(Arrival Cairo)
Day 1: Upon arrival Cairo international airport you will be meeting by our representative who will hold a sign which include your name, & assist you in handling all your procedures through passport control , customs formalities & luggage area, then transfer you to your hotel via air conditioned modern vehicle & overnight in Cairo .
(Pyramids – Egyptian Museum – Old Cairo)
Day 2: After having your breakfast , 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 , finally continue your tour to visit Old Cairo ( Mary Gerges church , Hanging church , Ben Ezra Synagogue ) , then transfer to Giza train station for departure to Aswan by first class sleeping train & overnight .( Dinner & Breakfast will be served on board )
(Aswan – Felucca)
Day 3: Arrival Aswan train station, meet & assist by our representative , transfer to your hotel for refreshment, have a full view of the city by enjoying A felucca ride on the River Nile around Elephantine island which is a part of Aswan was previously called the Yeb Island , the Yeb was one of the foremost commercial centers of Egypt ivory, gold, camels & caravans had made the island famous throughout Egypt, Yeb in Nubian means ELEPHANT & thus the Greeks began to call it as the Elephantine Island , & Botanical Garden, then back to your hotel & overnight in Aswan .
(High Dam – Unfinished Obelisk & Philae)
Day 4: After having your breakfast, enjoy visiting the High Dam which is one of the world’s largest dams & its lake is the second in the world, spread to Sudan, Unfinished Obelisk which is constructed out of the syenite granite mined in Aswan & Philae temple which dedicated to be the goddess Isis, at night transfer to Aswan train station for departure to Luxor, then arrive Luxor train station, meet & assist by our representative, transfer to your hotel & overnight in Luxor.
(East Bank - Karnak & Luxor temples)
Day 5: After having your breakfast, enjoy a visit to Karnak temple the largest temple in the world dedicated for Amun, the pharaohs of the middle kingdom built the oldest structures, the latest ones were added during the Ptolemaic period, the most outstanding features are the white Chapel of Sesostris I & the Great Hypo style hall with its 134 huge columns, a long dorms, lined by Sphinx statues, connected Karnak temple to Luxor temple, which is lying 3 km to the south of Karnak & was built for Mut, during the Opet (new year festival) Amun headed the procession starting from Karnak temple & joined his wife Mut in Luxor temple, the main structures were built by Amenophis III and Ramses II, then back to your hotel & overnight in Luxor .
(West Bank)
Day 6: After having your breakfast , enjoy a visit to the west bank which was a magnificent burial ground for the pharaohs, the Valley of Kings was the kingdom of Osiris, god of the underworld, from their grand tombs filled with treasures & decorated with amazing art, the Egyptian pharaohs believed they would embark on a journey in which they would meet the gods in the afterlife & achieve immortality, proceeding to visit the temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari & ending by Colossi of Memnon , at evening transfer to Luxor train station for departure back to Cairo by first class sleeping train & overnight (Dinner & Breakfast will be served on board)
(Arrival Giza – Optional Sound & Light Show)
Day 7: Arrival Giza train station , meet & assist by our representative , transfer to your hotel for refreshment , free day in Cairo or an Optional visit to attend Sound & Light show at pyramids area, it’s an enchanting experience not to be missed , you may never know exactly how the magnificent pyramids were built ,the riddle of Sphinx may remain one of the world’s oldest mysteries, you are visiting the pyramids in the 21st century, thousands of years after they were built & they will continue to endure for generations, back to your hotel & overnight in Cairo .
(Final departure)
Day 8: After having your breakfast, transfer to Cairo international airport for final departure, assistance through formalities by our representative. |
