- 4 NIGHTS hotel in Cairo based on bed and breakfast.
- 4 nights 5-star cruise based on full board.
- Full day tour Cairo including lunch at local restaurant.
- Full day Pyramids and Saqqara including lunch at local restaurant.
- All shore excursion during the cruise as per itinerary.
- Domestic air with in Egypt (Cairo/ Luxor - Aswan / Cairo)
- All transfers as per itinerary.
- Service of an English-speaking guide
- All hotel and cruise Tax.
- International air
- Egypt entry visa
- Gratuities for the tour guides, and the drivers
- Travel insurance.
- Any personal needs
- Any extras
- Ramses Hilton or similar
- Princess Sara Nile Cruise or similar
Itinerary
Friday DAY 01 – CAIRO / ARRIVAL:
Welcome to Egypt, one of the world's greatest ancient civilizations. Arrive in Cairo meet and assist at the airport, transfer to your hotel with the remainder of the day at leisure, over night at the Hotel.
Overnight: Cairo hotel
Saturday DAY 02 - CAIRO : (B,L,D) Flight to Luxor, Temples of Karnak & Luxor, Nile Cruise Embarkation
After breakfast, check out of your hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight to Luxor. Upon arrival in Luxor, Visit the magnificent Temples of Karnak, dating back over 3,000 years. Walk along the avenue of Sphinxes and marvel at the Hypo-style Hall with its 134 massive sandstone columns. visit Luxor Temple to admire the colossal statues of the great pharaoh Ramses II. Next After exploring this ancient structure, embark on the Nile Cruise. In the afternoon.
Overnight: Nile Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sunday Day 3 - Cruise/Esna: (B, L, D)
After breakfast, early morning View the magnificence of the Luxor West Bank that includes the Valley of the Kings & Temple of Hatshepsut along with Colossi of Memenon. Begin with a visit to the UNESCO listed Valley of the Kings, the necropolis of Thebes and admire the tombs of ancient Egypt’s rulers. Next, head to the Temple of Hatshepsut, a colonnaded structure surrounded by cliffs and learn about the life of Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt’s longest-reigning female ruler. Visit an alabaster factory, where you can view a demonstration of grinding alabaster the old fashion way. check the extensive collection of alabaster pieces. visit the Colossi of Memenon: two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Return to the ship for lunch, and start sailing onward this afternoon to Edfu Via Esna.
Overnight: Nile Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Monday Day 4 - Cruise/Edfu/Kom Ombo: (B, L, D)
After breakfast This morning, visit the stunning Temple of Horus in Edfu, considered one of the best preserved of all the Egyptian temples. It was built during the Ptolemaic times and was completed over a 180-year period. The temple is dedicated to the falcon god Horus, the son of Isis and Osiris. Its extravagant design and sheer size is an indication of the country's prosperity at the time.. Next, tour the Greco-Roman Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Horus, the sky god and Sobek, the crocodile god. Admire the fascinating detailed reliefs on the walls. Return to the ship for dinner
Overnight: Nile Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tuesday Day 5 - Cruise/Aswan: (B, L, D)
After breakfast take a tour to the spectacular Aswan High Dam, an engineering miracle when originally constructed in the 1960. The dam brought an end to the Nile's destructive floods. Take a tour to Philae Temple dedicated to the goddess Isis. Arrive by motorboat and marvel at the Temple's beautiful island location. On the way back to the Cruisel, stop at a local perfume shop. During your visit, you can watch the creation of perfumes. Select a fragrance and choose from a wide selection of glass bottle containers. return to the ship for lunch, Afternoon fellucca Ride and enjoy a relaxing ride aboard a fellucca, the traditional sailboat of Egypt used along the Nile and watch the exquisite sunset.
Overnight: Nile Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Wednesday Day 6 - Cruise/Aswan/ Cairo: (B)
After breakfast, morning optional tour of Abu Simbel. flight from Aswan transports you back in time to the mighty Temple of Abu Simbel, reclaimed from the floodwaters of the Aswan High Dam and totally reconstructed in the present location. The site is dominated by the looming twin temples of Ramses II and his wife Queen Nefertari. It is one of the most highlighted ancient sites of Egypt, afterwards transfer to Aswan airport for your flight to Aswan, upon arrival to Cairo transfer to your hotel.
Overnight: Cairo
Meals: Breakfast
Thursday Day 7 - Cairo (B,L) Museum - Cairo tour
After breakfast After breakfast you will begin your day with a morning visit and guided tour of the Egyptian Museum where you will find artifacts of the Pharaonic era and the treasures of king Tutankhamun’s tomb. After the museum you will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before continuing your tour to Moez Street where you will enjoy a guided visit to Bayt El Seheimy or El Seheimy which is one of the prominent houses in Cairo that dates back to the 18th century and is regarded as a perfect example for the style of decoration and designing at that time. Your tour continues to Sabeel Prince Al Rohman Kotkhuda. This caravansary and school dates back to 1744 and is a good example of the combination of Mamluk and Ottoman styles of architecture. You will enjoy a walking tour of Moez Street where you can immerse yourself in the history of the Islamic culture. You will then be returned to your hotel to enjoy the rest of your day.
Overnight: Cairo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Friday DAY 8 - Cairo - (B, L) Pyramids, Saqqara
This morning you will visit the Giza Plateau, home of the Great Pyramids and Sphinx Temple Complex. The largest among the six pyramids stands the Great Pyramid of Cheops. Standing 480 feet tall this pyramid is unique in that it is based on the number 5, and its top points directly to the middle star in the constellation Orion’s belt. After visiting these fabulous monuments you will travel on to see the inscrutable and mysterious Sphinx Temple. After lunch at the Saqqara Restaurant, continue to Saqqara and the Temple of the Sun. The Saqqara plateau continuously provides many discoveries for Egyptologists such as the Sarapium, where mummified bulls were placed in huge sarcophagi, or tombs indicating royal births. Each discovery has a fascinating story, with many adventures for the archaeologists as they reveal the secrets of the past. In the evening you will enjoy the famous Sound and Light show displayed at the Giza Pyramids and inaugurated in April of 1961. With the narrative voice of the late Richard Burton, magnificent sound and lighting effects, the show begins with the narrative of the Sphinx, who has been the guardian of the city of the dead for five thousand years. Overseeing the building of the three pyramids, the Sphinx reflects on the historical contributions of Thutmosis IV, Akhenaton, Nefertiti and Tutankhamen, back to your hotel for overnight.
Overnight: Cairo hotel
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch
Saturday day 9 - departure
After breakfast transfer to Cairo airport for your on ward flight.
Meals: Breakfast
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