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Day 1 & 2: Cairo, Egypt

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Mena House

You are met on arrival and escorted to your luxury accommodations with a pyramid-view room. On Day 2, awake to the sunrise showcasing one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Tour the pyramids’ funeral chambers, the iconic Sphinx, the Solar Boat Museum, Memphis, and Sakkara—site of the Step pyramid. Later, explore the famous Khan el-Khalili bazaar with your private guide.

Day 3: Aswan

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Movenpick Aswan

Your local guide will escort you to the worldrenowned Egyptian Museum which includes the remarkable Tutankhamun collection and the Mummies Room. Also visit the Citadel, one of the world’s greatest monuments to medieval warfare. In the afternoon, visit the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, also known as the Alabaster Mosque because of the extensive use of the translucent materialthroughout its interiors. Next, fly to Aswan and settle into your hotel.

Day 4 – 6: Abu Simbel & Nile Cruise

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Sonesta St. George I

On Day 4, fly from Aswan to see the remarkable monuments at Abu Simbel and enjoy a felucca cruise to visit Lord Kitchener’s beautiful Botanical Garden. This afternoon, board the luxurious Sonesta St. George I and settle into your Presidential Suite. Sail to Kom Ombo, then to Edfu, for a visit to the Temple of Horus, considered the best preserved temple in Egypt. Next, visit Esna and the remains of an ancient temple dedicated to the Egyptian god, Khnum. Visit the sprawling Temple of Karnak, the largest temple complex ever built, and the magnificent Temple of Luxor.

Day 7 & 8Luxor, Cairo & Depart for Home

Meals: 2 Breakfast and 1 Lunch

Accommodation: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza

After breakfast aboard the ship, disembark and visit the Valley of the Kings and Queens and the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Next, fly back to Cairo. The evening is yours to explore at leisure. On Day 8 you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home or on to your next destination.

Day 1: Meet And Pick Up From Airport

Upon arrival a representative will meet you at the airport and Pick you up to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy Cairo!

Day 2:  Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx and Egyptian Museum:

You will be met in the lobby of your hotel after your breakfast with our Egyptologist Guide and picked up by an air conditioned Van,  Start your day by visiting the Egyptian Museum.  You will get to see 165,000 Egyptian artifacts. You can also visit the Mummies Hall (additional Cost).Next You will having Your Lunch in Restaurant located by the River Nile. Next stop on our tour is the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. One of the Seven Wonders of the World and still to this day a riddle. A truly unforgettable experience. The sphinx is an enigmatic symbol of Egypt. You will have free time to enter one of the Pyramids (additional cost) if you wish. You will get a chance to do some shopping and we will visit a perfume factory and traditional papyrus institute where you can see how they make papyrus and purchase a unique gift. We will then drive back to your hotel.

Day 3: Luxor Day Tour

You will be picked up from your hotel between  4-5.30 am in an air conditioned bus and will be taken to Cairo Airport for your morning flight to  Luxor, arriving in Luxor at 07:00 am(subject to flight schedule) .you will be met by your guide foe the day upon  arrival at Luxor airport. First we will go to the west band, it is known as the city of dead and is the funerary complex of the  Ancient Egyptians. we will visit the valley of kings- the ancient cemetery of pharaohs of the new kingdom.  hidden in the mountains between the tow limestone hills of Gurna. the valley of kings holds 63 registered  tombs and 3 more tombs have recently been found. We will then visit the Hatshepsut Temple. This is a  mortuary temple with a unique design as it is the only temple in Egypt built in terrace formation into the  cliff face. Hatshepsut was a famous female pharaoh who wore a false beard and all the trappings of male pharaohs  in order to claim the throne for herself. We will then visit the Memnon statues. They are the only  remaining statues fronting the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III and show the pharaoh sitting on his  throne. Next, we will go across the Nile to the East Bank for Lunch at Local restaurant (drinks not  included). Our last stop in this tour is the Karnak Temples, the largest ancient temple complex in Egypt.  Karnak  Temple complex is one of the major sites of Egypt and within its bounds the sacred energies of Ancient  Egypt can still be felt. We will also see the Luxor Temple known as Temple of the Gods. We will then return  to the airport for our flight back to Cairo. Arriving in Cairo at around 07:00 pm (subject to the flight schedule).  You will then be taken back to your hotel.

Day 4: Alexandria Day Tour and Overnight in Alexandria

Our Qualified Tour Guide will pick You up from your hotel/ airport in an A/C Van. You will then travel to Alexandria and visit the 3rd Century Pompey’s Pillar, a 25 meter red Aswan granite column that is the last of the remaining relics of the Seraphim Temple. Constructed in honour  of the Emperor Diocletian, it was once a magnificent structure rivalling the Soma and the Caesareum. Our specialist tour guide will talk to you about the lighthouse of Alexandria and many interesting stories about ancient Romans Emperors. Next is Qayetbay citadel, situated on the entrance to Alexandria’s eastern Harbor. You will also visit the largest Roman cemetery, the Catacombs consisting of three levels cut in the rock. Finally,  will be taken to your hotel in Alexandria for overnight.

Day 5: Tour to Al Alamein

Your tour guide will meet you at the hotel. You will drive to the town of Al Alamein, west of Alexandria 110 km (68 miles). This spot was a battlefield that witnessed an important part of the 2nd world war. You will visit the military museum which displays the old weapons, tanks, cannons and bikes of the 2nd WW. You will have full description of the military actions of the leaders who participated in the war like Rommel and Montgomery. Carry on to the west of the city and look at the three memorial cemeteries of the commonwealth, the German and the Italian. Take a beautiful view of the blue water of the Mediterranean as you drive by the north coast road. You will have lunch then in route. Then, you will drive back to Cairo

Day 6: Departure

After breakfast, and according to your flight details you will be picked up from hotel to Airport.