CAIRO , CRUISE & HURGHADA
Day 1:Arrival Cairo
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt
Your tour manager will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.
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Day 2: Pyramids / Museum
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo then you will be met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx, varying between six-thousand and even thirteen-thousand years old ,and Valley temple facing the great statue. Lunch at good quality local restaurant. Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Combining fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, this dates back to 1382. Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Aswan. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board. Sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan is about 14 hours. Overnight on board.
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Day 3: Aswan Sightseeing
You will be met at Aswan station, then you will be transferred to embark on Nile River Cruise before lunch, then enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, the awesome Philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor , and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.
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Day 4: kom Ombo / Edfu
Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that visit the best preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
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Day 5: Luxor Sightseeing
Sail to Luxor, have breakfast on board then visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC , at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi Memnon. Lunch on board. Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.
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Day 6: Luxor Sightseeing
Breakfast on board, disembarkation from your Nile cruise. Then transfer to visit Karnak & Luxor temples. In the afternoon transfer to Hurghada on the Red Sea. From Luxor to Hurghada is about a 03 hour and half drive. Overnight in Hurghada.
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Day 7: Red Sea Diving
After breakfast you will be taken for a wonderful two-dive cruise trip to discover the amazing under water rare coral reef including lunch and soft drinks on your diving boat. Non divers can also enjoy diving and snorkeling along the beautiful barrier reefs. Overnight in Hurghada.
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Day 8: Red Sea Diving
After breakfast you will be taken for a wonderful two-dive cruise trip to discover the amazing under water rare coral reef including lunch and soft drinks on your diving boat. Non divers can also enjoy diving and snorkeling along the beautiful barrier reefs. Overnight in Hurghada.
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Day 9: Red Sea Diving
After breakfast you will be taken for a wonderful two-dive cruise trip to discover the amazing under water rare coral reef including lunch and soft drinks on your diving boat. Non divers can also enjoy diving and snorkeling along the beautiful barrier reefs. Overnight in Hurghada.
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Day 10: Air Balloon
Enjoy a free day in Hurghada or experience an optional hot air balloon ride in Hurghada by 4x4 landcruiser that is one of the best ways to see Hurghada
(Omm Ghaira area), you climb aboard a hot air balloon for an amazing 45 minutes floating over the desert, reaching up to 5000 feet while enjoying the amazing view of the sunrise.
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Day 11: Back to Cairo
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Hurghada Airport for your flight to Cairo. After that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at the hotel our Representative will check you in. Optional to enjoy a dinner cruise for two hours on the Nile. You can enjoy the optional tour to Sound and Light Show at Giza Pyramids area. Overnight in Cairo.
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Day 12: Final Departure
Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo - free time before your flight - check out then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.