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Day
1 CAIRO
Arrival
in Cairo. Welcome and transfer to hotel. Overnight. Day
2 SAKKARA / MEMPHIS / GIZA Departure
from hotel to Memphis first capital of Pharaonic Egypt and Saqqarah, the
most important necropolis of Memphis, where the Djoser pyramids is.
Lunch and discover of Guizeh pyramids Kheops, Khephren, Mykerinos and at
their foot, the Sphinx. Diner and overnight. Day
3 CAIRO AM
: visit of National museum of Egyptian Antiques where you will be able
to admire the Tut ankh amon treasure. Lunch and discovery of Islamic
Cairo with Mohamed Ali’s mosque, fully built with albatra
in the middle of Saladin’s citadel. Time at leisure in Khan El
Khalili souk. Sound and light show of Giza (optional). Diner and overnight.
Day
4 CAIRO / LUXOR
Transfer
to airport and flight to Luxor. Welcome and transfer to the boat.
Afternoon at leisure. Diner and overnight. Day
5 LUXOR AM
: museum visit. Lunch on board. PM : visit of the two famous temples,
world-wide known, of Luxor and Karnak . Day
6 LUXOR / EDFU AM
: visit of Thebes Necropolis : Valley of the Kings, Hatchepsout temple,
and Memnon columns. Lunch on board. Navigation to Esna and go through
the dam. Diner and overnight on board. Day
7 EDFU / KOM OMBO /
ASWAN AM
: visit of Horus temple, one of the best preserved in Egypt. Lunch on
board. Navigation to Kom Ombo. Visit of Ptolemaïc temple of Kom Ombo
(double temple, dedicated to two gods, Sobek the Crocodile and Haroeris,
the Falcon). Navigation to Aswan. Diner and overnight on board. Day
8 ASWAN / ABU SIMBEL /
ASWAN Early
morning, excursion to Abu Simbel (optional). Back to Aswan. Lunch on
board. PM : felucca boat ride around Elephantine island. Sound and light
show of Philae temple (optional). Diner and overnight on board. Day
9 ASWAN / PHILAE / KOM
OMBO / EDFU AM
: sightseeing of High Dam and Philae temple. Lunch on board. Navigation
to Edfu. Diner and overnight on board. Day
10 EDFU / ESNA / LUXOR AM
: navigation to Esna. Visit of Khnoum temple. Lunch on board. Go through
dam. Navigation to Luxor. Sound and light show of Karnak (optional).
Diner and overnight on board. Day 11 LUXOR Disembarkation after breakfast. Transfer to airport for final departure. |
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