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Day 1: Arrive Egypt Our representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, and handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area & customs formalities. Then you will be transferred to your hotel and overnight in Cairo. Day 2: Giza Pyramids After breakfast, check out from your hotel in Cairo, then start an excursion to the great Giza pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx ; the head of a Pharaoh with a lion's body, dating back to the time of Chephren. The tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren. In the evening transfer to railway station taking first class sleeper train to Aswan. Overnight on board the train. Day 3: Aswan / Nile Cruise Our representative will meet and greet you at Aswan railway station, then transfer to your 5 star deluxe Nile Cruise for Embarkation. Lunch & dinner on board. Day 4: Aswan & Kom Ombo Enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk which is considered the largest piece of stone ever made and most probably this obelisk belongs to Queen Hatshepsut, then on to the magnificent Temple of Philae, which is devoted to the goddesses Isis and Hathor. Sail to Kom Ombo, take lunch and visit Kom Ombo Temple. Take afternoon tea, enjoy oriental dinner and have fun with Galabiya & costume party. Sail to Edfu. Day 5: Edfu & Esna After breakfast, Visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Horus at Edfu that was built during the reign of Ptolemy VIII to Ptolemy XII and considered the most preserved temple in Egypt. Sail to Esna & take lunch on board, dinner & Disco party. Sail to Luxor. Day 6: Luxor Sightseeing After breakfast, head to the legendry Valley of the Kings, the magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for burial. After that enjoy El Deir Bahari Temple which was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty. Then onto the Colossi of Memnon. Disembarkation from your cruise. In the evening you will be transferred to Luxor train station taking sleeper train back to Cairo. Dinner & breakfast on board. Day 7: Back to Cairo Upon arrival at Giza station, you will be driven to your hotel. Check in and overnight in Cairo. Day 8: Final Departure Breakfast at hotel, then transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure. Inclusions: * Meet & assist upon arrival and departure. * All transfers to/from airport, station, hotel & Cruise by an air-conditioned vehicle. * Accommodation in Cairo for 2 nights at 5 star hotel including daily breakfast. * Accommodation on 5 star deluxe cruise for 3 nights on full board basis. * Accommodation on sleeper train for 2 nights on half board basis. * All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Aswan & Luxor (Private Tours). * English Egyptologist guide. * Entrance fees & transfer by a modern air-conditioned vehicle. * Portage at airports in Cairo, Luxor & Aswan. * Free Mobile phone during your stay, charged for about (30 min. Local calls or 2 min. International Calls). * All service charges and taxes. * Entry Visa to Egypt ( for non-restricted nationalities). Exclusions: * Any optional tours not mentioned in the itinerary * Meals except where indicated * Drinks and any personal expenses * Tipping Kitty
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