14 Day itinerary in Egypt, Africa
Spend 13 mesmerizing days travel all around Egypt. Immerse yourself in the magnificent history of this beautiful country by visiting Alexandria & the great pyramids. Hop on board Nile Cruise & enjoy slow sailing through this river, while visiting several places along the way! And so much more!
Nile Cruise
Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis & Sakkara
Private Home Cooked Aswan Traditional Nubian Mea
Visit Valley of kings
Nile Cruise
Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis & Sakkara
Private Home Cooked Aswan Traditional Nubian Mea
Visit Valley of kings
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Arrival Cairo
Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, our representative welcomes you and assists through the immigration process. Modern air-conditioned coaches take you to your hotel in Cairo. Your representative will ensure a smooth hotel check-in. Overnight at the hotel in Cairo
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Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis & Sakkara
Breakfast at the hotel, then we start a guided tour to visit one of the Seven Wonders the great Pyramids of Giza; (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus) were reckoned by the Greeks to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. A single pyramid is built with 2.300.000 blocks, each weighing an average of two and a half tones. The Cheops Pyramid is more interesting, because its interior burial chambers are open for inspection by the public. Not far from the Pyramids is the Great Sphinx, which dates from the time of Chephren (2620 BC). Hewn from natural yellowish limestone and standing 65 feet-high and 187 feet-long, the statue combines the head of a Pharaoh with a lion's body. A quick visit to papyrus institute or a perfume shop can be arranged after the visit. Lunch will be served at an oriental restaurant. Afternoon tour to explore ancient Egypt with a visit to Memphis the oldest capital of Egypt, was built by King Menes, and lays 24 kms southwest of Cairo. The colossal statue of Ramses II is exhibited in the museum. This is the most beautiful representation of Ramses II Sakkara the oldest complete stone building complex known in history was built. Sakkara includes the step pyramid Explore some of the mysteries with your knowledgeable Egyptologist. Evening optional tour to the spectacular sound & light show by the Sphinx Back to the hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Cairo – Aswan
Breakfast at the hotel then check out and transfer to Cairo airport to board your flight to Aswan. Meet and assist up on arrival Aswan airport and transfer to the hotel. Check in upon arrival the hotel. In the afternoon, Enjoy a private Home Cooked Aswan Traditional Nubian Meal with a Local Family Imagine your entire village was moved from its ancestral lands because a dam was being constructed. This is the story of the Nubians in Southern Egypt, who were relocated to in the 1960s to the area around Aswan city. On this Aswan tour, you’ll have the opportunity to not only eat delicious home-cooked Nubian food, but also have the privilege of learning about the people, culture, history, and traditions of Aswan. We’ll visit a Nubian family in their home and experience some traditional hospitality. Your Home Cooked Aswan tour will take you on a stroll around Elephantine Island before settling in for a shared meal with a local family. The styles and colours of the homes in this community cannot be found anywhere else in Egypt, so you’ll want to keep your camera ready! Then, after we’ve walked and explored, it’s time to eat! The types of dishes you’ll be offered are among the most favourite delicacies for Nubians. You might get to sample dishes like Bird’s Tongue Soup (don’t worry, there are no tongues involved), or maybe some rice with vermicelli, oven-cooked chicken, Nile perch, and mixed vegetables. Overnight in Aswan
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Aswan visits – Nile Cruise
Breakfast at the hotel then start your guided tour to visit the High Dam, the unfinished obelisk and Philae temple. The High dam is an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting 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, 3215 feet thick at the base and 364 feet tall. Today it provides irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt and, together with the old Aswan Dam. Proceed to visit the majestic Philae Temple because of the location of the Temple on an island, we have to take a boat to get to the site, since early century, the site of Philae was flooded for six months each year, an incredible restoration program was undertaken in the 1960s, and the Temple was moved stone by stone to a higher elevation. The unfinished Obelisk: is the largest known ancient obelisk and is in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan, Egypt. It was ordered by Hatshepsut (1508–1458 BC), possibly to complement the Lateran Obelisk (which was originally at Karnak and was later brought to the Lateran Palace in Rome). It is nearly one third larger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected. If finished it would have measured around 42 m (approximately 137 feet) and would have weighed nearly 1,200 tons After the visits, transfer to the Nile Cruise. 12:00 Embarkation followed by lunch. Dinner and overnight Nile cruise in Aswan
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Kom Ombo / Edfu
Breakfast, Sail to Kom Ombo Visit Kom Ombo temple it was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period, the building is unique because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries, and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods, the texts and reliefs in the temple refer to cultic liturgies which were like those from that time. Sail to Edfu Lunch on board Visit Edfu temple, it is one of the best-preserved shrines in Egypt. The temple was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth, and religion during the Hellenistic period in Egypt, the Temple is nearly intact and a very good example of an ancient Egyptian temple. The Its archaeological significance and high state of preservation has made it a center for tourism in Egypt and a frequent stop for the many riverboats that cruise the Nile. Dinner and overnight Nile cruise
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Luxor
Sail to Luxor Breakfast Visit Karnak and Luxor temples Karnak temple cconstruction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom (around 2000–1700 BC) and continued into the Ptolemaic period (305–30 BC), although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom, the complex is a vast open site and includes the Karnak Open Air Museum. Luxor temple in the East bank it is a great temple complex in modern Luxor dedicated to Amun, a creator god often fused with the sun-god Ra into Amun-Ra, construction work on the temple began during the reign of Amenhotep III in the 14th century BC. Horemheb and Tutankhamun added columns, statues, and friezes, and Akhenaten had earlier obliterated his father's cartouches and installed a shrine to the Aten, However, the only major expansion effort took place under Ramses II some 100 years after the first stones were put in place. Lunch on board Afternoon, enjoy Quad Bike safari Experience Head out into the desert outskirts of Luxor for a quad bike adventure with this guided experience. A driver will pick you and your party up from your hotel and take you to the desert, where you'll learn the basics of quad biking from an experienced instructor. Once you have the basics down, you’ll have some time to zip around the desert on your own. Back to the Nile Cruise. Dinner and overnight Nile cruise
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation:
Luxor
Breakfast and disembarkation Visit Valley of kings, Valley of Queens, Hatshepsut temple and Colossi of Memnon. Valley of the Kings, it is situated over 1,000 feet of limestone and other sedimentary rock, it is a long narrow defile just west of the Nile River in Upper Egypt. It was part of the ancient city of Thebes and was the burial site of almost all the kings (pharaohs) of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties (1539–1075 BCE), from Thutmose I to Ramses X. Located in the hills behind Dayr al-Baḥrī, the 62 known tombs exhibit variety both in plan and in decoration. In 1979 UNESCO designated the valley part of the World Heritage site of ancient Thebes. The Valley of the Queens is a site in, where the wives of pharaohs were buried in ancient times. It was known then as Ta-Set-Neferu, meaning "the place of beauty". It was most famous for being the burial site of many wives of Pharaohs. Hatshepsut temple it is a mortuary temple of Ancient Egypt built for the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Hatshepsut, who died in 1458 BC, the temple is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings. This mortuary temple is dedicated to Amun and Hatshepsut, it is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt. The colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned in Egypt during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Since 1350 BCE, they have stood in the Theban Necropolis, located west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor. After the visit, transfer to the hotel in Luxor. Check in upon arrival. Overnight in Luxor.
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast
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Luxor/Hurghada
Breakfast at the hotel then check- out and drive to Hurghada. Check in the hotel upon arrival. The rest of your day is at leisure. Overnight at the hotel in Hurghada.
Meals: Breakfast
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Star Watching and Jeep Safari in Hurghada
It’s the one life experience that takes you away for night skies with as little light pollution as Hurghada city. At 3:00 pm Drive to Hurghada OUT CITY Valleys, start by Camel Riding 10-15 min., doing Bedouin Bread Baking by your own hands, watching Bedouin woman and Handmade products, move to do Sun-Set view watching from amazing clear point , back to the Bedouin tent for The Romantic and Candlelight Time while the Bedouin man is barbecuing the delicious Bedouin Dinner & drinks Last as the god end for our fabulous day Star Gazing Trip Experience with one of our professional Astronomers after that drive back to Your Hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Hurghada – Free at leisure
The Hurghada city is divided to three partitions, El Dahar area is the old area in Hurghada and it has the old market and Bazaars in Hurghada, the biggest Masjed in Hurghada and church. The second area called El Sakala and this one consists of many of Bazaars, Cafes, discus, Hurghada Marina, Hurghada port which ferry boats leave to Sharm El Sheikh and Saudi Arabia. The newest area is the Touristic Road that take place in front of the hotels, there are many Bazaars, cafes and discus along the road. Hurghada has many islands far from its beach but there are two big island that are famous and you can do trips to them, Giftun and Mahmya Islands are the main diving and snorkeling sites to which daily boats take diving parties. The island has a beautiful sand reef, and garden of corals and exotic marine life. Hurghada offers a Varity of activities that you can do in the sea or in the desert, the fantastic coral reefs in the sea make the snorkeling and diving is one of the main activities in Hurghada, there are daily trips by boat to do snorkeling and diving operated by diving centers in the hotels also you can do the Galss boat, this one is good for the kids as they can see the coral reefs without swimming or diving. During these trips they stop at Giftun Island one of the national park in Hurghada, other water sports take place in Hurghada as windsurfing, kitesurfing and waterskiing. Sindbad Submarine is one of the fascinating trips in Hurghada, submarine sail every day two or three times to dive with 44 passengers for 20 meters under water to see the underwater views and marina life of the red sea.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Hurghada – Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel, check out and transfer to Hurghada Airport for your flight to Cairo. Meet and assist upon arrival Cairo airport and transfer to the hotel. Check in upon arrival. Overnight in Cairo Evening at leisure whereby an optional tour can be booked to enjoy your dinner & Cairo by night while cruising the Nile & watching the folkloric show.
Meals: Breakfast
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The Egyptian Museum, the Citadel, Coptic Cairo, St. Simon Church and Khan El Khalili Bazaars
Breakfast at the hotel then start tour to visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities Egyptian Museum: The present museum building was built in 1900, in the new classical style by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon. The museum exhibited collections exceed 120,000 objects ranges from pre-historic era to the Greco Roman period. It has 107 halls, and the ground floor houses huge statues. The upper floor houses small statues, jewels, Tutankhamen treasures and the mummies. The museum also comprises of a photography section and large library. After the visit, enjoy Food street tour: Experience and enjoy the Egyptian street food tour adventure in downtown. The downtown Cairo food tour is the perfect way to get acquainted with this lively city. This tour is for you if you like food and culture, you will learn about Egyptian cuisine, its history and culture significance while taking in the streets of downtown. A different and unique experience to taste food and drinks at more than 05 stops. Proceed to Old Cairo. You’ll visit The Hanging Church, considered the oldest church in Old Cairo. Continue to the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus, also known as Abu Serga. The church was built in the 5th or 8th century in the center of an ancient Roman fort of Babylon. The church honors two saints: Sergius and Bacchus, who were martyred in the 4th century. It is also believed that Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus rested here on their journey after fleeing Israel into Egypt. Drive to the Citadel to visit the Citadel with the towering mosque f Mohamed Ali; It is one of Cairo's most popular tourist attractions is the Citadel which houses a number of museums, ancient mosques and other sites, located on a spur of limestone that had been detached from its parent Moqattam Hills by quarrying. The Citadel is one of the world's greatest monuments to medieval warfare, as well as a highly visible landmark on Cairo's eastern skyline. Drive back to the hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
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Alexandria full day tour
Early breakfast at hotel then drive to Alexandria via the desert road for a full day guided tour to visit the Bombay’s’ pillars, Alexandrina Bibliotheca, Qaite Bay citadel from outside & Al Montazah Gardens Alexandrina Bibliotheca; the New Library of Alexandria, the New Bibliotheca Alexandrina is dedicated to recapture the spirit of openness and scholarship of the original Bibliotheca Alexandrina. It is much more than a library as it contains 13 different departments. Besides, the New Library also hosts a number of institutions which is growing and it is becoming the nerve center of many international and regional networks. Qaite bay Fort has been guarding the bay for centuries; at the end of the Cornish rises the crenellated walls of the Mameluk fortress built in 1480 on the site of the Alexandria lighthouse Pompeii Column and Kom el-Shuqafa Catacombs Thirty meters high and built from Aswan pink granite, the Pompeii Column is thought to have been a present from the people of Alexandria to Emperor Diocletian. The majority of the remains found around the column can be been 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 have been discovered by chance at the beginning of 20th, century. Montazah Gardens; is about 150-hectare park surrounding the palace of Khedive Abbas with its amazing architecture worth of Walt Disney. Visitors enjoy strolling in the gardens or swimming of the nice sandy beaches. Lunch will be served during the tour in an oriental restaurant. Drive back to Cairo at the end of the day and overnight at the hotel in Cairo.
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Cairo – Final Departure
Breakfast in the hotel and check out. Transfer to Cairo international airport for your final flight back home.
Meals: Breakfast
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TEAM LEAD
Cycling
Kayaking
Snorkeling/Diving
Visit markets
Meet local people
Yoga
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