Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Cairo. Arrived at the airport of Cairo where our representative will meet you and assist in the various procedures. You will be then transfer in private vehicle to your hotel. Night at hotel
Day 2: Cairo. After the breakfast, our guide will accompany you with the Pyramids with the three large pyramids: Kheops, Khefren and Mykerinos; and the Sphinx, Lion with human head which incarnates the king or the god under an aspect avenger. Then visit of the necropolis of Sakkarah with the famous pyramid with degrees of king Djoser, the royal pyramids, the funerary texts, the mastabas. And to finish the day, visits of Memphis, a colossus of Ramses II out of alabaster of beautiful dimensions. The night, transfer in private vehicle to train station to take the sitting night train in direction of Luxor.
Day 3: Luxor. Arrive to Luxor, meet by our representative and transfer in private vehicle to your hotel. Visit Temple of Karnak, dedicated to the main thing of the worship to the glory of the Amon god, but like many other Egyptian temples, other gods and goddesses were venerated there. It is the known religious site oldest in the world. And the Temple of Luxor, It was devoted to the dynastic god Amon under his two aspects of celestial Amon-Re and ithyphallic divinity. The currently visible oldest parts go up in Amenhotep III and Ramses II. Night at hotel
Day 4: Luxor. Today, discover the Valley of the Kings, where the majority of the Pharaohs of XVIII to the XX dynasty were made bury and the Valley of the Queens, is the necropolis of the royal wives, of the girls, sometimes of wire of the kings of XIX and XX dynasties. Then continuation towards the two imposing Colossi of Memnon, last vestiges of the gigantic funerary temple of Amenhotep III which does not exist nowadays any more. And finally the visit of the Temple of Hatchepsut, the funerary temple of Hatchepsut, dedicated to the Amon god, but also to the gods Anubis and Hathor. This Theban temple is single and is distinguished from the other temples because it is partly dug in the rock of the Theban mountain has which it leans, and grow on three terraces connected by approach ramps. The night, transfer in private vehicle to train station for take sitting night train in direction of Cairo.
Day 5: Cairo. In morning arrive to Cairo, meet by our representative and transfer in private vehicle to your hotel. Visits Citadel of Saladin, with in its enclosure the mosque of Mohamed Ali. Then Coptic Area, this district is older than the city itself: it should be seen to have an idea of the atmosphere in which the first Christians in Egypt lived. Coptic Churches, Coptic museum, church of St Serge. Finish the visits by the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities (founded in 1857 by the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette). Night at hotel
Day 6: Cairo. Free day until your transfer in private vehicle to International Airport of Cairo for your departure.
Please note that our hotel will be in 3 star. If you desire a hotel of a higher classification, please specify this in your request.
Price Includes:
- All meet and assist by our representative and all Transfer in private air-conditioned vehicle during all your stay
- 2 nights in Hotel 3 stars* to Cairo, double room with breakfast (all rooms have private bathroom, air-condition, TV and Telephone) (Havana hotel or similar)
- 1 night in Hotel 3 stars* to Luxor, double room with breakfast (all rooms have private bathroom, air-condition, TV and Telephone) (Lotus hotel or similar)
- All Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle and Private English Speaking Egyptologist Tour guide during yours days visits
- First class sitting night train with reclining seats Cairo/Luxor and Luxor/Cairo
- All taxes and service charge
Price Excludes:
- International Flights
- Visa (15 US Dollars per passport, our representative will help you to take it when you arrive at airport)
- All Entrance fees
- All insurances
- Lunch and dinner, all drinks, calling and every personal spend
- Tips to staff and tour guide
We do not charge you in advance for site entrance fees to add flexibility to your program as you may choose to skip one or more sites depending upon your interests.
Possibility to Upgrade Hotel to:
- 4 Stars
- 5 Stars
- 5 Stars Lux
Peak period supplement:
- from 9 February to 12 march 2007
- from 30 March to 1 May 2007
- from 4 July to 3 September 2007
- from 27 October to 7 November 2007
- from 22 December 2007 to 6 January 2008
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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Africa
Egypt
Cultural Journey
Archeology/History
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