Archeological Tour Of Egypt, 7-Days
Day 1 ARRIVE IN CAIRO
On arrival in Cairo , you will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel for overnight.
Meal(s) Included: Dinner
Overnight at Le Meridien pyramids Or Similar
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DAY 2: CAIRO/ OLD CAIRO/ ALABASTER MOSQUE & SALADIN CITADEL/ ANCIENT MOSQUES/ KHAN BAZAAR
After breakfast, visit Old Cairo, which is the cradle and the flourishing point of the 3 Monotheistic Religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in Egypt and the Middle East,
And explore the areas where Jesus and Mary were staying in Egypt and visit the old Churches, Synagogues and Mosques.
After lunch, visit the famous Citadel of Saladin and the Amazing and Gigantic Alabaster-Mosque of Muhammad Ali to explore the History of Islam and the Crusaders in the middle ages.
In the late afternoon, visit the gigantic Sultan Hassan mosque, and Ibn Tolun Mosques.
In the evening, visit Khan El Khalili Bazaar , which is an Oriental Bazaar that go back to the 10th Century just like the one heard of in (A thousand and one nights) and a neighborhood of the draughts men who spend their life crafting art-work on Jewelry, metals and Furniture, and we stroll through the streets of the Bazaar and set at it's nice Oriental Cafés to drink exotic traditional drinks and enjoy the traditional Hookas (water-Pipe) with apple-flavored tobacco.
Then back to hotel for dinner & overnight
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Le Meridien pyramids Or Similar
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DAY 3: CAIRO/ PYRAMIDS/ MEMPHIS/ SAKKARA/ EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
After breakfast, we drive through the scenic streets on our way to the great pyramids of Giza, where we get to see the 3 gigantic pyramids and the Sphinx and also the whole of the Giza Plateau with the royal, private tombs and the village of the workers who built the pyramids dating back to 3000 years B.C.
We also see the sphinx and the valley temple and if we want we can visit the amazing Solar Boat that is discovered and dug out from the side of the pyramid and was used for the burial of the King about 5000 years ago.
• After lunch, Continue to Memphis, capital of the pharaohs during the Old Kingdom. Visit the gigantic recumbent statue of Ramesses II and the 80-ton alabaster sphinx.
Continue to Sakkara to see the prototype of the Pyramids the Step Pyramid, built for the 3rd Dynasty pharaoh Djoser by the exalted architect Imhotep.
The amazing decorated tombs , with the many preserved murals of the afterlife and the daily life in Ancient Egypt.
In the late afternoon, drive through the streets of Cairo on your way to downtown Cairo to visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and get an amazing detailed guided tour, with it's amazing collection of artifacts from Ancient Egypt dating back to 5000 years before the birth of Christ, especially all the golden items of the tomb of the young king Tut-Ankh-Amen including his golden Mask and his pure solid 220Lbs gold coffin, have some free time at the museum for photos, the 2 mummy rooms with at least 12 royal mummies in each that are very well preserved and that are 4 thousand years old.
Back to hotel for dinner & overnight
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Le Meridien pyramids Or Similar
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DAY 4: CAIRO/ EL-MENIA/ AMARNA/ BENI HASAN/ ASHMONIAN/ TUNA EL GABAL
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo train station for transfer to El-menia
Arrival Menia station , start your tour
We drive to Beni Hassan, A middle Kingdom necropolis containing 39rock Tombs.
Here we will find particularly beautiful fluted columns and exceptional stucco paintings depicting wrestling, farming and Hunting scenes. Later we visit ancient Amarna,the once famous capital of Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti, who in the 14th century BC broke away from the polytheistic temples and traditions of Thebes and built a new city based around the worship of Aten, a solar deity.
After lunch we visit the sites of Ashmonian and Tuna El Gabal , The catacombs of Tuna el-Gebel had the same purpose as catacombs elsewhere. They were graves that could be visited by the deceased's family, safe from the elements of sun, water and wind. Not only inhabitants of Hermopolis were placed to rest here, but also sacred animals.
The most sacred animals here reflected the local religious preferences. There are supposed to have been hundreds of thousands of ibis together with a large number of baboons.
Back to hotel , dinner & overnight
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Mercure Aton & Nefertiti Or Similar
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DAY 5: EL-MENIA/ ABYDOS/ DENDERAH/ LUXOR
After breakfast, drive to Abydos , visit the temple of Abydos,
The city of Abydos (ancient name: "Abdjw" ) flourished from the predynastic period (4000 BCE) of Egypt's history down through Christian times (about 641 CE).
The site of many tombs of predynastic rulers of ancient Egypt, the area soon grew in religious importance as a cult center for Osiris, first during the Middle Kingdom, when such a tomb of a First Dynasty king, Djer, was identified as the "burial site of Osiris", the mythological god-king of the predynastic Egyptians (referred to as "Osirieon").
This emphasis upon Osiris caused the city to become a pilgrimage site, as well as a desired place for either direct burial or for the erection of cenotaphs (monument erected in honor of a dead person whose remains lie elsewhere).
Festivals and the passion plays of Osiris' life and death were performed here from about the 12th Dynasty (1985-1795 BCE) until the Christian era.
One of the most significant monuments on the area is that of the Temple of Seti I,which is built to honor Osiris.
It is believed that Seti's architects had planned a classic Egyptian temple of straight proportions, but had to change directions when foundation work accidentally uncovered the site of the earlier King Djer tomb, and its Middle Kingdom references as the site of Osiris' burial.* Possibly out of piety,
The house of Seti I and Rameses II expanded and enhanced the Osirieon site, and the passion plays of the Osiris cult were tied into the Seti I temple thereafter.
Then drive to Qena and visit the Temple of Hathor at Denderah (The visit takes approx. 2 hours). The temple was buried in sand up until mid 1800's. Two Roman fountains flank the path leading to the temple's massive entry gate. The mud-brick enclosure walls also date to the Roman era. Structures within the walls include the temple, a Coptic Basilica, and a temple to Isis.
Then drive to Luxor,
PM , visit the graceful Temple of Luxor built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to the god Amun and see it's gigantic statues and obelisks.
Dinner & overnight in Luxor
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Sonesta St. George Hotel Or Similar
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DAY 6: LUXOR/ WEST BANK/KARNAK/ CAIRO
After breakfast, Cross to the West Bank of the Nile and visit the wondrous Valley of the Kings, a vast city of the dead, where the magnificent tombs of 62 pharaohs have been discovered.
The tombs were carved deep into the desert mountains, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs. Visit several of the tombs.
Next, visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. This beautiful monument to the reign of the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it.
On the way back to your Nile cruise, stop at the famed Colossi of Memnon, two 66ft, 1 thousand ton statues of Amenhotep III. These colossal statues were known by the ancient Greeks to emit haunting voices at dawn. Though damaged by nature and ancient tourists, the statues are still impressive.
Noon, visit Karnak Temple, in the north of Luxor, called by some "the Temple of Temples" It is the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means "the most sacred of places." The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built over more than two thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great Hypostyle Hall is an incredible forest of giant pillars covering an area larger than the whole of Notre Dame Cathedral.
After lunch, fly back to Cairo.
Evening is at leisure
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Le Meridien pyramids Or Similar
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Day 7 CAIRO / DEPART
Decide on your activities with the assistance of your guide. Transfer to Cairo international airport for your onward flight.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
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Egypt Tour Price:
| # of Travelers |
High Season |
Low Season |
| Price Per Person in US$ |
| Double Occupancy |
Single Supplement * |
Double Occupancy |
Single Supplement * |
2 |
$1490 |
$365 |
$1390 |
$365 |
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Egypt Tour Price Includes:
1) Deluxe 5 star hotels with Buffet Breakfast and Dinner Daily.
2) Private Egyptologist English-speaking Guide with Private driver and private Vehicle.
3) Transfer Agent in the airport to manage the Visa issuance and the Luggage handling.
4) All Transfers from and to the airport and from and to the hotel and all visits transfers.
5) All entrance fees in the visits in Cairo, and Luxor.
6) All taxes are included in the prices (Airport, fees, tickets, hotels, etc.)
Egypt Tour Price Does Not Include:
1) International airfare to Egypt.
2) Visa Fees ($30) to be paid to the authorities in Cairo Airport upon arrival in Egypt,with the assistance of our agent.
3) Gratuities to Guide and driver.
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