Tour Specifics
Starts in: Cairo
Ends in: Cairo
Length: 17 days
Included Meals: Breakfasts: In the hotels. Full meals: On the Felucca & Oasis
Hotel Rating: 3, 4 and 5 star
Tour Leader Included: Yes
Day 1 - Cairo
Arrive in Cairo Airport. Our representative will meet and transfer you to your hotel. There you will meet your tour leader who will brief you about your Egypt Tour. Free evening. Overnight at your Hotel.
Day 2 - Cairo
After breakfast, our friendly guide will accompany you to the awe-inspiring Sphinx and Giza Pyramids. Then to Sakkara to see the unique step pyramid of Zoser. Overnight seating train to Aswan.
Day 3 - Aswan
Arrive in Aswan. Our representative will meet and transfer you to your hotel. Morning tour of the famous High Dam of Aswan. Next you will visit the romantic Temple of Philae and the Unfinished Obelisk. Overnight at your hotel.
Day 4 – Aswan, Felucca
After breakfast you will board a traditional felucca, an Egyptian sailboat, in which you will spend the next two nights. Onboard the felucca you will visit Elephantine and Kitchener islands. All meals onboard felucca. Overnight on the felucca.
Day 5 – Felucca
Enjoy Nile scenery during a relaxing sail. In the evening is a Nubian party. Overnight on the felucca.
Day 6 - Kom-Ombo, Edfu, Luxor
In the morning, visit Kom Ombo the transfer by bus to Edfu Temple. From there a bus will transfer you to your hotel in Luxor. Afternoon tour of the East Bank of Luxor. The East Bank contains the massive temple of Karnak and Luxor temple. Overnight at your hotel in Luxor.
Day 7 - Luxor
After breakfast, tour the West Bank of Luxor. Start your tour off with the world famous Valley of the Kings where you can enter some of the incredible tombs of the New Kingdom Pharaohs, like King Tutankhamun. Then onto the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. And finish with the great Colossi of Memnon. Relax overnight on the sitting train back to Cairo.
Day 8 - Cairo, Dahab
Arrive in Cairo in the morning and transfer to an air-conditioned bus to Dahab. Transfer to your hotel in Dahab. Spend your evening relaxing on the shores of the Red Sea. Overnight in Dahab.
Day 9 - Dahab
This is a free day to be spent snorkeling, swimming, sun-tanning, scuba diving and with good food and good drink. Overnight at your hotel in Dahab.
Day 10 - Dahab
This is another day free to be spent in this quaint resort town. Overnight at your hotel in Dahab.
Day 11 - Dahab, Mount Sinai
Free day in Dahab. At 10:30pm you will be taken to the historic Mount Sinai, a place sacred to 3 religions. This night you will climb the mountain to it’s peak. Overnight on the mountain.
Day 12 - Mount Sinai, St. Catherine’s Monastary, Cairo
In the early morning you will see a sunrise over the mountains of the Sinai Peninsula. After a brisk trip down the mountain you will enter Saint Catherine’s Monastery. Then enter an air-conditioned coach back to Cairo. Overnight at your hotel in Cairo.
Day 13 - Cairo
After breakfast, a guided visit of the Egyptian Museum, then a tour of the old city where you will see Coptic Cairo, the Hanging Church, Islamic Cairo, the Saladin Citadel, the Mohammed Ali Mosque, the old Cairo Bazaar (Khan El Khalili) Overnight at your hotel.
Day 14 – Bahariya Oasis
Depart by bus for Oasis at 8:00 A.M. Once arriving, your guide will transfer you to your Camp. After lunch, visit Bir El Gaba (hot spring) & Gebel El Ingles (the British mountain). You will then return to Bahariya. Overnight at your Camp.
Day 15 - White Desert
After breakfast, board a 4x4 Jeep. Along the way you will explore Crystal Mountain & the Black Desert. Before sunset you will reach the White Desert and camp under the stars.
Day 16 – Bahariya Oasis, Cairo
After breakfast, back to Bahariya and on the way you will visit Agabat Mountain (Mountain of Miracles). In Bahariya board the bus to Cairo. Arrive in Cairo in the evening and be transferred to your hotel. Overnight at your hotel in Cairo.
Day 17 - Cairo And Fly Home
After breakfast the trip will end in Cairo where it began. Transfer to the airport. Take your memories and adventure with you on the flight home.
Tour Includes:
* 4 nights at a 5 star accommodation in Cairo (Including Breakfast)
* Two-way seating train 1st class ticket. Cairo to Aswan – Luxor to Cairo
* Air-conditioned bus from Cairo to Dahab
* One night at a 4 star accommodation in Aswan (Including Breakfast)
* 2 nights on a Felucca (a Traditional Egyptian Sail Boat) (Full Meals)
* One night at a 5 star accommodation in Luxor (Including Breakfast)
* Two nights on board seating train from Cairo to Aswan- Luxor to Cairo
* Air-conditioned bus driving from Cairo to Dahab
* 3 nights at a 3 star accommodation in Dahab (Including Breakfast)
* One night Safari to Mount Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery
* 2 nights in Bahariya Oasis (full board)
* All taxes, transfers and pick ups
* Extensive historic sightseeing with an English-speaking Egyptologist as Tour Leader for Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan
* Cairo Desert Tour: Great Pyramids, Sphinx and Sakkara Pyramid
* Cairo City Tour: Egyptian Museum, Mohammed Ali Citadel. Ibn Tulun Mosque, and Old Bazaar (Khan El Khalili)
* Tour of Philae Temple and The Aswan High Dam in Aswan
* Tours in Luxor including:
East Bank: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple
West Bank: The Colossi of Memnon, The Valley of the Kings, The Valley of the Queens, Hatshepsut Temple
Tour excludes:
* Any flights, visas and insurance
* Extra meals and drinks
* Entrance fees
* Items of a personal nature, tips and laundry
* Any other items which are not stated in the itinerary
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Rate Information
Starting from only £359.00 ($774.00) per person for double occupancy
For single supplement add £148.00 ($320.00)
Important: At some times of the year, a sleeper train travel supplement may apply on the train journey between Cairo-Aswan / Luxor-Cairo. The supplementary cost would include overnight sleeper accommodation plus meals. Supplement cost is 52 GBP, or the equivalent in USD
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Africa
Egypt
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