Travelpack

Highlights: Cairo - Sphinx - Memphis - Sakkara - Luxor - East bank - West bank - Esna - Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan - Alexandria - Qaite bay Fort - Montaza Palace - Egyptian Museum

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Itinerary:

Day 01: Arrival Cairo

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, Excel Travel representative welcomes you and assists you through the immigration process. Modern air-conditioned coaches take you to your hotel in Cairo. Your representative will ensure a smooth hotel check-in.

Overnight at the hotel in Cairo

Day 02: Pyramids, Sphinx, Sphinx, Memphis & Sakara

Breakfast we start a guided tour to visit one of the Seven Wonders the great Pyramids of Giza; (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus) were reckoned by the Greeks to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. A single pyramid is built with 2.300.000 blocks, each weighing an average of two and a half tones. In the face of such immensity, one cannot help but feel the wonder and awe that so many writers and artists have sought to convey over the centuries. The Cheops Pyramid is more interesting, because its interior burial chambers are open for inspection by the public. Not far from the Pyramids is the Great Sphinx of Giza, which dates from the time of Chephren (2620 BC). Hewn from natural yellowish limestone and standing 65 feet-high and 187 feet-long, this unforgettable statue combines the head of a Pharaoh with a lion's body. A quick visit to papyrus institute or a perfume shop can be arranged after the visit.

Lunch can be served at an oriental restaurant
Afternoon tour to explore ancient Egypt with a visit to Memphis a museum embraces the famous statues of Ramses & Sakkara which includes the step pyramid Explore some of the mysteries with your knowledgeable Egyptologist.

Evening optional tour to the spectacular sound & light show by the Sphinx.

Back to the hotel & overnight in Cairo.

Day 03: Cairo – Luxor – East bank

Breakfast in the hotel, check out
Escorted transfer to Cairo Domestic airport for your flight to Luxor to board the Oberoi Philae Cruiser for a relaxing tour through the history for 5 days as per the Nile cruise itinerary shown hereunder
Noon – Embarkation
Lunch
Visit Karnak and Luxor temple
Tea at club Lounge
cocktail reception
Dinner & Overnight in Luxor

Day 04: Luxor – West bank – Esna

Breakfast
Visit West bank valley of kings, king Tut's tomb, Ramses "the six", Deir El madina, Habu and colossus of Memnon.
Sail to Essna
Lunch - Cross the Essna Lock.
Tea at club Lounge
Dinner & Overnight in Essna

Day 05: Esna – Edfu – Kom ombo

Sail to Edfu
Breakfast
Visit the Temple of Edfu
Sail to Kom ombo
Lunch
Tea at club Lounge
Visit the twin temple of Kom ombo
Dinner & Overnight in Kom Ombo

Day 06: Aswan
Sail to Aswan
Breakfast
Visit the High Dam and Philae temple
Lunch
Visit Nubian Museum by motor boat
Dinner & Overnight in Aswan

Day 07: Aswan – Cairo

Disembarkation after breakfast, and transfer to Aswan airport for a flight to Cairo.
Upon arrival at Cairo Airport, Excel Travel representative will welcome you at the airport and escort you to your hotel in Alexandria. Rest of the day at leisure

Alternatively – for those who wish to opt for unforgettable tour to Abu Simble;
Early breakfast and disembarkation, and then transfer to Aswan airport for a flight to Abu simble upon arrival to Abu simble, Excel Travel guide will escot you to the great temples of Ramses II & his beloved Nefertari and will guide you through. Transfer back to the airport by Egypt air buses to board the flight to Cairo via Aswan.

Overnight in Alexandria.

Day 08: Alexandria sightseeing – Cairo

Breakfast at hotel then check out and start a day tour to visit the Bombay’s’ pillars, Alexandrina Bibliotheca, Qaite Bay citadel from outside & Al Montazah Gardens

Alexandrina Bibliotheca; the New Library of Alexandria, the New Bibliotheca Alexandrina is dedicated to recapture the spirit of openness and scholarship of the original Bibliotheca Alexandrina. It is much more than a library as it contains 13 different departments. Besides, the New Library also hosts a number of institutions which is growing and it is becoming the nerve center of many international and regional networks.

Qaite bay Fort has been guarding the bay for centuries; at the end of the Cornish rises the crenellated walls of the Mameluk fortress built in 1480 on the site of the Alexandria lighthouse.

Pompeii Column and Kom el-Shuqafa Catacombs Thirty meters high and built from Aswan pink granite, the Pompeii Column is thought to have been a present from the people of Alexandria to Emperor Diocletian. The majority of the remains found around the column can be been at the Greco-Roman Museum. At the top of the hill lies the entrance to the Kom al-Shuqafa Catacombs dating from the first and second centuries. They have been discovered by chance at the beginning of 20th, century.

Montazah Gardens; is about 150-hectare park surrounding the palace of Khedive Abbas with its amazing architecture worth of Walt Disney. Visitors enjoy strolling in the gardens or swimming of the nice sandy beaches.

Lunch can be served during the tour in an oriental / fish restaurant

Drive back to Cairo at the end of the day and overnight at the hotel in Cairo.

Day 09: The Egyptian Museum, the Citadel and Khan El Khalili Bazaars

Breakfast at the hotel then start tour to visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities
Egyptian Museum; was established by the Egyptian government in 1835. The present museum building was built in 1900, in the new classical style by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon. The museum exhibited collections now exceed 120,000 objects ranges from pre-historic era to the Greco Roman period. It has 107 halls, and the ground floor houses huge statues.
The upper floor houses small statues, jewels, Tutankhamen treasures and the mummies. The museum also comprises of a photography section and large library. A hall for the Royal Mummies was opened at the museum, housing eleven kings and queens.
Lunch can be served at an oriental restaurant
Afternoon tour to visit the Citadel, the medieval fortress of Salah-El-Din and the Mosque of Mohammed Ali
Your reward for buying the optional will be a complementary visit of Khan El Khalili bazaars; which is one of the most famous worldwide with its amazing narrow alleyways. The Bazaars is always a part of most of the tourist programs as the tourists find it a great fun with bargaining experience to buy some souvenirs. Drive back to your hotel

Evening optional tour to enjoy your dinner while cruising the Nile at night with spectacular panoramic view & folkloric shows.

Overnight in Cairo

Day 10: Final departure

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