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Package Pricing
| Package price from $1829* |
Valid from 11/30/2009 - 12/7/2009 |
Purchase Deadline: Dec 17, 09 - Thu
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View the three Pyramids, the Great Sphinx of Giza, The Egyptian Museum and many of the phenomeinal wonders of Cairo during your four day stay. From Cairo, fly to Luxor and board your cruise ship for a four night insight of the mysteries of the Nile River. Visit Edfu and tour by felucca around Elephantine Island which was one of most powerful forts on Egypt's southern borders. The tour is for those who want to experience the highlights of Egypt.
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Vacation Details
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Package Includes:
Roundtrip airfare on available carrier to Cairo
Arrival Meet and Greet in Cairo
Return private transfers from Cairo Airport to hotel
4-nights accommodations in Cairo
American Buffet Breakfast daily
Roundtrip airfare between Cairo, Luxor and Aswan
4-night Nile Cruise with outside cabin, full board, excursions and transportation*
Sightseeing as noted
Egyptologist English speaking guide
24 hour customer service assistance
Hotel taxes and service charges
*Full Board includes Meal only. Beverages are not included
Airline fuel surcharges
Package price excludes airport taxes and fees
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| Vacation Package Itinerary: |
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Day 1: Depart United States, overnight flight
Day 2: Cairo
Arrive Cairo International airport where you will be met and assisted through formalities, and then transferred to your hotel.
Accommodation: Cairo
Day 3: Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel
Enjoy a full day of sightseeing with visits to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
Continue sightseeing with visits to the Egyptian Museum, the Citadel which is one of Cairo's most popular attractions housing a number of museums, ancient mosques and other sites.
Conclude your sightseeing with a visit to Khan El Khalili Bazaar which dates back to 1382 it is one of the most important shopping areas and represents the market tradition which established Cairo as a major center of trade.
Accommodation: Cairo (B)
Day 4: Cairo / Luxor / Nile Cruise
Breakfast at the Hotel
Transfer to the Aiport for your flight to Luxor
Morning Flight to Luxor
Upon arrival in Luxor you will be met and transferred to your cruise ship by our local guide
This afternooon sightseeing includes visits to Karnak, thought to be the most sacred of places in ancient times this vast complex contains three main temples and several smaller enclosed temples although significantly ruined it remains one of the most impressive sights in Egypt.
Continue to Luxor Temple once connected to the Temples of Karnak by an avenue of sphinxes over one and a half miles the Temple of Luxor was the ancient center of many festivals and remains one of the most beautiful temples in Egypt.
Lunch and dinner onboard
Accommodation: Onboard (B,L,D)
Day 5: Sail Luxor - Esna
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner onboard
Sightseeing begins today with a visit to the Valley of the Kings. This narrow valley is where the tombs of Kings were cut directly into the limestone hills. Continue to Hatchepsut Temple a monument to Queen Hatchepsut and the Colossi of Memnon a mortuary temple guarded by two gigantic statues on the outer gates.
Continue sailing to Esna
Accommodation: Onboard (B,L,D)
Day 6: Sail Esna - Edfu - Kom Ombo
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner onboard
Morning at leisure
Visit the Edfu Temple this afternoon, located on the west bank of the Nile it is the second largest temple in Egypt after Karnak and one of the best preserved
Continue sailing to Kom Ombo
Visit to the Kom Ombo temple dating back to the Ptolemies it is built on a high dune overlooking the Nile
Accommodation: Onboard (B,L,D)
Day 7: Sail Kom Ombo - Aswan
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner onboard
Visit the High Dam of Aswan, the unfinished Obelisque which lies in it's original location and was most probably abandoned when some cracks were discovered during it's construction.
Continue to the Philae Temple which was relocated from it's original site on Philae Island to it's current location on the Agilika Island in the wake of the High Dam construction.
Accommodation: Onboard (B,L,D)
Day 8: Aswan - Cairo
Breakfast onboard
Enjoy a Felucca ride this morning to visit the Botanical Gardens of Kitchner's Island filled with exotic plants and trees imported from all over the world it is a perfect place to spend an afternoon in the shade.
Return to the ship and transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo
Afternoon flight to Cairo
Upon arrival in Cairo you will be met and transferred to your hotel by our local guide
Accommodation: Cairo (B)
Day 9: Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel
Free day at leisure
Accommodation: Cairo (B)
Day 10: Return to USA
Breakfast at the hotel
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Cairo airport for your flight home.
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Notes & Restrictions
| Vacation Notes & Restrictions |
Notes:
US citizens require a visa to visit Egypt. Travelers are required to be in possession of a valid passport. Entry visas may be obtained from Egyptian Diplomatic and Consular Missions Abroad or from the Entry Visa Department at the Travel Documents, Immigration and Nationality Administration (TDINA). It is, however, possible for most tourists and visitors to obtain an entry visa at any of the Major Ports of Entry. Please check with your nearest Egyptian Consular mission for more details concerning visa regulations applying to your citizenship. Visas can be obtained upon arrival for US Passport holders at a fee of approx US25.00.
Stays over New Years Eve include Compulsory New Years Eve Dinner
Health recommendations for US travelers
Travelers should consider purchasing medical evacuation insurance if they are visiting a country where there may be limited access to medical facilities.
Travelers should avoid direct contact with wild animals, as they may carry diseases such as rabies.
Restrictions:
Prices are per person based on double occupancy and a 30-day advance purchase. Triple rooms are limited and subject to availability upon booking. Purchases within 30 days will incur additional fees. Air carrier used in the package is based on gateway and availability at time of booking and multiple flights connections may be necessary. Flight departure times may be at any time on your requested departure day. Air taxes/Government-imposed fees/surcharges are excluded. These fees are in addition to the package prices and will be added to invoice. Travel is valid for these dates only. Certain other restrictions may apply, and offer is subject to change without notice. No request will be processed until full payment is received. Once submitted your request can take at least 48 hours to confirm.
Please note that in many cases, Egypt Air changes intra-Egypt schedules, flights and reservations. Your final flight schedule will only be confirmed to you by our local representative while you are in Egypt.
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Vacation Reviews
| Vacation Reviews |
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I need to first start off that this vacation to Egypt was expected to truly be my trip of a lifetime. Not only did I want to be an archeologist when I grew up (now 33), but my Grandfather was stationed here during the war and showed me all of these fantastic pictures of the pyramids and sphinxes. I have never written an online review before , but I need to let others know that unfortunately, this was THE worst trip I have ever been on. This package is not the same as advertised – Don’t do it!! We were not able to get the same flights as advertised. We did not get the appropriate hotels we paid for in our package either. Just so you know, we have traveled all over the world staying in hostels and low budget hotels so this is not an American snob's point of view. We just got engaged so we decided to splurge and spent $6500 including the side travels to Alexandria and Abu Simbel. I can honestly say we were continuously more than unsatisfied with the results. So much we will never go back to Egypt, or use Go-Today again. Our hotel La Passage in Giza (since the one we paid for was somehow already full - even though other people on our trip were staying there and they booked long after us!!) was FILTHY, the shower didn't work, two HARD twin beds with only one holey sheet, the temperature was around 78 in the room, while it’s 110 outside, we had to prop the fridge to stay closed to keep the refreshments at room temperature, and the service was TERRIBLE!! Our tour guide hurried us along and we didn’t get to spend time doing the things we paid to see. Advice: Skip Alexandria!! We spent $300 and wasted a day of travel. It was a long ride and unless you haven’t been to Greece or Italy – it’s not a big deal. Cairo to Luxor for the Cruise: The domestic flight times were changed on us when we arrived so instead of taking the 7/8am flights we had to wake up at 2am to catch the first one out… and then wait 3 hours for the rest of the travelers coming in on the 7/8am flight to Luxor!! Our rooms were not accurate again on the boat, which I cannot call a cruise. Once again, the MS Tulip was a small step up from the La Passage hotel in Giza. I do have to say that the service on the boat was great and they tried their best with entertainment, but… in trying to be polite… don’t expect much at all. Our tour guide throughout our excursions on the boat was fantastic and he really helped make the trip better for us. We had fun seeing the sights, but the rest was a true waste of hard earned money and really put a damper on our recent engagement. Advice: Take the bus tour to Abu Simbel when you get there. We paid $500 for a flight for the two of us when it would have been less than $200 and a much better time. The flight was delayed from our 9am time to after 10am because they wanted to wait for more people to fill the plane. There wasn’t any air conditioning on the planes or the buses the entire rides there and back. (I got heat exhaustion and it ruined the rest of my day.) Due to the delays we lost 1 ½ hours of our trip and had to run through Abu Simbel in an hour. Instead of putting us on a flight from Aswan to Abu Simbel (see the sights) and then on to Cairo, they sent us from Aswan to Abu Simbel back to Aswan (wait around 5 hours) to fly to Cairo. Of course this flight was delayed and we didn’t get back to Cairo on time and missed more things we had planned.
Summary: The itinerary you see listed on this site is not what you will get in Egypt and you will pay for it.
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Review Provided by:
Michelle Nicosia who traveled on 8/27/2008
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Average Rating: (1)
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