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One of the finest tours to Egypt GAT tours is proud to present, this Egypt travel package offers the traveler spending the Christmas vacation in Egypt with the chance to explore the highlights of Cairo, Alexandria, Abu Simbel and Aswan to Luxor by Nile Cruise.
The guests enjoying their vacation in Egypt will spend two nights in Cairo to visit the most fantastic highlights like the pyramids of Giza, Saqqara, Memphis, Saladin Citadel and the Egyptian Museum.
The second phase of this marvelous Egypt tour will be spending one night in Aswan and the chance to visit the magnificent site of Abu Simble which consider one of the most wonderful achievements of the Pharaohs, the Temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel.
This Custom tour to Egypt has the best balance between scheduled visits included in the program and free time for the tourists to enjoy Egypt in their own style; with many optional tours offered all along the trip.
Another wonderful feature of this perfectly tailored Egypt travel package is that it gives the tourist the chance to go on a Deluxe Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor.
The Nile Cruise journey will enable the guests spending their Holiday in Egypt to explore the most awesome attractions in Luxor, Aswan, and between the two cities as well. This includes the High Dam, the Temple of Philae, the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan, the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the Colossi of Memnon, the Temple of Luxor, the Temple of Karnak in Luxor, and the Temple of Kom Ombo and the Temple of Edfu between these two amazing cities.
The last visit in the Package will be at Alexandria “the Bride of the Mediterranean Sea” as you will explore this beatiful city which consider the second largest city in Egypt and very attractive destination to all the people looking for such a wonderful atmosphere of the Sea.
We only deal with the best multilingual tour guides in Egypt featured with their high level of education, friendliness, the finest communication skills, and a long diverse experience in fulfilling all the requirements and desires of all our beloved guests.
Arrive Cairo – GAT Tours representative your best friend in the coming few days will be waiting for you inside the arrival hall at Cairo airport holding a sign in hand with your names and will help you through the immigration and customs then you will be transferred to start your tour. During your transfer, your tour manager will provide you very helpful information that you will need during your trip in Egypt and you will have the chance to ask him any questions – Check in your Hotel – Overnight in Cairo
Breakfast at Hotel – 08.00am Join your Egyptologist Tour Guide and Enjoy the first day tour to visit Giza Plateau to explore the world famous Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, Mycrenos & Sphinx – Time to enjoy Camel Ride at the pyramids area – Later proceed to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser at Saqqara & Pyramid Of King Titi where you can see the exclusive pyramids texts inside the Pyramid – You will see also very nice Tombs related back to the Old Kingdome, You will enter tomb of Ti or Kajemeni – After Saqqara enjoy your special Lunch at local restaurant – Later you will visit Ancient city of memphis, the city of God Ptah and the capital of the Old Kingdom, including the Open Air Museum and the Colossal statue of King Ramses II – After the tour transfer to your hotel in Cairo – Evening free (Alternative Optional Sound & Light show at the Pyramids Of Giza and Sphinx can be offered upon request) – Overnight in Cairo (Breakfast – Lunch)
Breakfast at hotel – Check out your Hotel in the Pyramids area – Meet your Egyptologist tour guide – Enjoy your tour to visit one of the most important Museums in the world, the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities that houses a magnificent collection of Pharaonic antiquities, especially the golden treasures of Tut Ankh Amun, truely No visit to Egypt is complete without a trip through its amazing galleries. The original collection was established in the late 19th century under Auguste Mariette and housed in Boulaq. The objects were moved in 1891 to the palace of Ismail Pasha in Giza before being transferred in 1902 to the current building at Tahrir Square, which is the first purpose-built museum edifice in the world. After your visit you will explore the city center of Cairo – Stop for Lunch at local restaurant – After Lunch Continue your tour to visit Islamic Cairo including visit Citadel Of Salah El Dien is a medieval Islamic fortification in Cairo and Alabaster Mosque Of Mohamed Ali which is consider the largest and unique mosque to be built in Cairo with Ottomon style – later proceed to visit Coptic Cairo including various churches and historical sites “Chance to see the Coptic Museum upon request” – After a great tour we will transfer you to your new Hotel in Cairo City Center – Check in your Hotel – Evening free at leisure – (Alternative Optional Dinner Nile cruise including dervish show and other entertainments with sailing 2 hours to enjoy Cairo by night can be offered upon request) – Overnight in Cairo (Breakfast – Lunch)
Breakfast at Hotel – Early morning transfer to Cairo Airport for departure to Aswan – Arrive to Aswan – Meet & Assist – Start your tour to visit the High Dam which was an engineering miracle when it was built during the reign of the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 – then continue your tour to visit beautiful temple of Philae dedicated to Goddesses Isis and Hathour and is consider one of the most famous temples in Egypt for centuries for its hertiage now lies submerged beneath the waters of Lake Nasser to the south of Aswan – Our last visit of the day will be to the Unfinished Obelisk, which was found in the granite quarry in the Southern part of the city of Aswan. If completed, the unfinished obelisk would have been the largest piece of stone humans ever dealt with. Dating back to the New Kingdom, it documents however the miraculous process of the construction of obelisks in ancient Egypt – transfer to your Hotel – Check in your Hotel – Afternoon enjoy felucca ride around the Islands and view of the Agha Akhan Mauseloum and Botanical Gardens – Evening Enjoy New Year’s Galaa Dinner – Overnight in Aswan (Breakfast)
After having your breakfast – We will be ready to drive by our A/C vehicle towards Abu Simbel, located to the south of Aswan, near Nubia. Upon arrival, we will proceed to visit the Abu Simbel Temples, simply the greatest achievement of ancient Egypt. Constructed by Ramses II, the two temples are cut out of rocks and buried under the sand for centuries before being discovered in the 19th century. The temples were actually relocated after the building of the High Dam by a UNESCO project.
After a memorable tour of the temple of Abu Simbel, we will drive back to Aswan – Check in your Nile Cruise – Lunch on board – Afternoon visit Nubian Museum or Nubian Village – Evening Dinner on board – Overnight in Aswan (Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner)
Breakfast on board , Sailing to Kom Ombo , Enjoy your amazing tour to visit the Kom Ombo temple established in the Ptolemaic period and completed in the Roman era, the temple is dedicated to two gods, the local crocodile, Sobek, and the famous eagle god, Haroeris. This was why the temple was divided into two sections; one for each god. – After exploring the temple – back to your Nile Cruise and continue sailing towards Edfu – Lunch on board , You will discover the finest preserved ancient Egyptian temple in the land of the Nile, The Temple of Horus in Edfu which is consider One of the best examples of Greaco Roman temples in Egypt and the most well preserved temple and the only one we know it has been completed built from Sandstone blocks related back to the Ptolemaic period in Egypt, it was constructed by the Ptolemies in the 3rd century BC for the worship of Horus – After the tour back to Cruise – Continue sailing to Luxor – Dinner on board – Galabya Party show on the Cruise and Overnight (Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner)
Breakfast on board – Arrive Luxor – Afternoon is devoted to discovering the richness of the Luxor River; the visit of the temple of Karnak, where each Pharaoh rendered homage by bringing a stone to build the temple. No other sacred edifice ever designed included as perfect illustrations as this temple: The temple of Amon Râ was an enormous permanent construction site for over 2,000 years. Then the visit of the temple of Luxor, one of the most majestic Pharaoh temples and one of the most picturesque because of it’s suspended mosaïcs. Finally, back to the Cruise – Evening free at leisure – Dinner on board – time to enjoy Folkloric show on the Cruise – Overnight in Luxor (Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner)
Breakfast on board – Check out your Nile Cruise – Morning Cross the West Bank and Enjoy Hot Air Balloon Over Valley of the Kings – the Enjoy visit to Thebes Necropolis – The Valley of The Kings the richest and most fascinating ancient tombs in Egypt. This was the burial site of the kings from the New Kingdom. The visit including entry to 3 royal tombs in the area – then proceed to visit El Dear El Bahri temple of queen Hatshepsut constructed during the reign of the 18th dynasty by Queen Hatshepsut, one of the greatest rulers of Egypt. The Temple is featured with its many terraces, the statues of the Queen with a beard, and its magnificent location carved out of one of the great mountains of Thebes – Colossi of Mammon these two huge statues are the only remaining items of the great funerary temple of Amenhotep III constructed in 1350 BC and became a landmark of Luxor afterwards – Afternoon Fly back to Cairo – Arrive Cairo – Meet & Assist – transfer to your Hotel – Check in your Hotel – Dinner at your Hotel & Overnight in Cairo (Breakfast)
Breakfast at hotel – Drive by A/C late model van to Alexandria (Distance about 220 KM and it consider the largest city after Cairo) – Alexandria becoming more and more popular with tourists coming to Egypt. Alexandria the second largest city in Egypt, known as “The Pearl of the Mediterranean”, has an atmosphere that is more Mediterranean than Middle Eastern; It has a deep history goes back to 332 BC as it was erected by Alexander the Great and it considered the capital of Egypt during the Greek Roman time.
Begin our tour in Alexandria by visiting the Catacomb Necorpolis related back to the Graeco Roman time then proceed to visit will be to the Roman Amphitheatre, discovered in 1960, the theatre which was established in the 4th century BC with its marble steps is one of its kind in Egypt.
Next Enjoy your visit to the Library of Alexandria, with the ancient library being established in the 3rd century BC and destroyed in the 1st century BC, the library we see today which is a huge wonderful architectural work, was opened in 2002.Later on, we will proceed to have lunch in one of the best local restaurants in Alexandria. After lunch, We will then visit Qaitbay Citadel (from outside), this citadel was established in the 16th century and became the landmark of Alexandria today then we will be ready to drive back to Cairo. Arrive to Cairo and transfer to your hotel for Overnight in Cairo. (Breakfast – Lunch)
Breakfast at Hotel – Pick up by our Egyptologist tour guide at 08.00am – Today Enjoy your tour to visit Islamic Cairo including the visit to explore the Islamic Museum of Fine Arts which considered one of the greatest in the world, with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass, crystal, and textile objects of all periods, from all over the Islamic world. In recent years, the museum has displayed about 2,500 artefacts in 25 galleries and it houses more than 102,000 objects, with the remainder in storage. The collection includes rare manuscripts of the Qur’an, with some calligraphy written in silver ink, on pages with elaborate borders then visit Sultan Hassan Mosque and Madrassa which is a massive consturction as this beautiful mosque is consider one of the largests museumes all over the world and the one of the best examples of Architecture during the Islamic period and El Refai Mosque – then continue your tour to visit the Amazing Mosque of Ibn Tulun and The Keritlea House with visit to Gayer Anderson Museum – later we will Stop for Lunch at local restaurant – Time for walking in El Moez Street and Khan El Khaili Market the largest and most popular touristic market in the world. The market was established by the Mamluks in the 14th century and it is now a wonderful place to buy gifts and souvenirs from Egypt – back to your Hotel and Overnight in Cairo (Breakfast – Lunch)
Breakfast at Hotel – transfer to Cairo International Airport for your final departure and farewell (Breakfast)
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