11 Days / 10 Nights - "Amazing Luxurious Nile River Group Cruise and Egypt 2010 SPRING PASSOVER JEWISH SINGLES LUXURY Group Tour" Daily Itinerary:
Dates for the 2010 SPRING PASSOVER JEWISH SINGLES Luxury Group River Cruise and the Group Tour
- Tuesday, MARCH 30th, 2010 - Saturday, APRIL 10th, 2010 -
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 Overnight Flight to Cairo
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Depart optional from Atlanta or Newark/NY-JFK Airport on a flight in the early evening
Dinner is served onboard during our optional trans-Atlantic flight
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 Cairo (B,L,D) (3 Nights)
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After breakfast on board, we arrive Amsterdam or Frankfurt or Milan in the morning then connect to another flight departing shortly after in the morning. We arrive Cairo in the afternoon at the airport and then go to the Cairo railway station, where you will be met and assisted by a REP. and then transferred to your hotel Le Meridien Pyramids or The Mena House Oberoi Hotel for check in and free time just a stone's throw away from the legendary Pyramids and Sphinx, so close you can see them from the hotel and get goose bumps just from the sightlines!
Return to the hotel for relaxation, free time and overnight stay
Lunch en route at specialty restaurant nearby the pyramids.
(depending on if the group wants to or would rather check into the hotel and have lunch)
We will check into our hotel for the next 3 nights to be in Cairo to fully enjoy the pyramids.
Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel & Resort in Cairo, is beautifully set in its own landscaped gardens and provides unrivalled views of the Giza Pyramids, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World and only 15 minutes from the centre of Cairo . The hotel offers a spectacular swimming pool with whirlpools complex including a health club with sauna and massage, as well as a Royal Club floor and a variety of superb restaurants with Middle Eastern, Oriental, Mediterranean and Mexican cuisines
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The Mena House Oberoi Hotel in Cairo
View these 3 Web links for pictures and descriptions
The hotel sits on 40 acres of jasmine scented gardens with the Great Pyramids towering above. Every room at the Mena House is fully air-conditioned, with color and closed circuit TV, a well-stocked mini-bar, direct-dial telephone and refrigerator. Every room is handsomely appointed with a beautifully marbled bathroom en-suite complete with a full range of personal toiletry, bathrobes and king-size tubs. Most of the rooms have their own balconies Above all, it is an entertaining hotel and when the evening draws in, there are a host of things to do. Cocktails in the Sultantan bar, for example, with its magnificent panoramic view of the pyramids, an aperitif in the Mameluke Bar, or a night out in the Abu Nawas night club or the exciting outdoor Oasis Club in the summer. The hotel's magnificent outdoor pool, the largest in Cairo, complete with its own poolside coffee shop draws the energetic as well those who prefer just to relax and soak up the perpetual Mena House sunshine.
After checking in to our hotel, Tonight, relax or join us for an optional evening of out of this world entertainment as we go to the Pyramids for the incredible Sound and Light Spectacular ($28)
After we will return to our 5 star luxury hotel for our included welcome dinner where you can meet your Group Director, Tour Director and fellow travel companions and then the night is at leisure.
Thursday, April 01st, 2010 Cairo (B,L)
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This afternoon after checking into our hotel - Our private English speaking Egyptologist guide will take us to the amazing Pharaonic Cairo to visit the Step Pyramids and the Fine Tombs at Sakkara , the Statue of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx at Memphis that was the ancient capital of Egypt during the old kingdom. From there you will be moved into the Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, Micerinus and the almighty sphinx, the royal human head on a lion's body then to the valley temple, two awesome megalithic temples, known as the Sphinx Temple, and the Valley Temple traditionally attributed to the Pharaoh Chephren that is an absolute wonder of engineering .
Lunch en route at specialty restaurant nearby the pyramids with free time for shopping.
For those who did not get to go the option will be given tonight to relax or join us for another optional evening of out of this world entertainment as we go to the Pyramids for the incredible Sound and Light Spectacular ($28)
Return back to your hotel for relaxation, free time and overnight stay.
Friday, April 02nd, 2010 Cairo (B, L)
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After breakfast at your hotel, you will be taken for a guided tour to the Egyptian Museum of antiquates that was built in the neo-classical style by the French architect Marcel Dourgenon the museum housing over 120,000 objects from different Pharaonic eras especially those of the child king Tutankhamen . Proceed to the citadel of Saladin and Mohammed Ali`s Alabaster Mosque .Lunch en route at good quality restaurant in Cairo downtown .Then drive to the Old Cairo to visit the old Coptic churches and the fortress of Babylon where the holy family took a refuge. Leaves the Church of St Barbara and St. St. George's church to the Islamic Cairo and Khan El Khalili bazaars and Old Market with free time to walk around and discover the amazing area in your way then back to your hotel for overnight stay
Saturday, April 03rd, 2010 Cairo / Short Flight to Aswan / Aswan to Luxor Nile Cruise (B, L, D) (4 Nights/5 Days)
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Breakfast at the hotel, check out from the hotel, and then in the morning we will be met by a REP. at the hotel lobby and transfer to Aswan to embark the 5* deluxe Nile cruiser, where we will enjoy the next 4 Nights/5 Days. We will be taking a short flight to Aswan.
All rooms onboard the Luxury Nile River Cruiser have river views, are fully air conditioned with central music systems throughout & individual safes. The ship features laundry and dry cleaning services, the spacious sun deck boasts a large outdoor pool, Jacuzzi, sun loungers and pool bar, as well as offering great views of the spectacular passing scenery and exotic wildlife, jogging deck, fitness center and for your night time entertainment, you can dance till the wee hours in the ship's disco.
Inside there is a large lobby, dining room and bar where you can enjoy nightly entertainment including belly dancing and an Egyptian Theme Night. For your comfort all cabins are well furnished with en suite facilities and TV. Your stay will be on a full board basis, with a buffet breakfast and dinner and a set lunch each day.
Lunch and free time on board.
Your Nile cruise ship, M/S Florence Nile Cruiser, View this Web link for pictures and descriptions
is a 5* deluxe cruise vessel, all cabins equipped with Large panoramic window with view over the Nile river, air-condition, private bathroom with W.C. and shower and bathtub, TV with satellite channels, in-house video channels and music system, mini-fridge, hair dryer. Aboard the Nile cruise ship a large, luxurious bar and lounge where you can enjoy a variety of entertainment programs and folkloric shows in the evening., the spacious restaurant serving oriental and international cuisines, on the large sun deck overlooking the River Nile, you will find a large swimming pool, jacuzzi, and a pool bar, with plenty of comfortable deck chairs, sun loungers and fitness equipment
All meals and shore excursions are included on our Nile River cruise, beginning with a gourmet lunch after boarding the vessel and checking into our rooms.
Free time at leisure in Aswan. Option tour to Abu Simbel by air /overland to visit the impressive temples of Nefertari and Ramses II.
Lunch aboard the cruise then we will be transferred to Aswan.
In Aswan, you will be taken in an exciting tour to the world famous High Dam that was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. It contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops; continue to the granite quarries which supplied the ancient Egyptians with most of the hard stone used in pyramids and temples. The quarries still hold the famous Unfinished Obelisk and then you will be taking by motor-boat to island of Egilka visit the majestic Philae temple that was dedicated to the Goddesses Isis.
For our enjoyment, a Felucca Ride is included on the Nile River in Aswan this afternoon.
A final optional evening excursion will offer the sound and light show at the Temple of Philae. ($30)
Return to the ship for dinner free time at leisure in Aswan and overnight stay aboard the cruise
Sunday, April 04th, 2010 Nile Cruise (B, L, D)
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Sail to Kom Ombo.
After breakfast, then we will be transferred to visit Kom Ombo temple, the crocodile-headed God of fertility and creator of the world.
With lunch, afternoon tea and dinner aboard your cruise with free time and over night stay on board the Nile Cruiser at Kom Ombo
Monday, April 05th, 2010 Nile Cruise (B, L, D)
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Sail to Esna and Edfu.
After breakfast aboard the cruise, you will be transferred to visit the famed Esna temple, with free time in Esna then back to the cruise ship to continue sailing to Edfu, where you will be transferred by horse drawn carriage to visit the famous Edfu temple also know as the temple of Horus& Haroeris, the falcon-headed solar war god is the largest and most perfectly preserved of all the Nile temples, back to the cruise by the same way to.
With afternoon tea, free time at leisure aboard the cruise, dinner and overnight stay
Tuesday, April 06th, 2010 Nile Cruise (B, L, D)
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Breakfast onboard the cruise, and then you will be moved into the West Bank of the river Nile to visit the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), and then visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, you will visit 3 tombs. Continue the tour to visit the Hatshipsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to the Queen Hatshipsut the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it then back to the cruise for lunch
Set sail to Luxor.
After afternoon tea on the ship, this afternoon, we will visit the Temple of Luxor and Temple of Karnak.
In the afternoon, we will be picked up by our English Egyptologist expert guide to visit Karnak Temple, the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means “the most sacred of places.” The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built over more than two thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars .Then you will be transferred to the majestic Luxor temple which built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to the god Amun, and then you will be taken back to your cruise ship, dinner on board and free time at leisure with overnight stay.
Returning to the ship, we will enjoy dinner followed by an evening at leisure.
Tonight, if you wish, enjoy an optional sound and light show at the Temple of Karnak ($30) .
After breakfast we will disembark the cruise. We will be transferred to Luxor in the morning where we will join a convoy for a most unique transfer across the Sahara desert to Hurghada (3.5 hours), the fantastic resort destination, located on the pristine Red Sea.
Arrive Hurghada. Upon arrival you will be met by Hurghada representative and transferred to the hotel Le Meridien Makadi Bay or Hurghada Marriott beach Resort for check in.
Arriving Hurghada in mid-afternoon, we will check into the Le Meridien Makadi Bay Beach Resort or Hurghada Marriott Beach Resort, 5 Star Resorts, located on the spectacular Red Sea.
The hotel, Le Meridien Makadi Bay , is a 5-star deluxe resort. This resort hotel is beautifully set in its own landscaped gardens and sand dunes with fantastic views of the red sea and lagoons, with huge outdoor swimming pool, indoor heated swimming pool, health club and gym, sauna and team bath with restaurants offering oriental, Mediterranean and international cuisines, the rooms have air-conditioning, satellite TV, bathtub and shower, hairdryer, phone, and mini-fridge
Hurghada Marriott Beach Resort nestled in Hurghada Bay, with its own private beach facing the Red Sea, its own private island, its marina, its landscaped gardens, this beautiful hotel, the Marriott Resort is sympathetically designed to fit the environment. With its 252 rooms, all with terraces offering sea views, it is a heaven that offers a multitude of first-class leisure options including 5 restaurants, fitness and massage centers, horse back riding, waterskiing, parasailing, windsurfing, snorkeling, diving, deep-sea fishing, tennis, squash and swimming.
Dinner and free time to relax with overnight stay
Thursday, April 08th, 2010 Hurghada , Egypt (B, D)
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Breakfast at the hotel, and then in the morning we will be met by our REP. at the hotel lobby and transfer to the jetty to board a boat for a fantastic snorkeling trip in the Red sea with desert island relaxation, lunch will be served aboard the boat with mineral water, soft drinks, coffee and tea and then you will be back at the jetty, where you will be met by our REP. who will transfer us to the hotel.
The balance of the afternoon is at leisure.
Free evening time, dinner included at the hotel and overnight stay
Nightlife is hoping in this resort hamlet, so enjoy a night out to dance and have fun.
Friday, April 09th, 2010 Hurghada , Egypt (B, D)
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After breakfast, enjoy a full day at leisure to explore the many splendid activities of the sparkling Red Sea. Swimming, snorkeling and world class scuba diving are available optional activities that can be purchased at our hotel. If you wish, try an optional desert jeep safari.
This evening, if you wish, savor an optional excursion to ride a desert camel, go on a jeep safari, followed by an evening of dinner, drinks and native belly dancing at a Bedouin camp or try an optional evening dinner show with Arabian horses providing the entertainment, or enjoy a show combining both the mystery of native belly dancers and the power of the Arabian horses. ($35)
Free evening time, dinner included at the hotel and overnight stay
You may also wish to explore the hopping weekend nightlife of Hurghada
Saturday, April 10th, 2010 Hurghada , Egypt (B, D)
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After our included dinner at the hotel, this evening, relax until a 10:00 pm transfer to Hurghada airport for a midnight flight to Cairo.
Arrive Cairo airport in the evening. then proceed for a late night check in of our connecting overseas optional flight to Amsterdam or Frankfurt or Milan departing Cairo in the early morning (usually 5:15am). Enjoy breakfast on board. Arrive Amsterdam or Frankfurt or Milan in the morning. Connect to the optional flight, departing Amsterdam or Frankfurt or Milan in the morning or afternoon. Enjoy lunch and snacks during our optional Trans-Atlantic flight and arrive optional ATL or New York in the midday time. (arrive in the states the same day as we left)
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you may have the option of staying one more night in Hurghada or Cairo and be transported to the Hurghada Airport to take a flight out the next morning or afternoon. Then, arrive in the Cairo airport for your morning/afternoon/evening flight to Amsterdam or Frankfurt or Milan and then connect to your flight back home (optional costs apply)
After breakfast, enjoy another day at leisure, to relax, swim soak up the sun or take another optional excursion on the water. A late check out at the hotel will be arranged for our group, allowing us to keep our rooms the full day.
Visa - Entry Visa to Egypt also can be provided upon arrival Cairo Airport
For your convenience, Luxury Singles Travel can also recommend how to have a Passport and a Visa expedited if you do not have one, so you can have it in time for the Tour.
