Day 1:
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Arrival to Cairo airport, our
representative will assist you through passport control formalities,
luggage identification & portage will greet you. From the airport –
transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay in Cairo. |
Day 2:
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Breakfast. Start
your full day visiting the Egyptian museum of antiquities. On
display is a rare collection of 5000 years of art the largest most
precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000
genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to
the Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry, as it
was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was
discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Visit the
Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops is the
most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at Sphinx - a huge
funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of
king Chephren. Then visit Khan El Khalili Bazaars. Shops in
this district are legendary for fine brassware, copper, perfumes,
leather, silver, gold, antiques …etc. Transfers to the train station
for your overnight Sleeper train to Aswan. Dinner on the train.
Overnight Sleeper train to Aswan
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Day 3:
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Breakfast on the train. Arrival,
meet & assist by our representatives and transfer to the Cruise.
Boarding before lunch, Visit the High Dam and the Philae
temple. Lunch on board Sail to Kom Ombo. Afternoon Tea. Visit
the Temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris. Sail to Edfu.
Dinner on board.
Overnight in Edfu. |
Day 4:
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Breakfast on
board. Visit The Temple of Horus in Edfu. Cross the lock.
Sail to Luxor. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board & Galabya party.
Overnight in Luxor.
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Day 5:
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Breakfast on board. Cross to the
West Bank to visit the Necropolis of Thebes, Valley
of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of
Memnon. Lunch on board. Afternoon free at leisure. Afternoon
Tea.
Overnight in Luxor. |
Day 6:
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Breakfast on
board. Disembarkation.
(Optional)
Full Day Tour: East Bank: Karnak and Luxor Temple.
Excursion to the Luxor Temple to see its courtyard and the granite
statues of Ramses the Great Proceed by carriage or bus to Karnak,
which is a serious of temples built in different reigns. Starting by
the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the
Hypostyle Hall with it's 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen
Hatchepsut and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with
lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and
the Sacred Lake.
(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 train
station for your overnight sleeper train to Cairo. Dinner on the
train.
Overnight Sleeper Train to Cairo |
Day 7:
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Breakfast on the train. Arrival
to Cairo, meet & assist by our local representative and transfer to
the hotel.
(Optional) Departure
from hotel to start your full day tour visiting Sakkara,
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). 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. Barbara,
the Hanging Church, and the Coptic Museum which has a large
collection of Coptic arts and antiquities dating from 300-1000, and
we will also visit The Old Jewish Synagogue Ben Ezra Synagogue.
(Optional) Dinner Cruise
including transportation, dinner, Belly Dancer, Tanura Show.
Overnight stay in Cairo. |
Day 8:
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Breakfast, Free Day.
(Optional) Over Day Tour to
Alexandria. Transportation Cairo-Alexandria-Cairo (by air
conditioned bus) includes a visit to 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 a 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 Sobec & Anubis
wearing Roman Armor), Then visit the Montazah Garden and
Alexandria Library.
Overnight stay in Cairo. |
Day 9:
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Breakfast at the hotel our
representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at
the airport through final departure formalities.
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Program Includes:
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3 nights hotel accommodation in
Cairo on bed and breakfast basis.
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3 nights on Cruise board (Aswan &
Luxor) full board (sightseeing included).
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2 nights on sleeper train board,
dinner and breakfast included.
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All transfers in Cairo, Luxor,
and Aswan.
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1 Full day tour in Cairo visiting
the Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum and Khan El Khalili.
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Multilingual expert Egyptologist
guide.
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All your tours and excursions are
with A/C bus.
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The service of meet and assist at
all your destinations.
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Free Camel ride at the Pyramids
area.
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All your visits include entrance
fees.
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Our prices include all taxes and
services.
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Sleeper train ticket Cairo /
Aswan – Luxor / Cairo.
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Not Included:
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Visa Entry for Egypt.
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Tipping
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Any Optional tours.
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