Wonders of Egypt
Wonders of Egypt
12 days / 11 Nights
A memorable tour package takes you to visit Egypt in a different style, from the
wonders of the ancient world and the beauty of a non-such city founded by Alexander
the Great , then to a truly green paradise in the mid of the desert where you go back to
nature for a couple of nights, then you sail the fabled Nile in one of the most luxurious
Cruise Ships to explore all the beauty of the Nile valley and unveil all the secrets of
the ancients Egyptian Civilization and walk where the pharaohs walked,
.
Day 01:
Upon Arrival at Cairo airport, meet and assist by our representative, then transfer to your
hotel in Cairo, check in hotel dinner and overnight.
Day 02:
Breakfast, then meet your professional Egyptologist tour guide and start visiting:
The Great Giza Pyramids, which were the first of the ancient seven wonders of the ancient
world, in fact the only one still exist, know who built them? And how they were built? Stop
before the sphinx and visit the valley temple of king chephren (the builder of the 2 nd great
pyramid. Stop for lunch in a local restaurant, then drive through the streets the largest
metropolis in Africa to visit the Cairo Egyptian Museum of antiquities (home of the world's
largest collection of pharaonic antiquities " more 120 thousand unique pharaonic artifacts
"and the treasures of king Tut). Back to hotel, dinner and overnight in hotel in Cairo.
Day 03:
Breakfast, then meet your professional Egyptologist tour guide and start a 220 KM Cairo /
Alexandria Modern road (with a stop of 15 Min halfway in Master Rest House), for a
fantastic day tour in the so called Pearl of the Mediterranean , upon arrival start your visits
with:
The Catacombs of Kom EL Shokafa ( an extensive, underground 3 story rock cut Tombs, The
only Surviving of its kind in Egypt ), proceed to visit the highest standing column in the world,
the Pompey's pillar where you'll know why Emperor Diocletian ordered such column to be
erected, listen to the story of Serapis and how the Greeks and the Egyptians united in one
religion, one god but in two different aspects. We don’t miss to let you enjoy a superb Sea
Food lunch in a restaurant overlooking The Mediterranean, then it's time to know about
another wonder of the ancient wonders, The Light House of Alexandria, when you visit the
Islamic fortress of Qaiet Bey which was built on the same site of the light house crumbled due
to earthquakes through the ages, and before leaving Alexandria heading back to Cairo, you'll
relax for 30-45 min in the 365 Acres Montazah Parks while taking photos to the Montazah
palace, then the Bibliotheca Alexandrina… back to Cairo, dinner and overnight in hotel in
Cairo.
Day 04:
Breakfast, then meet your tour guide and start a 365 KM Cairo / Bahariyya Oasis Road, with
30 Min Stop for rest halfway, upon arrival, check in the hotel / lodge camp, lunch and one
hour rest for refreshment, then start touring the Oasis, visit the Oasis' Museum which houses
artifacts of the late pharaonic period, together with the outstanding golden mummies found in
the oasis more than a decade ago then start a mini safari tour to the English Mountain, then
enjoy a Bedouin tea by the salt lake-side. Back to the hotel / lodge camp, dinner and
overnight.
Day 05:
Early morning – breakfast, then drive by safari – jeep 4x4 to the white desert (180
KM from Bahariyya), today you'll enjoy a lifetime desert adventure, visiting:
The crystal mountain a gem on the way to the white desert, with its startling magical
scene, proceed through the land mark of every traveller of the Oasis through the ages,
Agabat (or the difficult passage way) Safari lunch by the magical spring, then drive to
the white desert, which is without doubt the most famous worldwide, announced as a
natural protected area, more than a decade ago, covering a total of 3000 sq KM, a
chalk white formation once the bottommost of the great sea covering all north Africa
millions of years ago, the now rocks of the desert are naturally formed in different
shapes (mushroom/animals/birds etc) by sunset drive back to bahariyya , dinner and
overnight.
Day 06:
Breakfast, then drive back to Cairo, upon arrival check in hotel for day use till 6 P.M , then
meet your guide and transfer to Giza Railway station to travel to Aswan by the Overnight
Sleeper-Train dinner and overnight on board.
Day 07:
Breakfast on board while enjoying in the early morning unforgettable scenery of the
Nile valley through the train window, the green fertile agricultural fields, together
with the river Nile and the background of all the scene is an endless golden desert,
Upon arrival at Aswan Railway station start your visits in Aswan including:
Aswan High Dam built in the 60's of the last century marking a new era in the history of
Egypt, then proceed to visit the temple of goddess Isis, originally built on the Island of bigeh
before being relocated on Ijilika, to be saved and rescued from the rising water behind Aswan
old Dam, then the last stop for the day will be the unfinished obelisk and the granite quarries
in Aswan, where you stand a 5 feet away from what would be the world's largest obelisk if
was completed, moreover you'll know from your professional guide how obelisks were cut
and erected in ancient Egypt, afterwards, drive to your luxurious Nile Cruise Ship,
embarkation before lunch, after your lunch on board start in late afternoon for a felucca ride
to sail around the Islands in Aswan and the Agha Khan Mausoleum, back to Nile Cruise,
Dinner/Entertainment and overnight on board.
Day 08:
Breakfast on board while sailing northwards towards Kom Ombo . upon arrival at Kom
Ombo, visit the small but elegant temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroaries, and the
museum of the mummified crocodiles, back to Nile Cruise and sailing noerthwards towards
Edfu, upon arrival you visit the most preserved temple from ancient Egypt, dedicated the
falcon god Horus of Behdet, then back to Nile Cruise, to start sailing to Luxor Via Esna Lock.
Lunch / Dinner / Entertainment and overnight on board.
Day 09:
Breakfast on board, then start an unforgettable tour to ancient thebes (modern day Luxor),
which is the greatest open-air museum in the world, today you start touring the West Bank in
Luxor, where you visit:
The valley of the kings, where the pharaohs of the 18 th to the 20 th dynasties, rested in peace in
elaborate rock cut tombs decorated in a non-such books of the underworld, then proceed to
visit the elegant temple of a woman dressed like a man down to the artificial beard, reigning
successfully for 21 years, Queen Hatschepsut. The last stop for touring the west bank will be
The visit to the 18 meteres high colossi of Memmnon originally decorated the Entrance Pylon
of the great Mortuary temple of king Amenhotep III. Drive back to Nile Cruise for lunch, then
before sunset you head to visit the southern harem of Amon Ra, Temple of Luxor, which is in
fact a southern extension of Karnak complex , linked by a Dromos of nerly 3 KM Long
Sphinxes' avenue, afterwards you head for a walk in the Luxor Market before returning back
to Nile Cruise to enjoy dinner and oriental show, including belly Dance, and overnight on
board.
Day 10:
Breakfast on board, followed b disembarkation, then start to visit, the unrivalled monumental
complex in the world, the Karnak , dedicated mainly to Amon Ra, after touring a complex
took 2000 years to complete, transfer to Luxor airport to fly back to Cairo, upon arrival
transfer to hotel, check in – then free at leisure, and overnight in hotel in Cairo
.
Day 11:
Breakfast in hotel, then join your professional guide to visit the Coptic part of the city
including, the hanging church, built around the end of the 4 th century AD, then walk through
the narrow alleys of the area to visit The Abu Serga Church dedicated to two martyred roman
soldiers (Sergius and Bacchus) and exactly built on the cave crypt where the holy family
sheltered for days during their flight into Egypt, then the last stop in the Area will be a visit to
the oldest Synagogue built in Egypt, The Synagogue of Ben Ezra the scribe.
Stop for lunch in a local restaurant, then proceeds to visit the medieval fort of the Saladin
built around the end of the 12 th century AD, and the alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali built
in the 19 th century. The last stop for this day will be the 13 th century Khan IL Khalili Bazaar,
back to hotel and overnight in hotel in Cairo.
Day 12:
Breakfast, then transfer to Cairo airport to fly back home.
Tour Package includes:
- All Transfers, guiding, entrance fees & Accommodation as per program
- Meals as indicated
- Porters at Airports & Hotels
- All Taxes and Service Charge.
Tour Package excludes:
- any Air Fare
- any extras
- Tipping
- Entry visa