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Egypt and Nile River Cruise
May 22-31, 2011
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Join
the Washburn Alumni Association for a once in a lifetime trip to Egypt. Visit Cairo and Abu Simbel. Then enjoy a relaxing 5 day/4-night cruise on the Nile River and visit Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu and Luxor.
See the Temples of Isis and Horus . Experience the Avenue of the Sphinxes and Temple of Luxor.
After disembarking, enjoy three nights in Cairo where you'll visit the world famous Egyptian Museum and see the Treasurers of Tutankhamen, as well as the the Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Enjoy a shopping spree at the Khan El-Khalili Bazaar. Enjoy all this and much more.
Price:
$3,995 p/p for two people sharing one room/cabin
Single Supplement: $600
A $350 deposit is due at time of registration.
Price includes:
• Private roundtrip transportation between the Washburn campus and the Kansas City International Airport
•Roundtrip airfare on Continental Airlines between Kansas City International Airport and Cairo See tentative flight itinerary
•Interior flights within Egypt
•Motorcoach transportation as outlined in the day to day itinerary
•Services of a professional tour manager and local guides
•Eighteen (18) meals – eight (8) breakfasts, five (5) lunches and five (5) dinners
•Deluxe accommodations:
Four nights at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Cairo, Egypt
Four nights on the Sonesta Moon Goddess
•All sightseeing excursions and admissions as outlined in the day to day itinerary
•Applicable international airline taxes and fees currently at $416 and necessarily to change
•Final travel documents of each couple or single individual including travel documents, luggage tags, tourist information and final instructions for the group
Items not included in the costs above:
•U.S. passport fees
•Meals other than those included in the itinerary
•Customary gratuities to the tour manager, local guides, interpreters and drivers
•Additional sightseeing not indicated as being included in the itinerary
•Travel insurance
•Items of a personal nature – such as alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, gifts and souvenirs, and other items not mentioned as being included
•Any other services not mentioned as being included in the itinerary
Itinerary:
| Day 1, Sunday, May 22 – Depart Kansas City
Overnight: Trans-Atlantic flight Day 2, Monday, May 23 – Cairo Overnight: Cairo |
Day 3 , Tuesday, May 24 – Cairo, Abu Simbel and Aswan Nile Cruise Early morning flight to Abu Simbel, where Ramses the Great built his monumental temple. Then, take the short flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, transfer to the Sonesta Moon Goddess nile river cruiser. Nile Cruiser for a 5 day/4 night Nile cruise. After lunch on board, enjoy a leisurely sailing trip on a typical Egyptian "felucca" (sailboat) which glides along the Nile, passing by Lord Kitchener's Botanical Garden and the dramatic white marble Aga Khan Mausoleum. The ship docks in Aswan tonight. (B.L.D)
Overnight: Royal Lotus - Aswan |
Day 4 , Wednesday, May 25 - NILE CRUISE - Kom Ombo - Edfu Morning visit to the Aswan High Dam and the granite quarries where the stone for the ancient monuments and modern dam of Aswan were cut. View the gigantic, unfinished Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut. Continue by motorboat to the beautiful island of Philae to see the exquisite, sandstone Temple of Isis. Sail to Kom Ombo, a hill town overlooking the banks of the Nile. Visit the unique Greco-Roman Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Horus, the Sun God and Sobek, the Crocodile God. Arrive in Edfu for overnight. (B.L.D)
Overnight: Royal Lotus -Edfu |
Day 5 , Thursday, May 26 - NILE CRUISE - Edfu - Luxor  In Edfu, visit the Temple of Horus, the best preserved of all large Egyptian temples. Enjoy a relaxing sail along the Nile, passing quaint villages and towns. Sip afternoon tea before arriving in Luxor, the ancient city of Thebes, for overnight. (B.L.D)
Overnight: Royal Lotus - Luxor |
Day 6 , Friday, May 27 - NILE CRUISE - Luxor  Drive past the famed Colossi of Memnon to the Valley of the Queens; see the beautifully terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Then, to the imposing Valley of the Kings containing the secretive tombs of New Kingdom Pharaohs. Afternoon tour of the vast Karnak Temple-Complex, built by generations of Pharaohs over a 2000-year period. Continue to the Avenue of the Sphinxes and the exquisite Temple of Luxor with its grand colonnades. Overnight in Luxor. (B.L.D)
Overnight: Royal Lotus - Luxor |
| Day 7 , Saturday, May 28 - Luxor - Cairo
Overnight: Cairo |
Day 8 , Sunday, May 29 – Cairo |
Day 9 , Monday, May 30 - Cairo Tour to the Citadel of Saladin, also called Al-Qala, a walled fortress on top of a hill in Cairo. In the past it had been the home to Egypt's rulers for about 700 years. Visit the Mosque of Mohammed Ali. Continue to Old Cairo to visit the beautiful Coptic Church and the century-old Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest in Egypt. The famous medieval Rabbi Moshe Maimonides worshiped here. Drive to the bustling Khan El-Khalili Bazaar for a shopping spree. Remainder of the day at leisure. Enjoy an elegant farewell dinner at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Cairo. (B.D)
Overnight: Cairo |
Day 10 , Tuesday, May 31 – Travel back to the U.S.
Eat breakfast at the hotel, then board your motorcoach which will take you to the Cairo Airport for your flight home. Check in with the airlines for a early afternoon flight to the U.S. for an evening arrival back in Kansas City. (B) |
Arrival at Cairo Airport and transfer to the luxurious 
Your cruise ends today. Disembark and transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo. Meet and transfer to your hotel. This evening, enjoy the fantastic sound and light show at the Pyramids. Overnight in Cairo. (B)
The day begins with a visit to the world famous Egyptian Museum with its 100,000 objects of art including the Treasures of Tutankhamen and the Mummies Room. Lunch this afternoon at the Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel. After lunch, visit the three great Pyramids, including the Great Pyramid of Giza (also called the Khufu's Pyramid or Pyramid of Cheops), the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt, and is the only remaining structure of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian King Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over a 20 year period. Entrance to one of the Pyramids is included. Stand in awe at The Magnificent Sphinx carved from a single piece of stone, which guards the Giza plateau. The Great Sphinx of Giza is a statue of a reclining lion with a human head that stands on the Giza Plateau. Marvel at the Solar Boat Museum, the oldest known ship in the world, which was uncovered in 1954 after an almost 5,000 year burial. Visit the Karnak Bazaar shop; refreshments await you, the gems will dazzle you. Return to Cairo for overnight. Evening at leisure. (B.L.) Kansas City/Newark CO 2426 May 22 10:20am / 2:12pm
Newark/Cairo CO 134 May 22 5:30pm /10:55am +1
Cairo/Newark CO 135 May 31 12:55pm/ 6:05pm
Newark/Kansas City CO 2669 May 31 8:00pm/10:22pm
Please note: “+1” means “the next day”