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(Cairo - Aswan - Luxor) 8 days 7 nights with Nile Cruise



 
 
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Old May 28th, 2010, 07:06 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
KARIM
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Default (Cairo - Aswan - Luxor) 8 days 7 nights with Nile Cruise

Day 1:

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met and
assisted by Youregypttours.com representative who will help you during
passport control, luggage area and customs formalities. Then you will
be transferred to your 5 star hotel in Cairo by a private air-
conditioned vehicle for check in and overnight in Cairo




Day 2:

After breakfast, enjoy an excursion to the Giza pyramids of Cheops,
Chefren and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx with a
lion's body, dates back to the time of Chephren. The tour also
includes a visit to the Valley Temple which belongs to the Pyramids of
Chephren. then you will visit the world-renowned Museum of Egyptian
Antiques which exhibits a collection now over 120000 masterpieces
ranges from pre-dynastic era, Pharaonic era to the Greco-roman period
in Egypt including the treasures of the child King Tutankhamen,
Pharaonic Gods and Goddess, with option visit to the mummies room at
the Egyptian Museum where you may learn about the Great Egyptian
civilization and the mummification art in ancient Egypt. In the
evening transfer to railway station taking first class sleeper train
to Aswan. Overnight on train.




Day 3:

Breakfast onboard train and then will be met and assisted by our REP
who will transfer you to embark your Nile cruise for the next 4 days /
3 nights. Later you will be taken in an exciting tour to the world
famous High Dam that was an engineering miracle when it was built in
the 1960s.then you will be taking by motor-boat to island of Egilka
visit the majestic Philae temple that was dedicated to the Goddesses
Isis. And overnight stay onboard cruise




Day 4:

Early Sailing to Kom Ombo. After your breakfast will be escorted by
your Egyptology speaking guide to visit Kom Ombo temple, the crocodile-
headed God of fertility and creator of the world, then you will take
your lunch aboard your cruise with free time at leisure while sailing
to Edfu to explore Edfu's Temple of Horus, Continue the cruise down to
Luxor. Afternoon tea is served on the sun –deck with dinner and
overnight stay onboard cruise




Day 5:

Breakfast onboard the cruise, and then you will be taken into the West
Bank of the river Nile to visit the two colossal statues (Colossi of
Memnon), and then visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent
tombs discovered, Continue the tour to visit the Hatshepsut temple at
El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to the Queen
Hatshepsut, then back to the cruise for lunch, after afternoon tea on
the ship with free time at leisure and overnight stay onboard. Enjoy
an optional sound and light show at the Temple of Karnak




Day 6:

After breakfast you will be accompanied by your guide to visit Karnak
Temple, the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-
isut means “the most sacred of places.” The temple, or, more
correctly, the complex of temples, was built over more than two
thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the
complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant
pillars .Then you will be transferred to Luxor temple which built by
Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to
the god Amen, and then you will be transferred to Luxor train terminal
take a sleeper train back to Cairo, dinner and overnight stay on
board.




Day 7:

Upon arrival at Giza station, you will be driven to your hotel. Check
in and Afternoon Look beyond the pyramids and pharaohs, and discover
the Citadel of Salah el Din where Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque stays,
then visit the Christian heritage in Coptic Cairo including the
hanging church or the suspended church this basilica church was named
for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon
the church became the center of the Christian Church of Egypt,
continuing to Khan el Khalili Bazaars Enjoy free time to stroll
through the maze of streets and try your luck bargaining with the shop
owners for a souvenir of your trip to Egypt. (Optional tour) Cairo
nights; Egyptian Cultural Dinner Nile cruise and Show, overnight in
Cairo.




Day 8:

Breakfast at hotel and check out from hotel, then transfer to Cairo
International Airport for your final departure.







Tour includes:



* Meet & assist upon arrival and departure.

* All transfers by an air-conditioned van.

* Accommodation in Cairo for 2 nights at 5 star hotel including daily
breakfast.

* Accommodation on 5 star deluxe cruise for 3 nights on full board
basis.

* Accommodation on sleeper train for 2 nights on half board basis.

* All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Aswan & Luxor including Egyptologist
guide, entrance fees & transfer by a modern air-conditioned van.

* Portage when needed.

* All taxes & service charge.




Tour does not include:



* Entry visa to Egypt.

* Any optional tours not mentioned in the itinerary.

* Meals except where indicated.





Important notes:

* Prices are based on double occupancy. Also, prices are valid around
the year except during Christmas, New Year’s Eve & Easter Feasts.
Moreover; rates could be changed without prior notice, shall the
government increase taxes.

* You must have a valid passport to enter Egypt. (You must have at
least 06 months of validity beyond your scheduled return date.)




Ask for quote


http://www.youregypttours.com/egypt-...e-cruise..html
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Old May 28th, 2010, 09:29 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
Ken Blake
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Default (Cairo - Aswan - Luxor) 8 days 7 nights with Nile Cruise

On Fri, 28 May 2010 11:06:56 -0700 (PDT), KARIM
wrote:

Day 1:

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met and
assisted by xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com representative who will help you during



I make it a point never to do business with spammers. But I make it an
especially strong point never to do business with spammers who are so
ignorant that they think Egypt is in Europe.




--
Ken Blake
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Old May 29th, 2010, 02:01 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
Michael[_1_]
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Default (Cairo - Aswan - Luxor) 8 days 7 nights with Nile Cruise

Ken Blake wrote:
On Fri, 28 May 2010 11:06:56 -0700 (PDT), KARIM
wrote:

Day 1:

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met and
assisted by xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com representative who will help you during



I make it a point never to do business with spammers. But I make it an
especially strong point never to do business with spammers who are so
ignorant that they think Egypt is in Europe.




The Belgian embassy has issued a warning about only visiting Egypt if
strictly necessary following an attack on a tourist.

M
http://cannes-or-bust.com/
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Old May 29th, 2010, 08:10 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
martin
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Default (Cairo - Aswan - Luxor) 8 days 7 nights with Nile Cruise

On 29/05/10 03:01, Michael wrote:
Ken Blake wrote:
On Fri, 28 May 2010 11:06:56 -0700 (PDT), KARIM
wrote:

Day 1:

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met and
assisted by xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com representative who will help you during



I make it a point never to do business with spammers. But I make it an
especially strong point never to do business with spammers who are so
ignorant that they think Egypt is in Europe.




The Belgian embassy has issued a warning about only visiting Egypt if
strictly necessary following an attack on a tourist.


Something to do with Belgium banning burkas.
 




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