Nubian pearl
Nubian pearl
Nubian pearl
12 Days Starting in Cairo and ending in Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Visiting: El Cairo, Louxor, Kom Umbu, Aswan, Esna, Cairo
Tour operator:
Tour code:
8155
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
2 - 49
Special diets catered:
Vegetarians
Tour operated in:
EnglishTrip Styles:
Interests:
Activities:
Tour Overview
Explore the top sights of Egypt and do it all in one trip. Start in Cairo and visit the Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum, Khan El Khalili and more. Stay on board a Nile Cruise and explore the majestic attractions of Egypt between Aswan and Luxor.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Cairo Arrival
Location: El Cairo
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Hotel Conrad
Meals Included: No Meals
Arrival at Cairo International Airport, our representative will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and ease all passport control area assist with your luggage and customs. Then you will be escorted in an airconditioned vehicle through the bustling streets of Cairo to your hotel. Our representative will help you in all check in . Overnight at the hotel
Day 2 : Cairo
Location: El Cairo
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Le Passage Hotel & Casino
Meals Included: No Meals
After breakfast, your guide will take you, in an airconditioned vehicle to the Giza Plateau to marvel at one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World, The Pyramids of Giza almost 5000 years ago, the Great Pyramid, also known as the Pyramid of Khufu, Cheops, is the oldest of the three pyramids on the Giza plateau around 2600 B.C. For 3,800 years, the Great Pyramid was the tallest building in the world, until Lincoln Cathedral was built in 1311 AD in England. You’ll have seen a thousand photographs of the Pyramids of Giza by the time you finally see it, but nothing beats getting up-close -and personal with ancient monuments, your guide know so great spots on Giza plateau to get the best views and to snap yous photos. You will also explore the rest of Giza Plateau including the Pyramid of Chephren son of King Khufu. It’s the second largest pyramid on Giza plateau, the pyramid of Menkaure , the smallest pyramid of all three. All proudly guarded by the Great Sphinx of Giza, you will also visit the valley temple . Lunch in between the visits at an authentic Egyptian good quality restaurant and then head over to Sakkara and Memphis. Sakkara necropolis is located about 15 kilometers south of the Pyramids of Giza . It contains tombs from almost every period of Egyptian history. The most dominant landmark in Sakkara Complex is the Step Pyramid of King Zjoser, the first pyramid ever built, pyramid, 3000 B.C. It was built by his brilliant architect Imhotep who was later known as god of Science. The step Pyramid is not only the first pyramid ever built, but also the oldest known ancient Egyptian stone structure. Sakkara has become headline-grabbing archeological news as more discoveries are made during archeological work there. Memphis is the ancient capital of Egypt founded by King Menes, known as King Narmer, the founder of the first dynasty 3300B.C. Optional: Pyramids Sound and light Show Step through a portal to ancient times, with memorable Pyramids Sound and Light Show Transfer back to the hotel. Dinner at the hotel and overnight.
Day 3 : Cairo Luxor Domestic Flight
Location: Louxor
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: MS/ZEINA
Meals Included: Lunch
breakfast
transfer to Cairo Airport for a flight to Luxor where you will be met and assisted, then taken by an air-conditioned vehicle to your Nile cruise in
Embarkation in Luxor.
Lunch on board.
Dinner and overnight at Luxor
Day 4 : Luxor Esna
Location: Louxor
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: MS/ZEINA
Meals Included: Dinner
have breakfast on board
then Visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC, at El-Deir El-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon.
Lunch on board. Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing.
Dinner on board.
Day 5 : Esna Edfou Kom Ombo
Location: Kom Umbu
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: MS/ZEINA
Meals Included: Lunch
have breakfast on board
Visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu.
Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna.
lunch on board
Sail to Kom Ombo
visit Kom Ombo Temple,
a temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo
Dinner on board
Day 6 : Kom Ombo Aswan
Location: Aswan
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: MS/ZEINA
Meals Included: Dinner
Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan.
Then, transfer to embark your Nile River Cruise before Lunch, then enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, The awesome Philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor, and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk.
Dinner on board.
Day 7 : Aswan
Location: Aswan
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: MS/ZEINA
Meals Included: No Meals
Breakfast on board
Possibility of Visit Abu Simbel Temple early morning (Optional )
FELLUCA CRUISE AND BATANICAL GARDEN , KITCHENER ISLAND
The only way to approach the left bank and the Kitchener or Elephantine Islands, true jewels of the river. Let yourself be lulled by the breeze and sail in the calm of the blue waters of the centuries-old Nile. Stop on Kitchener Island, and visit its botanical garden,
Day 8 : Aswan Esna
Location: Esna
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: MS/ZEINA
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Early morning Sail to Esna.
- Breakfast on board.
- Lunch while crossing Esna lock.
- Dinner and overnight on board
Day 9 : Esna Luxor
Location: Louxor
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: MS/ZEINA
Meals Included: Lunch
Breakfast on board
Visit of KARNAK TEMPLE.
The construction of Karnak temples started by 4,000 years ago and continued up until the time the Romans took control of Egypt, about 2,000 years ago. Each Egyptian ruler who worked at Karnak left his or her own architectural mark
SETI 1, Ramses II, Tutmosis III, as they wished to be remembered, had huge contributions to the construction of Karnak Complex
• Lunch on board.
• VISIT TO THE TEMPLE OF LOUXOR
Two obelisks once stood at the entrance of Luxor temple,one remains and the other was offered to Grance by Mohamed Ali Pasha
Day 10 : Luxor Esna Domestic Flight
Location: El Cairo
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Le Passage Hotel & Casino
Meals Included: Dinner
Breakfast on board
transfer to Luxor Airport for a flight to Cairo where you will be met and assisted, then taken by an air-conditioned vehicle to your Hotel in Cairo
Visit Cairo Citadel
Cairo Citadel, 12 th century, you visit the citadel of Salah El Din, the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and you will visit the beautiful alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha, 1830-1849. The court of the mosque is decorated with the famous clock that was given to Egypt as a gift by king of France Louis Philippe.
Lunch in between the visits at an Egyptian restaurant
Then you will proceed with the guide in the airconditioned vehicle to the famous bazar, Khan El Khalili, the busy and colorful open air bazar. It was established in the Mameluke era and named after caravanserai, the bazar has since then become one of Cairo’s most attractions for tourists and Egyptians. It’s home to many Egyptian artisans and workshops of traditional crafts. It’s filled with unique and exotic items from spices to jewelry and souvenirs. Transfer back to the hotel in an airconditioned vehicle. Dinner at the hotel and overnight.
Day 11 : Cairo
Location: El Cairo
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Le Passage Hotel & Casino
Meals Included: Dinner
After breakfast, your guide will take you, in an airconditioned vehicle, to visit the National Museum of Civilization , NMEC. It’s a large museum (490,000 square meters), it displays a collection 50,000 artefacts presenting Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to present day. It exhibits several objects intended to educate the visitor about the Egyptian Civilization across various key historical phases, starting with Predynastic and Ancient Egyptian periods and continuing across the Graeco- Roman , Coptic , Islamic and contemporary modern times. NMEC is located in the heart of Al-Fustat, the ancient Islamic capital of Egypt and surrounded by several religious complexes. Lunch during the day at an authentic Egyptian restaurant.
then you will proceed to visit Old Cairo known as Coptic Cairo which is among the most important locations visited by the Holy Family where the spiritual impact of their presence is most felt still. There you will be able to visit the Church of Abu Serga, Saint Barbra, the Suspended Church and Jewish Synagoque. The Holy Family took shelter from the Roman Governor in a cave above which in later years, the Church of Abu Serga, Saint Sergius was built. The Suspended Church, its hall is richly decorated, there is a Coptic icons, figure of the Virgin with Jesus in her arms, along with the whole area of Babylon Fort is a destination of pilgrimage not only for the Egyptians but for the Christians and Jews from all over the world. The inside of the Synagoque of Ben Ezra is a real architectural masterpiece.t
Transfer back to the hotel in an airconditioned vehicle.
Dinner at the hotel and overnight.
Day 12 : Departure
Location: Cairo
Meals Included: No Meals
Breakfast.
• Depending on the flight schedule, transfer to the airport.
• Assistance with registration formalities, then take-off
What's Included
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Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
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Assistance of our guest relations during your stay
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All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
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All sightseeing tours in Cairo are private tours
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Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary
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Meals as mention in the above itinerary
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Accommodation for 7 nights on 5 star superior cruise on full board
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Accommodation for 4 nights in Cairo in 5* superior hotel
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on full board basis starting from day 2 breakfast ending with day 12 breakfast
What's Not Included
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International Airfare
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Visa and tips are to be handled at your arrival 100$
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Any optional tours
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Personal Spendings
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What is the maximum group size?
49
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Are flights included in this tour?
No
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Are airport transfers included in this tour?
Yes
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Is the tour coach air conditioned?
Yes
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Will I know the names and details of all the accommodation before I depart?
Yes
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Will there be an escort accompanying this tour?
Yes
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