9 Days / 8 Nights – Egypt Tour

Itinerary

Day 1:
Arrival to Cairo airport, our representative will assist you through passport control formalities, luggage identification & portage will greet you. From the airport you will be transferred by a private A/C car to your hotel
Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2:
Breakfast. Start your full day visiting the Egyptian Museum of antiquities. On display is a rare collection of 5000 years of art the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tut- Ankh- Amon collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry, as it was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Visit the Great Pyramids – Cheops, Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at Sphinx – a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren. Then visit Khan El Khalili Bazaars. Shops in this district are legendary for fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques …etc.
Transfer to the train station for your overnight Sleeper train to Aswan. Dinner on the train.
Overnight Sleeper train to Aswan

Day 3:
Breakfast on the train. Arrival, meet & assist by our local representatives and transfer to the Cruise.
Boarding before lunch, Embarkation. Lunch on board. Visit the High Dam and the Philae temple. Sail to Kom Ombo. Afternoon Tea. Visit the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris. Sail to Edfu. Dinner on board. Disco party.
Overnight in Edfu.

Day 4:
Breakfast on board. Visit The Temple of Horus in Edfu. Cross the lock. Sail to Luxor. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board & Galabya party.
Overnight in Luxor

Day 5:
Breakfast on board. Cross to the West Bank to visit Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Excursion to the Necropolis of Thebes, on the Eastern bank. Crossing the Nile, drive to the Valley of Kings; visit the tombs of various Dynasties, The Temple of Deir El Bahari. On the return journey stop at the Colossi of Memnon which are two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenophis III facing the Nile. Then visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Lunch on board. Afternoon free at leisure. Afternoon Tea.
Overnight in Luxor.

Day 6:
Breakfast on board. Disembarkation. Optional Full Day Tour: East Bank: Karnak and Luxor Temple Excursion to the Luxor Temple to see its courtyard and the granite statues of Ramses the Great. Proceed by carriage or bus to Karnak, which is a serious of temples built in different reigns. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with it’s 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake.

(Optional) Hot Balloon: Should you want to make your stay in Luxor an unforgettable. Drifting peacefully over the Valley of King, Valley of the Queens and the Mountain on the Nobles.
Transfer to the train station for your overnight Sleeper train to Cairo. Dinner on the train.
Overnight Sleeper train to Cairo.

Day 7:
Breakfast on the train. Arrival Cairo then transfer to Alexandria by A/C private car, transfer to your hotel, after check in,
Start your Trip Visiting the Roman Theater (A theater with marble seats up to 800 spectators, Galleries, Section of mosaic flooring & a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman Villas & baths). Then visit Pompay’s Pillar, Followed by visit to the Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa (Tombs on three levels, also contains The Triclinium where relatives used to sit on stone benches to feast the dead, a center with relieves of bearded serpents. Inside, there are 2nd Century AD statues of Sobec & Anubis wearing Roman Armor).Followed by Visiting Elsawary,montaza Garden Alexandria Library& Also from out side you will Visit Qaytbay Citadel & El Mursi Abu Elabas.
Overnight stay in Alexandria.

Day 8:
Breakfast. Free Day.

(Optional) Over day Tour: El Alamei
Leave Alexandria at 8:00 am by car through the Western Desert road (70 miles) to El Haman and El Alamein (the Two Flags), where one of the most decisive battles of World War II (October 1942) took place. Visit the battlefield, the Allied Forces cemetery, Rommel’s headquarters, and the German and Italian Memorial Monument. Cold lunch will be served at the “El Alamein Hotel” on the beach. Return to Alexandria in the afternoon.

Transfer to Cairo by A/C car. Arrival, meet & assist by our local representative, transfer to the Hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 9:
Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.

This program includes:

• Flights DAR-CAI-DAR with airport taxes.
• 2 Nights hotel accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis.
• 3 Nights on Cruise (Aswan & Luxor) full board (sightseeing included).
• 1 Night hotel accommodation in Alexandria on bed and breakfast basis.
• 2 Night on Sleeper train on half board basis.
• 1 Full day tour in Cairo visiting the Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx & Khan El Khalili.
• 1 Full day tour in Alexandria visiting Roman Theater, Pompay’s Pillar and Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa.
• 1 Full day tour in Luxor visiting East Bank.
• All transfers in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Alexandria.
• Multilingual expert Egyptologist guide.
• All your tours and excursions are with A/C bus.
• The service of meet and assist at all your destinations.
• All your visits include entrance fees.
• Our prices include all taxes and services.
• Transfers by A/C car:
  • Cairo / Alexandria
  • Alexandria / Cairo

Program Excludes:

• Egyptian Visa

Costs:

Price per person (Double Room) Cruise is always 5 Star	3 Star Hotel	4 Star Hotel	5 Star Hotel
USD $	USD 1,579.00	USD 1,639.00	USD 1,699.00
Christmas & Easter Supplement	20%	20%	20%

For more information please write to us on safaris [ at ] zedsafaris.com or call us on +255 71 3409490

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