1st day
Arrival to Cairo airport, our representative
will assist you through passport control formalities, luggage
identification & portage will greet you. From the airport
you will be transferred by a private A/C car to your hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.<
2nd day
Breakfast. Start
your full day visiting the Egyptian museum of antiquities.
On display is a rare collection of 5000 years of art the
largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the
world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including
an exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen collection of treasures,
gold, and jewelry, as it was enclosed in his tomb for over
3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his
tomb was excavated. Visit the Great Pyramids - Cheops,
Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal
ever built. Next is a close-up look at Sphinx - a huge funeral
complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face
of king Chephren.
Then visit Khan El Khalili Bazaars. Shops in this
district are legendary for fine brassware, copper, perfumes,
leather, silver, gold, antiques etc.
Transfers to the train station for your overnight Sleeper
train to Aswan. Dinner on the train. Overnight Sleeping
Train.
3rd day
Breakfast on the train.
Arrival, meet & assist by our representatives and transfer
to the Hotel. Your afternoon tours starts with High Dam
and its huge lake then take a short ferry ride to Philae
Temple this Romantic and Majestic Temple. Tonight you
may want to explore the many bazaars and small streets or
enjoy dinner on one of the many floating restaurants along
the Nile while watching the feluccas glide by.
Overnight at your Hotel.
4th day
Breakfast, free day
(Optional)
tour
to Abu Simbel
The colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (XIXth.
Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters
in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments. The
temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and representation
of the deities to which each was dedicated are carved on
its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple
of the King's wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor.
This excursion can be undertaken by plane or bus.
Morning transfer to your a traditional felucca boat to visit
Elephantine Island and Kitchner Island after
which you will sail towards Kom Ombo. A relaxing day on
board the felucca.
Overnight on the felucca.
5th day
After enjoying your
breakfast on the Nile. Visit the Greco Roman Temple
of Kom Ombo dedicated to the two gods Sobek the crocodile
God and Haroeris the Sun God. After visiting
Kom Ombo Temple, another day of relaxing on board the felucca,
sailing towards Edfu.
Overnight on the felucca.
6th day
After breakfast on the
felucca, visit Edfu Temple – the best-preserved and
second largest Temple in Egypt. Then transfer by local transportation
to your hotel in Luxor. Afternoon tour to the East Bank
of Luxor - Enters down the avenue of Ram Headed Sphinx
to reach the Monumental Temple of Karnak and
then continue onto Luxor Temple, followed by a free
afternoon and evening to enjoy this vibrant and fascinating
city.
Overnight at Luxor
7th day
An early morning start
as you cross over to the West Bank of Luxor, as you
come from sun, sand and rugged mountainside you enter -
The Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Queen Hatshepsut's
Temple and The Colossi of Memnon.
The afternoon is free where you can relax,
Overnight bus to Dahab.
8th day
Arrive in Dahab and
after checking in at your Hotel. Free afternoon.
Overnight in Dahab.
9th day
Today you will be taken
to go snorkeling at the Blue Hole. You will spend
the day relaxing in the sun at seaside and exploring the
wonderful reefs and the multitude of colorful marine life
of the Red Sea.
Overnight in Dahab.
10th day
Breakfast free day in
Dahab.
Later this evening, you will head towards St. Catherine's
Monastery to Climb Mt. Sinai. Once arriving at
the top, you can relax and gaze at the millions of stars
before drifting off to sleep at the top of this historical
mountain.
Overnight on the top of the Mountain.
11th day
You will wake early
this morning to watch the sun rise from the top of Mount
Sinai. After this you will begin your descent towards
St. Catherine's Monastery where you will be able to
visit the smallest yet oldest Christian Monastery in the
world. You will be transferred back to Dahab around noon,
and the rest of your day and night is free to enjoy the
sun and sea. You return to Dahab and late night catch the
overnight bus back to Cairo.
Overnight in the Bus to Cairo.
12th day
Arrive in Cairo where
you will be met and transferred to your hotel by our local
representative. Free day.
(Optional) After freshening
up you will Departure from hotel to start your full day
tour to the step Pyramids of Sakkara (The first
proper Pyramids built for the king Zoser, it is considered
evolution of the Pyramid from the simple Mastaba
to the Pyramid in its known form) Followed by a visit to
The Pyramids of Unas & Oser-Kaf the Mastaba. Tomb
of Mereruka, Ti & Pta-Hotep (carved and painted
tombs), Then Memphis the ancient capital of
Egypt where Colossal Statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster
Sphinx
Overnight stay in Cairo.
(Optional) Dinner Cruise
including transportation, dinner, Belly Dancer, Tanura Show,
Horse show. -
Overnight in Cairo.
13th day
Breakfast at the hotel our representative
will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport
through final departure formalities.
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