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09 Nights / 10 Days
Cairo & Luxor
The Best of Ancient Egypt
Day 1
Arrive Cairo International Airport , meet & assist as our representative will handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area and customs formalities. After that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2
Breakfast at hotel - enjoy an excursion to the Great Pyramids of Cheops , Chefren and Mykerinus and see the Sphinx and the Valley Temple - pay a visit to the Egyptian Museum where you can see the collection of Tutankhmun among other splendid pharaonic artifacts - Old Cairo as you are going to visit The Hanging Church Mari Gerges Church - Ben Ezra Synagogue - At night, optional Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids Area - overnight in Cairo .
Day 3
Breakfast at hotel - transfer to Cairo domestic Airport for departure to Luxor - arrive Luxor Airport - meet & assist - transfer to hotel - enjoy an excursion to visit Karnak Temple and examine in detail the Precinct of Amun, the temple of Ptah with its beautiful Sekhmet statue, the temple of Khonsu and the Opet Temple and the little known chapel of Osiris - This evening there will be a visit to Luxor Museum - back to hotel - overnight in Luxor .
Day 4
Breakfast at hotel - enjoy an excursion to visit two little temples on the East Bank both dedicated to Montu. We start at el Madamud whose romantic ruins lie strewn beside the cultivation. Continue to El Tod a fascinating and well decorated temple where we can examine the ancient quayside. This evening there will be a visit to Luxor Temple - back to hotel - overnight in Luxor .
Day 5
Breakfast at hotel - enjoy an excursion to visit Abydos and the great temple of Seti I, with superb reliefs and wonderful chapels dedicated to Ra, Osiris, Isis and others. We will also explore the mysterious Osireion and the rarely visited temple of Ramesses I I . We will overnight at Hotel in Sohag .
Day 6
Breakfast at hotel - At the site of Akhmim we will investigate the cult of Min in more detail among the tombs and temples of this site and view the wonderful statue of Meryut Amun. On to the well preserved temple at Dendera, dedicated to Hathor. Return to Luxor - overnight in Luxor .
Day 7
Breakfast at hotel - enjoy an excursion to visit the West Bank and to the Museum of Merneptah, then the enormous fortress temple of Ramesses I I I at Medinet Habu and the beautiful private tombs at Deir el Medina. This evening a visit to the mummifi cation museum - back to hotel - overnight in Luxor .
Day 8
Breakfast at hotel - enjoy an excursion to visit the Temple of Hatshepsut where we will explore all three levels. On to the Valley of the Kings and three specially chosen tombs to examine the signifi cance of the representations of the book of the dead, the weighing of the heart, the offering to the Gods – visit Clossi of Memnon - back to hotel - overnight in Luxor .
Day 9
Breakfast at hotel - transfer to Luxor Airport for departure back to Cairo - arrive cairo airport - meet & assist - transfer to hotel - overnight in Cairo .
Day 10
Breakfast at hotel - Transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure .
End of the program.
Price Per Person in Double : $ 835 US Dollars!! Minimum 2 persons!!
Price includes the following :
- Meet & assist at Cairo International Airport and transfer to hotel via Air-conditioned modern Van.
- 03 nights accommodation at 04 Stars Hotel in Cairo on Bed and Breakfast Basis .
- 01 day excursion in Cairo including visits to :
* Pyramids of Giza
* Valley temple
* Sphinx
* Egyptian Museum
* Old Cairo
* Entrance fees are included
* English speaking guide is included
- Assist & Transfer to Cairo Airport departure to Luxor by via Air-conditioned modern Van .
- Meet and Assist at Luxor train station and transfer to hotel via Air-conditioned modern Van.
- 01 night accommodation at 03 Stars Hotel in Sohag on Bed and Breakfast Basis .
- 05 nights accommodation at 04 Stars Hotel in Luxor on Bed and Breakfast Basis .
- 06 days excursion in Luxor including Visits to :
* Karnak Temple
* Luxor Museum
* Two little temples on the East Bank El Madamud & El Tod
* Luxor Temple
* Abydos
* Temple of Ramses II
* Dandara at the sight of Akhmim
* Museum of Mernemptah
* Medinet Habu
* Tombs of Deir El Madina
* Mumification Museum
* Valley of the Kings
* Hatshepsut Temple
* Colossi of Memnon
* Entrance fees are included
* English speaking guide is included
- Assist & Transfer to Luxor Airport for departure to Cairo by via Air-conditioned modern Van.
- Meet and Assist at Cairo Airport and transfer to hotel via Air-conditioned modern Van.
- All transfers in Cairo / Luxor via Air-conditioned modern Van.
- Assist & transfer to Cairo International Airport on final departure.
- All taxes & service charges
Price excludes the following :
- Visa to Egypt
- Domestic airfares
- Any other optional tours if required
- Tips to Driver - Guide - Company representative
Notes :
- The price exclude Christmas, New Year’s Eve & Easter Feasts.
- We can arrange this program by seater train or by sleeper train
- Special Entrance Ticket for the interior room of the great Pyramid + Solar Boat museum + Camel Ride ( please advice if you like to add it to the offer).
- In the Egyptian Museum the mumification room (Costs 100 L.E per person please advice if you like to add it to the offer).
- There are camera and video camera fees at historical and archaeological sites in Egypt.
- Please note that the company’s representative will be waiting for you with a sign that have your name on before the passport control & will be helping you with getting the entry visa in case you don’t have one depending on your nationality if it allows you to get the visa from Cairo Airport. The visa cost is $ 15 per person. If not you have to get it from the Egyptian embassy in your country because it is only held by the Egyptian government .
- Must be at the Airport at least 2 hours before flight timing.
- Tour guide: Egypt guided tours are highly recommended and our guides are knowledgeable Egyptologist guides who have academic qualifications to make your tour to Egypt extra special
- Vehicles:Vehicles are new branded air-conditioned with a professional driver, but drivers in Egypt do not speak English and they cannot act as tour guides for the Egyptain monumental sights.
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