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Sun Land Tour (Cairo - Aswan - Nil Cruise)
offered by supplier M17039 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 9
day(s)
Group Size: 1
- 20
people
Destination(s):
Egypt
Specialty Categories:
Cultural Journey
Boating and Sailing
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 710 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 930 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Cairo. Arrived at the airport of Cairo where our representative will accommodate you and assist in the various procedures. You will be then accompanied 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, you will be transferred to train station for take sleeper train to Aswan.
Day 3: Aswan. Arrive in Aswan where you will be met and transferred to your Hotel. Visit Temple of Philae, dedicated to the worship of the Isis goddess visits, then the granite career with the Unfinished Obelisk and finally the High Dam Of Nasser giving rise to the Lake Nasser. Night at Hotel
Day 4: Aswan. Option for the visit of Abu Simbel, morning departure in van private bound for Abu Simbel, visit of the temple dedicated to Ramses II and its splendid Nefertari wife then return in Aswan. Then excursion on a traditional felucca to visit Elephantine Island and Kitchener Island. Check in Nile cruise. Dinner on board followed of Oriental Show (Belly dancer, Sufi dancer and traditional music). Night on board
Day 5: Kom Ombo / Edfu. Start sailing end of morning in direction to Kom Ombo. Visit Temple of Kom Ombo, whose characteristic is to be dedicated to two divinities: Sobek (with head of crocodile) and Horus (with head of falcon). Continue sailing. Departure in the barouche for the visit of the Temple of Edfu, the Holy City of Horus and the temple built in its honor. This temple with extravagant dimensions is preserved best of all Egypt. Night on board
Day 6: Luxor. You will visit the splendid Thebes Necropolis: the Valley of Kings where the majority of the Pharaoh of XVIII to the XX dynasty were buried and the Valley of the Queens, which host the tombs of the royal wives and members of the dynasty. You will also visit the colossal Memnon Statue and Hatchepsut Temple. Night on board
Day 7: Luxor. Visit the Temple of Karnak, dedicated to the glory of the Amon god and the Temple of Luxor. The afternoon is free where you can relax. Later that evening you will board the overnight sleeper train to return to Cairo.
Day 8: Cairo. Early morning, arrival in Cairo, meet and transfer 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 9: Cairo. Free day till your transfer to Cairo International airport for your departure.
Program: The order of visits may change, still without affecting the duration of your visit. Note that Esna water gate is closed from 1/06 to 30/06 every year. Vehicles are used to leave Esna, and the boat leaves back from the water gate (60 km from Luxor).
The Boat: Your cabins are furnished with bathrooms, private WC, telephone, TV, air-condition with regulator (N.B.: the name of the boat and cabins are known upon arrival). Restaurants offer refined courses, and their buffets cover the Egyptian specialties together with the international cuisine.
For your disposition: the reception (Currency exchange service before reaching Luxor and Aswan. Credit cards accepted: Visa and MasterCard). Salon-bar, swimming pool with sea-sofas and bar, disco and souvenirs shop.
Price Includes:
- All meet and assist by our representative and Transfer in private air-conditioned vehicle airport/hotel (go/comeback)
- Hotel 5 stars Lux, double room with breakfast (all rooms have private bathroom, air-condition, TV and Telephone)
- Nile Cruise in Boat 5 Stars Lux*, double cabin in Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner and tea/coffee time at 4.00 pm)
- Oriental Show on Board
- All Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle and Private English Speaking Egyptologist Tour guide during your visits
- Sleeper Train in Double Cabin Cairo/Aswan and Luxor/Cairo (dinner and breakfast includes in Train)
- All taxes
Price Excludes:
- International Flights
- Visa (15 US Dollars per passport, you can take it when you arrive in Egypt)
- All Entrance fees and Ticket for Sound and Light Show
- All insurances
- All drinks, calling and every personal spend
- Tips to staff and tour guide
* Possibility to Upgrade Cruise to:
- 5 Stars Super Deluxe
Peak period supplement:
- 5 % from 4 July to 4 September 2006
- 10 % from 20 October to 6 November 2006
- 30 % from 20 December 2006 to 8 January 2007
- 10 % from 9 February to 12 March 2007
- 20 % from 30 March to 1 May 2007
- 5 % from 4 July to 3 September 2007
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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Africa
Egypt
Cultural Journey
Boating and Sailing
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