Egypt & Kenya Tour

Day 01: (Saturday) ARRIVE CAIRO, TRANSFER TO MENA HOUSE HOTEL
Arriving Cairo staff assists with obtaining your visa, clearing immigration and customs then transfers you to the Mena House hotel where you will have a pyramid view room.
Overnight Cairo

Day 02: (Sunday) GIZA PYRAMIDS AND SPHINX, FLY TO LUXOR, WINTER PALACE
Meet your guide in the hotel lobby for a tour of the Giza Plateau featuring the Great Pyramid and Sphinx.  After the tour staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Luxor.  Arriving staff transfers you to the famous Winter Palace where you will have a Luxury Nile view room. Overnight Luxor
Meals: Breakfast

Day 03: (Monday) CRUISE EMBARKATION, TEMPLES OF KARNAK AND LUXOR
After breakfast check out then staff transfers you to your 5* Deluxe Nile cruiser, the Acamar or the Mayfair.  Lunch on board then tour the Temple of Karnak and the Temple of Luxor.  Return to the ship for dinner and evening entertainment.         
Overnight Cruise / Luxor
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 04: (Tuesday) NECROPOLIS, CRUISE TO EDFU
Early morning departure for the West side of the Nile to tour the Valley of the Kings including entry to King Tut's tomb, Valley of the Queens, Queen Hatshepsut's temple and the Colossi of Memnon. Return to the ship for Lunch served while cruising to Esna. Cross the river locks and continue to Edfu. Overnight Cruise / Edfu
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 05: (Wednesday) TEMPLE OF HORUS, TEMPLE OF TWO GODS, CRUISE TO ASWAN
Start the morning with a tour of the Temple of Horus at Edfu, the best preserved of all the Nile temples. Cruise to Kom Ombo and tour the Temple of Two Gods. Then continue upriver to Aswan. Overnight Cruise / Aswan
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 06: (Thursday) TEMPLE OF PHILAE, UNFINISHED OBELISK, NUBIAN MUSEUM
Tour the Temple of Philae and the Pharaohs granite quarries with the unfinished obelisk. Return to the ship for lunch then tour the Nubian Museum, a world class presentation of Nubia's culture and history. FREE BONUS: Enjoy a late afternoon sail on the Nile in a Felucca (native sailboat). These are solely wind powered so if there is no wind this will not operate. Overnight Cruise / Aswan
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 07: (Friday) ABU SIMBEL, FLY TO CAIRO
Disembark the ship at 8AM for a road trip to Abu Simbel. Arriving about 11AM tour the famous temples of Ramses then back to Aswan arriving about 5PM. Arriving Aswan staff assists with checking in for your flight to Cairo. When you arrive staff will thransfer you to the Le Meridien Airport hotel where you will have a Deluxe room. Overnight Cairo
Meals: Breakfast

Day 08: (Saturday) GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM, FLY TO KENYA
Meet your guide in the hotel lobby at 9AM for a guided our of the 5.2-million-square-foot Grand Egyptian Museum. It is the world's largest museum devoted to a single civilization.  (As a reference the Smithsonian in Washington is 1.5 million square feet).
Costing more than $1 billion, the museum is home to some of the country's most precious relics including an exhibit of all of the treasures found in King Tut's tomb. Its expansive, glass-fronted building offers sweeping panoramas of the Giza plateau and Great Pyramids, which stand just a mile away. After the tour staff transfers you to the airport, assists with exit formalities and checking in for your overnight flight to Kenya. Overnight flight
Meals: Breakfast

EGYPT PRIVATE TOUR INCLUDES: Ground transfers by air-conditioned vehicle relating to the tour program starting with arrival to Cairo. Baggage handling of no more than 1 piece of luggage per person however baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk at all time during the tour. Domestic flights within Egypt pertaining to the tour in economy class (Cairo to Luxor, Aswan to Cairo). International flight from Cairo to Nairobi in economy class. Hotels (based on double occupancy). 5 star Nile cruise with outside Nile view cabin, private bath, individual climate control. Meals as noted. Included meals are in the main dining room, no speciality restaurants or room service. Fees for visiting antiquity sites and museums shown in the tour outline. Services of an English speaking licensed Egyptologist. Hotel Service charges and taxes.

NOT included:
International Air. Items of a personal nature such as covid tests, tips, entry visa, entry or exit taxes, airport fees, phone calls, laundry, beverages of any nature at any time, any items not specifically covered in the included items.

KENYA

Day 09: (Sunday) ARRIVE NAIROBI, TRANSFER TO ABERDARES NATIONAL PARK
Arriving Nairobi clear immigration and customs then meet your guide in the terminal and drive to Aberdares National Park (about 4 hours). Aberdares National Park is a land of fortune and diversity. The Park got its name from Lord Aberdares, one of the founder members of the Royal Geographical Society. Located in the central highlands, west of Mount Kenya and 160kms (100 miles) from Nairobi,. The foothills of the park is covered with huge trees, which, as you go higher, gradually give way to bamboo forests. Numerous waterfalls, Twin & Elephant hills, Table Mounts, black rhinos, elephant, buffalo, giant forest hog, lion, leopard, baboon, black & white colobus and sykes monkeys are abundant. Bird viewing is incredible with over 250 species of birds recorded. Lunch at the lodge. Enjoy your afternoon and evening watching wildlife from the hotel terrace as they come to drink water at the waterhole. Dinner and overnight at The Ark Lodge. Meals: Lunch and Dinner at the lodge. All travelers to Kenya are required to get a visa. Visit https://kenyaembassydc.org/evisa/
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Day 10: (Monday) SAMBURU GAME RESERVE
After breakfast depart for the Samburu Game reserve arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drives. This is one of the two areas where conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness, made famous by the book and movie, "Born Free". Samburu National Reserve is situated on the banks of the Ewaso Ngiro River in northern Kenya and neighbors the homes of the Samburu tribe of Kenya, a tribe known for their remote culture, pastoral and nomadic way of life. The presence, of the Ewaso Ngiro River - and its shady trees - attracts plenty of wildlife. Giraffe, large herds of elephants, buffalo, gerenuks, gazelle, waterbuck and zebra (including the endangered Grevy's zebra). from the surrounding savannah plains trek to the water. Lion, leopard and cheetah are also quite easy to spot, thanks in part to the lack of grass cover. The reserve provides the opportunity to see wildlife that only lives in the dry north of Kenya including the long necked gerenuk, Grevy's zebra, reGculated giraffe and Beisa onyx. The elusive Kenya leopard is often known to visit the park, especially in the evenings. The reserve has over 350 different species of birds including vultures, kingfishers, marabous, bateleurs, guinea fowl, Somali ostriches and others. Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge. Accommodations at the Sarova Shaba or Samburu Simba Lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 11: (Tuesday) SAMBURU
Breakfast in the hotel and depart for a full day game drive with picnic lunch boxes. Alternatively, enjoy game drives with a lunch break at the lodge between the game drives. The Samburu Game Reserve offers what is arguably Kenya’s greatest – and least changed – encounter with the wild Africa of yesteryear. This is the home of the Samburu tribe, cousins of the Maasai, who share the same nomadic, cattle-herding existence, and an even stricter adherence to their age-old rites and customs. Overnight Samburu
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 12: (Wednesday) LAKE NAKURU
After breakfast, check out and drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. The park has Kenya’s largest population of rhinos. The park is home to Lion Hills, Makalia waterfalls, unique vegetation, Picturesque landscapes, yellow acacia woodlands and a wide range of birds most famous being Flamingoes and Pelicans. Located in the Great Rift Valley Lake System, the park is also an ecologically significant region having been named a RAMSAR Site and Important Bird Area. Covering 73 square miles (188 square kilometers), Lake Nakuru is world famous for flamingos, and became a National Park to protect its stunning flocks of lesser flamingo which literally turn its shores pink. These are the millions of flamingos seeking their food in the salty deep-green waters of Lake Nakuru. The park is indeed a birds’ paradise hosting over 500 species. Animals include: Rhinos, Thomson gazelles, Grants gazelles, impalas, waterbucks, giraffes, buffaloes, leopards and about 450 birds species. Buffalo, leopard, lion, Rothschild Giraffe, White and Black Colobus monkey are plentiful in the forest. The bushlands offer eland, Steinbok, impala, Chandler’s Reedbuck and dik dik, while rock hyrax and klipspringer occupy the cliffs and escarpment. Overnight Sarova Lion Hill lodge or Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 13: (Thursday) MASAI MARA
After breakfast depart for the Masai Mara Game Preserve. Lunch then an afternoon game drive in the reserve. The Land of Big Cat Diary and Disney’s African Cats, is considered a "must see" for any new or repeat visitor traveling on a safari to Kenya. It is on the "to do" list for many Kenyans and visitors alike because the park is graced by a wide variety of unique and exquisite wildlife and birds. Masai Mara is the best place to see the "Big Five" animals (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos and buffalo). Home of the Great Wildebeest Migration, one of the natural wonders of the world, occurs in a gloriously beautiful, wildlife-rich savannah landscape. The annual wildebeest migration from June to October consists of over 1.5 million wildebeests, gazelles gnus and Zebras. They converge at the border of Tanzania’s Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara making a spectacular entrance in a surging column of life that stretches from horizon to horizon, before finally plunging wildly into the raging waters of the Mara River, creating a frenzy as the fight against currents and waiting hungry crocodiles takes priority. Those that survive crocodiles and raging waters cross over to the patiently waiting predators such as hyenas, jackals, leopards and lions for another survival battle. There is an excellent chance of seeing the Big 5 plus cheetah, serval, hyena, bat-eared foxes, black-blacked and side striped jackals, Hippos, Leopards and Lions. Dinner and overnight at either Sarova Mara Game Camp or Keekorok Lodge in Masai Mara.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 14: (Friday) MASAI MARA
A full day of game drives with picnic lunch or if you prefer, a morning drive, mid-day break for lunch at the lodge followed by an afternoon drive. Overnight at either Sarova Mara Game Camp or Keekorok Lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 15: (Saturday) NAIROBI
After breakfast drive to Nairobi for your departure.
Meals: Breakfast

KENYA PRIVATE Tour Includes:
 Transfers related to the tour program starting with your arrival to Nairobi. Due to limited space in safari vehicles, please pack your belongings in a soft-sided bag. Traditional suitcases with rigid frames or hard plastic sides should not be used. Accommodations as per program however final hotels not guaranteed until tour booked and confirmed. Meals as outlined in program. Road transfers by custom made 4 X 4 safari Land Cruisers. Park entry fees, English speaking guides and drivers. Bottled water on game drives with a limit of two bottles per person, per day. Arrival and departure airport transfer in Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta Inter-national Airport.

Not included:
Air, items of a personal nature such as entry visa, entry or exit taxes, tips, laundry, telephone, beverages of any nature except water on game drives as noted in included, anything not specifically mentioned as included..

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Tours must be booked at least 45 days prior to arrival.
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