10 Day Egypt Adventure: Cairo, Nile Cruise & The White Desert

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Day 1- Arrival day in Cairo:
1 stop
1
Cairo
Our representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, Transfer to the hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle . Overnight in the Hotel in Giza
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Day 2 The Pyramids of Giza and New Egyptian Museum:
2 stops
2
Giza Pyramid Complex
You will be picked up from your hotel in Giza by our tour guide, to enjoy a great excursion to The Pyramids of Giza ( Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus)Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx , which dates back to the time of and visit the Valley Temple lunch will be served
3 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Grand Egyptian Museum
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) also known as the Giza Museum, is an archaeological museum under construction in Giza, Egypt. Located next to the Giza Pyramids, the Museum will host over 100,000 artifacts that belong to the ancient Egyptian civilization, including the complete Tutankhamun collection, and is set to be the largest archaeological museum in the world. Many pieces in its collection will be displayed for the first time.[4] The museum is sited on a plot of land of about 490,000 square metres (5,300,000 sq ft)[5] which makes it the world's biggest museum, approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the Giza pyramid complex and was built as part of a new master plan for the Giza Plateau called Giza 2030. Overnight in Giza
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Day 3 old Cairo- and the Old Bazaar:
2 stops
4
Mosque of Muhammad Ali
Pick Up time from your hotel in Cairo at 09:00 am with your Egyptologist tour guide,Enjoy a fantastic orientation tour of Cairo on 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 defense 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 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.
3 minutes • Admission ticket included
5
Old Cairo
Lunch will be served in Local restaurant in Old Cairo 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 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 center of Cairo’s trading activities since the 14th century. Overnight in Giza
3 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Day 4 Fly from to Aswan -Nile Cruise
3 stops
6
Aswan High Dam
Pick up from your hotel in Giza to Cairo airport for domestic flight from Cairo to Aswan Visit 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. 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
7
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
1 hour • Admission ticket included
8
Philae Timple
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
Day 5
Day 5 Trip to Abu simble :
2 stops
9
Abu Simbel Temple Complex
Start your tour with an early Pick up 04:00 from your Nile cruise in Aswan and drive for 300 k.m south of Aswan to reach the amazing temples of Abu simble 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 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
8 hours • Admission ticket included
10
Temple of Kom Ombo
13:00 sail to Kom Ombo Visit The temple of Kom Ombo 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) Sail to Edfu-Overnight in Edfu Dinner &overnight onboard the Cruise
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Day 6- Edfu temple & Luxor temple:
2 stops
11
Temple of Horus
Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the 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.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
12
Luxor Temple
Sail to Luxor through Esna lock Visit Luxor temple Luxor Temple located on the east bank of Nile River in the city called luxor , it was known in the egyption language as 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 the Cruise
2 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 7
Day 7- Valley of the Kings & Fly to Cairo
4 stops
13
Valley of the Kings
Disembarkation after Breakfast. Visit the west bank of Luxor and Karnak 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
2 hours • Admission ticket included
14
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
15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
15
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
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.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
16
Temple of Karnak
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) We'll then Transfer to Luxor airport for a short flight to Cairo m overnight in Cairo
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Day 8- Cairo to the white desert:
3 stops
17
Black Desert
At 06:00 am Pick up time from your hotel in Giza or Cairo, drive to Bahariya Oasis, which located about 350 km east of Cairo .This journey takes about 4 hours, arrive at 10:00 there will be stops during the trip for WC and Coffee At 10:00 you will take your 4x4 Jeep and drive to the black desert
1 hour • Admission ticket included
18
Valley of Agabat
13:00 Then drive to the valley of Agabat
1 hour • Admission ticket included
19
White Desert
16: 30 explore the white desert National Park, the most well-known desert destination in Egypt. 17:30 Make tents and Enjoy the sunset 18:30 As the sky turns pink then the deepest fiery orange, the rock-shapes fade, and silence are all around. Sitting around a small fire and enjoying the simplest meal of chicken, rice, and vegetables, you will feel like nothing has ever tasted so good. Bedouin staff will arrange dinner and desert camping.
13 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 9
Day 9-White desert - Bahariya oasis- Cairo:
1 stop
20
Bahariya Oasis
At 06:00 am Enjoy sunrise At 07:00 Am you'll enjoy breakfast in the desert, before driving to Bahariya Oasis At 09:00 On the way back, you will visit Crystal Mountain , Crystal Mountain ,locally known as Gebel al-Izzaz. It's more of a crystal hill, seen on the right, often called the Jewel of the desert, formed by the quartzite crystals and looks amazing in the sun's rays. A few decades ago, that natural feature has been found by accident. The Crystal Mountain 11:00 Drive to Bahariya Oasis, Soak in the heat at Bir Sigam, a hot spring that can help to relax. Located at 7 km east of Bahariya on Cairo road, the spring is the best hot spring in temperature, In The summertime will stop at Bir Madi( which is a cold spring) 12:00 Then drive back to Cairo. Arrival at Cairo at 16:30- Overnight in Giza
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 10
Day 10- International departure
1 stop
21
Cairo
The tour ends after breakfast at our hotel in Giza, with transfers included to take you to the airport for your flight home. If you wish to extend your stay in Cairo, please contact us. Meals: Breakfast
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

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