Day 1 : Arrival Cairo - Welcome to CairoWelcome to Egypt. Upon arrival at the Cairo International Airport you will be greeted by our representative who will take you to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo. Day 2 : Cairo ToursAfter breakfast , pick up from your hotel in the morning and checkout . We will start your tour with an egyptologist guide in one of the mysterious Seven Wonders of the Ancient World , visiting these three fourth-dynasty pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Menkaure . Then proceed to visit their guardian Great Sphinx , the head of a pharaoh with a lion’s body , rising from the Giza Plateau . Stroll through the Valley Temple where the Priests Mummified the dead body of king Chephren . Having lunch and then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum , which consists of 107 halls each of them encloses a rare collection of artifacts like jewels, Tutankhamoun treasures, mummies and It includes about 120,000 piece of rare Pharaonic artifacts that date from ancient Egypt. Then reach to the bazar of Khan El Khalili and back to your hotel .Overnight in Cairo. Day 3 : Fly to Aswan - Aswan Nile Cruise ToursTransfer to Cairo Airport to fly to Aswan . Arrival in Aswan and transfer to Visit High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk and one of the most beautiful temples in Egypt, the Temple of Philae, dedicated to the goddess Isis. Then back to the hotel and overnight in Aswan. Day 4 : Abu Simbel TourIn the morning we will pickup transfers from your hotel in Aswan by a modern air-conditioned coach to visit Abu simbel and start your wonderful tour in one of the enormous temples. Arrive at Abu Simbel and visit the Temples of Ramses II , is one of the most fantastic places in the world which is classified as a world heritage by the UNSECO. It was built by Ramses II who dedicated it to the national gods of Egypt: Ptah, Ra, Amun, and himself, Ramses II as a deified king, son of Ra. We proceed to visit the temple of Queen Nefertari , she is reproduced twice as Hathor, with her cow horns, holding the solar disk on her head, while Ramses appears four times, with different crowns. Transfer back to your Nile Cruise in Aswan for embarkation . Day 5 : Kom Ombo and Edfu TemplesOnce breakfast , we will sail to Kom Ombo and we will visit the incredible Kom Ombo temple, dedicated to the gods Sobek and Hareoris. Having lunch on board on the cruise . The cruise continues sailing towards Edfu and then will visit the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the God Horus . Back to the cruise and head to Esna . Having dinner on board and overnight. Day 6 : Luxor Nile Cruise ToursAfter breakfast in the morning , we will sail to Luxor and visit the Royal Cemetery for 62 Pharaohs , the Valley of the Kings that was the place, during the New Empire, where the pharaohs were buried. Here the kings of the XVIII, XIX and XX dynasties were buried, as well as some queens, princes, nobles and even animals. The most known tombs are Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, AmonhotepII , Mrenptah , Tut-Ankh-Amon, and Ramssess VI. Move on to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the unique temple of Queen Hatshepsut (XVIII dynasty), the most monumental of those built in the valley and unique in its kind throughout Egypt. You will pass by the colossi of Memnon which are two giant stone statues that represent the Pharaoh Amenhotep III located on the west bank of the Nile, near Medinet Habu and south of the great Theban necropolis. Back to the Nile cruise , have lunch on board & having dinner on board . Spend the night in Luxor on board the cruise. Day 7 : Disembarkation- Fly back to CairoAfter breakfast on board, we will disembark from your Nile cruise and transfer to go to the east bank to visit the Luxor Temple and the Karnak Temple. Transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo and overnight in your hotel in Cairo. Day 8 : Cairo - Fly Back HomeBreakfast at hotel and your tour ends with a hotel drop-off. Transfer to Cairo International Airport for your final departure ,where the tour ends. | |
The itinerary order could change without affecting the visits |