8 Days in Giza Pyramids and Nile Cruise
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Location: Egypt :: Middle-East
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Duration: 7 Nights / 8 Days
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Package ID: 1096
Experience this 8-day tour and start and end in Cairo. You
will have a tour to Giza Pyramids, Egyptian Museum and then travel to Luxor by
air to embark your Nile Cruise Ship, The tour includes accommodation as well as
an expert guide, meals and transportation.
Day 01:
Arrival Cairo Welcome
to, Egypt (Around the Clock) Our representative will meet and assist you at
Cairo International Airport, and then transfer to the hotel in Cairo by a
private airconditioned vehicle, Overnight in Cairo. Welcome Drink
Day 02:
Cairo Day Tour (Giza
Pyramids – Egyptian Museum) After breakfast at hotel, you will start your Tour
in Cairo visiting Pyramids of Giza, visit The Great pyramid of Cheops belong to
the fourth Pharaonic dynasty. Then move on to Chephren and Mykerinus pyramids.
Then continue across the plateau where you can have a photo of the three
pyramids rising from the sands, with the Cairo skyline in the background. Then
move on to the Sphinx that is considered the enigmatic symbol of Egypt for
thousands of years. There is also an additional visit to the Solar Boat Museum
housing the remarkably well preserved funerary boat of Khufu. Next tour to the
Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square including Tutankamoun treasures, with an
optional visit the Mummy room. Lunch at a good quality local restaurant,
vegetarian food available on request. Egypt Excursions Egypt Tours| Nile Cruise
/ Move on to Coptic Cairo, Old Cairo, where you visit the Hanging Church, Saint
Serga Church and Ben Ezra Jewish Synagogue. Then you will stop at the Khan El
Khalili Bazaar where you can browse and shop as you wish and also have a seat
at the old style Cafes in the area. Then transfer back to your hotel and overnight
in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 03:
Fly Cairo to Luxor –
Nile Cruise Tour After breakfast, check out from Cairo hotel, and then transfer
to Cairo International Airport for a ight to Luxor. Upon arrival at Luxor,
visit Karnak Temple built on a gigantic scale and it is the largest ancient
religious site on the planet. It took a total of 1300 years to be built and has
been attracting both pilgrims for thousands years. After taking photos, you’ll
be moved to Luxor Temple where the statues and stories are allocated in one
place. Dinner will be on board the Nile Cruise and overnight in Luxor. Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 04:
Luxor Nile Cruise
Excursions After breakfast on board the Nile Cruise, visit the West Bank of
Luxor where you visit the Valley of the Kings including a visit the royal tombs
of the pharaohs of the new Kingdom such as Ramsses II and Tutankhamun. Then
move on to the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut’s at Dier El Bahari. After
that you will visit the Colossi of Memnon that were made for Amenhotep III and
were made from blocks of quartzite sandstone which exist in Cairo then moved
700 KM to Luxor. After lunch, you the cruise Ship will start sailing to Edfu.
Overnight on board Nile Cruise. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 05:
Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples Upon arrival at Edfu, visit the
Temple of Edfu, the most preserved Greco-Roman temple all over Egypt and on its
walls portrayed a “Play†shows the overcome of Horus over the devil god Seth.
Then sail to Kom Ombo where you will visit Kom Ombo Temple dedicated the
crocodile god Sobek and the falcon headed god Haeroris, and dating to the
Ptolemies who built it on a high dune overlooking the Nile. Then sail to Aswan,
dinner and Overnight in Kom Ombo. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 06:
Aswan Nile Cruise
Tours After breakfast, enjoy a day to the best landmarks in Aswan starting by
the High Dam that has had a signicant effect on the economy and culture of
Egypt. Then move on to Philae Temple, dedicated to goddesses Isis and Hathor.
Philae, and was dismantled and relocated to nearby Agilkia Island as part of
the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project. Then visit the unnished obelisk, made for
Queen Hatshepsut in around 1508–1458 BC to be erected in Karnak temple. Dinner
and overnight on board the Nile Cruise. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 07:
Fly Aswan to Cairo
Breakfast on board the Cruise Ship, and then disembark. Then transfer to Aswan
Airport for a domestic ight to Cairo. Upon arrival at Cairo, transfer to your
hotel in Cairo and overnight. Meals: Breakfast
Day 08:
Cairo – Fly Back Home Breakfast will be served at your hotel
in Cairo. Then transfer you to Cairo International Airport for your r nal
departure. Meals: Breakfast
Included:
- Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
- Assistance of our guest relations during your stay
- All transfers to/from airport & hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Domestic ight ticket Cairo to Luxor and Aswan to Cairo by Egyptair /
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including daily breakfast
- Accommodation for 4 nights on 05 star Superior Nile Cruise on full board
- All sightseeing tours in Cairo (Private Tours)
- All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing another group
- English-speaking tour guide during your trips
- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated in the itinerary
- Meals at hotel, Nile cruise and during your tours as mentioned in the itinerary
- Bottled water during the trip
- All service charges and taxes
- Portage when needed
- 30 minutes of local calling (5 minutes international) and a mobile phone loaned for the length of your stay or an Egyptian sim card for your unlocked mobile device
Excluded:
• Tipping