Best Of Egypt With Alexandria 7N / 8D

Best Of Egypt With Alexandria

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BEST OF EGYPT – 8 Days – Including 3 nights Cruise

Egypt is a country of myths and mysteries, the cradle of ancient civilizations with some of the most awesome monuments to be seen in the world. Known as the “Mother of the World”, Egypt has a reason for such a name for it engages, stimulates, soothes, fascinates and loves simultaneously.

The mighty pyramids built to geometric standards, the fascinating treasures of Tuten khamen, a son et loumeire show that traces its 3000 years old history, a 3 nights luxury cruise on the mighty Nile, viewing the many remains of the ancient civilization, the valley of the Kings, luxury train rides, evening entertainment and traditional parties like the Galabaya party, Nubian nights, belly dancing to keep you in the right spirits, sumptuous meals, first class hotels & time for bargain shopping.

SUMMARY PROGRAMME … see what is included !

ALEXANDRIA : 1 Night at 5* Hotel Mediterranean Azur or Similar Alexandria City Tour

CAIRO : 1 Night at 5* Hotel Mercure Le Sphinx or similar Cairo city tour including Pyramid and Sphinx, Egyptian Museum Visit, Entrance to Mummy’s room Free time at Khan-El-Khalili Bazar

TRAIN: 1 Night Overnight by train from Cairo- Aswan (1st Class Sleeper )

CRUISE: 3 Nights at 5* Cruise or similar on full board basis High Dam, Philae Temple Edfu & Kom Ombo Temple, Karnak and luxor temple Esna Lock, West bank Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temple … the best in Egypt.

LUXOR: 1 Night at 5* Hotel Maritim Jolie Ville or similar

MEALS : Daily breakfast ; 06 Lunch & 07 dinners

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Tour Plan

DAY 01: ARRIVE ALEXANDRIA

On arrival at the Alexandria International Airport, board your Coach and transfer to the Hotel by Air Conditioned Vehicle. Check-in at the Hotel. Indian Dinner at a restaurant . Overnight stay

DAY 02: ALEXANDRIA-CAIRO

Breakfast at the hotel Check out and proceed for Alexandra City tour where you visit the Catacomb, Morsy Abu El Abas , then Montazah Garden & Qait Bay from Outside) Fast food lunch. Later transfer back to Cairo (approx. 3½ hrs drive). Arrive Cairo station, Proceed for Khan El Khalili bazaar Khan-El Khalili Bazar-It is a major souk in the Islamic district of Cairo. The bazaar district is one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike. In addition to shops, there are several coffee houses, restaurants, and street food vendors distributed throughout the market. The coffee shops are generally small and quite traditional, serving Arabic coffee and usually offering shisha. Indian Dinner at a restaurant Overnight at the Hotel.

DAY 03: CAIRO – ASWAN – OVERNIGHT TRAIN

Breakfast at the Hotel Proceed for Full day tour City Tour of Cairo( Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum) . Also enter the famous Mummies Room. Pyramid- The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures.. There are 138 pyramids discovered in Egypt as of 2008.Most were built as tombs for the country's Pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods. Mummy’s Room -The museum's Royal Mummy Room, containing 27 royal mummies from Pharaonic times, was closed on the orders of President Anwar Sadat in 1981. It was reopened, with a slightly curtailed display of New Kingdom kings and queens in 1985. Today, there are about 11 mummies displayed. One of them is the newly discovered mummy of Hatshepsut. Have local lunch Later transfer to Cairo station for Sleeper Train 1st class, from Cairo to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board the train.

DAY 04: ARRIVE ASWAN 3 NIGHTS NILE CRUISE

Breakfast on board the train. On arrival at Aswan Station-meet & assist & direct transfer by air conditioned Vehicle to your Cruise ship. After dropping the luggage, proceed for sightseeing tour of Aswan Dam and the world famous High Dam was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. It contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops. Then Transfer back to Cruise ship. Lunch on board the Cruise. Dinner and overnight on Board the Nile Cruise at Aswan.

DAY 05: ON CRUISE

Breakfast on Board. In the afternoon sail to Kom Ombo, visiting Kom Ombo Temple.. where you will find that , while the stone differs from that of all the other temples perhaps because it was covered with sand for so long, the outstanding feature of the Kom Ombo Temple is the unusual, even unique, ground plan, the result of the unification of two adjacent temples, each dedicated to a distinct divinity: the crocodile-headed Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world, and Haroeris or the ancient falcon-headed Horus, the solar war god. Lunch on Board, Sail to Edfu. Dinner and overnight on Board the Nile Cruise.

DAY 06: ON CRUISE

Breakfast on Board On arrival at Edfu, visit Edfu Temple with Egyptologist. The Temple of Horus in Edfu (also known as the Temple of Edfu) is considered the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. This partly because it was built later than most: in the Ptolemaic era from 237 to 57 BC. Lunch on Board, sail to Luxor according to the opening of Esna Lock. . Pass the “Lock”. See how the water levels are adjusted to allow ships to sail towards Luxor while the ships going the other direction wait! (Please note that there are often “traffic jams” at the Esna lock. Dinner & Overnight on Board the Cruise.

DAY 07: DISEMBARK FROM CRUISE - AT LUXOR

Disembarkation after breakfast, Direct transfer by air conditioned vehicle for Visiting the West Bank of Luxor including:- Valley of the Kings: The Valley of the Kings, is a valley in Egypt where tombs were built for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. The cult of death and the lifelong preparation for the afterlife were the focus of Egyptian religion, and the Valley of the Kings and other monuments in the West Bank necropolis are mute testimony to this obsession. The pharoahs were buried in secret tombs here and protected by the best security of the age, but few burial sites escaped the plundering of grave robbers. Also see the Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon Luxor Temple: Luxor Temple is a great temple complex in modern Luxor dedicated to Amun, a creator god often fused with the sun-god Ra into Amun-Ra. Check into hotel and lunch. Late afternoon visit Karnak Temple : Karnak Temple is a vast temple complex in Luxor dedicated primarily to Amun and dating from as early as 2000 BC. It is an impressive sight, and second only to the Great Pyramids in popularity. Enjoy Sound And light Show at Karnak Temple … the best in Egypt. International dinner at the Hotel. Overnight Stay

DAY 08: DEPART LUXOR

Breakfast at the hotel Check out and proceed for airport for flight back to India.

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