Nile Heritage Tours staff app

Travelers

Stays

Guides

Suppliers

Key deadlines

Sep 1

Rooming & passport copies

From the traveler questionnaire · received

Oct 1

Abu Simbel festival permits

Convoy slot and site tickets for Oct 22

Oct 10

Final itinerary to guides

Cairo, Aswan, and Luxor guides

Oct 14

Balloon ride headcount

Optional Oct 26 sunrise flight

Heads-up

Abu Simbel pickup is 3:15 AM on Oct 22. Cruise reception has a wake-up call booked and breakfast boxes ordered for 2.

Team on this tour

Omar F. · Cairo guide

Egyptologist · Oct 17–20 & 27–28

+20 10 0000 0141

Hana S. · Aswan & Luxor guide

Egyptologist · Oct 21–26

+20 10 0000 0152

Duty manager

Nile Heritage Tours · 24-hr desk

+20 2 0000 0100

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Sat Oct 17 · Cairo

Day 1 · Arrive Cairo · Dinner cruise

Meet & assist at CAI arrivals, private transfer to The Giza Terrace Hotel. Evening Nile dinner cruise.

Rep holds a name sign past customs · driver Karim

Sun Oct 18 · Giza

Day 2 · Pyramids & Grand Egyptian Museum

Khufu, the Sphinx, the Valley Temple, then the GEM.

Timed GEM entry 1:00 PM · tickets with Omar

Mon Oct 19 · Alexandria

Day 3 · Alexandria day trip

Catacombs, Pompey's Pillar, Qaitbay Citadel, the Library.

Depart 7:00 AM · 3-hr drive each way · lunch at a fish restaurant on the Corniche

Tue Oct 20 · Saqqara

Day 4 · Saqqara, Memphis & Dahshur

Step Pyramid, Memphis open-air museum, Bent & Red Pyramids.

Red Pyramid interior is steep; check knees before

Wed Oct 21 · Aswan

Day 5 · Fly to Aswan · Board the cruise

High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Philae, then board MS Nile Serenade.

Hand-off: Omar → Hana at Aswan airport

Thu Oct 22 · Abu Simbel

Day 6 · Abu Simbel Sun Festival

Sunrise alignment in the Great Temple, music and festivities.

Pickup 3:15 AM · warm layer · festival crowds, keep together

Fri Oct 23 · Nile

Day 7 · Kom Ombo & Edfu

Temples along the river, sailing overnight to Luxor.

Sat Oct 24 · Luxor

Day 8 · Karnak & Luxor Temple

Disembark, Karnak, Luxor Temple at night, check in.

Luggage from ship to hotel by van

Sun Oct 25 · West Bank

Day 9 · Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon.

Tutankhamun tomb ticket bought at the gate

Mon Oct 26 · Luxor

Day 10 · Free day · optional balloon

Unscheduled, or a sunrise balloon over the West Bank.

If booked: pickup 4:45 AM

Tue Oct 27 · Cairo

Day 11 · Fly to Cairo · Islamic Cairo

NMEC, Coptic Cairo, Khan el-Khalili. Check in Zamalek.

Hand-off: Hana → Omar at CAI

Wed Oct 28 · Cairo

Day 12 · Citadel & mosques

Citadel, Mohamed Ali Mosque, Sultan Hassan, Al-Refaie.

Modest dress; scarf for the mosques

Thu Oct 29 · Cairo

Day 13 · Departure

Late transfer to CAI for the overnight flight home.

Hotel late check-out to 6 PM confirmed

Rooming: 1 Double

Traveler 1 & Traveler 2

Booking NHT-1016 · Chicago, IL

Double Traveler 2: mobility, prefers fewer stairs

Arrival

Sat Oct 17 · EgyptAir from ORD · CAI 12:05 PM

Departure

Thu Oct 29 · EgyptAir to ORD · CAI 11:55 PM

Passports

Copies on file · numbers ••••••

Visa

e-Visa approved, both travelers

Add-ons

Nile dinner cruise · Abu Simbel festival · optional balloon (TBC)

Emergency

Family contact on file · +1 (312) 555-0119

Insurance

Travel policy ••••••

Notes

Traveler 2 prefers fewer stairs: skip the Red Pyramid interior, ramp entrance at the GEM. Golf cart booked at Karnak.

Arrival · Sat Oct 17

12:05 PM

Traveler 1 & 2

EgyptAir from ORD · CAI Terminal 3
Meet & assist inside customs · private van, driver Karim

Domestic flights

Oct 21 · 7:15 AM

Cairo → Aswan

2 seats · ref •••••• · Omar escorts to check-in

Oct 27 · 9:30 AM

Luxor → Cairo

2 seats · ref •••••• · Hana escorts to check-in

Ground transfers

Oct 19 · 7:00 AM

Cairo → Alexandria

Private car · return by 8 PM

Oct 22 · 3:15 AM

Aswan → Abu Simbel

Convoy van · festival permit · breakfast boxes ×2

Oct 24 · 9:00 AM

Ship → Corniche Garden Hotel

Luggage van follows

Departure · Thu Oct 29

8:30 PM

Zamalek → CAI

Private van · EgyptAir 11:55 PM to ORD

Cairo · Giza area

The Giza Terrace Hotel

Confirmed

Dates

Oct 17–21 · 4 nights

Room

1 Double · pyramid view

Staff only Back office

Booking: ••••••

Contact: Group desk · +20 2 0000 3310

Early check-in requested for noon arrival. Quiet room away from the lift.

Aswan → Luxor

MS Nile Serenade

Confirmed

Dates

Oct 21–24 · 3 nights

Cabin

1 Double · upper deck

Staff only Back office

Booking: ••••••

Contact: Cruise manager · +20 10 0000 0177

Wake-up call 2:45 AM Oct 22 and breakfast boxes for Abu Simbel.

Luxor

Corniche Garden Hotel

Confirmed

Dates

Oct 24–27 · 3 nights

Room

1 Double · garden view, ground floor

Staff only Back office

Booking: ••••••

Contact: Front office · +20 95 0000 2201

Ground-floor room for Traveler 2. Balloon pickup at the lobby if booked.

Cairo · Zamalek

Zamalek Garden Hotel

Confirmed

Dates

Oct 27–29 · 2 nights

Room

1 Double

Staff only Back office

Booking: ••••••

Contact: Reservations · +20 2 0000 4450

Late check-out to 6 PM on Oct 29 for the night flight.

Guides

Omar F.

Cairo & Alexandria · Oct 17–20, 27–28 · English, Arabic

+20 10 0000 0141

Hana S.

Aswan, Abu Simbel & Luxor · Oct 21–26 · English, Arabic

+20 10 0000 0152

Transport

Delta Nile Transport

Private vans and drivers, Cairo and Upper Egypt

+20 2 0000 0220

Driver Karim in Cairo; Upper Egypt vans assigned the day before.

Abu Simbel convoy

Oct 22 · festival day

Permit ••••••

Convoy leaves Aswan 3:30 AM sharp. No late boarding.

Activities

Nile dinner cruise

Sat Oct 17 · 7:30 PM

Window table for 2 · show at 9:00

Sunrise Balloons Luxor

Optional · Mon Oct 26

+20 95 0000 388

Headcount by Oct 14. Not recommended if mobility is a concern on landing.

Escalation chain Staff only

Guide on duty

Omar (Cairo) or Hana (Upper Egypt)

+20 10 0000 0141

Duty manager

Nile Heritage Tours · 24 hrs

+20 2 0000 0100

Insurance assistance

Policy number in Travelers

+1 (800) 555-0144