Mystery of Egypt and Kenya 1

Day 1 (Flying to Cairo): Fly to Cairo on board of Egypt Air. (Other air carriers are available) (D)

Day 2 (Cairo): Upon arrival at Cairo airport, our representative will assist you through formalities. Transfer you to Cairo Marriott (5* hotel) with buffet breakfast daily. Overnight at the hotel. (DB)

Marriott Nile View

Cairo Mariott Exterior

Day 3 (Cairo): After breakfast, full day sight seeing, visiting the Egyptian museum with the huge collection of the Pharaonic antiquities and monuments. Then you will visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, nearby the mysterious Sphinx, a colossal lion with a pharaoh head. Evening time you will be back to the hotel for leisure and relaxation. Overnight at the hotel. (BL)

The Egyptian Museum

Pyramids and the Sphinx

Day 4 (Cairo): After breakfast, (optional trip) full day sight seeing, visiting Memphis the capital of the oldest kingdom in the world, and the statue of Ramses II. Then continue to Saqqara to visit the legendary Unas Pyramid, king Zoser Step Pyramid, Tomb of Ti and Tomb of Ptahotep. Then you will continue to Old Christian Cairo, where the holy family stayed during their visit to Egypt. You will visit the Church of Abu Serga and the well known Hanging Church. You will pass through the alleys, where Jesus stepped, also you will visit Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest Jewish synagogue in Egypt. Then you will proceed to the Old Islamic Cairo and you will visit Mohamed Ali Mosque and the Citadel of Salah El Din. Continue to Khan El Khalili Bazaar a place for shopping where you will find all kinds of Oriental goods and hand crafted pieces. Then transfer to the train station and take the sleeper Train to Aswan, dinner and overnight. (BLD)

Saqqara Pyramids

Mohamed Ali Mosque

Day 5 (Nile cruise): After breakfast, arrive Aswan. Then transfer to your 5* Nile cruise for embarkation, (breakfast, lunch and dinner included). The cruise starts in Aswan and ends in Luxor, with an English speaking guide accompanied. Check in before lunch, you will sail by felucca (sailing boat) passing by Elephantine Island and view the Botanical Gardens with its rare trees and plants and Agha Khan Mausoleum. Overnight in Aswan. (BLD)

King of Thebes

The Botanical Garden

Day 6 (Nile cruise): After breakfast, visit the High Dam, Granite Quarries and Philae Temple. Lunch time, while sailing to Kom Ombo, you will enjoy the peaceful and relaxing view of the eternal Nile, until you arrive to the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris. Dinner time, sail to Edfu and overnight on board of the cruise. (BLD)

Temple of Kom Ombo

Temple of Philae

Day 7 (Nile cruise): After breakfast, visit the temple of Horus in Edfu, which is one of the Ptolemaic periods. Lunch time is while sailing and crossing the locks of Esna. Proceed to Luxor and overnight on board of the cruise. (BLD)

Temple of Horus in Edfu

Edfu Temple

Day 8 (Nile cruise): After breakfast, cross the West Bank where most of the richest collections of treasures exists. Then visit the Necropolis of Thebes in the west bank. You will visit the royal tombs including Ramses VI and the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun (optional). Then the temple of Queen Hatshepsut in the Valley of the Queens and the Colossi of Memnon. Afterwards, lunch time, and then visit the magnificent Karnak temple with its famous hypostyle hall and the 134 columns, the huge statue of Ramses II, and then you will see Luxor temple, dinner and overnight in Luxor on board of the cruise. (BLD)

Temple of Luxor

Temple of Karnak

Day 9 (Cairo): Disembarkation after breakfast, transfer to get the flight to Cairo then spend the day in marvellous Marriott (5* Hotel) with buffet breakfast daily, overnight at the hotel. (B)

Marriott Main Entrance

View from outside

Day 10 (Cairo): After breakfast, the day is at your own leisure. Transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Kenya at 6 PM. (B)

Kasr El Nile Bridge

Modern Cairo

Day 11 (Arrive Nairobi): Upon arrival, you will be met by our representative and transfer to your hotel. Remainder of day is free. Norfolk Hotel.

Nairobi Skyline

Nairobi Giraffe

Day 12 (Nairobi to Tree Hotel): This morning travel via Nyeri where you will enjoy lunch at the Aberdare Country Club. In the afternoon, transfer to the Ark, your tree hotel in the Aberdare National Park. The night is spent comfortably watching forest game as it comes to drink at the floodlit waterhole. Ark Lodge. (BLD)

Nairobi Country Club

Nairobi Ark Lodge

Day 13 (Tree Hotel to Sweetwaters): Visit the Ol Pejeta Rhino Reserve before arriving at Sweetwaters. A haven for nature lovers, the camp offers visitors an unforgetable opportunity to watch and photograph big game. Sweetwaters Tented Camp (2 nights). (BLD)

Sweetwaters

African Sky

Day 14 (Sweetwaters Tented Camp): Morning and afternoon game drives including a visit to the Chimps Sancturary. (BLD)

Sweetwaters Tented Camps

courtesy of Lonrho Hotel

Day 15 (MKSC to Masai Mara) : Transfer to Nanyuk for your light aircraft flight across the Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara game reserve. Lunch and afternoon game viewing drive. Mara Safari Club (2 nights). (BLD)

Masai Mara

Zebra

Day 16 (Masai Mara) : A full day of game viewing in search of the big five. (BLD)

Masai Mara National Reserve

Day 17 (Masai Mara to Nairobi): Transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Nairobi arriving around noon. You will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight to Cairo and upon arrival you will be transferred to Le Meridien pyramids (5* Hotel) with breakfast. (B)

Day 18 (Alexandria): After breakfast, (optional trip) transfer to Alexandria, by an air conditioned car or bus. Alexandria was named after Alexander the great. Egypt is second biggest city, it is a semi circle city on the sea, with lots of Roman remains. You will visit Catacombs of Kom El Shuqafa, Pompeii pillar, the Roman theatre and the newly opened Alexandria library. In antiquity the library was the largest and most important library in the world. Transfer back by an air conditioned car or bus. Overnight at Le Meridien pyramids. (BL)

Al-Montazha Bridge

View of Alexandria

Day 19 (Flying back home): After breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport for your final departure. (B)

Prices of 2010/2011 departures from Toronto, Montreal and New York.

Your tour price includes

1- International Airfare from Toronto, Montreal and New York included.

2- All transfers included in Egypt (from airport to hotels or cruises and back)

3- Accommodation Double occupency at hotels included.

4 -Meals Buffet Breakfast in Cairo and L uxor.

5- Meals on Cruise All meals while on the cruise commencing with lunch on the day of embarkation and ending with breakfast on the day of disembarkation.

6- Nile Cruise 4 nights Nile Cruise Between Luxor to Aswan or vice versa in an outside cabin with private facilities.

7- Sightseeing One full day sightseeing tour in Cairo and all sightseeing tours on the Nile Cruise included.

2010/2011	5 Stars Deluxe	5 Stars Superior
Sep 01- Dec 10	5999	6399
Dec 11 - Jan 02	6499	6899
Jan 03 - Apr 30	5999	6399
May 01 - May 31	6399	6799
Jun 01 - Aug 31	6199	6599
Optional Day 4	150	150
Optional Day 18	180	180
Taxes	399	399