10 Days in Egypt (Cairo & Nile cruise)

Cairo day tour (Giza Pyramids – Egyptian Museum) start your Cairo day tour to visit Pyramids of Giza, visit The Great Pyramid of the king Cheops belong to the 4th dynasty, visit Chephren & Mycerinus pyramids, then drive to panorama area, take memorable photos of the three Pyramids together, continue visiting the Sphinx and the Valley Temple, Next tour to the Egyptian Museum including Tutankhamun treasures, lunch at local restaurant vegetarian food available on request, Overnight in Cairo,

Pick Up time and check out from your hotel in Cairo or Giza with your tour guide, Enjoy a fantastic orientation tour of Cairo on an excursion that takes in the major monuments of Old Cairo and the maze of streets and stalls of the historic Khan El Khalili Bazaar we will drive up to the Saladin Çitadel,which was constructed by Salah al-Din on the Moqattam Hills as a defence against Crusader armies, it is now a preserved historic site of mosques and museums, including the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, the mosque’s alabaster structure stands in beautiful contrast to the sandstone city.Lunch will be served in Local restaurant in Old Cairo.,Then, visit Old Cairo to see major attractions such as the Hanging Church, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Church of St. Barbara, and the Church of Abu Serga, one of the oldest Coptic churches in Cairo Continue to the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East. Discover a maze of alleys that have been at the centre of Cairo’s trading activities since the 14th century. Sleeping Train from Cairo to Luxor

Pick up time from Luxor station to the Nile Cruise, Embarkation& Lunch on board of the Nile Cruise, proceed with the Visits to the east bank of the Nile Including Karnak Temple: Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, all dedicated to the Theban gods and to the greatest glory of Egypt’s Pharaohs, Karnak was the most important place for the worship of the Theban Triad (Amun, Mut, and Khonso) luxor temple: Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the great king Ramses the second, Dinner & Overnight on board of the Cruise in Luxor

Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, , Visit the west bank including The valley of the KingsOnce called the great place of the truth It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi. The colossi of Memnon Massive pair statues Know as the Colossi of Memnon, rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of the largest complex on the west bank, built by Amenhotep the Third Hatshepsut Temple Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut mergs with sheer limestone cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban mountain Sail to Esna lock& lunch will be during the sail arrive, Esna Lock, Sail to Edfu& Dinner Overnight on board of the Cruise in Edfu

Breakfast on board the Cruise Visit the temple of Edfu Edfu temple: Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-god Horus, The construction of Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, Sail to Kom ombo lunch on board of the Nile cruise during sailing visit the temple of Kom Ombo The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period( Continue sailing to Aswan, Dinner will be during the sailing arrive in Aswan and overnight on board the Cruise

Breakfast on board the Cruise Abu Simbel Temples ( Optional with extra charge ) The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile . The Great Temple was dedicated to Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra, and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to The queen Nefertari and goddess Hathor, the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground. The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must rank as the greatest achievement of the UNESCOLunch on board of the Cruise Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

Breakfast on Board the Cruise and check out Proceed with visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae the High Dam, and the Unfinished Obelisk Phiala temple: Built to honor the goddess Isis, this was the last temple was built in the classical Egyptian style. The High Dam: Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser.. The Unfinished Obelisk: Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the northern quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created,Sleeping train to Cairo from Aswan 

-Transfer from the train station to the hotel-Free day in Cairo, Optional Tour to Alexandria

Depart to Cairo Airport from your hotel in Cairo