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9 nights tour of Egypt Program includes: - · 3 nights at 4 * Hotel Cairo · 4 nights Nile Cruise · 2 night first class Spanish train. · Meet & assist at airport upon arrival and for departure · Private Egyptology tour guide through out your sightseeing · Private A/C Vehicle · All transfers during your stay. Sightseeing includes:- · CAIRO Visits- the Pyramid complex, Sphinx Valley Temple and CAIRO Museum - Hanging church- Mohamed Ali alabaster mosque- Ben Ezra Synagogue · ASWAN Visits - High Dam- Unfinished Obelisk –and around the ElephantineIsland-Kitchener’s botanical garden -Temple of Sobek-and Ptolemaic Temple-Abu Simble · LUXOR Visits - Kings Valley, king Tut Tomb - QueensHatshepsut temple, Karnak temple the 2 Colossi of Memnon and a felucca ride at Luxor. 9 NIGHT TOUR DAY 1 – ARRIVE CAIRO A Louvre Luxor Tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport and handle all the procedures through passport control, luggage area and customs formalities. After which, you will be transferred to your hotel by a private a/c vehicle. Overnight in Cairo. DAY 2 – GIZA After breakfast, enjoy an excursion to Giza’s Pyramid complex See the Sphinx and the Valley Temple, and then pay a visit to the Egyptian Museum where you can view the magnificent treasures of the Pharaoh’s including the great Tutankhamun. Return to your hotel and then transfer in the evening to the overnight first class train bound for Aswan 4NIGHT CRUISE DAY 3 – LUXOR You will be greeted by our representative at Luxor airport where you will be assisted, through baggage collection and passport control, then taken by private a/c vehicle to board your 5 star Egypt Nile cruise. Check into you’re floating hotel and after lunch on-board, take the afternoon to explore ancient Luxor either on foot or by bicycle! Return to your ship and enjoy a leisurely dinner and first night board. DAY 4 – LUXOR After breakfast on board journey across to Deir al Medina (the west bank of the Nile) to visit Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut where you will see the spectacular burial chambers of past King’s and Queens and well-preserved Hieroglyphics.On the return journey to your ship you will visit the Colossi of Memnon, 2 gigantic statues guarding theentrance to Amenhotep’s memorial temple. Lunch on-board. Have a free afternoon in Luxor to take an optional tour (see list). Overnight on-board. DAY 5 – EDFU Take breakfast on the Nile cruiser, anchored at Edfu and take an excursion to the ancient settlement there, where you can take in the most beautifully preserved, Ptolemaic temple dedicated to the God Horus. Sail to Kom Ombo and see the Temple of Sobek, the crocodile god. Have lunch on board then sail to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board. DAY 6 – ASWAN After breakfast on Nile cruiser, enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan starting with the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk.Sail to Elephantine Island and Kitcheners botanical garden on a local felucca boat, optional (see list) Dinner and overnight on board deluxe Nile cruiser. DAY 7 – ASWAN Early morning pick to Abu Simble -Transfer by A/C private car to Abu Simble. Visit Abu Simbel. The Two Temple of Abu Simbel with their unique style, both the temples were carved from one piece of rock – which is an incredible piece of art work and as they name it The Jewel Of The Desert .Also the vertical of the sun to the holly of holly’s of the temple and that happens twice a year on the date of Ramases II birthday and on his Coronation- also the temple was roofed and was rescued from flooding in 1968 – return back to Aswan. Disembark from your boat , free time at leisure in ASWAN and the chance to do some shopping at the local market (Souq) at evening board the first class seating Spanish train bounding for CAIRO (diner and breakfast onboard) DAY 8 – CAIRO After breakfast onboard, meet &Assist at GIZA Station by our tour rep, who will transfer you to your hotel, checked in and a short break, then visit Coptic Cairo where you will explore the Hanging church, reputed to be one of the oldest churches in Egypt., observes the Ben Ezra Synagogue, and explores the Mohamed Ali alabaster mosque, one of Cairo’s landmarks whose minaret can be seen from any part of the city. Beak for lunch, then return to your hotel for free time, overnight at your hotel DAY 9 – (optional day tour to ALEXANDRIA) Breakfast then, a/c transport to Alexandria, on the northern coast of Egypt visiting the Roman Catacomb of Kom El Shokkafa, the Royal library thought to have been founded in 3 B.C., the Amphitheatre, which has been recently excavated, Pompey’s Pillar, built in honour of the Emperor Diocletian. Break for lunch by the Mediterranean Sea, then return to Cairo and stay overnight in your hotel. DAY 10 – DEPARTURE You will be collected from your hotel by your representative and transferred to Cairo international airport for your return journey home. ADULT PRICE PER PERSON USD $ 875 Prices quoted are in USD $and are based on 2 adults sharing, child prices as below. Bookings are taken at a 50% deposit, or total cost of tour if travelling within 10 weeks of booking. All major credit and debit cards accepted, 5% surcharge may be added.
Children Age | Cost | Under 2 | Free | 3 - 5 years | 50% of adult price | 6 -11 years | 75% of adult price | 12 years and above | Full adult price | ACCOMMODATION | INCLUDED IN PRICE | EXCLUDED FROM PRICE | In the event of they’re being no occupancy in the named hotels/ships; a similar accommodation of the same standard will be used. Cairo Hotels: Oasis hotel Zoser Hotel Or similar Nile Cruise Boats: or similar | Rep and transfers in a/c vehicle, to & from International flights. 4 nights on board 5* deluxe cruise boat, full board. 3nights 3* deluxe hotel Cairo, B&B. 2 night first class seating train Transfers to/from accommodation to trips. Multilingual Egyptologist. All service charges and taxes. (Tipping at your discretion) All sightseeing whilst on board the cruise. | International flights. Entry Visa into Egypt. Any optional tours not mentioned in the itinerary. Internal flights. Meals except where indicated. Drinks, laundry and other personal expenses. All sightseeing whilst in Cairo and Sharm el Sheikh. | Please note all prices quoted are not valid for the Easter, Christmas or New Year periods, prices and itinerary’s are subject to change without prior notice. LITTLE INFORAMTION ABOUT SIGHTS IN EGYPT
• Abu Simbel Two Temples — Abu Simbel is an archaeological site
comprising two massive rock temples in southern Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of Aswan.
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PhilaeTemple – PhilaeTemple sits on an island in the artificial lake
between the Old Dam and the new High Dam. This is another edifice rescued from the new water levels caused by the construction of the High Dam. The temple is really a complex of temples, the main temple being dedicated to the Goddess Isis, built by Pharaoh Ptolemy XI
• The Great Pyramid of Khufu (or Cheops) — The Great Pyramid of Giza is
the only remaining structure of the Seven Wonders of the World along with being the oldest. Most Egyptologists agree the pyramid was constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC.[1] It is generally believed the Great Pyramid was built as the tomb of Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh.
• The Pyramid of Khafhre — Khafre’s Pyramid, is the second largest of the ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza and the tomb of the fourth-dynasty pharaoh Khafre (Chaperon).
• Pyramid of Menkaure's — Menkaure’s Pyramid, located on the Giza Plateau on the south-western outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, is the smallest of the three Pyramids of Giza. It was built to serve as the tomb of the fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure's.
• The most interesting section of Cairo is Medieval (Islamic) Cairo. Medieval Cairo is a warren of streets just bustling with life. There are mosques at every corner, Coptic churches, huge medieval gates and bazaars selling everything from motorbike parts to perfumes. Highlights include the Citadel and the Khan Al-Khalili bazaar (for all your tourist
trinkets).
• Felucca on the Nile — A felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat used in protected waters of the Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean including Malta, and particularly along the Nile in Egypt. Its rig consists of one or two lateen sails.
. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo — The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities,
known commonly as the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to the most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world. It has 136,000 items on display, with many more hundreds of thousands in its basement storerooms. The museum’s Royal Mummy Room, containing 27 royal mummies from pharaonic times, was closed down on the orders of President Anwar Sadat in 1981.
Al-DeirAl-BahariTemple — Deir el-Bahari “The Northern Monastery” is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt.
• Karnak Temple — Al-Karnak is a small village in Egypt, located on the banks of the River Nile some 2.5 km north of Luxor
• Edfu Temple — Edfu is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the River Nile between Esna and Aswan. The town is known for the major Ptolemaic temple, built between 237 BCE to 57 BCE. Of all the temple
remains in Egypt, the Temple of Horus at Edfu is the most completely preserved. LuxorTemple a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes).
• Kom-OmboTemple — the Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple
built during the rule Ptolemaic dynasty in the Egyptian town of Kom Ombo.
One side of the temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world.
• The Valley of the Kings — or Wadi el-Muluk is a valley in Egypt where
tombs were built for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom, the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt.
. Tomb of Tut- ankh Amoun Tutankhamen Living Image of Amoun”. Tutankhamun is in modern times, the most famous of the Pharaohs, and the only one to have a nickname in popular culture (”King Tut”).
• The Unfinished Obelisk, Aswan — the unfinished obelisk is the largest
known ancient obelisk, located in an ancient quarry near Aswan (Aswan), Egypt. It is nearly twice as large as any Egyptian obelisk ever erected.
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