Hygieneprotocol

All passengers traveling to Egypt must be in possession of a negative PCR certificate for (COVID-19), a max of 72 hours. Except passengers traveling from Japan, China, Thailand, North America, South America, Canada, London Heathrow, Paris, and Frankfurt will be a maximum of 96 hours due to long flights. t is recommended that customers obtain facemasks or masks with a fixed and stable fit so that they do not require constant manipulation and to avoid detachment during an activity or transfer. All clients must make sure to bring enough facemasks for the entire stay Regulations for the Means of Transportation for Tourists (Bus, Limousine, Golf Cars): • Operating with a maximum of 50% capacity, leaving a vacant seat next to each passenger on a bus and in golf cars, with a maximum of 2 passengers in a limousine. • Passengers are not allowed to sit in the front seats of limousines and golf cars. • Disinfectants and hand sanitizers are provided, thorough cleaning, disinfection and proper ventilation is carried out before and after each trip. • Passengers and drivers are obliged to wear face masks at all times during the journey. Regulations for Visiting Archaeological Sites and Museums • Disinfection of archaeological sites and museums is carried out daily, before opening hours, under the supervision of a team of conservators and curators. • Temperature of workers and employees is checked daily. • Temperature of visitors is checked before entering the archeological sites and museums. • Floor signs are placed to maintain physical distancing. Tourist Groups and Excursions 1. Tourist groups shall not exceed 25 people (until further notice). Tour guides are obliged to wear face masks and use wireless microphones inside museums. Headphones are sterilized after each use 2. Tourism companies should provide face masks to tourists and their companions. 3. Physical distancing is maintained during visits to museums and archaeological sites. 4. The maximum number of visitors allowed inside museums and indoor archaeological sites is: • 200 visitors per hour in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, and 100 visitors per hour in other museums. • 10 - 15 visitors inside any pyramid or tomb (depending on its dimensions). 5. Schools, universities and governmental organizations’ trips must be pre-notified to archaeological sites and museums management, at least 48 hours prior to the planned visit, with no more than 15 people plus supervisor per trip, and no more than 5 trips per day.

Meals

- 15 Breakfast - 7 Dinner - 6 Lunch

Guide

English speaking tour guide in Egypt English speaking driver in Morocco, Tour Manager, and service of local English speaking tour guides in Morocco

Transport

Intra-flight from Cairo to Aswan Air-conditioned mini-coach throughout the tour Free airport meet and greet transfer

Accommodation

Cairo hotel "Steigenberger El Tahrir Hotel or similar" Nile Cruise: "MS Chateau Lafayette, MS Jaz Crown Jubilee, MS Nile Quest, MS Solaris II, or similar" Hurghada: Mercure Hurghada or Swiss Inn resort, or similar Marrakech : Hotel Alandalous & spa Dades: Dar Rihana Merzouga: Desert experience Camp Fes : Arena Hotel Chefchaouen : Hotel Dar Echchaouen Casablanca : Val D’anfa Hotel Please be aware that all accommodations are subject to change until 2-4 weeks before the departure date. Final accommodation details will be provided to you with your finalized travel documents.

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Optional

Optional experiences are available on this tour for an additional cost "as listed below" Please contact our team of Travel Experts if you want to add some of them to your tour. Pre-tour accommodation Sound & Light show at the Pyramids - Day 2 Sound & Light show at the Pyramids with Dinner - Day 2 Aswan Nubian Village with Dinner "Day 3" Abu Simbel by road - Day 4 Abu Simbel by flight "Day 4" Sound & Light show at the Karnak temple - Day 5 Hot Air Balloon in Luxor - Day 6 Giftun Isalnd "Day 7" Post tour accommodation Alexandria Day tour Full day tour to NMEC & GEM museums "when open" Half day tour to NMEC museum

Insurance

Travel Insurance is mandatory in all our tours

Others

Egypt Visa "USD 25 per passport" Morocco Visa Tipping "recommended " Egypt Entrance fees "Approx. USD 125 " Morocco Entrance fees "Approx. USD 40" Personal expenses (Laundry, Sauna, telephones.etc) Drinks Casablanca /Cairo flight "USD 340 - USD 450 per person" No refund for unused service PCT Tests New year Gala Dinner "if applicable"

Flights

- International flight - Cairo/Casablanca

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Day 1 Day 1: Arrival Cairo – Overnight In Giza (No Meals)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Arrival Cairo – Overnight In Giza (No Meals)

Arrive at Cairo airport, you will be met and assisted by our representative who will assist you through the formalities, and then be transferred to your hotel, overnight at your hotel in Cairo.
Day 2 Day 2: Pyramids Tour – Be Ready At 07.15 Am To Meet Your Tour Guide, Overnight In Cairo (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Pyramids Tour – Be Ready At 07.15 Am To Meet Your Tour Guide, Overnight In Cairo (B)

After breakfast, then you will start the tour by visiting the awe-inspiring pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza plateau, visiting the papyrus factory then head to visit the Egyptian museum, and finally to the open market (Khan El Khalili) the Bazaar with the numerous souvenirs shops and the coffee shops. back to your hotel, Overnight Cairo. (B)
Day 3 Day 3: Flight To Aswan, Aswan Day Tour - Nile Cruise And Overnight In Aswan (B, L, D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Flight To Aswan, Aswan Day Tour - Nile Cruise And Overnight In Aswan (B, L, D)

After breakfast, check out from your Cairo hotel. Transfer to Cairo airport, Flight to Aswan, upon arrival, start the day with a morning tour of the famous High Dam of Aswan. Next, you will visit the romantic Temple of Philae, visit a perfume place, transfer you to your Nile Cruise, lunch on board, dinner, and overnight on your 5-star standard Nile cruise. (B, L, D)
Day 4 Day 4: Nile Cruise – Edfu Temple – Kom Ombo Temple – Overnight Nile Cruise In Edfu (B, L, D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Nile Cruise – Edfu Temple – Kom Ombo Temple – Overnight Nile Cruise In Edfu (B, L, D)

(Optional Early morning trip to Abu Simbel by road with breakfast box - without missing any part of the tour)

After breakfast, free time then have lunch then enjoy sailing down the fertile bank of the Nile to visit Kom-Ombo Temples. Continue down the Nile to the city of Edfu, dinner, and overnight on your 5 stars standard Nile Cruise.
Day 5 Day 5: Edfu Temple - Nile Cruise To Luxor – Luxor Temple - Overnight Nile Cruise In Luxor (B, L, D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Edfu Temple - Nile Cruise To Luxor – Luxor Temple - Overnight Nile Cruise In Luxor (B, L, D)

Visit Edfu Temple by horse carriage back to the Nile cruise for breakfast, continue sailing to Luxor, lunch on board, we will cross Esna lock Arrive in Luxor about 05.00 PM and tour to the East Bank of Luxor. Here you will experience the historic Luxor temple, overnight on the Cruise.
Day 6 Day 6: Disembarkation – Luxor West Bank – Karnak Temple Bus To Hurghada – Overnight In Hurghada (B, L, D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Disembarkation – Luxor West Bank – Karnak Temple Bus To Hurghada – Overnight In Hurghada (B, L, D)

(Optional early morning trip to Hot air balloon over the West bank with breakfast box and without missing any part of the tour)

After breakfast, Disembarkation tour the West Bank of Luxor. Start your tour off with the great Colossi of Memnon the last remains of Amenophis III’s temple. Then the world-famous Valley of the Kings, stop at the Alabaster factory and finish on to the Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir al-Bahri), then have lunch at a local restaurant Then you will take your A/C bus to Hurghada for about 4 hours, overnight at the Red Sea, in Hurghada.
Day 7 Day 7: Hurghada Red Sea – Overnight In Hurghada (B, L, D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Hurghada Red Sea – Overnight In Hurghada (B, L, D)

(Optional morning full day trip to Giftun Island for snorkeling – fishing and includes lunch)

After breakfast, this is another day free to be spent as you see fit. With snorkeling, swimming, sun-tanning, scuba diving, and good food and drink available you will find much to do; or nothing to do but enjoy the sun, overnight at your hotel in Hurghada.
Day 8 Day 8: Bus To Cairo – Overnight In Giza (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Bus To Cairo – Overnight In Giza (B)

(Optional morning Submarine trip)

After breakfast, free time, check out then have Lunch then Bus from Hurghada to Cairo for (aprrox. 6 hours drive) Arrive in Cairo, overnight at your hotel Cairo.
Day 9 Day 9: Flight From Cairo To Marrakech "Via Casablanca" (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Flight From Cairo To Marrakech "Via Casablanca" (B)

Transfer to Cairo airport to catch your flight to Marrakesh, Welcome to Morocco, following an Arrival at Marrakech Airport we will have a short drive to our joining hotel where we will stay for the night. If you arrive early try to explore the old medina with its narrow alleyways and its famous square Djamaa El fena. Overnight in Hotel
Day 10 Day 10: Marrakech- Ait Benhaddou- Ouarzazate- Roses Valley- Dade Valley. (B, D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Marrakech- Ait Benhaddou- Ouarzazate- Roses Valley- Dade Valley. (B, D)

his morning we will start our journey crossing the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco and arrive at the old village of Ait Benhaddou, this village was a major stop for the caravans in the old days thus it become a UNESCO heritage site and as well it is used as background for many international movies such as Gladiators, prince of Persia and Game of throne. Not too far from this village situated Ouarzazate a city in the south of Morocco known as Hollywood of North Africa due to the number of movies that were made in its film studios. On the way to Boumalen Dades, where we will stay for the night, we pass by the Roses Valley, a beautiful and evergreen valley very famous for the Damaskina Roses, and people hold a festival every year to celebrate the harvest. Overnight in Hotel
Day 11 Day 11: Dades Valley- Toudra Gorge- Arfoud- Merzouga. (B, D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11: Dades Valley- Toudra Gorge- Arfoud- Merzouga. (B, D)

After breakfast we will head east towards the Sahara, en-‐route we pass by the magnificent Toudra Gorges (Grand Canyon of Morocco) after lunch we will continue our journey to Erfoud. This city is very famous for fossils and fossilized Marble. In Rissani we will have a stop for lunch. Now it is time to get to the Sahara Desert where we will transfer to our camels and go for a ride on the sand dunes to get to the Berber camp for the night, if anyone can not ride a camel there is the possibility of getting a 4WD (extra cost) and drive to the camp. On your arrival at the camp, you have some free time before dinner. Overnight Desert experience camp or similar
Day 12 Day 12: Merzouga - Fes. (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 12: Merzouga - Fes. (B)

After breakfast and shower in the Berber camp, we will drive through the city Errachidia and the ZIZ valley that is very famous for Date palms. After that, we will cross the High and the Middle Atlas Mountains that separate the Sahara desert from the interior parts of the country. We will get then to Fes the oldest capital of Morocco where we will stay for the night. Overnight in Hotel.
Day 13 Day 13: Fes (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 13: Fes (B)

Today we take the guided tour of Fes. Fes is the oldest and largest medieval city in the world. Its medina, home to 400.000 inhabitants, with only donkeys and bikes as a means of transportation, is a heady mix of aromas, sights, and sounds. There are plenty of mosques and palaces to visit, but be aware that only Muslims can enter Mosques in Morocco. After exploring the dye-‐pits, tanneries, pottery, and restaurants, we return to our hotel to freshen up for tonight, where we have the chance for a traditional meal and entertainment in the city with live Moroccan entertainment including traditional dancing, belly dancing, and magicians. Overnight in Hotel.
Day 14 Day 14: Fes - Chefchaouen (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 14: Fes - Chefchaouen (B)

After breakfast, we drive towards Chefchaouen (bleu city) which is a Morocco popular tourist attraction and welcoming town situated in the Rif Mountains just south of the Mediterranean coastline in northwest Morocco. This nice blue city is known for its traditional buildings. Enjoy a walk to explore the white and blue-washed walls of the medina and the markets that offer some unique native handicrafts. Chefchaouen is a fantastic destination for photography with its wonderful views of the Rif Mountains. We will have dinner in one of the local restaurants in the medina before returning back to our Hotel. Overnight in Hotel.
Day 15 Day 15: Chefchaouen- Rabat- Casablanca (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 15: Chefchaouen- Rabat- Casablanca (B)

After Breakfast, we will travel south to the official capital of Morocco Rabat. On the arrival, we will have a guided tour to explore the highlights of Rabat including the Royal Palace, Hassan Tower, and Oudaya

Kasbah. After this, we will continue our journey to arrive in Casablanca, the economic capital of Morocco. Overnight in Hotel.
Day 16 Day 16: Casablanca (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 16: Casablanca (B)

Transfer to the airport of Mohamed V in Casablanca to fly Home.

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16-Day Around Egypt And Morocco

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Itinerary of your trip 16-Day Around Egypt And Morocco

Day 1: Arrival Cairo – Overnight In Giza (No Meals)

Day 2: Pyramids Tour – Be Ready At 07.15 Am To Meet Your Tour Guide, Overnight In Cairo (B)

Day 3: Flight To Aswan, Aswan Day Tour - Nile Cruise And Overnight In Aswan (B, L, D)

Day 4: Nile Cruise – Edfu Temple – Kom Ombo Temple – Overnight Nile Cruise In Edfu (B, L, D)

Day 5: Edfu Temple - Nile Cruise To Luxor – Luxor Temple - Overnight Nile Cruise In Luxor (B, L, D)

Day 6: Disembarkation – Luxor West Bank – Karnak Temple Bus To Hurghada – Overnight In Hurghada (B, L, D)

Day 7: Hurghada Red Sea – Overnight In Hurghada (B, L, D)

Day 8: Bus To Cairo – Overnight In Giza (B)

Day 9: Flight From Cairo To Marrakech "Via Casablanca" (B)

Day 10: Marrakech- Ait Benhaddou- Ouarzazate- Roses Valley- Dade Valley. (B, D)

Day 11: Dades Valley- Toudra Gorge- Arfoud- Merzouga. (B, D)

Day 12: Merzouga - Fes. (B)

Day 13: Fes (B)

Day 14: Fes - Chefchaouen (B)

Day 15: Chefchaouen- Rabat- Casablanca (B)

Day 16: Casablanca (B)

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