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Signature Egypt (more of Sightseeing )
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Cairo Airport Meet and assist , transfer to your hotel . | Cairo After breakfast exploration in Cairo includes the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and its Mummy Room, which houses a priceless treasure of archaeological finds. | | Cairo Explore the relics of ages past at ancient Memphis, Sakkara and the three Great Pyramids of Giza. Also see the famous Sphinx and the Solar Boat Museum. | | Cairo / Abu Simbel / Aswan Fly south along the Nile to Aswan . Check- in on your cruise . You may , continue your flight to Abu Simbel, where the colossal temples of Ramses II and his queen, Nefertari, were raised up the hillside to protect them from the rising waters of Lake Nasser, fly back to Aswan . Later,visit the impressive Aswan High Dam and its huge lake were created to control the floodwaters of the Nile and the Old Dam . If weather permits, board a traditional Nile felucca to sail around nearby Elephantine Island, Lord Kitchener’s Botanical Gardens. Visit the 23rd-century BC Tombs of the Nobles . | | Aswan / Kom Ombo / Edfu Take a short boat ride to the temple of Philae on the island of Agilika, stopping at the "Unfinished Obelisk," a practical demonstration of the methods used by ancient craftsmen to create impressive monuments.. Later, cruising to Kom Ombo to visit a unique Greco-Roman temple dedicated to two gods: Sobek, the crocodile god, and Haroeris, the sun god.Sail to Edfu . | | Edfu / Esna / Luxor This morning visit Edfu Temple the best-preserved temple in Egypt: the temple of Horus, the falcon god, built in 230 BC by Ptolemy III. Sail to Esna to visit the Temple of Khnum, the ram-headed god. Sail forward to luxor passing by the Esna locks . Arrive Luxor | | Luxor Cross the Nile to explore the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. View the fabled Colossi of Memnon and the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Egypt’s first female pharaoh. This afternoon tour the Temple of Luxor and the complex Temple of Karnak, built by generations of pharaohs. Overnight on cruise | | Luxor / Cairo Fly to Cairo . Pay a visit to the hilltop Saladin Citadel, a spectacular medieval fortress dating from the 12th century, where you explore the mosque and tomb of the Ottoman ruler Mohamed Ali. Later, a walking tour of Islamic Cairo takes you from one of the remaining gates of the city, Bab El Fotouh, to Khan El Khalili Bazaar for a traditional lunch at the Arabian-style Naguib Mahfouz Restaurant, named after the Nobel prize-winning Egyptian author. | Cairo Board your international flight. |
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Program includes : - All transfers needed from the airports,hotels,cruise .
- All transfers and tours are with air-conditioned buses
- All excursions are guided by professional Egyptologists tour guides, fluently speaking the language of your choice .
- All service charges and taxes. Program excludes :
- Egypt entry Visa
- Personal items such as drinks ,phone calls,laundry etc.
- Excursions and sightseeing (except some special programs like( Safari and Abu Simbel cruise - el Menia- Fayoum ..)
- Tipping
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