12 Day Cairo, Cruise & Hurghada On Tuesday 08 March 2022, Mr. Michael Walker

Explore the top sights of Egypt. Tailor-made Travel package for your holiday includes Cairo, Nile cruise and Red Sea in Hurghada. Visit the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx. Then Travel to Aswan to embark on a Nile Cruise to Luxor. Enjoy the beautiful scenery along the Nile. End your trip relaxing on the beach in Hurghada.

Highlights

  • Sail on a three-night Nile River cruise on a 5 Star Nile Cruise.
  • Sail the Nile in a felucca (sailboat).
  • Ride like a Local on camel back.
  • Gain entry the tomb of “the Pharaohs,” in the Valley of the Kings.
  • Discover the archaeological icons of ancient Egypt, with your own private and expert local guides.

Day 1: Tuesday 08 March  at 20:20 Cairo - Welcome to Egypt.

The flight on 8 March EgyptAir MS754, Arrive 20:20. 

Your representative will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and then he will escort you to the hotel in Cairo.

NO MEAL.

Day 2: Wednesday 9 March Day trip to the Pyramids, Sphinx, and Sakkara

After breakfast you will be accompanied by your personl guide to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus - Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Lunch will be served in a good quality restaurant, and then proceed to Sakkara area to visit Sakkara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid). Move to Memphis; Old kingdom's capital and famous Necropolis. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 3: Thursday 10 March Cairo Sightseeing tours

After breakfast, you will be escorted by your private guide to visit: Egyptian Museum. Lunch throughout the tour at local restaurant. Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 4: Friday 11 March Fly to Aswan - Nile Cruise

Fly to Aswan, You will be met at Aswan airport (Exit Door) then enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, The awesome Philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor, and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt (the Unfinished Obelisk) then transferred to your Nile Cruise in Aswan. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 5: Saturday 12 March Optional Abu Simbel Trip - Cruise the Nile

Early morning, Optional tour to one of Egypt's top tourist attractions, Abu Simbel temple (3 hrs each way by road, pre-bookable $175 Per Person). Abu Simbel, were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II approximately in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari. 

Cruise to Kom Ombo. Disembark at Kom Ombo (hill of gold) to visit the Greco- Roman temple dedicated to Haroeris (the sun god) and Sobek (the crocodile god), whom some ancient Egyptians considered the creator of the world. View the mummified remains of several crocodiles that once basked along the ancient Nile shore, just as their descendants do today. Back on board, Cruise to Edfu.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 6: Sunday 13 March Cruise The Nile- Luxor Temple

Today, view the Temple of Horus, falcon-headed god of the sky. Built in 230 BC by Ptolemy III, this amazingly well-preserved and colorful structure reveals what temple worship in ancient Egypt was like. Back on board, Cruise to Luxor.

Arrive in Luxor, journey to the east bank of the Nile, the Temple of Karnak, where generations of pharaohs wished to record their names. Walk through the Great Hypostyle Hall, strolling among its expertly aligned columns, which soar to 80 feet high. Continue to the striking Temple of Luxor. View the three large statues of Ramses II along the front of the temple pylons; the Courtyard of Ramses II; and the Colonnade of Amenhotep III, with its 50-foot-high columns. Walk in their shadows as visitors have done since antiquity and ponder the astonishing feats of engineering it took to create them.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 7: Monday 14 March West Bank - Transfer to Hurghada

This morning, explore the west bank of the Nile River and the Necropolis of Thebes, and view the Colossi of Memnon. Next, arrive at the architecturally stunning Temple of Hatshepsut, ancient Egypt’s first female pharaoh and regarded today as one of its most successful. Continue to the Valley of the Kings, burial ground of the pharaohs and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For a period of 500 years beginning in the 16th century BC, tombs were built along this valley for pharaohs and nobles, including that of “the boy king,” Tutankhamun. Enter the tomb of Tutankhamun (Extra Ticket) - found in 1922 by British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter- to discover the secrets of this storied chamber. 

In the afternoon transfer to Hurghada on the Red Sea. From Luxor to Hurghada is about a 03 hour and half drive. Overnight in Hurghada.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 8: Tuesday 15 March Hurghada Vacation

Optional tours to experience the exquisite diving and snorkeling among the Red Sea coral reefs and see some amazing rare fish. Or choose one of the many other activities such as windsurfing, sailing and deep-sea fishing. Overnight in Hurghada.

Meals: Breakfast.

Day 09: Wednesday 16 March Hurghada Vacation

Optional tours to experience the exquisite diving and snorkeling among the Red Sea coral reefs and see some amazing rare fish. Or choose one of the many other activities such as windsurfing, sailing and deep-sea fishing. Overnight in Hurghada.

Meals: Breakfast.

Day 10: Thursday 17 March Fly back to Cairo

Breakfast at your hotel in Hurghada with free time at leisure and then you will be transferred to Hurghada airport to board a flight to Cairo, upon arrival in Cairo you will be met and assisted, then transferred to your hotel for free time at leisure and overnight stay in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast.

Day 11: Friday 18 March Free Day in Cairo

Free day in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast.

Day 12: Saturday 19 March Final Departure

Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo - free time before your flight - check out and then transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.

Meals: Breakfast.

PRICE 

$2070 for double cabin (One Person Traveling alone)

WHAT YOU PAID
USD 388

Remaining

USD 1682

Payment link

USD 1'682

URL for payment

Highlights

INCLUDED

  • Meet and assist service upon arrival & departure.
  • All transfers to/from airport & hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Accommodation for 5 night in Cairo including daily breakfast.
  • Accommodation for 3 nights on 5 star cruise on full board basis.
  • Accommodation for 3 nights in Hurghada including daily breakfast.
  • Transfer from Luxor to Hurghada by private air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Domestic flight ticket Cairo to Aswan & Hurghada To Cairo.
  • Certified professional tour guides.
  • All sightseeing tours as mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Entrance fees to all the sites as indicated on the itinerary.
  • Meals as mention in the above itinerary.
  • Camel ride during your Pyramids tour& Nile felucca Tour in Aswan.
  • All service charges and taxes.

EXCLUDED

  • International Airfare.
  • Entry visa to Egypt.
  • Any optional tours.
  • Tipping (Gratuities for your tour guides,drivers and cruise crew).

Route

  1. Cairo