January-06: Nile Cruise Extension

4-Night Nile Cruise, Luxor - Aswan with Return to Cairo
Jan 23-28, 2006
provided by our affiliate, American Express of Egypt
PRICE & WHAT IS INCLUDED

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Monday, January 23: Your Nile cruise boat is docked and waiting for you in Luxor. You begin with dinner on board after saying farewell those not continuing their tour with this extension.
Meal: D.
Nile Cruise Boat: Movenpick Radamis I or similar.

Tues, Jan 24: The boat begins its journey up the Nile in the early dawn. There is often excitement on deck when the boat arrives at the lock at Esna. The locals come out in boats to hawk their wares while the cruise boats wait their turn in the lock.

You have the whole day to relax and enjoy the timelessness of the Nile. Maybe write those postcards? Afternoon tea on deck. Entertainment on board in the evening.
Meals: B, L, D.
Nile Cruise Boat: Movenpick Radamis I or similar.

Wed, Jan 25: Your first visit today is to Edfu’s Temple of Horus, the best preserved temple in Egypt. While on the boat, your sightseeing is with an English-speaking Egyptian guide and other people on the cruise that are English-speaking.

In the late afternoon there is a visit to the Ptolemaic temple for Sobek and Haroeris at Kom Ombo. Sobek is a crocodile god and Haroeris is a form of the god Horus. The boat continues on to Aswan where you overnight.
Meals: B, L, D.
Nile Cruise Boat: Movenpick Radamis I or similar.

Thursday, Jan 26: Today there is sightseeing in Aswan. You go with other tourists from the boat to see the Unfinished Obelisk of Hatshepsut at the ancient granite quarry, and the new High Dam.

Your sightseeing concludes with a trip by motorboat to the beautiful Temple of Isis at 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.

You may want to spend the evening adventuring at the open market place in Aswan. In ancient times the cataracts made it impossible for ships to pass this point, so the traders from the Mediterranean and Africa met here. The present town still contains some of this history and feeling. Or you might also visit the Nubian Museum.
Meals: B, L, D.
Nile Cruise Boat: Movenpick Radamis I or similar.

Friday, Jan 27. There is an optional trip to Abu Simbel this morning, if you choose. Or you may decide to have a day to shop at the market or visit the Nubian Museum. Return flight to Cairo in the afternoon or early evening.
Meal: B.
Hotel: Novotel Cairo Airport Hotel.

Sat, January 28, 2006: Departure flights home or spend more time enjoying the riches of Egypt. See options at Day 5 for suggestions.
Meal: Breakfast.

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

What is Included in the Nile Cruise Extension
Jan 23-28, 2006
Movenpick Radamis I Nile Cruise, or similar 5-Star Deluxe Cruise
provided by our affiliate, American Express of Egypt
DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY

$595 US Dollars

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Prices are per person in Double Occupancy.
You begin in Luxor. Your airfare from Aswan to Cairo was included in your Jan 15-23 tour price.
Ruth Shilling does not accompany travelers on this extension.

Included:
· 4 Nights on Movenpick Radamis I Nile Cruise boat or similar. Beginning in Luxor and ending in Aswan.
· 1 Night in Cairo-Heliopolis at the Novotel Cairo Airport Hotel or similar, includes 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 Aswan to Cairo
· Transfers to/from the cruise boat and to/from the airports

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.

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All Photos on this page are by Ruth Shilling,
except the group on cruise deck - taken by one of our travelers, Marie F.