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Grand Tour of Egypt 2007
| | Globus Tours - Land Discount with Air: 10% |
| Land only discount: 10% |
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Tour Operator |
Globus |
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Tour Code |
WLA7 |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Tour and Cruise |
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Number of Days |
12 |
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Starting Price |
$1788 (Select Dates) * |
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Triple room disc. |
$60 |
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Countries Visited |
Egypt
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City Highlights |
Aswan, Cairo, Luxor |
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CAIRO Welcome drink, guided sightseeing; Visit Tutankhamon's Tomb in the Egyptian Museum, Ramses II & Alabaster Sphinx in Memphis, the ”stairway to the sky“ at Sakkara, the Great Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza
ALEXANDRIA Guided sightseeing and visit the Greco-Roman Museum & the Catacombs
CAIRO-LUXOR By air including airport transfers
3-NIGHT NILE CRUISE In luxury two-berth outside cabins with private facilities on the Royal Lotus
ALL DAY-TIME SHORE EXCURSIONS
ASWAN Sail by felucca to Kitchener Island and visit the Botanical Gardens, Excursion to the Old Dam & High Dam, motor launch cruise to Agilka, Visit Temple of Isis and ancient granite quarries
ASWAN-CAIRO By air including airport transfers
INSIDE VISITS
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable.
MEALS
Welcome drink; 7 buffet breakfasts (BB); 3 full breakfasts (FB); 4 lunches (L); 6 dinners (D)
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers are included when you make your flight arrangements.
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Day 1 (Mon.)
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2 Arrival in Cairo, Egypt. (Tue.)
A welcome drink awaits you at your hotel; settle in and start soaking up the atmosphere of this exciting city.
Day 3 Cairo. The Pyramids. (Wed.)
Meet your Egyptologist and traveling companions at 8 a.m. Then a leisurely day of sightseeing in and around Africa’s largest metropolis starts at the EGYPTIAN MUSEUM with Tutankhamon’s fabulous treasures, an exciting first encounter with the splendor of three millennia of Egyptian civilization. On to GIZA for a close-up look at the enigmatic SPHINX and the daunting Great Pyramids. Cheops’, with an original height of 496 feet, is the most colossal ever built. A suggestion for tonight, return to Giza to enjoy the optional sound and light show. (BB)
Day 4 Cairo. Alexandria Excursion. (Thu.)
A pleasant drive through the fertile Nile Delta to the seaport of Alexandria. Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C., this Mediterranean port city soon became one of the major centers of commerce and science of the Hellenistic world. Your sightseeing features the GRECO-ROMAN MUSEUM, Pompey’s massive red granite pillar, and the intriguingly decorated CATACOMBS. Before making your way back to Cairo, stroll through the narrow lanes of the ancient city. (BB,L)
Day 5 Cairo-Luxor. (Fri.)
This morning leave Cairo for ancient MEMPHIS to admire the 40-foot statue of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx. On to SAKKARA’S “stairway to the sky,” the oldest of all pyramids. Later transfer to the airport for your 300-mile flight up the Nile Valley to Luxor. (BB,D)
Day 6 Luxor. (Embarkation) (Sat.)
After a morning at leisure, board your elegant river cruise vessel in time for lunch. This afternoon look forward to a grand start to sightseeing in the Nile Valley. See the stunning monuments of LUXOR and KARNAK, the greatest cities of ancient Egypt with, in their heyday, a combined population of more than one million. To walk among the pillars of the colossal TEMPLE OF AMON RA and along the AVENUE OF THE SPHINXES is an experience which you will treasure for the rest of your life. After dinner tonight you may want to take in the optional sound and light show at Karnak. (BB,L,D)
Day 7 Luxor, Edfu. (Sun.)
Focus on the VALLEY OF KINGS and VALLEY OF QUEENS on the west bank of the Nile, where generations of pharaohs and nobles were buried in great splendor in crypts cut into the cliffs. Sixty-two royal tombs have been uncovered so far, of which one, the tomb of Tutankhamon, was nearly inviolate when discovered in 1922. Visit DEIR EL-BAHARI, Queen Hatshepsut’s monumental rock temple. Also stop for pictures at the two COLOSSI OF MEMNON guarding the valleys. In the afternoon start your leisurely cruise up Egypt’s river of destiny. During the hottest part of the day sip a drink on the sun deck of your cruise boat and savor the panorama. See white-clad farmers with their donkeys, camels, and water buffaloes work lush green fields; and ever present on the horizon beyond the palm trees, the desert. (FB,L,D)
Day 8 Edfu, Kom Ombo. (Mon.)
Board a horse-drawn carriage for the drive through Edfu to the TEMPLE OF HORUS with its menacing black stone statue of the falcon god. Built in the time of Cleopatra about 2,000 years ago, it is recent by Old Egyptian standards and beautifully preserved. After lunch dock at KOM OMBO for a short walk to its bluff-top temple dedicated to the crocodile and falcon gods. Time to haggle for bargains in the local market before returning to the boat and sailing towards Aswan. (FB,L,D)
Day 9 Aswan. (Disembarkation) (Tue.)
After breakfast on board disembark and check into your hotel in Aswan. Then an included excursion to the turn-of-the-century Old Dam, to this day the widest dam in the world, and the gigantic Aswan High Dam completed in 1970. Board a motor launch to the island of Agilka between the two dams and visit the TEMPLE OF ISIS transplanted from the submerged island of Philae. Also stop at the ancient GRANITE QUARRIES to see the famous, unfinished obelisk. Balance of the day at leisure to enjoy the lovely resort town at your own pace. (FB,D)
Day 10 Aswan. (Wed.)
Morning free to catch up on postcard writing and shopping, or to join an optional flight (weather permitting; approximately US$190) to the huge sandstone temples of Abu Simbel. A special treat this afternoon: board a felucca and sail right across the blue waters of the river. En route see the ancient “nilometer” on Elephantine Island, Kitchener Island’s lush BOTANICAL GARDENS, and the splendid Aga Khan Mausoleum on the left bank. (BB,D)
Day 11 Aswan-Cairo. (Thu.)
Today fly from Aswan back to Cairo. Time this afternoon for independent activities or to join an optional excursion to walled Old Cairo, with Saladin’s 12th-century Citadel, the Alabaster Mosque, and the labyrinthine bazaar. And how about our optional dinner cruise on the Nile River tonight to celebrate the success of your Egyptian touring adventure? (BB)
Day 12 (Fri.)
Homebound flight. (BB) |
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Land & Air and Land Only prices are based on per person in a double occupancy room. Single (Land & Air) and Single (Land Only) prices are based on per person in a single room. Land & Air prices are based from New York (JFK/EWR), for air supplement prices from your departure airport please call us toll-free at 1-800-935-2620. Taxes are not included on the listed prices.
| Touring Date |
Land & Air |
Land Only |
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Single
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| Oct 15 - Oct 26, 2007 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Oct 22 - Nov 02, 2007 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Oct 29 - Nov 09, 2007 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Nov 05 - Nov 16, 2007 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Nov 12 - Nov 23, 2007 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Nov 19 - Nov 30, 2007 | Call Us | $2201 | Call Us | N/A | | Nov 26 - Dec 07, 2007 | Call Us | $2201 | Call Us | N/A | | Dec 03 - Dec 14, 2007 | Call Us | $2201 | Call Us | N/A | | Dec 10 - Dec 21, 2007 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Dec 17 - Dec 28, 2007 | Call Us | $2570 | Call Us | N/A | | Dec 24, 2007 - Jan 04, 2008 | Call Us | $2621 | Call Us | N/A | | Jan 07 - Jan 18, 2008 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Jan 14 - Jan 25, 2008 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Jan 21 - Feb 01, 2008 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Jan 28 - Feb 08, 2008 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Feb 04 - Feb 15, 2008 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Feb 11 - Feb 22, 2008 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Feb 18 - Feb 29, 2008 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Feb 25 - Mar 07, 2008 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Mar 03 - Mar 14, 2008 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A | | Mar 10 - Mar 21, 2008 | Call Us | $2268 | Call Us | N/A |
* All prices are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. Please call us toll free at 1-800-935-2620 to confirm availability and current pricing on all our discounted specials. The prices on this website are not guaranteed until a deposit has been made. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in these prices until a booking has been confirmed by one of our agents.
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