From the Colosseum in Rome
To The Mighty Karnak in Luxor

Deluxe Tour of Egypt and the Nile
And a Foray into Italy - A 24 day Tour - Weekly : Apr-Oct
With a resort stay on the Red Sea . Including a 5 day Deluxe Nile Cruise

Ah, Combine Egypt and Italy!
Art, architecture, cuisine, history, sun, smiles and sprezzatura. No wonder it's among the world's most popular travel destinations. Italy's ties to the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean are long and deep. (Roman general Marc Antony wooed Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, after all.) So Travel in Style is offering several special tour programs to Italy. You can make Italy your primary destination, or combine an Italian interlude with visits to any of Travel in Style's other destinations. Either way, you'll Travel in Style! Italy is a must-see. 
For art lovers when in Rome , do not miss the " Centrale Montemartini ( Art Center Acea Montemartini) , with over 400 sculptures that are on display in one of Rome's early & historical power plants. The juxtaposition of unique pieces of ancient art as well as more recent industrial architecture is truly spectacular. Book Villas and Farm Houses in Sicily !

DAY 1 - DEPARTURE - Friday
JFK Passengers : We take off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, bound for Cairo . Leave any day ( Subject to availability of air space & Nile cruise). Fly : British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France or Swiss . Air add on is available from most major cities in the USA. For Boston : Please add:$300 , for Chicago, Miami, Houston : $350. Most West Coast cities : $ 400

DAY 2 - CAIRO -Saturday
Our Cairo staff greets you and escorts you through the excitement and hubbub of the terminal, and onward to your hotel. Grand Hyatt , Conrad or the Inter.Continental.

Traditional sweets await you, with our compliments. You'll have time to relax and unwind. Visa fee is included & issued upon arrival. Available only to American, Japanese , Canadian & EU citizens, your passport must be valid for at least 6 month beyond the date of arrival.

Private air condition car for your transfer. Private chauffeur
For Hotel upgrade in Cairo : Four Seasons or the Mena House Palace wing / Pyramid's view ( you may mix & match Cairo stay first stay at Four Seasons and return stay Mena House Palace Wing: please add: $489 for the total of 3 nights per person in double

DAY 3 - CAIRO- Sunday (BLD)
Private air condition car for your tour today . Private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist.

Your exploration of ancient Egypt begins today! We'll start after breakfast with the Egyptian Museum. Here you'll see the treasures of the ancient pharaohs: Mummies Hall is included , statuary, and precious stones and metals. Travelers have long come to Cairo just to gaze on these sights alone. But there's more, on we go to the Coptic & Jewish ancient quarter then the Royal Manial Palace of the former Crown Prince Mohamed Ali. After lunch Egyptian-style, we'll motor to the mysterious Sphinx and the Pyramids on the edge of Cairo.

Those who are fit and adventurous enough may wish to penetrate into the heart of the Great Pyramid, to the King's Chamber your ticket is included with our compliments (or the interior of Kephren Pyramid). Taking a camel ride (Included) is entirely your own choice!

Conclude a memorable day as we host you on a Nile dinner cruise complete with exotic Egyptian entertainment.

DAY 4 - LUXOR - Board your Nile Cruise - Monday (aBLD)
Early morning flight to Luxor, or Aswan , all transfers are on a private basis, always with an air conditioned car. A welcome fruit basket awaits you on board your Nile Cruise. Relax, unpack, and settle into your accommodations on board for the next four nights.


Private air condition car for your tour today . Private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist.

You'll tour the charming Luxor Museum. Then we'll set out overland to visit the Great Temple of Amon at Karnak, followed by the mighty Temple of Luxor. We'll return in time for afternoon tea. You'll have a chance to explore your ship before dinner, which tonight features an international buffet. Evening Karnak Sound & Light Show.

DAY 5 - LUXOR/ EDFU - Tuesday (BLD)
Private air condition car for your tour today . Private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist.
We'll cross the Nile to view an array of ancient splendors: the tomb chambers of the Valley of the Kings; the imposing tomb-temple of Queen Hatshepsut in the Valley of the Queens including Nefertari's Tomb;

On to the Colossi of Memnon. On to Edfu. Horse-drawn carriages meet us at riverside to take us through Edfu to the Temple of Horus, best-preserved in all of Egypt. Later, we'll cruise to Esna. Relax on deck or on your private terrace, and gaze at timeless Egypt. In the evening, we'll celebrate in Egyptian style, dressed in galabias ( A Galabia will be delivered to your cabin with our compliments), the galabia is the flowing national costume.
While you are on board the cruise, afternoon tea will be served daily on deck.

DAY 6 - EDFU, KOM OMBO, ASWAN - Wednesday (BLD)
Private air condition car for your tour today . Private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist.
At EDFU: Horse-drawn carriages meet us at riverside to take us to the Temple of Horus, best-preserved in all of Egypt. After our visit, we'll re-embark, and enjoy lunch while we proceed upriver. We'll disembark at Kom Ombo to explore the twin temples of Haroeris, the sun god, and Sobek, the crocodile god, then continue our voyage to Aswan, while we party after dinner.
Complimentary "Egyptian sweets" platter will be delivered to your cabin today with our compliments.

DAY 7 - ASWAN -Thursday (BLD)
Private air condition car for your tour today . Private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist.
After breakfast, we'll visit the dams at Aswan, including the High Dam, a modern wonder in this ancient land. At the ancient granite quarry, we'll see an obelisk left unfinished, then board a launch to visit the Temples of Philae, rescued from rising waters. Our farewell dinner is a buffet of Egyptian specialties, followed by a show featuring oriental performers, including, of course, a belly dancer.

DAY 8 -CAMEL CARAVAN/SAILING BOATS - Disembark - Friday (BLD)
Private air condition car for your tour today . Private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist.
After breakfast on board, we'll have the opportunity to experience Egypt at its most authentic, as we sail the Nile in a graceful Felucca, the age-old sailing vessel of the river. If you wish, try your hand at camel riding! We'll take a traditional caravan to enjoy tea with Nubian villagers. Check-out from the suite is after breakfast. Luggage will be sent to the Old Cataract (subject to availability ), or the Movenpick, then you return from the tour to check-in at the OLD Cataract. Afternoon High Tea included on the famous terrace over looking the Nile, where Agatha Christi wrote "Death On the Nile " Remainder of the day at leisure. Make sure you retire to bed early tonight, you leave tomorrow for Abu Simbel before sunrise

DAY 9 - ABU SIMBEL - Saturday (BLD)
Private air condition car for your tour today . Private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist.
Very early breakfast. Abu Simbel We've planned our visit to Abu Simbel to be a highlight of your Egyptian adventure. Rising before dawn, we drive along the shore of Lake Nasser, watching the sky lighten and the sacred sun rise above the horizon. We reach the great temples while the air is clean, clear and cool, and the sun's light still golden;just right for photographs.
In the larger temple, colossal figures of Ramses are seated with the gods and attended by his queen and daughters.
The smaller temple is dedicated to Queen Nefertari, who appears as Hathor, the goddess of love, joy and fertility, symbolized by the benevolent cow. We explore these fine temple by ourselves in the quiet of the morning, admiring their ancient aura and artistry, after which retire to a comfortable hotel for refreshments. Just as planeloads of visitors arrive to throng the temples we head fro Abu Simbel Airport to fly back to Cairo (Depending on flight confirmation lunch will be served either in Abu Simbel, or Cairo).

Back at Cairo airport, our local rep will assist with the connection to fly to Sharm El Sheikh .Private air condition car always for your transfers. We'll settle you into your Luxury hotel in Sharm : Sonesta , Hyatt, The Ritz Hotel or similar.

DAY 10 - Sharm El Sheikh - Sunday (BD)
Full days at leisure . Hit the water , or venture into the nearby Bedouin village to see how the local people live-as you like. Dinner is included daily on a complimentary basis at the hotel.

DAY 11 - Sharm El Sheikh - Monday(BD)
Full days at leisure . Hit the water , or venture into the nearby Bedouin village to see how the local people live-as you like. Dinner is included daily on a complimentary basis at the hotel.

DAY 12 - MOUNT SINAI - St. CATHERINE ( Santa Katarina / Catarina ) Monastery - Tuesday (BL)
Relax! This is one more day in "Paradise", enjoy the beach the Egyptian sun and maybe fishing , snorkeling or diving in the Red Sea. Or join us on a complimentary tour to Mount Sinai then in the cool before sunrise, we drive into the wilderness of Sinai, through which Moses led his people to the Promised Land. Our goal is the Monastery of St. Catherine, built on the site of the  burning bush  at the base of Mount Sinai. We tour the monastery, rich in history,icons and sacred paintings, returning to Sharm late in the evening. You must be in good physical condition if you wish to consider climbing Mt. Sinai. The climb is not recommended for those affected by heights.

DAY 13 -CAIRO - Wednesday (B)
Fly back to Cairo , transfers are always on a private basis.

DAY 14 - Cairo Fayoum - Thursday (BL)
On Desert Safari for the Day - Fayoum Oases - And you thought the Pyramids were old

The wilds of the desert begin right on the outskirts of Cairo, and continue for hundreds of miles to the east and west, through sands, rock, mountains, oases, and a surprising variety of scenery and inhabitants.

Join us for a day ranging across the desert like modern nomads. In place of camels, we’ll travel in comfortable, reliable four-by-four Toyota Land Cruisers. Your guide and drivers will meet you at your hotel, and soon you’ll leave bustling Cairo behind as you undertake the drive toward the Oasis of El Fayoum, 150 kilometers to the southwest. Hard as it is to believe, a great inland sea once covered these sands. It was a holy reserve of sacred crocodiles, symbolized by the god Sobek.

We’ll visit the temple of Kom Oshim, drive over ancient lake beds, and alongside the waters of today’s Fayoum Lake to reach the fishermen’s village of Chak Chouk. There we’ll stop for a lunch of fish caught fresh that morning. There will be time to wander the village lanes and discreetly watch the everyday activities of baking flatbread, irrigating crops from the lake’s waters, and bringing in the catch. We’ll also include the craft and pottery museum where the best works of local artisans are on display.

Then it’s into our four-by-fours again, for an off-road adventure! We’ll head alongside and across desert washes, between dunes, and over ancient lake beds for 35 kilometers to the Valley of the Whales ( In Arabic : Wadi-El-Hitan) . Incredibly, these great mammals once thrived - almost forty million years ago- in waters surrounded by sands. We’ll stop and gaze in amazement at their fossilized remains alongside smaller sea creatures that remain in stone.
This valley was discovered in 1936 , by the German geologist George Schweinfurth in the northwestern corner of Wadi El-Rayan.

The valley provides evidence of one of the major changes in this mammal evolution has been declared by the UNESCO to be a World Heritage Site. It is believed that these land based whales once had feet that may have helped them somewhat while ashore . A team from the University of Michigan discovered in the late 80's that these Zeuglodon whales did have rudimentary feet , this was a startling discovery , suggesting that whales of Wadi -El-Hitan had recently started living in water as well , these whales were not related to any of the whales we have today , rather a more slender body and may grow up to 75 feet long. Several skeletons of whales are exposed in the sand. George Schweinfurth named this extinct specie the Zeuglodon Isis Whales .In the evening, you’ll return to your hotel in Cairo. Land transportation in air-conditioned four-wheel-drive Toyota Land Cruiser with the services of driver and English-speaking driver. Lunch is included

DAY 15 - Cairo Rome - Friday (B)
Private air condition car for your transfer. Private chauffeur .Our Cairo-based staff escorts you to the airport, where you'll board your flight to Rome . Transfers are always included. Hotels are three stars for the Italian portion of the trip. Group tour in Italy : Grifone Hotel or similar 3 stars hotels

Day 17- Rome - Assisi - Siena - Florence - Saturday (B)
Early breakfast at the hotel.
Early morning, departure for ASSISI, the mystic town of Saint Francis still surrounded by ancient walls. Visit the Basilica of Saint Francis with its early Renaissance masterpieces by Giotto and Cimabue. Proceed on to SIENA, the beautiful medieval city renown for the Palio. Then on to FLORENCE. Dinner included at the hotel: Vesubio Hotel or similar 3 stars hotels .

Day 18- Florence - Sunday
Continental breakfast. Guided sightseeing tour of the cradle of the Renaissance. Visit the beautiful Piazza del Duomo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistery of St. John, the Academy of Fine Arts Gallery housing the "David" by Michelangelo, and Santa Croce, the 13th century Franciscan church with Cimabue's famous crucifix. Rest of the day at leisure for optional sightseeing or shopping. Dinner included at the hotel

Day 19 - Florence- Padua - Venice - Monday
Continental breakfast. Departure for PADUA, where you will visit the famous Cathedral of St. Anthony, guarded by Donatello's "Gattamelata". Continue on to VENICE, and upon arrival enjoy a guided walking tour of this unique city. You will see the Piazza and Basilica of St. Mark, the Doge's Palace, the Bridge of Sighs and the Prisons. Then visit a glass factory to see the molding of glass. Dinner included at the hotel:Hotel Dei Cavalieri or similar 3 stars

Day 20- Venice - Tuesday
Continental breakfast. Morning at leisure for optional tour to the islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello by motor launch or for shopping. Dinner included at the hotel

Day 21- Venice - Verona - Lake Garda - Milan - Wednesday
Continental breakfast. Departure to VERONA, the city of Romeo and Juliet, then a panoramic view of LAKE GARDA. Proceed to MILAN. Dinner included at the hotel: Alexander Hotel or similar 3 star hotels

Day 22- Milan - San Marino - Thursday
Continental breakfast. Panoramic tour of the city and then departure to San Marino via BOLOGNA, one of Italy's most important art cities. Visit this fascinating medieval town with its charming squares Piazza Maggiore and Piazza del Nettuno. Proceed to SAN MARINO, the world's smallest and oldest independent Republic, founded in the year 301, as a Christian sanctuary. Dinner included at the hotel: Titano Hotel or similar 3 stars hotels .

Day 23- San Marino Perugia- Rome - Friday
Continental breakfast. Departure to PERUGIA, the charming university town. Visit the impressing Cathedral and the Palazzo dei Priori. head back to Rome. and your hotel. Transfers are always included

Day 24 - Rome - JFK - Saturday
Continental breakfast. Transfer back to Rome Airport. Board your flight back to JFK. Bon Voyage

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