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9 Days to Pyramids, Cairo & Luxor & Aswan and Abu Simbel by Train
$1,095.00
Overview
Discover the captivating pharaonic history through an exciting tour that suits your financial conditions. Visit the Great Pyramids and see how great were the ancient Egyptians to build such gigantic pyramids. Heading down to Aswan by Egypt sleeper train to experience Nile cruise tour between Luxor and Aswan. Also discover the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is a renowned institution boasting an extensive collection of artifacts spanning thousands of years of ancient Egyptian history. Established in 1902
Tour Details
Duration: 9 Days / 8 Nights Type: Private & Group Tour Run: Every Day
Languages: English ,Italy , German , French , Spanish , Portuguese
Highlights
- Giza Pyramids
- Memphis & Saqqara
- Old Cairo
- Egyptian Museum
- citadel of Saladen
- National Museum
- Karnak & Luxor Temples
- Valley of the kings
- Hatshepsut Temple
- Colossi of Memnon
- Philae temple
- High Dam
- Unfinished Obelisk
- Abu Simbel
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Cairo ‘Welcome to Egypt
Your tour manager from Holy Egypt Tours will meet and assist you upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport. then he will escort you to your hotel in Cairo by an air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist you with a smooth check-in and review your private vacation itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for your tours.
Overnight in Cairo
Day 2: Giza pyramids ,Saqqara ,Memphis
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel in Cairo before checking out, then your personal tour guide will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus , famous Sphinx , and Valley temple facing the great statue. Then move to visit The Ancient capital of Egypt Memphis and The first step pyramid made of Lime stone for king Zoser. Back to hotel
Meals : Breakfast and Lunch
Overnight in Cairo
Day 3: Egyptian Museum , Citadel , Old Cairo
After breakfast at the hotel, you will be escorted by your private guide to visit the ever-famous Egyptian Museum, which features artifacts from different period of Egyptian history. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection in the world. Over 250,000 overwhelming artifacts are presented.
Before extending your trip, you will be served with a warm delightful lunch meal at a high-quality restaurant.
After lunch, you will move on to Coptic Cairo to visit Babylon Fortress and the Hanging Church, Church of St. Barbara, Church of St. Sergius and Ben Ezra synagogue.
Enrich you tour with a visit to Amr Ibn El-Aas Mosque which is the very first mosque built in Egypt.
After lunch, you will move on to visit the Citadel of Salah El-Din, where you will see the view of all Cairo, as you will visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which is considered the largest to be built in the beginning of the 19th century the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Egypt over 45 years & it is built in Baruk style.
Meals : Breakfast ,Lunch and Dinner
Overnight in Sleeper Train
Day 4: Luxor Sightseeing – East Bank
after breakfast. Upon arrival at Luxor train station, you will be met by our representative, then have a blissful day tour. starting with a visit to the famous Karnak Temple the largest place of worship that was ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means “the most sacred of places.” The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built more than two thousand years ago by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars.
Proceed to have your lunch at a local restaurant in Luxor.
Then move to Luxor Temple. It was built by Amenhotep III in 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom, and it was completed by Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty. King Ramses II was the most famous king in the 19th Dynasty. He ruled Egypt for about 67 years. It was dedicated to the great god Amun-Ra, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu together representing the Theban triad. Enjoy visiting the Obelisk of Ramses II in front of the 1st Pylon. Back to hotel in Luxor
Meals : Breakfast ,Lunch
Overnight in Luxor
Day 5: West Bank
Discover the greatness of the ancient Pharaohs by visiting their legendary temples in Luxor. Start your tour by taking a domestic flight to Luxor. Upon arrival at Luxor, you will be met by our representative, then have a blissful day tour. starting with a
visit to the Valley of the Kings was created and used from approximately 1539 BC to 1075 BC. It contains some 60 tombs, starting with Thutmose I and ending with Ramses X or XI. The official name of the site was The Great and Majestic Necropolis of the Millions of Years of the Pharaoh, Life, Strength, Health in The West of Thebes, or more usually, the Great Field. The most famous tomb is KV62, the Tomb of King Tutankhamun. The discovery of King Tut’s tomb was made by Howard Carter in 1922, Tutankhamun’s tomb was the first royal tomb to be discovered that was still largely intact.
Then you will continue the tour to visit the Hatshepsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple was dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut the only female pharaoh. It rises out of the desert in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it. Proceed to the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III, Colossi of Memnon are the two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For 3,400 years they have sat in the Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the city of Luxor. The original function of the Colossi was to stand guard at the entrance to Amenhotep’s memorial temple or mortuary temple. Back to hotel.
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch
Day 6: Aswan Sightseeing
Early in the morning, the company representative will take you to the train station and go to the city of Aswan.
Upon your arrival at the Aswan train station, you will be met and assisted by Ancient Egypt Tours representative. then have a blissful day tour. starting with a
visit to the High Dam, an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting Egypt from annual floods from the Nile.
Then proceed to visit the Unfinished Obelisk which shows the techniques used by the ancient Egyptians to cut obelisks. Most probably this obelisk belongs to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rulers of the 18th Dynasty and the royal wife of king Tuthmosis II. This queen was the owner of her Temple in the eastern bank of Luxor. Also there is an opinion said that it belongs to Queen Nefertiti.
Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant in Aswan.
Move on to visit the majestic Philae Temple which was built on the honor of Goddess Isis the chief deity of the island. Then you will have the chance to enjoy some Free time at leisure in Aswan for shopping in the evening, transfer to hotel in Aswan
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch
Overnight in Aswan
Day 7: Abu Simbel Temples
Enjoy your Abu Simbel Day Trip from Aswan. Our Holy Egypt Tour Representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan by a PRIVATE air-conditioned vehicle. It is about 03 hours and half, one way driving from Aswan to Abu Simbel. You will enjoy Abu Simbel area with its main attraction “the great sun temple of Ramses II” and the temple of queen Nefertari. Both temples were discovered in 1813 it was almost completely covered with sand. Then both temples were moved in 1960 by the help of Egyptian government and UNESCO to avoid the rising water of the Nile. Ramses II built the temple mostly to honour himself as inside there is a mural depicting his famous victory at Kadesh battle where his army defeated his enemies. On the north of Ramses temple, the Nefertari Temple which was built by Ramses II to his favorite wife Queen Nefertari among other 200 wives and concubines. Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant. Later, you’ll head to the Aswan train station to catch the sleeper train back to Cairo. Dinner will be served on board the train.
Meals : Breakfast ,Lunch and Dinner
Overnight in Sleeper Train
Day 8: Cairo
Enjoy breakfast at the Train before, Our Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from the train station in Cairo or Giza to your hotel and enjoy your day free.
You can choose Optional Tour
Overnight Cairo.
Meals : Breakfast
Day 9: Departure
Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo, with free time before your flight. Check out and then you will be transferred by our representative to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meals : Breakfast
Prices Quoted Per Person in USD
For 4 Star hotel
- Single room = 1560$
- Double room = 1235$
- Triple room = 1095$
What’s Included ?
- Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
- Assistance of our guest relations during your stay
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Accommodation in Cairo for 3 nights including bed and breakfast
- Accommodation in Sleeper Train for 2 nights including bed and breakfast & Dinner.
- Accommodation in Luxor for 2 night including bed and breakfast
- Accommodation in Aswan for 1 night including bed and breakfast
- All sightseeing tours are strictly private tours
- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary
- Private speaking guide
- Meals as indicated in the above itinerary
- Bottled water during the trips
- Portage when needed
- All service charges and taxes
What’s Excluded?
- International Airfare.
- Entry visa to Egypt.
- Entrance fees
- Lunch
- Tipping.
- Optional Tours.
- Tickets To Get Inside The Pyramids
- 0 – 5.99 Free of Charge
- 6-11.99 pay 50% of tour price
- 12 – 99 Full price
Optional Tour
- Felucca
- Dinner Nile Cruise
- City tour
- Camping around pyramid during sunset
- Nubian village
- Hot Balloon
- Cairo Tower
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