| country: | Egypt |
| location: | Pyramids |
| departures: | This trip can be tailormade throughout the year and can be adapted to suit your interests, budget and requirements as necessary |
| price: | From €435 (8 days) excluding flights. Price based on 2 sharing and includes private tour in Cairo, Luxor & Aswan. |
the amazing things you'll be doing
Discover the secrets of the ancient Egyptian and pharaohs through this holiday. For over fifty centuries, Egypt pioneered the development of culture and civilization through the Pharaonic, Roman, Christian and Islamic periods.
During this holiday, enjoy the Giza pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus in addition to the best collection of the young King Tutankhamen at the Egyptian Museum. Moreover; travel by first class seating train to Luxor from Giza railway station approximately 9 hours by train where you can see many archaeological sites like Valley of the Kings and Hatshpsute Temple. Then enjoy the famous sites of Aswan and Abu Simbel.
This holiday includes also accommodation in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan at 3 star hotels including daily breakfast. Seating train tickets are included in that program. All sightseeing tours, entrance fees and guiding are included in the program. Also, all transfers will be by a private air-conditioned vehicle but Abu Simbel trip will be only with group not privately organized.
During this holiday, enjoy the Giza pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus in addition to the best collection of the young King Tutankhamen at the Egyptian Museum. Moreover; travel by first class seating train to Luxor from Giza railway station approximately 9 hours by train where you can see many archaeological sites like Valley of the Kings and Hatshpsute Temple. Then enjoy the famous sites of Aswan and Abu Simbel.
This holiday includes also accommodation in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan at 3 star hotels including daily breakfast. Seating train tickets are included in that program. All sightseeing tours, entrance fees and guiding are included in the program. Also, all transfers will be by a private air-conditioned vehicle but Abu Simbel trip will be only with group not privately organized.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Arrive Cairo. Tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, and handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area and customs formalities. After that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Overnight in Cairo. |
| Day 2: | Giza pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus. After breakfast, enjoy an excursion to the Giza pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, dates from the time of Chephren. The tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren. After that visit the Egyptian Museum where you can see the great pharaonic treasures including those of Tutankhamun. In the evening transfer to Giza station taking your first class seating train to Luxor. |
| Day 3: | Luxor. In the morning, you will be met at Luxor station and transferred to enjoy an excursion to Valley of the Kings, the magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for burial. After that enjoy El Deir Bahari Temple which was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty. Then onto the Colossi of Memnon. After that visit Karnak and Luxor Temples. Overnight in Luxor. |
| Day 4: | Aswan. Breakfast, transfer to the train station and travel to Aswan. Start with the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk which is considered the largest piece of stone ever made and most probably this obelisk belongs to Queen Hatshepsut, then on to the beautiful Temple of Philae, which is devoted to the goddesses Isis and Hathor. Sail to Elephantine Island on a local felucca boat. The island named Elephantine as it was a major ivory trading center or because Egyptians first saw the Elephant in this district. Overnight in Aswan. |
| Day 5: | Abu Simbel Temples. Early morning, trip by coach to the impressive temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel. Abu Simbel Temples are considered to be the most impressive temples from his own seven temples Ramses II built. Then return to Aswan Railway Station for departure to Cairo by first class seating train. Overnight on train. |
| Day 6: | Cairo. You will be met and assisted at Giza Railway Station then transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo. |
| Day 7: | Cairo or Alexandria. Breakfast, leisure time in Cairo or optional trip to Alexandria where you can see Qaitbay Fort, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay on the spot of Alexandria’s ancient lighthouse. See the grand Montazah Palace, which combines Turkish and Florentine architectural styles, then move on to the new and much-acclaimed Alexandria Library. Also visit the Roman cemetery cut out of the rock, the Catacombs. Return to Cairo and overnight. |
| Day 8: | Departure. Breakfast, you will be driven by a modern vehicle to Cairo International Airport for final departure. |
travelling with a local operator
This holiday is operated by a company based in the holiday destination and they will be able to provide expert local knowledge. They will be able to tailor make your holiday to suit your requirements not only concerning the dates of travel but also typically the standard of accommodation, and thus price. It is rare for local operators to be able to help with the booking of your flights.how this holiday makes a difference
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We make your holiday to Egypt unforgettable but not at the expense of the environment or the local people. Concerning local community, We encourage clients to buy handmade artifacts from the local producers like perfume, papyrus, carpets and pharaonic gold or silver souvenirs. So they can deal directly with local people with the help of our local guides. Moreover, we use locally owned hotels and restaurants and their employees are local people.
Through our environmental responsibility, we advise clients to keep all historical places as we found them with out touching sites and dropping litter and we always advise guests to conserve the environment and not to smoke at the historical sites. Moreover; our local staff are well trained on how to deal with the environment. Also, all our modern air-conditioned cars are provided with baskets for rubbish in addition to environmental filter on the exhaust pipe for keep our environment clean. There is always inspection from the Transportation Manager on the cars to ensure the cleanliness of the cars. Moreover, for all historical sites in Egypt, part of their fees contribute to conservation. For example, there are local staff for cleaning at these sites taking their salaries from those fees. We offer charitable organization for our clients to visit, like Masr Al Mahrusa Baladi. Masr Al Mahrusa Baladi Organization (NGO) tries to improve the quality of education in Egypt at governmental schools especially primary schools and taking care of genius students at governmental schools. Also, that organization helps in wiping out illiteracy in addition to bringing up and educating orphans. During the trip, we give a brief description of Egypt from Pharaonic time until the time of the revolution in 1952. We also give out information about the Arabic language, local religions and appropriate dress (particularly for women). |
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