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The Oberoi Philae Cruise (Reverse Direction) - Your Itinerary
11 days
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What's included:
- Scheduled direct flights including U.K. Airport Passenger Duty and Passenger Service Charge
- Private transfers direct from the airport to your hotel or cruise ship
- The services of our local representative in Cairo to help you with optional sightseeing
- Experienced English-speaking guide during the cruise, exclusive to Bales passengers
- Sightseeing as detailed, including entrance fees
- Modern first class hotels and cruise ship
- 10 full breakfasts, 6 lunches and 6 dinners
- Minimum Participation 2 passengers
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Day 1
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 Day 1
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Afternoon non-stop flight by EgyptAir from London Heathrow to Cairo (2187 miles or 3159 KM/4 hours 50 minutes). Accommodation at the historic Mena House Oberoi Hotel (Garden Wing) close to the Pyramids of Giza.
Meals:
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Day 2
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 Day 2
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At leisure in Cairo
Meals: B
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Day 3
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 Day 3
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Same as above
Meals: B
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Day 4
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 Day 4
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Fly to Aswan (435 miles or 700 KM/1 hour 25 minutes) and embark on the Oberoi Philae for lunch. There is the option of visiting the temples of Abu Simbel by air
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 5
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 Day 5
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The highlight of this morning’s sightseeing is the Temple of Isis at Philae. Proceed to Kom Ombo, where you will visit the Ptolemaic temple, before continuing to Edfu for overnight
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 6
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 Day 6
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Visit the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu (237 BC). In the afternoon sail to Esna, where you will cross the lock and continue to Luxor
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 7
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 Day 7
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Visit the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Continue to the Valley of the Queens, the Temple of Medinet Habu and the Colossi of Memnon. The afternoon is at leisure
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 8
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 Day 8
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In the morning visit the awe-inspiring temple complex of Amon-Ra at Karnak, with its vast Hypostyle Hall of 137 columns, and the imposing XVIIIth Dynasty Luxor Temple. In the afternoon sail north to Qena
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 9
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 Day 9
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Morning visit to the Temple of Hathor at Denderah (116 B.C.). This marvellous site is rarely included in cruise itineraries these days, but is remarkably intact and famous for its unique astronomical ceiling. Sail back to Luxor in the afternoon
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 10
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 Day 10
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Disembark after breakfast. before taking the flight back to Cairo (317 miles or 510 KM/1 hour 5 minutes) for overnight at the Movenpick Heliopolis Hotel at Cairo Airport
Meals: B
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Day 11
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 Day 11
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Morning non-stop flight by EgyptAir to London Heathrow, arriving in the early afternoon
Meals: B
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