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You want to explore your limits, you want to live the dream and
ride a felucca down the Nile to feel the adventure; here is your
tour all in one vacation.
Day 1 Cairo
Arrived at Cairo airport where our representative will welcome
you and assist in the various approaches. You'll be accompanied
by private car to your hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2 Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel then you will transfer –in the private
car – with your private tour guide to visit the last remaining
wonder of the ancient world the great pyramids of Geza (as the
Egypt's pharaohs expected to become gods in the afterlife so
they erected massive pyramid tombs for themselves –filled with
all the things each ruler would need) The pyramid of the king
KHUFU :is the largest in Geza . The pyramid of Khufu's son
KHAFRE : build the second pyramid at Geza , His necropolis also
Included the SPHINX a mysterious limestone monument with the
body of a lion and a pharaoh's head .the Sphinx may stand
sentinel for the pharaoh's entire tomb. The third is Menkaure is
considerably smaller than the other two .You will visit the
Egyptian museum housing 165.000 Egyptian artifacts .The museum
contains the priceless treasures of Tutankhamen ( with his sex
gold glided coffins and his magnificent death mask ). You can
also see the mummies of many great Egyptian rulers, including
Ramses II, the builder of the temple at Abu Simbel .Throughout
the rest of the museum you will find countless Egyptian
artifacts dating back thousand of years .Your guide will
introduce you to the most important pieces before allowing you
free time to explore at leisure. Ride the private car to your
hotel in Cairo . night at the hotel.
Day 3 Cairo / Aswan
Have breakfast at the hotel then you will transfer –in the
private car- to Cairo airport to take domestic flight to Aswan ,
arrival Aswan . welcome Visit of the Temple of Philae, dedicated
to the worship of the goddess Isis, then the granite quarry with
the Unfinished Obelisk and finally the High Dam Nasser giving
birth to the Lake Nasser. overnight at hotel.
Day 4 - Tuesday 22 December - Aswan/Felucca
Breakfast at hotel. Check in on board of Your felucca Boat and
visit Elephantine island and Kitchener. lunch on board.
Navigation in direction of Kom Ombo. Dinner and overnight on
board.
Day 5 Felucca
Breakfasts on board. Let you go to the wire water and open large
your eyes: you will be the privileged witness of the daily life
of the inhabitants of the villages. crew occupy of the meals and
day before to your comfort. we alternate navigations and stroll
in discovered Nubian islands. At the time of the stopovers, you
will have occasion to meet the Nubians and to discover their
lifestyle. We make course on the careers of Silsila which
provided the sandstone of the temples to ancient time. Dinner
and overnight on board.
Day 6 Kom Ombo/Edfu/Luxor
Breakfast on board. Arrival at Kom Ombo end of your Nile cruise
in Felucca and visit the splendid temple greco-Roman, whose
characteristic is to be dedicated to two divinities: Sobek (with
head of crocodile) and Horus (with head of falcon). Take private
car and go to Edfu (in convoy). Visite of the Temple of Edfu,
the Holy City of Horus and the temple built in its honor. This
temple with extravagant dimensions is best preserved of all
Egypt. Departure for Luxor in private car (in convoy). Arrival
to Luxor, installation to your hotel. Christmax party with
dinner and Overnight at hotel.
Day 7Luxor / Cairo
Breakfast at hotel. Discovery of the Valley of Kings, where most
of the Pharaohs of the XVIIIth in the XXth dynasty were interred
and the Valley of the Queens, is the necropolis of the royal
wives, the girls, sometimes the sons) of kings of the XIXth and
XXth dynasties. Then continuation towards two impressive Giants
of Memnon, last vestiges of the gigantic funeral temple of
Amenhotep III which does not exist any more nowadays. And
finally the visit of the Temple of Hatshepsout, the funeral
temple of Hatchepsout, dedicated to the god Amon, but also to
the gods Anubis and Hathor. This theban temple is unique and
distinguishes itself from the other temples because it is
partially dug in the rock of the theban mountain in which it
leans, and amounts on three terraces connected by sliproads.
Afternoon, Visit of the Temple of Karnak, dedicated of the
worship in the glory of the god Amon, but as the other numerous
Egyptian temples, the other gods and the goddesses were
worshipped there. It is the the oldest known religious site to
the world. And the Temple of Luxor, It was dedicated to the
dynastic god Amon under its two aspects of heavenly Amon-Rê and
ithyphallique divinity. The most ancient at present visible
parts go back up to Amenhotep III and to Ramsès II. transfer in
private car to Luxor airport to take domestic flight to Cairo ,
arrival Cairo , welcome . night in hotel
Day 8 - Cairo
Breakfast in hotel .transfer to Cairo Int'l Airport, to fly back
home.
The price includes:
- All meet and assist by our representative and Transfer in
private air-conditioned vehicle wrote in program
- 3 nights in 3-Stars* Hotel to Cairo, in 1 double room with
breakfasts (all rooms have private bathroom, air-condition, TV
and Telephone)
- 1 night in 3-Stars* Hotel to Aswan, in 1 double room with
breakfast (all rooms have private bathroom, air-condition, TV
and Telephone)
- 1 night in 3-Stars* Hotel to Luxor, in 1 double room with
breakfast (all rooms have private bathroom, air-condition, TV
and Telephone)
- 2 Nights on board in Felucca , with Full board (breakfast,
lunch, dinner). Please Take your sleeping bag.
- All Transportation in air-conditioned vehicle and Private
English Speaking Tour guide during yours days visits
- Domestic flights Cairo/Aswan - Luxor / Cairo
- All taxes
The price not includes:
- international flights (NB: we do not make the international
flights)
- the visa
- All entrance fees
- Travel Insurance
- lunch and Dinner (except in felucca), all beverages, phone
calls and all personal expenditure
- the tips are left to your guide and staff with your personnal
appreciation
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