December 26, 2019 – January 5, 2020

EGYPTwith Nile Cruise

• LOS ANGELES (LAX)• NEW YORK (JFK)• CHICAGO (ORD)• HOUSTON (IAH)• WASHINGTON DC (IAD)• BOSTON (BOS)• SAN FRANCISCO (SFO)• MIAMI (MIA)• ATLANTA (ATL)• TORONTO (YYZ)

DEPARTURE CITIES:

Tour Host: Dr. Wayne House

Egypt with Nile Cruise / December 26, 2019 – January 5, 2020

Tour Itinerary:

Dec 26 Thu Depart USA – Fly Cairo

Dec 27 Fri Arrival to Cairo Int’l Airport. (B)• Meet and assist through customs and formalities.

• Transfer by bus to the hotel.

• Dinner and overnight in Cairo.

Dec 28 Sat Cairo (B,D)• Breakfast, then transfer to visit the Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren &

Mikarinus. Drive through the Pyramids Plateau with a strong smell of old history, arriving to the giant one stone Sphinx with a man’s head and a lion’s body, representing the intellectual and physical power of the old Egyptian.

• Optional lunch, then visit the Egyptian Museum, housing thousands of pieces of the ancient Egyptian civilization, including the most famous collection of the young king Tut Ankh Amon with its fascinating treasures.

• Dinner and overnight in Cairo.

Dec 29 Sun Fly Luxor – Embark NILE CRUISE (B,L,D)• Morning transfer to Cairo Airport to fly to Luxor.

• Meet & Assist at Luxor airport, then transfer to the boat.

• Embarkation before lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy the east bank of the Nile in Luxor: walk among the pillars of the temple dedicated to the god Amun Ra and along the avenue of the Sphinxes at Karnak and Luxor temples, an experience which you will treasure for the rest of your life.

• Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.

Dec 30 Mon NILE CRUISE – Esna (B,L,D)• After breakfast it is time to focus on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor:

explore the great valleys of the Kings where generations of Pharaohs and Nobles were buried in crypts cut into the cliffs and guarded by the two huge Colossi of Memnon. You will then visit the temple of Queen Hatshepsut.

• Back to the ship for lunch.

• Sailing to Esna and cross the lock.

• Enjoying the evening show at the boat.

• Dinner and overnight on board in Esna.

Dec 31 Tue NILE CRUISE – Aswan (B,L,D)• After breakfast sail to Edfu.

• Admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile while sailing to Edfu where you will discover the huge temple dedicated to the God Horus by horse carriage and tour it with your guide.

• Lunch on board.

• Your ship will sail to Kom Ombo where you will visit the unusual double temple dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the god Haroeris.

• Continue sailing to Aswan.

• Celebrate the new year on board and enjoying the Gala Dinner.

• Overnight on board in Aswan.

Jan 01 Wed NILE CRUISE – Aswan (B,L,D)• After breakfast, you will discover the gigantic high Dam; the unfinished

Obelisque and Philae temple dedicated to the goddess ISIS.

• Enjoying the evening show.

• Dinner and overnight on board in Aswan.

Jan 02 Thu Aswan Airport - Fly Cairo (B,D)• After breakfast, check out and transfer to Aswan airport for fly to Cairo.

• Arrive Cairo airport, transfer to hotel.

• Dinner and overnight in Cairo.

Philae Temple

Elephantine Island

Karnak Temple

EGYPTwith Nile Cruise

Dr. Wayne House, (M.A., Th.D., J.D.) is Distinguished Research Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Faith International University, and Faith Seminary,Tacoma, WA

Egypt with Nile Cruise / December 26, 2019 – January 5, 2020

Jan 03 Fri Alexandria Tour – Cairo (B,D)• After breakfast early transfers to Alexandria (200 KM) around 3

hours driving to visit Bibliotheca of Alexandria the New Library of Alexandria, the New Bibliotheca Alexandrina is dedicated to recapture the spirit of openness and scholarship of the original Bibliotheca Alexandrina. It is much more than a library.

• The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa These tombs were tunneled into the bedrock in the age of the Antoine emperors (2nd century A.D.) for a single wealthy family still practicing the ancient religion. These tombs represent the last existing major construction for the sake of the old Egyptian religion.

POMPEY’S PILLAR An approximately 25metre red Aswan granite column with a circumference of 9metres was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian; it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Caesareum.

• Optional lunch.• The Roman Theater (KOM AL-DIKKA) Over 30 years of excavation

have uncovered many roman remains including this well preserved theatre with galleries, sections of mosaic-flooring and marble seats for up to 800 spectators. The theatre at one point may have been roofed over to serve as an Odeon for musical performances. Inscriptions suggest that it was sometimes also used for wrestling contests.

• Back to Cairo.

• Dinner and overnight in Cairo.

Jan 04 Sat Cairo (B,D)• Breakfast at the hotel.

• Visit the Citadel (Mohamed Ali Mosque). The mosque, the largest such structure built during the first half of the 19th century, is more impressive at a distance than close up. It is an unparalleled contribution to the skyline of Cairo. Its great dome and towering minarets give the Citadel a romantic, oriental quality that makes up for any shortcomings in its detail.

• After optional lunch, Visit Old Coptic Cairo. The Church of St Sergius. This church is the oldest and most unique of the churches in Old Cairo, founded in the 5th century. Its main attraction is crypt claimed to be the place where the Holy Family stayed during their Egyptian exile.

• Visit Ben Ezra synagogue is the supreme Jewish monument in Cairo. It is not the only synagogue, but it is the most used. It no longer has a rabbi, but is maintained by 42 local Jewish families.

• Legends claim that the synagogue is built on the spot where pharaoh’s daughter found Moses in the bulrushes and where Jeremiah spoke to survivors after the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar.

• Visit Khan el Khalili Bazaar.

• Dinner and overnight in Cairo.

Jan 05 Sun Fly Back Home (B)• Check out after breakfast, and transfer to Cairo airport for final departure.

$4,990 Per Person in Double Room

$790 Single Room Supplement

• Roundtrip International Air Fare between USA (New York, Boston, Washington DC, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago) – CAIRO

• Domestic Flight tickets: Cairo / Luxor

• Domestic Flight Tickets: Aswan / Cairo.

• Meet and assist at Cairo, Aswan and Luxor Airports upon arrival and departure.

• 5 nights in Cairo at 4 Star Hilton Zamalek Hotel or similar

• 4 nights on Nile cruise at 4 Star M/S Miss Egypt boat or similar

• Daily open buffet breakfasts

• 9 Dinners

• 4 Lunches on board at Nile Cruise

• Sightseeing as per the itinerary

• Entrance fees for all sightseeing in Cairo, Aswan, Luxor and Alexandria

• Entrance fees for the royal Mummy rooms in the Egyptian Museum and Luxor

• Entrance fees for Cheops tomb at the Pyramids

• English speaking private guide for all the sightseeing tours.

• New Year Gala Dinner on board in Aswan.

• All transportation by air-conditioned vehicles

• Service charges and local taxes

• Visa entry Egypt (to be paid upon arrival)

• Tips to drivers, guides and hotels/boat staff.

• Drinks

• Lunches in Cairo and Alexandria.

PAYMENT PROCEDURE

INCLUDING

LAND & AIR:

EXCLUDING

The Roman Theater (KOM AL-DIKKA)

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DEPOSIT : $500 per person on or before March 1, 2019

FULL PAYMENT : on or before October 1, 2019

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