12 Days 10 Night In Egypt (Maikel)

Day 1 ( 28 Dec ) :

Arrival to Cairo airport, our representative will assist you through passport control formalities, luggage identification & portage will greet you. From the airport you will be transferred by a private A/C car to your hotel Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: N/A
 

Day 2 (29 Dec ) :

Breakfast. then Start your full day tour visiting Giza Pyramids where you Visit the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos then Visit the Valley Temple where the Priests Mummified the dead body of King Chephren Also there you will have a close-up look at The Sphinx - The legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren. 

Then Visit Sakkara, located only 27 km southwest away from Cairo. Visit the Step Pyramid (Built for king Zoser), it is considered an important part of the process of the pyramid evolution, which were made from the simple mastaba to its widely known form.

Then Visit Dahshur Pyramids (Bent and Red Pyramids) Dahshur area 

Then Visit Memphis City, the ancient capital of Egypt, where the colossal statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx are. this City Dates back to 3100 B.C At the end of the Tour you will be transferred back to your Hotel

Overnight in Cairo

Meals: Breakfast

 

Day 3 (30 Dec ):
 

Fly To Aswan then transfer to the Cruise. Boarding before lunch, Visit the High Dam and the Philae Temple. Lunch on board . Afternoon Tea. Visit the Temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris.Dinner on board.Overnight in Aswan

Meals: Breakfast
 

Day 4 (31 Dec ) :

Breakfast  then Sail to Visit Kom Ombo &  The Temple of Horus in Edfu. Cross the lock. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board

Then  Abu Simple Temple the colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (XIXth. Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments. The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple of the King's wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. This excursion can be undertaken bybus. 

Sail to Luxor. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board & Galabya party. Overnight in Luxor.

Meals:  Breakfast

Day 5 (1 Jan ):

Breakfast then Day tour 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 Eastern 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 Amenophis III facing the Nile and visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Lunch on board. Afternoon free at leisure. Afternoon Tea. Overnight in Luxor.

Meals:  Breakfast

Day 6 (2 Jan ):

Breakfast then  Full Day Tour: East Bank to visit the Karnak and Luxor Temple Excursion to the Luxor Temple to see its courtyard and the granite statues of Ramses the Great Proceed by carriage or bus to Karnak, which is a serious of temples, built in different reigns. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypo style Hall with it's 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake.
 

Meals: Breakfast  
 

Day 7 (3 Jan ):
 

Breakfast in Hotel then Arrival to Cairo then transfer to Alexandria by A/C car, meet & assist by our local representative and transfer to the hotel. Check in. start your Trip Visiting the Roman Theater (A theater with marble seats up to 800 spectators, Galleries, Section of mosaic flooring & a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman Villas & baths). Then visit Pompay's Pillar, Followed by visit to the Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa (Tombs on three levels, also contains The Triclinium where relatives used to sit on stone benches to feast the dead, a center with relieves of bearded serpents. Inside, there are 2nd Century AD statues of Sobec & Anubis wearing Roman Armor).Followed by Visiting Elsawary,montaza Garden Alexandria Library& Also from out side you will Visit Qaytbay Citadel & El Mursi Abu Elabas
Overnight in Cairo 

Meals: Breakfast

Day 8 (4 Jan) :
 

Breakfast. Start your full day visiting the Egyptian Museum of antiquities. On display is rare collection of 5000 years of art the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry. 

Then Felucca On Nile At 16:00 PM 
 

Meals: Breakfast 

Day 9 (5 Jan ) :
Breakfast then Start your full day tour visiting Old Cairo that known as Christian 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 and Enter the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the hanging church, and the old jewish synagogue – Ben Ezra Synagogue. 

 
Then continue your day tour to Islamic Cairo that was founded in 641 A.D By the First Muslam leader Amr Ibn Elas Over there in Islamic Cairo you will be able to Visit and Enter the Following Mosques `Masjid` Amr Ibn Elas Mosque that was built in 642 A.D By the Muslim leader Amr Ibn Elas at El FUSTAT area

then followed by a visit to the Most and Biggest mosques in Cairo which is El Sultan Hassan Mosque that also known as `Madrasa El Sultan Hassan` that was founded by Sultan Hassan in 1356 A.D The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is a massive Mamluk era mosque and madrassa located near The Citadel in Cairo.

Then followed by another big famous Mosque Which is Al-Rifa’i Mosque The building is located opposite the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, which dates from around 1361, and was architecturally conceived as a complement to the older structure.

Then visit The Citadel of Cairo where you can visit the most famous mosque in Cairo which is Mohamed Ali`s mosque that known as the Alabaster Mosque 
Then End your day tour with a visit to Khan Khalili Bazaar 
At the end of the Tour, you will be transferred back to your Hotel

Day 10 (6 Jan ):
Breakfast Then Start your day tour visiting The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
The main Exhibition Hall show the four main crafts that shaped the Egyptian civilization :pottery, wood, Textile and ornaments
You can see over there the oldest prosthetic toe all over the world, the skeleton of a man dates back to 30000 years ago, the Kaaba Cover (kiswaa Al kaaba) which was the last one made in Egypt during the time of president Naser and the Mahmal which it used to carry the cover from Egypt to saudia Arabia every year in a great parade
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization It's considered the first museum all over the world exhibit  a comprehensive view for the Egyptian Civilization through the history from prehistory till the modern history. 
NMEC exhibit several objects to show the visitors the Egyptian civilization across the time starting with the predynastic and Ancient Egyptian period, the Greco-Roman, Coptic, Islamic and modern history
Also, you can see the Kaaba key, Clepsydra which an ancient time measuring device
And for sure you will see all the royal mummies which were moved in A royal parade from the Egyptian museum to the civilization museum At the end of the Tour, you will be transferred back to your Hotel

Day 11 (7 Jan ) :

Free Day
 

Day 12 (8 Jan ) :

Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.

Meals: Breakfast