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Pyramids & the Sinai

Countries Visited: Egypt
Cities/ Locations: Cairo, Giza, Memphis, Sakkara, Luxor, 4-night Nile cruise (Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan), Sharm El Sheikh, St Catherine's Monastery

Tour E5 - 12 Days/ 10 Nights from $ CALL
 
Itinerary Hotels Departures Prices FreeGate Tourism 1-800-223-0304
FreeGate Included Features
    • Round trip economy class airfare New York-Cairo-New York
    • 6 nights hotel accommodation (Cairo 4, Sharm El Sheikh 2) in double occupancy rooms with private facilities and buffet breakfast daily
    • 2-day guided tour in Cairo as per itinerary
    • Full day tour to St. Catherine's Monastery from Sharm El Sheikh
    • All transfers with assistance and baggage handling
    • Economy class airfare Cairo-Luxor-Aswan-Sharm El Sheikh-Cairo
    • 5 day/ 4 night Nile cruise onboard the deluxe "MS Jasmin". Accommodations in double occupancy, air-conditioned outside cabins with private facilities and all meals on board
    • All shore excursions while on the Nile cruise
    • Sightseeing in air-conditioned vehicles with English-speaking professional Egyptologist
    • Hotel service charges & taxes
    • Entrance fees to all sites included in the sightseeing tours
    • Host service in Cairo
    • Meals as per itinerary: B=breakfast (10), L = lunch (5), D = dinner (4)
    • FreeGate travel bag & document portfolio

Itinerary

Day 1, Fri: DEPART USA  
Depart on your overnight transatlantic flight with meals on board.

Day 2, Sat: CAIRO  
You will receive a warm welcome from our representative, who will assist you with Customs and baggage claim formalities and transfer you to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

Day 3, Sun: CAIRO - MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES, CITADEL MOSQUES (B)
An excellent start to your tour this morning is the impressive Cairo Museum of Antiquities, housing treasures from the 1st to the 31st Dynasties of Egypt's Pharaohs. Continue to the Citadel of Salah El Din with its many monuments, including the great Mohammed Ali Mosque. Visit the Sultan Hasan Mosque and the fascinating Khan El Khalili Bazaar, which features a wondrous variety of goods. Return to the hotel.

Day 4 Mon: CAIRO - ASWAN (NILE CRUISE) (B, L, D)
Early morning transfer to the Cairo airport for a short flight to Aswan, to board your Nile cruise ship. Settle in and enjoy a peaceful lunch on board. After lunch on board, enjoy a felucca ride to view Elephantine Island, the hilltop Mausoleum of Agha Khan and Kitchener's Island. Dinner on board tonight will be followed by a Nubian folkloric show.

Day 5, TUE: ASWAN - KOM OMBO - EDFU (B, L, D)
After breakfast See the High Dam built by Egypt's President Nasser to control the flooding of the Nile, the ancient granite quarries, the unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Isis on the Island of Philae. Sail to Kom Ombo. Visit Kom Ombo and the temple dedicated to the gods Sobec and Haroeis. Sail to Edfu. Dinner & overnight on board the ship in Edfu.

Day 6, WED: EDFU - ESNA - LUXOR (B, L, D)
Morning sightseeing in Edfu includes the Temple of Horus. Enjoy lunch on board as you sail to Esna Cross the lock . Arrive in Luxor. Here you will explore the Temples of Karnak and Luxor. Dinner on board the ship is followed by a belly dance show. Overnight.

Day 7, THU: LUXOR - SHARM (B)
After breakfast disembark and visit Luxor's West Bank, where you will explore the astonishing ancient kingdom of Thebes. Local sightseeing includes the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, the Temple of Queen Hatsepsut at Deir El Bahari, the great Temple of Ramses III, and the Colossi of Memnon. Late afternoon transfer to the airport for your flight to Sharm El Sheik. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel for overnight.

Day 8, FRI: SHARM EL SHEIKH (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure at this charming resort town of Sinai on the Red Sea.

Day 9, SAT: SHARM EL SHEIKH - ST. CATHERINE's MONASTERY (B, L)
Drive into Sinai this morning to visit St. Catherine's Monastery. Built in the 3rd century in a valley 5,000 feet above sea level, the Monastery offers a magnificent collection of icons, ancient manuscripts, frescoes and other treasures. Lunch is included. Return to Sharm El Sheikh.

Day 10, SUN: SHARM EL SHEIKH - CAIRO (B)
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo. The balance of the day is at leisure.

Day 11, Mon: CAIRO - PYRAMIDS & SPHINX, MEMPHIS & SAKKARA (B)
Today your full day tour begins with a visit to the great Pyramid of Cheops and the enigmatic Sphinx, remains of a great civilization. After lunch (optional) you will visit Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt, to see the statue of Ramses II and the alabaster Sphinx of the 18th Dynasty. Then, continue to Sakkara to see the Step Pyramid, the oldest in Egypt, and the famous Mastaba Tombs. Return to the hotel for overnight.

Day 12, Tue: CAIRO-USA (B)  
Morning departure on the return flight to the USA.

Accommodations    HOTEL / CRUISE SHIP
CAIRO Cairo Sheraton, Mena House or similar
SHARM EL SHEIK Conrad International
NILE CRUISE M/S Jasmin - Outside cabins with two lower beds

Departure Dates & Prices

DEPART USA: Friday
PRICE
2008 Departures

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