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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 4 nights in Cairo including bed & breakfast Accommodation for 3 nights on 05 star cruise on full board Accommodation for 2 night in Aswan including bed & breakfast Accommodation for 2 night in dahab including bed & breakfast English speaking Egyptologist tour guide All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing group All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan as mentioned in the itinerary All sightseeing tours in Cairo are private tours Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary
Excluded International airfare Egypt entry visa Personal expenses Optional activities Tipping Mummies Room at the Museum Requires additional ticket Ticket Pyramids from Inside Any Optional Tour i.e Entry Tutankhamun’s Tomb
ITINERARY Day 1: Arrival Cairo Upon arrival at Cairo airport, we will meet you in the airport, then you will be transferred by a private A/C car to your hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2: Cairo Pyramids Tour Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, then you will be met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus, the famous Sphinx and the Valley Temple which is facing the great statue. Additionally a visit to the Solar Boat in front of Cheops Pyramid is possible (extra ticket on spot).
Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. Afterwards we will proceed to Sakkara area and visit the Sakkara complex and the first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid). The tour continues with a visit to Memphis, the old kingdom’s capital and famous Necropolis.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 3: Cairo Sightseeing – Fly to Aswan Check-out after breakfast and then you will be escorted by your private guide to visit the Egyptian Museum with the treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen, alongside many other fascinating artifacts. Additional visit to the mummies room at the museum (extra ticket on spot).
Lunch will be served in a local restaurant, followed by a visit to Saladin Citadel including the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside. The tour continues with a visit to Coptic Cairo and the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Then drive to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore the Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. In the evening transfer to Cairo Airport and flight to Aswan.
Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 4: Tour to Abu Simbel Temples Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan. At 11:00 am the tour to one of Egypt’s top tourist attractions, Abu Simbel temple, starts. The temple was originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II, approximately in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari. From Aswan to Abu Simbel it’s about a 3 hours and half drive one way.
Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 5: Aswan Nile Cruise Tour Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan. Then transfer to embark your Nile River Cruise before Lunch at 11:00 a.m, followed by a visit to the world-famous High Dam and the awesome Philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board.
Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 6: Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haroeris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board and afterwards you will visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, the Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner on board.
Overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 7: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions Sail to Luxor. Have breakfast on board and visit then the West Bank and take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, the Valley of the Kings. Then Proceed to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut, approximately in the 15th century BC, at El-Deir El-Bahari and the Colossi Memnon. Lunch on board. Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Dinner on board.
Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 8: Luxor Nile Cruise – Fly to Sharm El Sheikh After breakfast on board at 08:00 am, disembark from your Nile cruise. Then you will be transferred to visit Karnak and Luxor Temples. Then transfer to Luxor Airport for flight to Sharm El Sheikh. Most of the flights are indirect flights via Cairo Airport. Upon arrival in Sharm you will be transferred to your hotel in Dahab.
Overnight in Dahab.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 9: Dahab Optional Excursions Breakfast at your hotel in Dahab with free day in your hotel and at the beach in Dahab.
Optional activities: – Diving.
– Snorkeling.
– Quad bikes.
– Hike Mount Sinai for sunrise.
– Camel ride.
Overnight in Dahab.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 10: Dahab Optional Excursions – Fly to Cairo Breakfast at your hotel in Dahab with free day in your hotel and at the beach in Dahab. In the evening transfer to Sharm El Sheikh Airport for your flight to Cairo.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 11: Alexandria Tour We will pick you up from your hotel, then you will be taken in a land trip for 3 hours to Alexandria. You will start your tour in Alexandria visiting Pompey’s Pillar, followed by visit to the Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa. Then visiting the library of Alexandria from outside which is the biggest library in the world now with 8 million books (visit its open court + free museums).
Then visit the site of the lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of ancient world, and the Castle of Qaitbay. Drive along the Cornish 30 km to see the whole city of Alexandria from sea side including the old harbor of Alexandria. Stop over at the famous bridge of Stanley, a modern landmark of modern Alexandria.
Then we will visit the old down town of Alexandria and see the Royal gardens of King Farouk, the royal Palaces of Haramlek and Salamlek and the royal beaches of the queens. Then visit to the prettiest and biggest mosque in the city, Abou El Abbas Mosque, the unknown soldier of Alexandria and the statue of Alexander the Great. Return back to Cairo.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 12: Cairo – Fly Back Home Breakfast at the hotel with free time. Then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
Meals: Breakfast.
Prices: MAY-SEPT OCT-APRIL Per Person in Triple Room $1300 $1350 Per Person in Double Room $1400 $1500 One Person Traveling Alone $1500 $1600
*If you are a group of 8 people and more please contact us for a special price.