Best of Egypt

10 Days / 9 Nights

 2 days cairo-1 nigt asw hot- 3 nigts cruise

DAY 1

Cairo

As you arrive at the Cairo International Airport, you will be greeted by our representative who will assist you through the immigration and customs formalities. You will then be transferred by a deluxe coach to your hotel in Cairo to check in and stay overnight.

DAY 2

Cairo

After breakfast at the hotel, you will meet your guide and depart to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world - the great Khufu’s (Cheops) pyramid (2690 BC). You will continue to explore the rest of Giza plateau including the sight of Khafre’s pyramid - Khufus son, the second-largest pyramid on Giza site, and Mecerines  pyramid, the smallest and the famous Sphinx.

Have lunch and then continue to visit Memphis, the capital of the ancient kingdom and one of the most important cities throughout the history of ancient Egypt, as well as Sakkara, which was the cemetery for Memphis. After the tour, you will be transferred back to hotel to stay overnight.

DAY 3

Cairo

After breakfast at the hotel, you will explore the treasures of the Egyptian Museum which is famous for its antiques from Egypts pharaoh periods, and dates back some 50 centuries. You will then visit the famous citadel of Salah El Din. During the tour, you will be served you lunch and then end the tour with a walk in the oldest bazaars in Cairo, Khan El Khalili .  After the tour, you will be transferred back to hotel to stay overnight.

DAY 4

Cairo/Aswan

You will have breakfast at the hotel, then check out and depart to Cairo International Airport to fly to Aswan. Upon arrival at Aswan International Airport, our representative will be waiting for you to escort you to your hotel in Aswan where you will stay overnight. Have some rest and then meet our guide who will accompany you during your tour in Aswan to see the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk. After the tour, you will be transferred back to hotel.

DAY 5

 Aswan

You will be checking out after breakfast at the hotel, and transported to Aswan Airport to fly to Abu Simbel. You will visit the temples and then fly back to Aswan to check in your Nile Cruise which will be your home the next three nights. You will embark before lunch, and have dinner and stay overnight onboard the ship.

DAY 6

 Kom Ombo/Edfu

There will be an early morning sail to Kom Ombo. In Kom Ombo, you will visit the temples of Sobek and Horus. Lunch will be served on board, and then you will relax and admire the beautiful scenery along the Nile while sailing to Edfu. In Edfu, you will  visit the Temple of Horus. You will be back on board and sail to Luxor. You will have dinner and stay overnight on board.

DAY 7

 Luxor

Following breakfast on board, you will depart to visit the sites on the West Bank, including the Colossi of Memnon, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Valley of Kings. You will then have lunch on board and then visit Karnak and Luxor Temples. After the tour, transfer back to the cruise ship for dinner and overnight.

DAY 8

Luxor/Cairo

Following breakfast on board, check out and depart to Luxor Airport to fly back to Cairo. Our representative will be waiting for you at cairo Airport. He will escort you to your hotel in Cairo. The rest of the day, stay at leisure.

DAY 9

 Cairo

After breakfast, meet our guide at the hotel. He will accompany you during your half-day tour in Coptic Cairo. Visit Old Cairo Churches including the famous hanging church of St. Mary which was originally built on top of a gatehouse of the Roman fortress called the fortress of Babylon and St. Sergius church which was built on the spot where the Holy Family rested at the end of their Journey into Egypt and visit Ben Ezra synagogue, the oldest existing synagogue in Cairo. after the tour transfer back to hotel to overnight.

DAY 10

Cairo

You will be checking out after breakfast, and transported to the Cairo International Airport for your final departure.

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Package includes:

    All sightseeing tours throughout (including entrance fees) with private licensed English speaking guide.

    All airport transfers and ground transportation in  a/c vehicle as stated in the program.

    Five nights accommodation at a hotel in Cairo including breakfast.

    One night accommodation at a hotel in Aswan including breakfast.

    Three nights accommodation on board of Nile cruise including breakfast, lunch and dinner.

    Two lunches during two full-day excursions in Cairo.

Package excludes:

    International airfare   

    Egypt entry visa

    Domestic Airfare: Cairo/ Aswan – Luxor/Cairo

    Any Item not mentioned above or optional excursions.

    Entry fees inside any of Giza pyramids, the mummies room at the Egyptian Museum, Tutankhamen Tomb, or Nefertari Tomb in Luxor.

    Personal expenses such as drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls…etc.

Notes

• If you prefer to go from Cairo to Aswan by the sleeping train instead of the flight, it is available.

• The Nile Cruise program can be changed without prior notice due to navigational circumstances .