The Ultimate Adventure
Full Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive Cairo, where you will be met by your Egypt Tours tour manager who will meet and assist. Later you will be transferred to your hotel, the luxurious Semiramis Inter-Continental 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 and is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. In front of the pyramid of Chephren (Khafre), you see the Sphinx carved from a single piece of stone. Enjoy a camel ride by the Pyramids area. Continue your tour visiting the Egyptian Museum, famous for its antiquities from Egypt's Pharaonic period dating back some 50 centuries and includes the fabulous treasures of King Tut-Ankh-Amon. Also, visit the famous mummy room, hosting several Pharaohs including the mummy of Ramses II. In the afternoon an excursion to Old Cairo, visiting the very old Coptic Churches and the oldest Jewish Synagogue of Beni Ezra. Continue your tour to the Citadel of Salah El-Din, and the Mohammed Ali Mosque as well as the Medieval Bazaars of Khan-El-Khalili. Return to your hotel. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3
You will be met by your Egypt Tours tour manager and transferred 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 means, although they were built 3200 years ago. Transfer back to Abu-Simbel Airport for your flight to Aswan. Arrive Aswan and start your tour by "Felucca" (sailboat) to the Elephantine Island and the Botanical Gardens. Also, visit the Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam. 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 4
Start your tour visiting the Temple of Karnak, which took over 1500 years to build and is considered the world's largest religious complex, followed by a visit to 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 these ancient tombs. Later afternoon, visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Transfer back to your hotel. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 5
Meet with your tour guide and start with a visit to the Valley of the Nobles, Userhat as well as Rekhmire Tomb, many of which are vividly painted with naturalistic scenes of agriculture, fishing, fowling, feasting, and junketing. Continue your tour by visiting the famous King Tut Tomb and the very large Temple of Ramses III also known as Madinet Habu, depicting the battle reliefs on the temple exterior. End the tour by visiting the Luxor Museum. In the 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 Cairo Marriott Hotel for check-in. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6
Meet with your Egypt Tours guide, start your tour by visiting the Red Pyramid as well as the Pyramid of Sneferu in Dahshur, often referred to as the "Bent Pyramid" because of the angle of inclination going from the bottom upwards. Transfer back to your hotel. Balance of a day at leisure. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7
You will be met by your Egypt Tours tour manager and transferred to Cairo Airport, where you will be helped with your check-in for your departure flight.
Meals: Breakfast
Also Included: All transfers within Egypt, personalized sightseeing 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 Egyptologist. Service charges imposed by hotels, porterage, 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
$3689
The Ultimate Adventure
$489
Single Supplement
**Please keep in mind that if you are travelling alone, you are single occupancy.
