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THE BEST OF EGYPT 10 Nights / 11 Days

DAY 01 :

Arrive Cairo International airport.

• Meet & assist through passport & custom formalities.
• Transfer to your hotel.
• Check in & overnight at hotel.
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DAY 02 :

Buffet breakfast.

Full day to visit the Egyptian Museum with its famous collection of Pharaonic and Greco-Roman antiquities, also includes the Fabolus Golden treasure of TUTANKHAMOUN. Drive through City to visit old Cairo Church , St. Barbara and Benezra Synagogue, Citadel of Salah El Din the famous Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali. Continue tour to visit the famous Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Return & overnight at hotel.

DAY 03 :

Buffet breakfast.

Full day tour to visit Dahchour and the Rhomboidal Pyramid, continue tour to Sakkara complex to visit the step Pyramid of King Zoser and Mastabas. Visit the great Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx and the valley temple. Visit also some of the Mastabas of Giza, recently discovered. Return & overnight at hotel.

DAY 04 :

Buffet breakfast.

Transfer to Cairo domestic airport for departure to Abu Simbel. Arrival in Abu Simbel to board your deluxe cruise for the next four days. Lunch on board. Visit the Abu Simbel temples, symbol of the international campaign for the salvage of the Nubian moments, the temples of Ramses II and his beloved wife Nefertari. A welcome cocktail will be served in front of the two temples, followed by a candlelight dinner on board overlooking the temples.

DAY 05 :

For those who would like to watch the spectacular sunrise at Abu Simbel, please enjoy morning visit to the temples. Breakfast is served while sailing to Kasr Ibrim. Arrival to Kasr Ibrim, solve vestige of the distant past of Nubia found in tis original location. During the Pharaonic period, this hill was dominated by a citadel and throughout the Medieval era, the summit of the hill was dominated by a cathedral of which we can still admire some Ramon arches. Lunch will be served while sailing to Amada.. Visit the temple of the Amada of the XVIII the dynasty, built during the reign of Thotmosis III, Amenophis III and Thotmosis IV. The hemi-speos of Derr dedicated by Ramses II to the rising sun and the tomb of Penout, viceroy of Nubia. A relaxing afternoon sail to Wadi El Seboura.

DAY 06 :

Buffet breakfast.

Morning visit to Wadi El Seboua. The temple of Wadi El Seboua dedicated by Ramses II to the two Gods Amon Ra and Ra Harmakis. The temples of Dakka, delicated to the God Thot of Divine wisdom, lord of time and seience, master of literature. Visit to Greco-roman temple of Meharakka. Sail to Aswan while dining. Overnight on board.

DAY 07 :

Disembarkation after breakfast.

Visit the Kalabsha temple with its Pharaonic aspect, remodelled into the Greco-Roman style and dedicated to the God Mandoulis. Also visiting thr hemi-speos of Beit El Wali, erected by Ramses II in the beginning of his reign and the Kiosk of Kertassi, erected to honour the Goddess Isis. Transfer from Aswan harbour. To your deluxe Nile cruise for the next four days. Lunch on board Visit to High Dam & the Granite Quarries, Unfinished Obelisk & the temple of Philae. Afternoon tea. Dinner on board. Overnight in Aswan

DAY 08 :

Sail to Kom Ombo Breakfast on board Visit Kom Ombo temple, the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haeroeis Lunch on board Sail to Edfu. Visit Horus Temple Afternoon tea during sailing to Esna Dinner on board Overnight in Esna

DAY 09 :

Breakfast on board

Sail to Luxor Lunch on board Visit Karnak & Luxor Temples Afternoon tea Dinner on board Overnight in Luxor

DAY 10 :

Breakfast on board.

(Check-out after breakfast) Visit the West Bank – the Valley of the kings & Queens, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El-Deir El-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon . Transfer to Luxor airport for departure to Cairo. Arrival Cairo, our representative will meet and assist upon arrival. Transfer to hotel. Check in & overnight at hotel.

DAY 11 :

Buffet breakfast.

Check out Transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.

Tour Feature

Above package includes :

• Accommodation at your choice of hotel in Cairo for 04 nights / 05 days on bed and buffet breakfast basis.
• Accommodation at 5 star DLX Lake Nasser cruise for 03 nights / 04 days on full board basis sailing from Abu Simple to Aswan.
• Accommodation at 5 star DLX Nile cruise for 03 nights / 04 days on full board basis sailing from Aswan to Luxor.
• All tours and transfers as indicated above by private A/C vehicles with specialized Egyptologist and highly qualified representatives for airport assistance.

Above package excludes :

• Entry Visa to Egypt.
• Lunch during tours in Cairo.
• Gratuities throughout the trip.
• All extra & items of personal nature (drinks, telephone calls, etc……).
• Air fare CAI/ABS-LXR/CAI.