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Included Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports Assistance of our guest relations during your stay All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle Accommodation for 5 nights in Cairo including breakfast & taxes Accommodation for 4 nights on 5 star super deluxe Nile cruise on full board basis All Sightseeing Tours in Cairo and Giza are private guided tours All Sightseeing tours on your Nile Cruise private guided tours Entrance fees to all sites as indicated in the itinerary English speaking guide throughout your tours Bottled water during the trips Domestic flight (Cairo – Luxor- Aswan – Cairo) All service charges & taxes
Excluded Egypt Entry Visa Mummies Room at the Museum Requires additional ticket Any Optional Tour i.e Entry Tutankhamun’s Tomb Ticket Pyramids from Inside Any item not mentioned above International Airfare Any optional tours Personal spending Tipping
ITINERARY Day 1: Arrival Cairo Welcome to Cairo, Egypt.
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the hotel, the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2: Cairo Pyramids Tour In the morning enjoy a visit to Sakkara. Here you will have the chance to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser, which is the first Pyramid that was built and it is the world’s oldest stone structure. Later we will drive to Memphis, the capital of the ancient kingdom and one of the most important cities throughout the history of ancient Egypt. Here we will visit the mostly open-air Memphis Museum and see the fallen statue of Ramses II.
In the afternoon we will drive to Giza and visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus and see the enigmatic Sphinx: a pharaoh’s head with a lion’s body.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 3: Luxor Sightseeing Transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor, where you will be met and transferred to embark on your 5-star deluxe Nile Cruise. In the afternoon you will be accompanied for a wonderful tour to the East Bank of the River Nile in Luxor. Here you will see the captivating Karnak and Luxor Temples that reflect the bewitching Pharaonic history. Return to the ship for afternoon tea and dinner.
Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 4: West Bank After breakfast, we will transfer you to the West Bank of the Nile in Luxor, and on the way to the valley of the Kings, you will enjoy the sight of the two statues of Memnon. In the Valley of the Kings, you will visit three tombs, outstanding tombs carved into the desert rock. Those discovered tombs have very rich decorations and were filled with treasures for the pharaohs’ afterlife.
The trip will continue with a visit to the Hatshepsut Temple at El Deir El Bahary. The queen Hatshepsut was the only female pharaoh, and the temple dedicated to her is as exceptional as she was, rising up in a series of terraces from the yellow desert. Dinner on board.
Overnight in Edfu.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 5: Edfu / Kom Ombo Enjoy breakfast on board before visiting Horus Temple at Edfu. Return to the ship for lunch and sail to Kom Ombo. Upon arrival, you will visit the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris. Return to the ship and continue sailing to Aswan. Dinner on board.
Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 6: Aswan After breakfast pay a visit to the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk, and the majestic Philae Temple. Enjoy lunch and dinner on board.
Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 7: Back to Cairo Disembark after breakfast and enjoy free time in Aswan. Then you will be driven to Aswan Airport for your flight to Cairo.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 8: Cairo City Tour We will accompany you from your hotel and visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, which houses the world’s largest, most precious, and rare collection of genuine artifacts, over 250,000 pieces are displayed dating back to 5000 years including an exhibit of the treasure collection of king Tutankhamen.
After a stop for lunch at a local restaurant, the tour continues to Salah El Din Citadel which was constructed to protect Cairo from Crusaders and unite them as one front. Inside the citadel, you will visit the Alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali.
Afterward, the tour continues with Old Coptic Cairo, where you will visit the Hanging Church and Abu Sirga church. With a drive to Khan el Khalili Grand bazaar, the tour will end. Transfer back to the hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 9: Alexandria We will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, and then your amazing day trip to Alexandria will start. First, visit Pompey’s Pillar. It was constructed in honor of Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century.
Then we will visit the Catacombs, which are the largest Roman Cemetery, consisting of three levels cut in the rock. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant in Alexandria and then we will proceed to the Qaitbay Citadel, which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria. Then we will see the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Finally, we will drive you back to your hotel in Cairo.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 10: Final Departure After Breakfast, we will transfer you to Cairo International Airport for departure.
Meals: Breakfast.
Prices: MAY-SEPT OCT-APRIL Per Person in Triple Room $1250 $1300 Per Person in Double Room $1350 $1450 One Person Traveling Alone $1400 $1500
*If you are a group of 8 people and more please contact us for a special price.