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Easter
in Egypt
9 days / 8 nights
Featuring
top 5 star hotels and luxury Nile cruisers this is a great tour of
the Nile
for people who like to cruise and see the major sites of Egypt. From
the famous Pyramids
in Cairo to the Valley of the Kings in Luxor this is an excellent
introduction to Egypt in Luxury.
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Day
1 Arrive at Cairo Airport where our representative will meet and assist
you through customs and then you claim your baggage. You will be transferred
to your selected hotel for a free evening. Overnight at your Hotel. (no
meals)
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2 Today you will be transported back to the time of the ancient Egyptians.
I will accompany you to the awe inspiring Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza
and then onwards to Sakkara to see the first pyramid ever built the Step
Pyramid of Zosser. Overnight at your Hotel.
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3 - Cairo - Aswan - After breakfast you will enjoy the legendary treasures
of the Egyptian Museum. Take a look at some of the most exquisite and
ancient artefacts and statues in history. Then see the Islamic areas of
Cairo; the Citadel of Saladdin boasting the famous Alabaster Mosque of
Mohammed Ali. Then onto the Coptic area of Cairo where the Romans constructed
the fortress of Babylon which is built over the ruins of two towers of
the fortress the church of St Mary or more commonly know as the Hanging
Church. Later that evening you will be transferred to board the overnight
sleeper train to Aswan and enjoy dinner and breakfast in your own compartment.
Overnight Sleeper Train.
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4 - Aswan - Arrive in Aswan where you will be met and transferred
to your selected Hotel. Your afternoon tour starts at the High Dam and
its huge lake then take a short ferry ride to the Romantic and Majestic
Philae Temple. Tonight you can explore the many bazaars and small streets
of Aswan or enjoy dinner on one of the many floating restaurants along
the Nile. Overnight at your Hotel.
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5 - Aswan - Nile cruise - Free morning. Optional tour to Abu Simbel
by flight or by road. Transfer to your Nile cruise boat. Afternoon excursion
on a traditional felucca around Elephantine and visit Kitchner Island.
Overnight Cruise Boat.
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6 - Nile cruise - After enjoying your breakfast while cruising down
the Nile, visit the Greco Roman Temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to the two
gods Sobek the crocodile God and Harveris the Sun God. Continue sailing
to visit Edfu Temple the best preserved and second largest Temple in Egypt.
Overnight Cruise Boat.
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7 - Nile cruise - Free morning then you have the afternoon tour to
the East Bank of Luxor. Entry is down the avenue of Ram Headed Sphinx
to reach the Monumental Temple of Karnak and then continue onto Luxor
Temple. Overnight Nile Cruise.
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8 - Luxor - Cairo - After check out in the morning you cross over
to the West Bank of Luxor where the Valley of the Kings and Queens, Queen
Hatshepsut Temple and the Colossi of Memnon awaits you. Transfer to the
airport for your flight to Cairo. Arrive in Cairo where you will be met
and transferred to your hotel. Overnight at your Hotel. Optional Hot Air
balloon ride over the West Bank
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9 - Cairo - Transfer to the Cairo Airport for
your departure flight.
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My
tour includes all of the following:
1.
Transfers from and to the airport.
2. Fully-guided tours (as per the itinerary) in air conditioned, private
cars.
3. Yours truly Egyptologist tour guide speaking fluent English.
4. three nights on a 5-star Nile Cruise ship with all meals included.
5. First-class sleeping trains from Cairo/Aswan and Luxor/Cairo or flights
on Egypt Air.
6. Three nights in a Cairo hotel (4 nights if flights are used). Rooms
have a private bath, air-conditioning, TV and include breakfast.
7.One (1) night in Aswan
8. All transfer and pick-up services.
9. All service charges, entrance fees and taxes.
10. Travel to and from Egypt (items of personal
nature - drinks, phone calls, laundry…etc. are not included.)
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