Departure from JFK or any international airport to Cairo arriving (next day)
Day One in Egypt:
Arrival to Cairo airport, our representative will assist you through luggage identification, and from the airport you will be transferred by a private A/C car to your hotel and overnight in Cairo. Mena House Oberoi Hotel ***** category
Day Two:
After breakfast, about 7.30 O’clock, start to visit to the Egyptian museum of antiquities, (where is the lunch?) then visit the renowned Saladin Citadel that was built by Saladin in the 12th Century and was the seat of power for the following 700 years. On the premises is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali, one of the landmarks in Cairo whose minaret can be seen from any part of the city. The Mohammed Ali mosque was built in Turkish style , then you will visit Khan El Khalili Bazaars. Shops in this district are legendary for fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques and more!
At the end of the day we will transfer you to your Hotel, helped with the check in, and overnight and dinner in hotel in Cairo.
Day Three:
After breakfast, about 7.30 O’clock, start to 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. Lunch in local restaurant. Drive to the edge of the Western Desert to see Memphis, the capital of the Old Kingdom and one of the most important cities throughout the history of ancient Egypt. From here we drive to Sakkara See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC)
At the end of the day we will transfer you to the railway station to board the sleeper train Nr # 84 at 20:00 to Aswan, (or come back to hotel, dinner and overnight in hotel and next day morning you will be transferred to Cairo airport to fly to Aswan), dinner and Overnight on the train board.
Day Four:
Breakfast, on train board arrival to Aswan, about 09: 00 A.M, meet & assist by our local representatives and transfer to your New Cataract Hotel or Meridian Hotel.
Helped with the check in, then start to visit The High Dam built by President Nasser to control the flood of the Nile and travel by boat to the Temple of Isis by Lake Nasser on the Island of Philae , We next visit the Granite Quarries and the 170 feet Unfinished Obelisk. Lunch in hotel.
At the end of the day back to your Hotel and overnight in Aswan. Dinner in hotel.
Day Five
After breakfast, about 8.00 O’clock, there is an optional visit to Abu Simbel Temple .
Lunch in local restaurant. In afternoon we sail in a felucca around Elephantine Island to view the Kitchener’s Island ( the Botanical Gardens ) .
At the end of the day back to your Hotel and overnight in Aswan. Dinner in hotel.
Day Six :
After breakfast, about 7.00 O’clock, you will be transferred to Luxor using an Air conditioned bus , on the way you will visit the temple of Kom Ombo shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris and Horus temple in Edfu. Lunch in local restaurant. Then transfer and arrival to Luxor, transfer to your Hotel Sonesta St. George Hotel Luxor or New winter palace Hotel.
to make check in at your hotel ,overnight and dinner in hotel.
Day Seven:
After breakfast, about 7.00 O’clock, we will visit the West Bank , visit the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs were buried in their grand tombs, visit the huge Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir-El Bahari and the twin Colossi of Memmon, (where is the lunch?) also we will visit the East bank of Luxor and visit Karnak & Luxor Temples
At the end of the day we will transfer you to the railway station to board the sleeper train Nr # 85 at 21:30 back to Cairo, dinner and Overnight on the train board .
Day eight:
Breakfast; on bus board arrival to Cairo, about 06: 45 A.M then you will be transferred to Alexandria by /C car About 220 km and take around 03 hours driving and visit the Catacomb, Alexandria Library and El Montazah Palace area.
Lunch in local restaurant.
At the end of the day we will transfer you to your hotel, helped with the check in and overnight at your hotel in Alexandria, Palestine Hotel or Sheraton hotel Or Cecil Alexandria Hotel ***** category. Dinner is in hotel.
Day Nine:
After breakfast in hotel, you will a free day at leisure for relaxation or shopping. Lunch is in local restaurant. Overnight and dinner at your hotel in Alexandria.
Day Ten:
After breakfast in hotel, you will be transferred from Alexandria to Cairo Airport for your flight back to JFK or to any international airport.
Important notes:
- The above itinerary is flexible and may be changed in sequence aaccording to the operating ship but not on visits.
- The hotel in Cairo will be Mina House Oberoi Hotel, it is very near to Pyramids of Ghaza, it is international 5 stars.
- The hotel in Alexandria will be one of the following names: Cecil Hotel, or Sheraton Alexandria, or Palestine Hotel, all of them are 5 stars hotels.
- The hotel in Aswan will be New Cataract hotel or Meridian hotel, all of them 5 stars.
- The hotel in Luxor will be Winter Palace or Sonesta St. George Hotel, all of them 5 stars.
- We can book all these hotels BB (bed and breakfast) or Half board (breakfast and dinner) or Full board ( breakfast, lunch, dinner), but I prefer the Half board, so, breakfast and dinner in hotel, while lunch will be local restaurant, it will be very suitable for the visits and, at the same time, gives tourists big chance to taste Egyptian local food.
- All the visits will be carried out by English tourguide.
- You can check the selected hotel by its website on internet.