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ITINERARY

COMMENTS

All tours depart from New York on Saturday and return to New York on Sunday of the following week. Tours operate throughout the year. This is our lowest priced tour ; beginning at only $1,495 (per person in double). A holiday surcharge applies for departures in December (Christmas Holiday) and Spring Break (usually in April).

This fully guided tour is designed primarily for the first time visitor to Egypt, who has limited time and is traveling on a budget. It is a 9 day, 8 night, trip which includes visits to the most important and famous pharonic monuments in Egypt. A high standard of quality is maintained throughout, including stays in 4-star hotels (Value) and 5- star hotels (Standard and Superior) on a Bed and Breakfast basis.

For a FREE color brochure just email us, and indicate which tour or tours you would like to receive additional information about.

If, in addition, you would like to reserve space on this trip, indicate the trip name (HIGHLIGHTS) and the desired date, and we will send you information, plus save you a place for 10 days. Then if you decide to participate, you will be sure of having a spot. Of course, you are under no obligation.

Day 1, Saturday

Travel to New York on your own in time to meet your 6:30 pm flight on Egypt Air from New York to Cairo.

Day 2, Sunday
Upon arrival in Cairo you will be met by a Museum Tours Representative, who will assist you with checked luggage, passport control and customs. You will then be driven through Cairo to your hotel. The rest of the evening is free to relax and get over your jet lag.

Hotel - Sofitel Sphinx (Value), Mena House (Standard and Superior)

Day 3, Monday
After breakfast, you and your guide visit the Pyramids at Giza. Explore inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu and visit the Solar Boat Museum (both are Extra cost options)if you choose. See the ageless Sphinx of Khafra with its valley temple. Visit the ancient necropolis at Saqqara. Sites include: the Step Pyramid complex of Djoser (the world's first pyramid), and the Mastaba tomb of Ptah-hotep . You will then visit the ancient capital of Memphis with its magnificent and beautiful Colossus of Ramses before returning to the hotel.

Hotel - Sofitel Sphinx (Value), Mena House (Standard and Superior)

Day 4, Tuesday
Explore the Egyptian Museum with the Treasures of Tutankhamen and the Royal Mummy Room (Extra cost option) . After lunch on your own visit the Citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque before flying to Luxor.

Hotel - Iberotel (Value), Steigenberger Nile Palace (Standard and Superior)

Day 5, Wednesday
This morning your guide will take you to visit Karnak Temple, the largest temple complex in the world. Later we will have a chance to explore Luxor Temple. There will be plenty of time in the late afternoon to visit the Bazaar.

Hotel - Iberotel (Value), Steigenberger Nile Palace (Standard and Superior)

Day 6, Thursday
After an early breakfast you will cross the Nile to visit the West Bank. Begin your day by visiting the Valley of the Kings, burial place for the great kings of the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties. where you will be able to visit several of the most interesting tombs open to the public. The Tomb of Tutankhamen is an Extra cost option. You will then tour Dier El Bahri and the Temple of Hatshepsut, Medinet Habu, and the Colossi of Memnon, the giant statues of Amenhotep III.

Hotel - Iberotel (Value), Steigenberger Nile Palace (Standard and Superior)

Day 7, Friday
This is a free day to explore Luxor on your own. Take a carriage ride through the local market, explore monuments not covered in the itinerary, or relax as you sail the Nile on a felucca.

Hotel - Iberotel (Value), Steigenberger Nile Palace (Standard and Superior)

Day 8, Saturday

In the morning fly to Cairo and check into your hotel. The rest of the day you are on your own. You can revisit your favorite sights, relax, or shop in the famed Khan el Khalili bazaar.

Hotel - Novotel (Value), Fairmont Heliopolis (Standard and Superior)

Day 9, Sunday
Leave Cairo and return to New York and then home.

Optional side tour: On Friday and Saturday you can select an optional tour to Aswan and Abu Simbel, the fabulous rock-cut temple of Rameses the Great. One of most spectacular monuments in Egypt, it was saved from the rising waters of the Aswan High Dam through an international effort.

Our lowest priced tour, Pharaonic Highlights is an Egyptian tour designed especially for families. It is fast paced and active, yet visits all the major sights.

NOTE: Pharaonic Highlights is now available with a choice of 3 accommodation options, giving you a greater range of vacation possibilities; Value, Standard and Superior (Superior is same hotel as Standard but includes upgraded rooms).

Day 7, Friday
Travel by private van to Aswan, stopping along the way to visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu and the temple atKom Ombo. Upon your arrival you will see the sights of the city as time permits

Hotel - Isis Corniche (Value), Movenpick Resort (Standard and Superior)

Day 8, Saturday

In the morning fly to Abu Simbel to visit the Rock cut temples of Rameses II. Fly to Cairo and check into your hotel. The rest of the day you are on your own.

Hotel - Novotel (Value), Fairmont Heliopolis (Standard and Superior)

Day 9, Sunday
Leave Cairo and return to New York and then home.