| TRAVEL
PACKAGE including CAIRO and NILE CRUISE from ASWAN to LUXOR |
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| DAY
01 - Arrival to Cairo: |
| Arrival
to Cairo Airport and meet for transfer on to the hotel. Rest
of the day is then at leisure (as per your flight arrival time).
Overnight in Cairo. |
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| DAY
02 - Pyramids and Sphinx, train to Aswan: |
| Breakfast
at hotel then meet with the guide and start the days tour with
a visit to Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt dating from
3100 BC which contains the beautiful representation of King
Ramsis II through his colossal statue. Then proceed to Sakkara
where we will see the world-famous Step Pyramid of King Zoser,
the oldest known of Egypt's 107 Pyramids. At the Pyramids area,
visit the Three Pyramids built for Pharaohs Cheops, Chephren
& Mycerinus on the Giza Plateau and the mysterious Sphinx.
After the tour, transfer on to Cairo Rail Station for departure
on overnight train to Aswan. Overnight onboard train in sleeper
car (dinner included). |
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| DAY
03 - Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor: |
On
arrival to Aswan Rail Station meet for transfer to board the
Nile Cruise. Embarkation before lunch. Then depart with the
tour guide to visit the High Dam, one of the biggest dams
in the world and was an engineering miracle when it was built
in the 1960's. Then proceed to the Unfinished Obelisk, a huge
obelisk incompletely carved - 41 meters high - that shows
the techniques the ancient Egyptians used in carving obelisks.
Afterwards move on to visit the Philae Temple which was dedicated
to goddess Isis. It's now reassembled at a new site on Agilika
Island about 500km from its former site on Philae Island.
(If time allows, additional/alternative morning excursions
can be added to Abu Simbel or a felucca ride to view Elephantine
Island, the Plantation "Kitcheners" Island and Agha
Khan Mausoleum). Overnight onboard Nile Cruise. |
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| DAY
04 - Kom Ombo and Edfu: |
| The
cruise sails to Kom Ombo & upon arrival visit The Temple
of Sobek & Haroeris, dedicated to the crocodile-god Sobek.
The temple stands at a bend in the Nile where in ancient times
sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the river bank. Return
to the cruise & sail to Edfu. On arrival visit the Temple
of Horus, the largest and most complete preserved Temple combining
Pharaonic and Greek architectures. Overnight onboard cruise. |
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| DAY
05 - Luxor and the West Bank: |
| Sail
to Esna and Luxor. Upon arrival to Luxor, move to the West Bank
of the Nile to visit the Valley of Kings & Queens, a vast
City of the dead where magnificent tombs were carved into the
desert rocks and filled with treasures for the afterlife by
generations of Pharaohs. Then proceed to the foot of the cliff
to see the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman who ruled
Egypt in Pharaonic History. On the way back to the River Nile,
your road passes by the famed Colossi of Memnon, known in Ancient
Greek times for their haunting voices at dawn. Return back to
cruise and evening at leisure. Overnight onboard cruise. |
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| DAY
06 - Sleeper train from Luxor to Cairo (of by flight): |
After
breakfast it is time to disembark from the cruise, Meet with
your guide and depart to visit
the Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple. After the morning tour you
have free time at leisure until transfer to the rail station
for departure on the overnight sleeper train to Cairo. Overnight
onboard train, dinner included. |
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| DAY
07 - Tour
to Citadel, Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo & Khan El Khalily
Bazaar: |
Arrival
to Cairo rail station and meet for transfer to hotel to drop
luggage. Then depart on todays tour visiting the Egyptian Museum,
then the Citadel of Saladin with its Alabaster Mosque and
the Tomb of Ottoman ruler Mohamed Ali. The excursion also includes
touring around the Old Cairo area where you can find a mixture
between the Islamic and Christian Monuments such as the Abu
Serga Church, Al Mo'allaqa Church or Hanging Church which are
dated back to the beginning of the 5th Century AD and are built
as the basilica style along with the world famous Khan El-Khalily
Bazaar. Overnight in Cairo. |
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| DAY
08 - Departure: |
| Breakfast,
check out and as per your flight time transfer to Cairo International
Airport. |
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