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HOTEP
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Day
01 LUXOR
Arrival
in Luxor. Welcome and transfer to the boat. Overnight. Day
2 LUXOR AM
: visit of the two famous temples, world-wide known, of Luxor and
Karnak. Lunch on board PM : visit of Thebes Necropolis : Valley of the
Kings, Hatchepsout temple, and Memnon columns. Sound and light show of
Karnak (optional). Diner and overnight on board. Day
3 LUXOR / EDFU / KOM
OMBO Navigation
to Edfu. 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). Diner and overnight on board. Day
4 KOM OMBO / PHILAE /
ASWAN Navigation
to Aswan. PM : sightseeing of High Dam and Philae temple. Lunch on board.
PM : at leisure. Sound and light show of Philae temple (optional). Diner
and overnight on board. Day
5 ASWAN / CAIRO Early
morning, excursion to Abu Simbel (optional). Back to Aswan. Lunch.
Transfer to airport early afternoon and flight to Cairo. Welcome and
transfer to hotel. Diner and overnight. Day
6 SAKKARA / MEMPHIS /
GIZA Departure
from hotel to Memphis first capital of Pharaonic Egypt and Sakkara, the
most important necropolis of Memphis, where the Djoser pyramids is.
Lunch and discover of Giza pyramids Kheops, Khephren, Mykerinos and at
their foot, the Sphinx. Diner and overnight. Day
7 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
8 FAYOUM Departure
for Fayoum oasis located at 100 km south west of Cairo. It shows the
beauty of Egyptian country side and is famous for its norias (kind of
water wheel), Karum lake, thermal source and pigeons houses which
construction have not been modified since Pharaons time. Stop for the
lunch. Back to Cairo. Diner and overnight. Day 9 CAIRO Transfer to airport for final departure. |
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Transfers
airport / port / hotel / airport |
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In certain dates, the night of the 4th day might be in hotel 4 * |
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