Egypt Grand Tour
10 days > from 690 Euro
Necropolis of Sakkara, Step Pyramids of Zoser, Memphis, Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley temple, Egyptian Museum of antiquities, Citadel, Alabaster Mosque, Islamic Cairo, Coptic Churches and Jewish Heritage in Cairo> Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk, High Dam, Elephantine island, Botanical Gardens, Nubian Heritage, Kom Ombo temple, Edfu temple, Luxor and Karnak Temples, Valley of the Queens and Kings, Hatshipsut temple, Felucca ride on the Nile

Day # 1: Arrival, Cairo Egypt
Arrive in Cairo international airport where you will be met and assisted by Memphis tours Representative to clear customs and collect your luggage and then transfer to your hotel for check into the Movenpick Pyramids resort Giza followed by evening at leisure to toast the amazing hotel amenities and discover the Giza area from its lush gardens with overnight stay Your hotel accommodation in Cairo:
Movenpick Pyramids hotel and resort only a short distance from Giza at the foot of the Pyramids lies the Movenpick Resort. Designed as a bungalow village set in luxuriant gardens, the complex is the ideal venue for business meetings or unforgettable holidays. Just 25 minutes from Cairo, and with easy access to the new industrial areas around the city, the hotel was fully renovated in 2002

Day #2: Ancient Cairo Tour
After breakfast at the hotel in Cairo your private English speaking Egyptologist guide will take you to Sakkara that is part of Memphis's massive necropolis, and the burial site of the most ancient Pharaohs where you will see the first pyramids build in Egypt "Step Pyramid of King Djoser that was designed by Imhotep, the ancient Egyptian architect also you will visit the Teti Pyramid and tombs in Sakkara then you will be transferred to Memphis, the ancient Capital of Egypt to visit the colossal statue of Ramses II and nearby a still half-buried Hathor Temple then drive to the famous Giza Plateau, home of Egypt’s signature attractions to visit the Great Pyramids, ONE of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world including the Great Pyramid of Cheops, middle pyramids of Chephren and the little one of Mykerinos and mysterious Sphinx, the Father of Terror for the ancient pharaohs, the tour includes visit to the valley temple facing the great sphinx and you may visit the solar boat that is a boat used to ferry the pharaoh’s mummy across the Nile, and then buried at the foot of the pyramid for his use in the afterlife lunch enroute included — later on you will be transferred back to your hotel for free time at leisure with optional excursions to the sound and Light show at the Pyramids with over night stay in Cairo

Day #3: City sights of Cairo /sleeper train to Aswan
Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo and the you will be accompanied by your private Egyptologist tour guide to visit the world-renowned Museum of Egyptian Antiquities that was built in neo-classical style designed by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon which exhibited collections now exceed 120000 masterpieces ranges from pre-dynastic era, Pharaonic era to the Greco-roman period in Egypt including the treasures of the child King Tutankhamen, Pharaonic Gods and Goddess you may also visit the mummies room at the Egyptian Museum for a back ground about the Egyptian civilization and the mummification art in ancient Egypt. Then you will be move on to the Citadel of Saladin that is overlooking the city from the Muqattam Hills and Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside that was built in Turkish style and very similar to the Blue Mosque in Turkey and simply considered to be one of the landmarks in Cairo whose minaret can be seen from any part of old Cairo then visit the Christian heritage in Coptic Cairo including some of the early religious monuments of the city such as the hanging church or the suspended church this basilica church was named for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon the church became the center of the Christian Church of Egypt you will visit also the famous Jewish heritage in Cairo including Ben Ezra Synagogue the temple contains a Jewish heritage library, containing documents found here in 1896 that describe the economic and social conditions of Jews under Arab rule as well as descriptions of relations between various Jewish sects from there you will be transferred to Giza railway station to catch the sleeper train to Aswan with dinner aboard the train overnight stay.

Day #4: Aswan /Felucca Sailing on the Nile
Breakfast aboard the train then arriving Aswan railway station where you will be met and assisted by our company REP. who will transfer you to the Pyramisa Isis island resort and spa in Aswan for check with free time at leisure at the hotel in Aswan, PM you will be transferred to sail in traditional style among the rocky isles of the Nile on a traditional felucca to visit the elephantine island and the botanical garden in Aswan for a Romanic trip on the River Nile. Back to the hotel for free time and overnight stay in Aswan Your hotel accommodation in Aswan:
Pyramisa Island hotel Aswan is exotic resort in the middle of the Nile on an island near the center of Aswan with 28 acres of landscaped gardens with magnificent views of the Nile, mountains and Aswan city. Pyramisa Resort is a few minutes sailing to Agha Khan Mausoleum and downtown shopping area All rooms are elegantly decorated with twin beds and large bed with air-condition, private bathroom with shower and bathtub, hair dryer, direct dial telephone, Color TV, cable channels and mini-fridge, safe in room, movies in room and rooms with balcony or terrace overlooking the gardens and the River Nile. Pyramisa hotel Aswan offers open buffets with international and local cuisine offered daily at Ramsis restaurant, also you may enjoy a warm candle light dinner at our elegant Nefertari a la carte restaurant, or a casual meal at our Italian restaurant or you may enjoy your favorite drinks at our piano bar with live entertainment and experience an authentic Nubian night with live folkloric shows at the Nubian village, or simply dance the night away at our exciting discotheque

Day #5: Aswan Free day / Tour to Abu Simbel Temples
Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan: Today is at leisure in Aswan with great chance for an optional excursion to Abu Simbel to discover the magnificent monuments and the majestic two temples of the Abu Simbel that were built by Egypt’s great Pharaoh Ramses II one is of the Great Pharaoh himself and the second dedicated for his favorite wife Nefertari then return back to your hotel in Aswan

Day #6: River Nile Cruise Tours
Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan: the morning free at leisure and then you will be transferred to embark your 5* Deluxe Nile River Cruise MS HAMEES, where we will enjoy the next 3 nights aboard one of the largest and most luxurious vessels on the Nile river between Aswan and Luxor. All rooms onboard have river views, are fully air conditioned with central music systems throughout & individual safes. The ship features laundry and dry cleaning services, the spacious sun deck boasts an outdoor pool, Jacuzzi, sun loungers and bar, as well as offering great views of the spectacular passing scenery and exotic wildlife, jogging deck, fitness center and for your night time entertainment, you can dance till the wee hours in the ship's disco. Inside there are a large lobby, dining room and bar where you can enjoy nightly entertainment including belly dancing and an Egyptian Theme Night For your comfort all cabins are well furnished with en suite facilities and TV and private bathroom, bathtub and hairdryer and while aboard the Nile cruise vessel your stay will be on a full board basis, with a buffet breakfast and dinner and a set lunch each day. Afternoon time you will be accompanied by your English speaking guide for an exciting tour to the world famous High Dam that was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. It contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops; continue to the granite quarries which supplied the ancient Egyptian pharaohs with most of the hard stone used in pyramids and temples. The quarries still hold the famous Unfinished Obelisk and then you will be taking by motor-boat to island of Egilka visit the majestic Philae temple that was dedicated to the Goddesses Isis. With final optional evening excursion will offer the sound and light show at the Temple of Philae Return to your ship for dinner free time at leisure in Aswan and overnight stay aboard the cruise

Day #7: River Nile Cruise
Before breakfast aboard your Nile cruise you may enjoy the amazing sunset view from your river cruise in Aswan with free time at leisure in Aswan and then sail to Kom Ombo to visit the temple the crocodile-headed God of fertility and creator of the world and then return to your cruise vessel to sail to Edfu where you will be transferred by horse drawn carriage to visit the famous Edfu temple also know as the temple of Horus & Haroeris, the falcon-headed solar war god is the largest and most perfectly preserved of all the Nile temples, back to the Nile cruise by the same way to sail to Luxor with lunch, afternoon tea and dinner aboard your cruise and overnight stay

Day #8: River Nile Cruise Tours
Breakfast onboard the cruise, and then you will be moved into the West Bank of the river Nile to visit the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), and then visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, you will visit 3 tombs. Continue the tour to visit the Hatshipsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to the Queen Hatshipsut 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 then back to the cruise for lunch, afternoon tea and dinner aboard your cruise and overnight stay Tonight, if you wish, enjoy an optional sound and light show at the Temple of Karnak

Day #9: River Nile Cruise Tours /Sleeper train to Cairo
Breakfast onboard the cruise, and then you will accompanied by our English Egyptologist expert guide to visit Karnak Temple, 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 more than two thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars .Then you will be transferred to the majestic Luxor temple which built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to the god Amun with free time for shopping in Luxor and then you will be transferred to the railway station to board the sleeper train back to Cairo, dinner will be served aboard the train with overnight stay

Day #10: Cairo/Home
Breakfast aboard the train: and then arriving Giza railway station, where you will be met and assisted by our REP. free time in Cairo and then you will be transferred to Cairo international airport to fly back home