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Tour Of Egypt, 9 Days
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Tour Includes:All transfers in Egypt, Deluxe hotel accommodations in Cairo, including tax, service charge and buffet breakfast, Four night/five day deluxe Nile cruise, including all meals and shore excursions, Full day tour of Cairo and Giza, including all entry fees and English-speaking guides, Domestic flights within Egypt, Meals indicated Tour Price Does Not Include: International flight to Egypt, Travel insurance, Visa fees, Gratuities
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| Details | | Palace Travel Inc | | Offer valid through 1/31/2009 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Cairo | On arrival in Cairo , you will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel for overnight. Meal(s) Included: Dinner Overnight at Intercontinental pyramids park Or Similar | | Day 2 | Memphis | After a morning briefing by our Egyptologist, we visit the Pyramids of Giza, we drive through the scenic streets on our way to the great pyramids of Giza, where we get to see the 3 gigantic pyramids and the Sphinx and also the whole of the Giza Plateau with the royal, private tombs and the village of the workers who built the pyramids dating back to 3000 years B.C. We also see the Solar Boat, Cheop's 142-foot funerary boat, that was used in the burial of the king and then was dismantled and found intact more than 3.000 years later. We also see the sphinx and the valley temple and if we want we can visit the amazing Solar Boat that is discovered at and dug out from the side of the pyramid, the size of that boat is 142-foot funerary boat, and it was used in the burial of the king and then was dismantled and found intact more than 3.000 years later. After lunch, Continue to Memphis, capital of the pharaohs during the Old Kingdom. Visit the gigantic recumbent statue of Ramesses II and the 80-ton alabaster sphinx. Continue to Sakkara to see the prototype of the Pyramids the Step Pyramid, built for the 3rd Dynasty pharaoh Djoser by the exalted architect Imhotep. The amazing decorated tombs , with the many preserved murals of the afterlife and the daily life in Ancient Egypt. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Intercontinental pyramids park Or Similar | | Day 3 | Aswan | In the early morning we fly from Cairo to Aswan and transfer to the Cruise Ship for Embarkation and Check-In. In Aswan, after embarkation, take a tour of Aswan High Dam, Egypt 's contemporary example of building on a monumental scale. Then proceed to the granite quarries which supplied the ancient Egyptians with most of the hard stone used to build the pyramids and temples. The quarries still hold the Unfinished Obelisk, possibly intended as a companion to the Lateran Obelisk, originally at Karnak but now in Rome . It would have weighed over 1,100 tons and would have been the world's largest piece of stone ever handled. Continue by a short motor-boat ride to the Temple of Philae on the island of Agilka . The temple was dedicated to Isis, sister/wife of Osiris and patroness of the Ptolemaic rule. Sail around Elephantine Island on a felucca, the traditional Egyptian sail boat. Elephantine Island is the largest of the Aswan area islands, and is the site of some of the most ancient remains in Egypt , with artifacts dating to pre-dynastic periods. Elephantine is Greek for Elephant. In ancient times, the island was called Abu or Yabu, which also means elephant. The name may indicate that the island was once a center for the trade of ivory. Back to the cruise ship Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight at Domina Prestige Emilio Nile Cruise Or Similar | | Day 4 | Edfu | After breakfast on board the ship in Kom Ombo visit the Temple of Sobek , the crocodile-headed god of fertility and creator of the world. The temple stands at a bend in the Nile where, in ancient times, sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the riverbank Return to the cruise ship then, sail to Edfu and set out by horse-drawn carriage to visit the Temple of Horus , the most perfectly preserved of all the Nile temples. Horus, also known as Haroeris, was the falcon-headed solar war god. This afternoon sail to Esna, cross the Esna Lock then sail to Edfu and overnight. Sail to Luxor and overnight. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight at Domina Prestige Emilio Nile Cruise Or Similar | | Day 5 | Luxor | Cross to the West Bank of the Nile and visit the wondrous Valley of the Kings , a vast city of the dead, where the magnificent tombs of 62 pharaohs have been discovered. The tombs were carved deep into the desert mountains, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs. Visit several of the tombs. Next, visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut ,This beautiful monument to the reign of the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it. On the way back to your Nile Cruise Ship, stop at the famed Colossi of Memnon, two 66-foot, one- thousand ton statues of Amenhotep III. These colossal statues were known by the ancient Greeks to emit haunting voices at dawn. Though damaged by nature, the statues are still impressive. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight at Domina Prestige Emilio Nile Cruise Or Similar | | Day 6 | Alexandria | This morning we set to see some of the crowning achievements of Egyptian architecture. Here we explore one of the world's largest and oldest religious structures, To the north of Luxor visit the Karnak Temple , called by some " the Temple of Temples " It is the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means "the most sacred of places." The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built over a two thousand-year period by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great Hypostyle Hall is an incredible forest of giant pillars covering an area larger than the entire of Notre Dame Cathedral. We then proceed to the graceful Temple of Luxor , built by Amenhotep III and Ramesses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to the god Amun. Observe the gigantic statues and obelisks. In the late afternoon fly to Cairo then drive to Alexandria and transfer to your Hotel for overnight. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Helnan Palestine Or Similar | | Day 7 | Cairo | Breakfast at the Hotel and then have a full day excursion at The Pearl of the Mediterranean, The City was built by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. - visit the national Greco-Roman Museum that shows the history of Ancient Egypt in the Context of the Mediterranean Greco-Roman Era and Archeology. Visit the 15 th Century see Fort of Qaitbey and the site of the Island of Pharos where it housed one of the Ancient 7 wonders of the world which is the Lighthouse of Pharos. Lunch at a Mediterranean-view Restaurant. Visit to the Pillar of Pompey which is the tallest ancient monument in Alexandria and the nearby subterranean galleries where sacred bulls were buried. Visit to the Ancient Catacombs of Kom El-Shuqafa that date back to the late first century AD. A visit to the great Library of Alexandria "Bibliotheca Alexandrina" if time permits Montazah Palace & Alexandria Library if time permit. Back to Hotel in Cairo for dinner and overnight. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Intercontinental pyramids park Or Similar | | Day 8 | Cairo | After breakfast, visit the famous Citadel of Saladin (the Hero in the Kingdom of Heaven) and the Amazing and Gigantic Alabaster-Mosque of Muhammad Ali to explore the History of Islam and the Crusaders in the middle ages. After lunch, drive through the streets of Cairo on your way to downtown Cairo to visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and get an amazing detailed guided tour,with it's amazing collection of artifacts from Ancient Egypt dating back to 5000 years before the birth of Christ, especially all the golden items of the tomb of the young king Tut-Ankh-Amen including his golden Mask and his pure solid 220Lbs gold coffin, Have some free time at the museum for photos, The mummies room with at least 12 mummies that are very well preserved and that are 4 thousand years old. The evening you may have dinner in an Egyptian home. This is a wonderful opportunity to visit a family and learn about life in Cairo. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Intercontinental pyramids park Or Similar | | Day 9 | Depart | Decide on your activities with the assistance of your guide. Transfer to Cairo international airport for your onward flight. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast |
| | | Single Supplement $340 Special children and group rates available. |
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