Arrival at Cairo airport, assistance by our representative of Nile Dream Tours, transfer to the hotel and accommodation
Cleopatra V - 2 Nights Cairo / 3 Nights Luxor
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Arrival at Cairo airport, assistance by our representative of Nile Dream Tours, transfer to the hotel and accommodation
In the morning you will meet by our tour guide then we will 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., during the tour, our professional photographer will make for you a photo session after the tour you go back to your hotel
Lunch in a local restaurant
In the evening our representative will accompany you
to watch one of the most spectacular sound and light shows in all over the
world the Great Pyramids and the sphinx at Giza, enjoy the
laser visual effects on the three Pyramids and sound effects with
famous actors and actresses voices narrating the story of the three great
pyramids and the huge guardian Sphinx crouching for more than five
thousand years protecting the city, get more knowledge about the other great
figures of the ancient Egyptian history, after enjoying that impressive show you
will be picked up back to your hotel
Breakfast and check-out the hotel, and then you 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 Rameses 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 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
Lunch in a local restaurant
After that, 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. The Khan el-Khalili 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 established in 1773.
After finish, the tour will be transferred to Cairo airport to take a flight to Luxor, arrival and check-in your hotel, and stay overnight in Luxor
After breakfast, you will visit the two temples on the East Bank of the Nile
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 Temple
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
Afternoon enjoy the scenery of the Nile views all the way, on the traditional sailing boat called faluca, watch the real Egyptian life, pass by the farmer’s fields with the sugar cane as a major crop in Luxor. Disembark on the Banana Island, where your falucca captain will take you on a walk around the island, covered by the banana, mango, and guava trees. See the pigeons cote and the old irrigation water wheel. Enjoy a delicious meal at the island restaurant; eat some sweet banana as a dessert. Sail back to the Nile side by the sunset time, having a special hot Egyptian tea, then transfer to your hotel
In the early morning you have the possibility to enjoy Hot air balloon ride
After breakfast, you will be accompanied by our tour guide to visit ;
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.
The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is one of the best architectural buildings; it consists of three levels connected to each other and has different scenes on its walls that represent the queen's divine birth and commercial expedition to the land of Punt. The temple is mainly dedicated to worshiping the god Ammon-Ra
The Colossi of Memnon, are two statues that represent Pharaoh Amenhotep III in a Seated Position in front of his funeral temple,
After the tour you go back to the hotel
At the scheduled time you will be picked up to Luxor airport to take your flight to Cairo and then you get your connection flight back to your country
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Category |
1 Coupl |
2 Couples |
3 Couples |
More than 4 |
4 * |
850 |
760 |
700 |
Check |
5* standard |
910 |
835 |
780 |
Check |
Luxury |
990 |
895 |
850 |
Check |
Category |
Hotels |
4 * |
Barcelo
/ Oasis / Mmercure Cairo / Mercure Luxor Karnak or Similar |
5* standard |
Meridian / Ramses Hilton
/ Grand Nile Tower or Similar |
Luxury |
Conrad
Cairo / Sonesta San gorge Luxor or
similar |
* Price per person in a double room.
Nile dream offers flexible down payment just 50% to start preceding your booking, such as hotel room, cruise cabin, domestic flight ticket etc. As for the rest either money transfer 2 days before your arrival date, or in cash to be handed to Nile dream rep. upon arrival
Children Policy
• 1 - 03.99 Free of Charge
• 4 - 5.99 pay 25% of tour price
• 6 - 11.99 pay 50% of tour price
• 12+ pay full tour price as per adult
Children, less than 12 years will pay the cost of domestic flights if the tour includes it.
Cancellation policy
It will be a Cancellation fee charged according to the following scale.
• 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 charged 20% of the total price.
• 2 weeks 14 days before your arrival date you will be charged 50% of the total price
• Less than 14 days before your arrival date you will be charged 100% of the total price. Any Cancellation to a domestic flight Ticket for any case and any time during your stay, you will be charged a Cancellation fee according to the Airline's company Cancellation policy
Nile dream tour is very concerned about the safety of our customers, so for some reasons such as government travel warning and Airline issues and any other safety issues you will be informed about the full refund Cancellation policy
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.
• 5 Airport transfers. (3 in Cairo, 2 in Luxor, )
• Domestic Flight Tickets (Cairo- Luxor and Luxor-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
• 2 meals during visits at a local restaurant in Cairo
• Accommodation in Cairo for 2 nights, including daily breakfast.
• Accommodation in Luxor for 3 night, including daily breakfast.
• 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.
info@niledreamtours.com
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Travel Code Tours
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102 Haram St. floor 6- Giza,Egypt
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