Nile story /10 Days  .  A Majestic -All Inclusive- Tour

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CAIRO & (NILE RIVER CRUISE ON FULL BOARD)

DAY 01

depart USA. meals, drinks and in-flight entertainment .

DAY 02

arrive cairo Global Gate Vacations meets you on your arrival in cairo and transfers you to your hotel Oberoi Mena Garden .the remainder of your day is at leisure to discover the amazing contrasts of ancient and modern cairo .

DAY 03

after breakfast enjoy a full day sightseeing including the great pyramids of GIZA (PYRAMIDS OF CHEOPS,KHEFREN and MYCERINUS) continue to the sphinx and the valley of temples  ,lunch,proceed to the egyptian museum(home of king (Tutankhamun) and discover the priceless treasures (3350 years old)discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 this evening enjoy a sound and light show at the great pyramids (B L)

DAY 04

after breakfast , transfer to Cairo airport for your flight from Cairo to Aswan (possibility of an optional excursion  to the mighty temple of Abu simbel by plane (235$) before starting your nile river cruise) upon arrival to Aswan  , transfer to your cruise ship , check-in to your elegant hotel boat of Sonesta Nile Cruise in time for lunch .in the afternoon a special treat , board on a felucca and sail to the other side of the nile  across the blue waters of the river.en route see the ancient nilometer on elephantine island , kitchener island' lush botanical gardens and the magnificent Agha Khan mausoleum on the left bank of the nile(B L D) 

DAY 05

proceed to visit the high dam, the unfinished obelisk and the granite quarries then we visit the Isis temple  at PHILAE'S island then board our luxury cruise ship lunch. sail to Komombo to visit the temple of kom ombo built for the falcon & crocodile gods.sail to edfu dinner (B L D )

DAY 06

after breakfast ,visit the egypt's best preserved cult temple of horus you will travel from your cruise ship to temple by horse-drawn carriage .sail to luxor via Esna arrive luxor. dinner (B L D )

DAY 07

after breakfast,disembark the cruise ship to explore the west bank of the nile to visit the Necropolis of Thebes , the colossi of Memnon , temple of queen Hatshepsut , valley of the queens ,valley of kings , lunch on board ,evening free at leisure.(B L D ) 

DAY 08

after breakfast , disembark , visit the grand temple of luxor which dominates the town and the gigantic temple complex at karnak -visit- , the avenue of sphinxes which once streched between both temples luxor and karnak.transfer to luxor airport for  flight back to cairo transfer to your hotel Grand Hyatt (B)

DAY 09

after breakfast free at leisure or enjoy an excursion with your egyptologist and travel companions for all day sightseeing tour at memphis to admire the 40-foot statue of Ramses II  and the alabaster Sphinx.on to Sakkara stairway to the sky the oldest of all pyramids in the afternoon  to walled old cairo Saladin's 12th century citadel , the alabaster mosque and the labyrinthine bazaar are well worth  a visit lunch included (B)

DAY 10

after breakfast , free time at leisure , transfer by Global Gate Vacations to Cairo airport for  your home bound flight from Cairo arrives same day

TOUR FEATURES

Scheduled transatlantic flight  (round trip ticket NYC/Cairo/NYC) (Land and Air Prices)

Intra-egypt flights from cairo to aswan & from luxor to Cairo

02 nights at a deluxe 05 stars hotel (Mena Garden Hotel - Pyramids)

04 nights at a deluxe 05 stars cruise ship (Sonesta Nile Cruise)

02 nights at a deluxe 05 stars hotel (Grand Hyatt - Cairo)

All transfers in cairo,aswan , luxor  (Land and Air Prices) 

Luxury touring cars

Sightseeing as per itinerary

Professional tour directors escort you

Included Sightseeing

GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA AND THE SPHINX , EGYPTIAN MUSEUM (KING TUTANKHAMUN'S TREASURES)

ASWAN HIGH DAM , GRANITE QUARRIES , UNFINISHED OBELISK TEMPLE OF PHILAE

LUXOR WEST BANK ,VALLEY OF KINGS AND VALLEY OF QUEENS , LUXOR AND KARNAK TEMPLE

HOTELS

Mena House Oberoi (During First Stay in Cairo)

Sonesta Nile Cruise  

Grand Hyatt Hotel / All Rooms with guaranteed Nile View (During second stay in Cairo)

NOT INCLUDED

Airport taxes and September 11th security fees

Optional tour for Abu Simbel 235 usd    

Tips to guide and driver

All drinks on board of your cruise ship 

Cruise itinerary is subject to change

On occasion there may be  the possibility of a slight alternation in the itinerary due to the sailing conditions on the nile , domestic air schedule , religious holidays

In any case all included visits will be operated

For supplements from other US gateways (please refer to our reservation department)