Tour Essential Egypt by Felucca Details 509 $

Day 1 Cairo Welcome to Cairo, the city of mysterious pyramids and pharaohs, tombs and temples and more than 6000 years of history. Our representative will meet you at the airport and transport you to your hotel in Cairo. This evening you will meet your tour leader (and fellow travellers), who will brief you about the next few days of your journey.

Day 2 Cairo The morning is spent visiting the Giza Plateau to explore the world famous pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycrenos. In the afternoon we will head our way to Sakkara, the first capital of ancient Egypt, famous for its step pyramid built by King Zoser in 2700 B.C. In the evening we’ll board the overnight train to Aswan.

Day 3 Aswan Our day starts with the discovery of the High Dam before visiting the Philae Temple - dedicated to the Goddess Isis - and the unfinished Obelisk.

Day 4 Aswan Today we join a Felucca Cruise to visit the Elephantine and Kitchener Islands on Nile. You have the rest of the day free to explore Aswan on your own.

Day 5 Aswan, Komombo, Edfu, Luxor After breakfast we make our way to the Komombo Temple which was built during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. The temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and god Horus. We then continue to Edfu to visit the largest and best preserved temple 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.

Day 6 Luxor, Karnak Today we visit the temple of Luxor on the East Bank of the Nile which was dedicated to the great god Amun, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu (the mood god) - together representing the Theban triad. The temple was built on the site of a probable smaller structure for the god Amun, while the earliest parts of the temple seen today date from the 14th century BC and the time of Amenhotep III. In the afternoon we proceed to the Temple of Karnak, one of the most important religious centres in the ancient Egypt.

Day 7 Luxor, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, Cairo After breakfast we depart for the West Bank of the Nile ,Valley of the Kings through quiet roads with captivating views of the Nile.we start our explore this magnificent site, �the city of the Dead”, where majestic tombs were carved into the desert rocks, decorated richly, and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the Pharaohs. Rising out of the desert plain in a series of terraces, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut will be our next stop. This evening we board our overnight train to Cairo.

Day 8 Cairo Our journey continues with a visit to one of the most important museums in the world, the Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 100.000 relics of ancient Egypt. Today we also explore the Citadel of Saladin, Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the Hanging Church and the world famous Kahn El Khalili bazaar.

Day 9 Cairo Our trip ends after breakfast in Cairo. Our representative will transport you to the airport.

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Accommodation
3star hotels, (first class train)
-Airport Transfer
From the airport to the hotel and back
8 breakfasts
Transportation
Air-conditioned coach or mini-bus
First class train between Cairo-Aswan and Luxor-Cairo
Guide ,Services of experienced Eqyptologist guides
Tour Package Includes:              Send Enquiry>>
Accommodation on twin sharing basis. in 3* Hotel
Daily Buffet Breakfast.
Meet & Greet by Representative.
Arrival & Departure transfers in private AC chauffeur driven car.
Sightseeing as per package details.
Service of guide during sightseeing tours.
All applicable taxes.
The price does not include
international flights (NB: we do not make the international flights)
the visa (15 us $ per passport)
All the entries with the sites (Price of the entries to the sites here)
lunches and dinners, drinks, phone calls, the personal laundry and all other    expenditure
the tips with the personnel and the guide are left with your entiere    appreciation

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