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Nubian Sailtrek Tour

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Price pps land only :

ZAR3 984* GBP249 ex Cairo No of days: 7 nights / 8 days
Local payment:
USD100 Payable on Day 1 Countries: Egypt
Single supplement:
GBP35 May not apply to all nights Tour Code: EANU
 
* Rand price subject to change according to currency fluctuations, please request a Rand quote incl flights
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Enjoy the Nile is at its most beautiful in Aswan. We sail around the islands and on to a Nubian village where we enjoy a dinner in a typical family house. This one week trip has some unique highlights and can easily be combined with other trips in the Sinai & Jordan.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Maximum Group Size: 18
Arrival Transfer: Airport transfer to hotel day 1
Fully Escorted: By Imaginative Traveller tour leader, services of Egyptologists at the Pyramids, Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings
Transport: Private air-conditioned coach, felucca sailboat, overnight seater train, donkeys and horse drawn carriage
Activities: Donkey ride to the Valley of the Kings, overnight felucca cruise
Accommodation: 4 nights simple hotels, 1 night on board felucca (camping style), 2 nights overnight seater train
Meals: As per itinerary. B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner
Entrance Fees: Not included. Allow US$40 for sites listed as part of the itinerary

TRAIN CHANGES: The Egyptian Government might impose changes to the trains tourists are allowed to travel on. Many of our adventurer tours in Egypt make use of overnight 'seater' trains between Cairo and Luxor / Aswan.
At the time of going to press these trains continue to be in operation and tourists are allowed to travel on them. However, there have been indications that this may change at some point in the future and that tourists will be required to use the more expensive 'sleeper' train. Whilst we are lobbying against this change, if legislation is introduced we will unfortunately be compelled to use the sleeper trains and to charge a US$40 surcharge per journey. Please ask our online consultant for further details at the time of booking.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

  • Pyramids & Sphinx at Giza
  • Picturesque Aswan
  • Optional excursion to Abu Simbel
  • 1 day felucca cruise
  • Optional visit to the Temple of Kom Ombo
  • Optional visit to the temple of Edfu
  • Haggle in the bazaars
  • Horse-drawn carriage ride to Karnak Temple
  • Donkey ride to the Valley of the Kings

BRIEF ITINERARY

Day 1, CAIRO: Arrive and check into your hotel. No meals.

Day 2, CAIRO - ASWAN: Guided visit to the Pyramids & Sphinx at Giza. Overnight train to Aswan. (B)

Day 3, ASWAN: A free day to explore this colourful and vibrant Nubian city. (B)

Day 4, ASWAN - FELUCCA CRUISE: A free morning when there will be an opportunity to visit the magnificent temples of Abu Simbel. In the afternoon we board our feluccas to sail around the islands of Aswan. Late in the afternoon we disembark to visit a Nubian village and have a typical Nubian dinner. Overnight on board the felucca. (BLD)

Day 5, ASWAN - LUXOR: Drive from Aswan to Luxor visiting the riverside temple at Kom Ombo and the temple of Horus at Edfu en route. In the afternoon we take horse drawn carriages to Karnak temple and have a guided tour of this wonderful complex. (B)

Day 6, LUXOR: We get up before sunrise to ride sturdy donkeys to the Valley of the Kings. Our route back offers magnificent views of the Nile Valley and passes the Colossi of Memnon. This afternoon is free for you to venture into Luxor’s streets and its bustling bazaars. Overnight train back to Cairo. (B)

Day 7, CAIRO: Arrive in Cairo and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is free. Later this afternoon there is an opportunity to ride camels or horses into the desert and enjoy sunset over the pyramids. (B)

Day 8, CAIRO: Tour ends. (B)

meal_key B - breakfast
L - lunch
D - dinner

DEPARTURE DATES

Starts Cairo Ends Cairo
Sunday Sunday
13 January 2008 20 January 2008
27 January 2008 03 February 2008
10 February 2008 17 February 2008
24 February 2008 02 March 2008
09 March 2008 16 March 2008
23 March 2008 30 March 2008
06 April 2008 13 April 2008
20 April 2008 27 April 2008
04 May 2008 11 May 2008
18 May 2008 25 May 2008
01 June 2008 08 June 2008
15 June 2008 22 June 2008
29 June 2008 06 July 2008
13 July 2008 20 July 2008
27 July 2008 03 August 2008
10 August 2008 17 August 2008
24 August 2008 31 August 2008
07 September 2008 14 September 2008
21 September 2008 28 September 2008
05 October 2008 12 October 2008
19 October 2008 26 October 2008
02 November 2008 09 November 2008
16 November 2008 23 November 2008
30 November 2008 07 December 2008
14 December 2008 21 December 2008
28 December 2008 04 January 2009

TRAVEL STYLE

You love the sometimes tough but ultimately rewarding nature of adventure travel and you want to spend more time enjoying every experience rather than wasting time on travel arrangements.

Maximum Group Size - 18: You love the whole concept of travel. Getting there is as much fun as being there and you love using public transport, local restaurants and small family run hotels where you get the best chance to really get under the skin of a destination. You love the sometimes tough but ultimately rewarding nature of adventure travel and you love spending more time enjoying every experience rather than wasting time on travel arrangements.
Included: All accommodation (usually twin share but occasionally multi share), transportation
Not included: Most meals, entrance fees
Single Supplement: Not available. [Read more about Imaginative Traveller travel styles]


*All Rand prices have been calculated at 1USD=ZAR8.00 or 1GBP=ZAR16.00 and are subject to change according to currency fluctuations
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