Dates & Prices

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Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
4/2/2010 - 4/12/2010	$2,825
4/9/2010 - 4/19/2010	$2,699
4/16/2010 - 4/26/2010	$2,699
4/23/2010 - 5/3/2010	$2,699
4/30/2010 - 5/10/2010	$2,515
5/7/2010 - 5/17/2010	$2,515
5/14/2010 - 5/24/2010	$2,515
5/21/2010 - 5/31/2010	$2,515
5/28/2010 - 6/7/2010	$2,515
6/4/2010 - 6/14/2010	$2,515
6/11/2010 - 6/21/2010	$2,515
6/18/2010 - 6/28/2010	$2,515
6/25/2010 - 7/5/2010	$2,585
7/2/2010 - 7/12/2010	$2,650
7/9/2010 - 7/19/2010	$2,650
7/16/2010 - 7/26/2010	$2,650
7/23/2010 - 8/2/2010	$2,650
7/30/2010 - 8/9/2010	$2,650
8/6/2010 - 8/16/2010	$2,650
8/13/2010 - 8/23/2010	$2,615
8/20/2010 - 8/30/2010	$2,575
8/27/2010 - 9/6/2010	$2,575
9/3/2010 - 9/13/2010	$2,725
9/10/2010 - 9/20/2010	$2,725
9/17/2010 - 9/27/2010	$2,725
9/24/2010 - 10/4/2010	$2,750
10/1/2010 - 10/11/2010	$2,750
10/8/2010 - 10/18/2010	$2,750
10/15/2010 - 10/25/2010	$2,750
10/22/2010 - 11/1/2010	$2,750
10/29/2010 - 11/8/2010	$3,099
11/5/2010 - 11/15/2010	$3,075
11/12/2010 - 11/22/2010	$3,075
11/19/2010 - 11/29/2010	$3,075
11/26/2010 - 12/6/2010	$3,075
12/3/2010 - 12/13/2010	$3,075
12/10/2010 - 12/20/2010	$3,075
12/17/2010 - 12/27/2010	$3,199
12/24/2010 - 1/3/2011	$3,285
12/31/2010 - 1/10/2011	$3,150
1/7/2011 - 1/17/2011	$3,075
1/14/2011 - 1/24/2011	$3,075
1/21/2011 - 1/31/2011	$3,075
1/28/2011 - 2/7/2011	$3,075
2/4/2011 - 2/14/2011	$3,075
2/11/2011 - 2/21/2011	$3,075
2/18/2011 - 2/28/2011	$3,075
2/25/2011 - 3/7/2011	$3,075
3/4/2011 - 3/14/2011	$3,075
3/11/2011 - 3/21/2011	$3,075
3/18/2011 - 3/28/2011	$3,075
3/25/2011 - 4/4/2011	$3,075

What's Included

Included Premium Highlights

• Visit the Sphinx and go inside one of the Pyramids of Giza
• Attend the magical Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids
• Visit Hatshepsut Temple and tombs in the Valley of the Kings
• Take a motorboat across the Nile to the Philae Island temples
• Visit the Egyptian Museum to see the treasure of Tutankhamun

Included Additional Excursions & Sights

• See the statue of Rameses II and alabaster sphinx in Memphis
• View the Step Pyramid of Zoser
• Tour the Karnak temple complex
• Visit the Temple of Dendara
• Enjoy a visit to Luxor Temple
• See the Colossi of Memnon
• Tour the temple at Kom Ombo
• Visit the unfinished obelisk and see the Aswan High Dam
• Sail on a traditional Nile felucca'
• Visit Mohammed Ali Mosque and enjoy views from the Citadel
• Visit the Khan El Khalili bazaar

Insight's Cairo & Nile Cruise

• Services of our professional multi-lingual Egyptologist/Tour Director
• Sightseeing by air-conditioned coach
• Deluxe hotels with all service charges, taxes and porterage
• 4 night Nile cruise on board the NEW MS Tosca (or similar) including an elegantly appointed riverview suite with French balcony and cruise boat gratuities
• Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
• Scheduled air travel between Cairo/Luxor and Aswan/Cairo
• Services of Insight's Representative in Cairo
• Arrival and departure transfers between Cairo airport and your Insight tour hotel

Included Quality Dining

• Egyptian dinner and Galabea Party while cruising (HD)
• 9 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 4 Lunches (L) and 3 Dinners, plus bottled water & tea or coffee (D)

Your Tour Itinerary Includes

Day 1 - DEPART USA

Overnight flight.

Day 2 - ARRIVE CAIRO

Welcome to Egypt! Travellers have been coming here for centuries, lured by a wealth of monuments, tombs and temples. On arrival, you are met and transferred to your tour hotel, a former royal palace combined with twin towers and six acres of gardens.
Hotel: Marriott

Day 3 - CAIRO SIGHTSEEING

Meet your Tour Director for a detailed pre-tour briefing then drive out to Giza. Here at one of the Wonders of the Ancient World, your guided tour includes entry into one of the Pyramids and you see their guardian Sphinx! Nearby lies Memphis, famous capital of ancient Egypt. See the colossal statue of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx. Continue to Sakkara, to see the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, the oldest in the world, dating back from 2700 BC. Return to Giza as night falls to attend a magical Sound and Light Show at the world famous Pyramids, which literally illuminates the ancient history of Giza! (BB)

Day 4 - CAIRO - LUXOR - join cruise

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Luxor, nestled on the banks of the Nile. There is no better introduction to Upper Egypt than a tour of the temple complex of Karnak, dedicated to the Sun-God Amon. Walk spellbound through the avenue of sphinxes into the vast Hypostyle Hall. At lunch time board your luxury cruise ship, one of the most stylish and spacious in Egypt. Overnight on-board in Dendara.
Ship: Ms Tosca. (BB,L,D)

Day 5 - ON BOARD SHIP

This morning 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. After cruising back to Luxor, visit the temple of Luxor, founded in 1400 BC during Thebe's Golden Age under the 18th and 19th Dynasties. (BB,L,D)

Day 6 - ON BOARD SHIP

Travel by air-conditioned coach to the West Bank of the Nile for a photo stop at the Colossi of Memnon. Drive on to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, before continuing to the Valley of the Kings, where many illustrious Pharoahs were buried. After visiting some of their tombs return to your cruise boat and set sail for Kom Ombo. Join an Egyptian dinner and galabea party tonight. (BB,L,HD)

Day 7 - ON BOARD SHIP

Visit the only double temple of Egypt dedicated to two gods, the crocodile headed Sobek and falcon headed Horus the Elder. Now relax and enjoy a visual feast as you cruise along the Nile to Aswan. Your 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 Enjoy a Nubian show tonight.(BB,L,D)

Day 8 - DISEMBARK ASWAN

Disembark and check in to your resort on Elephantine Island in the middle of the River Nile. You are at leisure to explore, relax by the pool, or maybe take an optional excursion by air to visit the amazing temples of Abu Simbel?
Hotel: Mövenpick. (BB)

Day 9 - ASWAN - CAIRO

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight back to Cairo where the rest of the day is free to explore at your own pace. Tonight you might like to join your friends for dinner and a traditional Egyptian folklore show?
Hotel: Marriott (BB)

Day 10 - CAIRO SIGHTSEEING

You've seen the Valley of the Kings, where the boy king was laid to rest; now visit the Egyptian Museum to gaze upon the treasures of Tutankhamun, recovered from the pharaoh's tomb by Howard Carter in 1922! The Citadel dominates the Cairo skyline, and from here you get a breathtaking view over the whole city. Salah El Din, arch adversary of the Crusaders, started the Citadel in the 12th Century, but it owes its present outline to Mohammed Ali whose great alabaster mosque we visit next. Finish off with a visit to the famous Khan El Khalili bazaars where you can put your bargaining skills to the test. (BB)

Day 11 - RETURN TO USA

Sadly, your tour comes to an end today. There are transfers to Cairo Airport for your onward flight home. (BB)

Sightseeing Highlights

Included Premium Highlights

• Visit the Sphinx and go inside one of the Pyramids of Giza
• Attend the magical Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids
• Visit Hatshepsut Temple and tombs in the Valley of the Kings
• Take a motorboat across the Nile to the Philae Island temples
• Visit the Egyptian Museum to see the treasure of Tutankhamun

Included Additional Excursions & Sights

• See the statue of Rameses II and alabaster sphinx in Memphis
• View the Step Pyramid of Zoser
• Tour the Karnak temple complex
• Visit the Temple of Dendara
• Enjoy a visit to Luxor Temple
• See the Colossi of Memnon
• Tour the temple at Kom Ombo
• Visit the unfinished obelisk and see the Aswan High Dam
• Sail on a traditional Nile felucca'
• Visit Mohammed Ali Mosque and enjoy views from the Citadel
• Visit the Khan El Khalili bazaar

Insight's Cairo & Nile Cruise

• Services of our professional multi-lingual Egyptologist/Tour Director
• Sightseeing by air-conditioned coach
• Deluxe hotels with all service charges, taxes and porterage
• 4 night Nile cruise on board the NEW MS Tosca (or similar) including an elegantly appointed riverview suite with French balcony and cruise boat gratuities
• Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
• Scheduled air travel between Cairo/Luxor and Aswan/Cairo
• Services of Insight's Representative in Cairo
• Arrival and departure transfers between Cairo airport and your Insight tour hotel

Included Quality Dining

• Egyptian dinner and Galabea Party while cruising (HD)
• 9 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 4 Lunches (L) and 3 Dinners, plus bottled water & tea or coffee (D)

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Details & Specials

SPECIALS

Save $300 Off per couple

Two travelers booking together on an air-inclusive 2010 Europe tour will each save $150 off on all Lufthansa or United Airline flights.

Book Now - offer end March 31st, 2010.

TERMS: Valid for new bookings only. Offer CAN be combined with all brochure discounts. Entire booking including air must be paid in full by March 31, 2010. Offer valid from March 1st-March 31st, 2010. All Travel must be completed by October 24th, 2010. Offer is valid on UA and LH flights only (no code share flights allowed over the Atlantic – must be on UA or LH only). Valid on all tours to Europe, Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Morocco. Offer - $300 off per couple or $150 off for single travelers. Offer subject to availability and valid off of all net fares. Promotion cannot be booked online. Commission paid on air for this promotion is 0%. Air tickets are non-refundable after purchase. No name changes allowed once a reservation is made. Once payment is received, cancellation penalties apply. Offer may be withdrawn at any time. Offer can be used for groups – with availability and names at time of booking – full payment on entire package due March 31, 2010. CST No. 2068745-20