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Cairo is the largest city in Africa and the capital of Egypt. The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir square, the jewel of Egyptian museums housing 120 thousand pieces of artifacts and treasures and the most important sightseeing are the pyramids of Giza which are one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The Pyramid of Djoser is known as the step pyramid, which is considered as the most popular archaeological site in Saqqara.
Alexandria is the second largest city and largest port in Egypt. Its most important sightseeing is Catacomb of kom Skokafa and Pompey’s pillar.
Luxor and Aswan are worldwide famous cities of heritage:
Luxor has been characterized as the “world’s greatest open air museum”, it has magnificent temples and vibrant residential areas as Karnak and Luxor temples.
Aswan is known as the” land of gold ”as it was like a huge necropolis for noblemen and their treasures for thousands of years, also it has many important sightseeing like komombo and Edfu temples.
Inclusions: -
- 02 Nights’ accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis (standard room)
- 02 Night accommodation sleeper train Cairo/Aswan on half board basis
- 01 Night accommodation in Alexandria on bed and breakfast basis
- 03 Nights’ accommodation on board of Nile cruise on full board basis (standard cabin)
- 3 Meals
- Return airport/Station transfers by Deluxe Coach
- Full day Visit to Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, The Egyptian Museum and Khan El Khalili Bazaar
- Visit Catacomb, Roman Theater, Pompey’s Pillar
- All the sightseeing during the Nile Cruise (As per the Program)
- Sleeper Train from Cairo to Aswan and Luxor to Cairo
- Entrance fees (As specified)
- Qualified English-speaking guide
- All Transfers in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan (apt /hotel-cruise and v. v)
Exclusions: -
- All flight tickets (both Intl´ & domestic)
- Trip to Abu Simbel from Aswan by Deluxe Coach
- Entry visa ( 25 $ ) p.p
- Entrance inside the Pyramids
- Any personal expenses
- Optional tours
- Beverage during meals
- Tipping
Arrival at Cairo International Airport, greet, greet and assist by our representative to stamp the passport and customs formalities, then transfer by our coach to your hotel for check-in and overnight.
Check-out after breakfast, start your tour by pickup from your hotel in Cairo to the Great Pyramids of Giza with our private highly experienced and well-qualified tour guide. Explore the most worldwide archaeological site on earth. Cheops, the great pyramid with a chance to go inside, Chephren and Mycerinus, take a panoramic photo with the three pyramids. Go to the great sphinx and the valley temple beside is an unforgettable tour then Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
Go to visit the Egyptian museum in tahrir square which displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art and 120000 genuine artifacts including the collection of grandparents of the young pharaoh Tutankhamun, Yuya and Thuya, as well as some treasures from the young pharaoh himself before being moved to the grand Egyptian museum among them is the golden mark of king Tutankhamun. After visit transfer to Alexandria, Cairo/Alexandria 225 K.M around 02:30 h. check-in hotel and overnight
Check-out after breakfast. Transfer by our deluxe coach to Alexandria, visit the catacomb of kom shokafa, a Greco-roman burial place, then the famous pompey’s pillar, a temple of God serapes, once was rivalling the Soma and the Caesarean. The Citadel of Qeitbey, which was constructed on the site of the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria, take your lunch then visit the library of Alexandria, once housing an unprecedented collection of manuscripts, codices, and papyrus scrolls to recall the majesty of the ancient library, transfer back to Cairo station to board the sleeper train to Aswan.
Dinner and overnight on board. Train departs Cairo about 20:00 and arrives Aswan at 08:15. (next day)
Arrival at Aswan station, greeted by our representative and transfer to Nile cruise for check-in.
transfer from Nile cruise to Visit the Philae Temple, which is dedicated to the goddess Isis, High Dam which is affected the politics in the world during the middle of the 20th century then visit the unfinished Obelisk. Overnight in Aswan.
With an early transfer and go on an optional tour to the great temples of Abu Simbel Visits of Temple of Abu Simbel.
After visits transfer back to Aswan to your Nile cruise. Sailing to Kom Ombo, visit the unique temple of Kom Ombo, known as the double temple, as it was venerated to the two deities, Horus and Sobek. The unique temple offers the surgical tools as well as the calendar of festivals and sailing downstream to overnight in Edfu.
visit the temple of Edfu, the best well-preserved temple ever in Egypt of the falcon god Horus, constructed during the Greek era and decorated in roman times, you will visit it on a horse carriage tour and back to the cruise to go to Luxor via Esna Lock and overnight in Luxor.
In the morning,check-out and head to visit the remarkable valley of the kings. The tombs of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties, the famous Pharaohs, Rameses the great, Seti 1st, Tutankhamun, Thotmosis the 3rd, a guided tour to explore the afterlife of the ancient egyptian then go to the renowned temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir Bahari, a unique temple with own flair then a photo stop by the Colossi of Amenophis 3rd known as Memnon colossi. And take Lunch then Visit Karnak Temple precincts which cover 80 thousand square meters (about the area of Chicago's Millennium Park) and is constructed over two thousand years, pylons, ram-headed sphinxes, columns, colossi, chapels, shrines and obelisksthe then visit Luxor Temple which is the south palace of God Amun, once had two obelisks in front. Only one is still there while the second one is standing at the place de la Concorde in Paris. And board the sleeper train back to Cairo
Arrival to Cairo station, greeted by our representative and transfer to your hotel.
Rest of day at leisure or optional tour. Overnight at hotel.
Check-out and transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
- Price per person as 8 person-group: 1000 $
- Price per person as 7 person-group: 1017 $
- Price per person as 6 person-group: 1040 $
- Price per person as 5 person-group: 1072 $
- Price per person as 4 person-group: 1120 $
- Price per person as 3 person-group: 1199 $
- Price per person as 2 person-group: 1333 $
- Price per single person: 2131 $
NOTE : From 1st of june add 39 $ per person