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Independent Package Includes
- Flights NYC-Rome-Cairo-NYC.
Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices.
- Airline fuel surcharges
- 6 nights accommodations in your choice of hotels
- 3 nights Rome
- 3 nights Cairo
- Breakfast daily
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, save money, and protect your investment. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Travel insurance only covers services purchased prior to departure.
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#8 Illuminated Rome by Night 8:00 PM
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01 Jan 2009 - 31 Mar 2009 $45
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This evening, depart Piazza San Bernardo for an illuminated tour of Rome's historic piazzas and fountains. Along the way to the famous Piazza della Repubblica, enjoy flood-lit views of the Palazzo Margherita, Porta Pinciana, Villa Borghese, Piazzale Flaminio, Via Flaminia, Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Augusto Imperatore, and Via del Corso. Arriving at the Piazza della Repubblica, visit Trevi Fountain, the largest and most exquisite Baroque fountain in Rome, before continuing along the Via Quattro Fontane to view the equally impressive, Fountains of the Four Seasons. From Piazza Venezia, enjoy charming views of the Memorial of King Vittorio Emanuele II and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. From this prime vantage point, admire the Capitol, Imperial Forum, Colosseum, Palatine Hill, Aventine Hill, Circus Maximus, and the Great Synagogue, overlooking the former Jewish ghetto. Conclude this fascinating tour of the Eternal City by night with views of the Castel Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's Basilica on your return.
Departs at 8:00 p.m. from Via V. E. Orlando, 95. Pick-up from hotel 45 minutes prior to departure time. Drop-off at hotel if in the city center, or near a taxi stand if your hotel is located outside the city center.
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#1 & 2 Rome with lunch 8:30 AM
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02 Jan 2009 - 31 Mar 2009 $139
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This morning, depart Piazza San Bernardo, site of Moses' Fountain, and continue to the Piazza della Repubblica. The tour is designed to take you through the ages of Rome, starting from the Spanish Steps and reaching Piazza di Spagna featuring the famous fountain la Barcaccia" designed by Pietro Bernini. Proceed to the Trevi Fountain, the largest and most exquisite Baroque fountain in Rome, before heading to the best preserved of all Roman buildings, the Pantheon, whose original dome is the largest surviving from antiquity in the world. Stop and admire the famous Piazza Navona, erected over the ruins of Domitian's Circus. Continue to the square of the Capitol, and admire the unique sight of the Forum, Colosseum and Palatine Hill, one of Rome's most ancient districts. Walk along the pavement of the original Roman grid, which crosses the ruins of the Roman Forum, the Curia, and the Reggia. Enjoy views of the Temple of Vesta, the Arch of Titus and the Triumphal Arch of Constantine. Continue with an inside tour of the Colosseum, a giant amphitheater used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles, and the largest building ever built in the Roman Empire. The tour concludes with a visit to the church of St. Peter in Chains, where Michelangelo's famous statue of Moses is housed.
Departs at 8:30 a.m. from Via V. E. Orlando, 95. Pick-up from hotel 60 minutes prior to departure time. Drop-off in city center.
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#13 Naples & Pompeii with lunch from Rome 7:15 AM
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01 Apr 2008 - 31 Mar 2009 $169
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Depart Rome in the early morning for a pleasant drive along the "Sun Route" motorway, taking you through the scenic regions of Lazio and Campania. Pass the famous Abbey of Montecassino en route to Naples where you will enjoy a short panoramic tour of the city. Continue toward Pompeii for lunch in a typical restaurant, followed by a short visit to a nearby coral and cameo factory. Afterward, visit the excavated ruins of this incredibly well preserved Roman town, destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
Departs at 7:15 a.m. from Via V. E. Orlando, 95. Pick-up from hotel 45 minutes prior to departure time. Drop-off in city center.
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Full Day Memphis, Sakkara, Pyramids & Sphinx
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01 Jun 2008 - 30 Sep 2009 $115
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This morning, enjoy a visit to the Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza, a "must see" for any traveler to Egypt. Once there, explore the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the World and the only one to survive until the modern era. Admire this feat of engineering erected in honor of Pharaoh Khufu and his three wives. The tour continues to Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt, to view the colossal statue of Ramses II, and the alabaster sphinx of King Tutmosis III. Then, visit the Sakkara step pyramids, including the famous Step Pyramid of Zoser, built by Imhotep, the first named architect in recorded history, before returning to your hotel.
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Full Day Alexandria with lunch
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Day #7 |
01 Jun 2008 - 30 Sep 2009 $159
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Depart in the early morning and enjoy a relaxing drive from Cairo to the illustrious city of Alexandria to visit the Graeco-Roman Museum. First built in 1892, then transferred three years later to its present site on the Gamal Abdul Nasser Road, the Graeco-Roman Museum contains many valued antiquities from the Graeco-Roman, Pharaonic, and early Christian periods. Among the prized possessions housed within, the most famous is the coin collection in the 25th Gallery. The collection comprises a vast variety of gold coins, all of which are chronologically arranged, and date from 630 B.C. to the 19th century Ottoman period. Continue to the decorative Catacombs at Alexandria Serapeum, where you will see Pompey's red granite pillar. You will also have the opportunity to see the Citadel, the Roman Amphitheater, and the Abu el Abas Mosque. Your tour includes lunch before returning to Cairo this afternoon.
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, save money, and protect your investment. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Travel insurance only covers services purchased prior to departure.
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