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645 €
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Length : |
10 day(s) |
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Private Touring |
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Daily departure |
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Cairo-Abu Simbel- Aswan-Nile Cruise-Luxor |
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x Airfare to and from Egypt x Personal expenses x Optional excursions in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan |
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Day # 1: Arrival, Cairo Egypt
On your arrival to Cairo you will be met by Memphis Tours Cairo representative who will handle your Egyptian entry visa (need to be checked ahead with your tour operator at time of booking and advise your nationality please) and assist you through customs formalities and then you will be escorted by your tour director to the hotel for check in with free time and overnight stay Day #2: Ancient Cairo Tour After your relaxing breakfast at the hotel in Cairo your own private English speaking Egyptologist guide will take you to Sakkara that is part of Memphis's massive necropolis, and the burial site of the most ancient Pharaohs where you will see the first pyramids ever built in Egypt "Step Pyramid of King Djoser that was designed by Imhotep, the ancient Egyptian architect also you will visit the Teti Pyramid and tombs in Sakkara then you will be transferred to Memphis, the ancient Capital of Egypt to visit the colossal statue of Ramses II and nearby a still half-buried Hathor Temple then a relaxing drive to the famous Giza Plateau, home of Egypt’s GREATEST attractions to visit The Great Pyramids, ONE of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world including the Great Pyramid of Cheops, middle pyramids of Chephren and the little one of Mykerinos and The mysterious Sphinx, the Father of Terror for the ancient pharaohs, the tour includes visit to the valley temple facing the great sphinx and option visit to the solar boat this was a boat used to carry the pharaoh’s mummy across the Nile, and then buried at the foot of the pyramid for his use in the afterlife. Your lunch will be included on the way at good quality restaurant by the Pyramids— later on you will be transferred back to your hotel for some leisurely free time with option tour to attend the sound and Light show at the Pyramids with a peaceful over night stay in Cairo Day #3: City sights of Cairo /sleeper train to Aswan Enjoy your Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo and then you will be accompanied by your private Egyptologist tour guide to visit the world-renowned Museum of Egyptian Antiques that was built in neo-classical style designed by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon which exhibits a collection now over 120000 masterpieces ranges from pre-dynastic era, Pharaonic era to the Greco-roman period in Egypt including the treasures of the child King Tutankhamen, Pharaonic Gods and Goddess, optional visit to the Mummies Room at the Egyptian Museum where you may learn about the Great Egyptian civilization and the mummification art in ancient Egypt. Then you will also visit the Citadel of Saladin that is overlooking the city from the Muqattam Hills and Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside that was built in Turkish style and very similar to the Blue Mosque in Turkey and simply considered to be one of the landmarks in Cairo whose minaret can be seen from any part of old Cairo then visit the Christian heritage in Coptic Cairo including some of the early religious monuments of the city such as the hanging church or the suspended church this basilica church was named for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon the church became the center of the Christian Church of Egypt you will visit also the famous Jewish heritage in Cairo including Ben Ezra Synagogue the temple contains a Jewish heritage library, containing documents found here in 1896 that describe the economic and social conditions of Jews under Arab rule as well as descriptions of relations between various Jewish sects from there you will be transferred to Giza railway station to catch the sleeper train to Aswan with dinner aboard the train with a relaxing overnight stay. Day #4: Aswan /Felucca Sailing on the Nile Enjoy your Breakfast aboard the train then when arriving at Aswan railway station where you will be met and assisted by our company representative, who will transfer you to your hotel in Aswan for check in. With some leisurely free time at the hotel in Aswan, In the evening you will be transferred to sail in traditional style among the rocky isles of the Nile on a traditional felucca to visit the elephantine island and the botanical garden in Aswan for a Romanic trip on the River Nile. Back to the hotel for some free time and a peaceful overnight stay in Aswan Day #5: Aswan Free day / Tour to Abu Simbel Temples Enjoy your Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan: Today is your day for leisure in Aswan with great chance for an optional excursion to Abu Simbel to discover the magnificent monuments and the majestic two temples of the Abu Simbel that were built by Egypt’s great Pharaoh Ramses II one is of the Great Pharaoh himself and the second was dedicated for his favorite wife Nefertari then return back to your hotel in Aswan Day #6: River Nile Cruise Tours Enjoy your Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan: In the morning enjoy your leisurely free time and then you will be transferred to embark your Nile River Cruise, where you will enjoy the next 3 nights aboard one of the largest and most luxurious vessels on the Nile river between Aswan and Luxor. Afternoon time you will be accompanied by your English speaking guide for an exciting tour to the world famous High Dam that was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. It contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops; continue to the granite quarries which supplied the ancient Egyptian pharaohs with most of the hard stone used in pyramids and temples. The quarries still hold the famous Unfinished Obelisk and then you will be taking by motor-boat to island of Egilka visit the majestic Philae temple that was dedicated to the Goddesses Isis. With final optional evening excursion will offer the sound and light show at the Temple of Philae Return to your ship for dinner and leisurely free time in Aswan and overnight stay aboard the cruise Day #7: River Nile Cruise Before breakfast aboard your Nile cruise you may enjoy the amazing sunset view from your river cruise in Aswan with leisurely free time in Aswan and then sail to Kom Ombo to visit the temple the crocodile-headed God of fertility and creator of the world and then return to your cruise vessel to take a relaxing sail to Edfu where you will be transferred by a horse drawn carriage to visit the famous Edfu temple also know as the temple of Horus & Haroeris, the falcon-headed solar war god is the largest and most perfectly preserved of all the Nile temples, back to the Nile cruise by the same way to sail to Luxor with lunch, afternoon tea and dinner aboard your cruise and a peaceful overnight stay Day #8: River Nile Cruise Tours Enjoy your Breakfast onboard the cruise, and then you will enjoy a visit to the West Bank of the river Nile to visit the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), and then visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, then you will visit 3 tombs. You will also have the chance to visit the Hatshipsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to the Queen Hatshipsut the only female pharaoh who rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it then back to the cruise for lunch, afternoon tea and dinner aboard your cruise and overnight stay Tonight, if you wish, enjoy an optional sound and light show at the Temple of Karnak Day #9: River Nile Cruise Tours /Sleeper train to Cairo Enjoy your Breakfast onboard the cruise, and then you will accompanied by your own English Egyptologist expert guide to visit Karnak Temple, the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means “the most sacred of places.” The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built more than two thousand years ago by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars .Then you will be transferred to the majestic Luxor temple which built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to the god Amun Then enjoy some free time for shopping in Luxor and then you will be transferred to the railway station to board the sleeper train back to Cairo, dinner will be served aboard the train with a peaceful overnight stay Day #10: Cairo/Home enjoy your Breakfast aboard the train: and then arriving Giza railway station, where you will be met and assisted by our company representative. Enjoy some free time in Cairo and then you will be transferred to Cairo international airport to fly back home |
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