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Grand Pilgrim /Historical Tour
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Key Information:
Tour Duration: 10
- 17
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 50
people
Destination(s):
Egypt
Specialty Categories:
Archeology/History
Boating and Sailing
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 1500 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 2000 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive - meet & assist - transfer to hotel in Cairo - transfer to hotel - overnight.
Day 2: Full day private guided classic tour including: Egyptian museum - Proceed to visit pyramids & Sphinx & step pyramid of Sakkara on the way stop to visit some oriental bazaars for enjoying bargaining /shopping – Overnight.
Day 3: One day private guided trip by a/c bus to western desert monasteries / Wadi el Natroun, one of the main stops of the holy family during their refuge in Egypt which are; Anb Bishoy - Virgin Mary & Abu Makar. If permits proceed by bus back to Cairo - arrive - overnight.
Day 4: Full day private guided religious tour in Cairo including visits: old Cairo Coptic churches that was built over the cave of the holy family - St. George Greek Orthodox Church & Synagogue afternoon visit the Coptic Cathedral of st. mark , the apostle, founder of Christianity in Egypt & where the remains of his body lies - overnight.
Day 5: Full day private guided religious tour in Cairo including visits: Virgin Mary church at Maddi, the sailing point of holy family trip to upper Egypt & where found the Bilbe floating & opened "blessed be Egypt my people"; proceed to visit Virgin Mary tree at Mataraya & the Church of Apparition of St. Mary at Zeuton in 1968. Evening board on sleeper wagon trains proceed to Aswan.
Day 6: Morning arrive Aswan - meet & assist transfer to hotel - day free - overnight optional Abu Simbel trip by air or by a/c private bus.
Day 7: Transfer to board on Nile cruise & visit High Dam - Old Dam & Phylae temple - overnight on cruise.
Day 8: By felucaa (sailing boat) visit the botanical gardens & Agh Khan Muslim - sail to Kom Ombo visit temple of Double Gods - overnight on cruise.
Day 9: Sail to Edfu & visit the temple of Horus-in Edfu - sail to Esna & cross the Lock - overnight on cruise .
Day 10: Sail to Luxor - arrive & visit the east bank: Luxor & Karank temples - overnight on cruise .
Day 11: Check out the cruise in Luxor & visit the west bank including: necropolis of Tiabeth Valley of Kings - temple of queen Hatshbsut - Colossi of Memnon late afternoon transfer by a/c private bus to Hurghada arrive - overnight .
Day 12: In Hurghada - free on beach - overnight.
Day 13: In Hurghada - free on beach late afternoon board on a/c pullamn bus proceed to Cairo arrive Cairo - meet & assist transfer to hotel – overnight
Day 14: Private guided two day trip to Sinai /mount of God - on the way to St. Catherine stop to visit moses spring one of the stops of exodus - proceed to Catherine - arrive - overnight early
Day 15: At dawn climb the mount of god where moses received the ten commandments / main stop of exodus & enjoy the sun rise at the most holy spot on the morning visit the monastery itself basilica church - burning bush & the place where moses met his wife proceed by bus back to Cairo - arrive - overnight
Day 16: Free in Cairo – overnight
Day 17: Transfer to Cairo airport for departure
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Also see tour packages in:
Africa
Egypt
Archeology/History
Boating and Sailing
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