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Wheelchair accessible holidays to Egypt

country:Egypt
location:Nile Cruises, Pyramids, Middle East, Luxor 
departures:This trip can be tailormade throughout the year and can be adapted to suit your interests and requirements as necessary. We can easily accommodate disabled travellers travelling alone
price:From €1190 - €1475 (8 days) excluding flights, depending on departure date. Price based on 2 sharing, single supplement €490 - €650. Price includes transfers, guides, entrance fees, 3 star accomm (breakfast) & 5 star cruise (full board) adapted for wheelchair travellers
vouchers:Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday
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introduction to Wheelchair accessible holidays to Egypt

8 days discovering the secrets of the ancient Egyptian and pharaohs on a disabled friendly trip

For over fifty centuries, Egypt pioneered the development of culture and civilization through the Pharaonic, Roman, Christian and Islamic periods. During this vacation, enjoy the Giza pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus as well as the best collection of artefacts that belonged to the young King Tutankhamen found at the Egyptian Museum.

Board our 5 star deluxe Cruise, M/S Amarco 1, the only wheelchair adapted Nile cruise in Egypt. You will sail on the Nile for 4 nights from Luxor to Aswan on a full board basis where you can see many archaeological sites like the Karnak Temples, the Valley of the Kings, the Hatshpsute Temple, the Edfu Temple, the Kom Ombo Temple, the High Dam, and many more.

This holiday also includes wheelchair friendly accommodation, in Cairo, in a 5 star hotel for 3 nights, including daily breakfast. All sightseeing tours, entrance fees and guide fees are included in the price. Furthermore, all transfer vehicles will be wheelchair adapted and air-conditioned. There is a free helper available to push the wheelchair (if you so wish) during the days when tours take place to all the mentioned historical places.
day-by-day itinerary
Day 1:Cairo International Airport - Overnight stay in Cairo. Tours representatives will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, and handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area and customs formalities. After that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
Day 2:Pyramids. Sphinx & Egyptian museum. After breakfast, enjoy a trip to the wheelchair accessible Giza pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus, then see the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Move on to the Egyptian Museum, which is also wheelchair friendly, where you can see the collection of Tutankhamun among other splendid pharaonic artefacts.
Day 3:Luxor - Deluxe cruise boat. Transfer to Cairo Airport for departure to Luxor where you will be met and assisted, then taken by a wheelchair friendly air-conditioned van to board your accessible 5 star deluxe cruise boat for wheelchair (disabled) travellers. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak and Luxor Temples. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 4:Valley of the Kings - Edfu. Excursion to Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and Colossi of Memnon. Lunch, then sail to Edfu. Enjoy a leisurely dinner on board. Overnight on boat.
Day 5:Edfu - Kom Ombo. Visit the well-preserved paved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Horus at Edfu, before sailing on to Kom Ombo to see the Temple of Sobek, the crocodile god. Lunch on board. Continue sailing to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 6:Aswan - Elephantine Island. Enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk. Sail to Elephantine Island on a local felucca boat. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 7:Aswan - Cairo. Transfer to Aswan airport to return to Cairo, where you'll be met and assisted at the airport and taken to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 8:Cairo International Airport. Breakfast, you will be driven by a wheelchair accessible modern van to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
travelling with a local operator
This holiday is operated by a company based in the holiday destination and they will be able to provide expert local knowledge. They will be able to tailor make your holiday to suit your requirements not only concerning the dates of travel but also typically the standard of accommodation, and thus price. It is rare for local operators to be able to help with the booking of your flights.
how this holiday makes a difference
Wheelschair friedly transport, Disabled friendly luxury Nile cruiseOur sightseeing tours are operated and led by local guides. We use local drivers and all tour arrangements are made by local staff. In addition we use locally owned hotels and restaurants and all their staff are employed locally. Part of the entree fees to all Egyptian historical sites contributes to local conservation. We encourage our clients to visit a local charity called Masr Al Mahrusa Baladi. Masr Al Mahrusa Baladi Organization (NGO) tries to improve the quality of Education in Egypt in government run schools, especially primary schools. The organization also helps to reduce illiteracy as well as bringing up and educating orphans.

Through our environmental responsibility, all historical places visited are to be left as we found them without touching the sites or dropping litter. We always advise guests to conserve the environment and not to smoke at the historical sites. Our local staff are prevented to smoke during work. All our modern air-conditioned minibuses are provided with bins for rubbish and have all been fitted with environmental filters to reduce carbon emissions. Our transportation manager regularly inspects the vehicles to ensure their cleanliness.

Concerning the social and environmental responsibility of the cruise, first of all, all the staff employed on the cruises are local. There is a continuous check from the Egyptian ministry of environment on all cruises in Egypt concerning environmental responsibility and the conservation of the River Nile.

During your visit to the historical sites of Luxor and Aswan, there is a souk (Bazaar) where you can interact directly with local people and buy there wares with the help of our local guides. During the trip, we give a brief description of Egypt from Pharaonic time until the time of the revolution in 1952. We also give out information about the Arabic language, local religions and appropriate dress (particularly for women).

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