Name: Urban Intellectuals -The Egypt Experience (Cairo) Nov 14-22 2022
Start: 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Maximum Impact Travel

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Nov 14 - 22, 2022

Group size: 1 - 61

Urban Intellectuals -The Egypt Experience (Cairo) Nov 14-22 2022

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

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Maximum Impact Travel

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330 reviews

Nov 14 - 22, 2022

Group size: 1 - 61

Millennial mummies, mouthwatering food and thousands of histories are waiting: welcome to Egypt! Get to know this ancient civilization and wonder at some of humanity’s most impressive monuments. Enjoy breathtaking views over the Nile, the oldest Pyramids of the world and stories of treason and love. Ready for the trip of a lifetime?

In an effort to make your trip a streamlined process, Maximum Impact Travel offers extensive online trainings in preparation for your trip. Once you secure your deposit, you will be invited to participate in a series of online courses that will have you ready for your journey. You can view these courses at your convenience.

Ground Transportation
Ground transportation and domestic airfare in Egypt to and from scheduled destinations (does not include international airfare)
Hotel Accommodations
Double Occupancy OR Single Occupancy. Hotel upgrades available upon request. Additional fees will apply.
Admission To Activities
Admission to all planned itinerary activities are covered. Additional activities will be the responsibility of the client/guest.
Hotel Amenities
WiFi, Spa, Bar, Restaurant, Room Service, Fitness Center, Swimming Pool, Meeting Rooms, Air Conditioning, Wheelchair Accessible

Passport
The United States Postal Service offers passport services. passportvisaexpress.com is another recommended provider
Visa
You will need a valid Visa to enter. Please do not wait until the last minute to obtain your Visa. Some countries allow border-entry VISAS upon arrival. passportvisaexpress.com is a VISA provider
Vaccinations & COVID-19
Yellow Fever vaccine is not required when traveling from the U.S. For latest Covid-19 info, visit https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is highly recommended. Trip deposits and payments are non-refundable. Therefore, it is prudent to protect your investment. Insurance options travelguard.com or insuremytrip.com
Medical Travel Insurance
Medical travel insurance is highly recommended & different from travel insurance. Your domestic medical policy may not cover an international medical emergency. travelguard.com or insuremytrip.com
Gratuities
Gratuities are not included but strongly encouraged
Beverages
Beverages are not included with your meal. All of your beverages will be at an additional charge, this includes water, soda, juice, alcohol, etc.

Gold Level Double Occupancy (per person)

International airfare NOT included. Round trip Egypt domestic included.

Stay at 5* Deluxe Hotel/Cruise: Cairo Sheraton Hotel (or comparable) (deluxe partial Nile view) and Movenpick Royal Lotus Nile Cruise (cabin)

What’s included in the tour:

- Meet and greet service by our representatives at all airports

- Assistance during your stay

- All transfers in a modern air-conditioned vehicle

- Domestic flight ticket Cairo to Luxor and Aswan to Cairo - Economy class

- Abu Simbel tour by land

- Accommodation for 4 nights in Cairo, including room, breakfast and dinner

- Accommodation for 4 nights on 05 star Nile Cruise based on full board ( 3 Meals: Breakfast , Lunch & Dinner Open Buffet )

- All sightseeing in Cairo and Nile Cruise as mentioned in the itinerary are private tours (1 Tour guide per Bus )

- Lunch meals in Cairo at good quality restaurant

- Private English-speaking guide in Cairo

- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary (optional activities not included)

- 2 water Bottles in the Coach for every Tour

- All admission fees as mentioned above

- Portage when needed at airports

- All service charges and taxes

Not included:

- International airfare

- Entry visa to Egypt

- Personal spending during the trip (all beverages during meals, laundry, phone calls, etc.)

- Optional activities (visit to the inside of the pyramids, Tutankhamun’s tomb entry, others as indicated below)

ADDITIONAL INFO

VISA: Egypt entry visa for American citizens holding an ordinary passport is US$25 per person. Our team will contact you if this amount changes.

INSURANCE: We strongly advise all travelers to purchase international health insurance that would cover treatment for Covid-19.

FEES FOR OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Great Pyramid of Cheops entry fee: US$35 per person

Tutankhamun Tomb at Valley of the Kings entry fee: US$30 per person

Day 3 Culture Tour in Luxor: US$55 per person

Day 4 optional Hot air Balloon tour: US$140 per person

Quad Bike around the pyramids: US$75 per person for 1 hr

Camel ride around the pyramids: 30 minutes, US$50 per person

$4,385

Deposit: $199

Past Trip

Gold Level Single Occupancy (per person)

International airfare NOT included. Round trip Egypt domestic included.

Stay at 5* Deluxe Hotel/Cruise: Cairo Sheraton Hotel (or comparable) (deluxe partial Nile view) and Movenpick Royal Lotus Nile Cruise (cabin)

What’s included in the tour:

- Meet and greet service by our representatives at all airports

- Assistance during your stay

- All transfers in a modern air-conditioned vehicle

- Domestic flight ticket Cairo to Luxor and Aswan to Cairo - Economy class

- Abu Simbel tour by land

- Accommodation for 4 nights in Cairo, including room, breakfast and dinner

- Accommodation for 4 nights on 05 star Nile Cruise based on full board ( 3 Meals: Breakfast , Lunch & Dinner Open Buffet )

- All sightseeing in Cairo and Nile Cruise as mentioned in the itinerary are private tours (1 Tour guide per Bus )

- Lunch meals in Cairo at good quality restaurant

- Private English-speaking guide in Cairo

- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary (optional activities not included)

- 2 water Bottles in the Coach for every Tour

- All admission fees as mentioned above

- Portage when needed at airports

- All service charges and taxes

Not included:

- International airfare

- Entry visa to Egypt

- Personal spending during the trip (all beverages during meals, laundry, phone calls, etc.)

- Optional activities (visit to the inside of the pyramids, Tutankhamun’s tomb entry, others as indicated below)

ADDITIONAL INFO

VISA: Egypt entry visa for American citizens holding an ordinary passport is US$25 per person. Our team will contact you if this amount changes.

INSURANCE: We strongly advise all travelers to purchase international health insurance that would cover treatment for Covid-19.

FEES FOR OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Great Pyramid of Cheops entry fee: US$35 per person

Tutankhamun Tomb at Valley of the Kings entry fee: US$30 per person

Day 3 Culture Tour in Luxor: US$55 per person

Day 4 optional Hot air Balloon tour: US$140 per person

Quad Bike around the pyramids: US$75 per person for 1 hr

Camel ride around the pyramids: 30 minutes, US$50 per person

$5,095

Deposit: $199

Past Trip

Child Discount (ages 5 - 11) 40% off

40% off double occupancy rate. For children ages 5 through 11 accompanied by an adult. If a child is 11 years old at the time of registration and reaches their 12th birthday before or during the trip, the child will not be eligible to participate in the child discount rate.

$2,831

Deposit: $199

Past Trip

Great Pyramid of Cheops (per person)

$35

Tutankhamun Tomb (per person)

$30

Culture Tour in Luxor (per person)

$55

Hot Air Balloon Tour

$140

Quad Bike around the pyramid(per person)

$75

Camel ride at the pyramids (per person)

$50

Local flight Egypt - Minor 3 year old

$225

JOYLONE KATRICE MIXON

$570

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Day 1 - Arrival In Cairo
Day 1 - Arrival In Cairo
Arrival Day at the Hotel
Your Egyptian adventures start as soon as you get to Cairo International airport. Your tour manager will escort you to your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle. Once at your accommodation, they’ll help you check-in and review your itinerary. You’ll confirm pick-up times for the daily tours and have the rest of the day to wind down. Overnight in Cairo.

Hotel Amenities:

WiFi, Spa, Bar, Restaurant, Room Service, Fitness Center, Swimming Pool, Meeting Rooms, Air Conditioning, Wheelchair Accessible

Meals: Dinner, beverages not included.
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Day 2 – Giza Pyramids
Day 2 – Giza Pyramids
Giza Pyramids and Sphinx
Have a filling breakfast at your Cairo hotel and meet at 8AM to go to the Giza Plateau. Visit one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World: the Giza Pyramid Complex is vibrant with history and magic. Wonder at the Great Pyramid of Cheops, Pyramid of Chepren and the Pyramid of Menkaure with its valley temple, and overlook the valley by the Great Sphinx. You’ll have the chance to explores these amazing structures from within (optional activity) and later enjoy a scrumptious lunch at a good quality local restaurant. After a day of amazing views, we’ll go back to the hotel where you’ll spend the night.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, beverages not included.

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Day 3- Luxor & Nile
Day 3- Luxor & Nile
Luxor and the Nile East Bank
Today you’ll have an early hotel check-out at 4:30AM and go on a private shuttle to the Cairo airport to hop on a flight to Luxor. This mythical city has been the home of Emperors and Pharaohs for thousands of years! Here, you’ll explore the amazing Karnak Temple Complex, full of intricate sandstone columns, colossal statues and native palm trees. We’ll board our Egypt Nile cruise and enjoy a delicious lunch on board, overlooking the longest river in the world.

Meals: Breakfast box, lunch, dinner, beverages not included.
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Day 4 –Luxor West Bank
Day 4 –Luxor West Bank
Luxor West Bank, Valley of the Kings
After breakfast overlooking the Nile, you’ll go on an excursion to the mythical Valley of the Kings. This impressive monumental complex is the eternal resting place of 62 ancient Pharaohs and hundreds powerful nobles of Ancient Egypt. Visit the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut built in 1500 BCE: this masterpiece of ancient architecture is full of altars, shrines and halls waiting to be explored. Afterwards, we’ll head to the Colossi of Memnon to find these two statues guarding the city. As an optional activity, you can also visit Tutankhamun’s tomb (entrance fee not included). After lunch we’ll sail via Edfu, enjoying a leisurely dinner on the cruise where we’ll spend the night

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, beverages not included.
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Day 5 – Edfu / Kom Ombo
Day 5 – Edfu / Kom Ombo
Edfu / Kom Ombo
After breakfast on the cruise, we’ll visit the Temple of Edfu. This well-preserved monument from the Ptolemaic Kingdom was dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed God. After some exploring, we’ll sail to Kom Ombo to get to know the unique Temple of Sobek, where ancient Egyptians honored both Sobek and Horus.

After exploring the secrets of these mythical places, we’ll hop on the cruise again to continue our journey to Aswan. A delicious dinner will be served on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, beverages not included.
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Day 6 –Aswan Sightseeing
Day 6 –Aswan Sightseeing
Aswan Sightseeing including Nubian Museum and Nubian Village
After breakfast on Nile cruise, enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk, proceeding to the beautiful Temple of Philae, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. Also, a visit to the Nubian Museum and the Nubian Village (the other side of Movenpick are included). Dinner and overnight on board deluxe Nile Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, beverages not included.
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Day 7 - Abu Simbel
Day 7 - Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel tour and back to Cairo
After breakfast, we’ll say goodbye to the Nile Cruise and go on a day trip to Abu Simbel by land. You’ll take a private shuttle with AC that will take you to Abu Simbel, where we’ll explore the Great Temple of Ramses II and the small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari. These ancient structures have an amazing history: discovered in 1813, the UNESCO and the Egyptian government moved them in the 1960s to keep them safe from the construction of a dam. Wonder at these amazing monuments and explore the life of Ramses II and his favorite wife Queen Nefertari. After the visit you’ll take the shuttle back to Aswan and transfer to the airport to take a flight to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, beverages not included.
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Day 8 –Egyptian Museum
Day 8 –Egyptian Museum
Egyptian Museum tour in Tahrir
After a hearty breakfast at the hotel in Cairo, you’ll meet your guide at 9:30AM to take you to the Egyptian museum. Explore the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East and wonder at the largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities in the world. After touring the museum, we’ll enjoy a hot lunch at a good quality local restaurant. Spend the afternoon winding down at the hotel where you’ll have dinner. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, beverages not included.
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Day 9–The Adventure Ends
Day 9–The Adventure Ends
Travel Home
It's time to say goodbye to your Egyptian adventure. You will be taken to the airport for your departure. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you again on another Maximum Impact experience.

Meals: Breakfast, beverages not included.
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Day 1 - Arrival In Cairo

Arrival Day at the Hotel

Your Egyptian adventures start as soon as you get to Cairo International airport. Your tour manager will escort you to your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle. Once at your accommodation, they’ll help you check-in and review your itinerary. You’ll confirm pick-up times for the daily tours and have the rest of the day to wind down. Overnight in Cairo.

Hotel Amenities:

WiFi, Spa, Bar, Restaurant, Room Service, Fitness Center, Swimming Pool, Meeting Rooms, Air Conditioning, Wheelchair Accessible

Meals: Dinner, beverages not included.

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