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Egypt tour 10 days Classical tour "Cairo and Nile Cruise Aswan and Luxor"

Price per person sharing double room : US$ 899

Hotel in Cairo : Grand Pyramids, or Oasis hotel or Amarante Pyramids or Zoser hotel

Hotel in Aswan : Basma hotel

Nile Cruise : " 5 star deluxe Nile Cruises"

Price per person sharing double room : US$ 969

Hotel in Cairo : Movenpick Pyramids or Sofitel Sphinx or Safir or Pyramisa

Hotel in Aswan : Basma hotel

Nile Cruise : " 5 star deluxe Nile Cruises"

Price per person sharing double room : US$ 1069

Hotel in Cairo : Ramses Hilton, or Cairo Sheraton or Le Meriden Pyramids

Hotel in Aswan : Movenpick hotel or Pyramisa Isis island

Nile Cruise : " 5 star deluxe Nile Cruises

 Price per person sharing double room : US$ 1199

Hotel in Cairo : Intercontinental Semiramis, or Marriott Cairo or Mena House or Conrad Cairo

Hotel in Aswan : Movenpick hotel or Pyramisa Isis island

Nile Cruise : " 5 star deluxe Nile Cruises"

Day 1: Arrival to Cairo airport, our representative will assist you through passport control formalities, luggage identification & portage will greet you. From the airport you will be transferred by a private A/C car to your hotel and overnight in Cairo. (No Meals)

Day 2: Breakfast. Visit the great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at Sphinx - a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren. Then onwards to Sakkara to see the first pyramid ever built - the step pyramid of Zosser, overnight in hotel. (B)

Day 3: After breakfast, a tour to visit the Egyptian Museum which contains the fabulous treasures of Tut-Ankamon specially the solid golden masque and the golden coffer then proceed to the old city of Cairo to visit the Hanging church, then proceed to visit the citadel of Saladin and Mohamed Ali mosque in the late after noon visit to the famous Khan El Khalili market. Transfer you to the Cairo station to catch Sleeping train to Aswan. (B, D)

Day 4: Arrive in Aswan where you will be met and transferred to your Hotel. Your afternoon tour starts with High Dam and its huge lake then take a short ferry ride to Philae Temple this Romantic and Majestic Temple. Overnight at your Hotel. (B)

Day 5: (Optional tour to Abu Simbel ) Morning transfer to your Nile Cruise, check into Cruise, then boat to visit Elephantine Island and Kitchner Island after which you will sail towards Kom Ombo. Overnight on board.. (B, L, D)

Day 6: After enjoying your breakfast on the Nile. Visit the Greco Roman Temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to the two gods Sobek the crocodile God and Harveris the Sun God. After visiting Kom Ombo Temple, Sail to Edfu, visit Edfu temple. Overnight on board (B, L, D)

Day 7: Arrive Luxor. In the Afternoon you will then visit the East Bank of Luxor Entry down the avenue of Ram Headed Sphinx to reach the Monumental Temple of and then continue onto Luxor Temple, then visit the Karnak temple. Overnight on board(B, L, D)

Day 8: After breakfast, disembark, An early morning start as you cross over to the West Bank of Luxor, as you come from sun, sand and rugged mountainside you enter - The Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Queen Hatshepsuts Temple and the Colossi of Memnon, Free time. Transfer to the railway station to take the Sleeping train on your way to Cairo. (B, D)

Day 9: Arrive Cairo, Arrival, meet and assist by our representatives transfer to the hotel (Optional day trip to Alexandria) Overnight in Cairo (B).

Day 10: Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities. (B).

Included in this tour

1. 3 nights hotel accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis

2. 1 night hotel accommodation in Aswan on bed and breakfast basis

3. 3 nights on 5 star deluxe Cruise; Aswan & Luxor full board – excludes drinks (sight seeing included)

4. All transfers in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan

5. All your tours and excursions are with A/C vans

6. The service of meet and assist at all your destinations

7. English speaking Egyptologist guide

8. First class Sleeping train Cairo / Aswan - Luxor / Cairo

9. All your visits include entrance fees

Excluded in this tour

1. Visa Entry for Egypt (US$ 15 per passport)

2. Tipping

3. Drinks

4. Personal expenses (Laundry, Sauna, telephones…etc)

5. Any meals not mentioned in the program

6. Any Optional tours

7. International airfare