Day-by-Day Itinerary
Prices and What is Included

If you would like to spend a few days recovering from your flights with a relaxing cruise on the Nile, you can arrive in Cairo on Thursday, Feb 14. After spending the night near the airport in Cairo, you fly to Aswan where the cruise begins on Friday. The cruise is 3 nights (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), Aswan/Luxor, finishing in Luxor on Monday (check out 8am). So you will be in Luxor to meet the tour group Monday morning, Feb 18. Monday's sightseeing with the cruise in Luxor will be refunded to you.

Arrivals in Cairo

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Arrivals in Cairo
You can arrive at Cairo airport (CAI) at any time today.  We will arrange to have someone greet you at the airport and bring you to our hotel nearby. Look for the rep with the YELLOW All One World sign.

You will be flying to Aswan tomorrow morning. Those choosing the Abu Simbel Excursion will stay on the Cairo/Aswan plane and continue on to Abu Simbel.

Overnight: Novotel Cairo Airport Hotel, Heliopolis, 4*, BB.

Those choosing the Abu Simbel Excursion* by air:
You will stay on the plane and continue on with the flight to Abu Simbel. You will return to Aswan about midday and board your cruise boat. Sightseeing in Aswan in the afternoon.

*If you want to be extra sure to see Abu Simbel, it would be good to arrive in Cairo on Feb 13th, do your Abu Simbel trip on Feb 14th and spend one night in Aswan before the Nile Cruise. The flights to Abu Simbel can be delayed or canceled due to weather in the desert.

NOTE: There is another Pre-Tour offered that includes Abu Simbel Overnight and Free Day in Aswan.
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If you are not choosing the Abu Simbel Excursion:
After flying Cairo/Aswan, you will have time to do some sightseeing or shopping on your own this morning in Aswan. Or you can relax at a hotel until it is time for check-in to your Nile Cruise boat (usually about 11am). 

After lunch on the cruise boat your sightseeing begins with a trip by motorboat to the beautiful Temple of Isis on the island of Philae.  Built during the Ptolemaic era, this was the last place that the Ancient Egyptian religion was practiced and the last hieroglyphs were written.  It was closed in 550 AD by the Emperor Justinian.  This temple was one of those that were moved to higher ground when the High Dam was built.

Your sightseeing also includes the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk of Hatshepsut.

While on the cruise boat, your sightseeing is with an English-speaking Egyptian guide and other people on the cruise who are English-speaking.

Nile Cruises Options with this Friday/Monday, Aswan/Luxor itinerary:

Sonesta Nile Goddess   --   Swiss Inn Radamis 1   --   Movenpick Royal Lily   --   Presidential Nile Cruise

Contact Us to decide which cruise boat you would prefer. Prices vary. Bookings are also contingent on availability. You can also book this on your own, if you prefer.

Overnight in Aswan, Nile Cruise, L, D. Night #1

Overnight in Edfu, Nile Cruise, BB, L, D. Night #2

Overnight in Luxor, Nile Cruise, BB, L, D. Night #3

Join the Egypt Enthusiasts' Tour

The other "Egypt Enthusiasts" tour members will be arriving in Luxor about this same time. One of our Luxor representatives will fetch you from the cruise and bring you to meet the rest of the tour so that we can all begin our sightseeing together. Continue with the Egypt Enthusiasts' Itinerary.

There may be changes to this itinerary due to circumstances beyond our control.

Nile Cruises Options with this Friday/Monday, Aswan/Luxor itinerary:
Sonesta Nile Goddess   --   Swiss Inn Radamis 1   --   Movenpick Royal Lily   --   Presidential Nile Cruise

NOTE: Ruth Shilling does not accompany travelers on this extension.
Nile Cruise Day-by-Day Itinerary

Included:
· 3 Nights on Nile Cruise boat see options.  Beginning in Luxor and ending in Aswan.
· 1 Night in Cairo-Heliopolis at the JW Marriott, Le Passage, Sonesta Heliopolis or Novotel, includes buffet breakfast
· 3 Meals a day are provided while on the Nile Cruise.  See Day-by-Day description.
· Sightseeing with an English-speaking Egyptian guide provided by the cruise boat.
· All entrances fees and transportation for sightseeing as per itinerary above.
· Flight from Cairo to Aswan. Your airfare from Aswan to Cairo was partially included in your Egypt Enthusiasts' Tour price.
· Transfers to/from the cruise boat and to/from the airports = 5 transfers with an English-speaking rep and private vehicle

Not included:
· Items of a personal nature - laundry, telephone calls, etc. 
· Bottled water and other beverages
· TIPS (cruise boat staff, tour guide, transfer men, porters, etc)
· Anything which is not listed above as being included in your tour package.

Prices*:
Prices depend on your choice of Nile Cruise and hotel in Cairo. Please contact us with your preferences.

Sample Prices
Including Cairo-Heliopolis hotel, Flight Cairo/Aswan, 3-Night Nile Cruise, assisted transfers:

$625 USD pp in double: with Presidential Nile Cruise  Presidential Nile Cruise
$740 USD pp in double: with Swiss Inn Radamis 1  Swiss Inn Radamis 1
$995 USD pp in double: with Movenpick Royal Lily  Movenpick Royal Lily
$1,100 USD pp in double: with Sonesta Nile Goddess  Sonesta Nile Goddess
These prices can be reduced by choosing a lower standard Cairo hotel and/or using the hotel shuttle bus in Cairo.

*Purchasing Directly Online: Please note that you can also book the Nile Cruise directly with the cruise companies.
If so, you will also need the hotel in Cairo, flight Cairo/Aswan and the transfers to/from the airports and cruise boat.
The Abu Simbel Excursion is a package provided by Egypt Air, but you cannot purchase it online. Our Cairo office can do this booking for you.

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What is Included in the
Optional Abu Simbel DAY Tour Excursion*
Abu Simbel Excursion package offered through Egypt Air

Included:
· Roundtrip flight Cairo/Aswan/Abu Simbel and Abu Simbel/Aswan/Cairo.
· Transportation to the temples
· Entrance fee
· A guide is also provided, but travelers have not been impressed with these guides and have said that it is better just to visit the temples on their own.

Not included:
· Items of a personal nature - laundry, telephone calls, etc. 
· Bottled water and other beverages
· Meals not specified as included
· TIPS (tour guide, transfer men, porters, etc)
· Anything which is not listed above as being included in your tour package.

*This Add-On is contingent on flight availability. Please Contact Us regarding availability and current pricing. Although the Abu Simbel Excursion is a package provided by Egypt Air, you cannot purchase it online. Our Cairo office needs to do this booking for you.

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Abu Simbel OVERNIGHT Excursion* with Nile Cruise
Tour Package
October 2015

Complete Itinerary & What is Included