Egypt Family members Tour
INCLUSIONS
•Meet and assist upon arrival and departure by our representative
•Assistance of our personal during your remain, tours and excursions
•All airport transfers by private deluxe A/C car
•Accommodation for 2 nights in Cairo hotel on bed and buffet breakfast
•Accommodation of 1 evening aboard very first class sleeper train on half board
•Accommodation for 3 nights on board Nile cruise on full board basis
•Accommodation for 1 evening in Luxor hotel with bed and buffet breakfast
•Accommodation for five nights in Sharm El Sheikh resort with breakfast
•Interior flight tickets from Luxor to Sharm and from Sharm to Cairo Egyptair
•Full day tour to Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley temple, Sakkara and Memphis
•Full day tour to Egyptian Museum, Citadel Mosques and Coptic Churches
•Camel ride around the Pyramids in Cairo
•Full day tour to Karnak temple and Luxor temple, East Bank Luxor
•Full day tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple & colossi of Memnon
•Half day tour to Edfu temple in Nile cruiser journey
•Half day tour to Kom Ombo temple in Nile cruise journey
•Full day tour to the Higher Dam and Temple of Philae in Aswan
•Half day tour to Elephantine Island and botanical gardens by felucca sail on the Nile
•All sightseeing tours as talked about (Private tours for you and your family)
•All shore excursions as talked about (Private group tours whilst cruising)
•Lunch meals in the course of tours in Cairo and Giza
•Professional Egyptologist speaking tour guide (good humor)
•Admission charges to the sights throughout the tours
•All hotels and Nile cruise applicable taxes incorporated in the price
•Free mineral water and soft drink during the tours and onboard the car in Cairo
•Free Mobile cellphone charged against 30 min regional calls / five min.
international calls
Exclusions
• International Airfare to Egypt
• Additional of individual nature
• Optional excursions in Sharm El Sheikh
ITINERARY
Day # 1: Arriving Cairo, Egypt
Arrive in Cairo to find out the contrasts of this ancient city, our representative will meet you at Cairo international airport then will be accompanied to your hotel for examine in with free welcome drink. Tonight, unwind or enjoy optional evening of out of this world entertainment as we go to the Pyramids for the extraordinary Sound and Light Magnificent after you will return to your hotel and then the night is at leisure.
Day # 2: Giza Sightseeing Tours
After your relaxing breakfast at the hotel in Cairo your very own private English speaking Egyptologist guide will take you to Sakkara that is component of Memphis’s huge necropolis, and the burial web site of the most ancient Pharaohs in which you will see the initial pyramids ever built in Egypt “Step Pyramid of King Djoser that was made by Imhotep, the ancient Egyptian architect also you will go to the Teti Pyramid and tombs in Sakkara then you will be transferred to Memphis, the ancient Capital of Egypt to pay a visit to the colossal statue of Ramses II and nearby a nevertheless half-buried Hathor Temple then a calming drive to the well-known Giza Plateau, property of Egypt’s Biggest attractions to visit The Wonderful Pyramids, A single of the Seven Wonders of the ancient planet like the Fantastic Pyramid of Cheops, middle pyramids of Chephren and the tiny a single of Mykerinos with camel ride and loved ones photo in front of Pyramids, then go to the mysterious Sphinx, the Father of Terror for the ancient pharaohs, the tour consists of visit to the valley temple facing the fantastic sphinx with selection pay a visit to to the solar boat this was a boat utilised to carry the pharaoh’s mummy across the Nile, and then buried at the foot of the pyramid for his use in the afterlife then you will be transferred back to your hotel for a peaceful above night stay in Cairo
Day # three: Cairo Sightseeing Tours / Aswan
Appreciate your breakfast at the hotel in Cairo and then you will be accompanied by your private Egyptologist tour manual to visit the world-renowned Museum of Egyptian Antiques that was built in neo-classical type developed by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon which exhibits a collection now more than 120000 masterpieces ranges from pre-dynastic era, Pharaonic era to the Greco-roman period in Egypt such as the treasures of the little one King Tutankhamen, Pharaonic Gods and Goddess, with selection go to to the mummies space at the Egyptian Museum exactly where you might find out about the Excellent Egyptian civilization and the mummification art in ancient Egypt. Then you will also visit the Citadel of Saladin that is overlooking the city from the Muqattam Hills and Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque within that was constructed in Turkish style and extremely comparable to the Blue Mosque in Turkey and merely thought to be to be a single of the landmarks in Cairo whose minaret can be noticed from any part of old Cairo then go to the Christian heritage in Coptic Cairo including some of the early religious monuments of the city this kind of as the hanging church or the suspended church this basilica church was named for its area on leading of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon the church became the center of the Christian Church of Egypt you will check out also the renowned Jewish heritage in Cairo like Ben Ezra Synagogue the temple is made up of a Jewish heritage library, containing documents discovered here in 1896 that describe the economic and social conditions of Jews under Arab rule as effectively as descriptions of relations among different Jewish sects from there you will be transferred to Giza train terminal to board your first class sleeper train to Aswan with dinner and overnight stay onboard
Day # 4: Aswan / 4 day Nile cruise holiday
Take pleasure in breakfast with sunrise view prior to arriving Aswan, in which you will be met by your guide who will accompany you to check out the Higher dam, which supplies electrical power and irrigation for significantly of Egypt, the granite quarries that offered ancient Egypt with constructing supplies and the *unfinished Obelisk* . It would have been the largest piece of stone ever handled but when a crack was found it was abandoned wherever it was currently being hewn. Cross by boat to Angilika Island, in which the Philae Temple of Isis has prolonged colonnades, towers and reliefs depicting and honouring the gods. Sail by felucca to Kitchener’s Island and great botanical gardens then sail back to the cruise for totally free time at leisure and overnight remain.
Day # 5: Nile cruise holiday
Breakfast onboard your cruise ship in Aswan and then sail to check out Kom Ombo. The Temple there is special, for it is dedicated to two gods: Sobek the crocodile god of fertility and the falcon-headed Horus, god of the sky. There are depictions of Pharaohs and Roman emperors paying homage to various gods, texts in hieroglyphics and even relief’s depicting a series of surgeon’s instruments. An afternoon sailing brings you to the huge Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu. Begun in 237BC, devoted in 142BC and built from the wonderful blocks of sandstone, it is the most complete and greatest-preserved of the Egyptian temples. Two statues of the falcon god Horus flank the twintowered entrance gate and the within are a lot of columns, several halls, chambers and chapels and an exciting inscription on one wall listing the titles of the books (scrolls) held in the library, totally free time at leisure and overnight onboard
Day # six: Nile cruise vacation
Carry on sail down the timeless River Nile and watched every day life on its banks. In the course of the cruise your educated Egyptologist tour guides will talk about the art and architecture of Ancient Egypt and give you invaluable insights into the mysteries of the Pharaohs and their fascinating culture. You’ll pass through the busy lock at Esna on route for Luxor. These days you will tour the gigantic Karnak Temple complicated, which is the world’s biggest ancient religious web site and 1 of the most visited spots in Egypt. It was constructed and enlarged over a thirteen hundreds year period beneath the reigns of several Pharaohs. The colossal craved-granite columns have to be observed to be believed. Tonight you can join us for an incredible optional evening Sound and Light show in the Temple precincts tells the story of Luxor and Karnak.
Day # 7: Nile cruise holiday
Breakfast onboard the cruise in Luxor then you will be escorted by your guide to cross the West Bank of the Nile to the web site of Ancient Thebes, one of the most essential archaeological internet sites in the planet. Go to the hugely impressive, colonnaded and terraced Temple of Hatshepsut, built into an amphitheatre out of a higher cliff face. In the beautifully decorated rock-cut tombs in the Valley of the kings, the colour and the detail of the drawings, of deities and scenes from the Book of the Underworld, are breathtaking. The most visited tombs have walkways and electric lighting, and the vibrant colours of the paintings are protected by glass, totally free time at leisure in Luxor on your personal to uncover the neighborhood folks and from there you will be transferred to Luxor hotel for verify in and ovenight.
Day # 8: Luxor / Sharm El Sheikh Vacation
Breakfast at your hotel in Luxor and then you will be transferred to Luxor airport to fly to Sharm El
