8 Days Luxury Cairo Alexandria and Nile cruise

8 Days Luxury Cairo Alexandria and Nile cruise

Travel To Egypt In Style And Book Now Our Luxurious Tour Of Egypt. Start In Cairo To See The Pyramids Before Traveling South For 4 Days On A Nile Cruise, Relaxing And Taking In The Sights Of Ancient Egypt. Return To Alexandaria For one Day Return To Cairo For two Days to see The Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo, Saladin’s Citadel And Alexandria Book Your Privately Guided Tour Now With Amwag Tours

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Cairo - Welcome to land of the Pharaoh’s

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Let’s start your Cairo city break. Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome Drink

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: overnight in cairo at 4 star hotel

Day 2: Cairo Day Tour (Giza Pyramids-saqqara)

Pass By: Saqqara, Saqqara, Giza Governorate
After breakfast you will be accompanied by your personl guide to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus – Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Additional visit to the Solar Boat infront of Cheops Pyramid (extra ticket on spot). Lunch will be served in a good quality restaurant, and then proceed to Sakkara area to visit Sakkara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid). Move to Memphis; Old kingdom’s capital and famous Necropolis.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight in cairo at 4 star hotel

Day 3: Cairo – Nile Cruise

Pass By: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Breakfast. Early Transfer to the domestic airport. Departure by the plane to Aswan. Arrival and transfer to visit the High Dam and the Philae temple.
Transfer to the Cruise. Lunch on board. Sail to Kom Ombo. Afternoon tea. Visit the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris. Sail to Edfu. Dinner on board. Disco party.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight in aswan at 5 star nilecruise

Day 4: Edfu – Luxor

Pass By: Edfu, Edfu, Nile River Valley
Breakfast on board. Visit The Temple of Horus in Edfu. Cross the lock. Sail to Luxor. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board & Galabya party. Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight in aswan at 5 star nile cruise

Day 5: Nile Cruise – Luxor

Pass By: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
Breakfast on board. Cross to the West Bank to visit the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon.
Excursion to the Necropolis of Thebes, on the Western bank. Crossing the Nile, drive to the Valley of Kings; visit the tombs of various Dynasties, The Temple of Deir El Bahari.
On the return journey stop at the Colossi of Memnon which are two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenopis III facing the Nile then visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Lunch on board. Afternoon free at leisure. Afternoon Tea.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight in aswan at 5 star nile cruise

Day 6: Luxor / Cairo /Alexandria

Pass By: Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate
Breakfast on board. Disembarkation.Transfer to Luxor airport and departure by plane to Cairo. Arrival and transfer to the Alexandria .

Start the tour with the library of Alexandria; the biggest library in the world – now with 8 million books. Visit it’s open court and free museums.

Note: Alexandria Library is closed on public holidays.

Then visit the Site of the Lighthouse; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World on which now stands the castle of Qaitbey. Visit the royal gardens of King Farouk (the last king in the history of Egypt) and see the royal palaces of Haramlek and Salamlek as well as the royal beaches of the queens. Continue your tour by visiting the prettiest and biggest mosque in the city: the Abbo Elabbas Mosque, as well as the memorial of the Unknown Soldier of Alexandria and the statue of Alexander the Great.
You can then stop for lunch (included in amazing sea view restaurant) before visiting the church of St. Mark – the oldest church in Africa before driving along the Cornish (30 km) to see the whole city of Alexandria from the sea side which includes the old harbor of Alexandria where we found 7000 monuments underwater. Stop over the famous bridge of Stanley – the modern landmark of modern Alexandria, before visiting the old downtown of Alexandria and walking through the old city-center of Alexandria: built by Alexander the great.
Overnight in Alexandria. (Four-seasons sea view room or Palestine Hotel in royal king farouk park sea view room)

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in Alexandria.at 5 star hotel

Day 7: Alexandria/Cairo

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Breakfast at the hote and then you will be escorted by your private Local tour guide to visit: Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen, alongside many other fascinating artifacts. Additional visit to the mummies room at the museum (extra ticket on spot). Lunch will be served at a local restaurant in Cairo, then moving to visit Saladin Citadel including Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Back to hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight in cairo at 4 star hotel

Day 8: Cairo - Fly Back Home

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
After breakfast in your hotel, your tour manager will pick you up and transfer you to Cairo International Airport for departure.
Meals: Breakfast

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.