7N/8D EGYPT TOUR

Day 01: Cairo (Dinner)

 Arrival at Cairo International Airport
 Meet and greet by our representative who will assist you with immigration and custom formalities
 Transfer to your hotel by private car
 Dinner at Indian restaurant
 Overnight at hotel in Cairo

Optional :

In evening attend the famous Sound & Light show at Pyramids – Our representative will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the Pyramids area in private bus. The sound and light show starts with explanation about Egyptian history, old kingdom, new kingdom, the pyramids, sphinx, pharaohs, mummies and ancient Egyptian mysteries.

Day 02: Cairo-Train (Breakfast & Dinner)

 Post breakfast, full day visit of one of the 7 Wonders of the World – The Great Pyramids of Giza and
Sphinx – Enjoy an excursion to The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus. Then proceed to
visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion’s body, which dates back to the time of
Chephren.
 Continue visits of the Egyptian Museum- Home to an extensive collection of ancient
Egyptian antiquities. Inside the great domed, oddly pinkish building, the glittering treasures of
Tutankhamun and other great pharaohs lie alongside the grave goods, mummies, jewellery, eating
bowls and toys of Egyptians whose names are lost to history.
 Explore the traditional Egyptian market : Khan-El-Khalili Bazaar(enjoy Egyptian delicacies and option to
buy souvenir from the market at you own cost)
 Transfer to Cairo train station to board overnight sleeper train to Aswan
 Dinner and overnight in train

Day 03: Nile Cruise (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) {Cruise must be Wednesday/Friday}

 Breakfast in train, reach Aswan by morning
 Meet and greet by our representative
 Visit the world famous High Dam, an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting Egypt from annual
floods from the Nile. It is the world's largest embankment dam which was built across the Nile
 Then proceed to visit the majestic Philae temple, an ancient pilgrimage center which has an elaborate
and impressive structure. The beautiful granite, the polished stones, the richly elaborated capitals of
various shapes, and the ceilings with beautiful astrological designs are elements of great beauty that
have no comparison in the ancient world.
 Transfer to your luxury Nile Cruise
 Lunch, Dinner and Overnight on Cruise in Aswan

Day 04: Nile Cruise (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

 Sail to Kom Ombo
 After lunch, visit Kom Ombo Temple – The temple is unique because it is in fact a double temple,
dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god. The layout combines two
temples in one with each side having its own gateways and chapels.
 After visit back to Cruise, Dinner on Cruise
 Sail to Edfu and overnight on board

Optional Tour :

Early morning tour to Abu Simbel Temple – a historic site comprising two massive rock-cut temples in the village of Abu Simbel. The temple is second-largest man-made tourist attraction site in Egypt after Giza Pyramids. It is a UNESCO heritage site. The construction of these two temples has remained to be an architectural mystery.

Day 05: Nile Cruise (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

 After breakfast, visit the best preserved cult temple in Egypt – The Temple of Edfu is the second largest
temple in Egypt. It is also known as the Temple of Horus (the falcon-headed God) and it is the most
beautiful and well-preserved of all the Egyptian temples.
 Sail to Luxor
 Lunch, Dinner & Overnight on board

Day 06: Nile Cruise-Cairo (Breakfast & Dinner)

 Checkout after breakfast
 Visit to the Valley of kings and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
 Visit Karnak Temple – An ancient Egyptian temple located in east bank of river Nile. The complex
remains one of the largest religious complexes in the world
 Continue visit to Luxor Temple – The temple complex is surrounded by mud brick walls, symbolic of the
separation between the world and the sacred realm of the Gods
 Transfer to Luxor airport for flight to Cairo (flight cost not included)
 Transfer to hotel for checkin
 Dinner at Indian restaurant
 Overnight at hotel in Cairo

Optional Tour:  Early morning hot air balloon ride.

Day 07: Cairo-Alexandria-Cairo (Breakfast)

 Breakfast at hotel

 Transfer to Alexandria by private car (220 k/m away from Cairo)
 Arrive Alexandria and start day tour by visit to the ancient Library of Alexandria, built in the city that
was the brainchild of Alexander the Great, was one of the greatest wonders of the world, hosting
scholars who explored science, history and all other areas of knowledge before its tragic destruction. It
is one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world.
 Proceed to visit the Catacombs – Being the most important Greco Roman necropolis in Egypt, the
Catacombs have a mixture of Roman, Hellenistic, Pharaonic, and ancient Egyptian decorative art,
elements that were all common during this period in Alexandria.
 Visit to Pompey’s pillar – The only known free-standing column in Roman Egypt. Moreover, it is also
one of the largest monolithic columns ever erected.
 Visit to Quaitbay from outside
 Transfer to Cairo by evening
 Overnight at hotel in Cairo

Day 08: Cairo (Breakfast)

 Check out after breakfast
 Transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure