Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Cairo. Arrive at Cairo Airport at any time. Where our representative will meet and assist you through customs and then you claim your baggage. You will be transferred to your selected hotel; The day is free for you to spend at your leisure. If you arrive early there are plenty of things to see and do. (Check with our Rep). Overnight - Cairo Hotel.
Day 2: Full Day Pyramids Tour - Aswan. In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel for exploration of the legendary majestic Pyramids of and Sphinx. Short stop for Lunch (the Guide will recommend you where will have Lunch.) Then visit the Egyptian museum. Then onwards to Sakkara to see the first pyramid ever built - the Step Pyramid of Zosser. Early evening transfer to the rail station Catch train to Aswan. Overnight - Sitting train. Includes: (B).
Day 3: Arrive Aswan. Arrive Aswan around 10 AM and check into our hotel. A visit out of town takes us to the mighty High Dam, short boat trip to Agilika Island for Philae Temple, Back to the hotel. Afternoon excursion on a traditional felucca sailing around Elephantine and Kitchner Island’s. The rest of the day is free. Overnight - Aswan Hotel.
Day 4: Aswan – Nile felucca. Early morning road excursion to famous Abu Simbel ,the rock-cut temple of King Ramses II, the Great Builder. This afternoon, we board our Nile felucca for a 2 night voyage on the River Nile downstream. Overnight - Nile felucca. Includes: (B, L, D).
Day 5: Nile felucca. Relax, go for a swim or just chill out in the sun on deck. Let your troubles melt away, as the felucca plies its route. A stop will be made at the Temple of Kom Ombo. Overnight - Nile felucca. Includes: (B, L, D).
Day 6: Kom Ombo - Edfu - Luxor. Disembarking in Kom Ombo, we enjoy a visit to the Temple of Horus at Edfu, before driving north to Luxor. Home of the legendary Valley of the Kings and Temple of Karnak, 4000 year-old Luxor is ancient Egypt at it’s best. Enjoy some rest and relaxation. Tonight, an optional visit is available to the Temple of Luxor with a restaurant dinner afterwards. Transport is by traditional horse and carriage. The excursion is payable locally. Rest of evening free to enjoy the facilities of our hotel. Overnight - Luxor. Includes: (B).
Day 7: Luxor-Cairo. Early morning There is the option to float over Luxor in a hot air balloon and see area wake up and come alive. Afterwards, we cross to the West Bank, where we’ll see the massive twin seated statues known as the Colossi of Memnon. We’ll then explore the Valleys of the Kings and Queens and the awesome ramped and colonnaded Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Later, a chance to relax before our visit to the colossal Temple of Karnak. Lose yourself in the stone-columned Hypostyle Hall and go crazy with your camera. This is ancient Egypt. Tonight, we return by overnight train to Cairo. Overnight - Sitting train. Includes: (B).
Day 8: Arrive Cairo. Arrive in Cairo and transfer to the hotel.Start your full day visiting the renowned Citadel that was built by Saladin in the 12th Century and was the seat of power for the following 700 years. On the premises is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali, one of the landmarks in Cairo whose minaret can be seen from any part of the city. The Mohammed Ali mosque was built in Turkish style, very similar to the Blue Mosque in Turkey Short Stop for Lunch then visit of Coptic Cairo (include; Church of Abu Serga where situated the most ancient relics of the Holy Family in Egypt, Hanging Church, and Synagogue of Ben Ezra the oldest Jewish relic in Egypt), In the evening, we'll embark on a Nile River Steamer for an open buffet dinner accompanied by a folkloric Sufi ("whirling dervish") and belly-dancing show. Overnight - Cairo Hotel.
Day 9: Cairo - Bahariya Oasis. Early morning, Where you will be met and transferred to Bahariya Oasis by bus via the Desert Road. Transfer to your Hotel. Check-In. In the afternoon, local tour by jeep: visit of the Temple of Ain el-Muftella, a Roman Water Source, the Tomb of Bannantiu, the Temple of Alexander the Great, the Museum of Bahariya where you will find the Golden Mummies, the English houses 'Gebel al-Ingleez'. Overnight - Bahariya Oasis. Includes: (B, L, D).
Day 10: Bahariya Oasis - White Desert. In the morning, departure by jeep 4X4 to the White Desert. Vist of the Black Desert and the dune area. We start our climb of a 50meter dune. Lunch in El Heiz Oasis. On the route to Farafra we visit the Crystal Mountain, the area of the wonders with the desert roses. We visit El Akabat and then we head to the White Desert. We start exploring the formations and wind carved sculptor. Then the New Desert. In the evening, we have a barbeque dinner and sleep in tents under the stars... Overnight - White Desert. Includes: (B, L, D).
Day 11: White Desert - Cairo. Visit the hot springs and enjoy the beauty of the white limestone rocks in the area. Return to Cairo and overnight at your Hotel. Overnight - Cairo Hotel. Includes: (B, L).
Day 12: Departure Cairo. Transfer by private A/C car to airport and assistance through airport formalities for your international departure flight. End of our services. Includes: (B).
Price Includes:
- Breakfast daily
- All meals aboard felucca cruise
- 03 Stars Hotels and Campsite
- 01 Night in Baharya on Full board basis
- 01 Night in White Desert on Full board basis
- 03 Nights in Cairo on Bed & Breakfast basis
- 02 Nights in aboard felucca (open deck)
- 01 Night in Aswan on Bed & Breakfast basis
- 01 Night in Luxor on Bed & Breakfast basis
- 02 Nights Sitting Train Cairo/Aswan & Luxor/Cairo No meals aboard
- Airport 'Meet & Greet' arrival and departure transfer
- Touring of Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu & Luxor
- All sightseeing tours (Private Tours), including English Egyptologist guide & transfer by a modern air-conditioned van
- All relevant transfers in private modern A/C buses
- Free SIM card for your cell phone helping you to keep in touch with your home.
Price Excludes:
- Visa Entry for Egypt (US$ 15 per passport)
- Tipping
- All your visits exclude entrance fees
- Personal expenses (Laundry, Sauna, telephones…etc)
- Any meals not mentioned in the program
- Any Optional tours
- International airfare.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Prices:
- 1 person: 480 USD
- From 2 - 5: 350 USD
- From 6 - 9: 295 USD
- More Than 10: 250 USD.
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