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ATHENS
and CAIRO Sightseeing Package Tour |
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01 - Arrival to Athens Airport: |
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Arrival
to Athens 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 Athens. |
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02 - Delphi Sightseeing Tour: |
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Breakfast
then depart on the full day Delphi Sightseeing Tour. Drive through
the fertile plain of Boeotia, crossing towns of Thebes connected
with the tragedy of King Oedipus – Levadia and Arachova.
At Delphi lies the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios.
Visit the Treasury of the Athenians, Temple of Apollo and the
Museum containing such masterpieces of Ancient Greek sculpture
as the bronze Charioteer and the famous athlete Aghias. Overnight
in Athens |
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03 - Cruise to the Saronic Islands: |
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In
the morning transfer from Athens to Piraeus Port for embarkation
on the cruise boat. 08:30 depart to Hydra arriving at 11:45.
Here you have free time for a walk around the town or a swim.
Then at 13:30 embarkation and sail for Aegina passing through
Poros and along the shore of the Peloponnese. Lunch is served
during the voyage. At 15:30 arrive to Aegina where you have
free time for a stroll or swim. At 18:00 embark for the return
voyage to Athens. Overnight stay. |
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04 - Athens City Tour - flight to Cairo: |
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Breakfast,
check out and meet to depart on the 1/2 day morning Athens City
Tour which includes a visit to the Acropolis, the Parthenon
and the Acropolis Museum. During the tour you will also have
the chance to view other important sights such as the Evzones
in their picturesque uniform, Presidential Palace, Hadrian’s
Arch and Temple of Zeus. After tour, free time at leisure until
the transfer on to Athens Airport for flight to Cairo (flight
on Egypt Air or Olympic Air subject to time and date of travel
required). On arrival to Cairo Airport meet for transfer on
to hotel with the remainder of evening at leisure. Overnight
in Cairo. |
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DAY
05 - Sightseeing of Giza including Sakkara and Memphis: |
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Breakfast
then meet with your tour guide and begin the days excursion
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 on
to Sakkara where you will visit 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 the Pharaohs
Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus on the Giza Plateau and the mysterious
Sphinx. Overnight in Cairo. |
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DAY
06 - Tour Old Cairo and Museum: |
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Breakfast
and again meet with your guide to depart on to visit the Egyptian
Museum, the Citadel Of Saladin (Alabaster Mosque & Tomb
of the Ottoman ruler Mohamed Ali) along with Old Cairo area
where you will find a mixture between the Islamic & Christian
Monuments such as: 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 in the basilica style. Overnight
stay. |
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DAY
07 - Departure from Cairo: |
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Breakfast,
check out and as per your flight time transfer to Cairo International
Airport. |
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