Ramesis Roundtrip
Overview:
This Travel Package to Egypt will show you the most important sightseeings in Egypt from Cairo in the north to Abu Simbel in the south. See the Pyramids and Sakkara, see Old Cairo and the Museum, and visit the beautiful Red Sea coast. Make an adventure from Aswan to Abu Simbel cruising on lake Nasser to see the great Temples built by king Ramesis in the nubian desert.
Included:
– 04 nights in Cairo at 5* hotel(Bed and Breakfast).
– 03 nights in Hurghada at 5* hotel (Half board).
– 04 nights on 5* deluxe Nile Cruise on Lake Nasser (Full board).
– 03 nights on 5* deluxe Nile Cruise (Full board).
– Private Air-Conditioned Vehicle.
– All service charges and taxes.
– Meet and greet services by our representatives at airports.
– Private tour guides.
– Entrance fees to all sites as per the luxury Nile cruise and stay itinerary.
– Domestic flights (Cairo / Aswan ) and ( Hurghada / Cairo ).
Excluded:
– International Airfare.
– Entry visa to Egypt.
– Any optional tours.
– Personal Spending.
– Tipping.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival at Cairo International Airport
Your Egypt tour begins at your hotel in Cairo. Upon arrival to Cairo Int. Airport, you will be met with our representative who will help and assist you in all formalities. Transfer to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals Included:
No Meals
Day 2: Full Day Pyramids and Sakkara
Breakfast at hotel. Then you will be met by our Egyptologist tour guide to start your first day tour by visiting Pyramids of Giza “Khufu, Khafre & Menkaure”, where the greatness has been embodied in three pyramids with a limestone statue of Sphinx guarding the whole area. Then proceed to one of our local restaurant to have your lunch. After that you will proceed to the city of Sakkara, where you will be so excited by exploring The Step Pyramid of king Djoser. This pyramid has a very nice story, when king Djoser asked his chief Architect Imhotep to create something different, so that the king could be buried at. As a result the well-known Architect creates the Step pyramid, which surprised the king so much since it was considered to be a new achievement in this period. After finishing your day tour, you will transfer to your hotel in Cairo.
Meals Included:
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 3: Egyptian Museum-Citadel and Khan Elkhalili Bazaar
Breakfast at hotel. Then our guide will meet you at the hotel to accompany you to start your second day tour in Cairo. Your tour today is completely different and more excited, as the best of our monuments are awaiting you. Start your tour with The Egyptian Museum, which is considered to be one of the most important museums in Egypt housing the Pharaonic monuments including those of the well-known king Tutankhamen. Lunch meal at one of our local restaurant.
After Lunch, you will be transferred to Old Cairo area, where you can visit Citadel of Salah El-Din, which played as a very important role in protecting Egypt, as it was considered the seat of power for more than 700 years. Then proceed to one of the most interesting and old market in Egypt, Khan El-Khalili, which consider as one of the stunning bazaars in the Middle East. After finishing your day tour, you will transfer to your hotel in Cairo.
Meals Included:
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 4: Flight to Aswan – Aswan Tours
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and check out, then we will transfer you to Cairo airport to fly to Aswan. Upon arrival to Aswan airport, you will start the tour to visit the temple of Isis on Philae island and the Aswan Dam, then check in at Nile cruise on lake Nasser.
Rest of the day free for you to relax on the ship.
Meals Included:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Kalabsha Temple – Sail to Wadi Elsebou
Breakfast will be served on board of your ship. Later on, you will join your Egyptologist tour guide to discover the the Temple of Kalabsha . Located within view of the High Dam, Kalabsha Temple is often the first stop for any cruise on Lake Nasser. It was moved to this spot from its originally location 30 miles to the south after the construction of the dam.Construction of the temple was begun at the end of the Ptolomaic Dynasty and actually completed under the rule of the Roman Emperor Augustus. The result is an interesting combination of imagery that includes Egyptian and Roman themes with images of Roman emperors and pharaohs worshipping with the Egyptian gods. The temple was dedicated to the Nubian god Mandulis. Also you will be visited Beit El Wali , Beit el-Wali was rescued from Lake Nasser by a Polish archaeological team financed by a joint Oriental Institute of Chicago/Swiss Institute of Cairo Project. The temple itself was built on a symmetrical cruciform plan. It is consisted of a deep hall, a transverse antechamber with two columns and a sanctuary. Known as a speos, the temple was mostly hewn from the surrounding rock, except for the front wall of the deep hall with its central doorway. After the visit , you will be back to the Cruise for refreshment & have the Lunch on the board then the Cruise will sail to Wadi El Sebou.
Meals Included:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Visit of Wadi Elsobou & Temple of Dakka
You will have your breakfast on the board of the ship , then you will go to Wadi El Sebou , The name in Arabic means “Valley of the Lions”, referring to the avenue of sphinxes that leads up to this temple, which was built during the reign of Ramesses II. Though it was moved to its current location only in the1960’s, it was quickly forgotten and neglected , You will be bak to the ship to have Lunch while Then the boat will sail to Amada, the Temple of amada is the oldest of the monuments around Lake Nasser. Dating from the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, the temple predates Ramesses II and Abu Simbel by around two hundred years; however, as is typical of the great pharaoh of Egypt, Ramesses’s mark and that of his son Merenptah can be found inside.
Meals Included:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Visit of Kasr Ibrim & Temples of Abu Simbel
Early sail to Kasr Ibrim. View Kasr Ibrim from Sundeck , The Citadel Of Kasr Ibrim was once a formidable city high above the Nile River, but today it appears as an Island due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam. Then Sail to Abu Simbel Visit Abu Simbel Temple . Built on the west bank of the Nile River, between the first and second cataracts of the Nile, the site of Abu Simbel is one of the most recognizable ancient sites in Egypt, It contains two temples, carved into a mountainside, that were built by pharaoh Ramesses II (1303-1213 B.C).Abu Simbel today is no longer in the same location as it was in ancient times. “Following the decision to build a new High Dam at Aswan in the early 1960s, the temples were dismantled and relocated in 1968 on the desert plateau 60 meters (about 200 feet) above and 180 meters (600 feet) west of their original site, The area where they were originally located is now flooded.
In the evening you will attend the Sound & Light Show at Abu Simbel.
Meals Included:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Disembarkation from the cruise Ship
Breakfast on Board of the Cruise and check out , Then get back to Aswan by car to the cruise ship on the nile.
Rest of the day free to relax on the ship.
Meals Included:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Visit of the nubian village & Temple of Sobek
Breakfast on the cruise ship, then visit of the nubian village by motor boat to see how the nubians live and learn about their traditions.
Ship will leave Aswan and set sail to Kom Ombo in the afternoon.
Late afternoon you will visit the temple of Sobek in Kom Ombo and the Krocodile Museum.
Meals Included:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Visit to Temples of Edfu & Luxor
Before Breakfast early in the morning you will visit the temple of Horus in Edfu by horse carriage, Then Breakfast and sail to Luxor via Esna.
Upon arrival in Luxor you will visit the temple of Luxor by night.
Meals Included:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 11: Visit of the west bank & Karnak – Trip to Hurghada
Breakfast on the cruise and check out, Then visit of Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and clossi of Memnoun, After the tour you will have lunch in a local restaurant in Luxor, Then Visit of the Temple of Karnak, Trip to Hurghada by car. Upon arrival in Hurghada check in at your hotel and dinner will be served.
Meals Included:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 12: Free Day in Hurghada
Meals Included:
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 13: Free Day in Hurghada
Meals Included:
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 14: Fly back to Cairo
Breakfast at your hotel and check out. Then we will transfer you to Hurghada airport to fly back to Cairo. Upon arrival at airport, you will be transferred to your hotel and overnight Cairo.
In the evening you will be picked up to experience Cairo from the water on this group Nile dinner cruise. Board your boat and stay connected throughout the cruise with onboard WiFi. Savor a dinner of local Egyptian food and enjoy performances of belly dancing and Tanoura dancing. Admire views of the city from the Nile while floating down the river.
Meals Included:
Breakfast & Dinner on a cruise ship
Day 15: Final departure
Check out after breakfast. Our representative will pick you up. Transfer to Cairo international airport for final departure.
Meals Included
Breakfast