Bernard Lemaire
July 15, 2024, 1:38 p.m.Ce voyage a été incroyable! Chaque site avait son propre charme unique, surtout Louxor et Assouan. Les temples anciens étaient un moment fort du circuit. Les guides étaient excellents, faisant de cette aventure un moment mémorable dans le temps.
1) Days 1- Arrival Days-Cairo
A representative from A1 Toureg will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport. You will then be transferred to your hotel in a private, air-conditioned vehicle. Enjoy a free evening, depending on your arrival time. If your flight arrives early, feel free to contact us for tour suggestions.
Overnight at the hotel.
2) Days 2- The Pyramids of Giza -The Egyptian museum
You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by our tour guide to enjoy a great excursion to The Pyramids of Giza ( Cheops , Chephren , and Mykerinus . Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of and visit the Valley Temple . Lunch will be served during the Pyramids at the local restaurant in Giza Then visit the Egyptian Museum The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Tahir It exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts that date as far back as 5000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen - A collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before they were discovered in 1920 when his tomb was excavated. If you wish to visit the Royal mummies You need to ask the tour guide to take the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and you pay for this. It will cost 30$ Extra The New Grand museum is not open yet. It will be open soon maybe end of 2022 Overnight in the Hotel Cairo
Optional trip to the sound and the light show at Giza Pyramids and costs 40 $ Per person
3) Day 3- Hotel- Nile Cruise
You will be picked up from you hotel in Cairo to Cairo International Airport by Private car. The flight will leave from Cairo at 6:30 AM to Luxor at 7:30 AM. A Marsa Alam Tours Representative will meet and assist you at Luxor airport for your transfer to Luxor where you will be met and accompanied by your expert Egyptologist Tour Guide for a journey back in time on the East Bank of the Nile in Luxor to Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple then transfer to the Nile cruise boat in Luxor for embarkation and lunch. Afternoon tea and dinner on board the Nile cruise in Luxor . Optional Sound and Light Show at the Karna k Temple in Luxor and an optional tour of Luxor City and market.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
4) Day 4-Nile Cruise- West Bank
Breakfast on board your Nile cruise boat in Luxor and then accompanied by your Egyptologist Tour Guide for a wonderful ancient exploration on the West Bank of the River Nile in Luxor to the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir EL Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon, Transferred back to the Nile cruise in Luxor . Sailing to Edfu via Esna Lock with dinner and overnight stay on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
5) Day 5 - Tours to Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples
Breakfast on board the Nile cruise boat and then accompanied by your knowledgeable Guide to visiting Horus Temple at Edfu then transfer to the cruise to sail to Kom Ombo with lunch on board the Nile cruise boat. .On arrival at Kom Ombo, your Egyptologist Tour Guide will escort you to the Temple of Kom Ombo shared by the two Gods Sobek and Haroeris. Continue sailing on to Aswan with dinner and overnight on board the Nile cruise boat in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
6) Day 6 - Abu Simbel from Aswan Nile
Following a pick-up from your hotel in Aswan at 03:15, travel by air-conditioned vehicle to the temples of Abu Simbel before the heat of the day. Carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, the Abu Simbel temple complex was relocated in its entirety in 1968 to an artificial hill above the Aswan High Dam reservoir. Relax on the 3-hour drive into the desert. Upon arrival, an Egyptologist guide will tell you all about one of the greatest and most whimsical pharaohs in Egyptian history. Marvel at the main façade of the Great Temple to Ramesses II and its 4 statues of the pharaoh seated on his throne following his advancing age. In theory, the main temple is dedicated to Amon-Re Horakhty and Ptah, but in practice, it was constructed for the greater glory of its builder, Ramses the Great. Continue to the smaller temple of Ramesses' consort, Queen Nefertari, situated right next to the Great Temple. Admire the impressive rock-cut façade depicting the pharaoh and his queen.
Re-board the coach at 09:00 for the return transfer to Aswan before the high heat of the desert arrives.
7) Day 7- Visit Aswan
Disembarkation after breakfast on board the Nile cruise vessel, you will be escorted by your Egyptologist Tour Guide in Aswan for an amazing tour of the Aswan High Dam, the Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae in Aswan. You will take the lunch during the tour. Then transfer to your hotel in Aswan. Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
8) Day 8-Departure
The driver will pick up from your hotel in Aswan to Aswan airport.