EG-11 Egypt Express - 6 Days / 4 Nights

3 Nights Cairo / 1 Night Luxor

	This tour is recommended for those who want to see the highlights of Egypt in a limited time or combine Egypt with other programs in Greece, Turkey or Israel or with a cruise. Departures Everyday!

Hotels	Included Services
Dates & Rates

Itinerary Day 1 USA - Cairo Leave USA   Day 2 Cairo Upon your arrival at Cairo Airport, you will be welcomed by a Tourcom representative and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 3 Cairo After breakfast, you will drive to desert plateau of Giza for a visit to the only surviving monument among the seven wonders of the ancient world, the great pyramids. You will view the awesome Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus and also the legendery Sphinx who has been staring out over the desert for so many centuries. Your visit will also include the Solar Boat Museum. Then you will continue to Memphis, once the glorious capital of Old Kingdom to see the colossal statue of Ramses II and the alabaster sphinx. Saqqara, the necropolis of Memphis, will be waiting for you with its pyramids, temples and tombs. You will visit King Zoser's Step Pyramid, probably the oldest pyramid of Egypt and the oldest stone structure of its size in the world. Overnight in Cairo. (B)
Day 4 Cairo - Luxor In the morning you will fly to Luxor. Upon your arrival, you will visit the Temple of Luxor dedicated to the creator god Amun, a strikingly graceful piece of architecture adorned with colossal statues of Ramses II. You will continue with the Temples of Karnak, incredibly impressive complex of numerous temples with the famous Great Hypostyle Hall, an unforgettable forest of towering stone pillars. Then you will drive to the Necropolis of Thebes, including the Valley of the Queens and the Valley of the Kings, the royal burial site and then the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon facing the Nile. Overnight in Luxor. (B)
Day 5 Luxor - Cairo In the morning you will fly back to Cairo and start your day with a visit to the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities which has an incredibly vast collection of artifacts from the Old Kingdom to the Roman era. Your visit in the Museum also includes the Royal Mummy Room. You will continue to Old Cairo to see the Al-Muallaqa Church, one of the oldest Coptic churches in Egpyt and Ben Ezra Synagogue, then go on with the Citadel, a wonderful example of a medieval fortress which was home to the rulers of Egypt for 700 years. Then you will be impressed by the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali with its huge dome and pencil shaped minarets. Then you will enjoy the oriental ambiance of the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar while you wander through the labyrinth of its narrow streets lined with hundreds of shops. Overnight in Cairo. (B)
Day 6 Departure You will be transferred to Cario Airport for your return flight. (B)

 

 

Hotels

Silver Category:	Cairo First Stay	Pyramids Park Hotel
	Cairo Second Stay	Helnan Shepherd Hotel
	Luxor	Novotel
Gold Category:	Cairo First Stay	Les Meridien Des Pyramides
	Cairo Second Stay	Cairo Intercontinental or Marriott or Sheraton Standard rooms
	Luxor	Sheraton or Isis Hotel New Wing
Platinum Category:	Cairo First Stay	Mena House Oberoi Palace Wing with view of Pyramid
	Cairo Second Stay	Four Seasons Superior Room or Conrad Executive Room or Marriott Executive Room
	Luxor	Sofitel Old Winter Palace

 

Included Services

All Private Services
* Meeting and assistance at the airport.
* All transfers.
* All tours mentioned in the itinerary and related entry fees, including the Solar Boat and Royal Mummy Room in Cairo.
* Professional, licensed, English speaking Egyptologist guide.
* Daily breakfast.
* 4 nights' accommodation using hotel plan of your choice, including hotel taxes.
* Two domestic flights in Egypt.

 

Not Included:

* International airfare (will be quoted separately on request) and airport taxes.
* Visa for Egypt.
* Gratuities for guide and drivers.
* Items of a personal nature such as drinks with meals (except tea or coffee with breakfast), medical services, phone calls etc.

Call for Travel Insurance.

 

 

Departure Dates and Rates

Departures are everyday throughout the year.

 

PERIOD		SILVER	GOLD	PLATINUM
Oct 01, 00	Dec 13, 00	$1,189	$1,288	$1,800
Dec 14, 00	Jan 07, 01	$1,282	$1,411	$2,112
Jan 08, 01	Mar 29, 01	$1,189	$1,288	$1,800
Mar 30, 01	Apr 19, 01	$1,256	$1,376	$2,023
Apr 20, 01	Apr 30, 01	$1,189	$1,288	$1,800
May 01, 01	Sep 30, 01	$1,133	$1,220	$1,723

Rates are for the privately operated tour, per person in double occupancy
for a minimum of 2 guests.
Please call for reduced rates for groups of 5 or more guests.