12 Days giza pyramids, Nile Cruise And Sharm El Sheik Tour
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Location: Egypt :: Middle-East
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Duration: 11 Nights / 12 Days
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Package ID: 1097
Visit Egypt and enjoy this 12-day tour including visits to
the best landmarks in Cairo and Giza. After that embark a 5-star Nile Cruise
Ship in Luxor and Aswan, and then enjoy your holiday in Sharm El Sheikh at the
Red Sea where you can enjoy optional excursions into the desert of Sinai to see
the beautiful scenery.
Day 01:
Arrival Cairo Upon
arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met by our representative
who will assist you through formalities. Then you will be transferred in an A/C
van to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo. Welcome Drink
Day 02:
Pyramids Tour – Train to Aswan After breakfast, follow your
private tour guide to explore Giza Plateau where you will see the great
Pyramids of Giza, the only surviving of the ancient seven wonders of the
ancient world. Move on to visit the pyramids of Chephren and Mykerinos. Then
continue across the plateau where you can have a photo of the three pyramids
rising from the sands, with the Cairo skyline in the background. Then move on
to the Sphinx that is considered the enigmatic symbol of Egypt for thousands of
years. There is also an additional visit to the Solar Boat Museum housing the
remarkably well preserved funerary boat of Khufu. Lunch will be served at a
good quality local restaurant (vegetarian food available on request). The tour
will be continued by visiting Memphis, the oldest capital in ancient Egypt.
Then proceed to Sakkara where you will nd many pyramids, tombs, and mastabas
including the Step Pyramid of King Djoser that was built by Imhotep, the genius
architect who Egypt Excursions Egypt Tours| Nile Cruise / was later deied.
Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper
train to Aswan. Dinner will be served on board and overnight inside your
compartment. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 03:
Aswan Nile Cruise Tours After breakfast on board the train,
and then transfer to embark your Nile River Cruise before Lunch. that has had a
signicant effect on the economy and culture of Egypt. Then move on to Philae
Temple, dedicated to goddesses Isis and Hathor. Philae, and was dismantled and
relocated to nearby Agilkia Island as part of the UNESCO Nubia Campaign
project. Then move on to the Unnished Obelisk, intended to be the largest
obelisk in Egypt. Dinner will be served on board and overnight in Aswan. Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 04:
Kom Ombo and Edfu
Temples After having breakfast on board, you will visit Kom Ombo Temple
dedicated the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon headed god Haeroris, and
dating to the Ptolemies who built it on a high dune overlooking the Nile.Then
sail to Edfu where you will visit the Temple of Edfu, the most preserved
Greco-Roman temple all over Egypt and on its walls portrayed a “Play†shows the
overcome of Horus over the devil god Seth. Then sail to Kom Ombo. Lunch will be
served on board. Then sail to Esna, and lunch will be served on board. Dinner
and overnight on board your Nile Cruise. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 05:
Luxor Nile Cruise
Tours The Cruise Ship will arrive at Luxor, and then upon arrival you will
visit the West Bank of Luxor including the Valley of the Kings, the royal
cemetery for 62 Pharaohs dug into the limestone rocks including the tomb of the
boy King Tut’s tomb. Then proceed to Hatshepsut Temple at El-Deir El-Bahary.
Hatshepsut is the longest reigned female pharaoh over Egypt for almost 22
years. Then visit to the colossi of Memnon; the only remains of a complete
mortuary temple Then move on to the impressive Karnak Temples, represents the
combined achievement of many generations of ancient builders and Pharaohs. Then
move on to the impressive Luxor Temple whose construction started by Amenhotep
III, while the entrance was built by Ramses II. Dinner will be served on board
and overnight in Luxor. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 06:
Fly Luxor to Sharm El
Sheikh Disembark after having breakfast on board the Nile Cruise, and then
transfer to Luxor Airport for your ight to Sharm El Sheikh. Upon arrival at
Sharm El Sheikh Airport, you will be transferred to the hotel for an overnight
stay in Sharm El Sheikh. Meals: Breakfast N.B: Most ight from Luxor to Sharm El
Sheikh is indirect ight via Cairo Airport.
Day 07:
Sharm El Sheikh & Optional Excursions Free day in Sharm
El Sheikh, so you can join an optional tour to Ras Mohammed National Park, one
of the most famous diving sites in the whole world, where you will nd coral
reefs teeming with life including a diversity of vertebrate and invertebrate
species under the crystal-clear waters of the area you will nd, The area has
some of rare mammal species such as Nubian ibex red fox and dorcas gazelle
beside some resident birds such as terns, herons, gulls and ospreys. Overnight
in Sharm El Sheikh. Meals: Breakfast
Day 08:
Sharm El Sheikh
Optional Excursions Free day in Sharm El Sheikh so you can join our optional
tour to the Colored Canyon at Nuweiba, about 170 km north away in the desert.
Upon arrival the canyon, you will go down to witness the wonderful natural
colors of the rocks behind the main road to an oasis. At the end of the day
tour you will be back to Sharm El Sheikh. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh. Meals:
Breakfast /
Day 09:
Sharm El Sheikh &
Optional Excursions Free day in Sharm El Sheikh so you can join our optional
tour to the Monastery of St. Catherine at the foot of the Gebel Musa, or Mount
Moses. You will visit monastery and the biblical area of the Burning Bush. Then
back to Sharm El Sheikh. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh. Meals: Breakfast
Day 10:
Back to Cairo After breakfast, transfer to Sharm El Sheikh
Airport for ight back to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast
Day 11:
Cairo Sightseeing
Tours After breakfast, visit the Egyptian Museum at Tahrir square housing a
magnicent collection of Pharaonic antiquities, especially the golden treasures
of Tut Ankh Amun such as his mask and sarcophagus. Then move on to Mohamed Ali
marvelous Mosque (The Alabaster Mosque) located within the walls of the Citadel
of Salah El Din. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant (vegetarian food
available on request). Then proceed to Coptic Cairo “Old Cairo Zone†to visit
the Church of Abu Serga, Moallaqa Church (Hanging Church) and Ben Ezra
Synagogue, the oldest Jewish synagogue in Egypt. Then you will stop at the Khan
El Khalili Bazaar where you can browse and shop as you wish and also have a
seat at the old style Cafes in the area. Back to your hotel and overnight in
Cairo. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 12:
Cairo – Fly Back Home Enjoy time of leisure in Cairo before being transferred to Cairo international Airport for your onward ight. Meals: Breakfast
Included:
- Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
- Assistance of our guest relations during your stay
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Domestic ights (Luxor/ Sharm – Sharm / Cairo)
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including bed and breakfast
- Accommodation for 3 nights on a 5 star superior cruise on full board
- Accommodation for 1 night on sleeper train on half board basis
- Accommodation for 4 nights in Sharm El Sheikh including bed & breakfast
- All sightseeing tours in Cairo (Private Guided Tours)
- All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing another group
- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary
- Bottled water during your tour
- Meals at hotels, Nile Cruise and during tours as mentioned in the itinerary
- Portage when needed
- 30 minutes of local calling (5 minutes international) and a mobile phone loaned for the length of your stay or an Egyptian sim card for your unlocked mobile device
- All service charges and taxes
Excluded:
• Tipping