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While we were in school we used to visualize Egypt as just pyramids… Well Egypt is not just about Archaeology, Architecture & History but it is also about diving snorkeling in the Red sea whose coral reefs put the Caribbean and the South Pacific in the shade. During this 13 days tour will you will get a chance to explore some of the most significant archeological sites in the world as well as the best beached in the red sea. Beyond all kinds of other watersports and some swanky golf courses, Egypt also has desert, which offers horse and camel riding, trekking, jeep safaris and hot-air ballooning. Well Nile cruise is also a major tourist attraction in Egypt, while on the cruise you will see Luxor and Aswan with different eyes. Here you will embark the cruise in Aswan and disembark in Luxor.
While on this tour you will get a opportunity explore Bahariya Oasis the desert in Egypt. In the night, you will see a moonless sky, and the way to the Milky Way passing through the night will leave you speechless. Also explore the Black Desert, Crystal Mountain while you are here. Whether you’re travelling solo, or with friends or family or with your children, there are plenty of leisure activities to enjoy in your time while you are in Egypt.
Note: The tour can be customized further with the interest of the traveller. Please do write to us to know more options and special interest tours.
On arrival in Cairo, you will be met by a responsible who will take care of your transfer to the hotel and the check-in procedure. After check-in into the hotel, you will spend the rest of the day at leisure and steal around the city as you like.
Stay: Cairo.
After breakfast, you will have your sightseeing of Cairo; get ready to soak up the mystic beauty of Cairo during a guided Sightseeing. Start the day with an excursion to Giza’s Pyramids, the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Marvel at the most sought-after architecture, the foundation of the pyramid is constructed in a way that is capable of dealing with heat expansion and earthquakes. Located on the edge of the windswept desert, it is the world’s tallest man-made structure for more than 3,500 years. Head to the Lord of Sphinx, a limestone statue of a mythological creature with a body of a lion and the head of a human, and delve into the ancient epitome of the mysterious yet exciting Egyptian culture. Later have a lunch break. After that, have some free time and later enjoy the Sound and Light Show which depicts the Step into a portal to ancient times, with the memorable and famous Pyramids Light and Sound Show. The Light Sound show will take you through a journey thousands of years back, making the Egyptian legacy back to life! Hundreds and Thousands of years have passed since the pharaohs walked on earth, leaving behind a mystery on how the magnificent pyramids were built. And, we can’t just skip the enigmatic sphinx, standing prominently as a guard to protect the Great Pyramids.
Today after leisure breakfast at the hotel, we explore the Egyptian Museum, Cairo’s enormous treasure trove of antiquities from all Egyptian history periods, including the fabulous finds from Tutankhamun’s tomb. Later we visit the Museum of Islamic Art, which houses the world’s biggest collection of artefacts and Islamic art from different periods of Islamic history.
Later we have our lunch break and then visit the Khan El Khalili Market. In the evening, transfer to Cairo station to board the overnight train to Aswan.
Options that you can also visit in Cairo.
Saladin Citadel, Mohamed Ali Mosque, Coptic Churches, Al Azhar Mosque, which is filled with bookbinders
Breakfast on board. On Arrival at Aswan Station, you will be received by a local guide, who will take you around Aswan. Aswan, a city on the Nile river. Aswan is a much enjoyable place with its great market, connection to Nubian people and culture.
On arrival in Aswan, meet your local tour representative for the start of your tour. 1-Visit the High Dam 2- Philae Temple. Overnight in Aswan. Enjoy lunch on board, as well as afternoon tea, dinner, and an evening disco party.
Rise at an early house; while you depart for Abu Simble, visit the magnificent temple of Ramses II and Nefertari; your cruise ship will prepare a breakfast box to take with you. You will start this tour by leaving Aswan at 4 in the morning; after visiting the temple and enjoying spending your time here, you will proceed back to the cruise, arriving at the cruise around 2 in the afternoon. Post lunch on board, you will be sailing to Kom Ombo to see the temple devoted to the Crocodile god called Sobek & The Nubian villages flanked on the river. you will enjoy the tour of this temple, then back to the cruise, set sail towards Edfu.
Note: Those, who do not wish to join the Abu Simble tour will have leisure time to spend.
Breakfast on board. Visit Edfu Temple the most well preserved Temple in Egypt dedicated to the Falcon God Horus Navigation to Luxor via Esna. Later in the afternoon visit the fabulous Luxor Temple and the enormous Temple complex of Karnak. Among its splendors is the Hypostyle Hall, the largest of any temple in the world covering an area of 5356 sq. meters with its roof blocks supported by 134 colossal columns 70 feet high. Overnight stay onboard.
Disembarkation after breakfast AM: Visit the Ancient Theban Necropolis in the west bank of Luxor to see the Valley of Kings where more than 60 Egypt Pharaohs have their resting place carved out of the mountain cliffs. Temple of Hatshepsut Visits the Colossi of Memnon, the only remains of the funerary Temple of Amenophis III. Transfer to Luxor Train Station or a Luxor hotel for the end of the tour and your final departure no later than 2 pm.
Please note: this itinerary is subject to change for reasons beyond the supplier’s control. Some Nile cruises sail on the same Date or Early Morning of the next day and the other Sail the next Day afternoon. Depend on the cruise Itinerary. (Optional) Hot Air Balloon or Luxor Market
You will arrive in Cairo around about 6 in the morning. Later you will have your breakfast and a fresh-up halt. After that, you will take a 5 hours’ drive to Sharm El-Sheikh. On arrival in Sharm El-Sheikh, check-in at the hotel and have your lunch. Later the entire evening is at leisure you can spend your time on the beach or however you please.
The day is free for you today; after breakfast, spend the day as you wish too. You can do activities today Boat Hire, Jet Boating, Tubing, Scuba Diving, Jet Skiing, Rafting, Swim with Dolphins, etc.
There is no need to get up early this morning; after leisure breakfast at the hotel, you will proceed back to Cairo; on arrival in Cairo, you will have your lunch have check-in into the hotel for a night stay. Today evening you will visit the market / Bazar of Cairo, and that is Khan El-Khalili Market you can buy verities souvenir.
Today after an early breakfast, we depart for the desert in Bahariya Oasis via Giza. In the night, you will see a moonless sky, and the way to the Milky Way passing through the night will leave you speechless.
The day is at leisure in the desert.
What to do here?
This excursion will take you to the most valuable treasure troves of Egypt. You can enjoy your time there by visiting the Bahariya Oasis, the Black Desert, Crystal Mountain, White Desert National Park, and the Mummies Museum.
After breakfast, we return to Cairo. While on the way back we visit the Wadi Hitan museum. On arrival in Cairo, leave for home according to the scheduled flight. Tour conclude
