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14 days / 13 nights
Included in the tour:
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13 nights accommodations. |
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Sightseeing: Giza, Memphis, Old Cairo, Khan el Khalili, Luxor, Dendara, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo Aswan, and Oasis. |
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Admissions to: The Pyramids, Sphinx, Sakkara, The Egyptian Museum, The Citadel, Sultan Hassan and the Alabaster-Mosques The Temple of Karnak, The Temple of Hathor, Abydos Temple, Luxor temple The Necropolis of Thebes, The Valley of the Kings, Deir el Bahari Medinet Habu, The Colossi of Memnon The Temple of Khnum, The Temple of Horus The Botanic Temple, The mausoleum Agha khan The Botanic Garden, The high dam the old dam The Elephantine island, The Unfinished Obelisk The Temple of Philae Maydum and Karanis pyramids and Kom Oshim Museum. |
Deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach throughout.
Multilingual escort throughout the tour.
Deluxe air-conditioned sleeping train.
Deluxe air-conditioned Nile Cruise for 6 nights.
CAIRO
Day 1
Arrive at Cairo Airport, meet and assist you through customs. Board your motorcoach to the hotel.
The rest of the day is free to explore the streets, shops and to enjoy the Cairo area.
Overnight: The Hotel
CAIRO
Day 2
Morning departure to Giza, visiting one of the seven wonders of the world "The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus".
Not far from the Pyramids, you explore and photograph "The Great Sphinx of Giza", that large statue which is the one of most famous monuments in the whole world. Then visit the capital of Upper and Lower Egypt some 5000 years ago, "Memphis".
We continue to visit the first pyramid has been built in ancient Egypt, "Sakkara". Through this historic route, you visit the factories of hand-made carpets and papyrus and perfumes institutes.
Overnight: The Hotel.
CAIRO
Day 3
Starting our tour by visiting the Egyptian Museum, which offers visitors a chance to acquaint themselves with Egypt's ancient history over a period of 50 centuries. Afterward, we begin a sightseeing tour of Old Cairo, visiting the Citadel, its construction was initiated in 1776, and visiting the Alabaster Mosque.
Facing the Citadel is the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, perhaps the most majestic monument of Arab architecture in Egypt.
The tour also includes a visit to Khan el Khalili, a famous Cairo bazaar, dating back to the late 14th century.
Overnight: The Hotel
CAIRO / LUXOR
Day 4
Morning at leisure to enjoy the Cairo area. Afternoon we transfer by bus to the railway station for departure by the air-conditioned sleeping train to Luxor.
Overnight: The Train
LUXOR
Day 5
Morning, arrive at Luxor Railway Station, transfer to our Nile Cruise for embarkation and have your lunch.
Afternoon, board the coach to begin a sightseeing tour of the East Bank, visit the Temples of Karnak.
Overnight: At Luxor
LUXOR / DENDARA / NAGA HAMMADI
Day 6
Sail at dawn northward to Dendara, visit the Temple of Hathor, this Graeco- Roman Temple.
Then sail to Naga Hammadi and continue by bus from there to Abydos Temple, where according to the popular tradition, Osiris head was buried there.
Transfer back to the cruise.
Overnight: Naga Hammadi.
NAGA HAMMADI / LUXOR
Day 7
Morning, sail southward to Luxor, afternoon visit the Temple of Luxor.
Overnight: At Luxor
LUXOR/ESNA/ EDFU
Day 8
Morning, you have a sightseeing, including the Thebes Necropolis, the Valley of the Kings, Deir el Bahari, Medinet Habu, and the Colossi of Memnon. Early afternoon sail to Esna, visit the Temple of Khnum, then sail to Edfu.
Overnight: The Cruise.
EDFU / KOM OMBO / ASWAN
Day 9
Morning, visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu, sail on to Kom Ombo, visit the Ptolemic Temple.
Then sail on to arrive Aswan.
Overnight: Aswan.
ASWAN
Day 10
Morning, visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries, then visit the Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple.
Afternoon, (Felucca) visit the Elephantine Island, the Botanic Garden, and the Mausoleum of the Agha Khan.
Overnight: At Aswan.
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