Best of Egypt & Red Sea with Nile Cruise

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Best of Egypt & Red Sea with Nile Cruise 13 days | Cairo to Cairo

PREMIUM PRIVATE TOUR: Take in beautifully illuminated Luxor Temple at • Entrance Fees: USD$100-120pp, paid in the highlights of Egypt on this 13 night local currency • • day private tour, combining ancient Aswan - Take a leisurely boat trip to International flights and visa Agilika Island to explore romantic Philae • Tipping - An entirely personal gesture wonders with a blissful 5 star Temple and wander around the colourful Nile cruise and a Red Sea beach souqs COVID SAFE GUIDE break. Marvel at the legendary • Nile cruising - Cruise from Aswan to Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, explore Luxor, spending 3 nights on board a 5 DETAILED ITINERARY the incredible Valley of the Kings in star Nile cruiser • Luxor and Aswan's Philae Temple. Kom Ombo - Visit the Nile side Temple of Day 1 : Cairo Kom Ombo Cruise the River Nile and relax on Friday. Welcome to Egypt and the start of the beach in Hurghada. This is What's Included your holiday! Upon arrival at Cairo Airport you will be met by a representative from Egypt at its best! • Breakfast daily, 3 lunches and 3 dinners On The Go Tours. The prominent sign • 8 nights 4-5 star hotels, 3 nights aboard 5 depicting our company logo easily identifies HIGHLIGHTS AND INCLUSIONS star Nile Cruiser (en suite cabin) our representative. Cairo International Airport • Hurghada by the Red Sea stay - Swim, can appear to be a little chaotic to the Trip Highlights snorkel and relax uninitiated, this is normal. Upon exiting the • 1 overnight train from Cairo to Aswan • Hurghada - Relax at the Red Sea, swim airport you will be escorted to our awaiting (Private 2 berth sleeper cabin) and opt to snorkel or scuba dive in the transportation and transferred to your hotel. • Airport arrival and departure transfer on clear coastal waters Here, your Egyptian adventure begins! day 1 and day 13 • Cairo - Marvel at the legendary Pyramids • Touring - Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, Aswan, Day one is designed to be an arrival day, so of Giza, explore the Necropolis of Luxor and Hurghada there are no included arrangements on the Saqqara and see King Tut's treasures at • Escorted by an Egyptian tour guide first day. Perhaps relax by the hotel pool or we the Grand Egyptian Museum degree qualified in Egyptology (services can arrange an optional Backstreets of Cairo • Luxor West Bank - Discover exquisite of two guides on the tour - one in the tour or an Alexandria Day Trip for you. tombs at the Valley of the Kings, see north of Egypt and the other in the south) the towering Colossi of Memnon and Our Backstreets of Cairo tour takes you • All relevant transfer and transportation in explore the beautiful Temple of Queen off the beaten track in Egypt's bustling private modern air-conditioned vehicles Hatshepsut capital, visiting Downtown Cairo, the exquisite • Luxor - Roam around the colossal Temple What's Not Included mosques and monuments of El Moez Street in of Karnak and take an optional tour of the

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Best of Egypt & Red Sea with Nile Cruise

Islamic Cairo, Garbage City and the incredible of ancient Egyptian kings and queens are Cave Church of St. Simon. Overnight - Cairo on display. This incredible hall contains 20 5 STAR NILE CRUISER: You will be provided mummies in total and some are so well with the cruising schedule upon arrival to Day 2 : Pyramids of Giza preserved that they still have thick locks of Aswan. Cruise schedules vary. Boarding of hair, visible finger nails and smooth blackened the cruise ship will be on day 4 for a period of skin! At this museum please note that you will 3 nights, or on day 5 for a period of 3 nights. only visit the Royal Mummies' Hall, allowing Facilities on board the Nile cruiser include free time to relax back at the hotel before a bar, lounge, dining room and outdoor boarding the overnight train to Aswan this recreation area. The boat deck offers plenty evening. of space for relaxation and there is a swimming pool. Your outward facing cabin Please Note: the Grand Egyptian Museum located on the main or upper deck offers air- is set to open late 2021. An official date conditioning, a private bathroom and views has yet to be released. If travelling prior to of the Nile as you sail. In the evening, low– Visit the legendary Pyramids of Giza and the the opening of the new facility we'll visit key entertainment is on hand. All meals are iconic Sphinx at the Giza Plateau today. Sole the Egyptian Museum instead. Overnight - included, buffet style. survivors from the ancient Greek-listed Seven Sleeper Train (B) Wonders of the World, the pyramids are Your cruiser will sail for a total duration of the planet’s oldest tourist attraction! Known Day 4 : Aswan & the Philae 8 - 12 hours covering a distance of 212km as Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus, the Temple (split between 2 of the 3 days you are pyramids were already more than 2,000 on board). The remainder of the time the years old when Herodotus the Greek historian boat is in dock in either Aswan, Luxor or visited them (5th century BC). A highly skilled at sightseeing stops en route. Views will be corps of mathematicians, masons, surveyors obstructed whilst the cruiser is in dock as and stone cutters carried out the job of ships dock side by side. You may also need to building the pyramids. 100,000 workers were cross the reception of other boats the reach used to carry out the backbreaking task of your vessel. Free time is offered during this moving and laying the stones of the largest time to independently explore whilst docked pyramid-Cheops. About 2.5 million limestone when sight-seeing is not included. Overnight blocks, quarried locally and weighing in - Aswan - Nile Cruiser (B, L, D) excess of 6 million tonnes, were used in the This morning arrive into Aswan and enjoy construction of Cheops. a short boat trip to Agilika Island for Philae Day 5 : Optional Abu Simbel Temple - dedicated to the goddess Isis. The & Nile Cruise Stop to visit a government supervised papyrus temple dates from 4th century BC but the emporium before continuing on to the Ptolomies and the Romans up to 3rd century necropolis of Saqqara. Explore the myriad AD built most of the existing structures. tombs and temples at this site and see Zoser’s step pyramid - constructed by Imhotep, Returning to Aswan visit a perfume oil the pharaoh’s chief architect in 2700 BC! emporium. The use of essential and perfumed Overnight - Cairo (B) oils in Egypt dates back to 2700BC. Perfumed oils were used by women, pharaohs and by Day 3 : The Grand Egyptian temple priests for worship who offered a Museum melange of 6 perfumes called Kyphi to the Cairo - Aswan. Take a guided tour of the Sun God at dawn, noon and dusk. At the Aswan – Nile cruise - Kom Ombo. Optional vast new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza perfumery, there’s a million and one exquisite early morning excursion to Abu Simbel. this morning. In this incredible 490,000 glass bottles filled with perfumed oils that Travelling due south through the vast sandy sq.m complex discover a mind-boggling array make for a truly authentic Egyptian gift. desert you arrive at the site. Abu Simbel - the of relics and antiquities from almost every gargantuan rock-cut temple of King Ramses Then check-in on board your Nile Cruiser period of ancient Egyptian history, including II, the Great Builder is possibly the most awe- which will be home for the next three nights. the treasures of King Tutankhamun. Then inspiring temple of all ancient Egypt, with its Later, there is free time to perhaps enjoy some head over to the National Museum of mammoth rock-cut façade. Abu Simbel was shopping in the colourful souks and markets Egyptian Civilization to visit the fascinating created to revere the mighty pharaonic ruler or simply relax in this attractive town which Royal Mummies' Hall, where the mummies King Ramses II. Guarding the entrance to the straddles the River Nile. temple, the four famous colossal statues of

Best of Egypt & Red Sea with Nile Cruise

Ramses II sit majestically, staring out across not offer a guided tour of the temple in preserved; the colours of the incredible the desert, seemingly since time began. In our arrangements as only mode of transport pharaonic friezes are still as vibrant as when a multi-million dollar operation in 1972, the available to visit the Edfu temple is by they were first painted. The best known tombs temple was famously re-located further up locally managed horse and carriages. As a are those of Ramses II, Seti I, Amenhotep II from the shoreline of Lake Nasser, which had responsible travel focused business, animal and of course, the tomb of King Tutankhamun. threatened to erode the foundations of this welfare is extremely important to us and we monolithic temple complex. want to ensure that we are not promoting After the Valley of the Kings visit Deir al- Bahri, If you choose not to embark upon this optional any activities where working animals are not otherwise known as the Temple of Queen excursion, there is plenty to do in Aswan, properly cared for. Unfortunately, many horse Hatshepsut. Rising out of the desert plain, in before the early afternoon departure on your and carriage operators have been found to be a series of terraces, it is one of Egypt’s finest and most photographed monuments. 5 star Nile cruiser. Explore Aswan and its in breach of animal welfare guidelines and it beautiful shoreline and corniche or perhaps is, for this reason, we no longer include the A short stop will also be made at an Alabaster do a spot of shopping. visit to Edfu Temple on our tours. workshop. Stone carving is a trade that has The Nile Cruiser departs Aswan this In addition to the animal welfare concerns, we existed on the West Bank since pharaonic afternoon, cruising the River Nile to Kom have had a substantial amount of feedback times. Carving the stone is a trade passed Ombo where you disembark to visit the suggesting that the experience itself is on generation after generation, for most temple which is dedicated to the crocodile uncomfortable due to the pushy nature of the residents of the west bank and is their sole headed god - Sobek before returning to the vendors and local suppliers outside the site. trade and income. cruiser. Overnight - Luxor - Nile Cruiser (B, L, D) Return to the East Bank around midday, where Please note: If you book the optional Day 7 : Luxor you have a chance to relax by the hotel pool before a mid afternoon excursion to excursion to Abu Simbel, the cruiser remains This morning disembark and check into the colossal Temple of Karnak. More than in port until your return from Abu Simbel. On a 5 star Luxor hotel. The day is free a temple, Karnak is a spectacular complex a rare occasion the ship may have already set to enjoy the hotel facilities, relax and of sanctuaries, pylons, chapels, halls and sail from Aswan by the time you return, if this independently explore Luxor. Tonight, there's obelisks, all dedicated to the Theban gods happens you will be transferred by road to the the opportunity to visit Luxor Temple with and to the greater glory of Egypt’s Middle and nearest dock to rendezvous with your cruiser. dinner afterwards. Built by Amenophis III, New Kingdom rulers. Overnight - Nile Cruiser (B, L, D) Luxor Temple looks stunning at night when it's illuminated by hundreds of lights. Book/pay Day 6 : Nile Cruise to Luxor Note: The Valley of the Kings ticket includes locally. Overnight - Luxor (B) entry to 3 tombs. A subset of the 64 tombs at the site are open at any point in time and your Day 8 : Valley of the Kings guide will offer advice on the best ones to visit on the day. The tomb of King Tutankhamun is nearly always open and requires an additional entrance fee to visit. Overnight - Luxor (B) Day 9 : Red Sea Riviera

Nile Cruise - Luxor. Spend the morning relaxing onboard the Nile cruiser. Enjoy a swim in the pool and soak up the sun on Enjoy a guided tour of Luxor's West Bank this deck as you cruise the River Nile to Luxor. morning. Setting out early to avoid the midday Home of the legendary Valley of the Kings sun, the first monuments you'll see are the and Temple of Karnak, 4000 year-old Luxor towering Colossi of Memnon, an 18m high pair is ancient Egypt at its best. Arriving into Luxor of statues which are all that remains of the this afternoon the rest of the day is free to temple of Amenophis III. Luxor - Hurghada. Departing Luxor this explore the city before spending your final morning and drive east to Hurghada (approx Continue on to the Valley of the Kings night aboard the cruiser. 4hrs) on Egypt's beautiful Red Sea Riviera. which is studded with often highly decorated Spend the next three nights by the beach! The port of Edfu is an included stop in pharaoh's tombs, some of which you can Overnight - Hurghada (B) most Nile cruise itineraries however we do enter. Several of the tombs are so well

Best of Egypt & Red Sea with Nile Cruise

Days 10-11 : Hurghada sun, excursion, you will join other members of the When travelling on an overnight train in sea & sand public. (B:3) Egypt, sleeper carriages offer the highest level of comfort. Cabins are equipped with Day 12 : Cairo two beds (one above the other), a basin, Hurghada - Cairo. Drive back to Cairo this electric points and air conditioning. Freshly morning (approx 6hrs). The remains of the day laundered bedding is provided and in the are free for you to relax by the pool or explore early evening an attendant will come round Egypt’s capital at leisure. Consider visiting and make up your bed for you. The carriages the bustling Khan el Khalili bazaar, which is have toilets at each end and there is a club the ideal place for some last minute souvenir car which serves snacks and beverages. shopping. Overnight - Cairo (B) In the morning a very basic breakfast is provided. The next two days are free to explore Day 13 : Cairo Hurghada or simply relax. There's also an Cairo. After breakfast, hotel check-out and optional day trip to Giftun Island for swimming onward transfer to the airport. Overnight - and snorkelling, which can be booked locally. Cairo (B)

Hurghada is one of the Red Sea's most HOTELS popular resorts and it is easy to see why. Highlighted below are some of the hotels Hotels and expanded infrastructure provide Le Meridien Heliopolis holidaymakers with excellent aquatic facilities which we frequently use on this tour, though for sail boarding, yachting, deep-sea fishing, we reserve the right to substitute these Just a short drive from Cairo’s Old Town SCUBA diving and snorkeling. Hurghada’s hotels to ones of a similar standard. and international airport, the 5-star Le central location provides a gateway to prime Please refer to your Tour Voucher for your Meridien Heliopolis combines comfort offshore reefs, which are some of the finest confirmed arrival hotel and further arrival with convenience. The guest rooms are in the world. Hurghada also has plenty of information. spacious and equipped with air-conditioning, restaurants and late night bars for evening satellite television and a minibar, plus there’s entertainment. Just outside Hurghada is an Holiday Inn Cairo Maadi complimentary WiFi throughout the property. ancient Roman quarry called Mons Porphyritis Overlooking the Nile and offering distant Dining options include a choice of four and Port Safarga – a famously windy place views of the Great Pyramids of Giza, this on-site restaurants, serving Egyptian and which is ideal for windsurfing. Holiday Inn provides the perfect location for international cuisine. Guests can also enjoy your stay in Cairo. Each guestroom features live entertainment and cocktails at The 51 Snorkelling Trip – 700 EGP (approx) per a balcony (not Nile View as standard) and Bar. During the warmer months hotel guests person payable locally. Join a day trip is well-equipped with modern amenities can take a dip in the outdoor pool or relax snorkelling and swimming at Giftun Island. including free WiFi. Evenings can be spent on a sun lounger on the terrace. There’s also You’ll be transferred by motor boat to across enjoying international or Egyptian cuisine a fitness centre and tennis courts for those the blue water of the Red Sea to Giftun Island, and unwinding with a cocktail at one of the who like to stay active whilst on holiday. the journey is approximately an hour. The boat hotel’s bars. Thanks to the friendly hotel will moor up and there is an opportunity to staff, you’ll soon feel at home. And with jump into the warm waters (mask and snorkel panoramic views of the city from the rooftop provided) to swim and marvel at the amazing lounge and pool, there’s no better place to marine life. Look out for parrot fish, butterfly base yourself for exploring Egypt’s ancient fish, trumpet fish and angel fish – some wonders. times of the year it is also possible to see turtles and even dolphins! After snorkelling the boat continues on to the island for a lunch Sonesta Hotel Cairo stop (including soft drink or mineral water). If The Sonesta Hotel & Casino is a time allows you can also laze by the beach sophisticated and luxurious hotel offering catching some rays before heading back to spacious, en-suit rooms with opulent shore. Departs 08:15 returning 16:30 approx. furnishings. Enjoy a cocktail at the poolside bar or indulge in a relaxing massage or Please note that this is not operated by On Sleeper Train Turkish steam bath at the full-service The Go and the arrangements on the day are spa. With 5 restaurants located within the at the captain’s discretion. It is not a private

Best of Egypt & Red Sea with Nile Cruise hotel you'll be spoilt for choice over dining sweeping terrace with fantastic views of the options. 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 the river, complemented by a wide range of restaurants and cafes. Just minutes away you will find the temples at Luxor and Continental Hotel Karnak, home to two of ancient Egypt's most Tucked into Hurghada Bay, right on its M/S Medea famed sanctuaries. scenic promenade, the Continental is a delightful beachfront resort boasting The M/S Medea is elegantly furnished with fantastic terraced rooms (many with rich fabrics, wood panelling and classic seaviews) and excellent facilities. style furniture, offering a refined setting for Watersports are in abundance here your Nile cruise. The restaurant offers 120 with swimming pools, scuba diving and covers with a combination of waiter service snorkelling all readily available. A leisure and buffet meals which allows to sample club offers a sauna and spa treatments to both Egyptian and international cuisine. The relax after the day's activities. You can also spacious lounge bar is tastefully furnished Steigenberger Nile Palace wine and dine at one of the many great with Chesterfield sofas and offers panoramic The Steigenburger Nile Palace is a grand restaurants and bars. views of the Nile River. 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 a tennis court on the roof, not to mention a riverside pool. Its four restaurants offer a choice between Nubian, Lebanese, Italian, and Thai cuisine. M/S La Traviata Entrance Fees Entry fees to sites of antiquity are not M/S La Traviata has proved be a long term included, although reasonably priced. In favourite with many regular Nile cruise Egypt, we collect entrance fees on Day 2 guests. The cosy restaurant on the lower of the tour (the amount is noted under deck serves 88 guests and serves both - exclusions on the first page of this document). international and Egyptian cuisine. Lounge A breakdown of the entrance fee total is bar with dance floor and music system for provided upon arrival. Entrance fees and evening entertainment. The sundeck offers Swiss Inn Resort Hurghada optional excursions that you may wish to a pool as well as sun loungers and a shaded Set in tropical gardens, the Swiss Inn Resort undertake are payable in local currency - area. The reception offers full services makes for a comfortable and relaxing Egyptian Pounds (EGP). including an international phone. The gift stay. The property is equipped with large shop on board has a wide range of gifts and swimming pools and a private beach. All Tipping souvenirs from Egypt. rooms have a balcony or terrace with views Tipping is not included in the cost of the tour. of the garden, pools or sea. Guests can work Offering a gratuity for good service or tipping out in the onsite fitness centre, get active is often not a natural part of many western at the watersports centre, enjoy a game of cultures and many of us feel uncomfortable, tennis or simply relax with a drink in one of or unsure, about when, or how much to the many bars or lounges. tip. However in Egypt, tipping makes up a significant part of many people’s wages.

Sonesta St. George Hotel As a guide we recommend the following amounts per couple (party of 2) per day be An elegant and luxurious classical hotel, allocated to cover tips paid directly by you the Sonesta's sophistication will ensure to bellhops, luggage handlers, room service, you a comfortable stay. The hotel has a

Best of Egypt & Red Sea with Nile Cruise your driver and local guides. Remember to by side in the same carriage but this cannot have plenty of small coins/notes (1LE, 5LE, be guaranteed. If, for any reason you have trouble locating 10LE, and 20LE) available. our representative (after waiting 20 minutes Tour guides in the arrival hall) or your flight to Egypt is Please Allow: We believe the best way to see a country is delayed, please call or send a text message 450 - 500 LE per couple per day, if your day through the eyes of a local and as such we (standard text message, not Messenger or includes a full day of sightseeing only employ tour guides native to the country WhatsApp) to the emergency contact number 100 - 150 LE per couple per day for a day with you are visiting. All of our wonderful guides in as stated on your Tour Voucher. no sightseeing Egypt have a degree in Egyptology. They are passionate, caring, knowledgeable and fun, Visas & passports As a guideline per couple (party of 2) we and by travelling with a local you to get to see Visa requirements are subject to change and would make a suggestion of: the wonders of the country through their eyes. visa procurement is the responsibility of the Local Guide per full day 350 LE For this tour you will be escorted two guides - traveller and not On The Go Tours. Please also Driver per day 150 LE one in the north of Egypt and the other in the ensure that your passport is valid for at least 6 Local Representatives 100 LE south. months from your planned date of departure Cruise Boat (per night on board) 75 LE from Egypt. Bellhop, check in/ check out per bag 10 LE Optional Add-ons Breakfast waiter 10 LE After booking your holiday, please provide If you have opted to extend your stay or Room Service waiter 30 LE us with your passport details as soon enhance your holiday with one of our add-ons, Toilet Attendant 2 LE as possible so that we can proceed to please note: Taxi driver Round up the fare book all services. Please be advised visa Alexandria day trip - departs approx. 7am requirements are subject to change, therefore and returns to Cairo at between 5 - 7pm. Naturally, tipping is an entirely personal it is essential that you check current visa Entrance fees are payable locally by you, gesture and the decision to tip/ not to tip and requirements with the embassy before travel. budget approx USD$18. the amount is ultimately up to you! For information about Egyptian visas, head to Abu Simbel - Entrance fees are payable www.onthegotours.com/Egypt/Visas Overnight Trains locally by you, please budget approx. USD This tour includes an overnight 1st class $18. sleeper train journey from Cairo to Aswan. Backstreets of Cairo - departs 10am, day 1 and Health requirements & water The train cabins are equipped with two beds returns to your hotel at 5pm. Entrance fees You should seek medical advice for (one above the other), a basin, electric points, included. vaccinations and about medications before air conditioning and are lockable. Freshly For further information about Add-ons, please travelling. laundered bedding is provided and in the refer to our website: www.onthegotours.com/ Tap water is not safe to drink in Egypt, only early evening an attendant will come round Egypt/Tour-Add-ons drink bottled mineral water which is readily and make up your bed for you. A simple dinner available from hotels, shops and restaurants. and breakfast is included on the service. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO The dinner, which is served within an hour Essential packing of boarding is of a very average standard, Egypt Country Guide Please check local temperatures so so we recommend that you eat dinner prior you can pack accordingly. Visit to boarding. A basic breakfast is served in Welcome to Egypt - Arrival www.worldclimate.com the morning and tea and coffee is offered transfer complimentary. Toilets are located at the end A complimentary airport arrival transfer is • Towel for the felucca (if applicable to your of each carriage and a bar carriage is located included. Upon arrival at Cairo Airport you chosen tour) toward the centre of the train where hot will be met by a representative from On • Lightweight cotton garments and cold beverages can be purchased, and The Go Tours PRIOR to immigration. The • Comfortable walking shoes. Pack flip sometimes alcohol. prominent sign depicting our company logo flops/thongs/jandals to wear aboard the Nile easily identifies our representative who will felucca or Nile Cruiser The sleeper train is the highest class of fast track you through the immigration queue. • DEET based mosquito repellent and rail travel available in Egypt, though by Please have your Tour Voucher handy and antihistamine cream western standards it would be considered of a make it available to our representative. • Tour Voucher and a copy of your travel moderate standard. If more than one cabin is Our representative will assist you with your insurance policy, spare passport photos and a required, we always request cabins to be side luggage and escort you to our vehicle, where photocopy of your passport you will wave goodbye and be transferred to • Universal travel adaptor your hotel. • A small daypack for your day-to-day needs

Best of Egypt & Red Sea with Nile Cruise

• 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 RAMADAN any items that you buy if they fail to meet Ramadan is a month of fasting observed by expectation, or any shipping arrangements. Muslims throughout the world and adherents Proceed with caution. of the Muslim faith fast during daylight hours and break their fast with lavish meals and Camera fees lively celebrations in the evening. Many At some sites there is an additional fee for shops (excluding those which cater mainly use of a camera or video. Camera/video to tourists) and attractions close earlier, as (not professional) fees range between USD such we will start our tour earlier to make $3–30 per site. There is no fee for taking the best use of time and itineraries may photographs at the Pyramids of Giza and be slightly altered to ensure we visit all Saqqara. The cost for using camera inside attractions, leisure time will be offered in Valley of the Kings (though not permitted the afternoon. Non-Muslims are not expected inside the tombs) is approx. USD$20. The cost to fast over Ramadan, but it is considered for photographing the treasures inside the impolite to eat food or drink on the street. Egyptian Museum is generally USD$6. NOTE: Traffic is exceptionally heavy during Ramadan, especially toward the time of breaking the fast. Forthcoming Ramadan