8 days / 7 nights
Included in the tour:
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7 nights accommodations |
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Sightseeing: Old Cairo and Khan EL Khalili, Giza, Memphis, and Aswan and Luxor. |
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Admissions to: The Egyptian Museum, The Citadel Sultan Hassan and The Alabaster mosques, The Pyramids, The Sphinx, Sakkara The Agha Khan Mausoleum, The Botanic Garden, The High Dam, The Old Dam, The Unfinished Obelisk, The Colossi of Memnon, The Valley of The Kings, Deir EL Bahari Temple, Karnak Temples, and Luxor temple. Deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach throughout. |
Deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach throughout.
Multilingual escort throughout tour.
Deluxe air-conditioned sleeping train between Aswan / Cairo.
CAIRO
Day 1
Arrive at Cairo Airport, meet and assist you through customs.
Board your motorcoach to the hotel. The rest of the day is free to explore the streets, shops and to enjoy the Cairo area.
Overnight: The Hotel
CAIRO
Day 2
SStarting our tour by visiting the Egyptian Museum, which offers visitors a chance to acquaint themselves with Egypt's ancient history over a period of 50 centuries. Afterward, we begin a sightseeing tour of Old Cairo, visiting the Citadel, its construction was initiated in 1776, and visiting the Alabaster Mosque.
Facing the Citadel is the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, perhaps the most majestic monument of Arab architecture in Egypt.
The tour also includes a visit to Khan el Khalili, a famous Cairo bazaar dating back to the late 14th century.
Overnight: The Hotel
CAIRO / ASWAN
Day 3
Morning departure to Giza, visiting one of the seven wonders of the world "The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus."
Not far from the Pyramids, you explore and photograph "The Great Sphinx of Giza", that large statue which is the one of most famous monuments in the whole world.
Then visit the capital of Upper and Lower Egypt some 5000 years ago, "Memphis".
We continue to visit the first pyramid has been built in ancient Egypt, "Sakkara". Through this historic route you visit the factories of hand-made carpets and papyrus and perfumes institutes Then, we transfer to the railway station for departure by air-conditioned sleeping train to Aswan.
Overnight: The Train.
ASWAN
Day 4
Morning our train arrives Aswan, then transfer to the hotel by bus.
Afternoon, we take an exciting swamp tour by boat (Felucca) to visit the Agha Khan Mausoleum, situated on the top of a hill that commands a magnificent view of the Aswan area, visit also the Botanic Garden.
Overnight: The Hotel.
ASWAN / LUXOR
Day 5
This morning a sightseeing tour of Old Dam, visiting the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk. Afternoon, transfer to the railway station for departure to Luxor, to where we arrive and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight: The Hotel.
LUXOR / CAIRO
Day 6
Morning, we begin our historic tour in the West Bank, visit the Colossi of Memnon, then to the Valley of the Kings and Deir el-Bahari Temple.
Afternoon we visit the temple of Luxor and Karnak Temples on the East Bank. Then, transfer to the railway station for departure back to Cairo by air-conditioned sleeping train.
Overnight: The Train.
CAIRO
Day 7
Arrive in Cairo in, morning and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight: The Hotel.
CAIRO
Day 8
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