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Womens only holiday in Egypt

country:Egypt
location:Middle East 
departures:This trip is available all the year and can be modified according to your personal requests. Minimum 2 people
price:From €945 - €1050 (12 days) excluding flights, depending on departure date. Price based on 2 sharing, single supplelment €275 - €340. See below for details. Please ask for prices for Christmas, New Year & Easter feasts. We can organise flights.
vouchers:Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday
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introduction to Womens only holiday in Egypt

We offer women holidays to Egypt in safety and new light, combining top quality accommodation, first class tours and a range of other services in Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan, Luxor, Hurghada and Red Sea etc.

During this vacation, enjoy the Giza pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus in addition the first step Pyramids of King Zoser at Sakkarra. Moreover; get on board 5 star deluxe cruise sailing on the Nile for 3 nights from Aswan to Luxor on full board basis where you can see many archaeological sites like Karnak Temples, Valley of the Kings, Hatshpsute Temple, Edfu Temple, Kom Ombo Temple, Philae temple, High Dam etc. Also, you will relish the exotic Hurghada in the Red Sea.

This holiday includes also accommodation in Cairo at 5 star hotel for 3 nights including daily breakfast. Accommodation in Hurghada for 2 nights at 5 star hotel including daily breakfast. Sleeper train ticket is included in the program. All sightseeing tours, entrance fees and guiding are included in that program. Also, all transfers to/from airports in Egypt are included. But that program does not include international. But in case you could not issue them, we can handle that for you. Free travel insurance of US $10,000 is included during your trip in Egypt.
day-by-day itinerary
Day 1:Arrival. Our representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, and handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area & customs formalities. After that you will be driven for accommodation at your hotel in Cairo. Tomorrow, begin the exquisite Women Travel.
Day 2:Giza Pyramids. After breakfast, move to discover the exquisite Giza Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren & Mykerinus. Then proceed to Sphinx & Valley Temple. Then onto proceed to the Step Pyramid at Sakkara. Back to the hotel & overnight.
Day 3:Alexandria. After breakfast, you will be driven to Alexandria visiting Qaitbay Citadel, move around Montazah Palace, Alexandria Library and the Roman Catacombs and return to Cairo taking sleeper train to Aswan.
Day 4:Aswan. You will be met at Aswan station, then transferred to your hotel. Optional to enjoy Abu Simbel temple. Overnight in Aswan.
Day 5:Superior cruise. After Breakfast, Embark on your 5 star superior cruise before Lunch. Visit the High Dam, the Old Dam, the Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae. Dinner on cruise and Overnight.
Day 6:Kom Ombo. Sail to Kom Ombo, take lunch and Visit Kom Ombo Temple. Take afternoon tea, enjoy oriental dinner & have fun with Galabiya & costume party. Sail to Edfu. Then visit the Temple of Hours in Edfu. Sail to Luxor and overnight on board.
Day 7:Temple of Hatechepsut. After breakfast, pay a visit to the West Bank Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatechepsut at the El Deir El Bahari & Colossi of Memnon.
Day 8:Hurghada. Disembarkation from your cruise. In the afternoon you will be transferred to Hurghada by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Overnight in Hurghada.
Day 9-10:Optional tours. Optional tours to experience the exquisite diving and snorkelling among the Red Sea coral reefs and see some amazing rare fish. Or choose one of the many other activities such as windsurfing, sailing and deep-sea fishing.
Day 11:Cairo. After breakfast, you will be transferred to Cairo by a private air-conditioned bus. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 12:Departure. After breakfast, you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
prices
Dates May-Sep 2009Oct-Apr 2009-2010
Per person in a double room €945€1050
Single supplement €275€340

Price inclusions:
  • You will be met and assisted upon arrival and departure
  • All transfers to/from airports, stations & hotels by a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Accommodation in Cairo for 3 nights at 4 star hotel including daily breakfast
  • Accommodation in Aswan for 1 night at 4 star hotel including daily breakfast
  • Accommodation only on 5 star superior cruise for 3 night on full board basis
  • Accommodation in Hurghada for 3 nights at 4 star hotel including daily breakfast
  • One way transfer by sleeper train (Cairo-Aswan) on half board basis
  • All sightseeing tours in Cairo & Alexandria
  • All sights on Nile Cruise as indicated
  • English Egyptologist guide
  • Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary
  • All transfers by a modern air-conditioned vehicle
  • Transfer from Luxor to Hurghada by a modern air-conditioned vehicle
  • Transfer from Hurghada to Cairo by a modern air-conditioned bus
  • Portage when needed
  • Free Mobile phone during your stay (charged) about (30 min Local calls or 2 min International Calls)
  • All service charges and taxes
  • tailor made holiday
    This trip can be tailormade to create a unique holiday for your individual requirements by travel experts with intimate knowledge of the destination. It is a more luxurious trip that will suit those who enjoy immersing themselves in new cultures and environments before relaxing in comfort in some of the best and most characterful local accommodation! Quality and value are the hallmark of these trips.
    how this holiday makes a difference
    We offer women travel to Egypt in a new light, combining top quality accommodation, first class tours and a range of other services in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Nile Cruise and Hurghada etc. Women have the opportunity to travel around these unique sites in a safe way. The program aims to support the socially and economically the Egyptians.

    Concerning local community, we encourage clients to buy handmade artifacts from the local producers like perfume, papyrus, carpets and pharaonic gold or silver souvenirs. So they can deal directly with local people with the help of our local guides. Moreover, we use locally owned hotels and restaurants and their employees are local people.

    Through our environmental responsibility, we advise clients to keep all historical places as we found them with out touching sites and dropping litter and we always advise guests to conserve the environment and not to smoke at the historical sites. Moreover; our local staff is well trained on how to deal with the environment. Also, all our modern air-conditioned cars are provided with baskets for rubbish in addition to environmental filter on the exhaust pipe for keep our environment clean.

    Our 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. 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.

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