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Sahara Tours Egypt |
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Duration: 12 Days / 11 Nights |
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Day 1: Travel Egyptwhen your flight arrive to egypt our tour leader will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport. After that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at the hotel he will check you in and give you all information for your Egypt Holidays, Overnight in Cairo Hotel.Day 2: Tour to Cairo AttractionsBreakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you to enjoy one of the best Egypt tours to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the 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. 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 Bazaars, this dates back to 1382, back to hotel, Overnight in Cairo. Sleeping train from Cairo to Aswan is about 14 hours. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board - overnight inside your compartment.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 3: Travel to Aswan from CairoYou will be met at Aswan station, then transferred to your hotel, Optional to enjoy a tour to one of Egypt's top tourist attractions, Abu Simbel temple, which were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his Queen Nefertari, Overnight in Aswan.Meals: Breakfast Day 4:- Nile Cruise HolidayBreakfast at your hotel in Aswan, Then transfer to embark your Nile River Cruise before Lunch at 11:00 am, 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.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 5: Nile Cruise TripSail 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.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 6: Nile Cruise ToursSail 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 to mortuary 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 Overnight in Luxor.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 7: Baris Oasis in Kharga Tourthis day is the frist day for your Egypt Adventure Tours ,take your Breakfast on board.and Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast at 08:00 a.m. Then transfer by a private vehicle to Baris Oasis area about a 05 hour drive and half to enjoy your Sahara Tours Egypt driving to spend our first night camping under the stars.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 8: Kharga and Dakhla safari TripAfter breakfast enjoy Sahara Tours in Egypt, drive to Al Kharga to , the largest of the oasis towns and a sizeable producer not only of dates but also cereals and vegetables. Just outside town are the remains of the Temple of Hibis, built by Darius I during the Roman period. There is time to visit the temple, as well as the Christian burial ground at Al Bagawat, dating to the end of the 7th century. We drive on, to Dakhla, where we spend the night at an Oasis style hut with reed huts, communal showers and basic facilities, Overnight in Dakhla.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 9: Camel ride in the desert Egypt
After breakfast, head off to the fabulous medieval mud-brick town of Al Qasr, exploring the timeless streets, seeing the old school, an ancient olive press and the granary. We also visit the excellent little Ethnological Museum, a locally-sponsored project which we support through our visits. There is also a hot spring nearby which makes a great rest stop either on the way out or when we return. We return for lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing while we wait for the heat of the day to pass. In the late afternoon we set off on camels riding through a desolate windswept landscape to the base of a Great escarpment, where we spend the night under the stars. |
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Prices are quoted in US Dollars and based on a double occupancy. Also, prices are valid till 30/04/2013 except during Christmas, New Year’s Eve & Easter Feasts. Moreover; rates could be changed without prior notice, shall the government increase taxes. |
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