Egypt 8 Day Tour Cairo Alexandria and Nile Cruise

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Giza Pyramids , Saqqara Pyramids & Memphis City.
3 stops
1
Pyramids of Giza
Our tour guide will met you at the hotel lobby at 08:00 AM holding a sign for Egypt Royal Tours, Then move by an air-conditioned car to start your tour by visiting the plateau of Giza where you will see the Great Pyramids of Giza (The only remaining landmark of the Old seven wonders of the world). You will see the Pyramid of Cheops and the pyramids of Chephren and Mycerinus. Take a few pictures from the panoramic area before moving on to the Valley Temple and the Great Sphinx.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
2
Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids
Then move to visit The Step Pyramid of king Djoser (Zoser) in Saqqara, the world’s oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Memphis and Sakkara
Then move to see the Statue of Ramses II and the alabaster Sphinx of Memphis.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Alexandria Day Trip.
4 stops
4
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
Breakfast. Then the tour guide will pick you up from the hotel. Travel to Alexandria, start with a Catacombs of Kom El-Shokafa, the necropolis of 3 sub-levels dating from the 2nd century AD merges aspects of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman culture in its features.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
5
Citadel of Qaitbay
Continue to visit the Citadel of Quaitbay which was built on the same site as the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the seven wonders of ancient world . A most spectacular castle which is a great photo stop.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
6
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Next stop is the library of Alexandria (Bibliotecha Alexandria); the biggest library in the world – now with 8 million books. You will visit the library’s manuscript museum, president Sadat Museum and impressions of Alexandria Museum.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
7
Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi
Abul Abbas al-Mursi died in 1286 and was buried here. The mosque was first built in 1307. The mosque was redesigned and built in today's current form by Eugenio Valzania and Mario Rossi in the years 1929/1945, and was highly influenced by Egypt's Old Cairo buildings and architecture
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Cairo City Tour To Visit Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Salah El Den & Old Cairo
3 stops
8
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Breakfast. Then the tour guide will pick you up from the hotel. Move by an air-conditioned car to start your tour by visiting The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. You will get the chance to visit the collection of King Tutankhamen including the famous golden mask of the boy king. Additionally, you can also visit the Mummies Hall (for extra ticket purchasable on sit) in which you will see the mummies of the ancient Egyptian Kings.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
9
Cairo Citadel
Then move to start your Old Cairo Tour starting with the Citadel of Salah El-Din in which you can also visit the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
10
Coptic Cairo
After that proceeding to a new era "The Coptic Cairo" where you will visit the "Hanging Church" which is dating back to the 3rd Century AD and was dedicated to Virgin Mary ,It's called "Hanging" because of its location above the gatehouse of the ancient Roman fortress "Babylon" .It contains 110 Holy icons depicting beautiful religious scenes. Then visiting "Saint Sergio and Bacchus Church" which is believed to have been built on the spot where the holy family rested at the end of their journey into Egypt. And ending Coptic Cairo tour with a visit to the "Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra" which gained its importance from its Geniza (Store room) was found during the 19th century containing a treasure of abandoned Hebrew secular and sacred manuscripts
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Luxor – Nile Cruise
1 stop
11
Luxor
Breakfast. Then Egypt Royal Tours representative will pick you up from the hotel. Transfer to Cairo Domestic Terminal at the Airport to fly to Luxor, upon your arrival our guide will be waiting you with sign of Egypt Royal Tours. Lunch On Board. Start the tour at Karnak Temple. The greatest cult temple in the history, dedicated to Theban triad with the god Amun as its head, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu. And then, continue to visit Luxor temple, marks the other end of the avenue of sphinxes, that once connected between Karnak and Luxor temples. The rear of the temple are chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, as well as Alexander the great. Other parts of the temple built by Tutankhamen and Ramses II. Dinner on board Belly dancer Overnight in Luxor Note: The cruise sailing times are flexible. Therefore, the order of the itinerary might change from time to time. We assure you will visit all the mentioned sites, just the order may vary.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Nile Cruise
1 stop
12
Luxor
In early morning the guide will guide you to do The Hot Air Balloon tour, then Cross to the West Bank to visit Valley of the Kings, where tombs cut in the mountain for the new kingdom pharaohs, ruled over Egypt for almost 500 years between 1550 – 1080 BC. Proceed to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, one of the most striking monuments in Egypt built at the bottom of AL Qurna mountain cliff. Queen Hatshepsuit was the famous female pharaoh of Egypt, posed as a male to gain the throne. Sail to Edfu via Esna Lunch on board Afternoon tea Cocktail in the lounge Dinner on board Overnight in Edfu
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Nile Cruise
1 stop
13
Aswan
Breakfast on board. Visit The temple of Edfu, you will visit the majestic temple dedicated to Horus which is considered by most to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt. According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus revenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth. The cruise will then set sail to Kom Ombo have a Lunch on board. then Visit the temple of Kom Ombo which is shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris. Afternoon tea during sailing to Aswan. Dinner on board. Galabya Party. Overnight in Aswan.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Nile Cruise
1 stop
14
Aswan
Breakfast on board. Move to visit the High Dam, an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting Egypt from annual floods from the Nile. Then visit the majestic Philae Temple which was built on the honor of goddess Isis the chief deity of the island. Lunch on board. Dinner on board. Nubian show. Overnight in Aswan.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 8
Departure
1 stop
15
Aswan
Check- out & pickup from the cruise at early morning then move to visit Abu Simbel Temple, then transfer you to Aswan airport to take your flight to Cairo.
10 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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