Newmarket Holidays Adds Extra Dates to Egypt Travel Tour Following 300% Increase in Bookings

Newmarket Holidays, the award-winning escorted tour operator, has added more dates for its 11-day “Cairo, Luxor and Nile Cruise” tour further to an increase of over 300% in bookings in the last twelve weeks compared to 2019. Forward bookings for 2023 for the popular Egyptian tour have also already exceeded those for 2019 and Newmarket Holidays is predicting bumper sales for the year ahead. 

Starting in Cairo, with included excursions to the magnificent Great Pyramids and Cairo’s captivating Egyptian Museum, the escorted tour continues on to Luxor where guests board a traditional river cruise along the tranquil River Nile, with visits to the icons of Ancient Egypt, such as the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Horus, and the Aswan High Dam along the way.  

Commenting on the influx of sales for Egypt, Head of Long Haul, Kathy Vigolo says: “We believe that this incredible increase in bookings and interest in our ‘Cairo, Luxor and Nile Cruise’ escorted tour arises from a long period of pent-up demand for the destination following the challenges Egypt has faced in recent years, most recently with the Covid-19 pandemic. 

“Egypt is home to many bucket-list sights, such as the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx and Luxor Temple and a cruise down the famous River Nile is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.” 

The 11-day “Cairo, Luxor and Nile Cruise” escorted tour includes 3 nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation at the 5 star Hilton Pyramids Golf Hotel; 7 nights’ full board accommodation aboard a Nile River Cruise vessel; return flights to Cairo; internal flights; coach travel and transfers; and the services of a friendly, experience tour manager. Customers also have the option to enhance their itinerary further with an optional excursion to the Great Pyramids at night for a spectacular Sound and Light show as well as optional visits to Alexandria and Abu Simbel. 

Richard Forde, Head of Retail Sales says: “This holiday really ticks all the boxes. The fact that it is a tour and cruise combined, with so much included, demonstrates really great value and therefore makes it an easier sell for travel agents. Plus it flies from 7 regional airports, including Aberdeen, Manchester, Belfast and Edinburgh, so it really has nationwide appeal.”   

For full details, see www.newmarketholidays.co.uk