Egypt, The Middle East
Location
7 Days
Duration
Print FriendlyWelcome to Egypt, The Middle East!
ROUTE: Cairo, Aswan, Edfu, Luxor, Cairo
DURATION: 7 Days
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Visits to historical sites and monuments
- Cairo Full Day Tour, including visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the enigmatic Sphinx
- Cruise Ship, 3 night Nile cruise
- Sightseeing Aswan – Kom Ombo
- Travel by horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus
- Full Day Luxor
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| ACCOMMODATIONS: | Hotels used (or similar) | |
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Included:
Accommodations Per Person Sharing, including hotel taxes
Arrival & departure transfers where applicable
Local guides where applicable
Meals per itinerary
Park entrance fees and sightseeing fees where applicable
Applicable transportation
Not Included:
Airfare and air taxes
Cancellation, baggage, travel and medical insurance
Items of a personal nature such as baggage porterage, gratuities/tips, laundry, telephone calls, bottled water, etc.
Visa and visa fees
Optional sightseeing and activities
Meals, beverages and services not mentioned in itinerary
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Day 1 Arrive Cairo
Welcome to Egypt, the birth of civilization. Purchase your Egyptian Visa then clear customs and immigration.
Upon arrival at airport in Egypt, you will be warmly met by a representative, who will provide assistance and transfer to your accommodation to check-in.
Overnight: Cairo
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Day 2 Cairo Full Day Tour
Activities:
- Morning visit to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities which includes: the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic artifacts and the treasures of Tutankhamen’s tomb.
- Then drive to Old Cairo to visit Al Moallaka Church (Hanging Church) and Ben Ezra Synagogue.
- Stop for lunch, afternoon visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the enigmatic Sphinx, then proceed to Khan El Khalili, the world’s largest 13th century covered oriental bazaar.
Overnight: Cairo – (B, L)
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Day 3 Cairo to Aswan
Activities:
- Transfer to Cairo domestic airport for morning flight to Aswan.
- Upon arrival you will be escorted to your cruise ship where you will spend the next 3 nights. Aswan – Kom Ombo – Edfu
- You will visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries with the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae; view of Kitchener’s Island Botanical garden and the Agha Khan Mausoleum by felucca.
- After lunch, sail to Kom Ombo where you will visit the Ptolemaic Temple of Sobek and Haroeries.
- Then sail to Edfu.
Overnight: Cruise Ship – (B, L, D)
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Day 4 Edfu - Luxor
Activities:
- Travel by horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus, the falcon-god, (237 B.C.) considered the best-preserved temple in Ancient Egypt and the second largest after the Temple of Karnak.
- Sail to Esna, passing through the Esna Lock and continue sailing towards Luxor.
Overnight: Cruise Ship – (B, L, D)
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Day 5 Full Day Luxor
Activities:
- Visit the West Bank necropolis including the Valley of the Kings, the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon.
Optional Activities: Evening, optional Sound & Light Show at The Karnak Temple.
Overnight: Cruise Ship – (B, L, D)
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Day 6 Luxor - Cairo
Activities:
- After breakfast, visit Karnak and Luxor Temples, a centuries-old city of pylons, hypostyle halls, colossal statues, shrines and obelisks.
- Disembarkation and transfer to Luxor airport for your flight to Cairo.
- Upon arrival in Cairo you will be met and escorted to your hotel.
Optional Activities: Evening, optional Sound & Light show at the Pyramids.
Overnight: Cairo – (B)
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Day 7 Depart Cairo
Departure: Transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure flight. – (B)
Meals as per itinerary: (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
