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 .