Cairo Cultural Safari: 14 Nights/ 15 Days

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Tour Type - Cultural Safaris, Destination - Egypt Tour Summary Day 1: Cairo Arrive Cairo International Airport. Meet & assist by our local representative through customs formalities. Transfer to Pyramisa Hotel. Overnight: Pyramisa Hotel Cairo Day 2: Cairo 9:00 A.M. pick up from hotel & meet your guide. Half day tour to visit the Pyramids of Giza. Noon Transfer back to hotel. Free afternoon - suggest an optional tour of Memphis/Sakkara, or Pyramids of Dahshur, or the Pharaonic Village, or Sound & Light Pyramids. Overnight: Pyramisa Hotel Cairo (B) Day 3: Cairo Pick up from hotel & meet your guide. Half day tour to visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities housing the collection of King Tutankhamun. Noon Transfer back to hotel. Free afternoon - suggest an optional tour of the Citadel & Bazaar, or Ibn Tulun Mosque, or Gayer Anderson Museum, or Al Azhar Park & Al Azhar Mosque. Overnight: Pyramisa Hotel Cairo (B) Day 4: Cairo / Abu Simbel A.M. Transfer from hotel to Cairo Domestic Airport for a morning flight to Abu Simbel. Arrive Abu Simbel Airport. Transfer to M/S Nubian Sea Lake Nasser Cruise. Embarkation before lunch. P.M. Visit Abu Simbel Temple. This evening you have the opportunity to attend the Sound & Light show at Abu Simbel Temple (optional). Overnight: Abu Simbel on board M/S Nubian Sea (B, L, D) Day 5: Abu Simbel / Amada / Wadi El Seboua Early morning sail to Kasr Ibrim. A.M. View of Kasr Ibrim from outside (admission is NOT permitted). Sail to Amada. P.M. Visit Amada. Sail to Wadi El Seboua. Overnight: Wadi El Seboura on board M/S Nubian Sea (B, L, D) Day 6: Wadi El Seboua / Aswan A.M. Visit Wadi El Seboua & Dakka. P.M. Sail to Aswan. Overnight: Aswan on board M/S Nubian Sea (B, L, D) Day 7: Aswan A.M. Disembarkation after breakfast. Visit Kalabsha Temple & Beit El Wali. Noon Transfer from M/S Nubian Sea to Pyramisa Isis Island Hotel Aswan. P.M. Visit Nubian Village & the Botanical Garden by felucca (sailing boat). Overnight: Pyramisa Isis Island Hotel Aswan (B) Day 8: Aswan A.M. Visit the Nubian Museum. Noon Transfer from Isis Island Hotel to King of Thebes Nile Cruise. Embarkation before lunch. P.M. Sail by felucca (sailing boat) around Elephantine Island & Agha Khan Mausoleum. Overnight: Aswan on board King of Thebes Nile Cruise (B, L, D) Day 9: Aswan / Kom Ombo / Edfu A.M. Visit the High Dam & Temple of Philae. Sail to Kom Ombo. P.M. Visit Kom Ombo Temple. Sail to Edfu. Overnight: Edfu on board King of Thebes Nile Cruise (B, L, D) Day 10: Edfu / Esna / Luxor A.M. Visit Horus Temple in Edfu. Sail to Esna. Cross the lock. P.M. Sail to Luxor. Overnight: Luxor on board King of Thebes Nile Cruise (B, L, D) Day 11: Luxor A.M. Visit the West Bank (valley of the kings, temple of queen Hatshepsut & colossi of Memnon). P.M. Visit the East Bank (Karnak Temple & Luxor Temple). Overnight: Luxor on board King of Thebes Nile Cruise (B, L, D) Day 12: Luxor / Cairo A.M. Disembarkation after breakfast. Visit Luxor Museum & the Mummification Museum. P.M. Free at leisure (suggest an OPTIONAL tour of the Sound & Light). 20:30 p.m. Transfer to Luxor Train Station. 21:30 p.m. Board the Sleeper Train LXR/CAI. Overnight: on board the Sleeper Train (B, D) Day 13: Cairo / Alexandria 06:45 a.m. Arrive Giza Train station. Meet & assist by our local representative. Road Transfer from Cairo to Alexandria {via desert road}. 10:00 a.m. Arrive Alexandria. Transfer to Renaissance Alexandria Hotel. (Early check in is subject to hotel availability). 11:00 a.m. Pick up from hotel & meet your guide. Tour in Alexandria to visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa, Pompey’s Pillar & the Roman Amphitheatre. 17:00 p.m. Transfer back to hotel. Overnight: Renaissance Alexandria Hotel (B) Day 14: Alexandria / Cairo 09:00 a.m. Pick up from hotel & meet your guide. Full day tour in Alexandria to visit Quaitbay Fortress, Montazah Park & the NEW Bibliotheca Alexandrina. 16:00 p.m. Road transfer back from Alexandria to hotel. 19:00 p.m. Arrive Cairo. Transfer to Pyramisa Hotel. Check in at hotel. Overnight: Pyramisa Hotel Cairo (B) Day 15: Departure A.M. Transfer from hotel to Cairo International Airport for final departure. (B)


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