Accommodation

Experience the best of Cairo this amazing capital city with 4 nights in a charming 4 stars hotel with breakfast included Delight in a 1 night stay in an excellent 4 stars hotel in Alexandria with breakfast and dinner included Enjoy a starlight night at the Mediterranean resort of Marsa Matrouh with breakfast and dinner included Relish a 2 nights stay in the desert oasis of Siwa in this characteristic hotel with breakfast and dinner included Visit the historic city of Luxor for 2 nights while staying at a 5 star hotel with breakfast included Embark on a 4 night fully guided 5 star river cruise with breakfast , lunch and dinner included

Others

Visits Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx, Egyptian antiquities museum Full Day visits in Alexandria to Visit QaitBay Citadel, Bibliotic of Alexandria, Catacomb, Lunch at Local Restaurant Full Day Visits with Safari in Siwa Temples of Abydos and Dendera , Temples of Karnak and Luxor , Valley of the Kings , Temple of Hatshepsut , Colosos of Memnon, Temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo, High Dam , Unfinished Obelisk , felucca ride

Transport

All transport in modern fully air-conditioned vehicles

Guide

Fully qualified English speaking Egyptologist

Meals

14 breakfasts 4 lunches 8 dinners

Flights

Domestic flights Cairo Luxor and Aswan Cairo included

Not included:

Others

Visa , Tipping for guides , drinks with meals , entrances inside the interior of a Pyramid or special tombs at the Valley of the Kings ( Tutankhamon/ Ramses VI / Seti I)

Insurance

No Included

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Day 1 Saturdays Welcome To Egypt
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Saturdays Welcome To Egypt

Welcome to buzzing metropolis that is modern day Cairo, sat on the banks of the Nile for over 1000’s of years this exciting capital city has offered all a tourist could ask for and more, ancient monuments, cool culture and great food mixed with the magnetitic bustle of life. Pick up from the airport by your English-speaking guide and transfer to the Hotel in a luxury A/C vehicle on the way to your hotel get a glimpse of the adventures to come. During the ride, your guide will give you all the information about the coming days tours. Check into hotel and overnight.
Day 2 Sundays Discover The Pyramids
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sundays Discover The Pyramids

Breakfast in the hotel and pick up by your guide to visit one of the remaining Seven Wonders of the World, the ancient Pyramids of Giza with their guardian the Sphinx. These amazing structures, each dedicated to a different Pharoah are a testament to how rich and the important the Egyptian Civilization was 4000 years ago. in the afternoon Possibility optionally to visit The Egyptian Museum , famous for its extensive collection of Egyptian art facts , here you will be able to see the famous treasures of Tutankhamon as well as understand the development of Egyptian culture and art through the ages. Return to Hotel and Overnight
Day 3 Mondays Alexandria Pearl Of The Mediterranean
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Mondays Alexandria Pearl Of The Mediterranean

Breakfast in the Hotel and early departure for Egypt’s second largest city, known as the “Pearl of the Mediterranean” Alexandria was founded in c. 331 BC by Alexander the Great it remained an important cultural centre during Hellenistic , Ptolemaic, Roman and Byzantine periods . Site to the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria and its Museum know as the Alexandrian Library. Arrival and panoramic tour of the most important sites of the city including , the Amphitheatre , Catacombs , Fort Qtbaiy, Montazah and a visit to the New Library of Alexandria. After lunch in a restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean free time before check in to hotel dinner and overnight.
Day 4 Tuesdays Wwii Battlegrounds
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tuesdays Wwii Battlegrounds

Breakfast in the hotel and departure along the coast towards El Alamein , Fought near the western frontier of Egypt between 23 October and 4 November 1942, El Alamein was the climax and turning point of the North African campaign in the Second World War, here the German and Italy armies suffered a decisive defeat abandoning Tanks , vehicles , weapons and even uniforms that are collected in this unique museum. After visiting the Museum we will continue along the beautiful coast line to Marsa Matrouh , Egypt’s most western Mediterranean town set on sandy white beaches and with amazing transparent waters here will have time to cool off before the next part of our desert adventure. Check into the hotel free time. Dinner and overnight
Day 5 Wednesday Oasis And El Shali
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Wednesday Oasis And El Shali

Breakfast in the hotel and departure for Siwa , Siwa’s ancient Egyptian name was Sekht-am, meaning “palm land.” The oasis is 6 miles (10 km) long by 4–5 miles (6–8 km) wide and has about 200 springs. The oasis is inhabited by Berber-speaking Sudanic peoples who live in mud-brick houses below an old walled fortress known as the Shali . This unique town is an amazing look into desert life and as you wander through the town you will be able to see the berber handicraft and fabric shops, all very original and different from those found in the rest of Egypt. Check in to hotel dinner and overnight
Day 6 Thursdays Desert Life
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Thursdays Desert Life

Breakfast in the hotel and departure for our desert adventure. The oasis was the seat of the oracle temple of Amon (Zeus Ammon), famous in the time of Herodotus and was consulted by Alexander the Great. We will visit the remains of the temple, with inscriptions dating from the 4th century BCE, as well as the nearby temple of Umm Beda (Um Ebeida), we will visit the Cleopatra’s Pool. One of the many natural water springs , It is said that the great queen once bathed here to maintain her perfect beauty. Then we will carry on to our 4 x 4 adventure into the desert sands around the Oasis return to hotel and dinner and overnight .
Day 7 Fridays Cairo , The Mother Of Cities
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Fridays Cairo , The Mother Of Cities

Early breakfast and departure for Cairo . Arrival in late afternoon rest of the day free to enjoy the capital , Check in to hotel and overnight .
Day 8 Saturdays Luxor Ancient Capital Of Egypt
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Saturdays Luxor Ancient Capital Of Egypt

Breakfast in the hotel and at the appointed time transfer to the airport to take the flight to Luxor , arrival and transfer to the hotel. Check in . Afternoon free to to wander the Corniche, or you can optionally visit of the Museum of Luxor, this visit of the collection include masterpieces of pharaonic art as well as examples of everyday objects. Several galleries are devoted to a spectacular group of statues found in 1989 hidden beneath the ﬂoor of the Luxor Temple, the annex dedicated to Egypt’s Golden Age, includes two royal mummies. Overnight.
Day 9 Sundays Abydos And Dendera
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sundays Abydos And Dendera

Breakfast picnic box and then transfer to Abydos and Dendera Arrival to Abydos and accompanied by your English-speaking Egyptologist you will discover the marvels of one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt, this once sacred city was the ancient necropolis of the early pharaohs. Visit the memorial temple of Seti I, with its amazing Abydos Kings list showing cartouches of most dynastic pharaohs of Egypt , visit the Osirieon as well as the Ramesses II temple before travelling onto Dendera , Here you will see the splendors of Hathor’s Temple , dating from the Hellenistic period and ﬁnished under Roman rule , here you will be able to see pictorial references to the famous Cleopatra and her son by Julius Cesar as well as admiring the stunning Hieroglyphics on the ceiling of temple , considered to be the most vibrantly colored in all Egypt, here was the where the French discovered the now famous Zodiac of Dendera. Finally, we will make our way back to Luxor. Overnight
Day 10 Mondays East Bank Of Thebes
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Mondays East Bank Of Thebes

Possibility to take part in an Hot Air ballon excursion to ﬂy over the temples at dawn. Breakfast in the hotel and visit of the the amazing complex of Karnak Temple, the largest religious building in Egypt with its stunning collection of temples, chapels , Towers and Pylons , Sphinx Avenue as well as the Temple of Luxor. Transfer to the cruise and check in, lunch and Dinner on board and overnight
Day 11 Tuesdays West Bank Of Thebes
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tuesdays West Bank Of Thebes

Full board on board. In the morning visit the West Bank of the Nile , Valley of the Kings , where Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamon’s Tomb, Continuing through the valley we will visit the Temple of Egypt’s only female pharaoh The Temple of The Queen Hatchesput and then onto the Colossos of Memnon, guardians of the tomb of the King Amenhotep III . This afternoon we start sailing south towards the Equator, so take a seat on the sundeck and watch the Nile ﬂoat by, over 80 % of the population lives by the banks of this river of life and it provides the lush backdrop to the desert, giving food, water and life to many Egyptians. Arrival to Esna Lock where you will be able to watch how the boats pass from one part of the Nile to the next. Dinner and overnight on board
Day 12 Wednesdays Edfu And Kom Ombo Temples
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Wednesdays Edfu And Kom Ombo Temples

Breakfast on Board and Visit of the Temple in Edfu dedicated to the God Horus it is considered to be one of the best preserved temples in Egypt. Experience a ride in a local Horse drawn Calesa back to the boat. Lunch on Board and we continue sailing towards Kom Ombo. Arrival to Kom Ombo in the late afternoon, here we will visit the twin temples , the only of their kind , dedicated to the Gods Sobek and Haroeris you can also visit the crocodile mummiﬁcation museum. Afterwards you can shop in one of the many souvenir shops or try out a Shisa pipe in one of the open air cafés. Dinner on board
Day 13 Thursdays Temples Of Abu Simbel
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Thursdays Temples Of Abu Simbel

Picnic breakfast box , today you will be able to optionally take a trip through the Nubian Desert the most eastern desert of Sahara until you reach Lake Nasser. Here Rameses II built his greatest temple , the Temple of Abu Simbel raised as a demonstration of his power after the victory at the Battle of Kadesh, they were carved into the mountainside and presided over by 20 metre high statues of the pharaoh. Visit of the Temples dedicated to Rameses II and his wife Nefertari. Return to Aswan optional visit to the Temple of Isis on the Island of Philae where monuments of various eras, extending from the Pharaohs to the Caesars, occupy nearly the whole area. Here on the supposed burial place of the God Osiris, the Temple of Isis rises from its island base., lunch on board. In the Afternoon after visiting the unﬁnished Obelisk in the granite quarries, where you will discover the ingenious method used by the ancient Egyptians to cut the stone for the obelisks then you will sail around the Nile Cataracts on a Felucca and see the Elefantine Island and the Mausoleum of Aga Khan. Dinner on board.
Day 14 Fridays Cairo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Fridays Cairo

Breakfast on board At the appointed time transfer to the airport to take the flight back to Cairo Afternoon visit of Egyptian Museum , famous for its extensive collection of Egyptian artefacts , here you will be able to see the famous treasures of Tutankhamon as well as understand the development of Egyptian culture and art through the ages. Overnight.
Day 15 Saturdays Farewell
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Saturdays Farewell

Breakfast in the hotel and transfer to the international airport to take the flight home.

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Itinerary of your trip Oasis, Temples And Myths

Saturdays Welcome To Egypt

Sundays Discover The Pyramids

Mondays Alexandria Pearl Of The Mediterranean

Tuesdays Wwii Battlegrounds

Wednesday Oasis And El Shali

Thursdays Desert Life

Fridays Cairo , The Mother Of Cities

Saturdays Luxor Ancient Capital Of Egypt

Sundays Abydos And Dendera

Mondays East Bank Of Thebes

Tuesdays West Bank Of Thebes

Wednesdays Edfu And Kom Ombo Temples

Thursdays Temples Of Abu Simbel

Fridays Cairo

Saturdays Farewell

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