10 Days Cairo and Nile Cruise Christmas Holiday Package

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival day
1 stop
1
Marsa Alam tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, Transfer to hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle, Overnight in the Hotel Cairo by night tour can be one of the best evening activities you can do in Cairo . This wonderful private guided night tour of Cairo allows you to see Cairo with the local’s Eyes. Start to see a beautiful view of the city from atop point like Mokatam hills. It is an amazing place to see Cairo at sunset. And also, you will visit Islamic Cairo and Khan el Khalili
Admission ticket free
Day 2
Giza Pyramids
2 stops
2
Pyramids of Giza
Cairo Day Tour (Giza Pyramids – Egyptian Museum ) start your Cairo Day Tour to visit Pyramids of Giza , visit The Great Pyramid of the king Cheops belong to the four dynasties, visit Chephren & Mycerinus pyramids, then drive to panorama area, take memorable photos of the three Pyramids together, continue visiting the Sphinx and the Valley Templ
3 hours • Admission ticket included
3
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Next tour to the Egyptian Museum including Tutankhamun treasures, Optional to visit the Mummy room, and Khan El Khalil Lunch at a local restaurant, vegetarian food available on request, Overnight in Cairo , sleeping Train in Cairo
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Old Cairo
4 stops
4
Salah El-Din Castle
Pick Up time from your hotel in Cairo or Giza at 08:00 am with your Egyptologist tour guide, Enjoy a fantastic orientation tour of Cairo on an 8-hour excursion that takes in the major monuments of Old Cairo and the maze of streets and stalls of the historic Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Following a hotel pick-up from Cairo or Giza, you will drive up to the Saladin Citadel, constructed by Salah al-Din on the Moqattam Hills in 1183 AD as a defence against Crusader armies. Known for its fresh air and sweeping views of Cairo , it is now a preserved historic site of mosques and museums, including
2 hours • Admission ticket included
5
Mosque of Muhammad Ali
the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha Designed by the Turkish architect Yousif Boushnaq, who came to Cairo especially from Istanbul to build the great building, the mosque's alabaster structure stands in beautiful contrast to the sandstone city. Lunch will be served in Local restaurant in Old Cairo .
1 hour • Admission ticket included
6
The Hanging Church
Then, visit Old Cairo to see major attractions such as the Hanging Church, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Church of St. Barbara, and the Church of Abu Serga, one of the oldest Coptic churches in Cairo
2 hours • Admission ticket included
7
Khan Al-Khalili
Continue to the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East. Discover a maze of alleys that have been at the centre of Cairo ’s trading activities since the 14th century. sleeping Train from Cairo to Luxor
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Luxor
2 stops
8
Temple of Karnak
Pick up time from your Luxor station to the Nile Cruise, Embarkation& Lunch onboard of the Nile Cruise, proceed with the Visits to the East bank of the Nile Including Karnak temple Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso)
3 hours • Admission ticket included
9
Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated with His Military Battle of Kadesh Dinner &Overnight onboard of the Cruise in Luxor
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Valley Of the Kings -Luxor
3 stops
10
Valley of the Kings
Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the west bank of the Nile Including The valley of the Kings Once called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak
3 hours • Admission ticket included
11
Colossi of Memnon
The colossi of Memnon Massive pair statues Know as the Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what once the largest complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
12
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
The Queen Hatshepsut temple Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument. 13:00 sail to Esna lock& lunch will be during the sail 18:00 arrive, Esna Lock, Sail to Edfu& Dinner Overnight on board of the Cruise in Edfu
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Aswan
2 stops
13
Temple of Horus
Breakfast on board the Cruise 07:00 Visit the temple of Edfu Edfu temple Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dated to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama. 09:30 Sail to Kom combo 12:30 lunch onboard of the Nile cruise during the sail 15:30 arrive Kom Ombo, visit the temple of Kom
2 hours • Admission ticket included
14
Temple of Kom Ombo
Kom Ombo temple The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period(332 B.b -395 A.c) 17:30 Continue sailing to Aswan, Dinner will be during the sail 21:00 arrive Aswan and overnight on board the Cruise
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 7
The High dam
3 stops
15
Temple of Philae
Breakfast on Board the Cruise 08:00 Proceed with Visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk Phiala temple Built to honour the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped
2 hours • Admission ticket included
16
Aswan High Dam
The High Dam Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
17
Unfinished Obelisk
The Unfinished Obelisk Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned. 12:00 lunch on board of the Cruise Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Abu Simbel
1 stop
18
Abu Simbel
Breakfast on board the Cruise Abu Simbel temples The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues,The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor,the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground,The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco Sleeping train to Cairo from Aswan
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 9
Free day in Cairo , Optional Tour to Alexandria
1 stop
19
Cairo
Free day in Cairo , Optional Tour to Alexandria
Admission ticket free
Day 10
Departure
1 stop
20
Day 10 Depart to Airport from Your hotel in Cairo
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
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

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