Main Info
Immerse yourself in the timeless allure of Egypt, where ancient wonders whisper secrets amidst golden sands.
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Included |
Meet and assist at the airport |
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Excluded |
Domestic flight from Cairo to Luxor |
| Rates and Dates |
| HOTELS (or similar) Pyramids Hotel M/S Premium Nile Cruise Steigenberger Cecil Hotel |
Itinerary
Upon arrival to Cairo, you will be met by our representative in Egypt and transferred to your hotel for overnight.
| Overnight in Cairo
fter breakfast, your private Egyptologist tour guide and driver will pick you up and start your tour.
After breakfast, your private Egyptologist tour guide and driver will pick you up and start your tour. Drive to Giza and visit the Pyramids. See the Great Pyramid, a royal burial chamber, and the Sphinx. Continue to Memphis, capital of the pharaohs during the Old Kingdom. Visit the recumbent statue of Ramses II and the 80-ton alabaster sphinx. And then a Camel ride in around Pyramids. Lunch en route; Continue to Sakkara to see the prototype of the Pyramids, the Step Pyramid, built for the 3rd Dynasty Pharaoh Djoser by the exalted architect Imhotep. Visit a Papyrus and Carpets Institute on your way back to the hotel.
| Overnight in Cairo
| Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast, transfer to Alexandria, start your tour to Alexandria with visit El Montazah gardens, where you will have the opportunity to see, from outside only, The Montazah palace; originally built in 1892, the palace dates from 1926 and was the summer home of the Egyptian Royal family. Then continue to the Catacomb (Kom El Shuqqafa), a remarkable example of the Alexandrian blend of Greco-Roman and Egyptian styles carved into 100ft of solid rock. Then visit the Fort and Citadel of Qait Bey. Built in the 15th century by sultan Ashraf Qait Bey, legend tells the fort was built with stones from the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Next stop will visit the newly opened Library of Alexandria. Apart from the main library, the complex will include a library for the blind, a young people’s library, the Alexandria Conference Center, a science museum, a planetarium, a Restoration, and Conservation Laboratory, and the Hall of Fame. Lunch at a local restaurant, then transfer to your hotel for overnight.
| Overnight in Alexandria
| Breakfast
Breakfast at hotel. Visit El Alamein Museum & commonwealth tombs (90 minutes driving from Alexandria). Lunch en route. Afterward, return to your hotel.
| Overnight in Cairo
| Breakfast, Lunch
In the morning, depart Cairo by air to Luxor for embarkation to the Nile Cruise. In the afternoon you will visit the great Luxor Temple and the magnificent Karnak Temple of Amum with its famous Hypostyle Hall and the 134 huge columns , the Statue of Ramses II, the Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut and the Sacred Lake enjoy dinner on board.
| Overnight on on-board
| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
In the morning, your sightseeing in Luxor includes the West Bank (Thebes) where some of the richest treasures in the world exist, including the Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun (optional) and other royal tombs including Ramses VI in the Valley of the Kings. Visit Hatshepsut Funerary Temple at Dier El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Visit Gold Institute on your way back to the cruise for lunch. In the afternoon, you will sail through the locks of Esna to Edfu and enjoy dinner on board.
| Overnight on-board
| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
In the morning, visit the Horus Temple of Edfu, one of the three beautiful temples of the Ptolemaic Period. Sail to Kom Ombo, where you will visit the Sobek Temple, dedicated to the two gods, which offers beautiful murals and reliefs. Sail to Aswan
| Overnight on board
| Breakfast, Dinner
Breakfast, free day at leisure. In the afternoon, you will sail on an Egyptian felucca around Elephantine Island and the Botanical Gardens on Kitchener Island and the Agha Khan Mausoleum. You will visit the Nubian village.
| Overnight on board
| Breakfast, Dinner
Begin your morning with breakfast. Disembark the ship to visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries, and the Philae Temple. You will be transferred to Aswan airport for your flight to Cairo (flight is not included, to be booked by agent). Upon arrival, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel for overnight.
| Overnight in Cairo
| Breakfast
After breakfast, visit the Egyptian Museum which houses a magnificent collection of Pharaonic antiquities, especially the golden treasures of Tut Ankh Amun. Continue to visit the citadel of Salah El Din, and the Mohammed Ali Mosque situated high above the city, lunch en route. Continue to visit the Church of Abu Serga, Moallaqa Church (Hanging Church) and Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest Jewish synagogue in Egypt. Lunch en route. Visit a Perfume Institute on your way back to the hotel.
| Overnight in Cairo
| Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast, transfer to Cairo airport for finale departure.
| Breakfast
