Description
| Duration |
12 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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All transfers in modern air-conditioned vehicle
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customer service assistance through your stay
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accommodation for 4 nights on board the 5 stars Nile cruise
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accommodation for 5 nights in Cairo at 4 stars hotel(includes breakfast)
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A/C first class train tickets Cairo to Luxor and Aswan 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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Door to door transfers from and to Cairo international airport
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qualified licensed drivers
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Bottled water during your tours
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portage when needed
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All service charges & taxes
What's not included:
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any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
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entrance fees(60 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
Experience the great Egyptian river Nile by sailing Nile cruise
Touch the real history and visit the most ancient temples in the world
Explore valley of the kings and the famous Karnak temple
Visit Aswan such charming city famous by the Nubian culture
Experience the life trip in Luxor the hot air balloon
Visit the great temples of Abu simbel
Explore Alexandria the second capital of Egypt and home to Alexander the great
Relax on board this is Egypt in the best way you can see
What To Expect (Itinerary)
We design this package for our guests who demand the best,
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 you will be met with your expert egyptologist guide 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,
After the amazing day tour drive in comfort to Giza train station for your train to Luxor(A/C first class seated train)
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,
Relax at your cabin,
Evening it is time for the famous sound and light show in Luxor,
Attend the spectacular sound and light production,this spectacular will take about 60 minutes first takes you around the temple grounds,and finally the last act is played while you are seated along the great sacred lake,
the performance relates the history of Luxor as the capital of the ancient world,
Dinner will be served on board,
Evening party will be operated by the staff,
Over night on cruise board
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,
after finishing the fabulous hot air balloon trip we will start our next tour directly 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,
Have your delicious lunch on cruise board,
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,
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
Enjoy your breakfast,
It is time to touch the Egyptian culture and enjoy riding horse and carriage to visit Edfu temple,
known as Edfu Temple which is considered to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt,
Back to cruise which will sail again towards Kom ombo,
Enjoy your Egyptian tea on boat sun deck during sailing,
Around sun set time the cruise will stop at Komombo to visit Komombo temple,
which is an unusual double temple,
Back to your cruise,
Drink your Egyptian tea on cruise sun deck during sailing,
Continue sailing till Aswan where the cruise will stop,
Over night cruise
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,
Disco party will be operated by the staff,
Over night cruise
Disembark after breakfast,
Visit the famous Aswan high dam,
an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting Egypt from annual floods from the Nile,
Continue our tour in Aswan and sail by motor boat to visit the great Philae island temple,
which was built in the honor of Goddess Isis the chief deity of the island,
Eat your delicious lunch in local house where you can meet an Egyptian family to touch the hidden cultural side of real Egypt,
Now 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 great day tour transfer in comfort to Aswan train station to take the over night train to Cairo (a/c first class seated train tickets)
Over night train to Cairo
Our expert tour guide will pick you up from Giza train station,
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,
Then you will be picked 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,
Over night hotel in Cairo
Morning after breakfast be ready to visit the second capital of Egypt and home to Alexander the great which is Alexandria,
Our expert tour guide will pick you up from your hotel,
Drive through the daily life and arrive to Alexandria which located on Mediterranean sea,
Our first tour will be the famous Pompey's Pillar and watch the highest monument in the world,
Next stop will be the modern library of Alexandria which has groups of museums and it has the oldest books and manuscripts in the world,
Drive over and visit the roman amphitheater which is considered to be one of the famous monuments belonging the Grego-roman period,
Our last stop will be sultan Qaitbay citadel(from outside) which is considered to be one of the most famous sightseeing in Alexandria,
Have your delicious lunch which definitely will be fish the most famous food in Alexandria,
After the marvelous day tour drive back in comfort to your hotel in Cairo ,
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 hiddel cultural side of Egypt,
After the unique day tour drive back in comfort to your hotel,
Over night hotel
After breakfast our expert representative will pick you up from your hotel,
Final transfer to Cairo international airport,
End of service
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)
