Day 1 - Saturday, Monday Or
Wednesday- Cairo
Arrived at Cairo airport where our representative will
welcome you and assist in the various approaches. You'll be
transfer by private car to your hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2 - Cairo
Breakfast at hotel. Visit the Giza plateau with the three
major pyramids: Cheops, and Chefren Mykerinos and the
Sphinx, lion-headed human embodying the king or the god as a
vengeful. Then visit the necropolis of Sakkara with the
famous pyramid of King Djoser degrees, the pyramids royal
funerary texts, the mastabas .... And to finish the day
visit Memphis, a colossus of Ramses II in alabaster
beautiful dimensions. The night, transfer to Train Station
for catch the sleeper train in direction of Aswan. Dinner
and overnight in train.
Day 3 - Aswan
Breakfast at hotel. Morning, arrived at Aswan, welcome by
our representative and Visit of the Temple of Philae,
dedicated to the worship of the goddess Isis, then the
granite quarry with the Unfinished Obelisk and finally the
High Dam Nasser giving birth to the Lake Nasser. Transfer to
your boat, installation in your cabin. Lunch on board.
Departure of the boat for Luxor. Dinner on board followed by
an oriental evening (with oriental entertainment: Nubian
dancer and traditional music). Overnight on board.
Day 4 - Kom Ombo Ombo/Edfu/Esna
Breakfast on board. Visit of the Temple of Kom Ombo, the
peculiarity of which is to be dedicated to two divinities:
Sobek (in head of crocodile) and Horus (in head of hawk).
Navigation towards Edfu. Lunch on Board. Departure in
carriage for the visit of the Temple of Edfu, the holy city
of Horus and the temple built in its honor. This temple in
the extravagant dimensions is the best preserved wide Egypt.
Navigation until Luxor. Dinner and Overnight on board.
Day 5 - Esna/Luxor
Breakfast on board. Free morning. Lunch on board. Visit of
the Temple of Karnak, dedicated of the worship in the glory
of the god Amon, but as the other numerous Egyptian temples,
the other gods and the goddesses were worshipped there. It
is the the oldest known religious site to the world. And the
Temple of Luxor, It was dedicated to the dynastic god Amon
under its two aspects of heavenly Amon-Re divinity. The most
ancient at present visible parts go back up to Amenhotep III
and to Ramses II. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 6 - Luxor
Breakfast on board. Discovery of the Valley of Kings, where
most of the Pharaohs of the XVIIIth in the XXth dynasty were
interred and the Valley of the Queens, is the necropolis of
the royal wives, the girls, sometimes the sons) of kings of
the XIXth and XXth dynasties. Then continuation towards two
impressive Giants of Memnon, last vestiges of the gigantic
funeral temple of Amenhotep III which does not exist any
more nowadays. And finally the visit of the Temple of
Hatshepsut, the funeral temple of Hatshepsut, dedicated to
the god Amon, but also to the gods Anubis and Hathor. This
Theban temple is unique and distinguishes itself from the
other temples because it is partially dug in the rock of the
Theban Mountain in which it leans, and amounts on three
terraces connected by slip roads. Check out room before
noon. Afternoon, Felucca ride in Nile. The night, transfer
to Train Station for catch the sleeper train in direction of
Cairo. Dîner and overnight in train.
Day 7 - Cairo
Breakfast in train. Morning, arrive to Cairo, welcome by our
representative and Visit the Citadel of Saladin, with his
pregnant mosque of Mohamed Ali. Then the Coptic district,
this district is older than the city itself must be seen to
get an idea of the atmosphere in which the early Christians
living in Egypt. Hanging Church & Ben-Ezra Synagogue. Finish
with a visit to the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, founded
in 1857 by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, which
houses more than 250,000 rooms including the fabulous
treasures of Tutankhamen. Overnight at hotel.
Day 8 - Cairo
Breakfast at hotel. Today we will be transferred to the
International airport for our departure flight.
NB: Modifiable program following your needs, thank you to
indicate your exact changes at the time of your request.
this tour start any day and you can add others
Destination's:
The price includes:
- All meet and assist by our representative and Transfer in
private air-conditioned vehicle writes in program
- 2 nights in 3-stars* Hotel to Cairo, in double room with
breakfasts (all rooms have private bathroom, air-condition,
TV and Telephone)
- 3 Nights in Nile Cruise in Boat 5-Stars Standard*, in
double cabin in Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner and
tea/coffee break at 4.00 pm)
- 2 nights in First class* sleeper train Cairo/Aswan - Luxor/Cairo,
in double cabin (dinner and breakfast include in train)
- Oriental Show on Board
- Felucca Ride to Luxor (gift)
- All Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle and
Private English Speaking Tour guide during your days visit
- All taxes
The price not includes:
- International flights (NB: we do not make the
international flights)
- The visa
- All entrance fees
- Travel insurances
- Lunch and dinner (except in Cruise), all beverages, phone
calls, the personal laundry and all other expenditure
- The tips are left to your guide and staff with your
personal appreciation
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