Egypt (12 Days): The BEST with Style: Highlights & Overview
Departure Date:
Sunday, 27 December 2009
Meeting Point: Monday, 28 December 2009 in Cairo,
EGYPT Departure Point: Thursday, 7 January 2010 in Cairo, EGYPT
Price: $6,895 per person, based on double occupancy*
Plus: Intra Tour Airfare, $610 per person
The Single Supplement: $2,095 (This will be a double occupancy room
for single occupancy)
This is an "A Free Universe"
EDD(Exclusive DavidTravel Departure) featuring a luxuriously "ALL
INCLUSIVE" Itinerary.
"A Free Universe"
is the DavidTravel "Welcoming to All" theme that brings together travelers who seek out new and
exciting experiences while embracing and celebrating diversity.
Itinerary Highlights Include:
• In Cairo, explore the
Egyptian Museum,
considered one of the most prominent museums in the world. The museumʹs most significant showpiece is the
Tutankhamun collection. You will also make a special visit to the Mummies
Room. •Visit the Sphinx of Giza. The last survivor of the Seven Ancient
Wonders of the World, the Pyramids date back nearly 5,000
years • In Sakkara, visit the oldest ancient
Egyptian cemetery, where you'll see the world's first
large‐scale stone construction, the
Step Pyramid • Enjoy an excursion by a traditional
canvas‐sailed
felucca to the Botanical Gardens at
Kitchener's Island and admire exotic flora from as far as
India and Malaysia • Board the 5‐star
Sonesta St. George I to cruise the Nile. Sail serenely
between Aswan and Luxor on the majestic
River Nile as 5,000 years of history unfold before you • Sail to the Temple at
Kom Ombo, known for its unusual double temple - one half
is dedicated to the falcon‐headed god, Haroeris, and the other
half to the crocodile god, Sobek • Arrive in Luxor, a magnificent ancient
township built on the site of the even more ancient city of
Thebes, dating back 4,000 years. It boasts the country's
richest collection of antiquities
Overview:
Fascinating, mysterious, majestic, mystical, and
sensual—words don't come close to describing your thrilling
journey on the Nile. The wonders of ancient
Egypt ignite your imagination and the great cities and
traditional villages offer matchless excitement and discoveries.
When you stand before the Great Pyramids of Giza you can almost
hear their proud confessions about a civilization that once
seemed indestructible. The Alabaster Sphinx and the colossal
statue of Ramses II speak with their eyes of the mighty
civilization that once reigned. Most of the greatest sites line
the River Nile, so you will travel in a style that would be the
envy of the most powerful Pharaohs as you cruise aboard the new
Sonesta St. George I. You'll see all the monuments, temples,
tombs and mosques while staff and crew do everything but fan you
with palm branches. The friendly Egyptians are proud to welcome
you to their great land.
Gaze at the colossal temple of Abu Simbel, as the morning light
gilds the ancient stones, while on the Nile a boatman guides an
elegant felucca into the current. Savor the profound silence
that inhabits the greatest monuments of ancient Egypt—the
immensity of the pyramids, the magnificent Valley of the Kings,
and the enigmatic Sphinx. Their history is told in the
life-giving waters of the Nile as it runs from Lake Victoria in
Uganda to the Mediterranean. In Cairo, be astounded by the
city's fabulous mosques, fascinating museums, and fabled markets
buzzing with electricity.
