11 Days Exclusively Yours Egypt Luxury Tour Package

Duration: 11 Days / 10 Nights
Priced From: $5,995 pp dbl. occ.
Dates: Jan - Dec

From the moment your plane touches down, you will experience first-hand why this is the ultimate Egypt adventure. VIP fast track assistance through customs helps you avoid delays and gets you on your way. Private vehicles on all sightseeing and shore excursions allows you to avoid delays and set your own pace. Your private Egyptologist guide is also your personal escort throughout Cairo and while you are sailing on the Nile. This intimate interaction affords you 24/7 access to a wealth of knowledge and lore. The level of exchange of information, ideas and insights makes this ancient land come alive. You will be moved by the Egyptian accomplishments and by their perseverance.

DAY 1 Depart USA
Depart on your flight to Egypt, land of history and wonder.

DAY 2 - 4 Cairo, Egypt
Three nights in cosmopolitan Cairo, the melting pot of ancient and modern Egyptian civilizations. Two full days of private sightseeing in and around Cairo with your own Egyptologist, to include the monuments at Giza, the Citadel, and Sultan Hassan Mosque, the Egyptian Museum and mummies room, Old Cairo and the Khan el Khalili market.

DAY 5 Luxor
A short flight up the Nile followed by a full day excursion to Dendarra and Abydos.

DAY 6 - 9 Nile Cruise
The Nile cruise ship will be your floating hotel and transport for the next four nights, accessing a number of the antiquities and historical venues built along the Nile. Traditional sights include a visit to the Valley of the Kings, the temple built for the only female pharaoh and the stupendous west bank sites at Luxor and Karnak (the largest temple complex ever built by man). On the southboard sailing, view the temple of Horus at Edfu and the twin Ptolomaic temples at Kom Ombo. In Aswan, enjoy a short ride across the Nile on a felucca – a traditional local sail boat, a visit to the High Dam and the Philae Temples at Agilika Island.

DAY 10 Depart Cairo
Visit the monuments at Abu Simbel this morning, before flying back to Cairo, where you can relax in a dayroom and enjoy dinner before boarding your international flight.

DAY 11 Arrive USA
Filled with wonder and a new perspective.

• Gaze astonishingly at the pyramids, trying to envision the insurmountable obstacles faced during their construction
  
• Your private Egyptologist guide breathes life into your experience with personal insights and attention to details easily overlooked
  

• Delight in warm hospitality and delicious cuisine in the home of an Egyptian family

• Enjoy five days of Nile sailing aboard a luxurious Sonesta Star Goddess, with your own private balcony, between Aswan and Luxor

• Visit the twin temples of Ramses II and his queen, Nefertari, at Abu Simbel

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