Egypt in Depth vacation tour package (7 Nights / 8 Days)

Oct. 9, 2010 - PRLog -- Arrival:             Cairo international Airport  
Departure:      Cairo international Airport
Tour Covers : Cairo - Luxor - Aswan - Abu Simbel - Nile Cruise
Duration:         8 Days - 7 Nights

Tour Package Itinerary:
Day 1 :Arrival Cairo, Egypt
Arrival Cairo international airport, meet & assist by our representative who will help you in handling all your procedures through passport control, customs formalities & luggage area, then transfer you to your hotel in Cairo via air conditioned modern vehicle & overnight in Cairo.
Day 2 : Pyramids – Egyptian Museum Tour
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, enjoy a full day tour to visit the enigmatic Pyramids of Giza of King Cheops, Chefren, Mykernuis, Sphinx & Valley temple which are the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt, you can feel the mysteries surrounding their symbolism, design & purpose have inspired passionate debate, it’s  likely that many of these mysteries will never be solved, then proceed your fantastic tour to visit the Egyptian antiquities museum commonly known as the Egyptian Museum, which located in the capital city of Cairo, where you can see the most extensive collection of ancient antiquities & the famous golden mask of Tutankhamun among other amazing pharaonic artifacts, back to your hotel & overnight in Cairo.
Day 3: Cairo - Fly to Luxor – Embark the Nile Cruise
Breakfast at your hotel, transfer to Cairo airport for departure to Luxor by flight, arrival Luxor airport, meet & assist by our representative, transfer to your Nile Cruise boat for embarkation before lunch. In the afternoon you will start your splendid cruise by visiting the East Bank of Luxor where you will discover the complexes of Karnak & Luxor temples. Dinner on board & overnight in Luxor.
Day 4: Luxor - Esna - Nile Cruise
After breakfast, you will disembark for exploring the mysteries of the West Bank of Luxor: the great Valley of the Kings and Queens where generations of pharaohs & Nobles were buried in splendid crypts cut into the cliffs and guarded by the huge colossi of Memnon. You will then visit the temple of Queen Hatchepsut, back to the ship for lunch. Enjoy your time free while sailing to Edfu via Esna. Overnight on board.
Day 5: Edfu – Kom Ombo - Aswan - Nile Cruise
Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Nile while having breakfast on your way to Edfu. In Edfu you will discover the huge temple dedicated to the god Horus by horse carriage and tour it with your tour guide. Enjoy your lunch while sailing to Kom Ombo where you will visit the magnificent unusual double temple dedicated to the god Sobek and the god Haroeris. Dinner and overnight in Kom Ombo.
Day 6: Aswan - Nile Cruise
Early sail to Aswan, after breakfast you will visit the high dam, the unfinished Obelisk and the beautiful Philae Temple. Back to the ship for lunch. In the afternoon you will visit the beautiful Botanical Garden by Felucca, Overnight in Aswan.
Day 7: Aswan – Abu Simbel -  Cairo
Check out after having your breakfast, drive via air condition modern vehicle to Abu Simbel to enjoy visiting the great temple of king Ramsess II, the temple was carved of a hillside next to the Nile & dedicated to the three great new kingdom gods, Ptah, Amun, Re-Horkhty, when completed around 1244 BC it was attribute to the power & military might of Egypt & the divine pharaoh himself, Ramses II built a smaller temple near his own to honor his wife Queen Nefertari & the goddess Hathor, the façade of the temple is dominated by more statues of Ramses II & his Queen. The Abu Simbel temple is aligned so that the sun’s rays penetrate an inner sanctuary twice each year, they then illuminate the figures of Ptah, Amun the deified Ramses II & Re.  Then transfer to Aswan airport for departure back to Cairo, arrival Cairo airport, meet & assist by our representative then transfer to your hotel & overnight in Cairo.
Day 8: Cairo - Home
Breakfast at your hotel, transfer to Cairo international airport for final departure, assistance through formalities by our representative.

Tour Package Includes:
- Meet & assist upon arrival and departure in Egypt by our representative
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle in Egypt
- Flight tickets Cairo - Luxor, Aswan - Cairo
- Accommodation in Cairo for 03 nights including daily breakfast
- Accommodation in Nile Cruise for 04 nights on full board basis
- All shore excursions according cruise itinerary
- Professional English speaking tour guide
- Drive via air conditioned modern vehicle Aswan - Abu Simbel - Aswan
- All sightseeing tours in Cairo & Abu Simbel are (Private tours)
- Entrance fees to all sites according itinerary
- Lunch meals during tours according itinerary
- All taxes & services charges

Tour Package Excludes:
- Personal expenses
- Any optional tours not mentioned

Booking:
Booking of your trip will be complete and confirmed by your tour designer as soon as we receive the 25% down payment

What to bring:
- Hat
- Sun block
- Sunglasses
- Comfortable shoes
- Photo/Video Camera
- Warm clothes in winter
- Cotton clothes in summer
- Passport valid for 6 months

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