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Day
1:
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Upon
arrival in Cairo our representative who will assist you
through passport control formalities, luggage
identification & portage will greet you. Transfer from
the airport via private A/C car or mini-bus to your hotel
for check in and overnight.
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Day
2:
- Following
breakfast, the
day starts with a full-day guided
tour at the
Egyptian Museum, with its four thousand years
of Egyptian masterpieces, including the incomparable Tutankhamun
galleries.
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Next is a visit
to Old
Coptic Cairo
including the famous
hanged church
belonged to St. Mary, the Greek Monastery of St. George,
St. Sergius
Church
with the cave where hidden the Holy Family &
Ben Ezra
Synagogue.
If you wish, your escort will drop you off at the
Khan Al Khalili
Bazaar.
Overnight in Cairo.
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Day
3:
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Following
breakfast, the
day starts with a half-day guided
tour to the
Great Three Pyramids in Giza, belonged
to the Kings of the 4th Dynasty of the Old
Kingdom
Cheops,
Chephren
&
Mykerionos
and the
Sphinx,
the huge guard of the Funeral Complex with king Chephren
face & Lion body. You will even ride camels at the Pyramids.
Overnight in Cairo.
At
the end of the day return to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.
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Day
4:
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This
day is free for leisure.
Overnight in Cairo.
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At the end of the day, we will transfer you to the train
station to catch the first class sitting train to Aswan,
overnight in the train.
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Optional:
Upgrade to
sleeping train
€
40,-
per person in double cabin &
€
55,-
per person in single room (one-way) based on HB basis.
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Day
5:
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Arrive in Aswan and check in to hotel. Then a full day of
touring starts
with a Felucca tour around the islands in the Nile,
including a view of the
Nilometer,
then visit the
High Dam,
Unfinished
Obelisk
and
Philae Temple.
Overnight in Aswan.
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Day
6:
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This
day is free for leisure. Optionally, you can visit
Abu Simbel
by air in
place of the felucca tour.
Overnight in Aswan.
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Day
7:
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Early breakfast
and check out of hotel. The transfer by private car or
minibus to Luxor with stops at Edfu visit the
temple of Edfu,
the most preserved temple in Egypt which dedicated to the
Great Falcon
God Horus
and Kom Ombo visiting the
Temple of Kom
Ombo, the
only Shared Temple in Egypt between the Crocodile headed
God Sobek
& the Falcon headed God Haroeris on the way.
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in Luxor and check in hotel. The
remainder of the afternoon is free for leisure.
Overnight in Luxor.
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Day
8:
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Following
breakfast the day starts out with a visit to the
West Bank.
Take a ferry
boat
across the Nile to the West Bank then a
donkey ride to the
Valley of the Kings. The full day tour will include the
Valley of the Kings,
Valley of the Queens, The
Temple of
Queen Hatshepsut, The
Ramesseum and an
Alabaster Factory.
Overnight in Luxor.
The
remainder of the afternoon is free for leisure.
Overnight in Luxor.
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Day
9:
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This
day is free for leisure. Overnight in
Luxor.
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Day
10:
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Early
breakfast and check out of hotel. The day starts with
a half-day visit to
Karnak
Temple.
This temple not a simple temple but a complex of many
Pylons, sanctuaries. Because this land considered a holy
land in the ancient ages, every king was interested to build
in it. Then a tour by calesche (horse drawn carriage) around
the famous
Luxor Temple,
which belonged to the Great king Amenophis III and the
Famous king Ramses II.
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At the end of the day transfer to the
rail station to board an overnight first class seating
train to Cairo, dinner onboard train.
An optional flight from Luxor/Cairo is available upon
request.
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Arrive in Cairo
and check in to hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
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Day
11:
- Arrive
in Cairo in the morning.
This day is free to do whatever you want. An
optional farewell dinner and show on one of Cairo's
famous floating restaurants is available and highly
recommended as a great way to cap off your visit. A
dayroom will be available at the hotel for freshening up
in the afternoon and after the show. Overnight in Cairo.
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Day
12:
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Breakfast
and check out of hotel. Assisted transfer to
Cairo
International airport for final departure.
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NOTE:
Actual
itinerary may vary slightly based on flight services,
felucca schedules & other factors,
however, all sight seeing & services as stated
will be included.