Egypt, The Middle East
Location
7 Days
Duration

Splendid Egypt

Welcome to Egypt, The Middle East!

ROUTE: Cairo, Aswan, Edfu, Luxor, Cairo

DURATION: 7 Days

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Visits to historical sites and monuments
  • Cairo Full Day Tour, including visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the enigmatic Sphinx
  • Cruise Ship, 3 night Nile cruise
  • Sightseeing Aswan – Kom Ombo
  • Travel by horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus
  • Full Day Luxor
AIRFARE: International Airfare Upon Request
ACCOMMODATIONS:  Hotels used (or similar)
FIRST:
  • Cairo: Pyramisa Cairo Hotel
  • Cruise: M/S Admiral or Renovated Classic Boats Cruise
DELUXE:
  • Cairo: Cairo Marriott Hotel
  • Cruise: Mayfair Cruise
LUXURY:
  • Please inquire

Included:

Accommodations Per Person Sharing, including hotel taxes

Arrival & departure transfers where applicable

Local guides where applicable

Meals per itinerary

Park entrance fees and sightseeing fees where applicable

Applicable transportation

Not Included:

Airfare and air taxes

Cancellation, baggage, travel and medical insurance

Items of a personal nature such as baggage porterage, gratuities/tips, laundry, telephone calls, bottled water, etc.

Visa and visa fees

Optional sightseeing and activities

Meals, beverages and services not mentioned in itinerary

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Terms & Conditions

1

Day 1 Arrive Cairo

Welcome to Egypt, the birth of civilization. Purchase your Egyptian Visa then clear customs and immigration.

Upon arrival at airport in Egypt, you will be warmly met by a representative, who will provide assistance and transfer to your accommodation to check-in.

Overnight: Cairo

2

Day 2 Cairo Full Day Tour

Activities:

  • Morning visit to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities which includes: the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic artifacts and the treasures of Tutankhamen’s tomb.
  • Then drive to Old Cairo to visit Al Moallaka Church (Hanging Church) and Ben Ezra Synagogue.
  • Stop for lunch, afternoon visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the enigmatic Sphinx, then proceed to Khan El Khalili, the world’s largest 13th century covered oriental bazaar.

Overnight: Cairo – (B, L)

3

Day 3 Cairo to Aswan

Activities:

  • Transfer to Cairo domestic airport for morning flight to Aswan.
  • Upon arrival you will be escorted to your cruise ship where you will spend the next 3 nights. Aswan – Kom Ombo – Edfu
  • You will visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries with the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae; view of Kitchener’s Island Botanical garden and the Agha Khan Mausoleum by felucca.
  • After lunch, sail to Kom Ombo where you will visit the Ptolemaic Temple of Sobek and Haroeries.
  • Then sail to Edfu.

Overnight: Cruise Ship – (B, L, D)

4

Day 4 Edfu - Luxor

Activities:

  • Travel by horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus, the falcon-god, (237 B.C.) considered the best-preserved temple in Ancient Egypt and the second largest after the Temple of Karnak.
  • Sail to Esna, passing through the Esna Lock and continue sailing towards Luxor.

Overnight: Cruise Ship – (B, L, D)

5

Day 5 Full Day Luxor

Activities:

  • Visit the West Bank necropolis including the Valley of the Kings, the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon.

Optional Activities:  Evening, optional Sound & Light Show at The Karnak Temple.

Overnight: Cruise Ship – (B, L, D)

6

Day 6 Luxor - Cairo

Activities:

  • After breakfast, visit Karnak and Luxor Temples, a centuries-old city of pylons, hypostyle halls, colossal statues, shrines and obelisks.
  • Disembarkation and transfer to Luxor airport for your flight to Cairo.
  • Upon arrival in Cairo you will be met and escorted to your hotel.

Optional Activities:  Evening, optional Sound & Light show at the Pyramids.

Overnight: Cairo – (B)

7

Day 7 Depart Cairo

Departure: Transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure flight. – (B)


Meals as per itinerary: (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)


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      Location Name: Egypt, Africa
      Area (SQ KM): 1,001,450
      Population: 88,487,396
      Capital: Cairo
      Language(s): Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
      Religion: Islam (mostly Sunni), Coptic, Christian
      Currency: Egyptian pound - EGP
      Time Zone: UTC + 2
      Electricity: 220 V
      Phone Country Code to Call (Egypt, Africa): 20


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