Egypt In-Depth Exploration

Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrival, Cairo

  On arrival at Cairo airport, you will be greeted by an airport representative who will help you on the visa process and immigration, and then lead to your driver for an hour's transfer to your hotel. Check-in and then enjoy some relax at the hotel.

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• Day 2: Cairo

  Meet your private guide at your hotel lobby at the agreed time to start the city exploration, including the Egyptian Museum, Qalawun Complex, Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, and Qasr El Nil Bridge. In this 7 hours' tour, you will be amazed by the largest quantity of Pharaonic antiques and some of the most outstanding historic structures of the city.

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• Day 3: Cairo

  This is a full day for you to marvel at the Pyramids, covering the Step Pyramid and Imhotep Museum in Saqqara, Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx. Of course, you will not miss the Great Pyramid of King Khufu and one or two other smaller pyramids that were regarded belong to Pharaoh's wife.

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• Day 4: Cairo

  Today, you will head out to Giza again to see the Pyramid at Abu Rawash and the Dahshur Pyramids. The former is also known as the Lost Pyramid. Since the upper part of it has missed, visitors can see the internal passage running down into the bedrock easily. While at Dahshur, you will visit the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid, which are among the oldest, largest and best-preserved pyramids in Egypt.

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• Day 5: Cairo - Minya - Cairo

  This morning, drive about 3 hours to El Minya, a less visited but historic city which is called as the 'Bride of Upper Egypt'. There, you will visit Beni Hassan - an ancient Egyptian cemetery primarily used between 21st BC and 17th BC, the new built Museum of Akhenaten - Egypt's third-largest museum next to the Grand Egyptian Museum and the Al-Fustat Museum, and Tell El Amarna - a short-lived ancient capital built by Pharaoh Akhenaten.

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• Day 6: Faiyum: Wadi EL Rayan & Wadi El Hitan

  Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo and drive for almost 90 km to enjoy El Fayoum's famous sightseeing. Start your day at Wadi EL Rayan which is 80 KM south of EL Faiyum, and then drive to Wadi EL Hitan and change our vehicle with a 4x4 Jeep for 60 KM drive on the desert that boasts of hundreds of fossils of ancient whales which reveal some evidence of how the whale evolved from terrestrial to ocean creature.

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• Day 7: Cairo - Abu Simbel - Nile River Cruise

  Check out early in the morning and take a private transfer to the airport for flights to Abu Simbel with a connection at Aswan. On arrival, be picked up to embark the cruise on Lake Nasser with an excursion to Abu Simbel including the Temple of Nefertari.

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  • Nile River Cruise

• Day 8: Nile River Cruise

  Sail to Kasr Ibrim this morning to see the Nubian monuments, the only ones situated on its original location and survived from the flooding of Lake Nasser caused by the Aswan High Dam.

  After lunch on board, continue the cruise and visit the Temple of Amada, the oldest Egyptian temple in Nubia, and then sail to Wadi el Sebou.

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  • Nile River Cruise

• Day 9: Nile River Cruise - Aswan

  Breakfast on board and morning visit to Wadi el Sebou Temple also known as the Valley of the Lions because of the sphinx lined along with the approach to the temple forecourts. Sail to Aswan, dinner on board with Nubian show.

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• Day 10: Aswan - Luxor

  Disembark the boat after breakfast, take a private drive to Luxor and check into your hotel. En route, you can ask a stop to see the Esna Temple. The rest time of today is free for you to relax.

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• Day 11: Luxor - Abydos - Dendera - Luxor

  Continue your Egypt in-depth exploration. Drive about 3 hours to visit the sacred city of Abydos, the place where the ancient Egyptian worship Osiris, the God of the dead. There you visit the Osiris Temple and admire the most exquisite frescoes throughout Egypt. After it, drive about 2 hours back to see Dendera Temple, one of the best-preserved temple complexes in Egypt and is dedicated to the goddess of Hathor who governs love, joy and beauty.

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• Day 12: Luxor

  Today, you will follow your guide to explore Luxor on the west bank covering the ancient village of Deir El-Medina, which was the home to the artisans who worked for the Valley of Kings; Temple of Ramesseum for Pharaoh Ramses II; Howard Carter House, whose original owner discovered the tomb of the boy-king Tutankhamun; Medinet Habu, known as the reliefs depicting the Ramses III defeating the Libyans; the Valley of the Kings.

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• Day 13: Luxor - Sharm El Sheikh

  Today you will visit the Karnak Temple. Developed over 1,000 years, Karnak is considered as the second most visited site in Egypt and the most impressive temple complex built by humans. In the afternoon, be transferred to the airport for flights to Sharm El Sheikh with a connection at Cairo airport. On arrival, be picked up and transferred to the hotel.

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• Day 14: Sharm El Sheikh

  Standing on the coastal strip along the Red Sea, with bright sunshine and crystal clear waters, Sharm El Sheikh attracts a large number of tourists every year. The coral reefs in this area are extremely famous and make it popular among deep-sea snorkelers. Have a leisurely day today to enjoy the sunshine, beach or snorkeling on your own.

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• Day 15: Sharm El Sheikh

  Continue to enjoy your beach holiday in Sharm El Sheikh.

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• Day 16: Sharm El Sheikh - Cairo, Departure

  Free time before meeting our representative and then being transferred to the airport for your flight to Cairo where you will connect with your home-bound flight.

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