9- Days Package around Egypt Giza , Nile Cruise with Abu Simbel

Ziua 1 · Welcome to land of Pharaohs /Meet at Cairo International Airport

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   Oprirea 1

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Your tour manager will meet you at Cairo International Airport with a sign mentioned your name then he will escort you to your hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the hotel, the tour manager will assist you to have a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.

Accommodation at Le Meridian Pyramids hotel / Steigenbergar hotel or similar.

Ziua 2 · Pyramids Day Tour

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   The Pyramids Of Giza

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   The Giza Pyramids are attached to the name of Egypt itself. The huge sizes of the pyramids, especially the Giza ones, are and will always be an awe factor for millions of tourists who visit Egypt all year long. The amazement factor comes from the question that everyone who visits Egypt asks, how the three kings, Khafre, Khufu, and Menkaure,

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   The Great Pyramid of Khufu

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   Egypt pyramids facts are plenty and one amazing fact is that Khufu pyramid is considered as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and is known as the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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   Pyramid Complex of Khafre

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   Khafre pyramid is considered as the second largest pyramid in Giza. It was built for king Khafre, the third pharaoh who belongs to the 4th Dynasty during the Period of Ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom (2540 BC). The king was also known by the name Chephren, which was a Greek name. He was the son of King Khufu, who built the Great Pyramid of Giza and was the grandson of King Sneferu.

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   Great Sphinx

   15 min Intrarea inclusă

   The word "Sphinx" is originally a Greek word of the Ancient Egyptian name "Ssp Ankh" which means the living image or representation of something. The Sphinx statue mainly represents the king and his living image and it also represents the combination between the mental power and the Physical power. The mental power of the king is represented in the human head of the statue, while the physical power is represented in the body of a lion. Egyptology scientists believe that if the sphinx was a representation of an ancient Egyptian God, so it is said that they managed to tame the wild nature of the lion with the human intelligence and turning it into a divine peaceful character.

   then Have your Lunch before heading to Sakkara

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   Saqqara Pyramid

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   Saqqara is one of several other notable necropolis sites near Cairo that offer impressive sights and hold great archaeological significance. In fact, Saqqara may hold more interest to archaeologists than Giza. The huge site hosts burials dating from before the beginning of the Old Kingdom up through the Greek Period of Egyptian history.

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   Step Pyramid of Djoser

   45 min Intrarea inclusă

   The most famous structure by far at Saqqara is Djoser’s Step Pyramid. Dating from the 3rd dynasty (2667—2448 BC), it was the first all-stone complex ever built on earth. It also displays an important architectural innovation for the construction of the Giza Pyramids and other later pyramids in the 4th dynasty and later.

Accommodation at 5 Star hotel Le Meridian Pyramids hotel / steigenbergar hotel or Similar .

Ziua 3 · Cairo City Tour / Transfer to Train station and Overnight Sleeper Train Cairo / Aswan

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   The Egyptian Museum in Cairo

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   he Museum of Egyptian Antiquities also known as the Egyptian Museum is home to most of the ancient Egyptian antiquities, with a collection of over 120,000 items, The Cairo Museum is a must-stop for any tourist visiting Cairo.

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   Coptic Cairo

   40 min Intrarea inclusă

   Coptic Cairo is a unique area with Old Cairo that has a concentration of Christian churches and other sites that date from the centuries between the decline of the pharaonic religion and the arrival of Islam when Egypt had a Christian majority. Coptic Cairo is largely built around the fort of Babylon on upon the remains of its walls.

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   The Hanging Church

   15 min Intrarea inclusă

   Located in the area known as Coptic Cairo, the Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as The Hanging Church, is one of the oldest churches in Egypt, dating back to the third century.

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   Synagogue Ben Ezra

   15 min Intrarea inclusă

   Ben Ezra Synagogue is the oldest Jewish temple in Cairo, dating from the 9th century AD. Like almost all of Egypt’s synagogues, it is simply a tourist attraction today following the departure of nearly all of Egypt’s significant Jewish community during the 1950s after the founding of Israel and the Free Officers’ Revolution, but this site still holds great importance in the contemporary history of Judaism.

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   Citadel of Saladin

   45 min Intrarea inclusă

   Salah Al-Deen (known as Saladin to European historians) overthrew the Fatimid dynasty in 1171 AD, establishing the new Sunni Ayyubid Caliphate. Given the threat of invasion by European crusader armies, Saladin decided to improve the fortifications of the city. In 1176 AD, he began construction of a wall that would encircle both Al-Qahira (today Islamic Cairo) and Fustat (Old Cairo). Saladin’s Citadel served as the seat of government in Egypt for 700 years until Khedive Ismail moved into Abdin Palace in the newly constructed Downtown Cairo in the 1870s.

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   Mosque of Muhammad Ali

   45 min Intrarea inclusă

   Enjoy the moque of Mohamed Ali Pasha then Transfer to Station station to take your overnight Train to Aswan

Dinner Meal are included in the train

Overnight Sleeper Train

Ziua 4 · Welcome ASWAN , Aswan Sightseeing ( Philae temple , High Dam )Overnight in a hotel in Aswan City

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   Aswan

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   Arrival to Aswan Railway Station , Meet by your tour Guide and driver then start your tour to Discover Aswan City .

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   Temple of Philae

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Philae temple complex is one of the most picturesque in all of Egypt. It sits on Aglika Island just south of the old Aswan Dam and you must ride a water taxi to the island to get to theruins. The temple was moved to its current location following the construction of the High Dam, which threatened to submerge it permanently.

   The careful reconstruction at the current site carefully completed, painstakingly preserving the original appearance and layout of the complex and even landscaping the island to match its former location.

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   Aswan High Dam

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Discover the High Dam : The dam is only about a 15-minute drive south of Aswan so a visit is easy even if your time in the city is limited. It is an impressive sight and views south over Lake Nasser and north toward the old Aswan Dam are spectacular. Don’t be deterred by the tight security. The dam is heavily guarded since it would wash most of Egypt into the Mediterranean if it burst.after that transfer to your hotel for check - in and overnight in Aswan .

Accommodation Included : Basma hotel or Helnan Aswan hotel .

Ziua 5 · Day tour to Abu Simbel by Car / Check - in at the Nile Cruise

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   Abu Simbel Temple

   8 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Early morning check - out from your hotel in Aswan , them meet your tour guide and driver to visit Abu Simbel Temples, south of Aswan along Lake Nasser’s shore is the most famous in all of Egypt after the Giza Pyramids. Built by the greatest of the pharaohs, Ramesses II, which made it also known as the Temple of Ramses II or Ramesses II, these huge rock-cut temples marked the southern boundary of the Egyptian Empire with Nubia at the peak of its power during the New Kingdom.

   After visiting the temple will drive you back to the Nile cruise for check -in and Overnight .

Accommodation Included in a 5 Star Nile cruise

Ziua 6 · Sail to Kom Ombo , Visit Kom Ombo temple and Overnight in Adfu

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   Kom Ombo Temple

   5 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Kom Ombo is the third major stop that most of the Nile cruises between Luxor and Aswan make on their journey. Located only 30 miles north of Aswan, it is also easy to visit Kom Ombo on a da ytrip by car;

   however, The setting of this Temple of Sobek, the crocodile god, makes an approach by water the far superior way to visit this site. The temple is perched atop a picturesque bluff alongside the river and while there are no longer any crocodiles in the river or in the sacred lake inside the temple complex, t

   his riverside temple is still worthy of a visit.then Sail to Edfu and Overnight

Accommodation in a 5 Star Nile Cruise is Included

Ziua 7 · Edfu Temple , Sail to Luxor and Overnight In Luxor

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   Edfu Temple

   5 ore Intrarea inclusă

   The Temple of Horus at Edfu is widely considered to be the most impressive of all of the Nile-side temples along the journey between Luxor and Aswan. It is a required stop by all of the cruise ships that make the trip, Sail to Luxor and overnight in Luxor

Accommodation in a 5 Star Nile Cruise is Included

Ziua 8 · Luxor Sightseeing ( East +West Bank ) Transfer to Luxor Train station to take your overnight train to Cairo

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   Valley of the Kings

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   the Valley of the Kings was used for royal burials for the Kings, their families, and their possessions. In 1979, it became a World Heritage Site, as well as the rest of the Theban Necropolis.

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   Temple of Hatshepsut

   1 h 30 min Intrarea inclusă

   Hatshepsut was the only female pharaoh in the history of Ancient Egypt. She came to power during the New Kingdom after the death of her father, Tuthmose I, and her half-brother and husband, Tuthmose II, who succeeded her father on the throne.

   She originally served as queen-regent to her husband's son by another wife, Tuthmose III, but seized the throne from him and managing to hold onto power until her death. However, Hatshepsut’s status as the only female to rule Egypt is not the only reason for her fame.

   She was also a very successful pharaoh. She ruled over an era of peace and prosperity, expanding lucrative trade routes to the land of Punt in the south.

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   Colossi of Memnon

   15 min Intrarea inclusă

   two magnificent twin statues image of pharaoh Amenhotep III and two smaller statues carved by his feet (one being his wife and the other his mother), stands graciously in the horizon of the magnificent Luxor horizons.

   The two statues, each measuring 60 feet tall, stands in the entrance of Amenhotep III’s mortuary temple. They are famously named by the name of Colossi of Memnon due to a phenomenon produced by one of the statues after an earthquake.

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   The Karnak Temple

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   visit Karnak temple : The Karnak Temple dates back from around 2055 BC to around 100 AD. It was built as a cult temple and was dedicated to the gods Amun, Mut, and khonsu. Being the largest building for religious purposes ever to be constructed, the Karnak Temple was known as “most select of places” by ancient Egyptians. then transfer to Luxor Train station to take your overnight sleeper train to cairo.

Dinner Meal is included in the train

Overnight Sleeper Train from Luxor to Cairo ( Cabin )

Ziua 9 · Arrival to Cairo Train Station / Final departure to Cairo Airport to take your flight back home

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   Cairo

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   Arrival to Cairo train Station then head to Cairo Airport to Take your flight Back to home for Final Departure ( in Case you have extra time in Cairo we can other more optional sightseeing with Extra charge or drop you at hotel reception / shopping center until your flight departure time .

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   Oprirea 2

   45 min Intrarea inclusă

   Final Transfer to Cairo Airport to take your flight Back to home