Egypt 4-Day Small-Group Tour: Aswan + Luxor (Cruise Route | Arrive in Aswan, Depart from Luxor)

【Inclusions】

1. Meals: During the three-night cruise, buffet breakfast + buffet dinner + buffet dinner are included.

2. Cruise: Double-occupancy cabin on the star-rated cruise ship listed in the itinerary (standard arrangement is two guests per room; a single-room supplement applies if you require a single room). Reference cruise ships: M/S Zeina, Mahrousa, Magic, Semeramise, or another five-star cruise ship of the same class.

3. Attractions: Admission to the first entrance gate of the attractions listed in the itinerary (excluding secondary admission tickets within scenic areas and personal expenses. The order of sightseeing and stop durations shown in the itinerary are for reference only. Our company reserves the right to adjust the order of attractions according to local weather, traffic, and other conditions. Actual stop durations will be subject to the specific itinerary arrangements.)

4. Transportation: Tour vehicle during the itinerary, with a foreign-language-speaking driver; one seat guaranteed per person.

5. Guide: Egyptian Chinese-speaking guide or English-speaking guide plus Chinese interpretation (Egyptian Chinese-speaking guides do not provide airport pick-up or drop-off or hotel transfers. A company assistant will provide airport and hotel transfers. No guide or vehicle is included during free time.)

【Exclusions】

1. Tips for our company's driver, guide, and assistant: €40 per person (mandatory; payable together with the tour fee in advance); cruise tips: US$3 per person per night × 3 nights; horse carriage tip: US$1; plus luggage-handling and other tips.

2. Egypt visa on arrival: US$36 per person (payable at the airport or apply independently in advance).

3. Single-room supplement

4. Overseas travel accident insurance

5. Airfare and items not mentioned under what is included

[Helpful Tips]

1. Adults and children pay the same price for this product (cruise cabins are small, there are no triple rooms, and extra beds cannot be arranged; children are therefore recommended to occupy their own bed).

2. This is an international join-in tour operated locally in Egypt. Room sharing is currently unavailable, so solo travelers must pay the single-room supplement.

3. If guests are late or miss an itinerary activity for personal reasons, they will be considered to have voluntarily forfeited that activity. This cannot be used as grounds to cancel the tour or request a refund. This product is also sold as a package, so no refunds are available for individual activities that are canceled.

4. The itinerary may be temporarily adjusted or reordered due to weather, traffic, religious or safety-related reasons. Visit times are subject to arrangements by the local guide. Please cooperate accordingly.

5. As this is a join-in tour, you will share vehicles with other passengers, and vehicles and guides may change during the tour. As the itinerary is fixed, requests for last-minute changes are not accepted. If you would like a flexible itinerary or extra time at certain attractions, we recommend booking a private tour to suit your travel needs.

6. For guests on the same booking or traveling together, our company provides only one complimentary airport pick-up within 24 hours. Additional transfer services will incur an extra charge.

7. Cruise ships and hotels usually allow check-in only after 14:00. If your flight arrives before 14:00, we will coordinate with the hotel to store your luggage at the front desk first. Once your room is ready, the hotel will let you check in as soon as possible, so there is no need to worry.

8. This tour requires a minimum of 2 participants. As Egypt has entered its peak travel season and cruise ship space is very limited, please confirm availability before booking.

Optional Activities in Egypt

City

Optional activities

Included services and activities

Price per person

(USD)

Luxor

Valley of the Kings + Hatshepsut Temple

(Approximately 2–3 hours, minimum 2 people)

According to legend, Luxor is divided into the East Bank and the West Bank: the East Bank is where the living reside, while the West Bank is where the dead reside. Take a motorboat to the West Bank of the Nile. The Valley of the Kings contains more than 60 ancient royal tombs; afterward, visit the Queen’s Temple.

Includes: transportation + guide fee + entrance ticket + service fee

USD 80

Luxor Hot Air Balloon

(Approximately 1 hour + 1 hour of driving)

(minimum 1 person)

[The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority has decided to suspend all hot-air balloon flights in Luxor from June 1 to August 31. Please take note!]

Depart at around 4:30 a.m. (once booked, the cost is non-refundable except in the event of bad weather). Travel by vehicle to the meeting point, then transfer to a hot-air balloon for a bird’s-eye view of Luxor, the world’s largest open-air museum. If you’re lucky, you may see Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple, the Temple of Hatshepsut, and the Valley of the Kings, as well as beautiful desert oasis fields in shades of yellow and green and the magnificent early-morning scenery.

Includes: transportation + attraction entrance fee + service fee

USD 125

Aswan

Nubian Village

(Approximately 2 hours, minimum 2 people)

The Nubians have lived in the desert for thousands of years and were once an ancient people who built a highly developed civilization. Take a small ferry across the Nile to a Nubian village, a sea of color where the exterior walls of every house are painted in a variety of hues. Together with the lush green fields and swaying date palms in the distance, they create a vivid, harmonious scene.

Includes: transportation + boat ticket + home visit fee + entrance fee + service fee

USD 60

Abu Simbel Temples

(Including approximately 8–9 hours of round-trip driving)

(minimum 2 people)

Depart at around a.m. Built between 1300 and 1233 BC, this large rock-cut temple was constructed by Ramesses II of Egypt’s Nineteenth Dynasty during the New Kingdom, and is now 3,300 years old. It is also one of the best-preserved monuments from the era of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom. Abu Simbel and many monuments downstream as far as Philae Island form part of the Nubian Monuments, designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Includes: long-distance transportation + guide fee + entrance fee + service fee

USD130

Temple of Philae

(Approximately 2 hours, minimum 2 people)

Take a traditional local boat to the Temple of Philae. The Temple of Isis was built on the ruins of an ancient pharaonic temple by Ptolemy II Philadelphus (who reigned from 274 BC to 264 BC) to honor Isis, the goddess of life.

Includes: transportation + guide fee + entrance fee + boat ticket + service fee

USD 60

Notes:

1. All optional activities are recommended or suggested only. Participation is voluntary and at the traveler’s own expense.

2. To ensure your safety during your trip in Egypt, please do not go out or take part in activities on your own with anyone who is not affiliated with the receiving travel agency.

Changes and cancellation policy

All expenses are prepaid in advance. Therefore, if travelers cancel after registering for personal reasons, a cancellation fee will apply. The cancellation terms are as follows:

1) Cancellations made 29–15 days before the group’s departure incur a cancellation fee of 10% of the tour price.

2) Cancellations made 14–7 days before the group’s departure incur a cancellation fee of 20% of the tour price.

3) Cancellations made 6–4 days before the group’s departure incur a cancellation fee of 50% of the tour price.

4) Cancellations made 1–3 days before the group departure date will incur a cancellation fee of 60% of the tour price.

5) Cancellations on the day of departure will incur a cancellation fee of 80% of the tour price.

6) Please note: For bookings that include domestic flights in Egypt, tickets will be booked immediately once payment is made. If you cancel, the flight cost, including any flight surcharge, is non-refundable!

Tour Information

[Helpful Tips]

Special note: Guests who are in Egypt over New Year’s Eve (December 31) will incur an additional gala dinner charge (depending on the hotel, estimated at USD 50–100 per person). Please confirm this again before booking. Thank you for your cooperation!

1. This product’s prices apply only to Chinese passport holders (including Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) and ethnic Chinese with foreign passports. The Black and White Deserts are the same price for adults and children. For the rest of the itinerary, children under 10 who do not occupy a bed pay 70% of the adult price; children occupying a bed pay the adult price.

2. This is an international join-in tour operated locally in Egypt. Room sharing is currently unavailable, so solo travelers must pay the single-room supplement.

3. If guests are late or miss an itinerary activity for personal reasons, they will be considered to have voluntarily forfeited that activity. This cannot be used as grounds to cancel the tour or request a refund. This product is also sold as a package, so no refunds are available for individual activities that are canceled.

4. The itinerary may be temporarily adjusted or reordered due to weather, traffic, religious or safety-related reasons. Visit times are subject to arrangements by the local guide. Please cooperate accordingly.

5. As this is a join-in tour departing from Cairo, you will share vehicles with other passengers. Vehicles and guides may change during the tour. As the itinerary is fixed, requests for last-minute changes are not accepted. If you would like a flexible itinerary or extra time at certain attractions, we recommend booking our private tour to suit your travel needs.

6. For guests on the same booking or traveling together, we provide one complimentary airport pickup and drop-off service within a 24-hour period. Additional transfer requests will incur an extra charge.

7. Hotel check-in is generally available only after 14:00 on the day of arrival. If your flight arrives before 14:00, we will coordinate with the hotel to store your luggage at the front desk first. Once your room is ready, the hotel will let you check in as soon as possible. Please don't worry.

8. This tour requires a minimum of 2 participants. Egypt is now in peak tourist season, and cruise, hotel and domestic flight availability is very limited. Please confirm availability before registering.

[Disclaimer]

1. No refund will be given if you leave or drop out of the tour midway for personal reasons.

2. If the China National Tourism Administration or the Chinese government has not issued an official travel warning, a cancellation request based on a traveler’s personal perception that the destination is unsafe will be considered invalid. If you cancel your tour, the applicable fees will be deducted according to the cancellation policy in this document.

3. If the hotel is unable to provide the room we booked due to reasons of its own (such as being fully booked or equipment failure), we will make every effort to help guests check in to a hotel of the same class, but will not cover any additional costs incurred. If the replacement hotel is not of the same class, the price difference will be settled accordingly, with any overpayment refunded or shortfall collected.

4. We are not responsible for any additional expenses resulting from force majeure (such as flight/train delays, cancellations or schedule changes, war, government policies, strikes, severe weather or tsunamis). If force majeure delays the itinerary or makes it impossible to visit a certain attraction, we reserve the right to adjust the itinerary as appropriate.

5. The eligible age range for joining the tour is 6–65. Guests outside this range who still wish to join must sign a liability waiver.

6. We are currently unable to accept pregnant guests, nursing infants, guests with conditions that may cause sudden illness such as heart disease or high blood pressure, or guests who have recently undergone surgery. Thank you for your understanding.

[Egypt Travel Information]

Helpful Information

1. Time difference: Egypt observes daylight saving time and standard time. Daylight saving time runs from April to October, when Egypt is 5 hours behind Beijing; standard time runs from November to March of the following year, when Egypt is 6 hours behind Beijing.

2. Egypt is generally safe, but please take care of your personal belongings and documents. Do not display large amounts of cash or other valuables in public.

3. During the tour, please stay with the group and follow the guide’s arrangements. When leaving the hotel, it is best to take a card from the front desk with the hotel address and phone number in case you get lost; traveling with others is also recommended;

1. Please bring any medications you normally use, in case they are needed. If you need to take medication long-term for conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stomach problems, or diabetes, bring enough medication and your doctor's prescription, just in case;

2. Chinese Embassy in Egypt: Address: 14 Bahgat Aly Street, Zamalek, Cairo

Tel: (00202) 7361219 / (00202) 27363556 Fax: (00202) 7359459

3. Egypt emergency and police numbers: Police: 122; Fire: 125; Tourist Police: 3906028; Medical emergency: 123

Arrival and departure

Important notes

1. Checked baggage:

(1) International flights generally allow one checked bag free of charge (weighing no more than 20 kg, with total dimensions not exceeding 269 cm) and one piece of carry-on luggage (with total dimensions not exceeding 115 cm);

(2) Do not pack cash, cameras, laptops, or other valuables in checked baggage, and keep your baggage claim ticket;

(3) Liquids, creams, gels, and similar items should be checked in whenever possible. If not checked in, place them in containers of no more than 100 ml and put them in a clear, resealable plastic bag for airport security screening;

2. Customs regulations:

(1) Currency: China Customs limits the amount of currency that may be taken out of China to RMB 20,000 and foreign currency equivalent to USD 5,000;

(2) Electrical appliances: Large appliances must be declared in advance when taken out of the country, such as video cameras, professional cameras with zoom lenses, and computers;

3. Entry into Egypt:

(1) Bringing drones into the country is prohibited!

(2) The airport pickup assistant at Cairo Airport will help you clear customs. Assistants generally do not speak Chinese and speak only English;

(3) Entry procedures for Egypt are simple: passport (valid for more than 6 months) + entry card (provided on the plane) + visa slip (purchased after arrival);

Weather and Clothing

1. Daytime temperatures in Egypt are high and UV rays are strong. Please bring sunglasses, sunscreen, a sun umbrella, sun-protective clothing, etc.;

2. There is a large temperature difference between day and night, and evenings can be relatively cool. Be sure to bring a warm jacket or sweater.

3. In summer, wear loose-fitting, breathable, light-colored clothing as much as possible. In winter, bring a thick coat to keep warm;

4. Weather website: http://www.worldweather.cn/tu/tuindex.htm

Communications

1. To call China from Egypt, dial 0086 + the three-digit area code + the phone number. For example, to call Shenzhen: 0086 + 755 + 12345678. To call a local number in Egypt, dial 0020 + the city area code + the phone number.

2. To make calls outside the hotel from your room, contact the front desk to activate the service. Hotel calls are relatively expensive.

3. Mobile phones with China Mobile international long-distance and roaming services enabled can be used directly.

To call a mobile phone, dial 0086 + recipient's mobile number (e.g., 00861390…….)

To call a landline, dial 0086 + area code + recipient's number (e.g., 0086+75525851744)

Power outlets

Egypt uses European-style two-round-pin power outlets. We recommend purchasing a universal travel adapter.

Dining

1. We recommend bringing some spicy condiments, such as chili sauce or pickled mustard stems. Tea is not provided with local meals.

2. Most restaurants do not allow guests to bring their own alcoholic drinks. Alcoholic drinks and other beverages are not included in meal prices; if you would like any, please pay for them separately on site.

3. When dining at a buffet, please take food courteously and do not waste it;

4. To avoid discomfort from unfamiliar food or stomach problems, please drink bottled water and avoid eating food sold by street vendors.

Accommodation

1. Hotels are generally locally rated five-star. As Egypt’s level of economic development is far below China’s, their standards are broadly equivalent to four-star hotels in China.

2. Hotels do not provide disposable items such as slippers, toothbrushes, or toothpaste;

3. Mains electricity in major cities is 220 volts, and outlets use European round-pin plugs;

4. Tap water is not safe to drink. Hotels generally do not provide electric kettles. If you need hot water, you may bring your own kettle or ask staff to bring you hot water (a tip of around USD 1 per pot is required).

During the trip

Important notes

1. Travel by road: Journeys between major cities are long. We recommend bringing some snacks. Travelers prone to motion sickness should bring motion sickness medication.

2. Safety: Take good care of your valuables and documents, and keep valuables with you at all times;

3. Transportation: Cairo traffic is very congested, and traffic jams are common. Traffic conditions in other cities are generally good. Travel from Aswan to Luxor and the Red Sea must be reported to the local transport bureau in advance, and departures must be at the designated time. Please gather promptly.

Sightseeing

1. Egypt is a country with a long history. The main reason to visit Egypt is to experience its history and culture. Learning about the country’s history and culture before departure will make your trip even more rewarding.

2. Attractions such as the pyramids, the Valley of the Kings, and the Red Sea are sandy. For ease of walking, we recommend not wearing high heels;

3. At the Pyramids, many locals may offer camel rides, take your photo, or ask to take a photo with you, claiming that it is free. Do not believe them; afterward, they will ask tourists for a large tip;

4. The guide may adjust the itinerary as needed, provided no attractions are omitted. If weather, traffic jams, strikes or other force majeure events prevent visits to attractions on the itinerary, the travel agency reserves the right to change the attractions or refund the loss after your return, based on the ticket price.

Expenses

1. Specialty products: papyrus paintings, perfume oils, spices, glassware, copperware, crystal, cotton goods, carpets, dates, etc.

2. Reference exchange rates: US$1 = EGP 49; RMB 1 = EGP 7

3. Currencies in circulation: US dollars and Egyptian pounds. Some tourist shops accept international credit cards; RMB is not accepted;

4. Public restrooms in Egypt charge a fee of EGP 10–20. Please bring small change.

Tipping

1. Tipping is customary abroad, and giving a tip is also a courtesy.

2. If you request extra service from staff at a hotel, restaurant, or other venue, it is best to leave a tip, generally about US$1;

3. We recommend bringing small items such as cooling balm and pens, as locals often ask Chinese visitors for these items.