Escorted Tours
Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met by a representative who will assist you through Airport Customs and Formalities. You will then be escorted immediately to your hotel in an air-conditioned modern vehicle. Overnight stay in Cairo.
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before you are picked up from the hotel and transferred by air-conditioned vehicle with English Speaking Egyptologist to the Giza Necropolis. The Giza Pyramid Complex includes the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated Pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx of Giza. All were built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. The site also includes several cemeteries and the remains of a worker’s village. The Sphinx dates from the reign of King Khafre, during the New Kingdom. Amenhotep II dedicated a new Temple to Hauron-Haremakhet and this structure was added onto by later rulers. Enjoy a visit to the Papyrus Institute, Perfume Factory and Cotton Shop. Afterwards, continue on to visit the Egyptian Museum. This Museum exhibits collections ranging from the pre-historic era to the Greco-Roman period. It has 107 halls with the ground floor housing huge statues. The Museum also comprises a photography section and a large Library. Afterwards, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo for your overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Enjoy an early Breakfast before a representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo at 07:00am for your drive towards El Heiz Oasis, which is located about 350 kms East of Cairo. This journey takes about 4 hours. Enjoy a stop for lunch and refreshments along the way. After lunch, we continue driving to the Black Desert where there is a layer of black powder covering its Mountains, highlands and sand. This powder covers the summits of some Mountains. We the travel farther on to Crystal Mountain, which is locally known as Gebel al-Izzaz and is considered more of a crystal Hill. Often called the Jewel of the Desert, it is formed by the Quartzite crystals and looks amazing in the Sun's rays. A few decades ago, that natural feature was found by accident. Afterwards, we drive to our deluxe camp at White Desert. Overnight at Shahrazad Camp. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, enjoy a full day visit of the White Desert. Take a nice walk through the White charming Limestone rocks. White Desert is a National Park, the most well known Desert destination in Egypt. There are hundreds of images here each one is reminiscent of an animal such as a Chicken, a Sphinx, Camels, Tents and Mushrooms. Afterwards, we will drive back to the Camp to relax. Overnight at Shahrazad Camp. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
In the morning, we visit the Oasis of Farafra before continuing our journey to reach Dakhla. On the way, visit El Mozawaka Tombs, Deir El Haggar Temple and the Picturesque Village of El Qasr (built in traditional Islamic Style). Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, we will drive to Kharga Oasis to visit the Old City, the Temple of Hibis and walk until we reach the Christian Tombs of Bagawat. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, you will be driven to your hotel in Luxor. Upon arrive in Luxor, enjoy a visit to the Karnak Temple Complex, which is the second largest Ancient Religious Site in the world after the Angkor Wat Temple in Cambodia. Karnak was the most significant religious complex in Ancient Egypt. Everything is built at a super giant scale. From its huge decorated pillars to the Obelisks, Statues and Kiosk, the Karnak Complex will definitely leave you astonished. It took around 2,000 years to finish it completely before it was moved to Luxor Temple, which is dedicated to the Worship of Almighty God of the New Empire 'God Amun'. Afterwards, visit Luxor Temple, which is dedicated to the rejuvenation of Kingship. It may have been where many of the Pharaohs of Egypt were crowned in reality or conceptually as in the case of Alexander the Great, who claimed he was crowned at Luxor but may never have travelled South of Memphis, near modern Cairo. Afterwards, you will be transferred to you cruise for check-in and overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, meet your Guide to visit the West Bank of Luxor to see the Valley of the Kings where the Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amun is located (visit to this Tomb is not included). Your Guide will provide an explanation of the Tombs you will visit (entry not allowed), the beautiful Temple of Der el Bahari, which is dedicated to the Funerary Cult of Queen Hatshepsut and the Statues of Memnon. Afterwards, return to the cruise and enjoy lunch while sailing to Esna. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Enjoy breakfast onboard before departing the cruise to visit the Temple of Edfu. This Upper Egyptian Site is dominated by a large well and preserved Temple, which is dedicated to the Hawk God Horus. The Construction of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier Temple, dates to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third (246 B.C.). The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending to Horus and Seth, which was probably performed annually as a Religious Drama. Afterwards, return to the ship and enjoy lunch onboard as we sail to visit Kom Ombo Temple. After our visit, return back to the cruise as we continue sailing to Aswan. Enjoy dinner and onboard party. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Enjoy breakfast onboard before we visit the High Dam, which is an engineering miracle built in 1960 to protect Egypt from annual floods from the Nile. It contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops. The Dam is 11,811 feet long, 3,215 feet thick at the base and 364 feet tall. Today, it provides irrigation and electricity to the whole of Egypt together with the old Aswan Dam. Visit the unfinished Obelisk for 30 minutes, which is the largest known Ancient Obelisk and in the Northern region of the stone quarries of Ancient Egypt in Aswan. Its creation was ordered by Hatshepsut (1508-1458 B.C.), possibly to complement what would later be known as the Lateran Obelisk, which was originally at Karnak and was later brought to the Lateran Palace in Rome. The Obelisk's creators began to carve it directly out of bedrock, however cracks appeared in the Granite and the project was abandoned. The bottom side of the Obelisk is still attached to the bedrock. Afterwards, we return to the ship. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Take a breakfast box from your ship before check-out. You will be transferred by an air-conditioned vehicle to Abu Simbel. The original site was known as Meha in the ancient times and was first documented in the 18th Dynasty, when Ay and Horemheb had rock cut Chapels hewn in the hills to the South. Upon arrival, you will proceed to visit Abu Simbel Temples, which were built by King Ramses II. The first Temple (the biggest one) was built by Ramesses II and dedicated to the famous God Ra Hor Akhty. While the second Temple (the smaller one) was dedicated to King himself and his beautiful Wife, Queen Nefertari. After finishing your day tour, you will drive back toward Aswan Airport (distance takes approx. 3 hrs by car) for your flight to Cairo (under own expense). Upon arrival, meet your assistant at Cairo Airport for your transfer to the hotel for check-in. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast, you will visit old and Coptic Cairo, seeing the Old Churches. Afterwards, continue to Islamic Cairo to visit the Citadel, which is a spectacular Medieval Fortress dating from the 12th Century and perched on a hill above the City. Also located in the Citadel are the Mosque and Tomb of the great Ottoman Ruler, Mohamed Ali. From here, we proceed to the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, notable for containing Religious Schools for each of the four main Sunni Moslem sects within its walls. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today, you will be transferred from Cairo to Alexandria, which takes approx. 2 Hrs 30 Mins. Here, visit the Catacomb of Kom el Shouqafa, which is 30 metres high and built from Aswan Pink Granite. The Pompeii Column is thought to have been present from the people of Alexandria to Emperor Diocletian. Most of the remains around the column can be seen at the Greco-Roman Museum. At the top of the hill lies the entrance to the Kom al-Shuqafa Catacombs dating from the first and second centuries. They were discovered by chance at the beginning of the 20th Century. Visit Pompey’s Pillar, which is an approx. 25 metre Red Aswan Granite Column with a circumference of 9 metres and constructed in honour of the Emperor Diocletian and was once a magnificent structure rivalling the Soma and the Caesarism. Enjoy a photo stop from outside for Qaitbay Fort, a 15th Century Islamic Fortress built to protect the City from invading Crusaders. The Qaitbay Citadel is located in the Northeast part of Pharos Island, on the exact spot once home to the famous Lighthouse of Alexandra. The Citadel was originally established by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa’it Bay in 1544 as a Fortress. Enjoy a panoramic visit from outside the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which is dedicated to recapturing the spirit of openness and scholarship of the original Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Transfer back to Cairo for your overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast, check-out of your hotel for your transfer to the airport for your onward journey. Meals: Breakfast
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