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RESCHEDULED TO JUN 17-24, 2021 Red Sea Liveaboard & Egypt Tour Reschedule Dates


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Posted 31 March 2020 - 05:15 PM

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 10:41 AM

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Posted 16 April 2020 - 10:53 AM

The new itinerary with the new dates reflected. No we still can't totally publish this but I can give you a sneak peek! ;)

 

SINGLEDIVERS.COM PRESENTS

EXPLORATION OF CAIRO

AND THE NILE

JUNE 9 – 25, 2021

17 DAYS/15 NIGHTS

 

CODE: 

B=Breakfast included

L= Lunch included

D=Dinner included

 

Day 1 – Wednesday – June 9 – Departure

Depart New York this evening on your overnight flight to Egypt. 

 

Day 2 – Thursday – June 10 - Cairo

Welcome to Egypt, the Land of Pharaohs!    (NOTE this is for those on our group flights. If you arrive at a different time that varies more than 30 mins then we will need to set up private transfers for you for an add'l fee so you don't have to wait nor make the group wait.)

 

Upon arrival at Cairo International, you will meet with your host who will assist you with visa formalities.  As you drive through Cairo, you will see some interesting ancient monuments.

 

Arrive in the Giza area where the Great Pyramids are located. After check-in and sometime, to freshen up meet with your Egyptologist-guide to discuss the exciting days ahead.

 

This evening you will be introduced to Egyptian cuisine as you enjoy dinner on a floating restaurant.

ACCOMMODATIONS:  CONRAD HOTEL OR SIMILAR (D)

 

Day 3 – Friday – June 11 - Cairo/Aswan - Nile Cruise Begins

This morning you will return to the airport for a flight to Aswan.

 

You may choose to join an optional tour to Abu Simbel. Stand before four colossal statues of Ramses II who is surrounded at this feet by smaller statues of his wife Nefertari and daughters. The temple is one of the most impressive sites in Egypt.

 

Embark your Nile cruise.

 

After lunch discover the sites of Aswan including Aswan’s High Dam, the Granite Quarries, and the Unfinished Obelisk.

 

Take a felucca (sail boat) to see Kitchener’s Island with its beautiful gardens and to view the mausoleum of the Agha Khan.   

ACCOMMODATIONS:  NILE PREMIUM CRUISE SHIP OR SIMILAR (B, L, D)

 

Day 4 - Saturday – June 12 - Aswan/Kom Ombo/Edfu

After breakfast sail in a small boat to the Philae Temple situated on the island of Agilika. Like Abu Simbel, the temple was relocated in order to protect it from the rising water of the High Dam, built in 1960. The main sanctuary on the island is dedicated to the Goddess Isis and her son Horus. Ancient Egyptians believed that Isis was the Goddess of Magic, and when she wept, the Nile flooded. 

 

Return to the ship. Lunch is served as you set sail for the city of Kom Ombo, known as “Ombos” in ancient times. Its location on the Nile, from which the routes from Nubia to the Nile Valley could be controlled, gave it strategic importance. The city became prosperous when the temple was built in the Ptolemaic era. The temple is divided into two symmetrical halves. The left side is dedicated to the falcon-headed god, Heroeris and the right side to the crocodile god, “Sobek”.  Reliefs of Ptolemaic Pharaohs are found in the porch area. The remainder of the temple consists of a crypt, chapels, remains of a birth house, Roman wells where sacred crocodiles may have been kept. On the walls of the temple, you will see the first recorded representation of medical instruments.

 

Sail onto Edfu, midway between Aswan and Luxor. The ship will dock overnight in Edfu.  This evening join in on a fun evening as you dress up in costumes for an Oriental dinner and party.

ACCOMMODATIONS:  NILE PREMIUM CRUISE SHIP OR SIMILAR (B, L, D)

 

Day 5 - Sunday – June 13 - Edfu/Luxor

Begin the day by visiting the magnificently preserved temple of Edfu. The sandstone temple of Horus, the Sun God, was built under the Ptolemies and completed by the mid first century, BC. In the colonnaded court, we will see the surviving statue of a pair of falcons representing Horus. A series of smaller chambers leads to the Sanctuary of the God, which is lit by three openings in the ceiling. Ceremonies, celebrations, and war scenes are shown on the walls of the temple.

 

Later today, you will sail to Esna, pass the lock, and arrive in Luxor, ancient Thebes.

 

This afternoon explore the East Bank of the Nile including the Temple of Luxor. Here, the Avenue of Sphinxes, famous for its artistic degree of uniformity, leads to the entrance of the temple where a seated colossus of Ramses II and a towering Obelisk sit.

 

Continue to the Karnak Temple, one of the most impressive monuments of ancient art and architecture in the world. The carvings, which adorn all of the walls, depict the history and conquests of many of Egypt's Pharaohs.

 

This evening you may choose to return to the Karnak Temple for an exciting Sound & Light Show. The temple comes alive with light, music and narratives. 

ACCOMMODATIONS:  NILE PREMIUM CRUISE SHIP OR SIMILAR (B, L, D)

 

 

Day 6 - Monday – June 14 - Luxor/Cairo

As the sun rises over Luxor you may choose to join an optional Balloon Safari. Sail above Luxor taking in the beauty from the sky.

 

Cross the West Bank to explore the Valley of the Kings.

 

The Valley of the Kings houses 63 tombs belonging to the Pharaohs of the New Kingdom, including the famous tomb of King Tutankhamen.  Many of the tombs, carved out of the bedrock, retain their original bright colors and fine relief’s and scenes, thought to guarantee the safe passage of the Ba to the afterlife.

 

Afterwards continue to Deir El Bahri to visit the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, considered one of the finest buildings in Egypt. 

 

This afternoon return to Cairo.

ACCOMMODATIONS: CONRAD HOTEL OR SIMILAR (B)

 

Day 7 – Tuesday – June 15 - Cairo

Today you will visit the Giza Plateau where there are three Pyramids, the greatest being that of Cheops. It took 100,000 workers more than 20 years to construct. Entrance into one of the pyramids will be included. Southeast of the Great Pyramids is the Sphinx, carved out of solid natural rock in about 2650 BC, a magnificent monument with the head of the Pharaoh and the body of a lion.  Entrance into one (1) pyramid will be included.

 

After lunch, continue to visit the first Pyramid ever built, the Step Pyramid of Zoser, in the Sakkara Complex. When Memphis was the capital of Egypt, during the Old Kingdom period, Sakkara was its necropolis. Spread over seven kilometers of desert, Sakkara is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.

 

Before returning to the hotel, you will make a stop at the remains in Memphis, the first capital of United Upper and Lower Egypt.

ACCOMMODATIONS: CONRAD HOTEL OR SIMILAR HOTEL (B, L)

 

Day 8 - Wednesday – June 16 - Cairo

This morning you will view the masterpieces of ancient art in the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, including the Mummies Room. The museum is home to the vast findings of King Tutankhamun’s tomb and other important pieces of Egypt’s history.

 

After lunch visit Old Cairo including the citadel of Salah El Din built by the famous Arab Sultan, Salah El Din (Saladin), in the 12th century and the Mohammed Ali Mosque situated inside the citadel known for its alabaster wall. You will have some time to shop at the Khan El Khalili Bazaar, known for its narrow alleys and hundreds of shops selling all types of Egyptian handicrafts, silver and gold jewelry, cottons, copperware and perfumes.

ACCOMMODATIONS: CONRAD HOTEL OR SIMILAR HOTEL (B, L)

 

Day 9 – 15 - Thursday – Wednesday – June 17 - 23 - Luxor/Hurghada

Enjoy the morning at your leisure and then head to the port of embarkation for your one week live aboard.  

 

GLORIOUS DIVING IN THE RED SEA

 

Day 16 – Thursday – June 24 – Hurghada/Cairo

Today you will leave Hurghada for Cairo where you have the day at leisure or we can arrange to take you to the Khan El Khalili Bazaar for some last minute souvenir shopping.

 

This evening enjoy a farewell dinner and show.

ACCOMMODATIONS: CONRAD HOTEL OR SIMILAR (D)

 

Day 17 – Friday – June 25 - Departure

Farewell to Egypt as you transfer to the airport for your return flight to New York. (B)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

  • International air New York/Cairo/New York on board EgyptAir
  • Domestic air: Cairo/Aswan-Luxor/Cairo –Cairo/Hurghada/Cairo
  • 4 nights’ accommodation in Cairo at the Conrad Hotel or similar
  • 1 night accommodation in Cairo at the Conrad International Hotel or similar
  • 4 Days/3 Nights 5-Star Deluxe Nile Cruise including all sightseeing, entrance fees
  • Full day sightseeing: Pyramids (including entrance into 1 pyramid)/Sphinx-Memphis/Sakkara
  • Full day sightseeing: Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and Old Cairo
  • Visits to the East and West Bank of Luxor including entrance into the Tomb of Tutankhamen
  • 8 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 5 dinners
  • Transfers Cairo, Luxor and Hurghada
  • Sightseeing and transfers by deluxe car or motor coach
  • Hotel taxes and service charges
  • Porterage
  • U.S. Departure Taxes & Airport Security (subject to change)

 

NOT INCLUDED

  • Domestic air within the U.S.
  • Egypt Visa

Items of a personal nature such as laundry, telephone calls, inter-net services, dive services,  soft drinks, coffee, tea (except at breakfast), mineral water, alcoholic beverages, passport fees, gratuities for drivers, guides, transfer personnel, travel insuranc



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