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(07 Nights / 08 Days )
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Day 1: |
Upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport you will be met and assisted by our Representative who will be holding a sign bearing your name (Please advise us of your exact international flight details: Airline, flight number and arrival time). Our Rep will guide you through luggage identification, portage and customs clearance. Then he or she will drive you by private air-conditioned car to your hotel and assist you with check-in. Overnight in Cairo |
Day 2: |
Breakfast at hotel. Our Professional Egyptology English Speaking guide will meet you to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to visit The Great three Pyramids one of the seven wonders of the ancient World. The largest and oldest of the Pyramids of Giza is that of Cheops (Khufu) was built in the 4th dynasty about 2960 B.C. In the front of the Pyramid of Khephre, we find the Sphinx The body of a lion with the head of a king or God The Sphinx faces the rising sun with a temple to the front which resembles the sun temples. Then visit Egyptian Museum which exhibited collections now exceed 120000 objects ranges from prehistoric era to the Greco – Roman period .It has actually been calculated that if you spend one minute at each exhibit it will take nine months to see the whole collection! Of course, everybody wants to see the treasures from Tutankhamen's tomb - these occupy a large area along almost two side of the upper floor. Drive back to your hotel Optional Tour Our Rep will meet you at your hotel to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to Sound And Light Laser Show in Giza Pyramids where you will enjoy a night of passion with ancient Egypt! Feed all your senses with the history of Egypt and its magical enchantment. Then drive back to your hotel & Overnight in Cairo. |
Day 3: |
Breakfast at hotel & Check-out . Then Our rep will meet you to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to transfer to Cairo Domestic Air- Port to fly to Luxor. Arrive Luxor Our Rep will meet you to escort you by Private AC car to Transfer to Your Nile Cruise Your Accommodation will be Full Board Start with Lunch end with Breakfast. Embark On Board Cruise. Lunch then Professional Egyptology English Speaking guide will meet you to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to visit Karnak Temple built over 2000 years and dedicated to the Theben triad of Amon, Mut and Khons. Karnak can be a confusing place, its buildings spanning a long period in Egyptian history. Then visit Luxor Temple the center of the most important one, the festival of Opet (Once a year the divine image of Amun with his consort Mut and their son Khonsu would journey in their sacred barques from Karnak Temples to the temple at Luxor to celebrate the festival which was held during the inundation. Dinner &Overnight on Board Cruise |
Day 4: |
Breakfast on Board Professional Egyptology English Speaking guide will meet you to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to visit the West Bank, visit the Valley of Kings Egyptian thought that (To speak the name of the dead is to make him live again" is certainly carried out in the building of the tombs), where the ancient Egyptians entombed their leaders. Many tombs have been raided, and many artifacts are in museums worldwide, but the guide will tell you interesting stories as you soak in the atmosphere. Then visit Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is one of the most dramatically situated in the world. The queen's architect, Senenmut, designed it and set it at the head of a valley over shadowed by the Peak. Visit Colossi Of Memnon which Amenhotep III, built a mortuary temple in Thebes that was guarded by two gigantic statues on the outer gates they called "colossi of Memnon". Lunch Sail to Esna . Dinner & Overnight On Board Cruise |
Day 5: |
Breakfast on Board, Sail to Edfu Professional Egyptology English Speaking guide will meet you to accompany you to visit Temple of Horus in Edfu where the temple was excavated last century by Auguste Mariette. Its courtyard and surrounds were buried beneath sand and also houses built by local villagers. Deep within the temple is the sanctuary where a statue of Horus would have been cared for by priests. Sail to Kom Ombo. Lunch Then visit the Temple of Kom Ombo the temple is unique because it is in fact a double temple, dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god. Dinner & Overnight on Board Cruise |
Day 6: |
Breakfast on board , Sail to Aswan . Lunch . Professional Egyptology English Speaking guide will meet you to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to visit The High Dam a modern wonder built to divert the Nile to prevent flooding and provides irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt. Then visit Philae Temple was dismantled and reassembled (on Agilika Island about 550 meters from its original home on Philae Island) in the wake of the High Dam. The temple dedicated to the goddess Isis is in a beautiful setting which has been landscaped to match its original site. then View of Elephantine Island by Felucca (sailing boat) The island is very beautiful, Then view of the Agha Khan Mausoleum View of Botanical Garden by Felucca will find a peaceful paradise, full of shady trees, beautiful flowers and unusual plants among the paved walk ways. it later used as a research station for examining different food and cash crops. Dinner & Overnight on Board Cruise |
Day 7: |
Disembarkation after Breakfast. Then Our Rep will meet you to escort you by private AC car to transfer to Luxor Airport to fly back to Cairo , Arrive Cairo our Rep will meet you to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to transfer to your hotel Check –in & Overnight in Cairo |
Day 8: |
Breakfast at hotel & Check-out . our Rep will meet you to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to transfer to Cairo International Airport in where you will be assisted in luggage portage and Through Passport Control Formalities for Final Departure.(Please Advise Your Exact International Flight Details: Air-carrier Name, Flight Number and Departure Time). |
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