WWT22165
Cairo, Egypt
– Welcome to Cairo international Airport, upon arrival Our representative will be waiting for you with a sign and your name on it, accompany to the Hotel and will help you during a smooth Check in.
– Our representative will accompany you from your hotel to an excursion where you will enjoy the sight of the great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, followed by a stop at the Sphinx; an ancient symbol of the pharos wisdom and strength embodied in a huge sculpture of a pharaoh’s head on a lion’s body.
– After a stop for lunch at a local restaurant, the tour continues to the Egyptian museum of Antiquities, which houses the world’s largest, most precious, and rare collection of genuine artifacts, over 250,000 piece are displayed dating back to 5000 years including an exhibit of the treasure collection of king Tutankhamen that had been sealed in his tomb for more than 3500 years and undiscovered until the early 20th century.
– Afterwards you will be accompanied by our representative to Giza Railway station to travel to Luxor by the sleeper train, overnight on board.
– Breakfast will be served on board. Upon arrival another our representative will be waiting for you to escort you to your Hotel, where you will experience a very smooth check – In.
– Pick up and we will accompany you from your Nile Cruise by an air conditioned deluxe to visit the temple of Karnak, The temple was dedicated to God Amon, his wife Mut, and their son khonsu, a great example of worship, as it is the largest in history.
– This grand temple is actually a complex of several temples, built more than two thousand years ago by many generations of pharos, one after the other. A forest of giant pillars exists within Karnak temple called the great “hypostyle hall.
– Afterwards you will be transferred to visit Luxor Temple which is located in the Heart of Luxor City, then you will be transferred back to your Hotel.
– Today we will visit the Horus temple in Edfu 2 hours driving from Luxor; it is considered to be one of the well preserved temples in Egypt.
– Then you will be transferred for 1 hour by car to visit the Temple of Kom Ombo (45 Kilometres drive form Aswan) this temple was built to Honour the god of fertility Crocodile – headed Sobek, and the Falcon – headed Horus.
– Its uniqueness is revealed in its double entrance for both deities; afterwards you will be transferred to Aswan for 1 hour drive. Transfer to your Hotel for check in.
– Today we will visit the High Dam which is located very near from Aswan the Dam was built in the 1960s, it was a great achievement of President Abdel-Nasser, from the dam you can see Lake Nasser which was created after the dam was built.
– Then you will be transferred to visit the unfinished Obelisk. Afterward you will be transferred to take the motor boat to the Island where you will explore the Philae Temple built in honor of God Isis.
– In the afternoon Felucca Ride on the Nile in Aswan. Then from your hotel in Aswan to sail on a felucca for one hour heading to the Elephantine Island where you will visit the Botanical Garden; this garden was used by Lord Kitchener as a place to rest, the garden contains plants from all over the world.
– Transfer to Aswan airport fly to Cairo.
– We will be waiting for you at the Hotel and will accompany you to the airport for departure back to your hometown.
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