General
Enjoy the sights and sounds of the bustling city of Cairo and learn more about the history of Egypt with our Egyptology Guide, then spend 4 days relaxing on a Nile Cruise.
Day 1: (Arrival-Cairo)
Arrive Cairo International Airport (please advice your flight details?), met by Our steward (with the sign of your name) Then drive you by Private Air Conditioned car to your hotel in Cairo. You will be assisted by Our steward for check in & Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2: (Cairo)
After breakfast at hotel, met by Our English Egyptology Tour Guide & driven by a private car to a wonderful trip, which starts with visiting the Great Pyramids of Giza. The ancient Egyptians believed in the life after death so they built this pyramids to preserve their bodies to the afterlife. Then you will see the huge Sphinx, it represents with the face of a man with a body of a lion for power. This Sphinx considered as guardian for the royal tombs, then visit the Egyptian Museum ,Then you will be driven to your hotel. overnight in cairo.
Day 3: Join Nile Cruise at Aswan
Fly to Aswan and upon your arrival in Aswan city, you will be met by Our steward & driven by private car to your Nile cruise,That sailing from Aswan / Luxor. Embarkation, then take your lunch on board afternoon, you have a free time enjoy it with the natural air and views on board or enjoy with swimming pool on board, Dinner & overnight on board.
Day 4: Nile Cruise – Aswan-Kom Ombo-Edfu
After breakfast on board, visit the High Dam; Today it provides irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt and, together with the old Aswan Dam.Then you will visit the Temple Of Philae, the Temple was dedicated to the goddess Isis, the wife of Osoris and mother of Hours. Their story is the most dramatic story in the world, in which god Osoris is murdered and dismembered by his brother Seth. Isis searched for his fragments and collected them together and with her magic powers brought Osoris back to life. They then born the god Hours. Sail to City of Kom Ombo, where you will visit The Temple Of Kom Ombo, Which dedicated to the tow gods Hours and Seth and witness on the conflict which happened between them and ended with dividing the temple between both of them, inside the temple depicted the most ancient medical instruments, Sail to Edfu, Dinner & overnight on board.
Day 5: Nile Cruise – Edfu to Luxor
After breakfast on board, visit the Temple Of Edfu, Which dedicated to god hours, built by Ptolemy I, this temple refer to the story in which god Amun was in a journey to the Nubian cities and on way he was attacked by enemies, then god Hours appeared and defeated them and god Amun make him represented as winged solar deck which appeared then in the faade of the most of palaces and tombs, Sail to Esna cross the lock of Esna, Sail to Luxor City, Dinner & overnight onboard.
Day 6: End of Nile Cruise – Luxor
After breakfast on board, Disembarkation, Crossing to the west bank of Luxor to visit the most special place which is the Necropolis of Thebes and visit theValley of the Kings and the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut, (Al Deir Al Bahari). It was built by Queen Hatshepsut, the great queen of the 18th dynasty. Inside it she depicts the details of the expedition of punt which she sent to the land of punt to bring the insect trees from there. Also you will see The Colossal Statues Of Memnon; The Northern statue depicts Amenhotep III with his mother, Mutemwia, while the southern statue is of Amenhotep III with his wife, Tiy and one of his daughters, Then you will be driven by a private car to airport to fly to cairo and upon your arrival in cairo,met by our steward & then transfer to your hotel and overnight in cairo.
Day 7: (Cairo)
After Breakfast at hotel, you will meet by Our steward and drive you by private car to Cairo International Airport for final Departure.
NB: you can customise this itinerary to suit you
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Price Includes:
– 3 nights in Cairo at 4 stars hotel bed & breakfast
– 3 nights in 5 stars Nile Cruises on full board .
– All the transportation as mentioned in the Program by Private Car.
• All Sightseeing as mentioned in the Program.
– All Entrance fees during sightseeing & with Professional Egyptology English speaking guide.
– All service charge & taxes.
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Price Excludes
– International flights
– Domestic flights Cairo/Aswan-Luxor/Cairo
– All items not mentioned in the above program
– Visas
– Items of a personal nature