| What highlights expects: 3 nights in Cairo 1 night in Alexandria 7 nights on a Nile cruise Extension can be booked in the booking form after clicking the “Booking form” button Day 1: Flight to Cairo Arrival in Cairo and reception by your tour guide. Day 2: Cairo – Pyramids – Sphinx – Memphis – Saqqara to watch video Ancient Egypt awaits you on the first day of your stay in Cairo with the Giza pyramids of the pharaohs Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos including the Sphinx. Afterwards there are visits to the Ramses statue in Memphis and the necropolis in Saqqara with the step pyramid of Pharaoh Djoser. Day 3: Transfer from Cairo to Alexandria – Fort Kait Bey, Roman Amphitheater, Montazah Park Breakfast at the hotel and transfer by bus to Alexandria to the Mediterranean. Fort Kait Bey was built in the 15th century and was once the lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. After visiting the Roman Amphist Theater, which was uncovered in 1964 and once offered space for 800 spectators, the day ends with an extensive walk in Montazah Park, the green lung of Alexandria. Day 4: Pompey column, catacombs from Kom-el-Schukafa, Kom-ed-Dik – transfer to Cairo The Pompey column is a relic from the Greco-Roman era in Alexandria. Ancient Rome is also the focus of the rest of the day visiting the Kom-el-Shukafa catacombs from the 2nd century AD and the Komd-Dik amphitheater. After the sightseeing, drive back to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. Day 5: Egyptian Museum – Citadel – Muhammad Ali Mosque Khan el-Khalili Bazaar – Flight to Luxor Modern Cairo completes your stay in the capital. Starting in the Egyptian Museum with numerous relics from the Pharaohs era, your path leads via the citadel with viewpoint and Muhammad Ali mosque to the famous Khan el-Khalili bazaar in the old town. Flight to Luxor. Embarkation on the Nile ship. Day 6: West Thebes – Valley of the Kings – Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut – Colossi of Memnons – Karnak Temple – Luxor Temple The first shore excursion on the Nile cruise takes you to the west bank of the Nile in Thebes-West in the Valley of the Kings. Rugged rock faces paint an imposing picture around the tombs of Tutankhamun and other pharaohs, some of which are open for inspection. You will also be able to admire the Colossi of Memnons, which were also referred to as guardians or gates of Thebes West. On the way back to the ship, take the impressions of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir el-Bahari) with you. The next shore excursion can be reached by bus. Marvel at one of the largest temple complexes in Egypt with the temple of Amun Re in the Karnak temple as the highlight. The Luxor Temple, which is no less magnificent, is just a short distance away, and a visit is also on the program before returning to the ship. Day 7: Edfu – Kom Ombo On the way to Kom Ombo, after breakfast Edfu awaits you with a trip to the Temple of Horus, a falcon-headed god of ancient Egyptian mythology. This is the best preserved temple in all of Egypt, the biggest eye-catcher being the two Horus falcons at the entrance and 18 palm-like columns. In the evening you visit the double temple of Kom Ombo temple. The falcon-headed god Haroeris and his crocodile-headed colleague Sobek share the mythological dedication of the double temple of Kom Ombo, which makes it a unique structure on the Nile in Egypt. Continuation to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on the Nile ship. Day 8: Aswan – Dam – unfinished obelisk – Isis Temple of Philae (optional) The next stop on the Nile cruise in Aswan, where you will visit the Aswan Dam, named after the city, one of the largest construction projects of the 20th century. Behind it is the around 510 km long and 40 km wide Lake Nassers. After you have visited the unfinished obelisk in the rose granite quarry, you have the opportunity to visit the optional excursion Isis Temple from Philae, which you can easily book in the booking form. Day 9: Abu Simbel (optional) – Botanical Garden – Lord Kitchener Island Anyone who decides on an optional, but definitely recommendable trip to Abu Simbel should be able to demonstrate quality as an early bird. A visit to the Ramses Temple will be a highlight of this trip. In the afternoon, take a leisurely sailing trip to Lord Kitchener Island on board a typical felucca. Before returning to the ship, collect impressions from the botanical garden on the island. The ship leaves in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight on the Nile ship. Day 10: Return trip to Luxor On the way back, enjoy the trip along the Nile. Before lunch and dinner there is still enough time to relax on the sun deck of your Nile ship and let the banks of the Nile pass by. Day 11: Arrival in Luxor – Karnak Temple – Luxor Temple (optional) Today you arrive in Luxor with the Nile ship. The sundeck invites you to relax one last time or you explore (optional) a second time the huge temple complexes of Luxor with the Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight on the Nile ship. Day 12: Luxor – return flight or bathing extension After the last night on the Nile ship and a last breakfast on board, disembarkation and transfer to the airport or for a bathing extension to the Red Sea take place in a bathing hotel if a bathing extension in a hotel in Hurghada, Sharm el Sheikh or another city on the Red Sea was booked for this. Enjoy a few more days in Egypt during a beach holiday on the Red Sea before returning home feeling relaxed. Please contact us if you would like to extend the tour by a beach holiday. We (about us) will be happy to advise you. |