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Menes *** 20Days/19Nights

 

  • Tour Highlights
    Saqqara, The Pyramids & Sphinx, The Egyptian Museum, The Citadel, The Alabaster Mosque, Old Cairo, Qaitbay Citadel, The National Museum, Library of Alexandria, Al Montazah Palace & Gardens, Pompey's Pillar, The Catacombs, Bahariya Oases, White Desert, Dakhla Oases, Al-Kharga Oases, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatchepsut Temple, Edfu Temple, Kom Ombo Temple, High Dam, Granite Quarries, Philae Temple, Mt. Moses, St. Catherine, Sharm El-Sheikh Beaches
     

  • Tour Facts

  • Features             Sight-Seeing, Desert Camping, Nile Cruise, Beaches

  • Accommodation 5Nights Cairo Hotel / 1Night Alexandria Hotel / 2Nights 
                               Desert Camp / 1 Night Al-Kharga Hotel / 4Nights Nile Cruise /
                               1Night St. Catherine Hotel / 5Nights Sharm El-Sheikh Hotel 

  • Transport            Air-conditioned mini-van, 4x4 Land Cruisers, Nile Cruise
                               Boat, Domestic flights

  • Guiding               English, French, Spanish,Japanese Speaking Egyptologist Guides

  • Meals                   B – 19 L – 12 D – 11

  • Short Itinerary
    Day1 Arrive to Cairo
    Day2 Cairo: Saqqara, Pyramids Tour
    Day
    3
    The Egyptian Museum, The Citadel, The Alabaster Mosque, Old Cairo
    Day4
    Qaitbay Citadel, National museum, Library of Alexandria
    Day
    5 Al Montazah Palace & Gardens, Pompey's Pillar, the Catacombs
    Day
    6 Bahariya Oases
    Day7 White Desert, Dakhla Oases
    Day8 Al-Kharga Oases
    Day9 Luxor: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple
    Day10 Valley of Kings, Temple of Queen Hatchepsut, Colossi of Memnon
    Day
    11 Edfu, Kom Ombo
    Day12 Aswan: High Dam, Granite Quarries
    Day13 Temple of Philae
    Day14 Sharm El-Sheikh, Saint Catherine – Mount Moses
    Day
    15 Saint Catherine
    Day16 Sharm
    Day17 Sharm
    Day18 Sharm
    Day19 Sharm
    Day20 Departure
     

  •  Itinerary

    Day 1: Arrive to Cairo

    Arrival at Cairo international airport

    Meet & Assist at the airport

    Transfer to your hotel

     Day 2: Saqqara, Pyramids Tour

    Breakfast: At hotel

    Saqqara: The site of the first Pyramid of King Zoser

    The Great Pyramids of Giza: Three Pyramids of the kings "Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus", one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World

    The Sphinx: The famous large statue representing the head of King Chephren & the body of a lion

    The Valley Temple of Chephren: The site of Mummification of the body of the great King

    Lunch: At a local Touristic restaurant                               

    A Papyrus Institutes: To see how ancient Egyptians manufactured the first material of writing in history (Paper); there you can do some shopping as well.

    (B, L)

    Day 3: The Egyptian Museum, The Citadel of Saladin, The Alabaster Mosque, Old Cairo

    Breakfast: At hotel

    Egyptian Museum: The Golden Collection of King Tut Ankh Amun

    Lunch: At a local Touristic restaurant

    Old Cairo: The Hanging Church- Abu Sirga Church (Crypt of Virgin Mary) - Ben Izra Synagogue

    The Citadel of Saladin: Where you can see a lot of monuments including The Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali

    Khan El-khalili Old Bazaar

    (B, L)

    Day 4: Alexandria: Qaitbay Citadel, National Museum, Library of Alexandria

    Early Breakfast: At hotel

    Transfer to Alexandria by air-conditioned mini-van (225Km’s)

    The National Museum of Alexandria

    Pompeii Pillar: A 28 ms high pillar in a famous Greco-Roman monument site

    The Catacombs: A famous burial site similar to that type on Rome, holding a masterpiece tomb thought by some scholars to be for Cleopatra

    Lunch: At a local Touristic restaurant

    The Qaitbay Fort: Built over the site of the ancient famous Light House, One of the Ancient World’s Seven Wonders

    (B, L)

    Day 5: Al Montazah Palace & Gardens, Pompey's Pillar, the Catacombs

    Breakfast: At hotel

    Al-Montazah Palace & Gardens: A Modern Palace of Ex-Egyptian royalty

    Lunch: At a local Touristic restaurant

    Libraria Alexandrina: A Modern Gigantic Library built under the name of the famous Old Library of Alexandria

    Transfer back to Cairo

    (B, L)

    Day6: Bahariya Oases

    Breakfast: At hotel

    Transfer to Bahariya Oases by air-conditioned coach The Golden Mummies Museum: Contains 105 mummies, many of which were decorated with gilded masks and elaborately painted scenes discovered by Dr. Zahi Hawass and are estimated to hold several hundred tombs and as many as 10,000 mummies

    Tomb of Zed-Amun & his Son

    El Heiz: A famous for its fascinating rock formations

    Lunch: At Desert

    The White Desert: For overnight Camping

    Dinner: At Desert

    (B, L, D)

    Day7: White Desert- Dakhla Oases

    Breakfast: At Camp

    Exploring the White Desert: One of the protectorates / National Parks of Egypt

    The Crystal Mountain

    Al-Aqabat Mountain: Where to see the putrefied Corals and archeological fossils

    Lunch: At Desert

    Transfer to Dakhla Oases

    Al-Mozawaqa Tombs

    Deir Al-Hagar Temple

    Al-Qasr: The Old Islamic Town, carrying the ancient Pharaonic, Coptic and Islamic traces

    Check-in at your Camp

    Dinner: At Camp

    (B, L, D)

    Day8: Al-Kharga Oases

    Breakfast: At Camp

    Transfer to Al-Kharga Oases

    Al-Kharga Oases

    Al-Bagawat Tombs

    The Chapel of Peace & The Chapel of Exodus

    Hibis Temple

    Lunch: At Desert

    Dinner: At Desert

    Check-in at hotel

    (B, L, D)

    Day 9: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple

    Breakfast: At Camp Transfer to Al-Kharga Oase

    Al-Kharga Oases

    Al-Bagawat Tombs

    The Chapel of Peace & The Chapel of Exodus

    Hibis Temple

    Lunch: At Desert

    Dinner: At Desert

    Check-in at hotel

    (B, L, D)

     Day 10: Valley of Kings, Temple of Queen Hatchepsut, Colossi of Memnon

    Breakfast: At Camp

    Transfer to Al-Kharga Oases

    Al-Kharga Oases

    Al-Bagawat Tombs

    The Chapel of Peace & The Chapel of Exodus

    Hibis Temple

    Lunch: At Desert

    Dinner: At Desert

    Check-in at hotel

    (B, L, D)

     Day 11: Edfu, Kom Ombo

    Breakfast: At cruise

    Sailing to Luxor crossing Esna Lock

    Edfu Temple: Greco-Roman Temple Built for Horus

    Lunch: At cruise

    Kom Ombo Temple: Greco-Roman Temple Built for Horus

    Dinner: At cruise

    (B, L, D)

    Day 12: High Dam, Granite Quarrie

    Breakfast: At Cruise

    High Dam

    The Granite Quarries Temple of Philae

    Nile Cruise check-in

    Lunch: At cruise

    Dinner: At cruise

    (B, L, D)

     

    Day 13: Temple of Philae

    Breakfast: At Cruise

    Temple of Philae

    Nile Cruise check-out

    Transfer to Aswan Airport to fly to Sharm El-Sheikh

    Check-in at hotel

    (B)

     Day14: Saint Catherine

    Breakfast: At hotel

    Transfer to St. Catherine: By air-conditioned

    Saint Catherine

    Check-in at hotel

    Lunch

    (B, L)

    Day15: Moses, Saint Catherine, Sharm El-Sheikh

    Mount Moses: Wake up call at 2:00 am to climb with a local guide (approximate climbing time 3 hours)

    View the sunrise beyond the Gulf of Akaba.

    Breakfast: At hotel

    Monastery of St. Catherine: Its actual name is "The monastery of the Transfiguration”

    Transfer back to Sharm

    Check-in at hotel

    Free at leisure: Enjoying Red Sea beach activities as swimming, diving, snorkel

    (B)

    Day16: Sharm

    Breakfast: At hotel

    Free at leisure: Enjoying Red Sea beach activities as swimming, diving, snorkel

    (B)

    Day17: Sharm
     

    Breakfast: At hotel

    Free at leisure: Enjoying Red Sea beach activities as swimming, diving, snorkel

    (B)

    Day18: Sharm
     

    Breakfast: At hotel

    Free at leisure: Enjoying Red Sea beach activities as swimming, diving, snorkel

    (B)

    Day19: Sharm, Back to Cairo

    Breakfast: At hotel

    Free at leisure: Enjoying Red Sea beach activities as swimming, diving, snorkel

    Transfer to Sharm airport to take your flight back to Cairo

    Check-in at hotel

    (B)

    Day 20: Departure
    Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.

     (B)


    Tour price includes:

  • 5Nights accommodation 5-Star hotel in Cairo on B/B Plan.

  • 1Night accommodation 5-Star hotel in Alexandria on B/B Plan.

  • 2Nights accommodation in Desert Camp on Full Board Plan.

  • 1Night accommodation 3-Star hotel in Al-Kharga on B/B Plan.

  • 4 Nights luxury Nile cruise on Full Board Plan.

  • 1Night accommodation 4-Star hotel in St. Catherine on B/B Plan.

  • 5Nights accommodation 5-Star hotel in Sharm El-Sheikh on B/B Plan.

  • Comprehensive Sight Seeing Entrance Fees as mentioned in the Itinerary.

  • Meet and assist at all destinations.

  • Return airport transfers and transfer between hotels and all other mentioned transfers in luxury air conditioned coaches.

  • Professional English, French, Spanish,Japanese speaking Egyptologist Guides.

  • Tour price Excludes:
    - International airfare
    - Entry Visa Fees
    - Airport Tax
    - Credit Cards cost
    - Drinks
    - Travel Insurance
    - Gratuities "Tips"
    - Personal expenses (Phone calls, Sauna, laundry)
     

  •  Peak Periods:
    1- Christmas & New Year (from 15 Dec 2009 to 10 Jan 2010) - extra supplement is: 40%
    2- Easter (from 20 March 2010 to 15 April 2010) - Extra Supplement is 30%

                         (B = Breakfast     L = Lunch        D = Dinner)
     

  • Please Note

  • Hotel booking is subject to availability. If the hotel is overbooked, an alternative one of same standard will be offered.

  • Occasionally there may be a possibility of a slight alternation in the Itinerary due to local conditions. However, all scheduled visits will be operated where possible.

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