7 Day Cairo or Nile Cruise from $1,099

7 Day Cairo Only from $1,099

Program Includes:

• International, round-trip airfare New York and airport taxes (other departure cities also available directly through Key Tours)
• Transfers to and from Cairo airport to your hotel
• 5 Nights accommodation in Cairo
• Buffet breakfast daily
• Half day tour of the Giza Pyramids
• Half day tour of historical churches of Coptic Cairo & Ben Ezra Synagogue

Not Included:

• Fees for obtaining a current, valid passport
• Visa and border crossing fees
• Personal expenses
• Optional tours and excursions
• Gratuities

Detailed Itinerary:

Day 1: USA-Cairo
Enjoy a relaxing overnight flight to Cairo.

Day 2: Cairo-Arrival
You are greeted upon arrival and escorted to your hotel. Remainder of the day is at leisure.
Hotel: Mercure le Sphinx or similar

Day 3: Cairo and the Pyramids
Today you visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinos, and their guardian Sphinx in Giza. At the end of your tour you will have the option of visiting the Giza Solar boat museum dedicated to the reconstructed Khufu solar ship. (B)
Hotel: Mercure le Sphinx or similar

Day 4: Explore Cairo
Today you will visit the historical Hanging Church, the most famous Coptic Christian church in Cairo as well as the first built in Basilica style. You will visit the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest Jewish temple in Cairo, dating back to the 9th century AD. Continue your tour to visit The Coptic Museum which is located in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Egyptian Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika Pasha in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. In the afternoon consider an optional small group tour of the Egyptian Museum. (B)
Hotel: Mercure le Sphinx or similar

Day 5: Cairo & Optional Egyptian Museum plus Citadel, Mosques and the Old Bazaar
Enjoy a free day in Cairo. Take an optional l full day tour and visit the Egyptian Museum treasures from the pre-dynastic period to the Old, Middle & New Kingdoms of Pharaonic Egypt, as well as the famous exhibit of King Tut Ankhamon. You will view the fabulous manuscripts and papyrus and do not want to miss the royal mummy rooms of several Kings & Queens of Pharaonic Egypt (not included). Continue you tour to visit the imposing fortress & walls built by Saladin in the 12th century to protect Cairo against the Crusaders. Also, include a visit to Mohammed Ali Mosque, as The Alabaster Mosque, dating back to the19th century AD by Mohammed Ali Pasha. Next, visit Khan el Khalili Bazaars, the major souk (market) in the Islamic district of Cairo. The bazaar district is one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike. (B)
Hotel: Mercure le Sphinx or similar

Day 6: Cairo & Optional half day Sakkara & Memphis
Cairo at leisure for your last minute shopping. Take an optional tour and visit the Sakkara Pyramids, named The Step Pyramid for King Zoser, the first stone structure built in the whole world by the famous architect Imhotep. Continue your tour to Memphis which was the ancient capital of Aneb-Hetch, the first name of Lower Egypt. Its ruins are located near the town of Mit Rahina, 20 km south of Cairo. Tonight consider a dinner cruise along the night including a folklore show. (B)
Hotel: Mercure le Sphinx or similar

Day 7: Cairo - USA
You will be transferred to Cairo airport to join your return flight to USA. (B)

7 Day Cairo and Nile River Cruise from $1,399

Program Includes:

• International, round-trip airfare New York and airport taxes (other departure cities also available directly through Key Tours)
• Return airport transfers
• Domestic flight from Cairo to Aswan
• 4 Night accommodation aboard the newly refurbished Royal Ruby cruise ship
• Buffet breakfast daily
• 3 lunches and 4 dinners during your Nile Cruise
• Felucca sailing on the Nile in Aswan
• Visit the Karnak Temples in Luxor
• Domestic flight from Luxor to Cairo
• 1 Night accommodation in Cairo at the Mercure Le Sphinx or similar
• Half day tour of the Giza Pyramids
  
  

Not Included:

• Fees for obtaining a current, valid passport
• Visa and border crossing fees
• Personal expenses
• Optional tours and excursions
• Gratuities

Detailed Itinerary:

Day 1: USA-Cairo
Enjoy a relaxing overnight flight to Cairo.

Day 2: Cairo-Aswan
You are greeted upon arrival and transferred to the domestic terminal for your flight to Aswan. Remainder of the day is at leisure. (D)
Cruise accommodation: Royal Ruby Cruise Line

Day 3: Aswan Felucca Sailing
Enjoy a leisurely day in Aswan and join a leisurely sailing on a traditional Felucca boat in the afternoon. Consider an optional excursion to Abu Simbel. (B,L,D)
Cruise Accommodation: Royal Ruby Cruise Line

Day 4: Aswan- Kom Ombo - Edfu
Start your cruise on the Nile after lunch and travel to Kom Ombo and Edfu. Tonight enjoy a Galabeya party after dinner. (B,L,D)
Cruise Accommodation: Royal Ruby Cruise Line

Day 5: Edfu – Esna - Luxor
Sail to Luxor in the morning and join an afternoon tour to the East Bank of Luxor where you will visit the Karnak Temples. Enjoy visiting the Obelisk of Ramses II in front of the 1st Pylon. Dinner and overnight in Luxor followed by a Whirling Dervish and Belly Dance show. (B,L,D)
Cruise Accommodation: Royal Ruby Cruise Line

Day 6: Luxor to Cairo and the Pyramids
You will disembark your cruise ship after breakfast and will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Cairo. In the afternoon you will visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinos, and their guardian Sphinx in Giza. At the end of your tour you will have the option of visiting the Giza Solar boat museum dedicated to the reconstructed Khufu solar ship. (B)
Hotel: Mercure le Sphinx or similar

Day 7: Cairo - USA
You will be transferred to Cairo airport to join your return flight to USA. (B)