Nile Dream Tours representative will assist you upon your arrival to Cairo Airport, transfer to the hotel and accommodation.
Egypt combo - 4 nights Cairo/1 night Sohag /1 night Luxor / 4 nights Nile cruise
We organize a special ''Egypt Combo'' tour to offer an unforgettable adventure that you wish to repeat it again You will explore the natural scenery where the ancient Egyptians lived The program included the Temple of Abydos the holy city of the god Osiris, the temple of Dendera dedicated to the goddess Hathor the great Mistress of Dendera one of the best-preserved in Egypt, visit Thebes in details everything open from tombs and temples, Sail in a Nile Cruise an experience you never forget. In the Capital Cairo, you can visit the famous pyramids at Giza, Saqqara, Dahshor the museum, Coptic and Islamic area Get ready to make your dream with Nile Dream to visit Egypt
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Nile Dream Tours representative will assist you upon your arrival to Cairo Airport, transfer to the hotel and accommodation.
After breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up to visit;
the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities which was built in 1902, and it exhibits a large number of items and treasures (exceeding 170,000 masterpieces) dating from the Prehistoric Period to the end of the Roman era, arranged in chronological order, exhibited in 42 rooms on the ground floor contains the largest of the exhibits, such as a massive statue pair of Amenhotep III and his wife Tiye, the colossal statues of Ramses II, the super famous pieces like the Narmer Palette, diorite statue of Khafre, bedroom furniture of Queen Hetepheres and the exhibits of the Amarna collection which include a colossal statue of the ‘heretic’ king Akhenaton. The upper floor there are 47 rooms housing about 3000 pieces of the treasure of Tutankhamun the boy-king’s tomb, discovered by Howard Carter in 1922, including the shrines and tomb furniture the famous gold mask and sarcophagi. Also, the royal mummy rooms, which were closed for several years, are now open with 27 mummies.
After lunch in a local restaurant, you will be transferred to Cairo airport to take a flight to Sohag, arrival and transfer to your hotel in Abydos you check-in, get dinner and stay overnight
After breakfast, you visit the site of Abydos there you visit;
The temple of Seti I, the largest of the extant Abydos temples, built of limestone and sandstone blocks to an unusual L-shaped plan, it has seven sanctuaries instead of the usual one (or three). This temple was built in Dynasty XIX by Seti I, but the decoration of the courtyards and the first hypostyle hall was completed by his son Ramses II. On one of the corridors, you see the famous scene of Seti I and his young son Ramses offer to a list of cartouches of 76 kings. Seti holds a censor while Ramses reads from a papyrus scroll. The cartouches begin with the king Menes of Dynasty I and end with Seti I and are obviously carefully selected to be those which the king considered his legitimate ancestors. Some rulers omitted include Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Smenkhare, Tutankhamun and Ay
Finishing the visit, then you will drive to Qena about120 km southward to visit ;
Dendera dedicated to Goddess Hathor. The actual temple dates back to 125 B.C completed during Roman times, although there are texts which refer to earlier shrines on the site from the Old Kingdom onward, it is unique because the roof is still intact and visitors can admire the beautiful ceiling divided into 7 bands of well-preserved astronomical figures featuring the goddess Nut, vultures and winged sun-discs and the Roman signs of the Zodiac. Not only that but this temple has the only relief which represented queen Cleopatra VII and her son Caesarion,
Lunch in a local restaurant and you go to Luxor about 70 km southward, arrival, check-in the hotel and visit ;
Luxor Museum was opened in 1975 and contains a valuable collection from the Predynastic to the Islamic era. In 1992 another hall was added contains the status found in Luxor temple cached and in 2003 a third hall called the glory of Thebes was added highlighting the powerful kings of the golden era during the new kingdom
After the tour, you go back to the hotel, overnight in Luxor
After breakfast check out from your room and then visit the west bank as following
Valley of the Kings is one of the oldest Royal burial places in all over the world. It consists of more than 60 rock-cut tombs carved out of a big mountain which looks like a huge natural Pyramid overlooking the Nile on the west bank of Luxor, more than a third of this number of tombs used for burying the great pharaohs ruled Egypt from the 16th century to 11th century B.C which considered the glamorous days of Ancient Egypt known as the New Kingdom period (18th, 19th and 20th dynasties), such as the famous pharaohs Thotmosis lll, Sity l Ramses ll, Ramses lll, etc. Each tomb consists of 3 or 4 large corridors decorated with bright and colorful scenes, paintings and carvings representing philosophical ideas and future vision of the Hereafter, which explained and illustrated in 9 Holly books such as the book of deads, the book of caverns etc..., those large corridors end by the most important point of the tomb which is the burial chamber supposedly to have the most valuable objects of the treasure buried around the Pharaoh's mummy, as well we can see a very large painting of goddess Nut the goddess of the Sky and the journey of day and night, some of these burial chambers still has the sarcophagus you hardly believe it is cut out of single piece of granite brought from Aswan quarries 130 miles south of Luxor and taken dawn more than 300fts into the mountain, So many excavators worked in Valley of the Kings, such as Howard Carter who discovered the discovery of the discoveries of the 20th century which is the intact tomb of King Tut Ankh Amon occurred in 4th of November 1922. Tourists in an ordinary program only can visit 3 tombs but according to this program, you will visit all the opened tombs including the tombs that need a private ticket like the tomb of King Tut ( kv 62) discovered intact with all the treasure by Howard carter in 1922 also you will visit the tomb of King Ramses VI (kv 9)and finally the jewel of the crown the tomb of Seti I (kv17) that still the best preserved ever found in the valley
Later visit The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut it's called "the Holy of Holies”. It is one of the best architecture buildings. It consists of three levels connected with each other by ramps and has different scenes on its walls depicting the divine birth of the Queen and her Commercial expedition to Punt Land. The temple is mainly dedicated to worship the supreme god Amon-Ra, finally, you stop by the two Colossi of Memnon which are two massive statues representing King Amenhotep III in a seating position in front of his funerary temple
Then going back to the cruise check-in and after lunch on board, visit;
The East Bank. The Egyptians believed that towards the end of the annual agricultural cycle the gods and the earth became exhausted and required a fresh input of energy from the chaotic energy of the cosmos. To accomplish this magical regeneration the Opet festival was held yearly the procession began at Karnak and ended at Luxor
Karnak Temple, a city of temples built over 2,000 years, It is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 1.5 km by 0.8 km could hold ten average European cathedrals. The great temple at the heart of Karnak is so big that St Peter’s, Milan, and Notre Dame Cathedrals would fit within its walls. with the largest number of pylons in all of the Egyptian temples dedicated to the sacred triad of Thebes Gods, Amun, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu
Luxor Temple Lying at the other end of Thebes connected with Karnak by the avenue of sphinxes the temple was built by Amenhotep III completed by Tutankhamun and Horemheb from the XVIII dynasty and finally, Ramses II from the XIX dynasty added the first pylon later the sanctuary was reconstructed by Alexander the Great.
After the tour, go back to the cruise to have dinner and stay on board overnight in Luxor
After breakfast, you will cross the Nile once again to the west bank to visit;
The Madinat Habu complex, that was the first place where Amon was worshiped in a small chapel built by queen Hatshepsut and Thutmosis III later Ramses III constructed his larger memorial temple the whole temple complex was surrounded by a massive fortified enclosure wall, with an unusual gateway at the eastern entrance, known as the pavilion gate. This structure is a copy of Syrian Migdal fortresses. The walls are carved with military scenes of Ramses III’s wars against the Sea Peoples and Libyans. The first pylon depicts the king smiting his enemies and also has a list of conquered lands. The interior walls also have well-preserved religious reliefs still retain their original colors. Ramses also resided here in a royal palace attached to the temple, and a canal with a harbor outside the entrance connected the temple to the Nile. During the 25th and 26th Dynasties the wives of Amon were worshipped in the Chapels called the Divine Adoratrices of Amon. And in the 5th century AD was used as a Christian church.
The Nobles tombs, distributed along the eastern slants of the Theban mountain, belonging to members of society who were wealthy or powerful enough to have a rock-cut tomb for themselves and their families from the 6th dynasty to the Greco-Roman period. There are about four hundred private tombs, some of these are much more colorful and lively than the kings’ tombs and many of them give us a glimpse into the everyday lives and beliefs of the folk of Thebes during these periods.
The village of Deir el-Medina was a special village for craftsmen working on the royal tombs, and for their families. It functioned for almost 500 years. The oldest burials on the site date back to the time of Hatshepsut but there are tombs of the XVIII Dynasty found elsewhere.
The Valley of Queens where the wives of pharaohs were buried in ancient times. We can visit all the opened tombs and moreover, as a dessert, we visit the most beautiful and the most expensive one the tomb of Queen Nefertari, QV66 the great royal wife of Ramesses II Living in the 19th dynasty 1295 b.c. Her full name was Nefertari merytmut, meaning "beautiful companion, beloved of Mut"., one of the best known of the Egyptian queens, next to Cleopatra, Nefertiti and Hatshepsut. The tomb was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1904, it is the most beautiful and lavishly decorated in the whole of Egypt. It is not only a pictorial masterpiece but also a key to the Egyptian pantheon taking the visitor on a journey of discovery of Ramesside theology., But since the limestone in this Theban area is not of very high quality it was fractured by earthquakes, and moreover, the many serious problems caused by salt, affected its beautifully painted walls, so it was closed to the public in the 1950s. Repairs had been carried out trying to stabilise the serious cracks in the plaster, But it wasn't until 1986 that the first serious modern work was carried out in order to save the paintings, which was undertaken by the Getty conservation institute of America. Later, in February 1988, a full restoration started, carried out by an international team of scientists and in November 1995 it was reopened to the public, limiting the number of daily visitors but even so, the colours were badly affected and In January 2003 it was once again closed to the public.in 2016 It was opened again but at a very restricted level
After the tour, you go back to your cruise get lunch and start sailing for about 5 hours to Esna crossing the lock and continue sailing to Edfu you have dinner and overnight in Edfu.
Breakfast on board. Transfer by horse carriage to visit;
the Temple of Horus located in the town of Edfu that derives its name from the ancient Egyptian Djeba which was the place where the god Horus was worshiped and where the battle between Horus and his traditional enemy Seth in ancient mythology took place. The main monument at Edfu is the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus The sand has helped to preserve the building which was found completely intact when it was first cleared and excavated by Auguste Mariette in the 1860s it is the most well-preserved and the only that have been completed, was constructed from sandstone blocks in time of Ptolemy III Euergetes I in 237 BC, and was completed 57 BC.
Sailing to Kom Ombo, having lunch on board, visit;
Kom Ombo is an industrial town 45 km north of Aswan. Its classical name was Ombos, the temple is very unusual. It was dedicated to two triads of deities, each with their own associated chambers and sanctuaries. On the eastern side of the temple, the crocodile god Sobek, is honored with his wife who is here named as Hathor and their son Khonsu. On the west side, Haroeris or ‘Horus the Elder’ is accompanied by his wife Hathor-ta-sent-nefert and their son Panebtawy. The main part of the temple was probably begun by Ptolemy VI Philometor, On the inside of the enclosure wall at the rear of the temple is a famous relief depicting surgical instruments.
Sailing to Aswan.
Dinner and night on board
Breakfast on board and visit ;
Aswan High Dam, which was built in 1960 by president Nasser and inaugurated 1971by Sadat containing 17 times the volume of the great pyramid at Giza the dam is 3.6 km. long and 111 m. high,980 m. wide at its base and 40 m. Wide at the top and equipped with 12 turbines producing 2.1 million kilowatts per hour it was built to prevent problems caused by the Nile flood.
The famous, unfinished obelisk a gigantic single piece of granite was intended to be an obelisk and is attributed to Queen Hatshepsut, it would have weighed around 1216 tonnes, and 42 m length if it had been finished . After the tour, you go back to the cruise
The optional tour you can do this day; Abu Simbel / Nubian Village/Philea temple
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Aswan airport to get your flight to Cairo and visit;
Giza plateau where the 4th dynasty pyramids were constructed Khufu (Cheops) pyramid, it is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one that stands until now, it is the most attractive monument on the plateau 146.59 meters high and its sides at the base reached 230.37 meters in length. The tilt of their faces was 52 degrees. It is the greatest monument in Egypt and has almost 2,300,000 stone blocks. As an Arab proverb says: "man fears time, but time fears pyramids."
Khafra (Khefern) pyramid is 136.4 meters high, each side measures 215.25 meters and the inclination of its faces is just over 53 degrees. Its estimated volume is more than 1.6 million cubic meters. On its vertex remains of the old original shiny limestone covering can still be seen.
The pyramid of Menkaura (Mykerinos) whose base measures 103.4 meters on each side and its original height was 65.5 meters, with a slope on all four sides of 51 degrees. It conserves at the base 16 courses of red granite that corresponded to the lower cladding of the monument. We will continue to visit the Valley Temple and the Great Sphinx built by Pharaoh Khafra (Khefern) it is 73 meters long, and almost 20 meters high.
Lunch in a local restaurant and go back to the hotel
After breakfast, you will be accompanied by your professional tour guide in an air-conditioned vehicle to the necropolis of Saqqara to visit
The Mastaba of Meriroka 2340 B.C. is the largest of the Old Kingdom tombs and reflects his position during the reign of Teti in Dynasty VI. His titles are, Inspector of Priests ‘Chief Justice and Vizier,’, ‘Scribe of the Divine Books'. Also, he was the husband of the King’s eldest daughter, the tomb, was excavated in 1892 by Jack de Morgan, is famous for its fine reliefs of many aspects of daily life and customs of the Old Kingdom.
The Mastaba of kagmni 2340B. C. who was Chief Justice and Vizier, Overseer of the Pyramid town of Teti, Overseer of the Priests of Teti’ and was married to a daughter of King Teti, discovered by Karl Lipsius in 1843, The tomb is famous for its beautiful depictions of birds and animals.
The funerary complex of king Tity 2340 B.C, It is the second known pyramid containing pyramid texts. It was opened by Gaston Maspero in 1882 the burial chambers and corridors are very well-preserved.
The step pyramid complex of King Zoser 2700 B.C, this is one of the places where the challenging experiment of copying natural materials in stone is most evident. It is the first stone pyramid, built for a king of Dynasty III The pyramid structure rises above the plateau in a series of six stepped ‘mastabas" and was built in several stages, beginning with an initial square mastaba and that its plan was changed several times during construction and finally was surrounded by a complex of dummy buildings enclosed within a niche limestone wall over 10 m high. The burial chamber has been closed for restoration for decades but recently was opened
The funerary complex of king Unas 2600 B.C. from the V dynasty the inscriptions, known as the Pyramid Texts, were carved for the first time on the walls of its burial chamber. These Texts are the oldest large corpus of religious writing known from Ancient Egypt. A total of 283 such spells, appear in Unas's pyramid. The spells are the smallest and best-preserved collection of Pyramid Texts known from the Old Kingdom.
The Mastaba of the two brothers 2500 B.C, Overseer of Manicurists of the Great House It dates to mid-Dynasty V, the reigns of Niuserre or discovered by Ahmed Moussa in 1964, is one of the most beautifully decorated tombs in the Saqqara necropolis. ’ and is unique in its depictions of the two men appearing together throughout the tomb in an intimate embrace. Much has been made of these scenes and the relationship between the owners is still unclear
The Mastaba of Mihu 2340 B.C, from Dynasty VI, during the reign of Pepy I, and it is considered one of the most colorful and exquisite reliefs of the whole necropolis. Discovered 1940 and has been closed nearly since its discovery but now is opened decorated with scenes of trapping birds with nets, mending the nets and preparing food for the birds., hunting and fishing scenes
The Mastaba of the butchers 2600 B.C. belongs to Irukaptah ‘Master Butcher of the Great House, considered a unique tomb containing fourteen status, the statues are painted – the colors still brightly preserved, with red-brown skin and yellow kilts it was named so because of the famous butchering scenes
The cemetery of the Apis bulls called Serapeum 700 BC discovered by. Auguste Mariette 1851 consisted of a long gallery containing a large side-chambers containing 20 huge granite sarcophagi, each weighing between 60 and 80 tones from Dynasty XXVI to the Ptolemaic Period. Except one sarcophagus, all the sarcophagi found in this gallery had been robbed in antiquity and were found empty
The museum of Imhotep opened at Saqqara 2006, named after Imhotep who is credited as the great architect of the Step Pyramid spacious and with many well-lit objects beautifully displayed. In the entrance, there is a library dedicated to the Egyptologist Jean-Philippe Lauer, who worked at Saqqara for much of his life, restoring many of the monuments we see there today was considered a vivid image of archaeology
Lunch in a local restaurant and then you continue the visit to the group of pyramids at Dahshor where you can visit the Red Pyramid 2700 B.C. of king Senfru dynasty IV, called so, due to the color of limestone used in constructing the pyramid’s core, its casing of white limestone is now completely missing It is 220 length and 104 high The entrance is on the northern side of the pyramid leads to three chambers the second chamber coincides with the vertical axis of the structure.about4 km to the south is the Bent Pyramid recently opened for visitors and popularly called the Devil's Mouth since it is very difficult to reach its burial chamber
After the tour, you go back to the hotel overnight in Cairo
After breakfast will visit ;
The Citadel of Saladin Al Ayouby”, it was built in the 12th century to fortify Cairo against the Crusaders. The citadel was used as the seat of the king and his government in Egypt for many centuries and many dynasties including the Ayyubids, the Mamluks, and even some Ottomans ruled over Egypt from the Citadel and the Great Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha which stands proudly on the highest point inside the courtyard of the Citadel of Saladin. It’s one of the landmarks in Cairo with its huge space, the beautiful decorations on its walls, and its remarkable domes and minarets.
Old Cairo where The Holy Family arrived, and they took refuge in a cave beneath the ground, adjacent to the fortress of Babylon, and they lived in this cave for three months. Eventually, this cave was turned into a small church, and another larger church was built above it. Known as Abu Serga ChurchThis is a famous church that is visited by many people from around the world, as they seek the blessings of the place where the Holy Family lived for some time. it is considered one of the oldest churches that were built in Egypt. Adjacent to this church is a church similar in antiquity, namely, the Moualaqa Church or the ‘Hanging Church’. This church is named the ‘hanging church’ because of the way that it is situated – over the gatehouse of Babylon’s Roman And ending Coptic Cairo tour with a visit to the "Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra" which gained its importance from its Genizah (Storeroom) was found during the 19th century containing a treasure of abandoned Hebrew secular and sacred manuscripts.
After lunch, in a local restaurant, you go to the famous souq and Bazar of khan el Khalili one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike. It is also home to many Egyptian artisans and workshops involved in the production of traditional crafts and souvenirs, today is occupied by local merchants and traders and is significantly geared towards tourists where it is considered as one of the most popular souqs in the region. Shops typically sell souvenirs, and jewelry, many craftsmen' workshops manufacturing some of the products sold here, In addition to shops, there are several coffeehouses, restaurants, and street food vendors distributed throughout the market. The coffee shops are generally small and quite traditional, serving Arabic coffee. One of the oldest and most famous coffeehouses is El Fishawi's, established in 1773
After the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel.
After breakfast, our representative will escort you to Cairo international airport to take your flight
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for the rest either money transfer 2 days before your arrival date, or in cash
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Policy
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• 6 - 11.99 pay 50% of tour price
• 12+ pay full tour price as per adult
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• 2 months 60 days before your arrival date you will be
charged 10%of the total price.
• 1 month 30 days before your arrival date you will be
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charged 50% of the total price
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Tipping system
Tipping is a common way of showing appreciation and satisfaction
to good service in Egypt. So, it is a way of life and expected. Nile dream
tour set a Kitty system. Instead of giving it individually which is exhausting
to your budget, kindly requested hand the set amount kitty to Nile dream rep.
upon arrival, it includes drivers, porters, Nile cruise staff etc. It does not
include tour guide; you can hand your appreciation directly to him.
Precautions against Covid-19
Regarding avoid the spread of Covid-19. We will apply the
following precautions
1- Guests are obliged to wear masks from the start to the end of
the tour, including the members of the service (guide, drivers etc...) it
will be provided to whom they need it during the tour
2- The temperature of the guests will be measured daily, excluding
those maintaining in quarantine and display fever or symptoms, those with a
temperature of more than 37 degrees Celsius (99 Fahrenheit) will be full
refunded.
3- we should respect one-meter safe distance as possible as we can
and the tour consists of not more than 6 persons
4- Disinfection gel and Alcohol will be available before, during
and after the service moreover, the transportation will be cleaned very well by disinfection
solutions before and after each service.
• Meet and greet service by our representatives upon your airport arrival.
• Transfers in private vehicle with air conditioning.
• 6 Airport transfers. (4 in Cairo, 1 in Sohag, 1 in Aswan)
• Domestic Flight Tickets (Cairo- Sohag and Aswan-Cairo) Economy Class
• English-speaking tour guide during your excursions
• 1Bottled mineral water every day
• Main Entrance Fees
• Excursions according to the itinerary.
• This itinerary could be changed in order according to the circumstances of service not to be canceled
• 5 meals during visits at a local restaurant
• Accommodation in Cairo for 4 nights, including daily breakfast.
• Accommodation in Abydos for 1 night, including half board.
• Accommodation in Luxor for 1 night, including daily breakfast.
• Accommodation on board Nile cruise 4 nights, on full board
• Egyptian SIM card, per family, for your unlocked mobile device for your stay in Egypt
• Tourism Police Permission
• Tax
• International airfare to Egypt
• Entry Visa to Egypt
• Personal spending.
• Extra Entry Ticket to inside the Pyramids.
• Extra Entry Ticket to the Solar Boat Museum
• Extra Entry Ticket to inside the Royal Mummies Room
• Extra Entry Ticket to the tombs that have a special entrance in Luxor
• Optional Activities.
• Drinks
• Tipping.
• Anything not mentioned above.
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