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A classical Nile cruise trip between Luxor & Aswan stopping at their famous & interesting temples between them on the 2 banks of the Nile.The tour includes the highlights of Cairo such as the Pyramids,the Sphinx,old Cairo the Egyptian museum & much more.
------------------------------------------------ Highlightsvisit the Pyramids and The Egyptian museum including the magnificent collection of king Tutankhamoon.
Visit the Pyramids in Giza,the mighty Sphinx and enjoy an optional interesting horse or camel ride there.
Explore old Cairo with its medieval mosques,buildings meet the locals and feel its different and warm spirit.
Explore the Egyptian sleeper train passing different Egyptian cities on the Nile valley.
Cruise for 3 nights from Aswan to Luxor stopping at their famous& interesting temples between them on the 2 banks of the Nile
Enjoy your optional hot air Balloon ride over the valley of the kings in Luxor.
Tour to Sakkara the ancient Egyptian royal cemetery and the Ancient Egyptian capital Memphis.
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Day by Day Itinerary
Day 1 Arrival
Today you will be meet and assist by our representative in Cairo International Airport. Transfer to your hotel in Cairo to check in your hotel and overnight.
Day 2 Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum
After being picked up from the hotel at 8am you will have a full day guided tour starting with the Giza plateau to visit the famous Great Pyramids of the Kings Cheops, Chefren and Mycernius (2550 BC). Especially the Great Pyramid which is the only one still standing from the 7 wonders of the ancient world.
Then proceed with a visit to the mighty Sphinx and its valley temple, where the mummification process was taking place. Before leaving Giza, pay a short visit to the interesting papyrus workshop and see the making of the papyrus paper — the same way of how the ancient Egyptian craftsman were making it.
Break for lunch at one of the local restaurants (optional). Then continue the tour visiting the Egyptian museum of antiquities which houses the fabulous collection and treasures which were founded in the intact tomb of the most famous ancient Egyptian king — Tutankhamon. This is beside more than 250000 genuine artifacts are presented. Then transfer to the train station for your overnight sleeper train to Aswan. Dinner on the train. Overnight in sleeper train.
Day 3 Nile Cruise — Aswan — Kom Ombo — Edfu
Breakfast. Transfer to the cruise ship. Boarding before lunch, embarkation, then leave the cruise to start your guided tour visiting:
1 — Aswan's Highdam gaze across lack Nasser.
2 — The Philae Temple which can be reached by a sailing boat as in situated on a small island in the Nile (Agilkia island), the temple dedicated to the Egyptian Goddess Isis.
Lunch on board then keep sailing to Kom Ombo to visit there the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Horus. After this visit you will get back to the cruise keep sailing to Edfu, dinner on board and overnight in Edfu.
Day 4 Nile Cruise — Edfu — Luxor
Breakfast on board. Visit The Temple of Horus in Edfu. Cross the lake. Sail to Luxor. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board & Galabya party.
Overnight in Luxor.
Day 5 Nile Cruise — Luxor
Today you will have an unforgettable guided day tour visiting Luxor`s highlights. After breakfast on board start the tour by crossing to the West Bank of the Nile visiting the Valley of the Kings (Luxor`s ancient necropolis). Visit the tombs of the ancient Egyptian kings from different dynasties, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari.
On the return journey stop at the Colossi of Memnon which are two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenopis III facing the Nile. Then visit East Bank: Karnak and Luxor Temples. Overnight on board in Luxor.
Day 6 Disembarkation — Luxor
Breakfast on board. Disembarkation.
Today is free at your leisure in Luxor or you can have the amazing optional guided day tour to Abydos and Dendara (additional cost). You will be picked up from your hotel in Luxor, drive via air-conditioned modern van to Abydos, enjoy an excursion to visit Abydos which is 135 km. far from Luxor, visit the temple recognized as the temple of Seti I. The temple was first built by king Seti I and later it was finished by king Ramses II. The paintings on the walls of the Osiris temple at Abydos representing the Pharaohs and the gods are considered amongst the most beautifully maintained in Egypt. Then drive to Dandara and visit the temple of goddess of joy and love, goddess Hathor. At the end of your tour drive back to Luxor to your hotel. Then you will be transferred from the hotel to Luxor train station to take the overnight sleeper train back to Cairo, dinner in the train and overnight.
Day 7 Cairo-Sakkara and Memphis
After breakfast in the train you will be transferred from the train station to Sakkara ancient cemetery south of Giza where you will visit the steps pyramid of king zoser which is the 1st pyramid was ever built (2700 BC) then visit the ancient tombs of the high priests seeing its 4000 years old carvings and Hieroglyphic inscriptions,the 5th dynasty pyramid of king Titi (2340 BC) to see the pyramids hieroglyphic texts which inscribed on its burial chamber walls,after that you will pay a visit to Memphis museum which contains the ruins of the ancient Egyptian 1st capital which was founded by king Menes in 3100 BC.
Then continue to the Old part of Cairo, as Egypt was one of the first countries to embrace Christianity. We visit The Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, The Hanging Church, and we will also visit The Old Jewish Synagogue Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Break for lunch in an interesting Egyptian local restaurant (optional) then transfer back to your hotel in Cairo and overnight.
Day 8 Departure
Breakfast in the hotel then transfer Cairo airport to fly back home.
