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This package includes:
• Two nights accommodation in Cairo (Based on Bed and Breakfast)
• Four nights accommodation on Five Star Nile Cruise Boat (Based on Full Board, drinks excluded)
• Three nights accommodation in Hurghada (Based on Half Board.)
• Cairo Tour: Visiting the Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza , the steps pyramid at Sakkara , the Egyptian Museum
• Aswan Tour: Visiting Phillae temple, high Dam, Elephantine and Kitchener Islands .
• Luxor tour: Visiting the East and West Bank.
• An English – speaking guide in Cairo Aswan and Luxor
• First class sitting train Cairo / Aswan .
• A.C. Bus Luxor / Hurghada / Cairo .
• All transfers including “Meet and Assist” and departure transfers.

Tour Cost Excludes:

Entrance fees to all sites, temples & Museums.

Any meals not stated on the itinerary.

Visas, tips, laundry and other items of a personal nature.

Basic Itinerary:
Day 1:
Upon arrival at Cairo international airport you will be met by our Airport representative (holding Sunny Egypt sign with your Name), who will assist you with the passport control formalities, luggage identification and customs procedures. Then you will be transferred to your hotel to spend the night. Our Cairo head Rep will welcome you, help you check-in to the Hotel and let you know the plan for the next few days.

Day 2:
Morning- Breakfast at the hotel then our friendly expert Egyptologist guide will accompany you to the area - inspiring Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza was built 4600 years ago. Khufu, the successor of Sneferu, was known as a tyrant and in his arrogance he decided to have a tomb built that was bigger and better than all others.
The three Pyramids : Cheops (Khufu), Chephren (Khafra) & Mycrenios (Menkaura). The Great pyramid was built by King Cheops (IV Dynasty). King Chefren, the son of Cheops, built the second Pyramid and the third pyramid was built in the reign of “Menkaura”, the son of Chefren. The mysterious Sphinx, with its mask of Chephren and body of a Lion, stands Close by guard of the land of Pharaohs.
The Sphinx and the three pyramids were considered one to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Then on to Sakkara lies 25 Km south of Cairo. Djeser’s (Zosser’s) step Pyramid, (built 4700 years ago), dominates the skyline and is believed to be the ancient Egyptians first attempt at pyramid building, to see the first pyramids ever built the step pyramid of Zosser . This night you'll take the overnight train to Aswan .

Day 3:
Upon arrival at the Aswan train station, you will be met and transferred to your selected Cruise. After freshening up you can take an afternoon tour to the Philae temple. As the centre of the cult of Isis, the island of Philae was an important place of pilgrimage for worshippers until long into the Christian era. From Philae, Isis was said to watch over the sacred island of Biga, one of the mythical burial sites of her husband Osiris. After the building of the Aswan Dam, the island’s temples were partly submerged in water and visitors took to rowing boats to peer at the remains . Then Aswan High Dam, one of the biggest dams in the World (measuring 360 feet high and over a mile and a half wide), was erected to store the flood waters of the Nile in Lake Nasser. Overnight on the boat.

Day 4 ( optional Abu Simbel tour ) :
After breakfast, you will sail by Felucca to visit Elephantine and Kitchner Islands to see the beautiful and peaceful botanical gardens. Overnight on the cruise boat while sailing down the Nile.

Day 5:
Enjoy your breakfast while cruising down the Nile . Visit Kom Ombo temple and then continue sailing. Later you will stop at Edfu to visit Horus Temple the second large temple in Egypt . Overnight on the cruise boat while sailing towards Luxor .

Day 6:
Arrive luxor, after breakfast, tour to the East Bank of Luxor ( Karnak temple: the main center of worship in ancient Egypt and Luxor temple : has huge papyrus columns and was dedicated to the god Amun. One of its striking aspects is the remains of an ancient Christian Church and Abu Haggag Mosque. Here three religions represented in one place ). Overnight on the boat.

Day 7:
An early morning, continuation our touring in Luxor, by visit the West Bank - Valley of the Kings: the remote, barren Valley of the Kings was the necropolis of the New Kingdom pharaohs. By digging their tombs deep into the Theban Hills, pharaohs from Tuthmosis I on hoped to stop robbers stealing the priceless possessions buried with them. Valley of the Queens: Named by Champollion, the Valley of the Queens lies to the south-west of the Valley of the Kings and holds the tombs of many royal wives and children. Hatshepsut Temple: Against its stark mountainous backdrop, the partly rock-hewn Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri is a breath-taking sight. Colossi of Memnon: the two enthroned statues of Amenhotep III are the first monuments most visitors see on arriving in the West Bank. Late evening bus to Hurghada. Overnight in Hurghada hotel.

Day 8-10:
It is our base for the coming days. There is plenty of time to relax or swim. Perhaps indulge in some water pastimes perhaps a spot of snorkeling or diving.

Day 11:
Arrive Cairo transfer to your hotel; our friendly expert Egyptologist guide will accompany you to visit the famous Egyptian museum where you will see many precious antiquities. Then on to Islamic areas of Cairo, including the Citadel of Saladdin which boasts the famous Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali. After that you will visit the Coptic area of Cairo where the Romans constructed the fortress of Babylon. Built on the ruins of two towers of the fortress towers is the church of St. Mary , more commonly known as the Hanging Church . Next you will visit St. Sergius where it is said to be the resting place for the holy family .

Day 12:
After breakfast, tour end, transfer to airport and farewell to the pharaohs land.

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