Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: You will be met and assisted at "Cairo Airport" Cairo International airport, then transferred by a private air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo
Day 2: After breakfast, enjoy an excursion to the great pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus at Giza, and proceed to the Sphinx and Valley Temple. Then visit the Egyptian Museum where you can see the great pharaonic treasures including those of Tutankhamen. Overnight in Cairo
Day 3: You will be transfered to see Memphis, the first capital in Egypt and see the Statue of Ramses II. Then onto Sakkara where you can see the first step pyramids of Zoser. Move to the train station taking "Sleeper train" Sleeper train to Aswan. Dinner and Overnight on the train.
Day 4: You will be met at Aswan station and transferred to the cruise before lunch. Sail by "Felucca Ride" to visit The Botanical Gardens and Agha Khan Mausoleum. Dinner on board. Overnight in Aswan
Day 5: Breakfast, visit the High Dam, the Old Dam and the Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae. Sail to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board. Visit The Temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu. Dinner & overnight in Edfu
Day 6: Breakfast, visit the Temple of Hornsin Edfu. Sail to Luxor. Lunch on board. Dinner on board & overnight in Luxor
Day 7: Breakfast, visit the West Bank to see Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens and Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Lunch Visit Karnak & Luxor temples. Dinner & overnight
Day 8: Disembarkation after breakfast. Departure by a private air conditioned car to Hurghada where you will be met and transferred to hotel and overnight.
Day 9: You will be driven to a ferry boat to Sharm where you will be met and moved to Dahab by bus. At mid night move to Moses Mountain and climb it up.
Day 10: Breakfast, transfer to Nuwieba then catch ferry boat to Aqaba. Arrive and move to Petra. Overnight in Petra
Day 11: Breakfast, start your full day tour to visit Petra " The rose red city". The city comprises a complete urban infrastructure which includes temples, baths, private houses, high places, paved streets, public buildings, markets, theaters, reservoirs and cisterns. Its entrance, a one-kilometer long fissure through the towering cliffs, "The Siq", provides a dramatic approach and induction to the city. The narrow winding path through the canyon dramatically opens up to expose the awesome facade of the Elkhazneh, "the treasury". Overnight in Petra
Day 12: Breakfast, the road south from Petra leads down to Wadi Rum, another of nature's wonderlands that has attracted human beings for thousands of years. Wadi Rum is an unusual desert terrain that resembles a pastel pink lunar landscape, with towering limestone and granite cliffs shooting out of the sandy desert floor. In Wadi Rum which was known as "Lawrence of Arabia Land" time to ride a camel and join a jeep safari. Overnight Petra
Day 13: Transfer again to Aqaba, catch the ferry to Nuwieba where you will be met and moved to Cairo by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Overnight Cairo
Day 14: Trip to Alexandria, visiting Qaitbay Citadel, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay on the spot of Alexandria 's ancient "lighthouse" lighthouse. See the grand Montazah Palace, which combines Turkish and Florentine architectural styles, then move on to the new and much acclaimed Alexandria Library. Also visit the Roman cemetery cut out of the rock, the Catacombs. Return to Cairo and overnight
Day 15: Breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Per person in double room 1695 EURO
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