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Felucca
trip up the Nile 399 $
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Tour Duration .: 09 Days - 08 Nights
Day 01: Arrival to Cairo
Arrival at Cairo international airport, our representative
will be there to welcomes, meet and assist you through
immigration and customs formalities then claiming your
baggage followed by transfer to your hotel.
Over night at Your Hotel in Cairo
Day 02: Cairo Tour and Train to
Aswan
After breakfast ; we are starting our Day trip in Cairo with
a Visit to the famous Three pyramids , lion-headed Sphinx
and the valley temple at Giza Plateau. listed Seven Wonders
of the World,
*chance for a camel or horse ride in this desert " on your
own "
*we will pass by the papyrus institute At the Papyrus
Institute, a demonstration and an explanation of
hieroglyphics is given. And also a chance for some shopping
there
*our tour guide will suggest to you some local restaurants
closer to the pyramids area for lunch " on your own "
*Move to visit the Step Pyramids of Zoser in Sakkara and
Open Air Museum in Memphis, the first capital of Egypt, and
see the Statue of Ramses II.later our tour leader and driver
will transfer you to Train station for your train heading
southern Cairo to Aswan
Overnight at the train
Day 03: Aswan
In the morning arriving to Aswan A beautiful winter resort
our local representatives will be there to welcomes, meet
and assist you and transferring you to your selected hotel
in Aswan check in the hotel Later on we start our excursion
in Aswan with a Visit by Nile Felucca which you will going
to spend the next 2 nights ( traditional Nile boat or we
call it River taxi ) the Elephantine Island , Botanical
Garden, presented to Lord Horatio Kitchener in the 1890 in
recognition of his military services. Importing exotic
flowers and plants from India and Malaysia, he created a
beautiful botanical garden, open daily to the public,
attracting a wide variety of birds and view of Aga Khan
Mausoleum,
Overnight in your hotel in Aswan
Day 04: Nile Felucca
After breakfast, we start our excursion in Aswan with a
Visit by Nile Felucca ( traditional Nile boat or we call it
River taxi ), in which you will spend the next two nights.
Onboard the felucca you will visit. the High Dam on the Nile
of Aswan and Philea Temple “The Philae Temple is a majestic
Greco-Roman Egyptian temple dedicated to the goddess Isis “
on the Island of Philae. The Temple is one of Egypt's most
famous attractions, and after being under threat from
flooding from the High Dam, UNESCO moved it stone by stone
to a higher point on the island and the Unfinished Obliesk
. Overnight on the felucca
Day 05: Nile Felucca
continuing sailing in the Nile and visit Kom Ombo and Edfu
Temples. Kom Ombo is a Dual Greco-Roman Egyptian Temple
dedicated to the Evil Crocodile god Sobek and the Good
Falcon god Haroeris, which stands overseeing the Nile and
had sacred crocodiles kept as pets. The city of Edfu
contains the famous Temple of Horus. This 2000 year old
temple was dedicated to the Son of Osiris, Horus the Falcon
Headed God, and is the best preserved and most complete
temple in Egypt. In the afternoon we will continue sailing
to Luxor.
Overnight on the felucca
Day 06: Luxor East Bank
Arriving at Luxor in the early morning, upon arrival our
local representative in Luxor will welcome and assist you
and check in your selected hotel in Luxor ,todays Excursion
in Luxor is in the
(East Bank including visits to Karnak and Luxor Temples)
Tour highlights :
Visits to Karnak temple "covering an immense 100 acres (40.5
hectares). Of the three temple enclosures, the grandest is
the Precinct of Amun, the main place of worship. The Great
Hypostyle Hall is 6000 sq m (64,584 sq ft) and filled with
immense stone pillars. The whole site has colossal statues,
relief, obelisks and halls and, of course, the Avenue of the
Sphinxes. A processional path of ram sphinxes representing
Amun leads into the temple. Between the forelegs of these
rams is a small statue of Ramses II, Amun's servant
and Luxor Temple is guarded by a huge statue of Ramses II,
and although a fraction of the area of Karnak, it also
contains countless columns, statues and sphinxes - The Luxor
temple was built by Amenhotep III in the 18th Dynasty who,
at the time, was referred to as 'The Magnificent'. Amenhotep
III. Including interpretation by an Egyptologist English
Speaking tour guide Later on Transfer back to your hotel in
Luxor
Overnight in your hotel in Luxor.
Day 07: Luxor West Bank
Breakfast. Todays excursion in Luxor is in the West Bank
including visits to. (( the Valley of the Kings, Valley of
The Queens and The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El
Bahari,. And Two Colossi of Memnon ))
Tour Highlights :
Valley of the Kings It was here that bodies of kings such as
Tutankhamoun , Ramses II, Ramses IV, Tutmose III and many
other kings once lay
Valley of The Queens The total number of these tombs is
seventy
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut the only woman ever to rule as a
Pharaoh and consists mainly of three terraces linked by
ramps
Two Colossi of Memnon These two huge statues of Amenhotep
III , The statues show Amenhotep seated on his throne with
the two Nile gods of upper and lower Egypt uniting the two
lands.
Later on Transfer back to your hotel in Luxor to refresh up
and check out – our local representative will assist and
transfers you to the train station to your train heading
North to Cairo
Overnight at the train l
Day 08: Cairo
Arrive In Cairo, our representative will welcomes you at
train station and transferring you to your hotel in Cairo
today's excursion in Cairo is a visit to the Egyptian
Museum, famous for its antiquities dating back some 50
centuries from Egypt's Pharaonic period, including the
fabulous Treasurers of King Tut. Afternoon, we take a tour
to
Old Cairo and we start it with a visit to the old Coptic
suspended Church and the oldest Synagogue of Ben Ezra, later
we drive to the Citadel of Saladin, and the Alabaster mosque
Of Mohammed Ali.
Visit to oldest shopping bazaars in Cairo Khan-el Khalili,
one of the world's largest bazaars, pulsing with commerce
and crammed with spices, coppersmiths, perfume and trinkets.
later on we transfer you to your hotel
Over night at Your Hotel in Cairo
Day 09: Departure from Cairo
Breakfast and free time for leisure in Cairo
and before your flight departure almost 3 hours before this
time– our tour leader will be waiting for you.
you will check out from your hotel and we will transfer you
with our Car to Cairo International Airport for your flight
to your home – With the wonderful memories about Egypt
Itinerary Includes:
02
Nights Accommodation in Your selected Hotel in Cairo based
on Bed and Breakfast basis
02
Overnights on Board the first class seating Train From Cairo
to Aswan and from Luxor to Cairo
* You can upgrade to sleepers train for 80 $ per person
01
Night Accommodation in Aswan based on Bed and Breakfast
Basis
01
Night accommodation in Luxor based on Bed and Breakfast
basis
02
Nights on Board the Nile Felucca Based on ( All Meals )
Breakfasts , Lunches and Dinners .
All Private Visits indicated in our itinerary in the red ink
All Entrance fees tickets to attractions mentioned in the
itinerary
All Private transfers in 2006 Air Conditioned bus / Mini bus
in Cairo , Aswan and Luxor
English – Egyptologist ,Speaking Tour Guide in your tours
All Meet and Assist Services as per the itinerary in the
Airport And train stations done by our local representatives
Tour Leader in Your Tours in Cairo
Service fees and taxes
Itinerary Excludes :
entry visa cost & Your International flight to and from
Egypt
Tips
Your drinks and extra Meals not indicated in our itinerary
Price is available at your request
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