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Package II - Panoramic Egypt (7 nights / 8 days)  3 nights Cairo, 4 nights Nile Cruise |
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Day 01: |
 - Arrival at Cairo international airport.- Meet and assistance through arrival formalities and transfer to your hotel. - Overnight in Cairo.
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Day 02: |
 - AM. A full day tour of 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.
- 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 considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World and
the most important tourist site in Egypt.
- Overnight in Cairo.
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Day 03: |
 - Morning transfer to Cairo airport to board your domestic flight for Luxor.- Arrive Luxor airport and transfer to your Nile cruise before lunch.
- Luxor is the place which considered the greatest outdoor museum in the world, it contains nearly one third of the world's antiquities. There is hardly a place in
Luxor which has not a relic that reflects the greatness of the ancient Egyptians and their civilization that dates back to more than seven thousand years ago.
- After Lunch, A visit to Karnak temples, where in the hypostyle hall of God Amon you are lost in a forest of columns. Karnak temples are the greatest sanctuary in
history that includes several temples among which is the templeof Theban Triad (Amon,Mout and Khonso). Then drive to Luxor temple which is located 3 KM south of the temple of Karnak. It's famous for its pillars
that take the form of a bundle of Papyrus. It was dedicated for the worship of God Amun Ra. - The construction of the temple dates back to Amenhotep II and Ramses II.
- Luxor temple was built to the glory of Amon Ra, king of Gods, and which they called " The Southern Harem of Amon " brought back to light in 1883 by Gaston Maspero. - Overnight in Luxor.
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Day 04: |
- Early morning crossing the Nile by ferry boat to the West Bank. - Entering the dramatic Valley of the Kings, or " Biban El Molouk " which means the gate of
Kings.The famous gorge dominated by a peak mountain called " Thibian Crown " contains the Necropolis of the great sovereigns from the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties who prepared
rock-hewn tombs for themselves.
- Then a visit to the rock-cut temple of Dair El Bahari " built for Queen Hatshepsut, one of the
unique architectural masterpieces in the ancient Egyptian history. Queen Hatshepsut commissioned a monument to be built in honor of her father Thotmosis I. And for herself
chose an inaccessible valley which consecrated to the goddess Hathour welcomed the dead in the next world. - On the way back you'll pass by the famous colossi of Memnon, the only remains of the funeral temple of Aminophis III which must
have stood to the sides of the entrance to the temple, are 20 meters high, heir feet alone measures 2 meters in length and one
meter width, cut in the monolithic blocks of sand-stone and portraying the Pharaoh seated on his thrown.- Sail to Esna and cross the lock. Sail to Edfu and overnight. |
Day 05: |
 - Visit the temple of Horus in Edfu.- Sail to Kom Ombo. - Visit the temple shared by the two gods of Sobek and Haroeris. - Sail to Aswan and overnight.
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Day 06: |
- Aswan is considered as the sunniest southern and ancient frontier city, has distinctively African
atmosphere, small enough to walk around the most beautiful setting on the Nile. - A visit to the High Dam, it was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960's. today it provides irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt.
Passing over the Old Aswan Dam on the way.
- Then a visit to Philae temple, the romantic and majestic aura surrounding the temple complex of Isis on
- Afternoon, sail with a Felucca boat, the oldest method of navigation passing by the botanical garden, watch the Aga Khan Mausoleum up on the hill. - Overnight in Aswan. |
Day 07: |
- AM Disembarkation after breakfast.- Transfer to Aswan airport to board your flight for Cairo.
- Arrival to Cairo and transfer to your hotel. - Rest of the day at your leisure. - Overnight in Cairo. |
Day 08: |
 - Transfer to Cairo airport for final departure.- Assistance through departure formalities.
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- Program includes:
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo on bed & breakfast basis.
- 4 nights / 5 days cruising on the Nile including full board accommodation, guiding, fees and transportation, all as cruise program. (Meals start with lunch on the 1st day, ends with breakfast on
the 5th day)
- One full day tour in Cairo with guiding, fees and transportation.
- All transfers in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan.
- Portage.
Program does not include:
- Entry Visa to Egypt.
- Entering inside the Pyramids of Giza, the mummies room in the museum, both Tut Ankh Amon and Nefertari's tombs in the West bank of Luxor.
- Items or services which may carry a personal nature such as telephone calls, laundry, tipping, drinks.. Etc..
Important notice: 1) Among the Nile cruises' policies is providing full board accommodation ( daily
Breakfast, lunch and dinner ), also providing the sightseeing throughout the cruise trip, therefore choosing a good standard of Nile cruises is a very important factor in our job, therefore we always
recommend using not less than the 5 stars boats, to be used in all of our programs, even if the 3 or the 4 stars hotels are used in Cairo, this in order to avoid any sort of inconvenience regarding the
standard of services as well as the hygienic problems.
2) The Nile cruise in this program may start from Luxor or Aswan, this is depending upon the requested dates, with a guarantee of not missing any
items in the original program |
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