15 Day Cairo, Alexandria, Hurghada, Nile Cruise and Abu Simbel

Your Egypt tour starts at your chosen hotel in Cairo. Upon arrival at Cairo Int. Airport, you will be met with our English-speaking representative who will help and assist you with all formalities. Transfer to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.

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Breakfast at the hotel. Then you will be met by our English Egyptologist tour guide to begin your first-day tour by visiting the Pyramids of Giza “Khufu, Khafre & Menkaure”, the place the greatness has been embodied in three pyramids with a limestone statue of the Sphinx guarding the whole area. Then proceed to one of our local restaurants to have your lunch. After that you will proceed to the city of Sakkara, the place you will be so excited by exploring The Step Pyramid of King Djoser. This pyramid has a very nice story about when King Djoser asked his chief Architect Imhotep to create something different so that the king could be buried. As a result, the well-known Architect creates the Step pyramid, which surprised the king so much since it was considered to be a new achievement in this period. After finishing your day tour, you will transfer to your hotel in Cairo.

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Breakfast at the hotel. Then our English-speaking guide will meet you at the hotel to accompany you to begin your second-day tour in Cairo. Your tour today is completely different and more exciting, as the best of our monuments are awaiting you. Start your tour with The Egyptian Museum, which is considered to be one of the most important museums in Egypt housing the Pharaonic monuments including those of the well-known King Tutankhamun. Lunch meal at one of our local restaurants.

After Lunch, you will be transferred to the Old Cairo area, the place you can visit the Citadel of Salah El-Din, which played a very important role in protecting Egypt, as it was considered the seat of power for more than 700 years. Then proceed to one of the most interesting and old markets in Egypt, Khan El-Khalili, which consider one of the most beautiful bazaars in the Middle East. After finishing your day tour, you will transfer to your hotel in Cairo.

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Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo. After that, you will be met with our Egyptologist tour guide who will accompany you on such a wonderful tour to Alexandria. You will begin your Alexandria city tour by exploring one of the main sources of knowledge in the ancient world, The Alexandria Library. The site of which is the original site of the old Pharaoh. Later on, you will be transferred to have your lunch meal at a local restaurant. After lunch, you will proceed to visit The Roman Amphitheatre, which is considered to be one of the most well-known monuments belonging to the Greco-Roman period. Continue your Alexandria city tour by visiting Pompey’s pillar, which was erected in 292 AD. In the end, you’ll be transferred to visit Sultan Qaitbay Citadel (from outside) which is considered to be one of the most well-known sights in Alexandria. After finishing your day tour, we will drive back to Cairo. Arrive in Cairo and proceed to your hotel there for the overnight.

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Breakfast at the hotel. Then you will begin your tour to visit Islamic and Coptic Cairo. This tour is very important as you will discover the greatness of the history of Egypt. You will discover Islamic history and other Coptic ones. You will visit Ahmed Ibn Tulun Mosque; It is the oldest intact, functioning Islamic monument in Cairo. It also survives as a rare example of the era and architecture of the classical period of Islam, i.e. the ninth and tenth centuries, for it was dominant in the Islamic world. Then proceed to the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, which is considered stylistically the most compact and unified of all Cairo monuments. The building was constructed for Sultan Hassan bin Mohammad bin Qala’oun in 1256 AD as a mosque and religious school for all sects. Then you will visit El Refa’i Mosque, which is separated from the mosque of Sultan Hassan by a pedestrian street. Take your lunch at one of our local restaurants.

After that, you will begin your Coptic Tour, you will begin with the Hanging Church, (The Church of the Virgin Mary), built into the walls of the Water Gate of the Roman fortress. It is possibly the oldest Christian church in Egypt, dating to around the 4th Century. Then you will go to the Church of St. Sergius, (Abu Serga), which legend has it is built atop one of the sites the place the Holy Family rested on their flight from Herod. Continuing on this path brings one first to the Ben Ezra Synagogue, which is Egypt’s oldest and dates to the 9th Century. After finishing this wonderful and memorable tour, you will get back to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

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Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and check out, then we will transfer you to Cairo airport to fly to Hurghada. Upon arrival at Hurghada airport, you will transfer to your hotel and overnight in Hurghada.

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Breakfast at your hotel and a free day on your own. Optional Excursion Snorkeling Trip to Giftun Island: Breakfast & Snorkeling Trip at Giftun Island Hurghada: We will pick you up from your hotel for a fantastic snorkeling trip with desert island relaxation on the beautiful Red Sea, where we will do our snorkeling in different spots which are full of corals and magnificent colorful fish with a chance to swim with dolphins, enjoying the water sports activities on Giftun Island and the national park with open buffet lunch aboard the cruise then return back to the jetty and then transferred to your hotel.

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Breakfast at your hotel and a free day on your own. Optional Excursion Hurghada Sunset Desert Safari by Jeep 4×4: Breakfast at your hotel and then we will have a trip to: Hurghada Sunset Desert Safari by Jeep 4×4):

You will be picked up from the hotel by a Toyota Landcruiser 4×4 WD, then driven 35 km in the Eastern desert of Egypt to a Bedouin village for a tour to see their life and traditions then you will ride a camel and witness the amazing sunset view with barbeque dinner, mineral water and soft drinks included, watching stars by night while driving back from Bedouin village to your hotel.

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Breakfast at your hotel in Hurghada and check out, then we will transfer you to Luxor by a Private vehicle. Upon arrival at Luxor, you will transfer to your hotel for relaxation and refresh.

Evening Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temple:

Have you ever wondered what life has been thousands of years ago? You will know about them through the wonderful Sound and Light Show at the Karnak Temples, the greatest example of worship in history and was dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu.

It was constructed from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom to the Greco-Roman Kingdom.

You will be transferred to see the Karnak Temples the place you will attend the spectacular Sound and Light production. This spectacle will take about 60 minutes first takes you around the temple grounds, and finally, the last act is played while you are seated along the Great Sacred Lake. The performance relates the history of Luxor as the capital of the ancient world. Transfer back to your Hotel & Overnight at Luxor.

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Breakfast at your hotel and check out. Then start your magical tour in Thebes, the sacred land by exploring the wet bank of Luxor including Valley of the Kings, which considers the royal cemetery of the Theban kings and rulers of ancient Egypt, and the place where our Pharaohs were buried, Enter the tomb of King Tut Ankh Amun After that, you will proceed to visit Haowrd Carter house, visit the home that once belonged to the man who discovered the tomb of King Tut. Then proceed to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari. This temple is considered one of the most fantastic examples of Architecture in ancient Egypt because it was totally carved inside the mountain. At the end of the tour, you will visit the Colossi of Memnon, which is belonging to King Amenhotep III. After that, you will transfer to your ship to check in & have your lunch. At night, the Egyptian folkloric show will be operated by the staff. Dinner will be served overnight in Luxor.

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Breakfast on Nile Cruise. Then you will discover the East Bank of Luxor including Karnak Temples Complex, which are the largest structures ever built in the history of mankind. The principal building is that of the god Amun Ra, since it was considered the house of god on the earth, the earlier structure date back to the middle kingdom, but there are some references that refer to the earlier buildings as old as the 3rd dynasty. Later on, you will proceed to visit the Temple of Luxor, which was built by one of the kings of the 12th dynasty and completed by the well know king Ramses II. This temple was located in the heart of ancient Thebes and, like Karnak, was dedicated to the main/chief god Amun Re. At night, the Egyptian folkloric show will be operated by the staff. Dinner will be served overnight in Luxor.

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Breakfast on the cruise. Then the guide will take you on a mysterious journey to the land of secrets. This guided tour of today starts by visiting one of the greatest temples in Egypt, the Temple of Horus in Edfu, which is considered to be one of the most well-preserved temples in Egypt. After that, you will revert back to your ship. Lunch will be served on board during cruising to the city of Kom Ombo. Afternoon, you will proceed to discover the Temple of Kom Ombo, the place the two gods Sobek & Haroeris were worshipped for a while. Get back to your ship and enjoy your lunch on the sun deck, watching the unique landscape of the great river Nile. On its banks, the ancient Egyptian civilization has been created and flourished. After the tour, you will get back to your ship, relaxation, and refresh on board. Dinner meals will be served on board during cruising to the city of Aswan. Late evening arrives in Aswan and overnight.

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Breakfast will be served on board your ship. Later on, you will join your Egyptologist tour guide to discover the fantastic city of Aswan, including The High Dam, which has been erected by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 AD to protect Egypt from the Nile flood. After that you will enjoy sailing on the Nile River by motor boat till reach Agilika Island, the place you will visit the Temple of Philae, which was erected during the Gaeco-Roman period and was dedicated to the goddess Isis (mother of the god Horus). Finally, you will be escorted to visit one of the wonderful sights in Aswan, The Unfinished Obelisk, which was made out of red granite and was dedicated to the god Amun Ra. After finishing your day tour, you will get back to your ship. Lunch will be served on board. Afternoon tea will be served on board. At night free at leisure. Dinner and overnight in Aswan.

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Breakfast box from your Nile cruise and check out. Later on, you will be transferred by a private A-C van to Abu Simbel. The original site was known as Meha in ancient times and was first documented in the 18th Dynasty when Ay and Horemheb had rock-cut chapels hewn in the hills to the south. Upon arrival, you will proceed to visit Abu Simbel Temples, which were built by King Ramses II. The first temple (the biggest one) was built by Ramesses II and was dedicated to the famous god Rahorakhty. While the second temple (the smaller one) was dedicated to the king himself and his beautiful wife Queen Nefertari. After finishing your day tour, you will drive back toward Aswan (distance takes approx. 03 hrs by car). Then we will transfer you to Aswan airport to fly back to Cairo. Upon arrival at the airport, you will be transferred to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.

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Check out after breakfast. Our representative will pick you up. Transfer to Cairo international airport for final departure

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