Egypt Valley of the Nile

All entrance fees

Accommodations based on double and triple occupancy at comfortable and distinctive tourist level hotels

Most meals; we leave off a couple so your family can explore on your own.

Travel in groups of 15 to 25 people

Services of a bilingual guide who will accompany you throughout your trip

Land transportation, airport transfers and internal air

All excursions

Bottled water and snacks

Travel insurance – Travel Insured International policy

Groups of 8 or more will be accompanied by a mentor whose primary jobs will be to provide kid-friendly enrichment activities for up to an hour each day that enhance the overall trip experience; to provide organized fun for kids that helps them get to know each other; to provide things for kids to do during delays, flights and long bus trips (our teen trips don’t include mentors)

Ages 6 to 16 will be matched with pen pals with whom they can correspond and then meet in country (our cruises of Inside Passage of Alaska and our teen trips don’t include penpals)

There may be slight variations to this listing for certain adventures

DAYS 1 AND 2 – DEPART U.S. / ARRIVE CAIRO
Upon arrival at the airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel, where your Egypt family vacation begins.

DAYS 3 AND 4 – CAIRO
Cairo is the largest city in all of Africa, and considered the heart of Egypt. As you ride a camel past the Great Pyramid, ask the kids how they imagine this enormous structure made of 2.5 million limestone blocks - each weighing 2.6 tons! - could have been built over 4,000 years ago. Keep in mind that it’s almost 500 feet tall!

Memphis and Sakkara

Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx

Camel ride

Friends Across Borders meeting (pen pals)

Egyptian Museum

Khan al Khalili Bazaar

DAYS 5 AND 6 – SHARM EL SHEIKH
In the midst of all the ancient sight seeing, we discovered families really enjoy a breather from the mummies and monuments. Surrounded on three sides by desert, Sharm has family-friendly resorts on white sand beaches with pristine pools and water sports galore. Fun shops and restaurants line the waterfront promenade. Mix in a climb to the top of legendary Mount Sinai and these vacation days are just perfect.

Swim or snorkel (March – August)

Dinner with a Bedouin family (December – February)

St. Catherine’s Monastery

Hike Mount Sinai

DAYS 7 AND 8 – LUXOR
In Luxor, formerly Thebes, the best preserved temples will be visited. The Temple of Karnak is the largest temple in all of Egypt, and is located on a stupendous 247 acre complex. Get your kids ready for the world’s greatest open-air museum.

Temple of Luxor

Temple of Karnak

Free afternoon

Valley of the Queens and Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

Valley of the Kings

Felucca ride

DAY 9 – CAIRO
On our second visit to Cairo and your last day in Egypt, your family will enjoy a farewell dinner cruise on the Nile River. Take in the lights along the banks, good food and even a belly dancing performance (Rated G!).

The Citadel and Mosque of Muhammed Ali

Free afternoon

Nile Dinner Cruise

DAY 10 – DEPART CAIRO / ARRIVE U.S.

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
12/17/2010 - 12/26/2010	$4,990
12/24/2010 - 1/2/2011	$4,990
12/26/2010 - 1/4/2011	$4,990
Airfare Disclaimer A NOTE ABOUT AIRFARE: We encourage you to buy your airfare from the tour operator, because if your tour cancels then your airlines tickets will be covered. Purchasing flights separately at a lesser rate and incorporating it with a Non-Guaranteed Departure Date can result in loss of total cost of your flight investment. Depending on the fare rules, flights may be Non-Refundable and/or Non-Transferable. Neither the tour operator and/or Atlas Cruises & Tours will be held responsible for loss if a tour is cancelled for Lack of Participation. If you would like to check for discounted fares on Guaranteed Departures or for competitive pricing on air and hotel packages, we invite you to follow this link. Documents TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Necessary Travel Documents such as Passports and Visas is the responsibility of the traveler. Passports must be valid six months from your return travel date.

A vacation to Egypt is like experiencing the birth of ancient civilization. Egypt’s rich 7,000 year history comes alive with museums, ancient historical sites, breathtaking temples and monuments and its warm and welcoming people.

Cairo, the largest city in all of Africa, is home to the Pyramids of Giza, where the Great Pyramid and Sphinx reside. The incredible sights continue at the Solar Boat Museum, where a royal barge built to carry the pharaoh's soul on its afterlife journey rests, and at the world-renown Egyptian Museum. The museum’s amazing archaeological collections include the Royal Mummy Room and the golden treasures of King Tutankhamen.

How about a visit to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world — did we mention it’s the only wonder still in existence? As you ride a camel past the Great Pyramid, you’ll ponder how this enormous structure made of 2.5 million limestone blocks, each weighing 2.6 tons, could have been built 4,000 years ago! Nearby the Great Pyramid is the Sphinx, keeping quiet watch over the desert for almost 4,500 years. Memphis is the old capital of Egypt, and Sakkara is the ornate burial site for this 5,000-year-old city. You’ll see the oldest pyramid ever built, the step pyramid, at Sakkara.

RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 8+

All tour prices are per person, in US dollars, based on double occupancy.

Triple Discount: $300 for child under 12 sharing with 2 adults

Internal Air Discount: Children under 12 subtract $100

Teen Rates (12-17) 2010 $3990

Child Rates (<12) 2010 $3990

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