15 Days Wonders of Turkey & Egypt Tour Package

Istanbul - Izmir - Ephesus - Pamukkale - Cappadocia - Caıro - Pyramids of Giza - Aswan - Luxor , Nile Cruise

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrive in Istanbul  
Upon arrival to  Istanbul Airport, you will meet with Turkey Travel Bazaar staff and transfer to your hotel for your first night. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 2 - Istanbul Old City Tour      (B + L)
Guided Istanbul walking old city tour visiting Topkapi Palace (closed on tuesdays) Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Aya Sophia Museum (closed on mondays),  Covered Grand Bazaar (closed on sundays). Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 3 - Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise and Two Continents  (B + L)
You will have breakfast at your hotel and check out. Then you will be picked up at 08:30 from the hotel for the tour of Bosphorus Cruise and the Asian part of Istanbul. During the tour we will enjoy a Bosphorus Cruise, having lunch and visiting the Beylerbeyi Palace, Bosphorus Bridge, Asian side. Tonight we have an evening flight to Izmir. Upon arriva to Izmir airport, you will meet with Turkey Travel Bazaar's staff and transfer to Kusadasi. Cehck into hotel and overnight in Kusadasi. 

Day 4 - Ephesus Tour and House of Virgin Mary Tour (B + L)
After having your breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up at 08:30 for the tour of the ancient city of Ephesus and Virgin Mary';s House. You will visit: The Temple of Diana, The Old City of Ephesus, Temple of Hadrian and Serapis, Library of Celsus, lunch in Selcuk, the Last Abode of Virgin Mary and Temple of Artemis. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 5 - Fight from Izmir to Cappadocia  (B)
After having your breakfast at your hotel you will check out out and your will have free time until your flight departure time. You will be picked up from your hotel and transfer to airport fr your domestic flight to Cappadocia. Upon arrival transfer and check into your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 6 - Cappadocia Tour       (B + L)
You will be picked up from your hotel at 09:30 for the day tour of Cappadocia. You will visit: Red valley (4 kms hiking), Rose valley (visiting the churches), Cavusin (Old Christian village), Lunch in Pigeon valley, Kaymakli (Underground City), and Ortahisar Castle. After the tour transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 7 - Cappadocia Tour    (B + L)
You will have breakfast at your hotel and check out. You will be picked up from your hotel  at 9:30 and tour of the local highlights of Cappadocia. You will visit: Devrent Valley, Monk's valley (Pasabag), Avanos (lunch in Avanos), Goreme open air museum, Uchisar (Natural Castle). End of the tour,  transfer to airport for your domestic flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel in Istanbul and check into your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 8 - Flight from Istanbul to Cairo  (B + L + D)
After breakfast check out from the hotel and depart by international flight to Egypt. Upon arrival in Cairo International Airport, meet with your 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 our tour will start tomorrow. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 9 - 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 10 - 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 the tour, transfer back to your hotel.

Day 11 -  Flight from Cairo to Aswan and 3 Nights Nile Cruise    (B + L + D)
After having breakfast, you will check out and be transferred to airport for  flight to Aswan. Upon arrival Aswan Airport, you will meet with our satff then transfer to the port for embarkation to the cruise ship before lunch. We will have a stop and 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. Lunch and dinner will be included on board. At last, the cruise ship will sail to Kom Ombo. Overnight onboard the cruise ship.

Day 12 - Kom Ombo Tour - Edfu Tour - Luxor Tour              (B + L D)
Breaksfat will be served on board and continue to sail.Today 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. Then the cruise ship will be continue sail to Edfu where is the site of the Ptolemaic. Lunch will be served on board. Upon arrival Edfu, we will visit Horus Temple which is an ancient settlement. Afterwards, we shall continue our sail to Luxor via Esna Lock. As the site of the Ancient Egyptan city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. During your day on cruise, there is a "Galabia party", where you will be encouraged to get Egyptian outfits and wear the local Galabia. Overnight onboard the cruise ship.

Day 13 - Visiting Luxor and Last Day on Boat     (B + L + D)
Breakfast will be served on board and continue to sail. Today we will arrive Luxor and we will visit 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. After lunch we shall 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, we will back to the cruise ship and enjoy the dinner which is follow by belly dancer show. Overnight onboard the cruise ship.

Day 14 - Disembar in Luxor and Flight back to Cairo  (B + D)
After your breakfast which will be served on board, we will check out from the cruise and we will transfer you to the airport for your flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival in Cairo, you will meet with our staff and transfer to Hotel. Check into hotel and rest of the day is leisure for you. Enjoy your last day in Egypt, do little shopping to buy some souvenirs for your friends and family. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 15 - 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

• Airport transfer from Istanbul Ataturk Airport
• Domestic flight from Istanbul to Izmir
• Domestic flight from Izmir to Cappadocia
• Domestic flight from Izmir to Istanbul
• 3 nights hotel in Istanbul
• 2 nights hotel in Cappadocia
• 2 nights hotel in Kusadasi
• 7 breakfasts and 3 lunches
• 2 fully guided Istanbul City tour
• 2 fully guided Cappadocia tour
• 1 fully guided Ephesus tour
• Return airport transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport
• Arrival airport transfer from Cairo International Airport
• 4 nights hotel with breakfast and dinner in Cairo
• 3 nights hotel with breakfast, lunch and dinner on Nile Cruise
• All the tours mentioned above during the Nile Cruise tour
• Guided full day Memphis, Sakkara, Pyramids tour including lunch
• Guided full day Museum, Citadel, Mosque and Bazaars including lunch
• All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
• Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
• Professional English-speaking tour guides
• Return airport transfer to Cairo International Airport
• Domestic flight from Cairo To Aswan city
• Domestic Flight From Luxor to Cairo

Excludes

• International flights
• Visas
• Drinks
• Unmentioned services

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