ESSENTIAL EGYPT
Enjoy Upper Egypt from one of the most attractive Nile Cruise on the Nile
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Ahmed Fouad
Al Mazen toursAl Mazen Tours (SAE, established in 1990) February 2016, we got the certificate of the ISO9001
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ITINERARY
DAY 1
ESSENTIAL EGYPT
Arrive at Cairo airport. After you clear customs and collect your luggage, our representative will meet you and assist with the transfer to your hotel. Check in and overnight at hotel in Cairo
Cairo/Aswan/Luxor 6 Nights
DAY 2
Essential Egypt
Today we visit the great Pyramids of Giza and their guardian Sphinx and then head to the Cairo Museum. Overnight at hotel in Cairo Optional – in the evening visit Sound & Light show. Nothing compares to seeing the Pyramids and the Sphinx illuminated at night; the visual effects as well as dramatic commentary make for an unforgettable evening. Read more
Cairo/Aswan/Luxor 6 nights
DAY 3
Essential Egypt
This morning we are transferred to Cairo Airport for our flight to Aswan. Optional - connect with flight to Abu Simbel for half Day sightseeing and flight back to Aswan. Then we will be escorted to embark on the Nile cruise ship-our floating hotel for the next four Days. After lunch, Take a tour of Aswan High Dam, Egypt's contemporary example of building on a monumental scale. Next, proceed to the granite quarries which supplied the ancient Egyptians with most of the hard stone used in pyramids and temples. The quarries still hold the Unfinished Obelisk, Continue by a short motor-boat ride to the Temple of Philae on the island of Agilka. The temple was dedicated to Isis, sister/wife of Osiris and patroness of the Ptolemaic rule. Return to your cruise vessel for dinner and overnight and sail to Kom Ombo Read more
Cairo/Aswan/Luxor 6 nights
DAY 4
Essential Egypt
After breakfast, visit the Temple of Sobek, the crocodile-headed god of fertility and creator of the world. The temple stands at a bend in the Nile where, in ancient times, sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the riverbank. Return to your cruise and sail to Edfu to visit & explore the Temple of Horus, the falcon god. Tonight we enjoy a special costume party featuring Native Egyptian and Pharaoh Style. Then we sail to Esna and continue sailing to Luxor. Overnight in Luxor Read more
Cairo/Aswan/Luxor 6 nights
DAY 5
Essential Egypt
After breakfast on board disembark from the ship, cross to the West Bank of the Nile and visit the wondrous Valley of the Kings, a vast city of the dead where the magnificent tombs of 62 pharaohs have been discovered. The tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs. Next, visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. stop at the famed Colossi of Memnon, 1 thousand ton statues of Amenhotep III. Then continue to visit Karnak Temple, called by some "the Temple of Temples." It is the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means "the most sacred of places." The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built over more than two thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Overnight in Luxor Optional – Hot air ballooning over the valley at sunrise Read more
Cairo/Aswan/Luxor 6 nights
DAY 6
Essential Egypt
After Breakfast – visit the Luxor Temple. overnight on board
Cairo/Aswan/Luxor 6 nights
DAY 7
Essential Egypt
After Breakfast – Disembark from the Cruise, You will be transferred to Luxor airport for our flight back to Cairo where we will be met and transferred to your hotel – overnight in Cairo
Cairo/Aswan/Luxor 6 nights
ACCOMMODATIONS
Day in trip
Location
Hotel
Day
1
Location
Giza
Hotel
Grand Pyramids (or similar)
Day
1
Location
Upper Egypt
Hotel
Semiramis I Nile Cruise (Or Similar)
Day in trip
Location
Hotel
Day
1
Location
Giza
Hotel
Le Meridean Pyramids (or Similar)
Day
1
Location
Upper Egypt
Hotel
Semiramis Nile Cruises Or Similar
Day in trip
Location
Hotel
Day
1
Location
Cairo
Hotel
Semiramis Intercontinental
Day
1
Location
Upper Egypt
Hotel
Semiramis Nile Cruise (Upper Egypt) or Similar
TRIP PACKAGE
Package includes
- 03 Nights accommodation in Cairo at hotel on bed & breakfast basis.
- 03 Nights on board of the cruise ship based on full board.
- Full day tour with Lunch in Cairo visit Pyramids / Sphinx / Egyptian Museum
- Domestic air fare (Cairo/Aswan, Luxor/Cairo) with Egypt Air economy class - subject to any official increase /reduction
- All sightseeing on board of the cruise ship with English speaking guide
- All transportation form airport to hotel / Cruise with a private air conditioned bus
Package excludes
- Visa charge if obtained at Cairo airport.
- Any kind of meals does not mentioned above
- Any other personal expenses such as Laundry, drinks ….etc.
- Entrance inside the great Pyramid (Cheops): US$ 25.00 per person.
- Any optional tours not mentioned above.
- Personal expenses.
- Tipping.
More information
- Rates based on minimum participation of 2 pax.
- X-Mas Eve Dinner (optional) – New Year Eve Dinner (Obligatory)
- In case of any increase of - Sightseeing fees or fuel increase or any changes on governmental taxes or sales taxes, we Keep the right to apply this increase without any prior notice.
- The Peak Period: X-MAS & New Year from 20 December 2017 till 10 January 2018 & Easter Period from 28 March till 10 April 2018
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