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Note That the below Itinerary is only a sample Itinarery.
It can be tailored, changed or order reversed depending on the
requested package and / or Nile Cruise Chain.
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Cairo (4 Days), Lake Nasser Cruise (4 Days) |
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| Day 1 |
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| Arrive Cairo where you will be met by our representative, who will help you with your arrival formalities, then you will be escorted to your hotel for an overnight. |
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Cairo |
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N/A |
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| Day 2 |
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Breakfast. Departure from hotel towards some of Egypt's earliest and greatest monuments. We will begin with the Pyramids of Giza, where we'll be awed by their timeless splendor as we watch the light shine on the Great Pyramids of Cheops and Chephren, guarded by the eternal enigmatic visage of the Great Sphinx. There you can have an optional camel ride to the nearby the Great Sphinx that is carved out of a single massive outcrop of limestone. You Can also have an optional visit to Solar Boat Museum, which houses a royal barge built to carry the pharaoh's soul on its afterlife journey.
Also you can have an optional Tour to the necropolis of the capital of the ancient kingdom the city of Memphis & The Step Pyramids of Sakkara, once the greatest city of ancient Egypt. Here we see the Serapeum, an underground complex designed as the resting place for sacred bulls of Apis, and may be able to enter the tombs of the nobles, noted for the unmatched quality of the bas-reliefs sculpted into their walls. After Memphis, we continue our tour to Sakkara, the city of the dead to see the 14 surviving pyramids include the amazing Step Pyramid of Pharaoh Zoser the world's oldest stone building, built in 2686 BC - a ziggurat-like structure.
If you are very concerned about Egypt History you can have an optional tour to Dahshur where you can see the fantastic Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid which is the oldest true pyramid in Egypt and the immediate predecessor of the pyramids that would come later. It is second in size only to the Great Pyramid at Giza. Dahshur forms the southernmost area of the Memphis Necropolis and contains a number of pyramid complexes and monuments. Overnight at hotel. |
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Cairo |
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Breakfast. Departure from hotel to begin our tour with the Egyptian Museum. The greatest collection of Egyptian antiquities is, without doubt, that of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. It is a place of true discovery and, even after many visits, you will continue to make new and delightful discoveries every time you venture into its many galleries.
After your tour in the Egyptian museum you can have an optional tour to Cairo Citadel which a very intersting place to visit and contain many monuments such as The Mohammed Ali (alabaster) Mosque. The mosque was built in the Ottoman style by Mohammed Ali Pasha, ruler of Egypt, and founder of the country''s last dynasty of Khedives and Kings. The mosque is the Tomb of Mohammed Ali and is also known as the alabaster Mosque because of the extensive use of this fine material from Beni Suef.
After the Citadel you can have an optional visit The Khan El-Khalili Bazaars Where you can test your bargain ability. Khan El Khalili Market was built in 1382 by the Emir Djaharks El-Khalili in the heart of the Fatimid City. Together with the al-Muski market to the west, they comprise one of Cairo''s most important shopping areas. But more than that, they represent the market tradition which established Cairo as a major center of trade, and at the Khan, one will still find foreign merchants. Egyptian buyers generally shop in the area north of al-Badistan and to the west, where prices may be lower. Better deals for gold and silver are to be found west of the Khan along the "street of the goldsellers", and further on one will find the Brass and Coppersmith Markets. You can enjoy bargaing with the sellers and collect some intersting souvenirs. Overnight at hotel. |
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Cairo |
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B |
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| Our representative will escort you to Cairo airport to take your internal flight to Aswan. Arriving Aswan, transfer to your Lake Cruise, embarkation. Lunch on board. Visit to Kalabsha temple with its Pharaonic aspect, remodelled into the Greco-roman style and dedicated to the God Mandoulis. Visit the hemi-speos of Beit El Wali, erected by Ramses II in the beginning of his Reign. Also visit the kiosk of Kertassi, erected to honour the Goddess Isis. Sailing to Wadi El Seboua and overnight on the way at the Tropic of Cancer. |
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Aswan,Cairo,Kalabsha |
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B,L,D |
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Continue sailing to Wadi El Seboua. Morning visit to Wadi El Seboua temple, dedicated by Ramses II to the two Gods Amon Ra and Ra Harmakis. The temple of Dakka, dedicated to the God Thot of divine wisdom, lord of times and science,
master of literature. Visit the Greco-Roman temple of Meharakka. Sail to Amada. Visit the temple of Amada from the XVIIIth dynasty, built during the reign of Thotmosis III,Amenophis III and Thotmosis IV. Also visit the hemi-speos of Derr, dedicated by Ramses II to the rising sun. Finally the tomb of Penout, viceroy of Nubia. Sail to Kasr Ibrim. Dinner and overnight on board. |
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Amada,Wadi El Seboua |
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B,L,D |
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| Morning visit to the citadel of Kasr Ibrim, sole vestige of the distant past of Nubia in its original location. Explanation is done from the sundeck of the ship as entrance to the site is not permitted. Sailing to Abu Simbel and after lunch visit the Abu imbel temples, symbol of the international salvage of the Nubian monuments: the temples of Ramses II and his beloved wife Nefertari. Compulsory Sound & Light how at Abu Simbel temples. Candlelight dinner on board and overnight. |
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Abu Simbel,Kasr Ibrim |
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B,L,D |
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| Day 7 |
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| Possibility for a second visit to the temples to watch the spectacular sunrise at the Abu Simbel temples. Breakfast and disembarkation. Take your flight or the ferry boat to Aswan. Arrive Aswan, Transfer to Aswan Airport to take your flight back to Cairo. Arrive Cairo you will be escorted to your hotel and overnight. |
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Abu Simbel,Aswan,Cairo |
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| Day 8 |
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| End of program. Our representative will escort you to Cairo International Airport to take your flight back to your home country. |
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Cairo |
Meals |
B |
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