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Best of Egypt Winter 2010-2011

10 days with Insight

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Click FastDeal # for Complete Pricing  FastDeal #   Departs US  Starting   Price * Inc Air Starting  Price * No Air #T24563 Nov 5, '10 Call $1,775 #T27537 Nov 12, '10 Call $1,775 #T20472 Nov 19, '10 Call $1,775 #T16708 Nov 26, '10 Call $1,775 #T22780 Dec 3, '10 Call $1,775 #T32245 Dec 10, '10 Call $1,775 #T12089 Dec 17, '10 Call $1,800 #T17914 Dec 24, '10 Call $2,049 #T12642 Dec 31, '10 Call $1,875 #T33063 Jan 7, '11 - Sold Out - #T34031 Jan 14, '11 Call $1,775 #T23767 Jan 21, '11 Call $1,775 #T18585 Jan 28, '11 Call $1,775 #T18790 Feb 4, '11 Call $1,775 #T17617 Feb 11, '11 Call $1,775 #T17925 Feb 18, '11 Call $1,775 #T36747 Feb 25, '11 Call $1,775 #T24930 Mar 4, '11 Call $1,775 #T31634 Mar 11, '11 Call $1,775 #T11437 Mar 18, '11 Call $1,775 #T23407 Mar 25, '11 Call $1,775 DAY 1 – DEPART USA.  Board your overnight flight.  DAY 2 – ARRIVE CAIRO.  Welcome to Egypt, a country rich in wonders and mysteries. You are met at Cairo airport and transferred to your tour hotel. Relax and settle in.  DAY 3 – CAIRO SIGHTSEEING.  Begin with a drive to Memphis, the famous capital of the ancient world. See the statue of Rameses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx. Continue to Sakkara, to see the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, the oldest Pyramid in existence. Now the moment you’ve been waiting for. A face to face encounter with the the Great Pyramids at Giza and the Sphinx. (BB)  DAY 4 – CAIRO – OVERNIGHT TRAIN.  This morning visit the world-famous Egyptian Museum. Star among its attractions is the amazing treasure of Tutankhamun, recovered from the pharaoh’s tomb by Howard Carter in 1922!. Sightseeing continues at the Citadel where you can enjoy breathtaking views over the whole city. Salah El Din started the Citadel in the 12th Century, but it owes its present outline to Mohammed Ali whose great alabaster mosque you visit next. Now spend a leisurely afternoon in Cairo before it’s time to board your overnight sleeper train to Aswan. (BB,D)  DAY 5 – ASWAN SIGHTSEEING.  Begin your Aswan sightseeing with a visit to the High Dam and the old granite quarries where an unfinished obelisk still lies attached to the bedrock. Take a motorboat across the Nile to the well preserved temple complex of Isis on the island of Philae. Now settle in to your resort set on Elephantine Island in the middle of the Nile. As a special welcome, enjoy high tea in the garden of your hotel as the sun begins to set. (BB)  DAY 6 – JOIN YOUR CRUISE.  This morning is free. Maybe take an optional excursion by air to see the magnificent temples of Abu Simbel? Later, board your comfortable Nile cruiser. (BB,L,D)  DAY 7 – ON BOARD SHIP.  After breakfast board a traditional Nile felucca for a sail around Aswan’s Botanical Gardens. Once back on board your cruise ship sets off down the Nile. The Kom Ombo Temple is a beautiful sight as you approach it from the river. Inside you’ll find hieroglyphs, pylons, friezes and even mummified crocodile remains. Sit back and enjoy the scenery as you cruise to Edfu. Get ready for a lively evening as you don traditional Egyptian dress for a fun-filled oriental dinner and galabea party. (BB,L,HD)  DAY 8 – ON BOARD SHIP.  Visit the beautifully preserved Temple of Horus, the Falcon God. Then continue cruising through Esna Lock to Luxor where you visit the temple of Luxor, which lay hidden beneath for thousands of years. (BB,L,D)  DAY 9 – LUXOR – CAIRO.  Across the Nile lies the necropolis of ancient Thebes. Stop for a photo of the two giant figures known as the Colossi of Memnon. Continue to the reconstructed temple of Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rare female Pharaohs. Also visit some of the royal tombs in the nearby Valley of the Kings. Back in Luxor your final highlight is Karnak. Walk through the avenue of Ram-headed sphinxes to stand among the huge columns of the Hypostyle Hall. Transfer to the airport for your flight back to Cairo. (BB)  DAY 10 – RETURN TO USA.  The tour comes to an end after breakfast with transfers to the airport. (BB)

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We invite you to join a long list of travelers, from the ancient Greeks to Barack Obama, who have stood in awe beside the Great Pyramid of Giza. Egyptian Galabea Party with entertainment (HD) 8 Buffet breakfasts (BB), 3 lunches (L), 3 dinners (D) (plus bottled water and tea or coffee while cruising) Departures on tour for New Year’s Eve enjoy a celebration dinner Professional multi-lingual Egyptologist/Tour Director to escort you Sightseeing by air-conditioned coach First Class or Deluxe hotels with service charges, taxes & porterage 3 Night Nile cruise on MS Medea or MS Sapphire or MS La Boheme (or similar) including cruise boat gratuities Scheduled flights Luxor to Cairo plus Cairo to Aswan by overnight train in twin berth cabins Services of Insight’s Resident Manager Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack Arrival & departure transfers between the airport and your Insight tour hotel

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Board a motorboat to the Philae Island temple complex See Tutankhamun’s treasure in the Egyptian Museum Visit the temple of Hatshepsut and the Valley of the Kings See the Rameses II statue & Alabaster Sphinx in Memphis See the ancient Step Pyramid of Zoser, the Great Pyramids of Giza & the Sphinx Visit Mohammed Ali Mosque Views Cairo from the Citadel Sail on a ‘felucca’ around Aswan’s Botanical gardens Visit Aswan’s High Dam See the unfinished obelisk Visit Edfu’s Temple of Horus Tour the Temple at Kom Ombo Tour the Karnak Temple Enjoy a visit to Luxor Temple See the Colossi of Memnon

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Cairo: Marriott Aswan: Mövenpick Cruising: Cabin onboard MS Medea, MS Sapphire or MS La Boheme

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There are no triples available on the cruise. Itinerary Variations apply to this tour. Check with your Travel Agent about visas for this tour. Please ask your Vacations To Go travel counselor for more information.

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For terms and conditions of this Insight tour, please click here. * The prices shown are U.S. dollars per person, based on double occupancy, and subject to availability. Prices quoted for land arrangements are subject to increase without notice. Once we have received your deposit, land prices are guaranteed. Whenever air-inclusive tour prices are displayed, these prices do not include government taxes and fees, which are additional. Air prices are subject to increase and are guaranteed only from the time that full payment is received. Air-inclusive prices include air from a major U.S. gateway; air from other U.S. airports is available at an additional cost. Sorry, we are unable to offer air from countries other than the U.S. However, for those international customers who are able to arrange their own transportation to the tour origination city, we are able to offer the land portion of the package or tour, at the price quoted.