Grand Tour of Egypt (201213)
An 18-Day Insight Tours tour starting from $3,899
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| Starting Price: | $3,899 |  |
| Tour Length: | 18 Days | |
| Countries Visited: | Africa, Egypt | |
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Cities Visited: Everyone is familiar with the Great Pyramids of Giza but Egypt offers so much more. Now you can experience it all from Biblical Mount Sinai, to Alexandria and poignant El-Alamein. Tour Pace: It’s a lively start to this tour, which slows down considerably after Cairo. Once aboard your Nile Cruise, just relax and enjoy the colossal temples and ever changing scenery. Hotels: Hotels vary in comfort and style on this tour. In the main cities of Cairo and Alexandria you will stay in Deluxe properties. However, in St. Catherine’s your hotel is more basic, but among the best available. On the Gulf of Suez your hotel is conveniently located en route to Alexandria. |
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Egyptian dinner and galabeya party with entertainment (HD)Highlight Dinner at a local restaurant in Alexandria (HD)16 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 7 Lunches (L) and 9 Dinners (D), plus bottled water, tea or coffee with included lunches and dinners while cruising
INCLUDED FIRST CLASS SERVICES
Insight’s professional multilingual Egyptologist/Tour Director accompanies youHeadsets for all guided visits and walking toursEnjoy the unique comfort of Insight’s luxury air-conditioned coach (40 seat coaches are not always used on this tour)Deluxe hotels in Cairo and Alexandria, best available in St Catherines with all service charges, taxes and porterage7 night Nile cruise on MS Miriam or MS Giselle (or similar), including all cruise boat gratuitiesInsight Traveller Welcome packScheduled air travel between Cairo and LuxorServices of Insight’s Representative in EgyptArrival & departure transfers between the airport and your Insight tour hotel.
Board your overnight flight (not included).
Day 2: CAIRO AT LEISURE
Welcome to Egypt, the timeless land of the Pharaohs and a treasure house of ancient history. On arrival in Cairo you are met and transferred to your sophisticated tour hotel, built around a stunning landscaped atrium.
Day 3: CAIRO – ST CATHERINE
After driving through the tunnel under the Suez Canal, look out for the huge cargo ships as they negotiate this famous waterway. Cross the Sinai Peninsula to St. Catherine’s village in the shadow of Mt Sinai. You are also invited for tea with the local Bedouins. Later there is time to relax before dinner.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 4: ST CATHERINE – GULF OF SUEZ
Passengers who choose to ascend Mt Sinai will see the cave where Moses hid and the sunrise from the summit. Later, one of the priests guides you through St. Catherine’s Monastery (if open). Drive on to your seaside resort.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 5: GULF OF SUEZ ALEXANDRIA
Drive through the desert to Alexandria, Egypt’s major port, founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 6: ALEXANDRIA SIGHTSEEING
Your full day city tour includes the National Museum, Roman Amphitheatre and Roman Catacombs. After a visit to the 15C Quayet-Bey Fortress, your final stop is at the Montazah Gardens. Tonight, your Highlight Dinner is at a local restaurant.(Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)
Day 7: ALEXANDRIA - CAIRO
Drive into the Western Desert to El-Alamein. Time here to pay your respects at the War Cemeteries and visit the Military Museum. En route to Cairo make a stop at the Coptic Monasteries at Wadi El Natrun (if open).(Buffet Breakfast)
Day 8: CAIRO SIGHTSEEING
Enjoy views over the city from the Citadel of Salah El Din and then visit Mohammed Ali’s great alabaster mosque. Continue to Tahrir Square, focal point of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Then gaze upon Tutankhamun’s treasure in the Egyptian Museum. Tonight, experience a Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids of Giza!(Buffet Breakfast)
Day 9: CAIRO – LUXOR – JOIN CRUISE
Fly to Luxor on the banks of the Nile, to tour the Temple complex of Karnak. Walk through the avenue of Ram-headed sphinxes, past the statue of Rameses II, to the vast Hypostyle Hall, a veritable stone forest, housing 134 giant decorated columns. Later, get to know your cruise boat, and set sail for Dendara.(Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 10: ON BOARD SHIP
Visit the Temple of Hathor in Dendara, one of the best preserved temples in Egypt and containing a rare depiction of Cleopatra and her son Caesarian, whose father was Julius Caesar. Return to Luxor around midday where you are at leisure. In the cool of early evening, visit the ancient Temple of Luxor, founded in 1400 BC during Thebe’s Golden Age.(Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 11: ON BOARD SHIP
Travel by air-conditioned coach to the West Bank of the Nile to see the Colossi of Memnon, and visit both the Temple of Hatshepsut and Valley of the Kings, where many Pharaohs were buried. Return to your cruise boat and sail via the Esna Lock to Edfu.(Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 12: ON BOARD SHIP
Visit the well-preserved Temple of Horus at Edfu, dedicated to the Falcon God. After exploring this fascinating site, your cruise continues to Aswan. Don your galabeyas, (traditional Egyptian attire), for a fun-filled Egyptian dinner and galabeya party.(Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Highlight Dinner)
Day 13: ON BOARD SHIP
Sightseeing includes a visit to the Aswan High Dam and Granite Quarries to see the enormous unfinished obelisk. Travel by motorboat to the Temple of Isis, rising from the waters of the Nile on the Island of Philae. Later, return to Aswan to sail in a traditional Nile felucca around Aswan’s Botanical Gardens and enjoy a very English high tea before sunset.(Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 14: ON BOARD SHIP
Perhaps join the optional excursion by air to the temples of Abu Simbel ? Later, sail to Kom Ombo to visit the only double temple of Egypt dedicated to two gods, the crocodile headed, Sobek and falcon headed Horus the Elder.(Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 15: ON BOARD SHIP
Your cruise continues along the life giving waters of the Nile. In the evening arrive back in Luxor where there is time for last minute shopping and sightseeing.(Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 16: LUXOR – CAIRO
Disembark from your cruise and transfer to the airport for your return flight to Cairo.(Buffet Breakfast)
Day 17: CAIRO SIGHTSEEING
Drive to Memphis to admire the statue of Rameses II and the great alabaster sphinx. Continue to Sakkara to see the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, the oldest in the world. Now enjoy a highlight visit inside one of the Pyramids of Giza and see the guardian Sphinx.(Buffet Breakfast)
Day 18: RETURN TO USA
The tour ends with transfers to Cairo airport.(Buffet Breakfast)
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Land Only |
Land + Air |
Single (Land Only) |
Single (Land + Air) |
5/23/2012 - 6/9/2012 |
$3,899 |
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5/30/2012 - 6/16/2012 |
$3,935 |
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6/6/2012 - 6/23/2012 |
$3,935 |
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6/13/2012 - 6/30/2012 |
$3,935 |
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6/20/2012 - 7/7/2012 |
$3,935 |
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6/27/2012 - 7/14/2012 |
$3,935 |
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7/4/2012 - 7/21/2012 |
$3,935 |
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7/11/2012 - 7/28/2012 |
$3,935 |
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7/18/2012 - 8/4/2012 |
$3,935 |
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7/25/2012 - 8/11/2012 |
$3,935 |
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8/1/2012 - 8/18/2012 |
$3,899 |
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8/8/2012 - 8/25/2012 |
$3,899 |
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8/15/2012 - 9/1/2012 |
$3,899 |
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8/22/2012 - 9/8/2012 |
$3,925 |
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8/29/2012 - 9/15/2012 |
$3,975 |
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9/5/2012 - 9/22/2012 |
$3,975 |
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9/12/2012 - 9/29/2012 |
$3,975 |
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9/19/2012 - 10/6/2012 |
$3,975 |
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9/26/2012 - 10/13/2012 |
$4,025 |
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10/3/2012 - 10/20/2012 |
$4,025 |
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10/10/2012 - 10/27/2012 |
$4,025 |
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10/17/2012 - 11/3/2012 |
$4,025 |
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10/24/2012 - 11/10/2012 |
$4,025 |
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10/31/2012 - 11/17/2012 |
$4,065 |
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11/7/2012 - 11/24/2012 |
$4,065 |
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11/14/2012 - 12/1/2012 |
$4,065 |
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11/21/2012 - 12/8/2012 |
$4,065 |
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11/28/2012 - 12/15/2012 |
$4,065 |
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12/5/2012 - 12/22/2012 |
$4,099 |
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12/12/2012 - 12/29/2012 |
$4,135 |
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12/19/2012 - 1/5/2013 |
$4,399 |
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12/26/2012 - 1/12/2013 |
$4,450 |
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1/2/2013 - 1/19/2013 |
$4,099 |
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1/9/2013 - 1/26/2013 |
$4,065 |
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1/16/2013 - 2/2/2013 |
$4,065 |
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1/23/2013 - 2/9/2013 |
$4,065 |
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1/30/2013 - 2/16/2013 |
$4,065 |
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2/6/2013 - 2/23/2013 |
$4,065 |
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2/13/2013 - 3/2/2013 |
$4,065 |
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2/20/2013 - 3/9/2013 |
$4,065 |
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2/27/2013 - 3/16/2013 |
$4,065 |
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3/6/2013 - 3/23/2013 |
$4,065 |
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3/13/2013 - 3/30/2013 |
$4,065 |
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3/20/2013 - 4/6/2013 |
$4,135 |
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3/27/2013 - 4/13/2013 |
$4,135 |
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St Catherine: Join the local Bedouin’s for tea. Enjoy a guided visit to the Monastery (when open).Alexandria: Visit the Roman Amphitheatre, Catacombs, Quayet–Bey fortress and Montazah Gardens.El-Alamein: Visit the War Cemeteries & Military Museum.Wadi El Natrun: Visit the great Coptic Monasteries (if open).Cairo: See Tutankhamun’s treasure in the Egyptian Museum. Visit Tahrir Square, ‘beating heart’ of the 2011 Revolution. Visit Mohammed Ali Mosque and view Cairo from the Citadel.Giza: Enjoy a Sound & Light Show at the Great Pyramids. See the Sphinx and venture inside one of the Pyramids.Memphis: See the statue of Rameses II & Alabaster Sphinx.Sakkara: See the Step Pyramid of Zozer, oldest in the world.Dendara: Visit the Temple of Hathor with its rare depiction of Cleopatra and her son Caesarian.Luxor: Visit the awe-inspiring Temples of Luxor and Karnak. See the Colossi of Memnon, visit the Temple of Hatshepsut and some of the Pharaoh’s tombs in the Valley of the Kings.Kom Ombo & Edfu: Visit the riverside temples.Aswan: Enjoy the sunset and high tea in colonial English style at at Agatha Christie’s Old Cataract hotel. Sail on a traditional ‘felucca’ around the Botanical gardens Visit the Aswan High Dam and the unfinished obelisk.Board a motorboat to the Philae Island temple complex.
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Terms and Conditions: Price is in American dollars and is per person, land only, based on double occupancy. For new bookings only made after March 31, 2012 on departures listed above for 2012 travel. Subject to availability. Excludes Early Payment Discount and any other promotional offer. Please note if the booking is made within 45 days from the departure date full Payment will be due at the time of booking. No bookings may be made after June 26th, 2012. Other conditions apply.
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BOOKING WINDOW: March 31st - June 28th, 2012
TRAVEL WINDOW: April 15th - October 25th, 2012
Terms and Conditions: Booking and full payment for entire vacation package must be made by June 28, 2012. Offer is valid for new bookings made from March 31, 2012 through June 28, 2012. Travel must begin between April 15, 2012 and October 25, 2012. Offers valid on any airline. Offers not valid to Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Jordan, Israel, Select Choices, or any tours with train and tours with cruise. Save $700 ($350pp) offer valid only on air-inclusive Insight Gold Europe tours; Save $500 ($250pp) air offer valid only on air-inclusive Premium Europe tours. Normal name change policy applies. Fuel surcharges, taxes and fees are included in quoted rate. Once payment is received, air tickets are non-refundable. Save $500 ($250pp) land offer valid on land-only Insight Gold departures; Save $300 ($150pp) land offer valid on land-only Premium Europe departures only. Offers are combinable with brochure discounts found in our 2012 Premium Europe & Britain brochures except Early Payment Discounts. Offers are not combinable with Hot Deals or each other. Offers may be withdrawn at any time and are subject to availability. Valid for new Scheduled Group bookings subject to promo payment conditions are met. Please call for details. CST No. 20687545-20
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BOOKING WINDOW: April 16, 2012 - July 12, 2012
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Terms and Conditions: $300 per couple savings ($150 per person) valid when booking and deposit (plus applicable insurance) for vacation package is made by July 12, 2012. Offer valid for new bookings made on Winter Europe brochure vacations from April 16, 2012 through July 12, 2012. Travel must begin between November 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013. Offer not valid to Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Select Choices, and tours with cruise inclusions. Promotion is combinable with brochure discounts found in Insight Vacations’ 2012/13 Winter Europe brochure except Early Payment Discounts. Offer may be withdrawn at any time and subject to availability. Valid for new Scheduled Group bookings subject to promo payment conditions being met. Offer ends July 12, 2012. Please call for details. CST No. 20687545-20
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