Dazzling Egypt and Dubai Tour
Full Itinerary Egypt and Dubai Tour
Day 1
Arrive Cairo, where you will be met by your Egypt Tours and Travel tour manager who will meet and assist you. Later, transfer to your historical and luxurious hotel, the Marriott Mena House Hotel. Overnight.
Day 2
Meet with your Egypt Tours tour guide. Start your tour by visiting the Pyramids of Giza. Cheops (Khufu) Pyramid, the largest of the three, was built in the 4th dynasty about 2690 BC, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. In front of the pyramid of Chephren (Khafre), you will visit the Sphinx carved from a single piece of stone. Enjoy a camel ride by the Pyramids plateau. Continue your tour visiting the Egyptian Museum, famous for its antiquities from Egypt's Pharaonic period, which dates back some 50 centuries and includes the fabulous treasures of King Tut-Ankh-Amon. Also, visit the famous mummy room. In the afternoon take an excursion to Old Cairo, visiting the very old Coptic Churches and the oldest Jewish Synagogue of Beni Ezra. In the afternoon, visit the Citadel of Salah El-Din and the Alabaster mosque of Mohammed Ali as well as the Medieval Bazaars of Khan-El-Khalili. Return to your hotel. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3
Meet with your Egypt Tours tour manager and transfer to Cairo Airport for your early flight to Abu-Simbel. Upon arrival at Abu-Simbel Airport, you will be transferred to visit the Temples of Ramses II and his favorite Queen Nefertari. The temples were saved from the rising waters of the Nile resulting from building the Aswan High Dam. The temples are so awesome and impressive by all measures, although they were built 3200 years ago. Transfer back to Abu-Simbel Airport for your flight to Aswan. Upon arrival at Aswan, start your tour by "Felucca" (sailboat) to the Elephantine Island, the Botanical Gardens, and Philae Temple. Also, visit the Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam. Transfer to your hotel. The Aswan Cataract Hotel. Later, you will be met and transferred to visit the Nubian Village as well as the Nubian Museum. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4
Morning at leisure. Early evening, transfer to Aswan Airport for your flight to Luxor. Arrive at Luxor Airport where you will be met by our representative and transferred to the luxurious St. George Sonesta Hotel for check-in. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 5
Start your tour by visiting the Temple of Karnak, which took over 1500 years to build and is considered the world's largest religious complex. Then visit the temple of Luxor, which was started by Amenhotep III, and completed by Ramses II. In the afternoon, cross to the West Bank of the Nile, visit the Necropolis of ancient Thebes. Explore the Valleys of the Kings and Queens where tombs of 64 pharaohs and 57 queens have been discovered, and enter some of the most ancient tombs. Visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Transfer back to your hotel. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 6
Meet your tour guide to visit the Valley of the Nobles, Userhat Tomb as well as Rekhmire Tomb, many of which are vividly painted with naturalistic scenes of agriculture, fishing, fowling, feasting, and junketing. Continue the tour by visiting the famous King Tut Tomb and the very large Temple of Ramses III known as Madinet Habu, which depicts the battle reliefs on the exterior of the temple. End the tour by visiting the Luxor Museum. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 7
Day at leisure. Early evening, transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival at Cairo Airport, you will be met by your Egypt Tours tour manager and transferred to the luxurious and historical Cairo Marriott hotel. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8
Meet with your Egypt Tours tour guide. Start your tour by visiting the Egyptian Museum, famous for its antiquities from Egypt's Pharaonic period, which dates back some 50 centuries and includes the fabulous treasures of King Tut-Ankh-Amon. A special visit to the Mummy Room. Afternoon excursion to Old Cairo, visiting the old Coptic Churches, and the oldest Jewish Synagogue of Beni Ezra. Continue your visit to the Citadel of Salah El-Din and the Mohammed Ali, the Ibn Tulun, and the Sultan Hassan Mosques, followed by a visit to the Medieval Bazaars of Khan-El-Khalili, where you can bargain for your jewelry and hand-tooled leather items. Return to your hotel. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9
Meet with your Egypt Tours tour guide and transfer by car from Cairo to Alexandria (about a 3-hour ride). Upon arrival, start your sightseeing by visiting the Greco-Roman Museum, which contains a wide variety of Pharaonic, Ptolemaic, Roman, and Christian antiques, statues, bas reliefs, pottery, jewelry, marble pieces, and other artifacts. These give you a picture of the grandeur of Alexandria during its Greek and Roman days. Then visit the Roman Amphitheatre, which is the only known amphitheater from the Roman Era in Egypt. Continue your tour to the Catacombs of Kom-El-Shouqafa. These tombs are remarkable for their unusual mixture of art styles, sculpture, reliefs, and images of Egyptian gods. Continue your tour to Pompey's Pillar which is a column 98 feet high and 7 feet thick, made of Aswan rose granite erected in 297 AD. Transfer back to your Cairo hotel. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 10
Meet with your Egypt Tours tour manager and transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Dubai. Upon arrival at Dubai airport, you will be met, assisted, and driven to the hotel. The Renaissance Downtown Dubai hotel. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 11
Start Dubai city tour with a visit to the city’s historic district. Visit the Fort of Al Fahidi and the Dubai Museum which is located inside the fort. In the afternoon board a traditional Abra boat that will take you across Dubai Creek where you will then visit the city’s famous Gold and Spice Souks before moving on to the beautiful Jumeirah Mosque and Burj Al Arab which is Dubai’s most iconic landmarks.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 12
Start the tour of Saga World which is a spectacular Arabian shopping mall, and allow you time for shopping; one of the things Dubai is well-known for. In the evening, transfer for a Creek dinner cruise. Sailing on the Dubai Creek is romantic and beautiful with the bright city lights reflecting into the water. Also, enjoy traditional great tasting food. Transfer back to your hotel. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 13
Meet your guide and then drive for a bit less than two hours from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, to visit Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. It’s a massive structure and capable of accommodating as many as 40,000 worshipers. It is the 4th largest mosque in the world. In the afternoon, visit Union Square in the center of the city, visit Heritage Village, and end your tour with the masterpiece of the Louver Museum. Drive back to your hotel in Dubai. The Renaissance Dubai. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 14
Drive to the desert for a desert safari. You will be going to sand dunes in the Dubai Desert, but you will also have the opportunity to do some sandboarding, as well as ride a camel in the dunes. Also, enjoy a great dinner prepared by the Bedouins in a Bedouin camp while being entertained by an authentic belly dancer and Whirling Dervishes traditional dancer with Arabian music. Late evening transfer back to your hotel. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 15
Breakfast, then you will be met by your tour escort and transferred to Dubai airport, for your departure flight.
Meals: Breakfast
Also Included: All transfers within Egypt and Dubai tour, domestic flights, personalized sight-seeing as mentioned in the itinerary in a private car with a tour guide and driver. Entrance fees to all sights mentioned, and the services of a professional English speaking guide. Service charges imposed by hotels, porterage, cruise port charges, meeting and assistance at airports, hotels, and docks are also included.
Extensions & Optional Tours: Extra days and optional tours to sites are available upon request.
Pricing
$5499
Dazzling Egypt & Dubai
$1289
Single Supplement
**Please keep in mind that if you are traveling alone, you are single occupancy.
