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Tour Operator |
Champion Tours |
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Tour Name |
King TUT |
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Vacation Quality |
Deluxe |
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Vacation Type |
Tour and Cruise |
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Number of Days |
13 |
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Starting Price |
$1455 Call for Lowest Prices! |
The great Pyramids of Giza and
Memphis are all within easy reach. Inside the city the world-renowned Egyptian Museum allows a glimpse of the rich heritage of this land. Whether exploring the ancient or living the present, Cairo will leave you with an impression of excitement & awe. Begin and end this incredible 13-day journey in Cairo and the wonders of Egypt including the landmarks, the intriguing history of the Egyptian culture, and the
magnificent sandy landscapes will be yours to explore.
| Itinerary: DAY 01
Depart USA. Meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment.
DAY 02
Arrive
in Cairo. The tour operator representative will meet you on your arrival in Cairo
and transfer you to your hotel. The remainder of your day is at leisure
to discover the amazing contrasts of ancient and modern Cairo.
DAY 03
After
breakfast enjoy a full day of sightseeing, including the great pyramids
of Giza (Pyramids of Cheops, Khefren and Mycerinus). After, continue to
the Sphinx and the Valley of Temples. Enjoy a delicious
lunch before proceeding to the Egyptian Museum (home of King
Tutankhamun) and discover the priceless treasures (3350 years old)
discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. This evening enjoy a sound and
light show at the great pyramid.
DAY 04
After
breakfast, transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Aswan (an
optional excursion to the mighty temple of Abu Simbel by plane before
starting your Nile river cruise is available). Transfer to your cruise
ship, and check-in to your elegant hotel boat in time for lunch. In the
afternoon enjoy a special treat, board on a Felucca and sail to the
other side of the Nile; crossing the blue waters of the river. En
route, see the ancient Nilometer on Elephantine Island. Enjoy Kitchener
Island with its lush botanical gardens and the magnificent Agha Khan
Mausoleum on the left bank of the Nile.
DAY 05
Proceed
to visit the high dam, the unfinished obelisk and the granite quarries
then we visit the Isis temple at Philae's island then board our luxury
cruise ship lunch. sail to Komombo to visit the temple of Komombo,
built for the falcon & crocodile gods. Sail to Edfu dinner.
DAY 06
After
breakfast, visit the Egypt's best preserved cult temple of Horus. You
will travel from your cruise ship to temple by horse-drawn carriage.
Sail to Luxor via Esna and arrive in Luxor. Enjoy dinner.
DAY 07
After
breakfast, explore the west bank of the Nile and visit Necropolis of
Thebes, the colossi of Memnon, the temple of queen Hatshepsut, Valley
of the Queens, Valley of Kings, lunch on board, and evening of free
leisure. Enjoy an optional sound and light show at Karnak Temple.
DAY 08
After
breakfast, disembark the cruise and visit the grand temple of Luxor,
which dominates the town and the gigantic temple complex at Karnak.
Visit the avenue of Sphinxes which once stretched between both temples
of Luxor and Karnak. You then will transfer to Sofitel Winter Palace in
Luxor. Afternoon free at leisure.
DAY 09
After
breakfast, transfer to Luxor airport for flight back to Cairo. After
arrival to Cairo, you will be transferred to your hotel and the
remainder of your day is at leisure.
DAY 10
After
breakfast will be at leisure to discover Cairo on your own or enjoy
full day to tour Alexandria, Egypt's second largest city & main
port founded by Alexander the great in 331 BC. Explore the well
preserved ruins of the roman amphitheater. Then continue to Alexandria
Library, The Greco Roman Museum, Kayetbay Citadel , The Montazah
Gardens, and the palace of King Farouk. The last king of the former
royal family of Egypt. Lunch included and return back to hotel in Cairo.(135$)(B)
DAY 11
After
breakfast, is free at leisure, or enjoy an optional excursion with your
Egyptologist and travel companions for all day sightseeing tour at
Memphis, to admire the 40-foot statue of Ramses II and the alabaster
Sphinx. We head out to Sakkara, stairway to the sky and the oldest of
all pyramids. In the afternoon we visit Cairo Saladin's 12th century
citadel, the alabaster mosque and the labyrinthine bazaar are well
worth a visit. Lunch Included.
DAY 12
After
breakfast, take a morning excursion to Old Cairo to discover the
Christian Coptic. Visit Al Muallaka church which was built at the south
gate of Babylon fortress. Ben Ezra is a synagogue which contains a rich
Jewish heritage library. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure and in the
evening enjoy an optional dinner with entertainment (with folkloric,
traditional show) on the Nile.
DAY 13
After breakfast, enjoy free time at leisure. Transfer by global vacations to Cairo airport for your homebound flight from Cairo. |
TOUR FEATURES
- Scheduled roundtrip transatlantic flight from NYC
- Intra-Egypt flights from Cairo to Aswan & from Luxor to Cairo 6 nights at a deluxe, 5-star hotel in Cairo
- 06 nights at a deluxe 05 stars hotel -cairo-
- 1 night at deluxe, 5-star hotel in Luxor
- 4 nights in a deluxe, 5-star cruise ship
- All transfers in Cairo, Aswan, and Luxor
- Luxury touring cars
- Sightseeing as per itinerary
- Professional tour directors to escort you
INCLUDED SIGHTSEEING
- Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, Egyptian Museum (King Tutankhamun's Treasures)
- Old Coptic Cairo, Maullaka Church, Ben Ezra Synogogue
- Aswan High Dam, Granite Quarries, Unfinished obelisktemple of Philae
- Luxor West Bank, Valley of Kings and Valley of Queens, Luxor and Karnak Temple
NOT INCLUDED
- Optional tours
- Tips to guide and driver
- Airport taxes and September 11th security fees
- All drinks on board of your cruise ship
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