Description
| Duration |
14 Days |
| Tour Location | |
| Tour Availability |
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| Pickup |
round the clock(depend on your flight arrival time) |
| Dropoff | |
| Tour Type |
package |
Overview:
Visit the amazing three great pyramids of Giza
Stand between the legs of the mighty sphinx and see valley temple
Find out the Egyptian museum secrets
What's include:
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Door to door transfers from and to your hotel in Cairo
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qualified licensed drivers
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All transfers in modern air-conditioned vehicle
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customer service assistance through your stay
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accommodation at 5 stars hotel for 4 nights in Cairo (includes breakfast)
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accommodation for 7 nights on board the 5 stars Nile cruise
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sleeping train tickets Cairo to Luxor and Luxor to Cairo
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all sightseeing tours
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expert tour guide
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meals as per itinerary
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Bottled water during your tours
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portage when needed
What's not included:
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any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
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entrance fees(130 us dollars per person)
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tipping
Highlights
Visit the amazing three great pyramids of Giza
Stand between the legs of the mighty sphinx and see valley temple
Find out the Egyptian museum secrets
Explore valley of the kings and the famous Karnak temple
Experience the great Egyptian river Nile by sailing Nile cruise
Listen to the Egyptian Nile river whispers and find out an unique experience of the Egyptian culture for 7 nights Nile cruise tour
Experience the life trip in Luxor the hot air balloon
Visit the great temples of Abu simbel
Visit Aswan the beautiful city famous by the Nubian culture
Relax on board this is Egypt in the best way you can see
What To Expect (Itinerary)
Our expert representative will pick you up from Cairo international airport ,
He will assist you with the formalities and bags,
Open your eyes you are in Cairo the capital of Egypt and the land of the great pyramids,
our representative will ensure you will have smooth check in at your hotel,
Over night hotel in Cairo
After breakfast our expert egyptologist guide will pick you up from your hotel,
Star our amazing and completely different day tour in Cairo,
Our first tour will be the splendid Egyptian museum which considered to be one of the most important museums in the world,
see the famous treasures there such as Tutankhamon treasures,
Drive to the famous old Cairo and visit citadel of Salah El-Din which played a very important role in protecting Egypt as it was considered the seat of power for more than 700 years,
Eat your delicious typical Egyptian lunch in local restaurant,
You will enjoy the combination of ancient history along with that of the Khan El Khalili bazaar which was constructed in 1382 ,
Drink your Egyptian tea at public coffee shop and discover more of the hidden cultural side of Egypt,
After the amazing day tour in Cairo drive in comfort to Giza train station to catch the train to Luxor (sleeping train with bed and dinner)
Over night train from Cairo to Luxor
Arrive to Luxor the most famous historical city in Egypt,
Our Egyptology tour guide will pick you up from Luxor train station where we will start our amazing tour to the east bank of Luxor,
Visit the largest temple in Egypt which is Karnak temple,
Continue our tour and visit the beautiful temple of Luxor,
Then we will drive you to your 5 stars Nile cruise,
Have your lunch at the cruise restaurant,
Evening party will be operated by the staff,
Over night cruise
Enjoy your breakfast,
Your cruise will start to sail all over the way from Luxor to Aswan,
Enjoy Luxor views and take rare photos of Luxor islands in the both sides of the river Nile,
On cruise sun deck watch the professional captain of the cruise who wear mostly galabya the official dress of upper Egypt men while he move from the port slowly step by step between the another cruises and motor boats,
The Egyptian culture around you every where,
The cruise will sail by the local islands and farms where you you will find local families,their children play and their men and women work at the green fields,small fish boats,villages which is full by splendid Egyptian culture,
It is great chance to have unique photos of the real culture,
Over night cruise
Morning after breakfast touch the Egyptian culture and ride horse and carriage to visit Edfu temple
Visit the majestic temple dedicated to Horus known as Edfu Temple which is considered to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt,
Back to your cruise and continue sailing towards Kom ombo,
Around sun set time stop by Kom ombo to visit Kom ombo temple which is an unusual double temple,
The cruise will sail over towards Aswan,
Enjoy the Nile warm breath,
Dinner will be served,
Over night on cruise board
Around 5 am it is time to start our fabulous tour to the most important temple in Egypt which is Abu simbel,
Upon arrival your guide will show you the world renowned site where Ramses II (1290-1223 B.C.) ordered two sun temples carved from the Limestone Mountains The great temple of Amon Re and Ra-Harakhte where the four famous colossal statues of Ramses II sit majestically over 20 meters high,staring out across the desert. Walk to the small temple of Hathor dedicated to the cow-headed goddess of love, happiness, joy and music built in honor of Ramses favorite wife Queen Nefertari,
Back to your cruise at lunch time,
Rest and refresh,
Evening it is great chance to be in Aswan to visit the famous local market of Aswan,
Dinner will be served on board,
Over night cruise
Enjoy your breakfast
Visit the great Philae island temple by sailing motor boat,
which was built in the honor of Goddess Isis the chief deity of the island,
Move to visit the famous Aswan high dam,an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting Egypt from annual floods from the Nile
Eat your delicious lunch on cruise board,
Evening Nubian party will by operated by the staff,
Over night cruise
After breakfast our expert tour guide will pick you up from your cruise,
Today it is time to visit the famous Nubian village,
know more about the Nubian culture and meet an Nubian family,
drink the Nubian healthy herbs and listen to their music,
have some fun and dance with the Nubian local people and see their schools,local market and walk around their streets here you can touch the Nubian culture,
After the amazing tour back to your cruise which will start to sail back to Luxor,
Enjoy sailing,
Over night cruise
Enjoy your breakfast,
Day at leisure,
Swim on cruise pool during sailing,
Over night cruise
Around 5 am pick up to marine where we going to take motor boat to the west bank of Luxor .
Enjoy the life trip as they call it in Luxor the hot air balloon,
Back to your cruise,
Disembark after breakfast,
Then it is time to visit the most ancient temples in the world,
Start our tour to visit the amazing valley of the kings,
listen well to your expert tour guide who will inform you by details the history of the toms there such as the famous tomb of Tutankhamun ,
Continue driving and get to the beautiful queen Hatsheput temple the first lady in history used the gloves and discover her splendid temple and her attractive story ,
It is great chance to be at the west bank of Luxor to visit carter house know more details about the man who discovered the young king treasures.
At the end of your tour visit the two giant status of Memnon,
Eat your delicious lunch in local house where you can meet an Egyptian family and know more about the hidden cultural of Egypt,
After the unique day tour in Luxor drive in comfort to Luxor train station to catch the train to Cairo
(sleeping train with bed and dinner)
Over night train from Luxor to Cairo
You will find our expert tour guide and our qualified driver waiting for you in Giza train station to start your amazing day tour in Cairo,
Be ready to visit one of the famous wonders of the world,
Our first tour will be the 3 great pyramids of Giza ( Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus)
listen well to your expert tour guide who will inform you by details the history of the great pyramids,
Visit the famous sphinx and the amazing valley temple,
Eat your delicious lunch in local restaurant,
Proceed to the city of Sakkara,where you will be excited by exploring the step pyramid of king Djoser,this pyramid has a very nice story,when king Djoser asked his chief architect Imhotep to create something different,so that the king could be buried at.as a result the well know architect creates the step pyramid,which surprised the king so much since it was considered to be a new achievement in this period,
Next you will drive towards Memphis,where you can visit the open air museum including the marvelous monument of king Ramses second,
Over night hotel in Cairo
Enjoy your breakfast,
Today you will discover both the Islamic and Coptic Cairo,
Our first tour will be Ahmed Ibn Tulun mosque,
it is the oldest intact,functioning Islamic monument in Cairo,
it is also survives as a rare example of the era and architecture of the classical period of Islam,in the ninth and tenth centuries,for it was dominant in the Islamic world,
Then proceed to the mosque of sultan Hassan,which considered stylistically the most compact and unified of all Cairo monuments,
the building was constructed for sultan Hassan bin Mohammed in 1256 AD as a mosque and religious school for all sects,
Then you will visit the Refai mosque,
it is separated from the mosque of sultan Hassan by a pedestrian street,
Have your delicious lunch in local restaurant,
Then start our Coptic tour and visit the hanging church(the church of the virgin Mary) built into the walls of the water gate of the roman fortress,
it is possibly the oldest church in Egypt,dating to around the 4th century
Move to visit church of St.Sergius (Abu Serga)which legend has it is built atop one of the sites where the holy family rested on their flight from Herod,
Continue on this path brings one first to the Ben Ezra Synagogue,dates to the 9th century,
After the amazing day tour drive back in comfort to your hotel,
Over night hotel in Cairo
Enjoy your breakfast,
Start your city tour to discover the hidden cultural side of Cairo,
Drive to down town where you will find out the old historical buildings with different styles some of them Egyptians or french anthers are Greek and Italian,
Arrive to Bab Zwayla the most famous historical gate in old Cairo and know the famous story of the gate ,
it is great opportunity to climb the stairs and reach to the top where you can see Cairo by unique vision,
Get the chance to walk through Ghouria Street and see the old market,
Arrive to El Azhar area where we going to take the famous tunnel to get to the famous mosque of El Hussein one of the most spiritual areas in Egypt,
Enjoy your drink and have some rest in public coffee shop,
Visit Zenab Ghaton house and know the famous story of the servant who is the owner of the house which is become famous site,
Walk over and visit the famous Souhaimy house where many artists go there for concerts and folklore music,
Eat your typical Egyptian lunch in local house where you can meet an Egyptian family to touch the hidden cultural side of Egypt,
After the unique day tour drive back in comfort to your hotel,
Over night hotel
Enjoy your breakfast,
According to your flight departure time drive in comfort to Cairo international airport,
It is time to say goodbye but of course with unique photos and unforgettable memories
What to Pack
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Hat.
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Camera.
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Comfortable Shoes.
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Sunblock & Sunglasses.
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Warm clothes in winter.
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Cotton clothes in summer.
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Valid Passport for 6 months.
Additional Info
Prices
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip except during Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays.
- Up to 2 years: FREE
- Age from 2 and below 5 years: 25% of adult price
- Age from 5 up to 11 years: 60% of adult price
- Ages 12 and Up: adult price.
Notes :
Child pricing applies to children who share rooms with their parents (Max 2 Children in one Room)
