5 Days / 4 Nights Pre Tour Nile Cruise Extension 2
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Groups & Parties of 6 or More
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Overview
About This Tour Extension
Embark on a fascinating cruise visiting some of the most important archaeological sites in Luxor and Aswan visiting historic cities along the Nile River. This tour extension is offered as a pre-tour for our ‘Into the Promised Land’ tour. Depart the U.S. on Wednesday, arrive Cairo on Thursday, connect with our “Into the Promised Land” tour on Monday evening. This extension is offered as a pre-tour extension to the From Pharoah to Promise: A Biblical Tour of Egypt & Jordan. Click here to book.
This tour is $1245 per passenger in a double room/cabin. Passengers traveling alone will pay an additional single supplement of $495.
*When adding this cruise extension to the From Pharoah to Promise Tour, you will take the Memphis Sakkara day tour prior to the cruise instead of on the first day of the From Pharoah to Promise tour
What’s Unique About This Tour
- We tour all day and every day! (Some tour companies include only half day touring)
- All Sightseeing and entrance fees are included. Everything is taken care of!
- Everyone stays at the same 5 star hotels, which allows for more touring time.
- No time consuming pickups and drop-offs from different hotel locations.
- Daily breakfast and dinner. Make new friends while you enjoy the local cuisine.
- Our licensed guides are the most experienced in the industry.
- We provide life-changing tour experiences at the most affordable rate.
- Our Egypt tours are exclusively designed and operated by us.
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 1 - Tuesday
U.S. Departure
DEPART FROM THE U.S.
- Our journey begins today as we depart LAX International Airport on our way to Cairo Egypt, home of the Great Sphinx of Giza and Pyramids. Sit back relax and enjoy your flight. Get some rest…tomorrow you will be walking through Bible history!
Accommodation: On Board
Day 2
Day 2 - Wednesday
Arrival in Cairo Egypt
“AHLAN WA SAHLAN” – WELCOME TO EGYPT, LAND OF PHARAOHS”
- Today we arrive in Cairo Egypt. We will meet our tour escort and transfer to our hotel. We check in and have dinner at the hotel.
Arrival Transfer: Complimentary
Day 3
Day 3 - Thursday
Memphis and Sakkara
MEMPHIS AND SAKKARA
- After breakfast, we will meet your Egyptologist tour guide and start our Ancient Egypt exploration. We will depart in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle toward ancient Memphis, located south of Cairo.
- Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt’s Old Kingdom was founded around 3100 B.C. Visit the open-air museum featuring the colossal statue of Ramesses II, lying on its back in impressive preservation and the Alabaster Sphinx, smaller but beautifully crafted.
- A short drive through the countryside will bring us to the vast necropolis of Sakkara. Here we will explore the Step Pyramid of Zoser. This pyramid was built around 2686 B.C for Pharaoh Djoser and it is the oldest pyramid in the world. It is also considered the earliest large-scale stone structure in history.
- We will return to our hotel for dinner.
Day 4
Day 4 - Friday
Embark on Cruise
- After breakfast transfer to the Cairo airport and fly to Luxor. You can store your luggage at the Cairo hotel storage rooms before departing to Luxor for your 3 nights Nile Cruise.
- You will be met at the Luxor Airport and transfer to the cruise:
- Embarkation before lunch 12:30
- Lunch on board 12:30
- Felucca Ride 15:00
- Captain’s Welcome Cocktail 19:30
- Dinner on board 20:00
- Nubian Folkloric Show 21:30
Day 4
Day 4 - Saturday
Cruise
- Wake-up call 06:30
- Breakfast on board 06:30
- Visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae 07:30
- Lunch on board 13:00
- Sail to Kom Ombo 13:30
- Afternoon Tea 17:00
- Visit Temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Komombo 17:30
- Sail to Edfu 19:00
- Dinner on board 20:00
- Galabeya party 21:30
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Board
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- Accommodation: On Board, Sonesta Cruise Ship
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Activity Level: 2 to 2.5 miles of walking per day – might involve uneven surfaces such as cobblestones, stairs, unpaved walkways
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Day 5
Day 5 - Sunday
Cruise
- Wake-up call 06:00
- Visit Horus Temple in Edfu 06:30
- Sail to Luxor 08:15
- Breakfast on board 08:30
- Lunch on board 13:30
- Whirling Dervish & Belly Dance Show 20:00
- Dinner on board 20:30
- Enjoy music in the lounge 22:00
- Accommodation: On Board, Sonesta Cruise Ship
- Activity Level: 1.5 to 2 miles of walking per day – might involve uneven surfaces such as cobblestones, stairs, unpaved walkways
Day 6
Day 6 - Monday
Fly to Cairo
- Wake-up Call 06:00
- Breakfast on board 07:00
- Disembarkation 08:00
- Visit the West Bank (Valley of kings & Queens, Hatshepsut) 08:00
- Visit Karnak & Luxor Temples 14:30
- Flight back to Cairo and transfer to the hotel for dinner.
- Flight to Cairo
Includes
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*When adding the Nile Cruise Extension to the From Pharoah to Promise tour, you will take the Memphis Sakkara day tour on the Thursday before the Cruise instead of the first Monday of the From Pharoah to Promise tour.
Included in your tour package:
4 nights excellent superior first class hotel accommodation:
- 1 night Cairo, Steigenberger Pyramids or similar
- 3 nights Sonesta Cruise Nile Goddess or or Moon Goddess standard cabin
- Breakfast lunch and dinner during 3 night Nile Cruise
- All airport transfers in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan
- All entrance fees & attractions as per tour itinerary
- All land excursions included along the 3 nights cruise
- Private transportation in deluxe air-conditioned coach
- All land service and local taxes
Not Included:
- Tips to tour guide, bus driver and hotel staff ($45 total tips per passenger)
- Roundtrip flights Cairo / Luxor/ Aswan / Cairo $365 per person including all taxes
- Lunches daily
- Travel Insurance (highly recommended) We strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance package to protect your travel investment.
Hotels
America Egypt Tours ensures a comfortable and memorable Holy Land experience by offering accommodations at top-tier hotels with exceptional amenities and central locations. In the rare case of overbooking, we offer alternative accommodations of equal or higher quality. With AmericaEgypt Tours, you can expect a luxurious stay that complements your once in a lifetime journey.
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