10 Days Cairo Tour and Nile Cruise by Sleeper Train

Cairo - Memphis - Sakkara - Pyramids of Giza - Egyptian Museum - Mohamed Ali Alabaster mosque - Luxor - 4 nights Nile Cruise - Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan - 4 nights Nile Cruise - Aswan - Cairo.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrive in Cairo       (D)
Upon arrive in Cairo International Airport, meet with our local representative and we will transfer you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore the city, have a relax dinner in hotel and overnight in Cairo.

Day 2 - Memphis - Sakkara - Pyramids of Giza  (B + L + D)
After having your breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel and firstly we will drive to the countryside to visit the first Capital of Egypt, Memphis. Memphis founded around 3,100 BC, is the legendary city of Menes, the King who united Upper and Lower Egypt. Early on, Memphis was more likely a fortress from which Menes controlled the land and water routes between Upper Egypt and the Delta. Having probably originated in Upper Egypt, from Memphis he could control the conquered people of Lower Egypt. However, by the Third Dynasty, the building at Saqqara suggests that Memphis had become a sizable city. Afterwards, we will go to Sakkara, the large necropolis of Memphis to admire the step Pyramid of Zoser where the first Pyramid ever built. After a short stop, we will have our lunch at a typical Egyptian Restaurant in the area. After lunch, we shall continue our journey, we will visit the three Pyramids of Giza. It is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. Also it is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. Below the pyramids, you will visit the Mysterious Great sphinx and the valley temple of Khephren. At the end of the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 3 - Egyptian Museum - Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque - Khan El Khalili Bazaars   (B + L + D)
You will have breakafst at your hotel and start the tour by visiting the famous Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, it is a home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms. Also it store housing the magnificent treasures of Tutankhamen. Then we will have our lunch break in a typical Egyptian Restaurant in the area before we continue our journey of today. After the lunch break, we will visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster mosque, it located in the summit of the citadel, this Ottoman mosque, the largest to be built in the first half of the 19th century. With its animated silhouette and twin minarets, the most visible mosque in Cairo. The mosque was built in memory of Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali's oldest son, who died in 1816. This mosque, along with the citadel, is one of the landmarks and tourist attractions of Cairo and is one of the first features to be seen when approaching the city from no matter which side. The last spots of today is the famous Khan El Khalili Bazaars which is the one of the most interesting bazaar in whole middle east. Lots of cafes, restaurants, shops, and large number of vendors and buyers constitute a dynamic panorama of the place. Drinking Hibiscus, Karakare, Helba, or any of the various typical Egyptian beverages, is a pleasant experience for visitors and guests to get a real taste experience. For smokers, there is the Shisha, or water pipe, to be tried.

At the end of your tour, we will transfer you to Giza Station for your sleeper train down to Luxor. Dinner and Overnight on board train.


Day 4 - Arrive in Luxor Nile Cruise   (B + L + D)
After having breakfast on the train, ariive in Luxor then you will be transferred to Nile Cruise and start tour by visiting the West bank of Luxor.

Valley of the Kings was the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs. The only entrance to this place was a long narrow winding path. This was a secret place, where sentries were placed at the entrance of the Valley, as well as along the top of the hills, in the hopes of discouraging tomb robbers, who had in the past plundered all royal tombs, including the treasures of the Pyramids! Some thefts were probably carefully planned, but others were spur of the moment, as when an earlier tomb was accidentally discovered while cutting a new one and workmen took advantage of the opportunity. This may have happened when KV 46 was found during the cutting of KV 4 or KV 3 nearby. The tombs in the Valley range from a simple pit, to a tomb with over 121 chambers and corridors.

Hatshepsut temple at Dier El Bahar is one of the most characteristic temples in the whole of Egypt, due to its design and decorations. It was built of limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples of the New Kingdom period.

Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.

Lunch will be severd on cruise. And the rest of the afternoon will be yours. You can relax and enjoy your day on cruise. Dineer and overnight onboard the cruise ship.


Day 5 - Nile Cruise - Luxor and  Edfu Tour   (B + L + D)

After having your breakfat on board, Turkey Travel Bazaar will accompany you to visit the East bank of Luxor.

Karnak Temple is the largest Temple in the World! The complex contains a group of Temples such as the Great Temple of Amon Ra, The Temple of Khonso, The Ipt Temple, The Temple of Ptah, the Temple of Montho and the Temple of the God Osiris. A 20m high, mud brick enclosure wall, surrounded all of these buildings.

Luxor Temple or The Temple of Luxor, is among the most beautiful Temples in Egypt. It was known in the New Kingdom period as Ipt-Rsyt, which means the southern shrine. This was to differentiate between this Temple and Karnak Temple, which was the northern house of Amon Ra.

After the tour, the cruise ship will be continue sail to Edfu. Tonight please enjoy the "Galabia party" on board, where you will be encouraged to get Egyptian outfits and wear the local Galabia. Dinner and overnight onboard the cruise ship.


Day 6 - Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan  Tour   (B + L + D)
Today we will arrive Edfu, after your breakfast we will visit Horus Temple which is an ancient settlement.

The cruise will sail to Kom Ombo after the tour, you can enjoy your lunch and afternoon tea on board and have a relax afternoon until we arrive. Upon arrival, we will have a tour to visit Kom Ombo Temple, the building is unique because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods.

After the tour, the cruise will start sailing to Awsan. Dinner and overnight onoard the cruise ship.


Day 7 - Nile Cruise and  Aswan  Tour       (B + L + D)
After breakfast, today we will visit Philae Temple and High Dam. Philae Temple was dismantled and reassembled (on Agilika Island about 550 meters from its original home on Philae Island) in the wake of the High Dam. The temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, is in a beautiful setting which has been landscaped to match its original site. After lunch, we will sail around the islant by Felucca.

Tonight enjoy the dinner which is follow by belly dancer show. Overnight onboard the cruise ship.


Day 8 - Last Day on Cruise and Depart from Aswan to Cairo        (B + D)
After your breakfast which will be served on board, we will check out from the cruise. You will have the free morning until we transfer you to the Aswan station for your sleeper train back to Cairo. During your free morning, you can join the optional excursion to visit Abu Simble. Dinner and overnight onboard the sleeper train.


Day 9 - Arrive in Cairo   (B + D)
You will have your breakfast on the train. Upon arrive Cairo, meet with our representative and we will transfer you to the hotel for checking in.  The rest of the day is leisure. Enjoy your last day in Egypt, do little shopping to buy some souvenirs for your friends and family. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 10 - Cairo - End of the Tour  (B)
You will have breakfast at your hotel and check out the hotel. You will have free time until your departure time. You will be picked up from your hotel regarding to your flight departure time.

Includes

• Arrival airport transfer from Cairo International Airport
• 3 nights accommodation with breakfast and dinner in Cairo
• 2 nights accommodation with breakfast and dinner in sleeper train
• 4 nights accommodation with breakfast, lunch and dinner on Nile Cruise
• All the tours mentioned above during the Nile Cruise Tour
• Guided full day Museum, Citadel, Mosque and Bazaars including lunch
• Guided full day Memphis, Sakkara, Pyramids Tour including lunch
• Professional English tour guide
• All entrance fees for all museums mentioned in the itinerary
• Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking private coach
• Return airport transfer to Cairo International Airport

Excludes

• International flights
• Visas
• Drinks
• Unmentioned services

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