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Greece & Egypt |
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Greek Island & Nile Cruise |
16 Days from $3809 Including Airfare
3 Nights Athens, 4 Day Greek island Cruise,
3 Nights Cairo & 5 Day Nile Cruise

The
Pyramids at sunset, Giza

DAY 1, FRI – USA:
Depart USA for an overnight flight to Athens. (D,B)
DAY
2, SAT – ATHENS:
Arrive Athens. A Homeric representative welcomes
you to Greece and transfers you to your hotel. Rest
of the day at leisure.
DAY
3, SUN – ATHENS:
After breakfast at your hotel, board your motor
coach for your sightseeing tour of Athens. See
the Acropolis and its on-site museum, the Greek
Orthodox Cathedral, Temple of Olympian Zeus and
much more. Afternoon at leisure. (B)
DAY
4, MON – ATHENS / PIRAEUS / MYKONOS:
After breakfast, transfer to Piraeus to board the
4-day cruise. Arrive Mykonos, known for the
hundreds of chapels that dot the island, in the late
afternoon. (B,L,D)
DAY 5, TUE – KUSADASI / PATMOS:
Arrive Kusadasi and take an optional excursion to
the ancient city of Ephesus. Arrive at Patmos, the
island where St. John the Divine wrote the Book of
Revelation. The optional excursion will take you to
the Monastery and Cave. (B,L,D)
DAY 6, WED – RHODES:
The next port-of-call is Rhodes where you’ll spend
the full day. Enjoy the optional excursion to the
city
of Rhodes, Museum and the rocky Acropolis of
Lindos to visit the Temple of Athena. (B,L,D)
DAY
7, THU – HERAKLION / SANTORINI:
Arrive Heraklion, the capital of Crete, early
morning.Take an optional excursion to the city of Heraklion, Museum and the Palace of King Minos at Knossos. Sail on to Santorini. Take an optional excursion to
the excavation site at Akrotiri where recent Minoan
excavations support the theories that Santorini
might
be the fabled lost continent of Atlantis. (B,L,D)
DAY
8, FRI – PIRAEUS / ATHENS:
Disembark after breakfast and transfer to your
hotel. Day at leisure for shopping or additional
sightseeing. (B)
DAY
9, SAT – ATHENS / CAIRO:
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to your
hotel for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival in
Cairo, youwill be met and transferred to your
hotel. (B)
DAY 10, SUN – CAIRO:
After breakfast begin a fill day tour visiting
the
Egyptian Museum. Afternoon tour of the Citadel of
Saladin, the Mosque of Mohamed Ali, Old Cairo’s
Coptic church and the century-old Ben Ezra
Synagogue. Tonight you will attend the spectacular
Sound & Light show at the Pyramids. (B)
DAY 11, MON – CAIRO / LUXOR / NILE CRUISE:
After breakfast you will fly to Luxor where you
will
be met and transferred to your Nile cruise ship for
embarkation. Visit the valley of the Kings, the
Valley of the Queens and the Temple of
Hatshepsut. Dinner on board. (B,L,D)
DAY
12, TUE – NILE CRUISE:
This morning, visit the Temple of Karnak and Luxor
Temple. Return to the ship for a buffet lunch.
Sail to Esna. (B,L,D)
DAY
13, WED – NILE CRUISE:
After breakfast sail to Edfu, where you will visit the 2000 year
old, well preserved Temple of Horus. Return to the ship
for buffet lunch. Sail to Komombo. (B,L,D)
DAY
14, THU - NILE CRUISE:
This morning visit Komombo Temple and sail to
Aswan. After lunch visit the High Dam, the Old
Dam, the Granite Quarries and the temple of
Philae. (B,L,D)
DAY 15, FRI – NILE CRUISE / ASWAN / CAIRO:
Disembark after breakfast and transfer and visit
the Botanical Gardes by Felucca. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival in
Cairo
where you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
(B)
DAY 16, SAT – CAIRO / USA:
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International
Airport
for your return flight home. Arrive same day.
(B)
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• Round trip airfare
New
York/Athens/ Cairo/Athens/New
York.
• Fuel Surcharge of
$190.
• 3 Nights accommodation in
Athens.
• Breakfast daily in Athens.
• 4 day cruise to the Greek Islands
and Turkey including
all meals.
Inside cabin, two lower beds.
• Athens city
sightseeing tour.
• 3 Nights accommodation in Cairo.
• Breakfast daily in Cairo.
• One full day sightseeing in Cairo,
including lunch.
• 5 day/4 night Nile Cruise.
Accommodations in deluxe, air-
conditioned
cabins. All meals and
shore excursions
included.
• All transfers as per itinerary.
• Hotel taxes and service charges.
• Porterage of one suitcase per
person.
• Assistance at the airport by our
Homeric
Representative.
• Homeric “Hospitality Hours” at
our Athens
hotel.
• 24 Hour “Emergency” Hotline.
• USTOA $1 Million Consumer
Protection Guarantee.
• Sound & Light
show at the
Pyramids. |
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DATES & PRICES
Greece & Egypt departs
Fridays from
USA.
Airfares are based on departures from
New York.
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2008 |
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ATHENS:
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PARK/
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INTERCONTINENTAL
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CAIRO:
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RAMSES HILTON
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CAIRO MARRIOTT&
OMAR KHAYYAM CASINO/ |
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MAR 7 |
$3942 |
4192 |
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MAR 14, 21 |
4022 |
4262 |
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MAR 28 |
3802 |
4012 |
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APR 4, 11, 18, 25 |
4002 |
4232 |
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MAY 2, 9 |
4122 |
4392 |
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MAY 16, 23, 30 |
4642 |
4912 |
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JUN 6, 13, 20, 27 |
4642 |
4912 |
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JUL 4, 11, 18, 25 |
4642 |
4902 |
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AUG 1,8,15,22 |
4442 |
4682 |
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AUG 29 |
4302 |
4562 |
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SEP 5 |
3992 |
4262 |
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SEP 12, 19 |
4212 |
4482 |
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SEP 26 |
4332 |
4572 |
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OCT 3, 10, 17 |
4332 |
4572 |
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OCT 24 |
4102 |
4352 |
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OCT 31 |
3972 |
4262 |
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NOV 7 |
3972 |
4262 |
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SINGLE SUPPL |
1551-1716 |
1870-2046 |
Prices
are per person, based on double/triple occupancy.
Air inclusive prices do not include up to $190
in government taxes and fees, including the September 11 Security
Fee, $42 cruise fuel surcharge and are current as of the printing of our 2008 Greece brochure.
Port taxes of $90 are additional. Attractive
cabin upgrades are available.
Hotels featured above may be substituted according
to availability.
Additional nights in
Istanbul and Athens are available upon request.
AIRPORT TRANSFERS:
Included if Homeric Tours issues the International
tickets.
LAND ONLY DEDUCTION:
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Date |
Price |
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Nov 1 - Mar 31 |
$610 |
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Apr 1 - Jun 15 |
$760 |
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Jun 16 - Aug 31 |
$1143 |
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Sep 1 - Oct 31 |
$893 |
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