Itinerary Details |
05 Nights/ 06 Days in Egypt (02 Nights in Hotel and 03 Nights in Nile cruise)Day 04Transfer to Ataturk Airport with private vehicle and English speaking assistant. Departure to Cairo . 02 Nights / 03 Days in Cairo . Arrive at Cairo international airport .Meet, assist and transfer to the hotel. Check in to the Hotel. Free & Leisure for your own. Overnight in Cairo at Hotel. Day 05Full day tour to visit the Pyramids, Sphinx & the Egyptian museum with local English speaking guide Overnight in Cairo . Pyramid Tour Egypt Pyramid Tour is a golden opportunity to watch the only existing seven wonder of the ancient times. Come and explore the landmark of Egypt , the great Pyramids during Egypt Pyramid Tour. Egyptian museum The Egyptian Museum ‘s collection includes over 120,000 items . It is necessary to be selective during a visit. One major highlight is the famous Pharaoh Tutankhamen tomb collection on the museum’s upper floor. Artifacts on display include the gold funerary mask and sarcophagus, four huge gilded boxes that fit inside each other, an ancient trumpet, thrones, and even a royal toilet seat. Also upstairs is the royal Mummy Room , which houses 11 royal mummies from pharaonic times. It has a significant entrance fee and does not allow photos, but the adjacent (free) room has a nice assortment of mummified animals and birds. Day 06Transfer from the hotel to Cairo domestic airport to fly ( Cairo / Aswan ) Arrive Aswan Airport , meet & assist. Transfer from Aswan domestic airport to the cruise pier. 03 Nights / 04 Days Nile Cruise All sightseeing is per cruises itinerary with local English speaking guide joining other passengers on board Visit of the High Dam and the Temple of Philae , Lunch on board., Sail to Kom Ombo, Visit the Temple Shared by the Two Gods Sobek and Haroeris, Dinner on board, Sail to Edfu and overnight, High Dam and the Temple of Philae Explore Aswan and discover her most popular sites on this guided tour to the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk and the alluring Temple of Philae , set on its own island in the Nile . A miracle of modern engineering, the dam is 364 feet high and spans for over two miles and contains eighteen times the material used to build the Great Pyramid of Cheops. Once, the largest rock-filled dam in the world, today the dam provides irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt . From here, you continue to the Unfinished Obelisk. Much of the granite used for Egypt ‘s temples was quarried in Aswan and in the Northern Quarry you will find an unfinished obelisk that has remained in situ ever since a crack was discovered as it was hewn from the rock. The temple is dedicated to the goddess Isis and is set on its own island. The temple is widely regarded as the prettiest in Egypt . Day 07Breakfast on board, .M. Visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu, Lunch on board, Sail to Esna, Cross the lock, Dinner on board, Sail to Luxor and overnight, Idfu was the Greek city of Apollinopolis Magna , and is a religious and commercial center. Located about 33 miles south of Isna and 65 miles north of Aswan , this is a friendly town which produces surgar and pottery. It is also a hub of a road network. It was the capital of the second nome (Horus) of Upper Egypt . The main attraction here is the Temple of Horus , which is considered by most to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt , but there is a mound of rubble to the west of the Temple which is probably the original old city of Djeba . Day 08Breakfast on board. Tour in and around Luxor , to both east and west shores of Nile River . The day starts with a visit to the Valley of the Kings and the Necropolis of Thebes, before continuing to the temple of Queen Hatshepsut , to the Colossi of Memnon, to Karnak and Luxor temples. The Theban Necropolis The Theban Necropolis is an area of the west bank of the Nile , opposite Thebes in Egypt . It was used for ritual burials for much of Pharaonic times, especially in the New Kingdom of Egypt . Memnon colossus Temple of Queen Hatshepsut Day 09Breakfast on board, Disembark the Cruise in Luxor , Transfer to Luxor International Airport for your final departure. Tour end |