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(13 Nights / 14 Days ) 04 Nights Cairo / 01 Night Aswan / 03 Nights Nile Cruise / 01 Night Sleeping Train / 04 Nights Sharm EL Sheikh |
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 Professional Egyptology English Speaking Guide will meet you to accompany you by air conditioned private 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 . Lunch at Oriental Restaurant visit Sakkara more ancient site than that of Giza contains tombs and temples spanning a 3,000 year period visiting The Step Pyramid of Djoser. Then visit Memphis the city of Memphis was of great importance throughout Pharaonic history. For much of the time it was the capital of the 'Two Lands (upper Egypt and lower Egypt), but even when Thebes grew to be the royal and religious capital during the New Kingdom. Then Drive back to Your hotel & Overnight in Cairo |
Day 3: |
Breakfast at Hotel & Check-out Professional Egyptology English Speaking Guide will meet you to accompany you by air conditioned private car to 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. visit Citadel of SALADIN built by SALADIN in 12th s to the west on a rare clear day. Saladin built this fortress to protect the old city of Cairo. Alabaster Mosque. visit Coptic Cairo; The Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary) is built on top of southern tower gate of the Babylon fortress, thus the name, which liter all translates from Arabic into ‘suspended’. Then visit Jewish Synagogue lying at the end point of Church buildings, is reported to have been erected in the 6th or presumably the 9th Century AD. Visit Mary Girgis The image of St George as a Roman soldier mounted on a fine Arabian horse and spearing a dragon is a familiar one throughout Old Cairo, where there are two facilities dedicated to him. Khan el-Khalili it is both Cairo’s largest tourist trap after the Pyramids, as well as the heart of Islamic Cairo life, a place Islamic Cairo for a reason. It was the heart of Cairo throughout the reigns of the various Islamic Empires that ruled Egypt, and so, not surprisingly, many of the main highlights are Mosques. Then Our Rep will meet you to escort you to Railway Station to Take First Class sleeping Train to Aswan Based on Dinner & Breakfast , Dinner & Overnight on Board Train |
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Breakfast on Board Train , Arrive Aswan Our Guide will meet you to escort you by private AC car to Abu Simbel ( the visit of Abu Simbel by convoy starts either at 04 .00 A.M or 11 A.M & it takes almost 8 hours ) where you will see (The Temple of Ramesses II)and (The Temple of Nefertari dedicated to Hathor) that was the last bastion of ancient Egyptian religion and hieroglyphic usage. It is also a superb example of threatened cultural heritage being saved in the face of modern civilization's march to change the environment. At the Temple of Abu Simbel, 65 feet high four statues of the king are shown sitting in pairs at the entrance.. Then drive back to Aswan .Overnight in Aswan |
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Breakfast at Hotel & Check-out , 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 , take Your Lunch then Professional Egyptology English Speaking guide will meet you to accompany you by private air-conditioned Motor Coach 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 |
Day 6: |
Breakfast on Board . Sail to Kom Ombo Professional Egyptology English Speaking guide will meet you to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to visit 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. Lunch Then Sail to Edfu & 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. Dinner & Overnight On Board. |
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Breakfast on Board . Sail to Luxor Professional Egyptology Spanish Speaking guide will meet you to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to visit West Bank 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 then 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 and Overnight on Board Cruise |
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Disembarkation after breakfast, The Our Rep will meet you to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to transfer to Luxor Domestic Flight to fly to Sharm. Arrive Sham Air-Port Our rep will meet you with the sign of your name to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to transfer to your hotel , Check-in . Free Day at Leisure . Overnight in Sharm |
Day 9: |
Breakfast at hotel , Enjoy Sun , Sea & Free time . Our Rep will meet you at your hotel in Sharm to transfer by air-conditioned Motor Coach to St. Catherine , Arrive St. Catherine then Around 12:00 Midnight start your climbing to visit the Mount of Sinai, Mount of Profit Moses where he received the 10 Commandments, is an indirect route which can be traversed either by foot or on camels or donkeys. Climbing Mount Sinai is an unforgettable endeavor. To witness the sun rising from the summit, the highest point in Sinai, is an experience not to be missed. |
Day 10: |
At 08:00 A.M. after descending from the mountain, then visit Saint Catherine's monastery " Opens at 09:00 A.M. Till 12.00 P.M " The Monastery is Closed Every Sunday & Friday , was built approximately 1400 years ago by Emperor Justinian, encompassing the great church built by St. Helena, the mother of St. Constantine in 330 AD. This tradition is supported by the fact that monks from the monastery were guided by a dream 3 centuries later to the peak of Saint Catherine’s Mount where they found her body. Saint Catherine's martyrdom was carried to Europe by the Crusaders, and she became accepted as a major saint. Then Transfer by your Air Conditioned Motor Coach from St. Catherine back to Sharm , Arrival Sharm , drive you to your hotel , Overnight in Sharm . |
Day 11: |
Breakfast at hotel , Free Day at leisure , Overnight in Sharm |
Day 12: |
Breakfast at hotel , Check-Out. Then Our Rep will meet You to escort you to Sharm air-Port to fly to Cairo. Arrive Cairo Our Rep will meet you with the sign of Your name to escort You by private air-conditioned car to transfer to Your hotel , Overnight in Cairo |
Day 13: |
Breakfast at Hotel , Professional English Speaking guide will meet you at your hotel to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to Alexandria { 270 Km } to visit to visit The Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa is an extensive three level funerary complex with chambers cut out of the rock to a depth of about 35 m. dating back to the 2nd Century A.D. a blend of a very impressive Egyptian and Roman art. Then visit Pompey’s Pillar which is a column of red granite from Aswan that was erected in honor of the Emperor Diocletian, stands around 90 feet high. Visit to Montazah Palace a wonderful spot to enjoy the beauty of Alexandria. The palace is surrounded by great walls from the south ,east, west and with the beach from the north. This area used to belong to Mohamed Ali family. That ruled Egypt from the mid 19th century till 1952.Then Visit Alexandria Library the meeting point of the three continents, Asia, Africa and Europe, Egypt has been the cradle of civilizations since ancient times. The ancient city of Alexandria was at the beginning of the third century B.C. the birthplace of the great plan to build a library: the Bibliotheca Alexandria. Then drive back to Cairo Overnight in Cairo |
Day 15: |
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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