Ancient and Wild Africa  / 17 Days

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Egypt and Kenya Safari

DAY 01

Depart USA, meals, drinks and in-flight entertainment included

DAY 02

Arrive in Cairo you will be met by  Global Gate Vacations and transferred by private vehicle to your hotel. The remainder of today is at leisure for you to relax after your journey or to start exploring the vibrant city of Cairo independently.

DAY 03

After breakfast enjoy a full day sightseeing including the great pyramids of GIZA (PYRAMIDS OF CHEOPS,KHEFREN and MYCERINUS) continue to the sphinx   and the valley of temples, lunch, proceed to the egyptian museum(home of king (TUTANKHAMUN) and discover the priceless treasures (3350 years old)discovered by HOWARD CARTER in 1922 this evening enjoy a sound and light show at the great pyramid (33$)(B L)

DAY 04

After breakfast, enjoy old coptic Cairo visiting the Hanging church , Ben Ezra synagogue . Remainder of the day is at leisure . late in the evening transfer to Cairo airport for flight to Nairobi . Arrival , transfer by Global Gate Vacations to your hotel ( B )

DAY 05

After breakfast, drive further north across Equator to the semi-desert Northern Frontier,where the Samburu ,Buffalo Srings and Shaba Reserves are located.Enjoy a thrilling afternoon game drive.Shaba Sarova ,a luxurious lodge is set in Born Free country where the glories of nature are concentrated in this semi-desert oases. Spring water flows throughout the lodge to form beautiful water cascades and sparkle into the Uaso Nyriro River.The habitat for crocodiles . Unique to this area are reticulated giraffe,Grevy's zebra gerenuk,beisa orynx and the somali ostrich.There are also lions,cheetahs,elephants,buffalo,leopards,other big game and 100 species of birds.Dinner (B L D)  

DAY 06

After breakfast, all morning and afternoon game viewing in Samburu.This area is quite unique for its geography and also for its wildlife .We can expect to witness an abundance of wildlife here including the long necked gerenuk,Gervy's zebra and reticulated giraffe.Dinner ( B L D )

DAY 07

After breakfast , drive via Nyahururu Falls down into the Great Rift valley to lake Nkuru National Park ,famous for its thousands flamingos and other birds. After lunch enjoy a game drive through the park and a visit to the lake , Set on plateau on the Rift Valley,overlooking one of the world's greatest ornithological spectacles ,Lake Nakuru , stands Lion Hill Lodge it is beautifully landscaped with natural foliage and a startling variety of flower gardens.The panoramic view from the lodge reveals a shimmering pink glow across the lake , created by millions of flamingo,pelicans and Marabou Storks.The park is also a sanctuary for the rare black rhino, leopard, waterbuck and other species of birds.Dinner (BLD)

DAY 08

After breakfast , drive across the Rift Valley and south of the Masai MaraGame Reserve.The Mra is actually the northern tip of the famous Serengeti.During your afternoon game drive you may see all of the Big Five (lion,leopard,elephant,buffalo and rhino) as well as plains game such as giraffe , antelope and zebra.Dinner (B L D )

DAY 09

After breakfast, enjoy drives in Msai Mra Game Reserve Kenya's premier reserve ,home to huge numbers of plains games such as wildbeest zebras and gazelle as well as large populations of lions.The Mara river which runs through the reserve contains many hippo and crocodiles. Dinner (BLD)

DAY 10

After breakfast, after a morning game drive return to Nairobi. arrival, remainder of the day is at leisure and personal activities (B)

DAY 11

After breakfast , transfer by Global Gate Vacations to airport for flight to Cairo.Arrival met by Global Gate Vacations at Cairo airport and transferred to your hotel ( B )

DAY 12

After breakfast , transfer by Global Gate Vacations to cairo airport for your flight from cairo to Aswan(possibility of an optional excursion  to the mighty temple of Abu simbel by plane before starting your nile river cruise)(235$) upon arrival to Aswan  , transfer to your cruise ship , check-in to your elegant hotel boat in time for lunch .in the afternoon a special treat , board on a felucca and sail  to the other side of the nile  across the blue waters of the river.en route see the ancient nilometer on elephantine island , kitchener island' lush botanical gardens and the magnificent Agha Khan mausoleum on the left bank of the nile(B L D) 

DAY 13

After breakfast ,enjoy a magnificent full day to the high dam,the unfinished obelisk and the granite quarries then we visit the Isis temple  at Philae's island then board our luxury cruise ship, lunch. sail to Komombo to visit the temple of kom ombo built for the falcon & crocodile gods.sail to Edfu dinner (B L D)

DAY 14

After breakfast ,visit the egypt's best preserved cult temple of Horus you will travel from your cruise ship to temple by horse-drawn carriage .sail to luxor via Esna arrive luxor. dinner (B L D )

DAY 15

After breakfast,disembark the cruise ship to explore the west bank of the nile , visit the necropolis of Thebes , the colossi of Memnon , temple of queen hatshepsut , valley of the queens ,valley of kings, lunch on board ,evening free at leisure.enjoy an optional sound and light show at karnak temple (33$)(B L D ) 

DAY 16

After breakfast , disembark the cruise . visit the grand temple of luxor which dominates the town and the gigantic temple complex at karnak -visit- , the avenue of sphinxes which once streched between both temples luxor and karnak .Transfer to Luxor airport for flight back to Cairo ( B )

DAY 17

After breakfast  , transfer by Global Gate Vacations to Cairo airport for your homebound arrives the same day

TOUR FEATURES

Scheduled transatlantic flight  (round trip ticket NYC/Cairo/NYC)(air&land prices)

Scheduled flight Cairo/NAIROBI/Cairo (Air&Land Prices)

Intra-egypt flights from Cairo to Aswan & from Luxor to Cairo (Air & Land prices)

04 nights at a deluxe 05 stars hotel -cairo-

07 nights in Kenya (which 05 nights are on full board basis)

04 nights at a deluxe 05 stars cruise ship 

34 meals included.

All transfers in cairo,aswan , luxor  (Air&Land Prices)

Luxury touring cars

All drives in Kenya with professional experienced tour directors

Sightseeing as per itinerary

Professional tour directors escort you with local professional guides 

Included Sightseeing

GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA AND THE SPHINX , EGYPTIAN MUSEUM (KING TUTANKHAMUN'S TREASURES)

OLD COPTIC CAIRO , MUALLAKA CHURCH , BEN EZRA SYNAGOGUE 

SAFARI KENYA AND ADVENTURE (AS PER ITINERARY) 

ASWAN HIGH DAM , GRANITE QUARRIES , UNFINISHED OBELISKTEMPLE OF PHILAE

LUXOR WEST BANK ,VALLEY OF KINGS AND VALLEY OF QUEENS , LUXOR AND KARNAK TEMPLE

HOTELS

CAIRO - Mena House Oberoi or Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel

NILE CRUISE Sonesta Nile cruise

NAIROBI - Safari Park or Hilton Nairobi

SHABA RESERVES - Sarova Shaba Game Lodge

NAKURU - Lion Hill Lodge

MASAI MARA - Paradise

NOT INCLUDED

Airport taxes and September 11th security fees

Optional tours

Tips to guide and driver

All drinks on board of your cruise ship 

Cruise itinerary is subject to change

On occasion there may be  the possibility of a slight alternation in the itinerary due to the sailing conditions on the nile , domestic air schedule , religious holidays

In any case all included visits will be operated

For supplements from other US gateways (please refer to our reservation department)