Day 1: Cairo
Upon arrival in Cairo our representative who will assist you through passport control formalities, luggage identification & portage will greet you. Transfer from the airport via private A/C car or mini-bus to your hotel for check in and overnight.
Day 2: Half
day Tour to the Great Pyramids & Sphinx
Today is a half-day guided tour in Giza, starting with the daunting
Great Pyramids Cheops, Chephren & Mykerionos. Cheops, with an original height of over 151 meters, is the most colossal ever built. Afterwards is a close-up look at the enigmatic
sphinx - a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren. Return to hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Day 3: Transfer
to Cairo Train Station to Aswan
This day is free for leisure. In the evening transfer to rail station and board
1st class sitting train. Overnight to Aswan onboard train.
Day 4:
Tour Aswan, Elephantine Island, Agha Khan Mausoleum,
botanical gardens, High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk & Aswan Philae
Temple
Arrive in Aswan early in the morning. Then a full day of touring starts with a
Nile Felucca tour around the islands in the Nile,
Elephantine Island,
Agha Khan Mausoleum and the
botanical gardens on
Kitcheners Island.
In the afternoon visit the the ancient granite quarries, Aswan
High Dams, Unfinished Obelisk and a boat ride to the
Aswan Temple of Philae - the delicate
temple of Isis, which was moved stone by stone from its ancient site (now submerged) to its present location.
At the end of the day return to hotel and overnight in Aswan.
Day 5: Aswan
This day is free for leisure in Aswan. Overnight in Aswan.
Day 6: Transfer
Aswan/Kom Ombo/Edfu/Luxor & Tour Luxor
Early breakfast and check out of hotel. The transfer by private car or minibus to
Luxor with stops at
Edfu visit the
temple of Edfu, the most preserved temple in Egypt which dedicated to the Great Falcon God Horus
and Kom Ombo to visit the
Temple of Kom Ombo, the only Shared Temple in Egypt between the Crocodile headed God Sobek & the Falcon headed God Haroeris on the way.
Arrive in Luxor and check in hotel. In the evening is a tour by calesche (horse drawn carriage) around the famous
Luxor Temple, which belonged to the Great king Amenophis III and the Famous king Ramses II. Return to hotel and overnight in Luxor.
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Day 7:
Tour Luxor, temple of Queen Hatshepsut
and valley of the kings
Following breakfast the day starts out with a ferry boat ride across the Nile to the
West Bank and a visit to the
temple of Queen Hatshepsut at
Deir El Bahari, called "the most splendid of all". Then a visit to the
valley of the kings to see
Medinet Habu,
the funeral temple of Ramesses III,
the Ramesseum, with its gigantic fallen colossus of
Ramesses II, and selected
tombs of nobles.
At the end of the day return to hotel and overnight in Luxor.
Day 8: Transfer
Luxor/Hurghada on the Red Sea
Early breakfast and check out of hotel. The transfer by private car or minibus to
Hurghada. Arrive in Hurghada and check in to hotel. The remainder of the day is free for leisure or water sports such as
Red Sea Swimming,
Red Sea Scuba Diving,
Red Sea Wind Surfing or
Red Sea Snorkeling. Overnight in Hurghada.
Day 9 - 12: Hurghada
These days are free for leisure or water sports such as Red
Sea Swimming, Red
Sea Scuba Diving, Red
Sea Wind Surfing or Red
Sea Snorkeling. Overnights in Hurghada.
Day 13: Transfer
from Hurghada to St Catherine
Early breakfast and check out of hotel. The transfer by private car or minibus to
Suez Canal. Continue along the Gulf of Suez via
Abu Rudess and
Wadi Firan to
St. Catherine. Overnight in camp at the base of Moses mountain.
Day 14:
Climb Moses mountain & Tour to St. Catherine
Monastery Transfer
St Catherine/Cairo
Breakfast and break down camp. Then climb Moses mountain (2,285 meters high) to view the sunrise. Descend and visit
St. Catherine Monastery. Return to Cairo via private car or minibus.
Arrive in the afternoon, check in to hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Day 15: Cairo
| Final Departure
Breakfast and check out of hotel. Assisted transfer to Cairo International airport for final departure.
Note: Actual itinerary may vary slightly based on
domestic flight services, Nile felucca schedules & other factors, however, all sight seeing & services as stated will be included.
