Day1. Cairo.
Arrive in Cairo airport, you will be met and assist by our representative who will assist you through the formalities, and then be transferred to your hotel to meet your guide for briefing about the tour package, overnight at your hotel in Cairo.
Day2, Cairo- Aswan.
After breakfast you will start the tour by visiting the awe inspiring pyramids and the sphinx at Giza plateau then heaqd to Sakkara to visit the Step pyramid- the first completed pyramid in Egypt and some other amazing tombs, after a day of seeing 4500 years old ancient structures you will take the seating first class train up the river Nile to Aswan.
Day3, Aswan.
Arrive in Aswan around 10:00 Am, you will be transferred to your hotel in Aswan, and then start your Nile quest by visiting the Philae Temple, Philae is a majestic romantic Greco Roman Egyptian temple dedicated to the Goddess Isis, the Goddess of love, then visit the Unfinished Obelisk, and the famous High Dam of Aswan which completed in 1971 and created Lake Nasser, free evening at your leisure, overnight at your hotel in Aswan.
Day4, Nile Cruise.
After breakfast, check aboard the Nile Cruise and visit the Islands temples of Aswan, Kitchener the botanical garden which has many exported trees and plants form several countries, next visit the Elephantine Island which contains ruins of temples dedicated to the new kingdom in the pharaoh’s era, overnight on the Cruise.
Day5, Nile Cruise.
In the morning we you will reach Kom-Ombo to visit the temple of Sobek the crocodile headed evil god and Haroeris the falcon headed good god which stands overseeing the Nile and had sacred crocodiles kept as pets. And then you will head to Edfu to visit the most preserved and completed temple in Egypt, this temple is 2000 years old and dedicated to the falcon headed god Horus the son of Osiris, then continue towards Luxor, overnight on the cruise.
Day6, Luxor.
Arrive in Luxor, be transferred to your hotel, check in your room before the tour of the East bank of Luxor, There you will experience the massive Karnak temple and the historic Luxor temple; Karnak temple is actually a gigantic temple complex which is over 3500 years old that dedicated the greatly powerful Ram Headed God Amun, Luxor temple is an important temple in that it was dedicated to 3 Gods; Amun. His wife Mut and their son Khons, they all together are the key players into the great Opet festival which was held during the flood season, overnight at your hotel in Luxor.
Day7, Hurghada.
After breakfast tour the west Bank of Luxor. Start the tour off with the World famous Valley of the Kings where you can enter some of the incredible tombs of the New Kingdom Pharaohs, such as King Tutankhamen, then onto the Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir El Bahary). This is the mortuary temple of the only Pharaoh Queen that ruled Egypt with very unusual architecture. And finish with the great Colossi of Memnon, the last remains of Amenophis III’s temple. Then take bus heading to Hurghada, arrive in Hurghada and be transferred to your hotel, overnight at your hotel.
Day8, Hurghada.
Free day at your leisure, you have many optionals to choose from (Swimming, snorkeling, diving or just lying on the beach, overnight at your hotel.
Day9, Hurghada.
Another free day at your leisure for more relaxing, enjoy the beautiful nature of the Red Sea, overnight at your hotel
Day10, Cairo.
After breakfast you will take your way back to Cairo, arrive in Cairo, overnight at your hotel in Cairo
Day11, Cairo.
After breakfast you will start the last tour in Egypt with the Egyptian museum which houses more than 10,000 relics of ancient Egypt. There you can see the famous Tutankhamen Gallery and the Royal Mummies section, after that a visit to the old city where you can explore the Coptic area and the seven churches there, the citadel of Saladin to visit the Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the cave church with the sculptures that shows the incredible miracle that happened when a mountain have been moved by the power of praying! And finally to the open market (Khan El Khalili) the Bazaar with the numerous souvenirs shops and the coffee shops, overnight at your hotel in Cairo.
Day12, Cairo and Flight back home.
After breakfast you will be transferred to Cairo international airport for the flight back home. |
