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Day
1 CAIRO
Arrival
in Cairo. Welcome and transfer to hotel. Overnight. Day
2 CAIRO / ALEXANDRIA / CAIRO Departure
for Alexandria by desert road. Look on Sultan Qait Bay fort, built late
15th century on the spot of the famous lighthouse. Visit of
catacombs, roman theatre and Greek roman museum. Back to Cairo. Diner
and overnight. Day
3 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 Guizeh pyramids Kheops, Khephren, Mykerinos and at
their foot, the Sphinx. Diner and overnight. Day
4 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
5 CAIRO AM
: visit of Old Cairo, Copt museum, Copt churches and synagogue. Lunch.
PM at leisure. Diner and overnight. Day
6 CAIRO / ABU SIMBEL / ASWAN Early
transfer to airport for flight to Aswan. Optional, excursion to Abu
Simbel, sightseeing and back to Aswan. Welcome and transfer to the boat.
Lunch. PM : felucca boat ride around Elephantine island. Sound and light
show of Philae temple (optional). Diner and overnight on board. Day
7 ASWAN / PHILAE / KOM OMBO / EDFU AM
: sightseeing of High Dam and Philae temple. Lunch on board. PM :
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 Edfu. Diner and overnight on board. Day
8 EDFU / LUXOR AM
: visit of Horus temple, one of the best preserved in Egypt. Lunch on
board. Navigation to Luxor. Diner and overnight on board. Day
9 LUXOR AM
: visit of Thebes Necropolis : Valley of the Kings, Hatchepsout temple,
and Memnon columns. Lunch on board. PM : visit of the two famous
temples, world-wide known, of Luxor and Karnak. Sound and light show of
Karnak (optional). Diner and overnight on board. Day
10 LUXOR Day
at leisure. Lunch. Diner and overnight on board. Day
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Beware : at certain dates, last night can be in 4* hotel. |
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