- Itinerary
- Day 1 USA - Cairo
Leave USA
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- Day 2 Cairo
Upon your arrival at Cairo Airport,
you will be welcomed by a Tourcom representative and transferred
to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
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- Day 3 Cairo
After breakfast, you will drive
to desert plateau of Giza for a visit to the only surviving monument
among the seven wonders of the ancient world, the great pyramids.
You will view the awesome Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus
and also the legendery Sphinx who has been staring out over the
desert for so many centuries. Your visit will also include the
Solar Boat Museum. Then you will continue to Memphis, once the
glorious capital of Old Kingdom to see the colossal statue of
Ramses II and the alabaster sphinx. Saqqara, the necropolis of
Memphis, will be waiting for you with its pyramids, temples and
tombs. You will visit King Zoser's Step Pyramid, probably the
oldest pyramid of Egypt and the oldest stone structure of its
size in the world. Overnight in Cairo. (B)
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- Day 4 Cairo - Aswan - Abu Simbel -
Aswan
In the morning you will fly to Abu
Simbel via Aswan. You will never forget the striking view from
the window of your plane: the rock-cut facade of the colossal
Temple of Ramses II and the Temple of Hathor which appear all
of a sudden in the middle of the desert divided by the branches
of the River Nile. At the end of your visits you will fly back
to Aswan. In Aswan you will drive to the High Dam and Old Aswan
Dam to understand the importance of regulating the River Niles
for Egpytians over the millenia. You will continue with the beautiful
Philae's Temple of Isis which was saved from the rising waters
by being reconstructed on the Agilika Island piece by piece.
You will also see the Unfinished Obelisk at the granite quarries
and Elephantine Island. At the end of your visits, you will be
transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Aswan. (B)
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- Day 5 Aswan - Luxor
Today you will drive from Aswan
to Luxor. Your visits will include the dual Temple of Sobek and
Haroeris, where in the ancient times sacred crocodiles basked
in the sun on the river bank in Kom Ombo, the extraordinary Temple
of Horus in Edfu and the Temple of Khnum, the ram-headed potter
god who created mankind on his potter's wheel in Esna. Overnight
in Luxor. (B)
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- Day 6 Luxor
You have a full day of sightseeing in Luxor: you will visit the
Temple of Luxor dedicated to the creator god Amun, a strikingly
graceful piece of architecture adorned with colossal statues
of Ramses II. You will continue with the Temples of Karnak, incredibly
impressive complex of numerous temples with the famous Great
Hypostyle Hall, an unforgettable forest of towering stone pillars.
Then you will drive to the Necropolis of Thebes, including the
Valley of the Queens and the Valley of the Kings, the royal burial
site and then the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir
El-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon facing the Nile. Overnight
in Luxor. (B)
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Day 7 Luxor - Cairo - Alexandria
Today you will fly from Luxor to Cairo. Upon arrival you will
drive to Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast. You will drive
through the beautiful Nile delta and Egyptian countryside. Overnight
in Alexandria. (B)
Day 8 Alexandria
You will have a full day of sightseeing in Alexandria: you will
visit the Graeco-Roman Museum, Pompey's pillar, the Roman Amphitheater,
Fort of Qait Bey and the Catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa. Overnight
in Alexandria. (B)
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Day 9 Alexandria - Cairo
This morning you will leave Alexandria for Cairo. Upon arrival
you will be transferred to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight in Cairo. (B)
Day 10 Cairo
Today you will start your day with a visit to the Museum of Egyptian
Antiquities which has an incredibly vast collection of artifacts
from the Old Kingdom to the Roman era. Your visit in the Museum
also includes the Royal Mummy Room. You will continue to Old
Cairo to see the Al-Muallaqa Church, one of the oldest Coptic
churches in Egpyt and Ben Ezra Synagogue, then go on with the
Citadel, a wonderful example of a medieval fortress which was
home to the rulers of Egypt for 700 years. Then you will be impressed
by the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali with its huge dome and
pencil shaped minarets. Then you will enjoy the oriental ambiance
of the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar while you wander through the labyrinth
of its narrow streets lined with hundreds of shops. Overnight
in Cairo. (B)
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- Day 11 Al-Faiyum Oasis
Today you will have an excursion
to Al-Faiyum Oasis. You will drive through the desert to reach
the oasis. And you will visit Lake Qarun, the water wheels, Ain
as-Siliin, Pyramids of Amenemhet III. Your lunch is also included
in a local restaurant. Overnight in Cairo. (B, L)
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- Day 12 Departure
You will be transferred to Cario
Airport for your return flight. (B)
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