9 days tour

Mykonos Explorer Tour

$ 1,699 .00 USD

Total price per person

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Mykonos Explorer Tour

This tour includes:

Guide

Professional English-speaking tour guide/ Egyptologist for all sightseeing tours

Transport

Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle

Meals

8 Breakfasts 2 Lunches 3 Dinners

Others

Transfer - Inbound - Cairo - Cairo International Airport (CAI) Transfer - Outbound - Cairo - Cairo International Airport (CAI) Overnight sleeper train - Cairo to Aswan Overnight sleeper train - Luxor to Cairo Tips except driver, guide and felucca crew   Highlights :- Cairo - Egyptian Museum, Old City Historial Areas - UNESCO Heritage site, Giza Pyramids - UNESCO Heritage site, Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), The Sphinx Aswan - Nubian Village (Lunch), Temple of Philae Felucca Sailing Edfu Temple of Horus Luxor - Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut Temple, Medinat Habu, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak Temple Cairo - Khan el-Khalili Bazaar

Accommodation

Total - 8 nights in 5 star, Private Twin Berth Cabin & Felucca twin share accommodation.  1 night - 5 star - Cairo - Cairo Sheraton / Crowne Plaza West Cairo-Arkan  1 night - Private Twin Berth Cabin - Between Cairo - Aswan - Sleeper Train  1 night - 5 star - Aswan - Tolip Hotel  1 night - Felucca - On the Nile - Aswan - Luxor - Felucca  2 nights - 5 star - Luxor - Steigenberger Nile Palace Hotel  1 night - Private Twin Berth Cabin - Between Luxor - Cairo - Sleeper Train  1 night - 5 star - Cairo - Cairo Sheraton / Crowne Plaza West Cairo-Arkan Single Rooms are available with payment of the โ€™Single Supplementโ€™

Not included:

Insurance

Insurance is not included

Optional

Cairo Cairo city tour - This half day guided tour of Cairo tour begins with Islamic areas including the Citadel of Saladdin, boasting the famous Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali. Then we head onto the Coptic area of Cairo where the Romans constructed the fortress of Babylon. The church of St. Mary was built over the ruins of two towers of the fortress whilst it is more commonly known as the Hanging Church next stop is St. Sergius which is said to be the resting place of the Holy Family. The tour finishes with time exploring the Khan-el-Khalili bazaar. - USD 49 Saqqara, Memphis & Dashour - This half day guided tour on the outskirts of Cairo tour provides more insight into the history and evolution of pyramid building, and of the Egyptian civilisation. Our tours are based in the area of ancient Memphis, a former capital of Egypt. Our tour is based in the area of ancient Memphis, a former capital of Egypt. First weโ€™ll visit Saqqara, a huge desert necropolis which was built for the kings and nobles of the Old Kingdom. Here we see Zoserโ€™s โ€™stepโ€™ pyramid and the adjacent Imhotep museum where we learn more about Memphis and the history of the region. Next we head to Dashour to see one of the next attempts at pyramid building. Dashourโ€™s moniker of the โ€™bent pyramidโ€™ shows they still had a bit to learn, but this is a fascinating site and the pyramid still has much of its original limestone cladding. Weโ€™ll then return you to your hotel. - USD 79 Alexandria day trip - A visit to the colonnial city of Alexandria on the Mediterranean. A comprehension full day tour to the Pearl of the Mediterranean, Alexandria. Alexandria is about 2.5 hours north of Cairo on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. This city is the second largest in Egypt and this full day tour will include the Roman amphitheatre with its twelve semi-circular marble tiers, the Catacombs of Kom al-Shoqafa which is the largest Roman cemetery in Alexandria, Pompeyโ€™s Pillar, Fort Qaitbey (from outside, the famous modern library before returning to Cairo. If time allows you can tour inside Fort Qaitbey (entrance fee extra and we may also visit the Montazah Palace gardens. Lunch at a seafood restaurant is included. - USD 119 Cairo - Aswan flight - Instead of catching the 12 hour overnight sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan a domestic flight is available. - USD 159 Luxor Hot air balloon flight - In the morning from Luxor there is the option of a spectacular sunrise hot air balloon flight over the West bank of the Nile. This popular optional tour starts early in the morning so that you experience the sunrise over the Valleys of the Kings & Queens, temples and desert. We endeavour to use the earliest flights of the day as they are timed to fit with the rising sun, this means that times may vary. You get around 1 hour in the air. (expect an early start to catch sunrise as the balloon rises. - USD 119 Luxor-Cairo flight - Instead of catching the 9 hour overnight sleeper train from Luxor to Cairo a domestic flight is available. - USD 159 Aswan Abu Simbel overland tour - From Aswan an optional visit to the UNESCO world heritage site of Abu Simbel, built by Ramses II. This is an amazing site that was completely dismantled and rebuilt when Lake Nasser was flooded. We travel overland and return to Aswan by midday. We have a guided tour with one of our Egyptologists and some free time before we drive back to Aswan (approx. 3 hours drive each way, with around 2 hours at the temples. All transfers, guide, and entrance fees are included. - USD 99 Luxury 3-night Nile cruise upgrade: Twin/Double cabin USD 229 per person Single cabin USD 339 Peak Season: Twin/Double cabin USD 309 per person Single cabin USD 479 If you would prefer some more comfort and luxury than the felucca, then you can upgrade to one of the Nileโ€™s famous cruise boats. You join the boat in Aswan and spend 3 nights on board. Sightseeing tours in Aswan and Luxor are done with the main group, but you visit the temples at Edfu and Komombo with the on-board Egyptologist. On board you enjoy the comfort of an en-suite AC cabin, a restaurant, bar, sun-deck, shop and plunge pool. All meals (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners are included. Drinks are not included but may be purchased on board. No cruise upgrade available on 28 Dec departure. This upgrade is subject to availability

Flights

International flights are not included

Others

Visas, border or port taxes Hotel gala dinners (if charged by the hotels on 24 & 31 Dec, see โ€™Notesโ€™ section) Egypt Tipping kitty (allow US$60) Suggested optional activities Entrance fees Compulsory Travel Insurance

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Itinerary of your trip Mykonos Explorer Tour

  • Day 1 Day 1: Saturday - Athens
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Saturday - Athens

      Arrival in Athens. Our transfer will be waiting for you at the airport to take you to your hotel.
      Overnight Cairo - 5 star
  • Day 2 Day 2: Sunday - Athens
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Sunday - Athens

      Athens city tour starts from the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896. Continue and pass by the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrianโ€™s Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, the Constitution Square (Syntagma). On the Acropolis visit, the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally "the harmony between material and spirit", the monument that "puts order in the mind", the Parthenon.
      Overnight Between Cairo - Aswan - Private Twin Berth Cabin - Breakfast, Dinner
  • Day 3 Day 3: Monday - Athens To Mykonos
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Monday - Athens To Mykonos

      Early morning departure today for the breath taking Island of Mykonos and explore the white-washed town or head for the beach before experiencing the completely outrageous Mykonian nightlife.
      Overnight Aswan - 5 star - Breakfast, Lunch
  • Day 4 Day 4: Tuesday - Mykonos
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Tuesday - Mykonos

      Free day today. Spend the day on the beach, stroll around the town or take a trip to one of the small villages. This Mecca of Ancient Greece is today an island wide, open-air museum
      Overnight On the Nile - Aswan - Luxor - Felucca - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Day 5 Day 5: Wednesday - Mykonos
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Wednesday - Mykonos

      Another lazy day in Mykonos.
      Overnight Luxor - 5 star - Breakfast
  • Day 6 Day 6: Thursday - Mykonos To Athens
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Thursday - Mykonos To Athens

      Today you will return back to main land, you will drive to port for your onward ferry to Athens. Upon arrival, you will drive to your hotel and the remainder of your day is free to explore.
      Overnight Luxor - 5 star - Breakfast
  • Day 7 Day 7: Friday - Athens
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Friday - Athens

      Transfer to the airport and our tour concludes
      Overnight Between Luxor - Cairo - Private Twin Berth Cabin - Breakfast, Dinner
  • Day 8 - Cairo, Khan-El-Khalili Bazaar
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      - Cairo, Khan-El-Khalili Bazaar

      We arrive back into Cairo this morning and transfer to our hotel. Most of the day is then free to explore Cairo. You may take an optional tour. These include a city tour in Cairo which visits Coptic Cairo, the Citadel and Mohamed Ali Mosque, or a half day tour to Saqqara, Dashour and Memphis to learn more about the history and evolution of pyramid building. Another full day option further afield includes a trip into the desert outside Cairo to see the World Heritage Site of the Valley of the Whales at Wadi Rayan. In the late afternoon we take a guided walk through the back streets and bazaars in central Cairo. Weโ€™ll walk through the huge Bab al-Futuh gateway and explore streets dedicated to metalwork, spices, pottery, fabric, jewelery and anything else you can imagine as we gradually enter the more touristy Khan-el-Khalili bazaar. Weโ€™ll have time for a break to try some tea and a shisha pipe and perhaps enjoy an early dinner of Egyptโ€™s unofficial national dish, Kushari.
      Overnight Cairo - 5 star - Breakfast
  • Day 9 - Cairo
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      - Cairo

      Your time is free today for some last minute sightseeing or shopping until we transfer you to the airport for your departure flight. - Breakfast

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Average

There are several physical activities that last from 2 to 6 hours in easy terrains, low altitude flats, or water experiences. Please ask if youโ€™re not sure this applies to you.

Age range

Age range

Min: 8 / Max: 99

Age range allowed for this experience.

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