Cairo: Giza Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx & Egyptian Museum
Luxor: Karnak temple, Luxor temple, Valley of Kings, Hatshepsut temple & Memnon statues
Edfu: Horus temple
Kom Ombo: Sobek temple
Aswan: Philae temple & High Dam
Arrive at Cairo airport terminal. Once you step the land of the pharaohs, you will find El Mahmoud travel team with their warm greetings holding sign with your name. Your team will help you to go through airport customs and formalities then your luggage will be collected. After finishing all procedures your tour leader will escort you to check in your hotel.
Meals: No meals today
Buffet breakfast at your hotel, then drive with your Egyptologist to visit one of the oldest Seven Wonders of the World Giza Pyramids which were constructed 4500 years ago to show you power of wealth of pharaohs in the Old Kingdom. Proceed to the Sphinx of Giza, a Greek word which means a statue with an animal body & head of a human being and was worshipped in ancient days as the guardian god. Stop for Lunch during the tour at local restaurant then proceed to the Egyptian museum where you will find artifacts, relics, statues and Jewelry from all of the Pharaonic times. At the end of this exciting tour, you will be transferred to the train station to get the sleeper train to Aswan 960 KM.
Meals: Breakfast at hotel & lunch during the tour at local restaurant
Breakfast will be served on the train. Upon arrival; our team will welcome and transfer you to check on your cruise for next 4 days. After lunch; visit the High Dam which was an engineering miracle when it was built 1970. Proceed to Philae Temple built on an Island dedicated to the goddess of magic Isis who was worshipped till 6thC. AD. After dinner enjoy cruise entertainment or Nubian Folkloric show Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: full board
Sailing to Kom Ombo while having breakfast. Upon arrival, Visit Kom Ombo Temple (walking distance from the cruise) Graeco Roman temple shared by 2 gods a crocodile headed god Sobek & the falcon headed god Haroeris. start sailing to Edfu. Upon arrival; Visit Edfu temple (by horse carriages), the most preserved Ptolemaic temple in Egypt that took 180 years to be built. Sail to Luxor via Esna. Dinner and enjoy fancy dress party or Gallabya party.
Meals:(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Breakfast and free morning to enjoy sailing. After lunch; Visit two temples on the East Bank of Luxor; Karnak temple: the biggest temple built 2000 B.C dedicated to god Amoun. Luxor temple: built by two pharaohs 1450 B.C where you see pharaonic, Islamic, Christian and Greco-Roman arts. At the end of this tour, you will be transferred back to your cruise for dinner followed by disco music. Overnight onboard in Luxor.
Meals:(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Breakfast onboard is followed by disembarkation then, you will enjoy a visit to the West Bank of Luxor; Valley of Kings where you will see exclusively painted tombs of pharaohs that dated back to 1500 B.C, The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahary, the unique designed temple cut in the hill in the form of 3 terraces showing her divine birth, expedition sent to Punt, transportation of her 2 obelisks and their erection in 7 months. On the way you will get a Photo stop at the colossi of Memnon area, built for king Amenhotep III in front of big temple but destroyed by earthquakes. Stop for Lunch in a local restaurant. Transfer to Luxor airport to head back to Cairo. Upon arrival; our team will welcome and transfer to check you in your hotel to overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast check out of the hotel and our team will transfer you to the airport for final departure.
Meals: (Breakfast)
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Hotels |
Price per person in |
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Cairo |
Stars |
Single room |
Double room |
Triple room |
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1 |
Le Meridien Pyramids or similar |
5 |
$1950 USD |
$1250 USD |
$1180 USD |
2 |
M/S Ezadora or similar |
5 |