EGYPT: BASIC NILE CRUISE & TOUR
We begin with a short day and night in Paris, France and
then transfer to Luxor, Egypt. From here optional** tours
allow us to explore the Karnak Temples and the Valley of the
Kings. Also the tombs of Ramses I, III, IV, IX and
Tutankhamun as well many other sites. Our cruise will sail
from Aswan stopping at Kom Ombo, Edfu, Esna and finally
Luxor. (Some trips run in opposite direction.) We spend
another night in Paris and return home.
COSTS |
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| 1 pax | FROM $1,099 PP/DBL* US | ||
Cost includes:
Cost excludes: Visa fees, airport
departure tax, lunch and dinner at hotels except where noted,
personal clothing, personal insurance, alcoholic beverages,
telephone, laundry, charges for delays caused by situations
beyond our control such as bad weather, natural disasters,
political unrest, and emergencies.
Prices subject to government taxes/levies or prices beyond our control. Prices
and programs are subject to change without notice. All prices quoted
in US dollars. For booking information, liability waiver, and terms and
conditions contact Eco-Adventure International, LLC.
Round trip air fare from various US gateways to Paris, France.
Round trip flights between Paris and Luxor, Egypt
3 or 4 nights deluxe Nile Cruise aboard deluxe MS Carnival
3 or 4 nights deluxe hotel accomodations in Luxor
2 nights deluxe hotel accomodations in Paris
All transfers / 18 meals
ITINERARY |
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| Day 01: | Evening departure from U.S. to Paris. From the featured gateways we generally use the prestigious Lufthansa German Airlines with connections in Frankfurt. In flight dinner, snacks, drinks, and breakfast served on board. |
| Day 02: | Arrival in Paris. Shuttle-bus transfer to your hotel in Paris at Roissy near the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Rest of the day is free at leisure to enjoy Paris or to rest in the hotel. |
| Day 03: |
After breakfast at the hotel, you will take the shuttle bus to the terminal for
your flight to from Paris to Luxor, Egypt. Flights is approximately 5-hours.
Upon arrival in Luxor, our representative will meet you at the airport, give you
your visas (for which you will reimburse him), and assist with formalities.
You will be transferred directly to our cruise ship M/S CARNIVAL. M/S Carnival is one of the newest boats on the Nile with air-conditioned comfortable cabins all with panaromic windows. Tonight your tour guide will hold an information meeting to walk you through the program. You will spend the night aboard the ship docked in Luxor. Dinner on board in Luxor. (B-D) |
| Day 04: |
Free day in Luxor. If you have purchased our optional excursions package you
will join an excursion visiting Luxor and Karnak Temples and to Thebes and
Valley of Kings and Valley of the Queens and Collossi of Memnon.
Later return to the boat to wind down. We will start sailing to Esna this afternoon. In Esna you will pass through the locks on the River Nile, for many a fun and small scale canal-crossing experience. Tonight we will dock in Esna for overnight. Lunch and dinner aboard MS Carnival. (B-L-D) |
| Day 05: |
As you are having breakfast aboard the boat, you will sail up the Nile to Edfu.
Upon arrival in Edfu, if you purchased our optional excursions package you
will first go on a horse-drawn-carriage ride in Edfu, and then you will
have guided visits to Edfu Temple. We will continue our cruise up the Nile to
Kom Ombo, and if you purchased our optional excursions package guided visits
in Komombo are included. Lunch and dinner are aboard the boat. (B-L-D)
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| Day 06: | As you are having breakfast aboard the boat, you will sail up the Nile to Aswan, for many one of the prettiest towns on the Nile. Upon arrival in Aswan, you can stay and relax on the boat, or if you purchased our optional excursions package you will have a full day excursion which includes a Felucca Sailing on the Nile River and later visits Temple of Philae, the High Dam, and the Unfinished Obelisk site. Lunch and dinner are aboard the boat. (B-L-D) |
| Day 07: | Free day in Disembark, and transfer by van or bus to the deluxe Hotel Isis Pyramisa in Luxor, for a 3 night leisurely stay. (BD) |
| Day 08: | Free day to enjoy the hotel or the town or take optional tours in Luxor. (BD) |
| Day 09: | Free day to enjoy the hotel or the town or take optional tours in Luxor. (BD) |
| Day 10: | Transfer to Luxor airport for flight to Paris. Take the shuttle bus to your hotel for overnight in Roissy in Paris. (B) |
| Day 10: | Depart to U.S. arriving same day. (B) |