7 Nights/8 Days Trip to Egypt
Tour Snapshot
Duration: 6nights/7days
Hotel pickup available
Near public transportation
Ticket booking type: Mobile
About
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Area: 1.002 million square kilometers
Population: 107,016,379
Winter Temperature: 23°C/24°C
Summer Temperature: 30°C
Best Time to Visit: October to April
What Will You Get
Egypt is one of the most ancient places in the world. It is one of few places in the world where history rules powerfully. On our tour, you get to walk through the mesmerising historical creations. Your journey will begin through Old Cairo. Witness the ever-beautiful pyramids of Giza, the seven wonders of the world and the great sphinx.
Highlights
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Accommodation in the mentioned hotels as per the sharing basis
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Reaching Cairo, Egypt
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Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, a representative welcomes you and assists you through the immigration process.
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Escorted transfer by a modern air-conditioned coach will take you to the hotel through Old Cairo to enjoy the panoramic view of the citadel with the towering mosque of Mohamed Ali pass by Sultan Hassan & El Refaie mosques.
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Check-in at the hotel upon arrival & free time to refresh. Proceed for the Sound & Light Show by the Pyramids. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2: Explore Cairo
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Early breakfast at the hotel in Cairo, then starts a guided tour to visit one of the Seven Wonders, the great Pyramids of Giza; (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus) were reckoned by the Greeks to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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Not far from the Pyramids is the Great Sphinx of Giza, which dates from the time of Chephren (2620 BC). Hewn from natural yellowish limestone and standing 65 feet high and 187 feet long, this impressive statue combines the head of a Pharaoh with a lion's body.
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A quick visit to the papyrus institute or a perfume shop can be arranged after the visit.
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Lunch at an Indian restaurant, then start an afternoon visit to the Egyptian Museum. The present museum building was built in 1900 in the new classical style by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon. The museum-exhibited collections now exceed 120,000 objects, ranging from the prehistoric era to the Greco-Roman period. It has 107 halls, and the ground floor houses huge statues. The upper floor houses small statues, jewels, Tutankhamun treasures and mummies. The museum also comprises a photography section and a large library. A hall for the Royal Mummies was opened at the museum, housing eleven kings and queens.
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After the visit to the museum, a short drive through the downtown will take you to Khan El Khalili bazaars, one of the most famous worldwide with its amazing narrow alleyways.
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Drive back to the hotel & overnight at the hotel in Cairo.
Day 3: Cairo – Alexandria – Cairo
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Early breakfast at the hotel in Cairo, then transfer to Alexandria via the desert road –about 225 km– whereby you will start a guided tour to visit Bombay’s pillars, the Catacombs & Montazah Gardens. You will also pass by Alexandrina Bibliotheca & overview Qaitbay citadel from outside.
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Pompeii Column and Kom el-Shuqafa Catacombs Thirty meters high and built from Aswan pink granite, the Pompeii Column is thought to have been a present from the people of Alexandria to Emperor Diocletian. The majority of the remains found around the column can be seen at the Greco-Roman Museum. At the top of the hill lies the entrance to the Kom el-Shuqafa Catacombs dating from the first and second centuries. They were discovered by chance at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Montazah Gardens is about 150-hectare park surrounding the palace of Khedive Abbas with its amazing architecture worthy of Walt Disney. Visitors enjoy strolling in the gardens or swimming on the nice sandy beaches.
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Alexandrina Bibliotheca; the New Library of Alexandria, the New Bibliotheca Alexandrina is dedicated to recapture the spirit of openness and scholarship of the original Bibliotheca Alexandrina. It is much more than a library as it contains 13 different departments.
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Besides, the New Library also hosts several institutions, which are growing, becoming the nerve centre of many international and regional networks.
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Qaitbay Fort has been guarding the bay for centuries; at the end of the Cornish rises the crenellated walls of the Mamluk fortress built in 1480 on the site of the Alexandria lighthouse.
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Drive back to Cairo, dinner at a restaurant & overnight at the hotel.
Day 4: Cairo – Aswan
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Early wakeup & check out of the hotel. Drive to Cairo airport for about a 70 minutes flight to Aswan – the southern gate of Egypt. Meet & assist upon arrival at Aswan airport. Aswan is one of the world's best-known winter resorts.
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Start a guided tour to visit the Old Dam (just passing over it) and the High Dam, which provides irrigation and electricity to the whole of Egypt and then a motor boat ride, will take you to the beautiful Temple of Philae on Isis Island then transfer to the Nile Cruise & Check-in.
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Lunch will be served onboard the cruise, then an afternoon relaxation tour by felucca to sail around the Elephantine & Botanical Islands viewing the Agha Khan mausoleum.
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Back to the cruise again for dinner and overnight onboard.
Day 5: Abu Simbel
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Very early wakeup call & breakfast box will be ready to start an optional excursion by coach to the great Temples of Abu Simbel flanked by four giant stone statues of Ramses II. The Temple was reclaimed from the dam to rescue from the rising water of Lake Nasser and reconstructed in its present site.
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Sail to Kom Ombo upon returning from Abu Simbel. Visit The Ptolemaic Temple Shared by Two Gods, Sobek and Heroeris in Kom Ombo.
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Sail to Edfu & overnight on board.
Day 6: Edfu – Esna – Luxor
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Transfer by Kalesh or horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus to visit, then back to the Nile Cruise and sail to Esna / Luxor.
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Visit Karnak temple upon arrival to Luxor and overview Luxor temple from the outside as it is like an open museum.
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Overnight on board.
Day 7: Homecoming with Happy Memories
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Breakfast at the hotel.
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Later check out from the hotel.
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Transfer to the airport to board your home bound flight.
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Depart with happy memories!!!
