06 Days Egypt Budget Tour Cairo and Luxor

Ziua 1 · Arrival and Islamic Cairo

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   Islamic Cairo

   3 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Welcome to Cairo! Your tour begins when you are greeted by our representative who will assist you through immigration and customs formalities. After you have collected your luggage he will then take you, in our deluxe vehicle, to your Cairo hotel.

   Optional Tour Islamic Cairo to visit the most wonderful Mosques and schools built in the Middle ages of Cairo

5 Stars hotel in Cairo

Ziua 2 · Pyramids »Sphinx » Sakkara » Memphis

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   The Pyramids Of Giza

   3 min Intrarea inclusă

   Breakfast at the hotel is followed by a full day tour. In the morning

   you will be driven to see the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx:

   the most famous monuments of not only ancient Egypt, but of

   the entire ancient world! These massive stone structures were built

   around 4,500 years ago on a rocky desert plateau close to the Nile.

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   Step Pyramid of Djoser

   2 min Intrarea inclusă

   After lunch, at a local restaurant, you will be taken to Sakkara to see

   the very first pyramid ever built; the Step Pyramid of Djoser.

   You will also get the chance to see some fantastic mastabas, including

   the mastaba of Mereruka, the largest one built in ancient Egypt.

   You will then be able to marvel at the Pyramid Texts

   inside the Pyramid of Teti

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   Mit Rahina Museum

   o oră Intrarea inclusă

   After visiting Sakkara heading off to the ancient capital of Egypt: Memphis. The Colossus of Ramses II

   dominates the museum here. After this amazing trip through Egypt's

   pharaonic past you will be driven back to your hotel

5 stars hotel in Cairo

Ziua 3 · Cairo Museum» Citadel of Slah Aldin » Coptic Cairo » Khan Elkhalili

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   The Egyptian Museum in Cairo

   3 min Intrarea inclusă

   Breakfast at the hotel is followed by another full day tour,

   but this time you will spent the forenoon at the Egyptian Museum:

   gaze at the wonders of King Tutankhamen, including his golden

   death mask; stare upon the mummies of some of Egypt's

   ancient pharaohs (optional); lose yourself in the many rooms

   and galleries, where thousands of artifacts are awaiting your visit.

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   Citadel of Saladin

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   After lunch, at a local restaurant, you will be taken to

   the Citadel of Saladin, the fortress built between 1176

   and 1183 AD, to protect Cairo from the Crusaders and

   rebuilt by Muhammad Ali Pasha, whose mosque is

   a "must see".

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   Coptic Cairo

   2 min Intrarea inclusă

   From the Citadel you will be taken on a tour

   of Cairo famous Churches, including: The Hanging

   Church and the Church of St. George the Martyr,

   2 churches built into the walls of the Fort of Babylon

   and its remains could be Cairo's oldest structures; and

   the Church of Abu Serga (St. Sergius), where, it is said,

   the Holy Family took shelter in a cave, with the church

   being erected her to commemorate this. This whole area

   is a world famous destination for Pilgrims.

4. 4

   Khan Al-Khalili Bazaar

   o oră

   Before being driven back to your hotel you will have the

   opportunity to visit the old market of Cairo (Khan El-Khalili)

   which is the oldest Market built in 1382 by the Emir Djaharks el-Khalili

   in the heart of the Fatimid City and one of Cairo's most important shopping

   areas. But more than that, it represents the market tradition which

   established Cairo as a major center of trade.

   At the end of this exciting day you will be to Ramses railway station where

   you will board the train which departs at 2025. once Cairo has disappeared behind you.

Sleeper Train

Ziua 4 · Kings Valley»Memnon Colossi»Hatshepsut»Karank»Luxor temples

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   Valley of the Kings

   3 ore Intrarea inclusă

   08:15am and you have now arrived at Luxor station. Then we will transfer you to your hotel & will start your full day tour with a trip to the West Bank of Luxor:

   the tombs of the New Kingdom Pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings.

   he burial place of the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (1550 – 1080 BC).

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   Temple of Hatshepsut

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   visit the temple of queen Hatshepsut, the only female Pharaoh who ruled Egypt for almost 22 years (1490 – 1468 BC). The temple is one of the most striking monuments in Egypt. Furthermore

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   Colossi of Memnon

   20 min Intrarea inclusă

   there will be time for a brief photo stop at the colossi of Memnon, once marked the entrance to the funerary temple of Amenhotep III.

4. 4

   The Karnak Temple

   3 ore Intrarea inclusă

   After lunch, at a local restaurant, you will be taken to the magnificent Karnak Temples this is the largest religious temple complex in Egypt, and dedicated to the Theban triad; Amun-Re, his consort Mut and their son Khonsu

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   Luxor Temple

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   To the temple of Luxor which is the finest among the 18th

   Dynasty work and built by the king AmenhotepIII and RamsesII.

   Then You will be driven to Luxor railway station to meet your

   train at 2130 and once more dinner is served as a famous city

   disappears behind you.

Sleeper train

Ziua 5 · Optional Tour to Alexandria

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   Alexandria National Museum

   8 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Your day starts with breakfast in sleeper train followed by a drive, in our air-conditioned vehicle, to Alexandria. Your visit to this beautiful city, originally built by Alexander the Great, includes a trip into the Catacombs (Kom el Shoqafa), where the early Christians were buried; the Roman Amphitheatre, which every town in the ancient Roman Empire had; the Alexandria National Museum, built in a former palace and now houses almost 2000 artifacts which tell the story of the city, including the recent finds from the sunken part of the city; and finally a visit to the Montazah Gardens, a private park where world leaders often meet, 150 acres of numerous trees, palms, and flowers which overlook many bays and beaches.

   Lunch will be supplied at a local restaurant in the middle of this exciting tour, and at the end of the day you will have a tired, but fulfilled, drive back to Cairo.

5 stars hotel in Cairo

Ziua 6 · Final Departure

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   Museum of Islamic Arts

   3 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Your final day starts with breakfast at the hotel followed by check-out. You will then be transferred to the airport for your final departure.

   Optional Tour to the Islamic Arts Museum in Cairo