8 days tour

Egypt Itinerary 8 Days Cairo And Nile Cruise

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Egypt Itinerary 8 Days Cairo And Nile Cruise

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Meet & assist at Cairo International Airport + transfer to hotel by air-conditioned vehicle 02 nights accommodation in Cairo including breakfast & all taxes - 5 stars Hotel A 02-day tour in Cairo as mentioned in the program including Entrance fees & English speaking guide 2 Nights accommodation in Sleeper Train 01 Lunch at a local restaurant in Cairo 03 Nights accommodation at 5 stars Nile Cruise on full board All sightseeing tours on board your Nile cruise including : Tour to the High Dam, Philae Temple in Aswan Tour to Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples. Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple & Colossi of Memnon. Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples. Entrance fees to all sites as mentioned in the program The prices are per person and in us dollars English speaking guide All service charges and taxes Assist & transfer to Cairo International airport on final departure

Guide

English Speaking Guide

Transport

Meet & assist at Cairo International Airport + transfer to hotel by air-conditioned vehicle All the transfer included by modern air-conditioned vehicle

Hygieneprotocol

Face masks required for travelers in public areas Face masks required for guides in public areas Face masks provided for travelers

Accommodation

4 Nightsโ€™ accommodation in Cairo 03 Nights accommodation at 5 stars Nile Cruise on full board

Meals

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Flights

tickets for flights from Cairo to Aswan and from Luxor to Cairo *** All other flights are not included.

Not included:

Optional

Other activities and services are not included.

Others

International flight visa to Egypt Entrance fees inside any of the pyramids or inside the mummy room at the Egyptian Museum. The above prices are not valid during the Peak Periods (New Year - Christmas - Easter) Any other optional tours if required. .

Insurance

Insurance is not included.

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Itinerary of your trip Egypt Itinerary 8 Days Cairo And Nile Cruise

  • Day 1 Day 1: Arrival In Egypt:
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Arrival In Egypt:

      Marsaalamtours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, Transfer to hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle, Overnight in Cairo.


      Meals: No Meals

  • Day 2 Day 2: Cairo Day Tour Giza Pyramids โ€“ Egyptian Museum
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Cairo Day Tour Giza Pyramids โ€“ Egyptian Museum

      Day 2 Cairo Day Tour Giza Pyramids โ€“ Egyptian Museum

      Breakfast at hotel, start your Cairo Day Tour to visit Pyramids of Giza, visit The Great Pyramid of the king Cheops belong to the four dynasties, visit Chephren & Mycerinus pyramids, then drive to panorama area, take memorable photos of the three Pyramids together, continue visiting the Sphinx and the Valley Temple, Next tour to the Egyptian Museum including Tutankhamun treasures, Optional to visit the Mummy room, Lunch at a local restaurant, vegetarian food available on request, at night transfer to Cairo Airport for departure to Aswan by plane

  • Day 3 Day 3: Aswan - The High Dam - Philae Temple -Nile Cruise
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Aswan - The High Dam - Philae Temple -Nile Cruise

      Day 3 Aswan - The High Dam - Philae Temple -Nile Cruise 

      Arrive at Aswan airport, meet & assist, transfer to your Nile Cruise, Check in before Lunch, Lunch on board your Nile Cruise, and Start your Aswan Day Tour to visit 

      The high dam, the Unfinished Obelisk & the Phiala temple

      Phiala temple:

      Built to honor the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped.

      The High Dam:

      Aswan High dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.

      The Unfinished Obelisk :   

      Aswan was the source of ancient Egyptโ€™s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned. 

      Optional tour to visit the Nubian village and sailing trip with Felucca 

      Meals: Breakfast, Lunch,Dinner

  • Day 4 Day 4: Abu Simbel And Kom Ombo Temple
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Abu Simbel And Kom Ombo Temple

      Day 4 -Abu Simbel and Kom Ombo temple

      Breakfast & Lunch on board the cruise.

      Abu Simbel temples:

      The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra, and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor,the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco

      13:00 sail to Kom Ombo

      Visit The temple of Kom Ombo:

      The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus  and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period(332 B.b -395 A.c)

      Sail to Edfu-Overnight in Edfu 

      Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

      Calabria Party.

      Meals: Breakfast, Lunch,Dinner

  • Day 5 Day 5: Edfu And Luxor Temple:
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Edfu And Luxor Temple:

      Day 5-Edfu and Luxor temple:



      Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the Edfu


      Edfu temple  :


      Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dated to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama.

      Sail to  Luxor  through Esna lock

      Visit  Luxor  temple

      Luxor  Temple:

      Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated  with His Military Battle of Kadesh

      Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise


      Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

  • Day 6 Day 6: Valley Of Kings And Karnak Temple:
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Valley Of Kings And Karnak Temple:

      Day 6- Valley of Kings and Karnak temple:

      Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the west bank of  Luxor  and Karnak

      The Valley of the Kings:

      Once  called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak

      The colossi of Memnon:

      Massive  pair statues Know as the  Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what once the largest  complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third

      The Queen  Hatshepsut  temple :

      Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of  Hatshepsut  Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.

      Overnight o board of the Cruise in  Luxor

      Karnak temple

      Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso) 

      Depart to Cairo by plane  from  Luxor.

      Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

  • Day 7 Day 7: Memphis And Sakkara:
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Memphis And Sakkara:

      Day 7- Memphis and Sakkara:

      You will be picked up from your hotel by  Marsa Alam tour guide to enjoy  Cairo  Day Tour to Memphis Sakkara and Dahshur Pyramids. You will start with the Step Pyramid at Sakkara, which is considered the worldโ€™s oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser. Then Proceed to have your lunch at a local restaurant. After that transfer to Memphis which was founded by King Menes, and was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it was considered to be a centre of rule and culture for over 3000 years the first capital of Egypt, and see the Statue of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis. Then drive to Dahshur, Two of the later pyramids constructed here have been completely destroyed by time and the elements and several others, such as the Black Pyramid (12th Dynasty, 1929-1885 BC), are badly damaged, but Dahshur also boasts two of Egyptโ€™s best-preserved early pyramids. Both built during the reign of King Sneferu (2613-2589 BC), the founder of the 4th Dynasty, the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid at Dahshur are massive evidence of the architectural development that lead to the construction of the Great Pyramid and it companions at Giza. Then drive to your hotel.

      Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

      Optional Tours & Extra tickets


  • Day 8 Day 8: International Departure:
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: International Departure:

      International departure


      Check out - Transfer to Cairo airport for final departure



      Meals: Breakfast

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Personal

Youโ€™ll be just with your guide or pilot. Examples of these activities are paragliding, sky diving, personal mountain climbing, etc.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 1 / Max: 99

Experience allowed to all ages.

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