Tour Date : 19
December 08 - 10 January 2009
Price per person
sharing a double room : R 18 382.00
Price per person
in a single room : R22 073.00
Price per person
sharing a triple room: R 18183.00
Price includes:
Airfare: Johannesburg - Cairo -
Johannesburg on Egypt Air (Q Class)
Accommodation in Cairo on a BB
basis
Accommodation on the sleeper
trains on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis
Accommodation on the cruise on a
dinner, lunch and breakfast basis
Sightseeing in Cairo: Pyramids &
Sphinx
Sightseeing in Alexandria as per
itinerary
Sightseeing on Cruise as per
itinerary
All domestic transfers in Egypt
South African Airport Departure
tax
Price excludes:
Visas
Guide Tips
Meals not specified
Drinks where not mentioned
All items of a personal nature (telephone, bar bills, etc)
Any and all services not
mentioned in inclusions
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1:
Depart from Johannesburg
International Airport bound for Cairo International Airport.
Day 2:
Upon arrival at the airport you
will be met by our representative and transferred to the Intercontinental
Pyramid Park or similar hotel. Here you will spend 2 nights on a bed and
breakfast basis.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Intercontinental
Pyramid Park or similar hotel 5*
Day 3:
Today your day is filled with
history and wonders. You will visit the great pyramids in Giza and the
Sphinx.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Intercontinental
Pyramid Park or similar hotel 5*
Day 4:
Today you will be transferred
from Cairo to Alexandria where you will be taken on a full day excursion
(Excluding Lunch), visiting the Kom El Shuafaa, Montazah Gardens and the
Alexandria Library. On arrival in Cairo you will be transferred to the train
station where you will board your overnight train to Luxor.
For more info on the train
schedules, cabins, meals and more visit the following website:
www.sleepingtrains.com
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight train in
1st class compartments
Day 5 - Day 8
Today you board your cruise ship
and start your journey down the Nile River on the Presidential Nile or a
similar boat. On your way to Aswan, from Luxor, you will stop over at
different ports and disembark into history to visit the various temples and
museums.
In Aswan: Philae temple & the
high Dam
While sailing to/from Luxor:
Sobek & Horarios temple in Kom Embo & Horus temple in Edfu
In Luxor: The Valley of the
Kings, Hatsebshut temple & colossus of Memnon on the west bank
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and
dinner
Accommodation: Presidential Nile
or a similar boat
Day 9:
After visiting the temples in
Aswan, you will board your overnight train back to Cairo, staying in 1st
class compartments.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight train in
1st class compartments
Day 10:
You will be transferred to your
hotel in Cairo where you will spend 2 nights on a bed and breakfast basis.
Meals: Breakfast,
Accommodation: Intercontinental
Pyramid Park or similar hotel 5*
Day 12:
You will be transferred to the
airport where you will check in for your flight back to South Africa.
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Although travelling by train is
the way to experience Egypt, please note that the trains are the local
trains. We book the 1st class compartments but they are very basic, the
cabins are small, they have a small wash basin, you share a communal toilet,
and the food is basic. If you are a single person you will be sharing your
compartment with somebody else as there must be 2 people per compartment. If
you rather want to fly instead of going by train, the tour will be 2 nights
shorter and you will have to pay about R200 per person additional on top of
the above package price.
PLEASE NOTE:
Prices for departure from any other airport within South Africa are
available upon request.
Valid on period specified - rates for other periods available on request.
These rates are based on a package price per person sharing with a minimum
of 2 persons and are subject to change due to airfare increases, currency
exchange, fluctuations and any unforeseen circumstances, without prior
notice