Gap Adventures offer Egypt adventures for every budget. The tours take visitors to famous and lesser-known attractions of Ancient Egypt, including Aswan, Luxor, Hurghada and Cairo. Sites include the Great Pyramids, Karnak Temple, the Luxor Museum and Abu Simbel. Highlights of these 7 to 20 day tours include the Felucca boat trip or the Nile River Cruise. The Nile Cruise is an informal, relaxing cruise down the Nile with stops in Esna, Edfu, the temple of Horus and Kom Ombo. The cruise is two days long and passes through the locks. On, the Felucca, a traditional Egyptian sailing boat, visitors will take a relaxing one-day cruise along the river, where they will see the Nile Valley, animals and monuments. A support boat sails along with the main boat and provides refreshments and shower opportunities.
Gap Adventures
19 Charlotte Street
Toronto, ON M5V 2H5
416-260-0999
gapadventures.com/destinations/africa/egypt/
Travel Egypt offers three different Nile cruise experiences: the Premier Five Star Nile Cruise, the Deluxe Five Star Nile Cruise and the Standard Five Star Nile Cruise. The Standard Five Star Nile Cruise is the most, informal cruise with many people wearing t-shirts and shorts, and it is less expensive than the other two. Cabins on these boats come with personal bath suites, televisions and Nile River views. The cruise takes place on one of four ships: the M/S Sherry, M/S Aurora, M/S Emilio or M/S Diamond. The itinerary varies based on weather and river conditions, but can include Luxor, Cairo and the Great Pyramids. The tours range from four to eight days long.
Travel Egypt/World Explorer Tours and Travel Inc.
4015 Nine McFarland Drive, Suite 150
Alpharetta, GA 30004
877-778-3497
nilecruising.com
Contiki Vacations are geared toward singles age 18 to 35, and these tours have a very relaxed atmosphere. "Egypt and the Nile" is a guided nine-day tour that takes visitors to Cairo, the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Temple of Karnack, the Valley of the Kings and the Botanical Gardens that houses exotic plants and birds. Highlights of the tour include shopping in the markets, a one-day cruise trip aboard a Felucca and a two-day trip aboard a cruise ship. On the cruise ship, visitors can view riverside temples, agricultural fields and the Arabian Desert. The ship has a pool, and most of the cabins are twins so that single passengers can share cabins.
Contiki Vacations
801 E. Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92805
866-266-8454
contiki.com/
