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11 Days / 10 Nights
4 Nights Cairo
4 Nights Nile Cruise (Aswan & Luxor)
2 Nights Seat Train
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).
(Optional) Then full day 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). Transfers to the train station for your overnight train to Aswan. Over night in Seat train.
Day 4:
Breakfast: can be individually requested on train for about 3 USD. Arrival to Aswan, meet & assist by our local representative and transfer to the Cruise. (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. 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. Dinner. Overnight in Edfu.
Day 6:
Breakfast on board. Visit The Temple of Horus in Edfu. Sail to Luxor. Lunch on board. 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. Transfers to the train station for your overnight train to Cairo. Overnight in Seat train.
Day 9:
Breakfast: can be individually requested on train for about 3 USD. Arrival to Cairo, meet & assist by our local representative and transfer to the hotel. (Optional) Full day Tour: The Citadel & Old Cairo: We start by 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. Then visit 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). (Optional) Sound & Light Laser Show at Pyramids area. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 10: Cairo Felucca Trip Sailing Trip on the Nile Take a relaxing ride down the Nile on a felucca, a traditional Egyptian sailing boat, and see a different side of Cairo. This 1-hour ride gives you plenty of time to experience this unique mode of transport. Your trip also includes all transfers.
Breakfast. Free day. Overnight stay in Cairo.
Day 11:
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 4 nights hotel accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis.
- n 4 nights on Cruise board; Luxor & Aswan full board (sight seeing included).
- n 2 nights in Sleeper train board, dinner and breakfast included.
- n 1 half day tour in Cairo the Pyramids and Sphinx.
- n All transfers in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan.
- n The service of meet and assist at all your destinations.
- n Multilingual expert Egyptologist guide.
- n All your visits include entrance fees.
- n Our prices include all taxes and services.
Not Included:
- n Visa Entry for Egypt.
- n Tipping.
- n Any Optional tours.
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