Cairo/cruise & Alexandria,the best hot offer for Egypt trip

June 22, 2011 - PRLog -- The Itinerary
1st Day
Arrival to Cairo airport our representative will assist you through passport control formalities, Transfer from the airport to the hotel  by private A/C bus.
Overnight in Cairo
2nd Day
After breakfast,our guide will pick you up from your hotel . You will start your tour to visit the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren. Lunch then we will move on to visit the Egyptian Museum which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world, as well as Tutankhamen collection of treasure, gold and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920 when his tomb was excavated.
Back to the hotel for overnight.
meals: ( breakfast - lunch )
3rd Day
After breakfast transfer to Alexandria by your private A/C vihicle (220 K.M.) ,start the tour visiting the famous Catacombs of kom El Shokafa ,The Catacombs (meaning underground tunnels) lie in the district of Karmouz to the east of Alexandria. The area was called Kom El-Shouqafa or a pile of shards.
The cemetery dates back to the 1st century A.D and was used until the 4th century A.D. It was discovered in 1900 when by pure chance, a donkey drawn cart fell into a pit, which led to the discovery. ,outer view of the fort of Qaitbay, the Library of Alexandria which had many names because of its greatness and the number and variety of books it contained. It was named "the royal library of Alexandria, the Grand Library, or the great library of Alexandria. The library acted as a major center for science and culture for many centuries. the new library of Alexandria the biggest library in the world now with 8 million books  and the Montazah Palace and Gardens.
Back to Cairo for overnight
meals: ( breakfast - lunch )
4th Day
Breakfast, transfer to the airport to take the flight to Aswan , upon arrival transfer to Nile Cruise ship.
4 Days 3 Nights ( Aswan - Luxor ).
Check in Cruise and visit High Dam & Unfinished Obelisk. , the Unfinished Obelisk lies, in its original location, in a granite quarry in Aswan. It is 42m in length and was most probably abandoned when some cracks appeared in the rock, during its construction. Had this obelisk been completed, it would have been the heaviest obelisk ever cut in Ancient Egypt, weighing nearly 1100 tons! It is believed that it was constructed and abandoned during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty).The Aswan High Dam was a great project! In fact it was one of the most important achievements of the last century in Egypt, for many years symbolising the New Era of the Revolution of 1952. It provides Egypt with water and electricity, and secures the country from the risk of the destructive inundation of the River Nile.
Lunch and dinner on board.
meals: ( breakfast - lunch -dinner )
5th Day  
Sailing to Kom - Ombo and visit the temple ., Kom Ombo stands on the east bank of the Nile, right next to the river, about 4Km from the town. It was dedicated to two Gods, Horus and Sobek , The Temple was mainly dedicated to the God Sobek, the crocodile God, together with his wife, in another form of the Goddess Hathor. The Temple is of Greco-Roman structure, dating back to the year 119 BC, when Ptolemy VI, who started the construction, built it out of limestone. Neos Dionysus finished most of the building, while the Emperor Augustus added the final touches. Then sailing to Edfu to visit the majestic temple dedicated to Horus which is considered by most to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt. According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon- headed god Horus revenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.
Lunch and dinner on board.
meals: ( breakfast - lunch -dinner )
6th Day
Checkout after breakfast and start the tour to the West Bank visiting Valley of Kings (The Valley of the Kings was the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, and is located on the west bank at Luxor. The only entrance to this place was a long narrow winding path. This was a secret place), Colossi of Memnon , and Deir El Bahari Temple the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut ,( The Temple of Deir El-Bahri is one of the most characteristic temples in the whole of Egypt, due to its design and decorations. It was built of limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples of the New Kingdom period. )
Then visiting East Bank visiting Karnak and Luxor temples.The Temple of Karnak is the largest Temple in the World! The complex contains a group of Temples such as the Great Temple of Amon Ra, The Temple of Khonso, The Ipt Temple, The Temple of Ptah, the Temple of Montho and the Temple of the God Osiris. A 20m high, mud brick enclosure wall, surrounded all of these buildings ,., Luxor Temple, or The Temple of Luxor, is among the most beautiful Temples in Egypt. It was known in the New Kingdom period as Ipt-Rsyt, which means the southern shrine. This was to differentiate between this Temple and karnak temple, which was the northern house of Amoun Ra
Lunch and dinner on board.
meals: ( breakfast - lunch -dinner )
7th Day
After breakfast transfer to the airport to take the flight to Cairo
Arrival to Cairo and transfer to the hotel .
meals: ( breakfast )
8th Day
-Optional tour ( Not included )
-pickup from the hotel for doing a city tour visiting the Citadel of Salah Eldin and the most beautifull mosque in Egypt (Mohammed Ali Mosque ) ,then drive to Old Cairo to visit the oldest churches in Egypt like the Hanging church and Saint George curch , then drive to the Bazaar  Khan EL Khalily  which is the biggest market in Egypt , free time for shopping
Back to the hotel for overnight
meals: ( breakfast - Lunch )

9th Day

Check out after breakfast and transfer to the airport for final departure
meals: ( breakfast )


Program Includes:
- 5 Nights hotel accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis 5*****
- 3 Nights in the Nile Cruise on Full Board basis including sightseeings 5***** Deluxe
- Domestic flight tickets Cairo/Aswan - Luxor/Cairo .
- 1 Full day tour in Cairo. (including lunch)
- 1 Full day tour to Alexandria. (including lunch)
- Multilingual expert Egyptologist guide.
- All your tours and excursions are with A/C bus.
- The service of meet and assist at all your destinations.
- Free Camel ride at the Pyramids area.
- All your visits include entrance fees.

Program Excludes:
- Visa Entry for Egypt.
- Personal items.
- Tipping.

General info
- Prices are quoted in USD currency per person based on double occupancy.
- Single room will be subject to a supliment.
- Triple room reduction will be applied
- Prices are not valid during ( New Year - Xmas - Easter ) Periods
- Children between 2-12 years get 50% discount.

contact us:

Ahmed Abdel Halim
002 0144 2600 55
ahmed@midotravel.com
http://www.midotravel.com/tour_packages.html