|
12 Days / 11 Nights 5 Nights Cairo 4 Nights Nile Cruise (Aswan & Luxor) 2 Night Alexandria
Day 1:
- Arrive at Cairo Airport: Meet, assist through passport control formalities, luggage identification & transfer to your hotel. - Check in at Hotel. - Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2:
Breakfast. Then drive to the three famous Pyramids of Giza, erected by Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus, guarded by the mysterious Sphinx, which is a mythical statue with a body of a lion and a human head. The three Pyramids and the Sphinx are one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the most important tourist site in Egypt. (Camel ride at the Pyramids can be arranged during the visit upon your request). Then tour to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, housing around 250,000 antique pieces. Covering the whole history of ancient Egypt, which extends over the past 5 thousand years, among these pieces the most magnificent treasures of the young King Tut Ankh Amon.
back to your hotel in Cairo. (Optional) Dinner Cruise including transportation, dinner, Belly Dancer, Tanura Show. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 3:
Breakfast, free day. (Optional) Departure from hotel to start your full day tour visiting Sakkara. See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). Then the cemetery for Memphis, used continuously for 3,000 years. See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). Then visiting the Old part of Cairo, as Egypt was one of the first countries to embrace Christianity. We visit the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Berbara. The hanging Church, and the Coptic Museum which has a large collection of Coptic arts and antiquities dating from 300-1000 B.C., We will also visit the old Jewish Ben Ezra Synagogue’s then followed by a visit to the Citadel (it comprises a number of important monuments which are; the Mosque of Soleiman Pasha, the Alabaster Mosque, Joeh's Walls, Mohamed Ali Pasha Palace & Provides a panoramic view of Cairo from Moqattam mountain).Overnight in Cairo.
Day 4:
Breakfast. Transfer to the domestic airport. Departure by plane to Aswan. Arrival to Aswan meet & assist by our local representative (Optional) Departures by air-conditioned bus, to Abu Simbel visit the Temple of Abu Simbel back to Aswan, The colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (XIXth. Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments. The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple of the King's wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. Transfer to the Cruise. Boarding before lunch, Embarkation. Lunch on board. Sail by felucca ride to visit The Botanical Gardens and Agha Khan Mausoleum. Dinner on board. Overnight in Aswan.
Day 5:
Breakfast on board. Visit The High Dam, The Old Dam, The Granite Quarries and The Temple of Philae. Sail to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board. Visit The Temple Shared by the Two Gods Sobek and Haroeies in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu. Oriental dinner. Overnight in Edfu.
Day 6:
Breakfast on board. Visit The Temple of Horus in Edfu. Sail to Luxor. Lunch on board. Afternoon tea. Dinner on board. Overnight in Luxor.
Day 7:
Breakfast on board. Visit the West Bank to see Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens and Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Lunch on board. Visit Karnak & Luxor temples. Dinner on board. Overnight in Luxor.
Day 8:
Breakfast on board. Disembarkation after breakfast. (Optional) Hot Balloon: Should you want to make your stay in Luxor an unforgettable. Drifting peacefully over the Valley of King, Valley of the Queens and the Mountain on the Nobles.Transfer to the airport, Departure by plain to Alexandria. Arrival to Alexandria, meet & assist by our local representative and transfer to the hotel. Check in.
Overnight stay in Alexandria
Day 9:
Breakfast. . (Optional) Start your full day tour visit Greco-Roman Museum (Filled by collection, which covers the period from the 3rd Century BC to the 7th century AD Like Mummies, Hellenistic statues, bust of Roman Emperors, Tanagra figurines & early Christian antiquities). Follow by a visit to the Roman Theater (A theater with marble seats up to 800 spectators, Galleries, Section of mosaic flooring & a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman Villas & baths). Then visit Pompay's Pillar, Followed by visit to the Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa (Tombs on three levels, also contains The Triclinium where relatives used to sit on stone benches to feast the dead, a center with relieves of bearded serpents. Inside, there are 2nd Century AD statues of Sobek & Anubis wearing Roman Armor). Overnight stay in Alexandria
Day 10:
Breakfast. Transfers to Cairo by train. Arrival, meet & assist by our local representative and transfer to the hotel. Check in. (Optional) Sound & Light Laser Show. Over night in Cairo.
Day 11:
Breakfast. Free day. (Optional) Half Day Tour the Pharaoh village Take a step back in time; about three thousand years back, to be exact. Just a few miles from the center of Cairo is a time machine waiting to take you on a fantastic journey to the days of the Pharaohs, a time brought to life by an incredible group of actors and actresses, faithful and exact reproductions of buildings, clothing, and lifestyles. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 12:
Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.
Program includes:
n 5 nights hotel accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis.
n 2 nights hotel accommodation in Alexandria on half board basis.
n 4 nights on Cruise board (Aswan & Luxor) full board - (sightseeing included)
n Domestic airfare: Cairo/ Aswan/Luxor/Alexandria.
n All transfers in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Alexandria.
n 1 full day tour in Cairo visiting the Great Pyramids , Sphinx and Egyptian Museum.
n Multilingual expert Egyptologist guide.
n The service of meet and assist at all your destinations.
n All your visits include entrance fees.
n Our prices include all taxes and services.
n Transfer by train : Alexandria / Cairo
Not included:
n Visa Entry for Egypt.
n Personal items.
n Tipping.
n Any meals not mentioned in the program.
n Any Optional tours.
|
|