Grand Tour of Egypt

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Tour Length: 18 Days
Countries Visited: Egypt
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Tour Category: Cruise and Tour
Tour Operator: Insight Tours
Tour Code: G945
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Cities Visited:
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The Pyramids, Karnak, the Egyptian Museum, Luxor Valley of the Kings, the temples at Edfu and Kom Ombo.

 

Included Premium Highlights

  • Admire the artifacts recovered from the tomb of Tutankhamun in Cairo's Egyptian Museum
  • Drive to the Pyramids to witness the magical Sound and Light Show
  • Visit the Temple of Hatshepsut and tombs of the Pharoahs in the Valley of the Kings
  • Travel by motorboat to the Temple of Isis on the Island of Philae
  • Venture inside one of the Pyramids on your guided tour of Giza

Included Personal Insights

  • Get a taste of the Bedouin lifestyle as you join the locals for tea at St Catherines.

Included Additional Excursions & Sights

  • Enjoy a guided visit to St Catherine's Monastery (when open)
  • Visit the new Civilization Museum, Roman Amphitheater, Catacombs, Quayet-Bey fortress and Montazah Gardens in Alexandria
  • Visit El-Alamein War Cemeteries & Military Museum
  • Visit the great Coptic Monasteries of Wadi El Natrun (if open)
  • Visit Mohammed Ali Mosque and enjoy stunning views over Cairo from the Citadel
  • Tour the awesome Karnak Temple with its vast Hypostyle Hall
  • Visit the Temple of Hathor in Dendara
  • See the Colossi of Memnon
  • Enjoy a visit to Luxor Temple which lay hidden beneath the sand for thousands of years
  • Visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu
  • Tour the Temple of Sobek at Kom Ombo
  • Visit the unfinished obelisk in the granite quarries & see Aswan High Dam
  • Sail on a 'felucca' around Aswan's Botanical gardens
  • Visit the Rameses II statue & alabaster Sphinx in Memphis
  • See the Sakkara Step Pyramid of King Zozer - the oldest in the world

Insight's Cairo & Nile Cruise

  • Insight's professional multi-lingual Egyptologist/Tour Director accompanies you
  • Tour by luxury air-conditioned coach
  • Deluxe hotels in Cairo and Alexandria, best available in St Catherines with all service charges, taxes and porterage
  • 7 night Nile cruise on MS Miriam or MS Giselle (or similar), including all cruise boat gratuities
  • Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
  • Scheduled air travel between Cairo and Luxor
  • Services of Insight's Resident Manager in Cairo
  • Arrival & departure transfers between the airport and your Insight tour hotel.

Included Quality Dining

  • Egyptian dinner and Galabea Party with entertainment while cruising (HD)
  • Highlight Dinner at a local restaurant in Alexandria (HD)
  • 16 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 7 Lunches (L) and 9 Dinners (D), plus bottled water and tea or coffee whilst cruising

 

Included Premium Highlights

  • Admire the artifacts recovered from the tomb of Tutankhamun in Cairo's Egyptian Museum
  • Drive to the Pyramids to witness the magical Sound and Light Show
  • Visit the Temple of Hatshepsut and tombs of the Pharoahs in the Valley of the Kings
  • Travel by motorboat to the Temple of Isis on the Island of Philae
  • Venture inside one of the Pyramids on your guided tour of Giza

Included Personal Insights

  • Get a taste of the Bedouin lifestyle as you join the locals for tea at St Catherines.

Included Additional Excursions & Sights

  • Enjoy a guided visit to St Catherine's Monastery (when open)
  • Visit the new Civilization Museum, Roman Amphitheater, Catacombs, Quayet-Bey fortress and Montazah Gardens in Alexandria
  • Visit El-Alamein War Cemeteries & Military Museum
  • Visit the great Coptic Monasteries of Wadi El Natrun (if open)
  • Visit Mohammed Ali Mosque and enjoy stunning views over Cairo from the Citadel
  • Tour the awesome Karnak Temple with its vast Hypostyle Hall
  • Visit the Temple of Hathor in Dendara
  • See the Colossi of Memnon
  • Enjoy a visit to Luxor Temple which lay hidden beneath the sand for thousands of years
  • Visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu
  • Tour the Temple of Sobek at Kom Ombo
  • Visit the unfinished obelisk in the granite quarries & see Aswan High Dam
  • Sail on a 'felucca' around Aswan's Botanical gardens
  • Visit the Rameses II statue & alabaster Sphinx in Memphis
  • See the Sakkara Step Pyramid of King Zozer - the oldest in the world

Insight's Cairo & Nile Cruise

  • Insight's professional multi-lingual Egyptologist/Tour Director accompanies you
  • Tour by luxury air-conditioned coach
  • Deluxe hotels in Cairo and Alexandria, best available in St Catherines with all service charges, taxes and porterage
  • 7 night Nile cruise on MS Miriam or MS Giselle (or similar), including all cruise boat gratuities
  • Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
  • Scheduled air travel between Cairo and Luxor
  • Services of Insight's Resident Manager in Cairo
  • Arrival & departure transfers between the airport and your Insight tour hotel.

Included Quality Dining

  • Egyptian dinner and Galabea Party with entertainment while cruising (HD)
  • Highlight Dinner at a local restaurant in Alexandria (HD)
  • 16 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 7 Lunches (L) and 9 Dinners (D), plus bottled water and tea or coffee whilst cruising
 

Day 1 - DEPART USA

Overnight flight.

Day 2 - ARRIVE CAIRO

Welcome to Egypt, the timeless land of the Pharoahs 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.
Hotel: Fairmont Heliopolis

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.
Hotel: Morgen Land. (BB,D)

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.
Hotel: Palmera Ain Sukhna (BB,D)

Day 5 - GULF OF SUEZ - ALEXANDRIA

Drive through the desert to Alexandria, Egypt's major port, founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC.
Hotel: Helnan Palestine. (BB,D)

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. (BB,HD)

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).
Hotel: Marriott (BB)

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 the Egyptian Museum to gaze upon Tutankhamun's treasure. Later, experience a Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids of Giza! (BB)

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.
Ship: MS Miriam/Ms Giselle. (BB,L,D)

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. (BB,L,D)

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 Pharoahs were buried. Return to your cruise boat and sail via the Esna Lock to Edfu. (BB,L,D)

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 galabeas, (traditional Egyptian attire), for a fun-filled Egyptian Dinner and Galabea Party. (BB,L,HD)

Day 13 - ON BOARD SHIP

A full day of 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. (BB, L, D)

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. (BB,L,D)

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. (BB,L,D)

Day 16 - LUXOR - CAIRO

Disembark from your cruise and transfer to the airport for your return flight to Cairo. This evening you have time at leisure.
Hotel: Marriott (BB)

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. (BB)

Day 18 - RETURN TO USA

The tour ends with transfers to Cairo airport. (BB)

 

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MS Miriam

The MS Miriam is amongst the loveliest ships to sail the Nile. Elegantly furnished with fabrics, wood paneling, and classic style furniture, this ship offers a pleasant setting for your Nile Cruise.
 

MS Miriam

Staterooms (Click thumbnails to see full size image

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301 sq ft

Suites have floor-to-ceiling picture windows, a queen-sized bed, ample closet space, private bathroom with tub and shower, as well as a living area with dining table, desk, drawer space, and seating. All staterooms have their own thermostat controlled air-conditioning, mini bar, telephone, satellite television, music system, private safe, plush linens and towels, and hair dryer.


Category SC Stateroom
Category SC Stateroom

Category SC Stateroom

237 sq ft

Riverview Staterooms have large panoramic windows, two twin beds that convert to a queen-sized bed, ample closet space, private bathroom with tub and shower, as well as a sitting area with desk, drawer space, and seating. All staterooms have their own thermostat controlled air-conditioning, mini bar, telephone, satellite television, music system, private safe, plush linens and towels, and hair dryer.


Ship Facts:

  • Length: 236.2 ft (72 m)
  • Width: 44.6 ft (13.6 m)
  • Decks: 4 decks + 1 sun deck
  • Staterooms: 56
  • Passenger Capacity: 110
  • Voltage: 220v

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The tastefully furnished lobby is a fitting place to welcome you onboard. The spacious Main Lounge provides a full-service bar and a dance floor for evening entertainment which includes an Egyptian folklore show and a belly dancer. The separate bar area with comfortable Chesterfield sofas offers panoramic views of the Nile River and a restful place to relax with a book.  The elegant restaurant serves both Egyptian and international cuisine with a combination of waiter service and buffet meals. Wireless Internet access in public areas.
 
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