Light Discovery Of Egypt, 6 Days Tour
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
Day 2 CAIRO/EGYPTIAN MUSEUM/ALABASTER MOSQUE & KHAN EL-KHALILI BAZAAR
After breakfast, 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 mummies room with at least 12 mummies that are very well preserved and that are 4 thousand years old.
• After lunch, A visit to the famous Citadel of Saladin the Hero in (the Kingdom of Heaven) 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 Khan El Khalili Bazar , which is an Oriental Bazaar that go back to the 10 th 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.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Le Meridien pyramids Or Similar
Day 3 CAIRO/ PYRAMIDS & SPHINX/ MEMPHIS/ SAQQARA
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 evening, transfer to the train station to catch the sleeping train to luxor.
Dinner and overnight in the sleeping train in a private sleeping cabin.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4 CAIRO/ LUXOR/ VALLEY OF THE KINGS/VALLEY OF QUEENS/ KARNAK/ CAIRO
Upon arrival in Luxor in the early morning, we are met and transferred to the City.
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 east bank of the Nile, 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.
After lunch, 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.
In the evening, we take the sleeping train back to Cairo. Dinner and overnight in the sleeping train in a private sleeping cabin.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5 CAIRO/ ALEXANDRIA/ THE CATACOMBS/ THE FORTRESS/ GRAECO-ROMAN MUSEUM/ CAIRO
Breakfast at the Hotel.
Free day at leisure or an Optional tour to Alexandria (Optional at extra cost)
- Take your private car for 139.19 Miles on your way to the "The Pearl of the Mediterranean" aka. Alexandria,
The City that was built by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. - visit the national Greco-Roman Museum that shows the history of Ancient Egypt in the Context of the Mediterranean Greco-Roman Era and Archeology.
Visit the 15 th Century see Fort of Qaitbey and the site of the Island of Pharos where it housed one of the Ancient 7 wonders of the world which is the Lighthouse of Pharos. - Lunch at a Mediterranean-view Restaurant.
Visit to the Pillar of Pompey which is the tallest ancient monument in Alexandria and the nearby subterranean galleries where sacred bulls were buried.
Visit to the Ancient Catacombs of Kom El-Shuqafa that date back to the late first century AD.
A visit to the great Library of Alexandria “Bibliotheca Alexandrina” and Montazah Palace if time permit.
In the evening , back to Cairo
Dinner & overnight in Cairo
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Le Meridien pyramids Or Similar
Day 6 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, two per room in US$ |
| Double Occupancy |
Single Supplement * |
Double Occupancy |
Single Supplement * |
2 |
$1190 |
$280 |
$1090 |
$280 |
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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) Sleeping train tickets.
4) Transfer Agent in the airport to manage the Visa issuance and the Luggage handling.
5) All Transfers from and to the airport and from and to the hotel and all visits transfers.
6) All entrance fees in the visits in Cairo , and Luxor .
7) Day excursion of Alexandria (The Pearl of the Mediterranean ) in the far North of Egypt.
8) All taxes are included in the prices (Airport, fees, tickets, hotels, etc.).
Egypt Tour Price Does Not Include:
International flight to Egypt, travel insurance, visa fees, gratuities.
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