Cairo, Cruise & Coast

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Cairo, Cruise & Coast 13 days | Starts/Ends: Cairo

Discover the best of Egypt and its • Aswan - Take a leisurely boat trip to • Entrance Fees: USD$110-130pp, paid in ancient wonders on this 13 day Agilika Island to explore romantic Philae local currency • adventure. Marvel at the legendary Temple and wander around the colourful International flights and visa souqs • Tip for Nile Cruise staff. Tip for your tour Pyramids of Giza, visit Dendera's • Kom Ombo - Visit the Nile side Temple of guide - we recommend you allow USD exquisite Temple of Hathor and Kom Ombo $5-7 per day, per traveller for your guide, explore Luxor's Valley of the Kings, • Hurghada - Spend three nights at the Red though ultimately tipping is an entirely before cruising the River Nile to Sea. Relax by the beach, swim and opt to personal gesture Aswan and relaxing by the Red Sea snorkel or scuba dive in the clear coastal in beautiful Hurghada. waters COVID SAFE GUIDE What's Included DETAILED ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS AND INCLUSIONS • Breakfast daily, 4 lunches and 4 dinners • 7 nights 4-5 star hotels, 4 nights aboard a Trip Highlights Day 1 : Optional Backstreets 5 star Nile Cruiser (en suite cabin) Of Cairo Tour • Cairo - Gaze in awe at the ancient • 1 overnight train from Cairo to Luxor Sunday. Welcome to Egypt and the start of Pyramids of Giza, explore the Necropolis (private 2 berth sleeper cabin) your holiday! Upon arrival at Cairo Airport of Saqqara and see King Tut's treasures • Economy class flight from Hurghada to you will be met by a representative from at the Grand Egyptian Museum Cairo On The Go Tours. The prominent sign • Luxor West Bank - Discover exquisite • Airport arrival and departure transfer on depicting our company logo easily identifies tombs at the Valley of the Kings, see day 1 and day 13 our representative. Cairo International Airport the towering Colossi of Memnon and • Touring - Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, Luxor, can appear to be a little chaotic to the explore the beautiful Temple of Queen Dendera and Aswan uninitiated, this is normal. Upon exiting the Hatshepsut • Hurghada - Red Sea stay airport you will be escorted to our awaiting • Luxor - Roam around the colossal Temple • Escorted by an Egyptian tour guide transportation and transferred to your hotel. of Karnak and take an optional tour of the degree qualified in Egyptology Here, your Egyptian adventure begins! beautifully illuminated Luxor Temple at • All relevant transfer and transportation in night private modern air-conditioned vehicles Enjoy a free day in Cairo before the rest of • Dendera - Explore the beautifully your Egyptian adventure. Perhaps relax by the preserved Temple of Hathor, with its What's Not Included hotel pool or for those that are arriving before exquisitely decorated ceiling • Tipping Kitty: USD$60-80pp, paid in local 8.30am, join our optional Backstreets of Cairo • Nile cruising - Cruise the River Nile from currency tour which departs the hotel at 10am (best Luxor to Aswan on board a 5 star river booked prior with your travel consultant). This cruiser

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Cairo, Cruise & Coast optional tour takes you off the beaten track buy genuine papyrus at quite reasonable We arrive into Luxor this morning and drop in Egypt's bustling capital, visiting Downtown prices. our bags off at the hotel. There's time to Cairo, the exquisite mosques and monuments freshen up in the hotel lobby before we of El Moez Street in Islamic Cairo, Garbage Continuing to the necropolis of Saqqara, we drive to Dendera which is one of Egypt's City and the incredible Cave Church of St. can explore the myriad tombs and temples best preserved temple complexes, located Simon. at this site and see Zhoser’s step pyramid- 60km north of Luxor. This vast complex constructed by Imhotep, the pharaoh’s chief covers 40,000 square meters and its temples, At 7pm this evening meet your guide and the architect in 2700 BC. Overnight - Cairo (B) chapels and shrines were gradually built over rest of the group at a Welcome Meeting. Day 3 : Grand Egyptian thousands of years. Dendera's crowning glory For those arriving a day or two earlier than is the 2000 year old Temple of Hathor Day One of the tour, one of our staff will be Museum with its exquisitely decorated ceiling, adorned on hand to advise on where best to enjoy Cairo - Luxor. Today we visit the new Grand with astronomical representations. After our your extra time in Cairo in advance of the tour Egyptian Museum, which houses a giant guided tour of this incredible site we return to commencing. We also have an Alexandria exhibition containing the treasures of King Luxor where you can spend the afternoon at Day Trip available to book for the Saturday Tutankhamun. In this incredible 490,000 sq.m leisure, relaxing by the pool. before your tour starts, or on the final day complex many of the exhibits are being of the tour and we can book pre/post tour displayed for the first time and artefacts have This evening at 5.30pm there is an optional accommodation upon request. Overnight - been brought together from across Egypt and visit is available to the Temple of Luxor. Cairo the world. The museum also makes use of The excursion is booked/pay locally at new technology including virtual reality. approx USD$25 including entrance fees and Day 2 : Pyramids of Giza buffet dinner. The Luxor Temple, a strikingly After our guided tour of the Grand Egyptian beautiful piece of architecture built by the Museum we head over to the National New Kingdom pharaoh Amenophis III, was Museum of Egyptian Civilization to visit the originally joined to Karnak by an avenue of fascinating Royal Mummies' Hall, where the sphinxes. The temple comprises a striking mummies of ancient Egyptian kings and array of great halls, courts and colonnades queens are on display. This incredible hall decorated with colossal statues of great contains 20 mummies in total and some are pharaohs including Ramses II and splendid so well preserved that they still have thick columns. An obelisk, one of a pair, remains locks of hair, visible finger nails and smooth at the temple. Its towering counterpart now blackened skin! At this museum please note stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris, After a good night's rest, we have a full day that we will only visit the Royal Mummies' Hall, France. At night the temple is beautifully of touring planned for today. Our first stop this allowing free time to relax back at the hotel illuminated with powerful lights, making the morning is the famous pyramids and the iconic before boarding the overnight train to Luxor temple all the more evocative as the artificial Sphinx at the Giza Plateau. Sole survivors this evening. light creates an eerie spectacle as shadow from the ancient Greek listed Seven Wonders and light play off the colossal statues and of the World, the pyramids are the planet’s Please Note: the Grand Egyptian Museum reliefs. oldest tourist attraction. Known as Cheops, is set to open late 2021. An official date For those not opting for the optional Chephren and Mycerinus, the pyramids were has yet to be released. If travelling prior to excursion, there is time to relax and go for already more than 2,000 years old when the opening of the new facility we'll visit dinner. As we have an early start tomorrow, Herodotus the Greek historian visited them the Egyptian Museum instead. Overnight - you might want to retire early but if you have (5th century BC). A highly skilled corps of Sleeper Train (B) energy there are plenty of bars and late night mathematicians, masons, surveyors and stone entertainment available at all the big hotels. cutters carried out the job of building the Day 4 : Luxor & Dendera Overnight - Luxor (B) pyramids. 100,000 workers were used to carry out the backbreaking task of moving and laying the stones of the largest pyramid- Cheops and about 2.5 million limestone blocks, quarried locally and weighing in excess of 6 million tonnes, were used to construct it. Leaving the Pyramids of Giza, we’ll sometimes drop into a government supervised papyrus emporium. Here, you can

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Day 5 : Valley of the Kings & the 3rd Queen ever to rule ancient Egypt Nile cruising. Today we set sail downstream. Karnak Temples eventually declared herself pharaoh. Before Relax on deck and go for a swim, soak up the leaving the West Bank we'll also see the sunshine and enjoy the views as we cruise the imposing 18m-high Colossi of Memnon, which River Nile. are all that remains of the temple of the hedonistic Amenophis III. A short stop will The port of Edfu is an included stop in be made at an Alabaster workshop. Stone most Nile cruise itineraries however we do carving is a trade that has existed on the not offer a guided tour to the temple in West Bank since pharaonic times. Carving the our arrangements as only mode of transport stone is a trade passed on generation after available to visit the Edfu temple is by locally managed horse and carriages. As a generation, for most residents of the west bank and is their sole trade and income. responsible travel focused business, animal welfare is extremely important to us and we 4000 year-old Luxor is ancient Egypt at its Returning to the East Bank we check-in on want to ensure that we are not promoting very best and this morning we will be visiting board our 5 star Nile cruiser which will be any activities where working animals are not Luxor’s famous West Bank. An early start home for the next four nights. Enjoy lunch and properly cared for. Unfortunately, many horse allows us to avoid some of the fierce heat some rest and relaxation on board before we and carriage operators have been found to be as we venture to the awesome Valley of the visit the colossal Temple of Karnak later this in breach of animal welfare guidelines and it Kings. afternoon. More than a temple, Karnak is a is, for this reason, we no longer include the The Valley of the Kings is studded with often spectacular complex of sanctuaries, pylons, visit to Edfu Temple on our tours. highly decorated tombs. chapels, halls and obelisks, all dedicated to In addition to the animal welfare concerns, we Some of the best known tombs are those the Theban gods and to the greater glory have had a substantial amount of feedback of Ramses II, Seti I, Amenhotep II and of Egypt’s Middle and New Kingdom rulers. suggesting that the experience itself is of course, the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Karnak is gigantic in proportion, at over 1.5km uncomfortable due to the pushy nature of the Discovered intact in 1922 by Howard by 800m and almost every pharaoh left his vendors and local suppliers outside the site. Carter, it was possibly one of the most (or her) mark here with evolving artistic and Overnight - Nile Cruising (B, L, D) dazzling archaeological finds ever. King architectural styles. Tutankhamen’s solid gold funerary mask and Please note: Your cruiser will sail for a total Day 7 : Nile Cruising - Kom his priceless cache of treasures entombed period of 8 - 12 hours covering a distance with him for his journey to the afterlife, Ombo Temple of 212km (split between 2 of the 4 days you are now on display at the world famous Nile cruising - Aswan. Enjoy another day are on board). The remainder of the time Egyptian Museum in Cairo. In all, more than 60 relaxing on board the cruiser as we sail the the boat is in dock in either Luxor, Aswan tombs have been excavated, though possibly Nile to the Temple of Kom Ombo today, which or at sightseeing stops en route. Views will the greatest find since the tomb of King is dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and be obstructed whilst the cruiser is in dock as Tutankhamen, is that of the largest tomb Horus the falcon-headed god. This temple is ships dock side by side. You may also need to believed to be the burial place of more unusual because everything is architecturally cross the reception of other boats the reach than 50 sons of Ramses II. So far, more is doubled and perfectly symmetrical along your vessel. Free time is offered during this than 110 chambers and corridors have been the main axis of the temple including twin time to independently explore whilst docked discovered, coupled with 4 mummies! halls, courts, colonnades, sanctuaries and when sight-seeing is not included. Overnight entrances. After a guided tour of the temple Note: The Valley of the Kings ticket includes - Nile Cruiser (B, L, D) we continue our journey, arriving into Aswan entry to 3 tombs. A subset of the 64 tombs at this evening. Overnight - Nile Cruiser (B, L, D) the site are open at any point in time and your Day 6 : Nile Cruising guide will offer advice on the best ones to visit on the day. The tomb of King Tutankhamen is nearly always open and requires an additional entrance fee to visit.

Beyond the Valley of the Kings we visit Deir al- Bahri, otherwise known as the famous Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Rising out of the desert plain, in a series of terraces the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is one of Egypt’s finest and most photographed monuments. Hatshepsut,

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Day 8 : Aswan, Abu Simbel & oils that make for a truly authentic Egyptian times of the year it is also possible to see the Philae Temple gift. For those that are not interested there turtles and even dolphins! After snorkelling is a supermarket nearby where you can the boat continues on to the island for a lunch use the opportunity to purchase snacks and stop (including soft drink or mineral water). If incidentals. Overnight - Nile Cruiser (B, L, D) time allows you can also laze by the beach catching some rays before heading back to Day 9 : Aswan to the Red Sea shore. Departs 08:15 returning 16:30 approx.

Please note that this is not operated by On The Go and the arrangements on the day are at the captain’s discretion. It is also a shared excursion so there could well be other people not part of your group on the boat. Overnight Optional early morning excursion by road - Hurghada (B:2) to spectacular Abu Simbel - the gargantuan rock-cut temple of King Ramses II, the Great Days 12-13 : Cairo Builder (details of this optional excursion are Hurghada - Cairo. On day 12 we bid farewell featured online). It's a very early start! Aswan - Hurghada. After breakfast we to the Red Sea and fly back to Egypt's bustling Possibly the most awe-inspiring temple of all disembark our cruiser and drive to Hurghada. capital where we spend the last night of our ancient Egypt, with its gargantuan rock-cut The journey will take approx 7hrs and breaks Egyptian adventure at leisure. façade, Abu Simbel was created to revere will be made along the way to stretch our legs. Overnight - Hurghada (B) the mighty pharaonic ruler King Ramses II. On day 13 (Friday) our tour comes to an end Guarding the entrance to the temple, the Days 10-11 : Hurghada by the with a transfer to Cairo Airport for your onward four famous colossal statues of Ramses II sit flight. Overnight - Cairo (1) (B:2) majestically, staring out across the desert. Red Sea The next 2 days are free to spend exploring HOTELS If you choose not to embark upon this optional Hurghada or simply relaxing. There is the excursion, you can spend the morning at option to go snorkelling on day 10 but the rest Highlighted below are some of the hotels leisure in Aswan. Consider a visit to the Old of the time it's up to you! which we frequently use on this tour, though Cataract Hotel, where Agatha Christie wrote we reserve the right to substitute these the novel Death on the Nile or opt for a visit to Hurghada is one of the Red Sea's most hotels to ones of a similar standard. the well-curated Nubian Museum. popular resorts and it is easy to see why. Please refer to your Tour Voucher for your Hotels and expanded infrastructure provide confirmed arrival hotel and further arrival This afternoon a short boat trip to Agilika holidaymakers with excellent aquatic facilities information. Island give us the opportunity the to visit for sail boarding, yachting, deep-sea fishing, Philae Temple - dedicated to the goddess Isis. SCUBA diving and snorkeling. Hurghada’s Holiday Inn Cairo Maadi The temple dates from 4th century BC but the central location provides a gateway to prime Overlooking the Nile and offering distant Ptolomies and the Romans up to 3rd century offshore reefs, some of which are of the finest views of the Great Pyramids of Giza, this AD built most of the existing structures. In in the world. Hurghada also has plenty of good Holiday Inn provides the perfect location for danger of being completely submerged by nightlife to choose from. For retail therapy, the your stay in Cairo. Each guestroom features the rising water of Lake Nasser, in 1972 town has lots of shops selling knock-off bags a balcony (not Nile View as standard) and UNESCO stepped in and an 8-year rescue and tees, snorkeling gear and suchlike. effort was undertaken to relocate the entire is well-equipped with modern amenities temple 20m higher on nearby Agilika Island. Snorkelling Trip – 700 EGP (approx) per including free WiFi. Evenings can be spent person payable locally. Join a day trip enjoying international or Egyptian cuisine Upon returning to Aswan we visit a perfume oil snorkelling and swimming at Giftun Island. and unwinding with a cocktail at one of the emporium. The use of essential and perfumed You’ll be transferred by motor boat to across hotel’s bars. Thanks to the friendly hotel oils in Egypt dates back to 2700BC. Perfumed the blue water of the Red Sea to Giftun Island, staff, you’ll soon feel at home. And with oils were used by women, pharaohs and the journey is approximately an hour. The boat panoramic views of the city from the rooftop by temple priests for worship who offered will moor up and there is an opportunity to lounge and pool, there’s no better place to a melange of 6 perfumes called Kyphi to jump into the warm waters (mask and snorkel base yourself for exploring Egypt’s ancient the Sun God at dawn, noon and dusk. At provided) to swim and marvel at the amazing wonders. the perfumery, there’s a million and one marine life. Look out for parrot fish, butterfly exquisite glass bottles filled with perfumed fish, trumpet fish and angel fish – some

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complimentary WiFi throughout the property. Dining options include a choice of four on-site restaurants, serving Egyptian and international cuisine. Guests can also enjoy live entertainment and cocktails at The 51 Bar. During the warmer months hotel guests can take a dip in the outdoor pool or relax Sleeper Train on a sun lounger on the terrace. There’s also M/S Medea When travelling on an overnight train in a fitness centre and tennis courts for those The M/S Medea is elegantly furnished with Egypt, sleeper carriages offer the highest who like to stay active whilst on holiday. rich fabrics, wood panelling and classic level of comfort. Cabins are equipped with style furniture, offering a refined setting for two beds (one above the other), a basin, your Nile cruise. The restaurant offers 120 electric points and air conditioning. Freshly covers with a combination of waiter service laundered bedding is provided and in the and buffet meals which allows to sample early evening an attendant will come round both Egyptian and international cuisine. The and make up your bed for you. The carriages spacious lounge bar is tastefully furnished have toilets at each end and there is a club with Chesterfield sofas and offers panoramic car which serves snacks and beverages. Sonesta St. George Hotel views of the Nile River. In the morning a very basic breakfast is An elegant and luxurious classical hotel, provided. the Sonesta's sophistication will ensure you a comfortable stay. The hotel has a sweeping terrace with fantastic views of the Nile, a grand entrance of polished marble and handsomely appointed furnishings with exquisite detail and a beautiful health spa. All its rooms offer views of the city or M/S La Traviata the river, complemented by a wide range M/S La Traviata has proved be a long term Sonesta Hotel Cairo of restaurants and cafes. Just minutes favourite with many regular Nile cruise The Sonesta Hotel & Casino is a away you will find the temples at Luxor and guests. The cosy restaurant on the lower sophisticated and luxurious hotel offering Karnak, home to two of ancient Egypt's most deck serves 88 guests and serves both - spacious, en-suit rooms with opulent famed sanctuaries. international and Egyptian cuisine. Lounge furnishings. Enjoy a cocktail at the poolside bar with dance floor and music system for bar or indulge in a relaxing massage or evening entertainment. The sundeck offers Turkish steam bath at the full-service a pool as well as sun loungers and a shaded spa. With 5 restaurants located within the area. The reception offers full services hotel you'll be spoilt for choice over dining including an international phone. The gift options. shop on board has a wide range of gifts and souvenirs from Egypt. Steigenberger Nile Palace The Steigenburger Nile Palace is a grand hotel and stylishly furnished, with many rooms overlooking the Nile River. The hotel has a health club with massage rooms, sauna, steam room and fitness room, and Le Meridien Heliopolis a tennis court on the roof, not to mention Just a short drive from Cairo’s Old Town a riverside pool. Its four restaurants offer a M/S Miriam and international airport, the 5-star Le choice between Nubian, Lebanese, Italian, M/S Miriam is a beautiful Nile cruise boat Meridien Heliopolis combines comfort and Thai cuisine. offering 59 spacious cabins. Onboard you'll with convenience. The guest rooms are find a fantastic restaurant serving both spacious and equipped with air-conditioning, international and Egyptian cuisine. As your satellite television and a minibar, plus there’s cruiser makes it's way along the mighty Nile

Cairo, Cruise & Coast river, take the opportunity to relax on deck is a choice of 8 restaurants and bars for https://www.onthegotours.com/Egypt/Tour- and watch the changing scenery or perhaps hungry travellers, and a health club, tennis Add-ons indulge in a book. & squash courts, and fitness centre to stay in shape. During the day, soak in the heated Nile Cruise Cabins outdoor pool or book a watersport activity. • Your onboard cabin will be air-conditioned The hotel even has its own private island if (individually regulated) for your comfort and you fancy a massage among the palm trees. offer en suite facilities. In most cabins, there will be a combination of facilities, such as a Television, security depost box, phone and mini-bar M/S Medea • Guest facilities aboard - Restaurant, bar, sundeck with swimming pool, shop(s), The M/S Medea is elegantly furnished with hairdresser, laundry, guest safe rich fabrics, wood panelling and classic • Drinks - alcoholic or non-alcoholic are not style furniture, offering a refined setting for included. These are extra, as is any laundry your Nile cruise. The restaurant offers 120 Groups & Guides • All cabins have outward facing windows covers with a combination of waiter service Groups: The longest Signature Tour we offer allowing for viewing whilst sailing. When in and buffet meals which allows to sample that travellers to Dendera is our Cairo, Cruise port cruisers line up side by side and views are both Egyptian and international cuisine. The & Coast – 13 days. All other tours in the region restricted. You may also be required to walk spacious lounge bar is tastefully furnished are sectors or parts of this larger tour. As through other cruisers to reach your cruiser with Chesterfield sofas and offers panoramic such on your holiday you will not be with the • Onboard purchases - Cash payments are views of the Nile River. exact same group of people from start to end. best for your onboard purchase of goods and Travellers may join you part way through your services because telephone lines for credit tour, there may also be travellers who end card connection are not always reliable and their tour when you continue on. you will incur a 3% surcharge

Guides: We believe the best way to see a KNOW BEFORE YOU GO country is through the eyes of a local and as such we only employ tour guides native to COVID-19 Vaccination Swiss Inn Resort Hurghada the country you are visiting. Our guides are requirements passionate, caring, knowledgeable and fun, As of 01 November 2021 it is a condition of Set in tropical gardens, the Swiss Inn Resort and by travelling with a local you to get to see travel, as detailed in our Terms & Conditions makes for a comfortable and relaxing the wonders of the country through their eyes. that all travellers over 18 years provide proof stay. The property is equipped with large In Egypt it is likely you will have 2 tour guides of COVID-19 vaccination. swimming pools and a private beach. All (both Egyptologists) for the duration of your rooms have a balcony or terrace with views tour. We recognise any vaccine that has been of the garden, pools or sea. Guests can work authorised for use in the country where out in the onsite fitness centre, get active Optional Add-ons the vaccine was administered. This includes at the watersports centre, enjoy a game of If you have opted to extend your stay or vaccines such as AstraZeneca, Covaxin, tennis or simply relax with a drink in one of enhance your holiday with one of our Add-ons Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Pfizer- the many bars or lounges. please note the following: BioNtech, Sinopharm, Sinovac and Sputnik. Backstreets of Cairo tour - departs approx. 10am and returns to Cairo approx. 5pm on day In all instances, you must be fully immunised. 1. No entrance fees are required for this trip. This means you must receive the full dosage Alexandria day trip - departs approx. 7am of the COVID-19 vaccine and allow a minimum and returns to Cairo at between 5 - 7pm on of 14 days before travelling in order for Saturday (pre tour). Entrance fees are payable immunity to take effect. Each COVID-19 locally by you, budget approx USD$18. vaccine has different dosages and timeframes Marriott Beach Resort Abu Simbel – Entrance fees are payable for immunisation, so please check the related locally by you, please budget approx USD$18. medical advice associated with your vaccine. The Marriott Beach Resort is a luxurious For further information about Add-ons, please Children under 18 years are not required to beachfront hotel, with every room enjoying refer to our website; provide evidence of vaccination to travel at a view of the Red Sea and Hurghada city this time. centre just a few minutes drive away. There

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If you are unable to be vaccinated due Jordanian Dinar (JD). If you are travelling to Welcome to Egypt - Arrival to medical reasons, you may apply for an Israel we do not collect a tipping kitty. transfer exemption. Exemptions will be assessed on A complimentary airport arrival transfer is a case-by-case basis. To apply, you must This amount does not include a tip for your included. Upon arrival at Cairo Airport you provide supporting documentation from a tour guide. For a job well done, we suggest will be met by a representative from On medical professional. USD$5-7 per day, per traveller for your guide. Tipping your guide and crew is an entirely The Go Tours PRIOR to immigration. The Proof of COVID-19 immunisation must personal gesture and ultimately the amount is prominent sign depicting our company logo be provided to us no less than up to you. easily identifies our representative who will 4 weeks prior to travel. We accept fast track you through the immigration queue. COVID-19 digital certificates, NHS Covid Travelling by overnight Train Please have your Tour Voucher handy and Pass or Vaccination Record Cards e- For journeys between Cairo and Aswan and/ make it available to our representative. mailed to [email protected] or you or Luxor on our Signature tours, and from Our representative will assist you with your can upload your vaccination history Luxor to Cairo on our Budget tours, we utilise luggage and escort you to our vehicle, where yourself via our traveller login. https:// the overnight 1st class sleeper train service you will wave goodbye and be transferred to www.onthegotours.com/Login (excludes Treasures of the Nile tour). The your hotel. train cabins are equipped with two beds (one If, for any reason you have trouble locating The information you will need to upload above the other), a basin, electric points, our representative (after waiting 20 minutes includes: Administering national authority or air conditioning and are lockable. Freshly in the arrival hall) or your flight to Egypt is government, document No, name of Vaccine, laundered bedding is provided and in the delayed, please call or send a text message date/s of vaccination. early evening an attendant will come round (standard text message, not Messenger or and make up your bed for you. A simple dinner WhatsApp) to the emergency contact number Entrance fees and breakfast is included on the service. as stated on your Tour Voucher. Entry fees to sites of antiquity are not The dinner that is served within an hour included, although reasonably priced. In of boarding is of a very average standard, Visas & passports Egypt, we collect entrance fees on Day 2 so we recommend that you eat dinner prior Visa requirements are subject to change and of the tour (the amount is noted under to boarding. A basic breakfast is served in visa procurement is the responsibility of the exclusions on the first page of this document). the morning and tea and coffee is offered traveller and not On The Go Tours. Please also A breakdown of the entrance fee total is complimentary. Toilets are located at the end ensure that your passport is valid for at least 6 provided upon arrival. Entrance fees and of each carriage and a bar carriage is located months from your planned date of departure optional excursions that you may wish to toward the centre of the train where hot from Egypt. undertake are payable in local currency - and cold beverages can be purchased, and Egyptian Pounds (EGP). sometimes alcohol. After booking your holiday, please provide Tours that travel onwards: us with your passport details as soon To Jordan - Entrance fees in Jordan are The sleeper train is the highest class of as possible so that we can proceed to payable at the Welcome Meeting in Jordan, in rail travel available in Egypt, though by book all services. Please be advised visa Jordanian Dinar (JD). western standards it would be considered requirements are subject to change, therefore To Israel - On our Pyramids Petra Promised of a moderate standard. We always request it is essential that you check current visa Lands tour, entrance fees are included. cabins to be side by side in the same carriage, requirements with the embassy before travel. though ultimately the location of our cabins, For information about Egyptian visas, head to Tip kitty and whether they are together rests with the www.onthegotours.com/Egypt/Visas At the start of your tour we will collect a tip kitty rail authority. (the amount is noted under exclusions) from all tour participants to cover tips throughout If you are a solo traveller and have opted to Health requirements & water your holiday. This saves you the hassle of share a room for your tour and not pay the You should seek medical advice for knowing when and how much to tip bellhops, single supplement you will be sharing a cabin vaccinations and about medications before luggage luggers, bus drivers, antiquity guards, with another On The Go traveller, or if this isn't travelling. train conductors and other support staff possible, a member of the public (of the same throughout the tour. Your tip kitty in Egypt is gender). Tap water is not safe to drink in Egypt, only collected in Egyptian Pounds (EGP). drink bottled mineral water which is readily Egypt Country Guide available from hotels, shops and restaurants. If you are travelling to Jordan, the tip kitty for this part of your holiday is collected in

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Essential packing RAMADAN any items that you buy if they fail to meet Please check local temperatures so Ramadan is a month of fasting observed by expectation, or any shipping arrangements. you can pack accordingly. Visit Muslims throughout the world and adherents Proceed with caution. www.worldclimate.com of the Muslim faith fast during daylight hours and break their fast with lavish meals and Camera fees • Towel for the felucca (if applicable to your lively celebrations in the evening. Many At some sites there is an additional fee for chosen tour) shops (excluding those which cater mainly use of a camera or video. Camera/video • Lightweight cotton garments to tourists) and attractions close earlier, as (not professional) fees range between USD • Comfortable walking shoes. Pack flip such we will start our tour earlier to make $3–30 per site. There is no fee for taking flops/thongs/jandals to wear aboard the Nile the best use of time and itineraries may photographs at the Pyramids of Giza and felucca or Nile Cruiser be slightly altered to ensure we visit all Saqqara. The cost for using camera inside • DEET based mosquito repellent and attractions, leisure time will be offered in Valley of the Kings (though not permitted antihistamine cream the afternoon. Non-Muslims are not expected inside the tombs) is approx. USD$20. The cost • Tour Voucher and a copy of your travel to fast over Ramadan, but it is considered for photographing the treasures inside the insurance policy, spare passport photos and a impolite to eat food or drink on the street. Egyptian Museum is generally USD$6. photocopy of your passport NOTE: Traffic is exceptionally heavy during • Universal travel adaptor Ramadan, especially toward the time of • A small daypack for your day-to-day needs breaking the fast. Forthcoming Ramadan • Sunglasses, hat, sunscreen, swim costume dates are: 2 Apr – 1 May 2022 & 22 Mar - 20 and torch Apr 2023 (approx) • Sleep sheet or sleeping bag if travelling on the felucca, or if travelling onto Jordan. If Shopping in Egypt travelling by felucca you can opt to only bring For those that enjoy shopping, Egypt is a sleep sheet and hire a freshly laundered a virtual Aladdin’s Cave. Top buys include winter warmth blanket for USD$15 (total) for - perfume concentrate, rugs, backgammon the 2 night stay from our felucca crew boards, shisha pipes, Egyptian cotton clothing • If doing a felucca cruise or travelling and authentic papyrus. When bartering for between November and March, pack warm goods, set your budget, don’t be swayed and clothes (i.e. fleece, jacket, trousers, jeans, hat remember the caveat – ‘let the buyer beware.’ and scarf) as temperatures plummet at night In the tourism industry it’s common practice It's not like home, what to for commission to be offered in exchange for expect & Ramadan recommending particular shops or suppliers. This can become an issue when clients feel Travel to far - flung corners of the earth obliged to purchase. We do our best to avoid involves lifestyles and conditions that are this by monitoring all shopping experiences sometimes very different from what you offered. are used to back home. You must come prepared to cope with unusual situations, All shopping experiences on your tour local inadequacies and unpredictable events have been noted in the itinerary and they as and when they occur. Foreign travel is been carefully selected based upon positive definitely not suitable for people who expect feedback from On The Go travellers. You or demand everything to go exactly as are under no obligation to partake in a planned. With the greatest respect and in the listed shopping experience and you are interest of your ultimate enjoyment you must most welcome to wait inside or outside the understand this. Things can and do change in premises. foreign countries. Although we only visit reputable retailers, Please visit www.onthegotours.com/Egypt/ please note that we cannot explicitly Travel-tips-and-useful-info for what to wear, guarantee the quality of their products. All local customs, currency, WiFi, Ramadan and purchases made whilst on holiday with us are other helpful information to prepare you for at your own discretion. Please make sure that your holiday. you are completely happy with your purchase. On The Go cannot be held responsible for