Egypt Pyramids and Nile cruise trip - 9 Days

Egypt - Cruise Tours

Tour Itinerary
Day 1,, Arrival Cairo
Arrival at Cairo airport. Our REP will be there to meet and assist you through the airport formalities. Then transfer to your hotel, over night in
Day 2: - Giza pyramids. And Sakkara Necropolis, Memphis:
Breakfast at the hotel is followed by a full day tour. In the morning you will be taken to Sakkara to see the very first pyramid ever built; the Step Pyramid of Djoser. You will then be able to marvel at the Pyramid Texts inside the Pyramid of Teti before heading off to the ancient capital of Egypt: Memphis. The Colossus of Ramses II dominates the museum here; do not forget your camera! Have delicious lunch(chicken or beef ) as you order
After lunch, at a local restaurant, you will be driven to see the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx: the most famous monuments of not only ancient Egypt, but of the entire ancient world! These massive stone structures were built around 4,500 years ago on a rocky desert plateau close to the Nile. After the visit, you will be taken to the Papyrus Institute where you will see how the ancient Egyptians made this forerunner to today's paper; have a go at making it yourself; and get the opportunity to look at some fantastic examples of papyrus art, .
After this amazing trip through Egypt's pharaonic past you will be driven back to your hotel

Day 3 ,, Alexandria city
After breakfast you will be transferred to Alexandria city
followed by a 2.5 hour drive, in our air-conditioned vehicle, to Alexandria it is time to start your first tour in this beautiful city, originally built by Alexander the Great, including a trip to Alexandria National Museum, built in a former palace and now houses almost 2000 artefacts which tell the story of the city, including the recent finds from the sunken part of the city; the Citadel of Qaitbay, where about 1480 AD the Mameluke Sultan Al-Ashraf Qaitbay fortified the site, which held the ruins of the Alexandria then back to your hotel in Cairo.


Day4 :Nile cruise Luxor
After breakfast or breakfast box then you will be transferred to Cairo airport
For your domestic flight to Luxor. Enjoy a tour to the west bank of Luxor, visit the Valley of the Kings including three tombs and the queen Hatshepsut's temple, at the end visit the big statues to Memnon (colossi of Memnon), lunch on board, then free, meals and overnight on board in Luxor. You will stay the next 4 days in your luxury Nile cruise. All meals are open buffet
Day 5: East bank ,karnak & Luxor temple
A new day and your first breakfast on board; then it is time to visit the magnificent Karnak and Luxor Temples. Once your visit to these ancient Theban Temples is complete you will return to the boat for your lunch, and then you can watch as it departs Luxor and sails for Esna. As the Nile flows gently underneath you, dinner will be served.


Day 6: Edfu & KOmobo temples- Carriage
You can enjoy an early breakfast, while the cruise boat crosses the Esna lock to the city of Esna.
Once the boat is moored you will visit the Esna Temple, which is located in the centre of the town, and is dedicated to the gods Khnum, Neith and Heka. After the visit you will be taken back to the boat for your lunch while it sails onward to Edfu, home of the best preserved temple in Egypt: the Temple of Horus. After your visit to this superb temple you will be taken back to the boat in plenty of time before it departs Edfu, dinner being served as it sails majestically towards Kom Ombo enjoy at night some entertainments offered from your cruise like Nubian show or belly dance show.

Day7: Aswan ,isis temple of love ,High Dam

.Your last day of sailing upstream starts with breakfast, and then a visit to the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the gods Horus and Sobek. Afterwards it is back to the boat for lunch and the sail to Aswan. Once ashore you will be driven to see the High Dam, the world’s largest rock filled dam, and the Temple of Philae, moved to the island of Agilika after the waters of Lake Nasser flooded its original location. It is then back to the boat for your dinner


Day8. Egyptian museum- old Cairo-bazzars- Islamic tour
After breakfast in this day you will check out from your cruise flaying back to Cairo upon arrival your guide will take you to the great museum you will enjoy
Thousands of treasures and specially Tutankhamon tomb,, after that enjoy the old churches of
Cairo built on the 3rd century, have lunch at local restaurants.
Visit Amr mosque the oldest mosque in Africa ,, then move to the Elmoaz street to enjoy
Walking Islamic tour back to the 7th century end your lovely day by Khan Elkhalili Bazzars
Then back to your hotel.
Day 9,, Departures
After breakfast free of leisure until your departure,, then you will be transferred to the airport.
Our representative will assist you

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Date posted:
2014-10-09
Tour type:
Cruise Tours
Country:
Egypt
Includes:
Domestic flight from Cairo- Luxor- Aswan – Cairo All transportation in private air conditioned van E
Excludes:
Tipping for (guide and drivers and cruise) X Any extra not mentioned X Entry visa of Egypt.
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