Egypt, Dubai, Morocco & Arabia 2013 - Travel Club Elite

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Egypt h nile cruises
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Egypt Along the Nile
Enjoy a leisurely cruise
on board the Mövenpick
CRUISE
MS Hamees. Discover
an enthralling journey
alongside some of Egypt’s most memorable
sights, from the Valley of the Kings on the
West Bank, slowly making your way into the
enchanting city of Cairo to walk among the
Pyramids and the great Sphinx.
Mövenpick MS Hamees
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MS Hamees has a restaurant serving international
cuisine, lounge, bar, reading room, gift shop and pool
with sun deck. There are 70 double/twin cabins and
2 single cabins. Each double cabin is equipped with
2 twin beds or 1 kingsize bed, private bathroom with
bath tub, air-conditioning, minibar and flat-screen
television. Standard Cabins are located on the lower
or main decks. Superior Cabins are on the upper and
top decks. All cabins have large panoramic windows
except the lower deck cabins (which have 2 sealed
marine windows with tempered glass).
YOUR
ITINER ARY
tour duration: 9 or 11 NIGHTS
h Luxor to Cairo: 9 nights
h Cairo to Luxor: 11 nights
DAY 1 h Arrive at the Mövenpick MS Hamees and spend
your first night on board this stylish vessel in the port
of Luxor.
DAY 2 h Wake up to breakfast with the glorious sights of
Luxor, and spend your day on the West Bank. Here, you can
wander in the shadows of the Valley of the Kings and the
Colossi of Memnon and enjoy lunch and dinner on board
before your overnight stay in the port of Luxor.
DAY 3 h After breakfast, enjoy a morning cruise to the East
Bank, with sights to include the Karnak temple, as well as
the temple of Luxor, before sailing on to the market town of
Qena to enjoy lunch. In the early afternoon, you will voyage
to the Dendera Temple, where you will spend the rest of
the evening, with dinner and overnight.
DAY 4 h Set sail in the early morning to Nag Hammadi and
travel to the Temple of Abydos by road, known as one of
the most important archaeological sites of Ancient Egypt,
and the resting place of the head of the Egyptian God
Osiris. After lunch, continue your journey to Sohag via Abu
Homar and enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.
DAY 5 h Today you will spend the day relaxing as you
journey to Asyuit with breakfast, lunch and dinner on
board. Here, you will dock overnight.
DAY 6 h Savour a delightful breakfast on board, before
spending the morning in El Amarna, where you can
observe many of the Northern Tombs, including those of
Ahmose and Pentu, as well as the Royal Palace and tomb
of Akhenaten. Sail to Malawi after lunch and visit Tuna El
Gebel for the tombs of Petosiris and Isadora. From Tuna
El Gebel, drive to El Ashmunein for a trip to an open air
museum, then on to the sacred catacombs of Thoth and the
sanctuary of Amun. From here, you will proceed to El Minya
for dinner and an overnight stay.
DAY 7 h Sail to Beni Hasan before breakfast, to visit the
captivating tombs of Baget III, Khety, Amenemhet and
Khnumhotep. Before lunch, you will head to Beni Suef with
the afternoon at leisure with dinner and an overnight stay.
DAY 8 h Today, visit Fayoum after breakfast to view the
Hawara Pyramids and Maydom, then on to Al Wasta.
From here, you will travel to the Egyptian capital of Cairo,
where you will have the evening free, with dinner and an
overnight stay on board.
DAY 9 h Awake in enchanting Cairo for breakfast, before a
visit to the Egyptian Museum and Pyramids, where lunch
will be served. You will have the rest of the evening at
leisure, before your final dinner and overnight on board the
Mövenpick MS Hamees.
DAY 10 h Awake in Cairo, for your final breakfast, followed
by disembarkation from the ship. From here, you can
transfer to the airport, or choose to extend your trip.
nb h This cruise is also available in reverse (11 nights).