Egypt is a veritable kaleidoscope of history...religion...culture. Now, Tours & Travel Dimensions, Inc. provides you with the opportunity to discover and experience the incredible beauty of Christian (Coptic) Egypt as you have never experienced it before.
It was to Egypt that St. Mark, the first Evanglist, came and settled in Alexandria in the latter half of the first century AD. Since then, the teachings of Christianity spread deep into Egypt, leaving everlasting imprints in the form of churches and monasteries filled with paintings of the saints and testifying to the grandeur, beauty and mastery of Egyptian Coptic Art.
Our distinctive custom-made itinerary features ancient and holy sites: Church of Abu Sargah, built atop the cave where the Holy Family rested; Great Monasteries of Wadi al-Natroun; the Monastery of St. Catherine; Zeitoun's Virgin Church, where thousands have sought blessing after the apparition of the Virgin Mary above one of its domes; the Virgin Tree, where the Holy Family stayed during their flight into Egypt; St. Markus Cathedral, largest in Africa; and the Coptic Museum, world-class cultural institution preserving the Coptic heritage.
| TOUR FEATURES |
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| International and Domestic Airfares |
| New York/Cairo/Abu Simbel/Aswan/Luxor/Sharm el-Sheik/Cairo/New York |
| Accomodations |
| Nine nights deluxe and first class hotels. |
| Nile Cruise |
| Five day/four night deluxe Nile Cruise. |
| Sightseeing |
| Services of English-speaking guide. Memphis, Sakkara, the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx. Egyptian Museum, Papyrus Institute, Oriental Carpet Factory. Churches of Abu Sargah, St. Barbara, Marie Girgis, Zeiton's Virgin Church, the Hanging Church, St. Markus Cathedral. The Coptic Museum, the stunning Saladin Citadel. Monasteries of Wadi al-Natroun, St. Simon, St. Catherine. Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Virgin Tree and the bazaars. |
| Meals |
| Breakfast daily at hotels in Cairo. Two meals daily at St. Catherine's. Three meals daily on board Nile Cruise |
| Transfers |
| Meeting and assistance at airports. Escort assistance at airports, hotels, and Nile cruise depots. |
| Porterage |
| At airports, hotels and Nile cruise depots. |
| Entrance fees, taxes and service charges where tours are indicated. |
| DAY BY DAY ITINERARY | |
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| Day 1 USA/Cairo |
Depart New York from JFK Airport on non-stop flight. Dinner and breakfast in-flight. (Assistance for flights from your home city is available upon request.) |
| Day 2 Cairo |
Arrive Cairo airport. Assistance with customs, then you will be chauffeured to your deluxe hotel and assistance with check-in. |
| Day 3 Cairo |
Breakfast. Egyptologist guides your tour of Memphis, Sakkara, the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, Oriental carpet factory, Papyrus Institute, and the fabled bazaars. (Option: Pyramids Sound & Light Show at Giza.) |
| Day 4 Cairo |
Breakfast. Visit ancient Abu Sargah, St. Barbara, Marie Girgis, Hanging churches, Coptic Museum; Ben Ezra Synagogue and the stunning Saladin Citadel. |
| Day 5 Cairo |
Breakfast. Visit the Egyptian Museum and treasures of King Tutankhamen. See St. Markus Cathedral, largest in Africa and repose of the remains of St. Marc. |
| Day 6 Cairo |
Breakfast. See the Virgin Church of Zeitoun and the Virgin Tree. Afternoon freetime. |
| Day 7 Cairo |
Breakfast. Visit famous monasteries of Wadi al-Natroun, plus Deir al Baramus, Deir al-Amba Bishay, Deir Aba Magar and Deir al-Suryan. |
| Day 8 Nile Cruise |
Breakfast. Transfer to airport for flight to Abu Simbel, one of the country's most celebrated monuments. Return flight to Aswan. Embark on cruise ship. Lunch. Felucca sail around Elephantine Island to the Botanical Gardens and Aga Khan Mausoleum. Visit Philae (Isis) Temple. Dinner. (Option: sensational Philae Temple Sound & Light Show.) |
| Day 9 Nile Cruise |
Breakfast. Unfinished Obelisk and Aswan High Dam. Lunch. Cruise to Kom-Ombo and its twin Temples of Haroeris and Sobek. Edfu and overnight. Dinner. |
| Day 10 Nile Cruise |
Breakfast. Explore the Temple of Horus (237 BC), Egypt's best-preserved ancient religious site. Lunch. Esna and the Temple of Khnum. Luxor. Dinner. |
| Day 11 Nile Cruise |
Breakfast. Cross Nile River to Valleys of the Kings and the Queens. Lunch. Tour the massive Karnak and Luxor temples. (Option: awesome Karnak Sound & Light Show.) |
| Day 12 Nile Cruise |
Breakfast. Disembark ship. Transfer to deluxe Luxor hotel. Free day to shop and to explore on your own in this modern yet timeless town of Upper Egypt. |
| Day 13 Sinai |
Breakfast. Transfer for flight to Sharm el-Sheik. Drive to St. Catherine, in the foothills of Gabal Mussa. Visit St. Catherine Monastery. Dinner and overnight. |
| Day 14 Sinai |
View sunrise from Mount Sinai where Moses received the Ten Commandments. Breakfast. Drive to Sharm el-Sheik. Fly to Cairo and transfer to deluxe hotel. |
| Day 15 Cairo |
Breakfast. Transfer to airport. |
| "...we are grateful to both of your for
the excellent arrangements. Everything was well organized, from the
transportation to and from airports to the expert guides who showed
us the sites. It was a lovely vacation, and we thank you both."
Professor William Le Noble | |
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