See all of Egypt’s main attractions in un forgettable excursion visiting the Giza Pyramids and Old Cairo, the ancient wonders of the Nile Valley on a 5 stars Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor and the wonderful Whale Valley ,in Faiyum Governorate of Egypt (some 150 km of Cairo), which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005
Day1:Cairo/ Aswan Cruise:
Arrive to Cairo International Airport, meet and assist service by our representative who will lead you to the domestic flight area for Aswan flight. Arrival to Aswan and then transfer to the Nile cruise. Hot or cold dinner depending on the check- in time.
Day2: Aswan/ Kom Ombo/Edfu Cruise
The morning will be free to explore the city, there is an optional trip to Abu Simbel (by bus). Then you will return to the boat for lunch and start a visit to Unfinished Obelisk (If finished it would have measured around 42 m the tallest in the history of Egypt) and the High Dam (One of the biggest projects in the world). Felucca Ride to see The Botanical Garden, Elephantine Island and Agha Khan Mausoleum (FROM THE NILE NO ENTRY). Dinner and continue sailing to Edfu.
Day3: Edfu/Esna/Luxor Cruise
Breakfast on board then start the day with a visit of Ramses II temple in Edfu dedicated to God Hours ,you will be taken to the very nice and well-preserved temple by a horse car ridge. Then return to the boat for lunch and start sailing to Luxor. Reach to Luxor then move on to the east bank of the Nile River ,visiting the Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak,the largest religious building ever constructed dedicated to the Theban Amon Ra, then transfer to the Temple of Luxor which was the northern house of Amon Ra. After that return to the boat, dinner and overnight.
Day4: Luxor Cruise
Breakfast then across the Nile to the west bank to visit the famous Theban Necropolis to discover the Valley of the Kings where the tombs of the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt), then move on to explore the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, with its unique architecture style as the temple was built on three levels with two wide ramps in a central position joining the levels together. A stop after that to see the towering Colossi of Memnon , two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, they are the only remains of the large temple of Amenhotep III. Late check -in at your hotel in Luxor and overnight.
Day5: Luxor/ Dandara/Abydos/ Souhag
Breakfast and check out, then transfer by AC modern bus to Dandara City to visit The Temple of Hathor, goddess of love and joy., then continue the excursion to explore the magnificent the Temple of Osiris (The God Of The Resurrection) and was the most important peregrination temple in Ancient Egypt .The paintings of the Gods and Pharaohs on the walls of the Osiris Temple at Abydos are among the most beautifully preserved in Egypt.
Drive to Souhag, chick in at your hotel there, lunch and relax. Overnight.
Day6: Souhag/ Tell El -Amarna/Almenya
Breakfast at the hotel and check out, then transfer by AC modern bus to visit the Red Monastery and the White Monastery in Souhag. Both are Coptic Orthodox monasteries and belong (Probably the fifth century AD). The Red Monastery name is derived from the color of its construction material, consisting of red (burnt) brick, of its outside walls, which distinguishes it from its nearby neighbor, the White Monastery which is made of stones.
The trip will be continued to Tell El -Amarna, the chosen city by the King Akhenaten to be the home for his new god Aton, a sun god, depicted as the solar disk emitting rays terminating in human hands. The king, his very famous wife Nefertiti and their children spent major part of their life in this city and probably Tutankhamun the young Pharaoh was born there. Arrive to your hotel in Almenya, lunch and rest. Diner and overnight.
Day7:Almenya / Meidum/ Al fayoum
Breakfast at the hotel and check out,then transfer by AC modern bus to visit the painted tombs of Beni Hassan,there are 39 Nobles ancient tombs of Middle Kingdom (ca. 21st to 19th centuries BC), only four tombs are accessible to the public. Continue to the unique pyramid of Meidum is often known as the "collapsed pyramid" because of its ruined state.Drive to Fayoum ,a city where you can explore a lot of Oasis's,a depression in the desert immediately to the west of the Nile south of Cairo.Late check -in at your hotel in Fayom. Lunch and rest then diner and overnight.
Day8:Al fayoum/Wadi Al Rayan/ Wadi AL Hitan (Valley of the whales)/ Qaroun/ Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel, check out, then move on with 4X4 vehicle to start your day trip to Fayoum Oasis & Wadi Al Rian and discover Wadi Al-Hitan, Whale Valley, in the Western Desert of Egypt, which contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales. These fossils represent one of the major stories of evolution and told us that this huge ocean-going mammal million years ago had a land-based ancestry. Wadi Al-Hitan is considered is the most important site in the world for the demonstration of this stage of evolution and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2005.
Also you will visit Karoun Lake which is consider one of the oldest lake in the world. Lunch then move on to Cairo. Arrival to your hotel, chick in and overnight.
Day9: Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel, then start our early morning visit to the Three Pyramids of Giza, considered one of the ancient Seven Wonders of the world, constructed by Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerionos, the Sphinx and explore the Valley Temple of Chephren which was part of the funerary complex including along with the pyramid.
Optional: An excursion to the Sakkara archeological site where the famous Step Pyramid of King Djoser then move to Memphis, the former capital city of ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom.
Day10:Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel, then pick up and transferred to Cairo International Airport for your return flight.
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Prices:
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip and valid till 2019/2020, except during Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays.
Children Policy:
0- 01.99 Free of Charge.
2 - 05.99 pay 25% of tour price.
6 - 11.99 pay 50% of tour price.
12+ pay full tour price as per adult person
If your tour includes airfare then an extra charge for child rate may apply.
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See all of Egypt’s main attractions in un forgettable excursion visiting the Giza Pyramids and Old Cairo, the ancient wonders of the Nile Valley on a 5 stars Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor and the wonderful Whale Valley ,in Faiyum Governorate of Egypt (some 150 km of Cairo), which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005