10D9N 2019/2020 Adventure Egypt

day 1 Cairo Arrival
Upon arrival to Cairo, you will be met by your representative in Egypt and transferred to your hotel. Check in, overnight at hotel.

day 2 Cairo: Pyramids-Egyptian Museum

After breakfast your private Egyptologist tour guide and driver will pick you up and start your tour. Drive to Giza and visit the Pyramids. See the Great Pyramid, a royal burial chamber and the Sphinx. Built during a time when Egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world, the pyramids—especially the Great Pyramids of Giza—are some of the most magnificent man-made structures in history. Their massive scale reflects the unique role that the pharaoh, or king, played in ancient Egyptian society. Though pyramids were built from the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the close of the Ptolemaic period in the fourth century A.D., the peak of pyramid building began with the late third dynasty and continued until roughly the sixth (c. 2325 B.C.). More than 4,000 years later, the Egyptian pyramids still retain much of their majesty, providing a glimpse into the country’s rich and glorious past. Lunch en route. Visit the Egyptian Museum, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or Museum of Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms. The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities contains many important pieces of ancient Egyptian history. It houses the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities, and many treasures of King Tutankhamen. Return back to your hotel for overnight.

day 3 Cairo
Aftern breakfast, your day is at leisure to explore.
day 4 Cairo-Aswan-Nile cruise-High Dam-Philae-Obelisk
Breakfast, transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Aswan, upon arrival you will be met by your Travel representative and start a tour of Aswan High Dam, Egypt's modern example of building on a monumental scale. Continue by a short motor-boat ride to the Temple of Philae on the island of Agilka. The temple was dedicated to Isis, sister/wife of Osiris and patroness of the Ptolemaic rule. Transfer to your Nile cruise, embarkation, lunch on board. Sail to Kom Ombo, sail to Edfu, dinner and overnight on board.

day 5 Nile Cruise: Edfu Temple

Breakfast, visit Edfu temple, Set out by horse-drawn carriage to visit the Temple of Horus, the largest and most perfectly preserved of all the Nile temples. Horus, also known as Haroeris, was the falcon-headed solar war god. Back to cruise where you will lunch on board, sail to Esna. Cross the lock of Esna. Dinner and overnight in Luxor.

day 6 Nile Cruise: Luxor
After breakfast on board, cross to the West Bank of the Nile and visit the wondrous Valley of the Kings, a vast city of the dead, where the magnificent tombs of 62 pharaohs have been discovered. The tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs. Visit several of the tombs. Next, visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. This beautiful monument to the reign of the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it. On the way back stop at the famed Colossi of Memnon, two 66ft, 1 thousand ton statues of Amenhotep III. These colossal statues were known by the ancient Greeks to emit haunting voices at dawn. Though damaged by nature and ancient tourists, the statues are still impressive, back to your cruise for Lunch. Visit the great Luxor Temple and the magnificent Karnak Temple of Amun with its famous Hypostyle Hall and the 134 huge columns, the Statue of Ramses II, the Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut and the Sacred Lake.
Dinner and overnight on board.

day 7 Luxor-Cairo-Hurghada

Morning transfer to the airport and flight to Cairo, connect with flight to Hurghada. After check in at leisure until dinner and overnight.

days 8-9 Hurghada
Breakfast, relax and enjoy the red sea, dinner and overnight.

day 10 Hurghada/ Cairo

Breakfast, transfer to Hurghada airport for flight back to Cairo, connection and transfer for your finale departure.
Inclusions: met and assisted on arrival, 3 night’s accommodation in Cairo, 1 day touring in Cairo including lunch, 3 nights Nile Cruise, 3 nights in Hurghada, domestic flights Cairo/Aswan & Luxor Cairo & Cairo/Hurghada return, breakfast daily, 4 lunches, 6 dinners, all transfers in private Deluxe A/C Bus, sightseeing with entry fees as mentioned, baggage handling and portage, perfect English Egyptologist Guide.
Exclusions: Entry visa, meals not mentioned, drinks, tips.

Hotels: Cairo-Meridien Pyramids Hotel, Cruise-M/S Premium Nile, Hurghada-Marriott Beach Resort

NB: the itinerary can be modified-extended according to personal preferences