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Tour Code: EG10

Itinerary Valid: 1 Sep. 2011 – 31 May. 2012

Trip Duration: 10 days

Accommodation:  Luxury Cruise Ship and Hotels

Meals: 22 meals included

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Itinerary

Day 1. Arrive Cairo

Be welcomed on arrival to Cairo and transferred to your hotel. Tonight meet your fellow travellers at a delicious welcome dinner at a favourite local restaurant, La Bodega.

Stay: Two Nights: Cairo, Sofitel El Gezirah, in Nile view rooms

Daily Meal Included:  • Dinner

Day 2. Cairo

This morning after breakfast, a city tour of Cairo takes in the Old City, where you’ll gain an insight into the history of this fascinating destination; the amazing Citadel of Saladin; the bustling Khan el-Khalili Bazaar; and the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, one of Cairo’s must-see attractions. The museum is home to Egypt’s most revered antiquities, the treasures of legendary King Tutankhamun. Included in your visit to the museum is entry to the famed Mummy Rooms.

Daily Meals Included:  • Breakfast • Lunch

Day 3. Cairo, Abu Simbel, Aswan, Embark Ship

This morning board your included flight to Abu Simbel. Here, see the spectacular temples of Ramesses II, the third pharaoh of the nineteenth dynasty, and his beloved Nefertari. Following your discovery of Abu Simbel, join your included flight to Aswan and board the Moon Goddess for your luxurious four night cruise along the Nile. Later this afternoon board a traditional felucca and see the Mausoleum of the Aga Khan, the Botanical Gardens and more. Tonight enjoy dinner on board as well as an Nubian Cultural Show.

Stay: Four Nights: Moon Goddess

Daily Meals Included:  • Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner

Day 4. Aswan, Kom Ombo

Start today with a hearty breakfast on board, then visit the Aswan High Dam. Completed in the early 1970s the dam has been crucial to controlling the flow of water down the Nile, creating agricultural opportunities as well as generating hydro-electricity. See the Russian friendship monument, built to commemorate Russia’s involvement in constructing the dam. After visiting the Unfinished Obelisk, take a small boat to Philae Temple. After lunch on board, cruise to the Temple of Kom Ombo and tonight enjoy the festivities of the Captain’s Welcome Cocktail Party.

Daily Meals Included:  • Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner

Day 5. Edfu

This morning after breakfast in Edfu, travel to the Temple of Horus, the second largest temple in Egypt after the temple of Karnak, and also one of the country’s best-preserved temples. This afternoon your ship will cruise north, taking in the best views of the Nile Valley as you relax on board your luxury floating hotel and take advantage of the onboard facilities. Tonight enjoy a fun Galabeya Party.

Daily Meals Included:  • Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner

Day 6. Luxor, Karnak Temple

Rising to another beautiful morning on the Nile, you may like to take advantage of the opportunity to go hot air ballooning over the East Bank, a once in a life-time opportunity (weather permitting, own expense). Later in the day, visit the Karnak Temple complex, a vast area consisting of ruined temples, chapels and pylons. Today the site is a giant open air museum, telling stories of an ancient civilisation. Later, continue to the Luxor Temples. This area has been home to three different religions over the centuries, with the temples standing like a beacon on the banks of the Nile.

Daily Meals Included:  • Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner

Day 7. Disembark Ship, Luxor, Valley of the Kings

This morning after disembarking your river ship travel to the Valley of the Kings, a large area where tombs were constructed for notable pharaohs of the New Kingdom. Later, visit the equally impressive Valley of the Queens, home to approximately 80 tombs. Choose where to dine this evening, perhaps try the La Corniche Restaurant, El Tarboush, or Ilpalmeto. Tonight, be awestruck by an imaginative fusion of light and sound as the Karnak temple complex comes to life during an evening sound and light show. Your experience begins with a horse-drawn carriage ride to Karnak, on the banks of the Nile. Watch in wonder as illuminations reflect off the ruins and water, lighting up the sky.

Stay: Luxor, Sofitel Winter Palace

Daily Meals Included:  • Breakfast • Dinner

Day 8. Luxor, Cairo

Today transfer to the airport for your included flight back to Cairo. On arrival, enjoy the rest of the day at leisure to relax in the gardens of the Mena House Oberoi.

Stay: Two Nights: Cairo, Mena House Oberoi,in pyramid view rooms

Daily Meal Included:  • Breakfast

Day 9. Great Pyramid of Giza, Memphis, Sakkara

Today get up close to the Great Pyramid and Sphinx of Giza. Then explore Memphis and Sakkara. Tonight enjoy a dinner cruise on the Nile River.

Daily Meals Included:  • Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner

Day 10. Depart Cairo

This morning transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

Daily Meal Included:  • Breakfast

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Finest Dining

* Enjoy 9 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches and 7 Dinners

Taxes and Tour Notes

* Port charges on Nile River cruise included

* Price includes Cairo to Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel to Aswan and Luxor to Cairo flights

* Prices are for land content only unless stated otherwise

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25^th Sept 2011

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23^rd Oct 2011

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6^th, 13^th, 20^th Nov 2011 & 4^th Dec 2011

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18^th Dec 2011

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8^th, 22 Jan 2012

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5^th, 19 Feb 2012

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11^th, 18^th Mar 2012

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1^st Apr 2012

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15^th Apr 2012

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29^th Apr 2012 & 6^th May 2012