Treasures of the Nile & Hurghada
Treasures of the Nile & Hurghada
Cairo – Aswan – Luxor – Hurghada
12 Days / 11 Nights
- Rate is quoted in U.S.D Per person in half twin room.
- Rate is applicable for groups of minimum 10 persons.
- Accommodation based on standard rooms at four stars hotel including buffet breakfast.
- Inclusive of service charges & taxes
- Rate is not valid during the peak periods ( ie; Christmas and easter days... etc).
- Rate is only indicative; exact rate to be advised upon actual reservation.
Package Includes
- Meet and assist through formalities in Cairo airport.
- Arrival and departure transfers by a/c deluxe coaches.
- Ground transportation Luxor / Hurghada by a/c deluxe coaches.
- Accommodation for four nights in Cairo at 4 stars hotel on bed and breakfast basis.
- Accommodation for four nights on board of 5 stars Nile cruise on fullboard basis.
- Accommodation for three nights in Hurghada at 4 stars hotel on bed and breakfast.
- Entrance fees of all sightseeing as stated in the itinerary.
- Guiding throughout the tour.
- Rate is valid until the end of April 2013.
Package Exclusions
- Entry Visa Cost.
- International flights.
- Extra meals or beverages.
- Fees for photograph or video inside the sights.
- Items & expenditure of personal nature.
- Early check in/late check out (subject to availability).
- Fees of entering inside the Pyramids / Mummy Room in the Egyptian Museum
- Travel Insurance.
- Tipping and gratiuties.
- Any other service not specified in the itinerary.
Day (01) - Cairo
Arrive Cairo international airport, upon arrival you will be met by Kimidar Tours representative and transferred to your chosen hotel.
Day (02) - Cairo
This morning explore one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Giza, and the nearby mysterious Sphinx carved from a single block of limestone.
Day (03) - Cairo
This morning visit the fabulous Egyptian Museum, home to priceless antiquities; including statues, reliefs, sarcophagi, and the King Tutankhamun treasures discovered in the valley of the kings in Luxor by Howard Carter in 1922.
Day (04) - Cairo Aswan
Fly to Aswan in the early morning to Aswan, upon arrival at Aswan airport you will be transferred to your chosen cruise boat for 4 nights.
Embarkation before lunch. After lunch sail on a traditional sailing boat around the Kitchener Island to view the Botanical gardens and the Agha Khan Mausoleum. Overnight in Aswan.
Day (05) - Aswan Kom Ombo - Edfu
Out tour today includes the High Dam this is the world largest rock-filled dam created to control the Nile, we continue to visit the ancient quarries that produced granite for temples, obelisks, shrines and sarcophagi, to see the Unfinished Obelisk. A short boat ride to the temple of Philae dedicated to the Goddess Isis one of the finest Ptolemaic temples recently dismantled from the submerged Island of Philae and reconstructed on a nearby island. Sail onwards to Kom Ombo. On a hill overlooking the Nile, we visit the ruins of a Great temple of Kom Ombo which is dedicated to the falcon-headed god “Haroeris and the crocodile god . Continue sailing to Edfu and overnight.
Day (06) - Edfu Luxor
In Edfu take a horse-drawn carriage through the village to visit the beautifully preserved sandstone temple, and the most outstanding example of a true layout of an Egyptian temple, the temple of Horus built by the Ptolemaic Pharaohs. After our visit we sail to Luxor and overnight.
Day (07) - Luxor
This morning we start by visiting the magnificent West Bank famous for its royal tombs. Visit includes the Valley of the Kings, and Queens, The temple of Queen Hatshepsut to see the bas-reliefs which illustrate her expedition to the land of Punt. Then visit the Colossi of Memnon. In the afternoon explore the extraordinary monuments on the East Bank, the splendid temples of Karnak and Luxor. The Karnak temple was built by Ptolemy III, is a vast complex of several temples and is the most celebrated temple in Egypt by means of small avenue of sphinxes. View the Great Court, the magnificent Hypostyle hall with it 100 massive columns standing 23 metres high. Queen Hatshepsut granite obelisks and the sacred lake guarded by a giant granite scarab. Situated south of the Karnak temple is the Luxor temple, built by Amenophis III and Ramses II to host the festival of Opet. Luxor temple has a magnificent colonnade with its 14 papyrus-headed columns, some 15 meter in height.
Day (08) - Luxor Hurghada
After breakfast, transfer to your resort in Hurghada for 3 nights. Rest of the day at leisure to relax and enjoy the resort recreational facilities.
Day (09) - Hurghada
Enjoy the day at leisure or enjoy one of our recommended optional tours.
• Visit the Red sea Monasteries
• Snorkelling trip
• Submarine
• BBQ Desert Safari
Day (10) - Hurghada
Enjoy the day at leisure or enjoy one of our recommended optional tours.
Day (11) - Hurghada - Cairo
Transfer to Hurghada airport for flight to Cairo. Upon arrival at Cairo Airport you will be met, assisted by Kimidar Tours Representative and transferred to your hotel. Rest of day at leisure.
Day (12) - Cairo
Kimidar Tours representative will escort you to Cairo international airport for your onward flight home.
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