This tour from Cairo takes you through Egypt's highlights in just eight days. You will visit the Pyramids, the Sphinx, and Alexandria before taking the train to Aswan to see the High Dam. You will next embark on a cruise to Luxor, where you will see some of Egypt's most famous temples and burial sites. Then it's back to Cairo by plane, where your tour will end. Go sightseeing in Egypt with an Egyptologist guide. A three-night Nile cruise with full board is included. Accommodation for four nights in 5-star hotels is included. Flights between Luxor and Cairo are included.
We pick you up from outside the arrival hall in Cairo Airport. You will need to send to us the arrival details, the airplane number and the arrival time.
You will be met in Airport by Your Rep and picked up to Your Hotel in Cairo,
At 08:00 am and after your breakfast your tour guide will be waiting for you in the lobby of your hotel to pick you up and transfer you to Memphis where will start your tour
The tour starts by visiting the oldest capital in the history. You will be guided for one hour to visit the most important statues in the opened air museum of Memphis which was founded by King Menes and was the capital of Old Egypt during the Old Kingdom. It was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years as the first capital of Egypt. Here we can see the Statue of Ramses II.
than you will be taken to visit Sakkara Necropolis. Your guide will take you to the most important parts of Sakkara necropolis, such as the 6 steps Pyramid complex, the Main entrance of the necropolis, the Pyramid of the king Teti, than you will move to have your Lunch in a Local restaurant. You will have your lunch in a local restaurant to experience and test the Egyptian food, than you will be stopped in the Papyrus institute for 30 minutes to know more about the 1st paper in the history,
than moving to the most important part of the tour, the pyramids of Giza. You will be Guided in the Pyramids area for 3 Hours with 3 different stops, one by the greatest Pyramid in the History which considered to be the remain one of the ancient 7 wonders. 2nd Stop will be for Photo of the 3 pyramids of Giza in Panoramic View. 3rd Stop will be in the valley where are located the temple and Sphinx. than you will be taken to visit the Oils Salon and than back to your hotel
At 07:00 am you will check out and be picked up to visit Alexandria and than back to Giza train station where you will take your sleeper train to Aswan.
you will visit the mixed art of Greek, Roman and ancient Egyptian while you visit that Catacomb, it consist of 3 floors, you will visit the main tomb which still keeping the carving statues and symbols of the roman, Greek and Egyptian art.
You will visit the 3rd Century Pompey’s Pillar, a 25 meter red Aswan granite column that is the last of the remaining relics of the Seraphim Temple. Constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Cesarean.
After the 11th centenary earthquake the light house of Alexandria was gone, and instead of it the Soltan Qaitbay built the Alexandrian Fortress to protract the north of Egypt . During your tour in Qaitbay citadel, your tour guide will tell you more about the military monuments and the Light House of Alexandria
having lunch in a local restaurant and than driving back to Giza Train Station, where you will take your train to Aswan, the train leaves at 08:15 Pm, arrive Aswan at 10:00 Am,
On arrival Train Station in Aswan, meet your tour Guide for the start of your tour.
Visit the High Dam and Philae Temple. than check-in and Overnight in Aswan with opportunity to visit Abu Simble Temple early morning before disembark( Abu Simble is optional tour )Enjoy lunch on board, as well as afternoon tea, dinner, and an evening disco party.
sail to Kom Ombo to visit the Kom Ombo Temple, dedicated to the crocodile-god Sobek, and the falcon-god Haroeris. Located on a bend in the Nile, it is said that in ancient times, sacred crocodiles would bask in the sun on the banks of the area.
Sail to Edfu, site of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus. After lunch, visit the temple and ancient settlement, known in Roman times as Apollinòpolis. Cross the lock and sail to Luxor, enjoying an on board dinner and overnight stay.
After breakfast on board, cross the Nile to the West Bank to tour the Necropolis of Thebes, Valley of the Kings, You will be able to visit 3 tombs from inside.
Admire the massive stone statues of the Colossi of Memnon, Enjoy standing by the rest of the temple of Amenhorob 3rd,
The unique temple of the queen Hatshepsut is considered to be the most important monument belonged to the magnificent queen in the Egyptian history, the mortuary temple consist of 3 levels, than drive back to have your Lunch on board, enjoy the 5 o`clock tea.
After breakfast you will be picked up to visit the greatest complex of temples belonged to the ancient Egyptian History
You will visit the East Bank of Luxor to Visit Karnak Temple, said to be the 2nd most visited site in Egypt after the Pyramids of Giza. than Transfer to Luxor Hotel, having overnight to enjoy Luxor
Early morning you will check out and be transferred to Luxor Airport to take your Airplane to Cairo, upon Arriving to Cairo Airport, your tour guide will pick you up and start your tour
the 1st stop will be The Egyptian museum where you will enjoy guided tour for 2 hours to discover the Egyptian history and adding tons of info about the ancient Egyptian kings in the richest museum in the world where are 165000 masterpieces , the most important part will be the visit of the King Tut gallery, where you will see the golden mask, coffin and many 100 of golden masterpieces.
Enjoy special tour in the oldest Coptic part of the city where you will be able to visit 3 churches (hanging, Coven and St George.), also you will visit the Synagogue of Ben Ezra. than you will have your lunch in a local restaurant in old city.
Enjoy guided tour in the most important part of Islamic Cairo where you will visit the citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha, than moving a head to walk in old Cairo where is Khan El khalili Bazaar
Khan El khalili bazaar will be amazing experience. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant and than you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo for the last night in Egypt.
• You will be picked up from Your Hotel in Cairo to Airport.
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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