12-Night Private Tour: Amarna and El Minya with Cruise and Train

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival to Egypt Land of Pharaohs
1 stop
1
Cairo
Upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport, our representatives will meet and assist you all through the formal procedures at Cairo International Airport. Same-day or next you will meet your Egyptologist guide who will explain your tour details, Show your activities, You can ask him about your dreams, of course, will get true. Our philosophy you are not our customer you are our friend, Feel like you are at home between your family.
Admission ticket free
Day 2
Giza Pyramids & 3rd Dynasty Pyramids of Saqqara
4 stops
2
Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids
After breakfast, your guide will pick you up from your hotel by a private A.C car to start an incredible day trip from Cairo to Sakkara. Move to visit: the Step Pyramid of Zoser the world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser. Drive to Sakkara the City of the dead with the famous step Pyramid of Zoser the greatest Pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty 2650 BC,
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
3
Serapeum
known as the Apis bull tombs, where ancient mummify and bury bulls in vaulted tombs and sarcophagi with jewels, to worship gods such as Osiris, Apis, Ptah
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
4
Pyramids of Dahshour
12.00 optional tour to visit Dahshour, we see the newly reopened Bent and Red Pyramids, Located about 40 kilometers southwest of Cairo, the village of Dahshur marks the southern end of the vast pyramid field that begins at Giza. Excavations at Dahshur have revealed the remains of seven pyramids, as well as extensive tomb complexes built for queens and nobility from Memphis up until the 13th Dynasty in the Middle Kingdom. Drive to the Red and the Bent Pyramid (4th dynasty of the old Kingdom), the Pyramids of Giza & Sphinx will be an optional tour
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
5
Statue of Ramses II
After that, continue your day tour to Memphis or Statue of Ramses II which was founded by King Menes and was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years the first capital of Egypt, and see the Statue of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis. 30 minutes
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
Day 3
Cairo train to Al Minya - Beni Hassan
2 stops
6
Beni Hassan
After breakfast in the morning, 07.30 am transferring to Giza railway station for first-class seat train to Minya, 11.00 am arrival Minya, meet your guide who will accompany you for Amarna tour The ride takes approximately 2 hours. After arrival El Minya your guide will waiting for you in Minya station, you will visit the place, where Akhenaton got his inspiration to built this city. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant in El Minya on your own.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
7
Tell el-Amarna
The grand final in our Egypt tours to El Minya always has a place in Tel El Amarna. established by King Akhenaten at the end of the 13th century BC. The new capital was largely destroyed as the supporters of the cult of the god Amun never admitted that the worship of the new god, Aten, the god of the sun, Only here you can find the real historic treasures the Northern Tombs among which Ahmose tomb, Huya tomb, and Mery-Re I tomb and the Southern Tombs among which, the tomb of Ay and tomb of Mahu
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 4
Tuna el-Gebel, El-Ashmunein, Train to Luxor
2 stops
8
Tuna el-Gebel
After breakfast, we will drive to Tuna El Gabal. There you will explore the famous Boundary Stelae of Akhenaten, that shows himself and his wife worshipping Aten, and a couple of interesting ancient tombs and explore the ruins of the ancient Hermopolis including the tomb of Petosiris, Ibis catacombs, Isadora tomb. 11.30 am transferring to the railway station for train to Luxor
3 hours • Admission ticket not included
9
Luxor
07.00 pm arrive Luxor then transfer to your hotel
Admission ticket free
Day 5
the Valley of the Nobles & Ramesseum tour
5 stops
10
Luxor
Begin with pickup at your Luxor hotel at a morning time that suits you best, then travel in a private vehicle and guide.
Admission ticket free
11
Valley of the Nobles
ancient Egypt’s nobles tombs, These tombs provide us with a wealth of information about life and religious beliefs in ancient Egypt. Their beauty also attests to the skill and creativity of the ancient Egyptian artisans, the majority of the tombs dating to the Golden Age of Thebes during the New Kingdom (1550 – 1080BC). The Noble's tombs are decorated with daily life scenes, funerals, and ideal afterlives of their owners. Explore the mortuary temple that was built by Pharaoh Ramesses II,
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
12
Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II)
Proceed to visit the Ramesseum, the memorial temple of King Ramses II. The Ramesseum temple is famous for its 19 metre (62 feet) high seated statue and weighing more than 1000 tons of Ramses II (of which only fragments are left). The walls of the Ramesseum temple, which is only about half preserved, are decorated with reliefs, including scenes depicting the Battle of Kadesh, the Syrian wars, and the Festival of Amon Min. Move on to
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
13
Temple of Medinat Habu
The Temple is the best-preserved of the New Kingdom memorial temples. It is decorated with military scenes and texts illustrating the victories of the king in three wars. A royal palace was built at the south of the Temple open forecourt
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
14
Luxor
After finished, you will be transferred back to your Nile Cruise.
Admission ticket free
Day 6
East Bank optional tour
2 stops
15
Temple of Karnak
After breakfast, you will join your tour guide to start an optional excursion to the East Bank of Luxor including: Karnak Temples the largest Temple in the World! The complex contains a group of Temples such as the Great Temple of Amon Ra, The Temple of Khonso, The Ipt Temple You will transfer to Check-in your 5* deluxe Nile Cruise to have your lunch and relax in the evening, you will be transferred to another gorgeous tourist site which attracts tourists from all over the world.
3 minutes • Admission ticket not included
16
Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple by Night Among the most terrific sightseeing that shouldn’t miss while being in Luxor is Luxor Temple and it is widely accepted that the best time to visit it is at night especially touring around the row of sphinxes in front of it which make you feel like being in a movie full of adventures. After visiting you can walk to your Nile Cruise for overnight.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 7
Valley of the Kings tour
4 stops
17
Valley of the Kings
After breakfast, Pick you from the cruise, Your tour guide will escort you to visit the west bank of Luxor starting by a visit: Valley of The Kings Multiple tombs were lay hidden in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, the tombs of nearly 70 pharaohs. The most important tombs there, are the tomb of Ramses III, the Tomb of Tutankhamun and many more. Then move to the visit the unique:
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
18
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
built-in the 18th Egyptian Dynasty, Hatshepsut was the only female pharaoh in the history of Ancient Egypt. She came to power during the New Kingdom after the death of her father, Tuthmose I, a place called “Der Albahari in Egypt“. Continue west bank by visiting the:
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
19
Colossi of Memnon
These two gigantic, 59-foots tall statues are the first sight that greets visitors who take the ferry across from the East Bank. Memnon was set up by architect Amenhotep Ben Habo, the statues decorated the facade of the funerary temple,
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
20
Luxor
Transfer back to your Nile Cruise
Admission ticket free
Day 8
Sailing to Edfu Temple and Kom Ombo Temple
2 stops
21
Temple of Horus
In the early morning, you will start sailing towards Edfu, a little ride by a horse carriage to be transferred to Edfu Temple. Upon your arrival, you will have a tour to Edfu Temple one of the most interesting temples that are located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu. located 60Km to the north of Aswan. It was the 2nd Nome of Upper Egypt and the center of the cult of a triad of Gods, which consisted of Horus of Behdet, Hathor Then, you will start sailing towards Kom Ombo. Upon your arrival, you will join your private tour guide to visit the unique:
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
22
Temple of Kom Ombo
a unique double temple that was also built during the Ptolemaic dynasty and it also has some additions that were added during the Roman period. The two temples were dedicated to the crocodile god “Sobek” and Hathor. Walking back to your Cruise to start sailing towards Aswan, overnight on the board of your Nile Cruise.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 9
Abu Simbel Temple optional tour Aswan
1 stop
23
Abu Simbel Temple Complex
After breakfast, you have the choice to visit an optional tour to Abu Simbel Temple Abu Simbel Temples is an optional excursion Now, it is your chance to visit the best, the largest, the most impressive temples of ancient Egypt. You will find two majestic temples there, one of them was dedicated to King Ramses II and he decided to make it a masterpiece so he attaches it to his birthday & his coronation days in what we call today “Sun Festival”. Drive back to Aswan,
7 minutes • Admission ticket not included
Day 10
Aswan Sightseeing
4 stops
24
Aswan High Dam
After breakfast, You will visit some of the best tourist attraction in the Nubian City “Aswan”, there is The High Dam It is a modern achievement by the Egyptians that was constructed with the financial support of the UNESCO to protect the ancient Egyptian monuments from the danger of the flood of the Nile
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
25
Unfinished Obelisk
the largest obelisk to be ever built by a man and it was actually built by Queen Hatshepsut Then, you will be back to your Nile Cruise to have your lunch and overnight on the board of your Nile Cruise.
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
26
Temple of Philae
Optional excursion: Temple of Philae The home of a beautiful, magical temple dedicated to Isis, the Great Mother. At the temple, we perform special rites honoring the Divine Feminine and invoking her energies and blessings. The temple tells the story of the goddess Isis, the wife of Osiris, where the goddess symbolizes funeral rituals and the gift of life.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
27
Aswan
06.00 pm Afternoon we board the sleeper train to Cairo. Note: upgrade your back to Cairo by flight with supplement.
Admission ticket free
Day 11
Arrival Cairo and Old Cairo tour
3 stops
28
The Hanging Church
After breakfast, You join your guide with Old Cairo tour, will pick you up from Giza railway station by a private A.C car to start an incredible day trip from Cairo to Old Cairo area Start our day tour in Cairo by visiting: The Hanging Church considered the oldest church in Old Cairo, it dates back to about 1,700 years. It is distinguished by its prestige and glory. The same area just a little walking steps escort your guide to visit:
1 hour • Admission ticket free
29
Synagogue Ben Ezra
Ben Ezra Synagogue is the oldest Jewish temple in Cairo, dating from the 9th century AD. Like almost all of Egypt’s synagogues, it is simply a tourist attraction today following the departure of nearly all of Egypt’s significant Jewish community during the 1950s after the founding of Israel and the Free Officers’ Revolution, but this site still holds great importance in the contemporary history of Judaism
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
30
Cairo
Transfer to your hotel, check-in, and overnight
Admission ticket free
Day 12
Cairo Free day
1 stop
31
Cairo
Free day Your guide will advise you about some of the optional excursions
Admission ticket free
Day 13
Fly Home Say Bye to Pharaohs
1 stop
32
Cairo
After breakfast, you will transfer to Cairo International airport for your flight back Fly Home Say Bye to Pharaohs, Finish your 13 Days Amarna - Cairo, and Nile Cruise tour. Please ask for your free Shuttle bus from the hotel reception, It is only 5 min to the Airport from your hotel
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Guides are not allowed inside the tombs, so they will explain the history outside and inside is free time
• The day-to-day itinerary is subject to change due to traffic-sailing time through Nile Cruises - vacations. Clients will see all monuments and places mentioned in the itinerary
• English - Spanish guide any other language with supplement
• Egypt has a lot of activities, Guide will advise some extra optional excursions covering rest of Egypt tours, Our optional excursions are just recommendations to help our costumers to see the most remarkable sightseeing. Which doesn't mean that we enforce them to pay extra money.

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