Thursday, August 23, 2012

Nile Cruise Holiday with Cairo Tour and Sharm El Sheikh Vacation


Egypt the Land Of Pharoahs Travel Package






Day 1: Arrival Cairo, Egypt
Arrival at Cairo international airport, meet and assist by our travel REP, then escort to the hotel, check in. In the evening an optional dinner cruise with belly dance show, then back to the hotel and overnight stay.
Day 2: Giza Sightseeing Tour
After breakfast, sightseeing tour in Giza to visit the great pyramids, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Lunch is served during the tour. Then head to the Papyrus institute and Perfume Factory. Transfer back to the hotel and overnight.
Day 3: Cairo Sightseeing Tour - AswanBreakfast, sightseeing tour in Cairo to visit the national Egyptian Museum of antiquities, Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque and Saladin Citadel, and the Coptic churches in Old Cairo as well followed by a shopping tour to the famous Khan El Khalili bazaars, Lunch is served during the tours. From there you will be taken the train station to board the first class sleeping train to Aswan. Overnight aboard the train.
Day 4: Aswan Sightseeing – Nile cruise Holiday Breakfast aboard the train, Upon arrival Aswan, our travel REP will be waiting for you to escort you in a guided tour to the sights in Aswan to visit the high dam, the unfinished obelisk and the Philae Temple, then transfer to the cruise to check in and lunch aboard the cruise. In the afternoon enjoy a felucca ride around the rocky island of the Nile. Transfer to the cruise, dinner and entertainment on board. Sail to Kom ombo and overnight stay aboard the cruise.
Day 5: Kom Ombo – Edfu Sightseeing tours - Nile cruise HolidayBreakfast, arrival to Kom Ombo and visit the temple of Kom Ombo. The temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris. Continue sailing to Edfu, lunch on board. After lunch a sightseeing tour to visit Edfu temple, the major Ptolemaic temple and the best preserved in Egypt. The temple is dedicated to the falcon god Horus and was built over a 180-year period from 237 BC to 57 BC. Continue sailing to Esna to cross the lock. Dinner followed by a galabiya party, sail to Luxor and overnight aboard.
Day 6: Luxor sightseeing tours - Nile cruise Holiday
After breakfast, you will be taken in a guided tour t to visit the west bank, El Dier El Bahari (Queen Hatschepsut temple, valley of the kings, colossi of Memnon, back to the cruise, lunch, then sightseeing of the east bank to visit the famous Karnak and Luxor Temples. In the evening an optional tour to attend the sound light show at Karnak temple, then back to the cruise entertainment and overnight on board.
Day 7: Luxor – Sharm El Sheikh Beach holidayCheck out after breakfast, with free time at your own in Luxor for optional activities ( Balloon ride – Luxor Museum- Dendera Temple ) Then you will be transferred to Luxor airport to fly to Sharm El Sheikh Sinai, where you will be met and assisted by our REP and transfer to your hotel for checkin and overnight.
Day # 8: Sharm El Sheikh Holiday
Optional Diving and snorkeling Tours in Sharm El Sheikh
If you are certified diver, you have a great chance to dive the Red Sea most famous diving spots, Ras Mohammed, Sha'ab Abu Nuhas, The Brothers island and Tiran Island. If you are not certified diver you can simple attend diving course and get the license, or join our snorkeling trip to the National park Ras Mohamed or to Tiran island
Day # 9: Sharm El Sheikh beach Holiday
Optional Trip to Ras Mohammed National Park by boat or bus
Ras Mohammed National Park is both a terrestrial and an aquatic nature reservatory. The 480 square kilometre protected area lies where the Gulf of Suez meets the Gulf of Aqaba at Sinai's southern extremity. you can find some of the most beautiful and amazing underwater scenery anywhere in the world. Beneath the crystal clear waters at the tip of the Sinai between Ras Mohammed Park and Tiran Island, swim an incredible variety of exotic fish, surrounded by some of the most gorgeous coral reefs anywhere. About 85 flora species live in the park, including mangroves.
Day # 10: Sharm El Sheikh beach HolidayOptional Tour to St. Catherine Monastery – Moses Mount
The monastery was built by order of Emperor Justinian I between 527 and 565, enclosing the Chapel of the Burning Bush ordered to be built by Helena, the mother of Constantine I, at the site where Moses is supposed to have seen the burning bush; the living bush on the grounds is purportedly the original. It is also referred to as "St. Helen's Chapel." The site is sacred to Judaism,Christianity and Islam.commonly known as Saint Catherine's, the full, official name of the monastery is, The Sacred and Imperial Monastery of the God-Trodden Mount of Sinai, and the patronal feast of the monastery is the Transfiguration. The site was associated with St. Catherine of Alexandria (whose relics were purported to have been miraculously transported there by angels) and it became a favorite site of pilgrimage.
Day # 11: Sharm El Sheikh beach HolidayUpon arrival your tour leader will take you to visit the Montazah Summer Palace, walk around and enjoy the Montazah gardens. Originally built in 1892, it was the summer home of the Egyptian Royal family. Lunch is taken en-route at a popular seafood district (at your own expense). Following lunch you will visit the fort and Citadel of Qaitbay (from outside only; without sightseeing Tickets), which was built around 1480 y the Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay. It is believed to rest on the site and to be built from the stones of the Pharos lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Near by is a small navel museum, which was mostly devoted to Nelson's defeat of Napoleon's fleet right off the coast of Alexandria on August 1-2, 1798. Next is a visit to the Bombay's Pillar which was built in 297 AD for the Roman Emperor Diocletian. The Pillar itself is a 9 meters / 29 feet in circumference and it is said that 22 people could lunch on the capital, or flat top of the Pillar. The day ends with a visit to the Catacomb of Komel-Shokafa. These tombs were tunneled into the bedrock in the age of the Antonine emperors (2nd century A.D.) for a single wealthy family still practicing the ancient religion. These tombs represent the last existing major construction for the sake of the old Egyptian religion. At the end of the day return to Cairo.
Day # 12: Sharm El Sheikh - Cairo - home Breakfast at the hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and then you will be transferred to Sharm El Sheikh airport to Fly to Cairo onto your flight back home.



Includes :
- Meet and assist upon arrival and departure by our representative
- Assistance of our personal during your stay, tours and excursions
- All airport transfers by private deluxe A/C vehicle
- Accommodation for 2 nights in Cairo hotel on bed and buffet breakfast
- Accommodation for 1 night aboard first class sleeper train
- Accommodation for 3 nights on board Nile cruise on full board basis
- Accommodation for 5 ights in Sharm El sheikh resort on all inclusive
- Interior flight tickets from Luxor – Sharm - Cairo on Egyptair economy class
- Full day tour to Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley temple, Sakkara and Memphis
- Full day tour to Egyptian Museum, Citadel Mosques and Coptic Churches
- 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 High 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 per the tour itinerary
- All shore excursions as per the tour cruise itinerary
- Lunch meals during tours in Cairo and Giza
- Professional Egyptologist speaking tour guide
- Entrance fees to the sights as per the tour itinerary
 

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