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Festive King Tut
8 days
Classic Egypt at its best – ancient temples, tombs, Nile river cruising, topped off with plenty of festive cheer! With four festive tour dates to choose from, the hardest decision you’ll need to make is where you want to spend Xmas & New Years – sailing the Nile, at the legendary pyramids or discovering Cairo!
FROM: USD $1,350
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
INCLUDED
Breakfast daily, 2 lunches
4 nights aboard Nile cruise
Airport arrival and departure transfer day 1 and day 8
2 nights Cairo 4 – 5 star hotels
2 overnight trains: Cairo -Luxor /Aswan – Cairo (Private 2 berth sleeper cabin)
NOT INCLUDED
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Tour Itinerary
Day 1 Cairo
Satrday,Welcome to Egypt and the start of a great festive Egyptian adventure. Arrive Cairo airport and included transfer to our hotel.
Day 2 Pyramids & Saqqara
Cairo – Luxor. A big day out with a visit to the famous pyramids of Giza, sole survivors from the ancient Greek-listed Seven Wonders of the World. Later we continue to Saqqara to tour King Zhoser’s step pyramid – the first known pyramid ever built. Later there is time for dinner before travelling on the overnight sleeper train to Luxor.
Day 3 Vally of the king
Early Morning Arrival Luxor Station meet Sagittarius travel representative will meet you and assist with immigration procedures then transfer to visit the West Bank of Luxor to visit the Valley of the Kings (where the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amun (the visit to this tomb is not included), the guide will give explanations of the tombs, then move to the beautiful Temple of Der el Bahari, dedicated to the funerary cult of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Statues of Memnon back to the cruise. Dinner. Overnight on board. Overnight Luxor.
Day 4 Karnak temple
Breakfast then transfer to the Eastern shore of Luxor to visit the amazing Temples of Luxor and Karnak, dedicated to the worship of Almighty God of the New Empire “god Amun.” Return to the cruise. Lunch on board and Sail to Edfu after dinner enjoy Galabiya party on board and Overnight in Edfu.
Day 5 philae temple
After Breakfast transfer to visit the gigantic task of the modern era, built by the Egyptians, “Aswan High Dam” (considered the second largest in the world). Then move to visit the beautiful Temple of Philae, dedicated to the worship of the Goddess of Love the Goddess Isis. Back to the cruise. Lunch on board . In the afternoon, enjoy riding Felucca (sailboat) on the Nile and view of Elephantine Island and Agha Khan Mausoleum (without entrance ) . back to the cruise. Dinner. after that attend the belly dancer and the oriental show party on board, Overnight at Aswan.
Day 6 cairo - Aswan
After Breakfast. disembarkation from cruise Ability to perform optional tour to visit Abu Simbel temple by private vehicle (where two majestic temples and impressive Temple of Ramses II (the most interesting temple is the sanctuary, where there are four statues, one of Ramses II, each year produces lighting the sanctuary with the entry of the sun only twice a year (October 23 and February 23, commemorating the birth and the appointment of Ramses II) and the Temple of Nefertari (another great temple of Ramses II ‘s wife and the Goddess Hathor). Egypt Promotion Tonight we return by overnight sleeper train to Cairo.
Day 7 Egyptian Museum
Day 8 Cairo
Hotels
4-5* cairo
Nile cruise