “king Chephren” with the body of a lion. After seeing these amazing structures, move on to see the distinctive sites of Memphis, the ancient capital of Old Egypt and considered to be the center of rule and culture for over 3000 years -
founded in 3100 BC during the first dynasty. Enjoy a trip to the earliest - oldest stone building - pyramid which was built by ancient Egyptians, the unique Step Pyramid of King Zoser at Saqqara. Built around 2630 BC for King Djoser, making it the world’s oldest major stone structure, an idea of the pharoah’s architect Imhotep as a way to better please the gods and admire the statue of Ramses II, believed to be the Pharaoh during the Exodus. Then proceed visiting the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque awaits you next, en route to the Salah El Din Citadel Constructed in 1183 A.D. by Salah El Din, the Citadel is one of Cairo's most popular tourist destinations and recognizable landmarks. On our tour we will visit the different parts of the medieval Citadel including the stunning Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the highlight of the tour. Back to your hotel.
 
Overnight accommodation at your Hotel in Cairo.
 
[Y] Breakfast [Y] Lunch [x] Dinner
 
Day 03 Monday Cairo / Luxor (Flight) & On Board of the Cruise:
After breakfast check out from hotel & transfer to Cairo International Airport for your domestic flight to Luxor city where a floating hotel will cruise you back in time to the mesmerizing sites of Upper Egypt. Upon arrival at the Luxor Airport you are met and proceed to superb visits of West Bank sightseeing when you cross the Nile to the fascinating Valley of the Kings & Queens, a vast City of the Dead where magnificent tombs were carved into the desert rocks, decorated richly, and filled with treasures for the afterlife by generations of Pharaohs (Witness the ancient tombs of Pharaohs). You will also have the chance to visit at least one tomb in the Valley of the Queens. Then Hatshepsut Temple Rising out of the desert plain in a series of terraces, the incredible Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Ancient Egypt’s only female Pharaoh) merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it, as if nature herself had built this extraordinary monument.
 
 
Photostop Two Colossi of Memnon: On the way back to the river Nile, your road passes by the much-famed photographed Colossi of Memnon, known in Ancient Greek times for their haunting voices at dawn.
This afternoon your Egyptologist will guide you on a tour of the East Bank of Luxor, Experience the East Bank’s breathtaking temples of Karnak and Luxor.
 
Starting with the strikingly graceful Temple of Luxor dedicated to the god Amun, then Karnak Temple, built over more than a thousand years by generations of Pharaohs. The great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars, covering an area larger than the whole of Notre Dame Cathedral.
Dinner & Overnight accommodation on board of the cruise in Luxor.
 
[Y] Breakfast [Y] Lunch [Y] Dinner
 
Day 04 Tuesday Nile Cruise Luxor/Edfu:
Sail to Esna Lock & the Breakfast will be during the sail. Arrive Esna Lock & Lunch on board of the cruise.
Sail to Edfu & Dinner on board of the cruise.
 
Overnight accommodation on board of the cruise in Edfu.
 
[Y] Breakfast [Y] Lunch [Y] Dinner
 
Day 05 Wednesday Nile Cruise Kom Ombo / Aswan:
Breakfast on board of the cruise. This day visit begins with a glimpse of local village life before a visit & explores to the stunningly preserved the largest and most completely preserved Pharaonic – albeit Greek-built the extraordinary Temple of God Horus son of Osiris one of the most complete architectures in Egypt. Sail on to Kom-Ombo.
 
Lunch on board of the cruise during the sail.
Arrive Kom-Ombo; admire the superb Temple of Kom-Ombo, the only double temple in Egypt uniquely dedicated for two gods shared by the crocodile headed God Sobek and the falcon headed God Haroeris. This temple stands at a bend in the Nile where in ancient times sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the riverbank. Continue sailing to Aswan & the Dinner will be during the sail.
 
Arrive Aswan & Overnight accommodation on board of the cruise.
 
[Y] Breakfast [Y] Lunch [Y] Dinner
 
Day 06 Thursday Nile Cruise Aswan:
Breakfast on board the cruise.
Proceed with the visits of Aswan including the romantic and majestic Temple of Philae that awaits your visit with a magnificent tour by felucca around Kitchener’s island and Elephantine Island & the Botanical Garden on a tranquil afternoon and muse at the stunning Agha Khan Mausoleum.
Lunch on board of the cruise.
Take a short motorboat ride after visiting the romantic Philae Temple on the Island of Agilka. Finish the visits of Aswan with the Marvel High Dam which is the largest rock filled dam in the world passing by the old Dam of Aswan - Egypt’s contemporary example of building on a monumental scale.
Later on visit the grand unfinished obelisk in the ancient quarries which supplied the ancient Egyptians with most of the hard stone used in pyramids and temples, and still hold a huge unfinished obelisk.
 
Dinner & Overnight accommodation on board of the cruise in Aswan.
 
[Y] Breakfast [Y] Lunch [Y] Dinner
 
Day 07 Friday Aswan / Lake Nasser Cruise toward Abu Simbel:
Breakfast and It is now time to say goodbye to this floating Hotel and disembarkation from the cruise for a transfer to our lake Nasser Cruise to start another portion of cruise trip from Aswan to Abu Simbel.
Lunch on board. Visit to Kalabsha temple with its Pharaonic aspect, remodeled into the Grecoroman style and dedicated to the God Mandoulis, Visit the hemi-speos of Beit El Wali, erected by Ramses II in the beginning of high Reign, Also visit the Kiosk of Kertassi, erected to honour the Goddess Isis.
 
Dinner & Overnight accommodation on board of the Cruise.
 
[Y] Breakfast [Y] Lunch [Y] Dinner
 
Day 08 Saturday Lake Nasser Cruise:
Sailing to Wadi El Seboua Temple.
Lunch and dinner on Board the Cruise.
 
Overnight accommodation on board of the cruise.
 
[Y] Breakfast [Y] Lunch [Y] Dinner
 
Day 09 Sunday Lake Nasser Cruise:
Morning visit to Wadi El Seboua temple Dedicated by Ramses II to the two Gods Amon Ra and Ra Harmakis, The temple of Dakka, dedicated to the God Thot of divine wisdom, lord of times and science, master of literature, Visit the Greco-Roman temple of Maharakka Sail to Amada. Visit the Temple of Amada from the XVIIIth dynasty, built during the reign of Thohotmosis III, Amenophis III and hohotmosis IV, and also visit the hemi-spocs of Derr, dedicated by Ramses II to the rising sun, finally the tomb of Penout, viceroy of Nubia. Sail to Kasr Ibrim.
 
Dinner and Overnight on board of the cruise.
 
[Y] Breakfast [Y] Lunch [Y] Dinner
 
Day 10 Monday Lake Nasser Cruise:
Morning visit to The Citadel of Kasr Ibrim, sole vestige of the distant past of Nubia in its original location Explanation is done from the sun deck of the ship as entrance to the site is not permitted. Sailing to Abu Simbel city and after lunch we will visit the Temples of Abu Simbel, symbol of the international campaign for the salvage of the Nubian monuments; the temple of Ramses II and his beloved wife Nefertari. At evening will have the chance to see the sound & light show.
 
Dinner and overnight accommodation on board of the cruise.
 
[Y] Breakfast [Y] Lunch [Y] Dinner
 
Day 11 Tuesday Abu Simbel / Cairo (Flight):
Disembark from the boat and you are transferred to the International airport of Abu Simbel to board your domestic flight for Cairo.
Upon arrival in Cairo International Airport you are met and transferred to your hotel.
 
Overnight accommodation at your Hotel in Cairo.
 
[Y] Breakfast [x] Lunch [x] Dinner
 
Day 12 Wednesday Leave Cairo:
 
Today you are transferred in time for your flight back home.
 
[Y] Breakfast [x] Lunch [x] Dinner
 
Domestic Flights:
 
Flight plan:
Day 1. LHR / CAI
Day 3. CAI / LXR
Day 11. ABS / CAI
Day 12. CAI / LHR