By Rhonda Campbell
Egypt is one of the most visited countries in the world. The magnificent pyramids, expansive deserts, historic pharaoh tombs and monasteries are just a few of the sites that make Egypt naturally appealing. Reserve a tour for the best way to see the country.
Queen Nefertari Tour
The eight-day and seven-night Queen Nefertari Tour starts with your arrival at the Cairo International Airport. You will be greeted by a tour guide at the airport who assists you through customs and takes you to your four-star hotel in Cairo. On the second day of your tour, you will meet other tour guests and, under the guide of an Egyptologist, you will explore the Giza Plateau, the Sphinx and three pyramids. Midway through the tour, in Aswan, you will ride along the majestic Nile aboard a five-star cruise ship to the Philae Temple and the granite quarries. Near the end of the tour you will visit the Valley of the Kings, Colossi of Memnon, Citadel of Saladin and the Ben Ezra temple. Experienced multilingual tour guides will explain the history behind the artifacts, monuments and buildings that you'll explore. The tour covers an expansive area of Egypt with experienced multilingual guides, which makes it one of the best tours. Cost of the tour includes your hotel stay, a first-class ride on a sleeper train, the five-star cruise, meals and entrance fees to all museums and historic sites. Adult tour price per person is $490, and children between six and 12 years old pay $250. Children under three years old are free.
Queen Nefertari Tour
16 Mahmoud Bassiouni Street
Tahrir Square
Cairo, Egypt
011 (+20) 002 02 25781936
deltatoursegypt.com
Egyptian Odyssey Tour
The Egyptian Odyssey is a 15-day tour that takes you on a short camel ride from your hotel to the pyramids at Giza. You can walk inside and explore the pyramids of Khufu, Teti and Menkara. The Solar Boat Museum, Memphis, the Karnak Temple and the Tomb of Sennedjem are other places that you will visit. The tours are designed to arrive at popular historic landmarks and monuments during non-peak hours so that you can take your time exploring the sites before the crush of the large crowd of tourists. You will stay at historic five-star hotels like the Mena House and Old Winter Palace. Near the end of the first week of the tour, you will cross the mighty Nile River, visit the West Bank and explore the Temple of Rameses II, the 12th Dynasty Nobles Tombs and the Nubia Museum. The tour closes with an exploration of Old Cairo. While there you will learn about the region's Christian and Jewish past from experienced bilingual tour guides. Designed to allow you longer stays at historic sites, the tour provides an in-depth exploration of monuments rather than rushing you through each site in a single hour. Cost of the tour includes hotel, tour guides and entrance fees for museums and historic sites. A single ticket cost $4,995. Prices do not include roundtrip airfare which typically costs about $1,000 per person from New York City to Egypt.
Egyptian Odyssey Tour
7110 Old Farm Road
Littleton, Colorado 80128
(888) 932-2230
museum-tours.com/tours/eo/eo.htm
Cradle of History Tour
Cradle of History is an 11-day tour that starts at the Cairo International Airport. For over 25 years, a team of Egyptian history experts have designed these expansive tours. Upon arrival, a bilingual tour guide will greet you and escort you to your hotel. During the tour some of the places that you will visit are Memphis, Alexandria, the Egyptian Museum, Mount Sinai and Saint Catherine. You will also take a five-star cruise down the majestic Nile River on a three-tiered ship. While on the cruise ship you can dine, swim, enjoy live music and learn about historic landmarks as you amble down the world's largest river. The Karnak and Luxor temples, the Roman Amphitheatre, Kom Ombo, the High Dam and Agha Khan Mausoleum are other historic sites that you will explore. Hotels that you will stay at provide four- and five-star accommodations. Cost of the tour is $1104 per person and includes hotel stay, meals, entrance to most historic sites, an experienced tour guide and airport pick-up and drop-off service.
Cradle of History Tour
165 Avenue Road
Toronto Ontario Canada M5R 3S4
(800) 848-8163
roadtoegypt.com
About the Author:
Rhonda Campbell is an entrepreneur, radio host and author. She has more than 17 years of business, human resources and project management experience and decades of book, newspaper, magazine, radio and business writing experience. Her works have appeared in leading periodicals like "Madame Noire," "Halogen TV," "The Network Journal," "Essence," "Your Church Magazine," "The Trenton Times," "Pittsburgh Quarterly" and "New Citizens Press."
