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Egypt, Red Sea, Nile River Cruise 11 Days |
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Visit: Cairo - Hurghada - Luxor - Nile River - Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan
Tour Code: AAEGY11 |
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| Detailed Itinerary |
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Day 01 |
USA - Cairo, Egypt
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| Start our exciting Egypt / Red Sea / Nile cruise tour by overnight flight to Cairo - capital of Egypt. |
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| Day 02 |
Cairo
(D) |
| We shall arrival in Cairo in the evening, and shall transfer to Hotel.¡@Free at leisure for the rest of the day. |
| Hotel: Meridian Pyramids or similar |
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| Day 03 |
Cairo
(B,L,D) |
| After having a hot breakfast in the hotel, we will marvel at one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great and famous Pyramid of Giza and the Sphinx.¡@Later on, we shall visit the Egyptian museum, historic and cultural tour guides us to the ancient Egypt. Dinner cruise with Belly dance show will be arranged in the evening. |
| Hotel: Meridian Pyramids or similar |
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| Day 04 |
Cairo - Hurghada
(B,L,D) |
| Today we travel to Hurghada, the foremost tourist resort of the Red Sea coast and an international center for aquatic sports.The warm waters here are ideal for many varieties of rare fish and coral reefs, a glass bottom boat tour will be arranged. The unique underwater gardens offshore are some of the finest in the world, justifiably famous amongst divers. |
| Hotel: Golden 5 Hotel or similar |
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| Day 05 |
Hurghada - Luxor - Nile River Cruise
(B,L,D) |
| We shall proceed to Luxor, the world's greatest open air museum. Upon arrival, we will board a ship for a Nile 5 days 4 nights Nile River cruise before we start the city tour in Luxor. After that, our first stop will be Luxor Temple built by Amenophis III. Then, we will visit the amazing Temple of Karnak. Tonight, we will have dinner on board and stay overnight in ship. |
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| Day 06 |
Cruise: Luxor - Edfu
(B,L,D) |
| After having breakfast in ship, we will visit West Bank, includes the Valley of the King and Queen Hatshepsut's temple. Then we return to the ship and sail on to Edfu. |
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| Day 07 |
Cruise: Edfu - Kom Ombo
(B,L,D) |
| We cruise along the Nile to Edfu visiting Temple of Edfu. We will continue our cruise to Kom-Ombo. Then, we will visit two temples, Temple of Sobek and Horus the Elder. |
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| Day 08 |
Cruise: Kom Ombo - Aswan - Abu Simble - Aswan
(B,L,D) |
| Today we shall take an excursion to the mighty Sun Temple of Abu Simbel. We shall spend the whole day in Abu Simble before returning to Aswan. |
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| Day 09 |
Aswan - Cairo
(B,L,D) |
| This morning we shall visit the High Dam, the Temple of Isis on the Island of Philae and the Unfinished Obelisk. A ride on the camel will be arranged (Optional). We shall also visit the city center of Aswan. Don't forget to shop for some souvenirs. Tonight, we are going to take a overnight train from Aswan to Cairo. |
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| Day 10 |
Cairo
(B,L,D) |
| Enjoy your breakfast on the train before arriving Cairo. We are going to visit the Old Citadel of Salah El Din with Alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali. Afternoon, we visit the Bazaar area of Khan El Khalili. Dinner in a local restaurant tonight. |
| Hotel: Meridian Pyramids or similar |
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| Day 11 |
Cairo - USA
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| We are going to take an early moring flight back to U.S. (A box breakfast will be provided) |
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