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Egypt & the Eternal Nile EGYPT & THE ETERNAL NILE October 10-24, 2016 15 days from $4,897 total price from San Francisco ($4,295 air, land & cruise inclusive plus $602 airline taxes and fees) An Exclusive Small Group Tour for the Commonwealth Club Dear Members and Friends of the Commonwealth Club, Join us on an exciting trip to Egypt this fall. Accompanied by an expert Egyptian guide, witness thousands of years of history on a unique itinerary including a cruise on the Nile and lesser explored Lake Nasser. Begin in Cairo with its renowned ancient sites: the Egyptian Museum, the Sphinx, Sakkara, and the Pyramids of Giza. Relax during a deluxe cruise on Lake Nasser, where you will visit ancient temples and monuments salvaged during the construction of the Aswan High Dam, and enjoy a dramatic sound-and-light show at Abu Simbel. Then, a classic Nile voyage includes visits to the Aswan High Dam, Edfu’s Temple of Horus, and Luxor’s acclaimed temples and tombs. Here, explore the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens then visit Karnak, arguably the greatest temple complex of them all. Conclude the tour in Cairo. Space on this exclusive Commonwealth Club tour is limited to just 24 travelers and will fill quickly. Please call today to reserve your place on this unique and exciting journey! Sincerely, Kristina Nemeth Director of Travel COMMONWEALTH CLUB RESERVATION FORM: EGYPT & THE ETERNAL NILE Enclosed is my/our deposit for $______($500 per person) for ____ person(s) on Egypt & the Eternal Nile departing October 10, 2016. I/we understand the final payment is due at least 95 days prior to departure (or by July 7, 2016). Payment may be made by American Express, Discover, MasterCard, VISA or by personal check. Please make check payable to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., and send to: Commonwealth Club Travel, 555 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. For reservations and information, call (415) 597-6720, fax (415) 597-6729, or email [email protected]. Full Passport Name Date of Birth Gender Full Passport Name Date of Birth Gender Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________ City _________________________________________________________ State __________ ZIP __________________ Home Phone (______) _______________________________ Cell Phone (______) _______________________________ E-mail ____________________________________________ Badge Name(s) ___________________________________ Please book my air/our from ________________________ I/we request a Business Class upgrade q I will share a room with _____________________________ I request a single room (limited availability) q Post-Tour “Jordan: Petra & Amman” Extension: Please sign me/us up q Please Note: The undersigned has read the schedule of activities for Egypt & the Eternal Nile, October 10-24, 2016, and agrees that their signature below represents their acceptance of the General Terms & Conditions. Signature(s) _________________________________________________________________ Date _________________ Method of Payment q Check q American Express q Discover q MasterCard q VISA Account # ______________________________________ Security Code __________ Exp. Date ______________ Name of Cardholder ____________________________________________________________________________ Signature ______________________________________________________________________________________ Final invoicing will be sent by our tour operator, Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. The balance of the program price must be paid to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. Final payment is due 95 days prior to departure, and is payable by check or credit card. Tour membership limited to 24 guests EGYPT & THE ETERNAL NILE 15 days from $4,897 total price from San Francisco ($4,295 air, land & cruise inclusive plus $602 airline taxes and fees) ccompanied by an expert Egyptian guide, this singular small group journey A through antiquity travels from vibrant Cairo and the Great Pyramids to Abu Simbel and the Upper Nile for a fascinating cruise on Lake Nasser. Next: a classic voyage along the lower Nile from Aswan to Luxor before returning to Cairo. Mediterranean Sea Amman Monday, October 10: Depart U.S. for Cairo, Egypt JORDAN Cairo Petra Tuesday, October 11: Arrive Cairo We arrive in the Egyptian capital and transfer to our hotel. As guests’ arrival times may vary greatly, we Red have no group activities or meals planned. EGYPT Sea Destination Air Wednesday, October 12: Cairo After a Luxor Motorcoach Nile River Lake Nasser Cruise morning briefing, our full-day tour begins at the Aswan Nile River Cruise acclaimed Egyptian Museum, the world’s greatest Extension (air) Lake Extension (motorcoach) repository of ancient relics. Then we tour the Abu Simbel Nasser Entry/Departure Citadel of Saladin housing the alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali. Schedule permitting enjoy a Avg. High (°F) Oct Nov briefing by foreign service staff at the U.S. Embassy. Cairo 82 73 Tonight we enjoy a welcome dinner at a local Aswan 94 83 Luxor 91 82 restaurant. B,L,D Thursday, October 13: Cairo Today’s tour starts at the open-air museum at Memphis, Egypt’s Your Small Group Tour Highlights first capital (early th4 century bce). Here, too, we encounter the enigmatic Sphinx, whose leonine Cairo’s intriguing ancient sites, including the Great body and human face were carved from a single Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis, Sakkara … Old Cairo piece of limestone. We continue on to the nec- touring … Renowned Egyptian Museum … Abu ropolis at Sakkara then to the astounding Pyramids Simbel’s dramatic temples … Deluxe Lake Nasser of Giza, the wonders of antiquity that have drawn cruise through ancient Nubian homeland … Aswan’s visitors for millennia. B,L Temples at Kalabsha … Nile felucca sail … Deluxe Nile River cruise … Aswan Dam tour … Ancient Friday, October 14: Cairo/Abu Simbel Early temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor, including this morning we fly south to Aswan then continue Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens by coach across the edge of the Sahara to Abu … Egypt’s inestimable historic atmosphere Simbel. We board our deluxe cruise ship in time for lunch, then visit the temples and colossal Day Itinerary Hotel Rating 65-foot high statues of Ramses II and his wife 1 Depart U.S. for Cairo Nefertari that were dismantled and moved to 2-4 Cairo Fairmont Nile City Deluxe higher ground during the construction of the Abu Simbel/ 5-7 M/S Prince Abbas Deluxe Aswan dam. Tonight we watch a dramatic sound- Lake Nasser cruise and-light show at Abu Simbel. B,L,D 8-11 Nile cruise M/S Sunray Deluxe Steigenberger Sup. First 12 Luxor Nile Palace Class Saturday, October 15: Lake Nasser Cruising 13-14 Cairo Fairmont Nile City Deluxe – Kasr Ibrim/Amada/Wadi el-Seboua Early 15 Depart Cairo for U.S. risers can watch the sun climb over the temples at Abu Simbel before we sail to Kasr Ibrim, the Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel industry last remaining Nubian settlement in its original standard reference. location. From the Sun Deck we learn about this Cover photo: On Day 4 we travel to the Giza plateau to see the legendary pyramids. The magnificent temples at Abu Simbel commemorate Ramses II and his queen, Nefertari. ancient site (it’s forbidden to go ashore here), then very early to see the West Bank of “the world’s sail to Amada, followed by Wadi el-Seboua. B,L,D greatest open air museum,” as Luxor has been called, from above on an optional hot-air balloon Sunday, October 16: Lake Nasser Cruising excursion. Known in antiquity as Thebes, Luxor – Valley of the Lions/Aswan This morning boasts vast temple complexes, tombs, and statues we visit the striking avenue of sphinxes at Wadi dating from 2755 bce that represent the pinnacle el-Seboua’s “Valley of the Lions,” then cruise to of Egyptian architecture. Today we explore the Aswan. B,L,D West Bank, site of the haunting Valley of the Kings, where 34 royal tombs feature magnificent Monday, October 17: Disembark/Aswan/ paintings; and the Valley of the Queens, whose Embark Nile Cruise Ship/Edfu We set out dramatic Temple of Hatshepsut honors one of early this morning to visit “new” Kalabsha, site the few female pharaohs. We also see the massive of the largest freestanding Nubian temple, which Colossi of Memnon, two 64-foot-high statues of was relocated here for the construction of the Aswan Dam. We return to our ship for breakfast Post-Tour Extension then bid farewell to the crew as we embark on a tour of the Aswan High Dam. Next we visit the October 24-28, 2016 imposing temple to Isis on Philae island before boarding our Nile cruise ship. This afternoon JORDAN: PETRA & AMMAN we board small feluccas, replicas of ancient Nile 5 days/4 nights for $1,595 total price sailboats, for a relaxing afternoon sail. Late today Single Supplement: $395 we visit the ancient trading town of Kom Ombo, with outstanding Nile views from the Temple of Discover the fabled “rose-red city, Sobek. After returning to our ship, we sail on to half as old as time” on this exciting Edfu, where tonight we enjoy the Captain’s wel- exploration. Plus: ancient Jerash come cocktail party. B,L,D and the capital of Amman. Tuesday, October 18: Nile Cruising – Edfu/ Your Tour Price Includes Luxor This morning we visit Edfu’s Temple • Air transportation Cairo/Amman of Horus, Egypt’s best-preserved temple (built • 4 nights’ accommodations: 2 nights in Petra at between 257 bce–57 bce). We return to our ship Moevenpick resort (Sup. First Class); 2 nights in Amman at Le Meridien Amman (Sup. First Class) for lunch as we sail to Luxor (our final sail), enjoy- • 9 meals: 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners ing a quiet afternoon on the Nile. A belly dance • Extensive included sightseeing performance accompanies dinner tonight. B,L,D • Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director • Private motorcoach transportation Wednesday, October 19: Nile Cruising – • Gratuities for dining room servers, airport and Luxor/West Bank We have the option to rise hotel porters, and all drivers “EGYPT IS THE NILE, THE NILE IS EGYPT.” – TOBY WILKERSON Amenhotep III that once guarded the gates of his own tomb.
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