About your tour
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The legacy of a 6000 year old history is worn like a proud badge by
Egypt, which boasts some of the most spectacular archaeological
treasures existing in the world today. Felucca Safari visits the
most important sites of this unique country by a traditional
Egyptian sailboat and experience you a trip of a lifetime.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
Transfer from the airport to Travel Talk hotel and back
Accommodation in 5 Star hotels
Transportation in air-conditioned, non-smoking coaches
Transportation in first class train (recliner seat) between
Cairo-Aswan and Luxor-Cairo
Services of experienced Egyptologist guides throughout the
journey
Excursions as per the itinerary (entrance fees not included)
Donkey ride to the Valley of the Kings
All breakfasts at the hotels
2 nights Felucca accommodation on Essential Egypt by Felucca tour
including all meals
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:
Any flights, insurance, meals not stated in the itinerary, items of
a personal nature, tips, visa fees, entrance fees to the sights and
museums, other services not stated in the itinerary, optional
activities
SIGHTS VISITED:
Cairo including Giza, Pyramids of Cheops
& Chephren & Mycrenos, Sphinx, Sakkara, Step Pyramid of
Zoser, Egyptian museum, Citadel of Saladin, Mosque of Mohamed Ali,
the Hanging Church, Khan el Khalili bazaar
Aswan including High Dam, Philae Temple,
Unfinished Obelisk, Elephantine and
Kitchener Islands
KomomboTemple
Edfu Temple
Luxor including Temple of Luxor,
Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple
Temple of Karn
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Your itinerary
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.Day 1 Cairo Welcome to Cairo, the city of the mysterious
pyramids and pharaohs, tombs and temples and more than 6000 years
of history. Arrival transfer from the airport to our hotel in
Cairo. In the evening our tour leader will meet us to brief about
the next days of your journey.
Day 2 Cairo Today we will first visit the Giza Plateau to
explore the world famous pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycrenos.
In the afternoon we will head our way to Sakkara, the first capital
of ancient Egypt, famous for its step pyramid built by King Zoser
in 2700 B.C. In the evening we'll board the overnight train to
Aswan.
Day 3 Aswan Our day will start with the discovery of the
High Dam before visiting the Philae Temple - dedicated to the
Goddess Isis - and the unfinished Obelisk.
Day 4 Aswan, Felucca Cruise Today we'll board our
traditional Felucca to start our cruise on Nile. We'll first visit
the Elephantine and Kitchener Islands and continue our way down to
north. Overnight stay on Felucca including all meals.
Day 5 Felucca Cruise Today we'll sail all day long on Nile
and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of one of the greatest rivers on
the earth.
Day 6 Felucca Cruise, Komombo, Edfu,
Luxor After breakfast we will head our way to the Komombo
Temple which was built during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. The
temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and god Horus. Then
we'll continue to Edfu to visit the largest and best preserved
temple in Egypt. The temple is dedicated to the falcon god Horus
and was built over a 180-year period from 237 BC to 57 BC. Then
we'll head our way to Luxor. After cheking into our hotel, we'll
depart to visit the temple of Luxor on the East Bank of the Nile
which was dedicated to the great god Amun, his wife Mut and their
son Khonsu (the mood god) - together representing the Theban triad.
The temple was built on the site of a probable smaller structure
for the god Amun, while the earliest parts of the temple seen today
date from the 14th century BC and the time of Amenhotep
III.
Day 7 Luxor, Valley of the Kings,
Hatshepsut, Karnak, Cairo After breakfast we'll depart for the
West Bank of the Nile where our donkeys are waiting to take us into
the Valley of the Kings through quiet roads with lovely views of
the Nile. After the donkey ride, we'll start our discovery with
this magnificent sight, "the city of the Dead", where magnificent
tombs were carved into the desert rocks, decorated richly, and
filled with treasures for the afterlife of the Pharaohs. Rising out
of the desert plain in a series of terraces, the Temple of Queen
Hatshepsut will be our next stop. In the afternoon we'll proceed to
the Temple of Karnak, one of the most important religious centres
in the ancient Egypt before boarding our overnight train to
Cairo.
Day 8 Cairo Our journey will
continue with a visit to one of the most important museums in the
world, the Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 100.000 relics
of ancient Egypt. Today we'll also discover the Citadel of Saladin,
Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the Hanging Church and the world famous Kahn
El Khalili bazaar.
Day 9 Cairo Our trip will end
after breakfast in Cairo. Transfer to the airport.
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