9 Day Tour of Egypt - Christmas Tutankhamen
Day 1: Cairo
Welcome to Egypt and the start of your holiday! Arrive Cairo, included transfer to our hotel. Overnight - Cairo
Day 2: Cairo - Aswan - breakfast
A big day out at the pyramids and sphinx at Giza, then a visit to the necropolis at Saqqara. Tonight, we travel to Aswan by sleeper cabin train. Overnight - sleeper train
Day 3: Aswan - breakfast
Arrival and check into our hotel. Today, we visit the Aswan High Dam and travel across by boat to Agilika Island to visit the Temple of Philae, dedicated to the goddess Isis. Later, free time to hit the bazaars or chill-out. Overnight - Aswan
Days 4 & 5: Aswan - Kom Ombo - all meals aboard the felucca
Optional early morning air excursion to famous Abu Simbel. This afternoon, we board our Nile felucca for a 2-night cruise upstream. Relax, top up your tan and chat with new friends as the felucca gently plies its route. A visit is also made to the Temple of Kom Ombo. Overnight (2) - Nile felucca
Day 6: Kom Ombo - Luxor - breakfast
Disembarking our felucca, we drive north to Luxor. Home of the legendary Valley of the Kings and Queens and the gigantic Temple of Karnak, 4000 year old Luxor is ancient Egypt at it’s best. Enjoy a day of R&R at our 5 hotel, before our visit to the Amenophis III’s striking Temple of Luxor by night. Overnight - Luxor
Day 7: Luxor - Cairo - breakfast
An early start! There is the option to float over Luxor in a hot air balloon ride and see area wake up and come alive. Afterwards, we cross to the West Bank, where we’ll see the massive twin seated statues known as the Colossi of Memnon. We’ll then explore the Valleys of the Kings and Queens and the awesome ramped and colonnaded Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Later, a chance to relax before our visit to the colossal Temple of Karnak. Lose yourself in the stone-columned Hypostle Hall and go crazy with your camera. This is ancient Egypt. Later tonight, we return by overnight seater train to Cairo. Consider opting for our sleeper train upgrade on the return journey or combined money saving pharaoh's pass including nile cruiser upgrade and sleeper train journey. Overnight - train
Day 8: Cairo - breakfast box
Arrival and hotel check-in. Later, we visit the famous Egyptian Museum, famed for the treasures of King Tutankhamen and his famous solid gold funerary mask. Rest of day free. Overnight - Cairo
Day 9: Cairo - breakfast
Hotel check out and included onward transfer to airport.
What you see!
Cairo & Egyptian Museum
Pyramids & Sphinx at Giza Plateau
Necropolis of Saqqara
Aswan
Philae Temple & Aswan High Dam
Nile felucca cruising - islands enroute
Temple of Kom Ombo & Temple of Horus at Edfu
Luxor - East and West Bank
Valley of the Kings & Valley of the Queens
Colossi of Memnon
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Karnak Temple & Luxor Temple by night
What you get!
Breakfast daily
All meals aboard felucca cruise
4 & 5 Hotels
2 nights aboard felucca (open deck)
2 nights train - Cairo - Aswan (Sleeper cabin) & Luxor - Cairo (1st Class recliners)
Airport 'Meet & Greet' arrival and departure transfer
Touring of Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu & Luxor
Egyptian tour leader degree qualified in Egyptology
All relevant transfers in private modern A/C buses
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