Egypt History and Beaches

Egypt History and Beaches

Aswan, Abu Simbel, Luxor, Cairo And Hurghada.

Excellent

4.5/5
Duration

8 Days

Type

Private

Run

Every day

Location

Aswan, Abu Simbel, Luxor, Cairo And Hurghada

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Overview

During 7 nights in Egypt, you will visit the most famous monuments and also enjoy the beaches of the Red Sea, you have all the details in the itinerary

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival at Cairo airport, assistance by our representative of Nile Dream Tours, transfer to the hotel and accommodation.
Day 2

In the morning you will meet by our tour guide of Nile Dream Tours then we will visit the following sites;

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

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 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

Lunch in a local restaurant

After the tour, you will be transferred back to the hotel
Day 3

Our tour guide will pick you up to 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.

Then will proceed to 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 Church This 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.
Also you will enjoy the oriental atmosphere of Khan el khalili
After the visit you go to Cairo airport, take your flight to Aswan, arrival and transfer to your hotel
Day 4

Early in the morning departure with our guide to Abu Simbel which is about 280 km south of Aswan, arrival and visiting the temple in an hour and a half and then return to Aswan direct to the train station to travel by train to Luxor arrival. and transfer to the hotel
Day 5

Departure from the hotel and throughout the day we will visit the Valley of the Kings, the temple of Deir el Bahri where the temple of Queen Hatchpsut is located and the temples on the eastern shore of Karnak and Luxor, after finishing the visits travel to the coastal city of Hurghada which is almost 300 km from Luxor arrival and accommodation at the hotel
Day 6

Free day you can do maritime activities
Day 7

Free day you can do desert activities
Day 8

At the scheduled time transfer to Hurghada airport and end of service

Included/Excluded

- Meet and greet service by our representatives upon your airport arrival
- ٠Transfers in private vehicle with air conditioning
- English speaking tour guide
- 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.
- Tourism Police Permit.
- Taxes

- Accommodation
- International airfare to Egypt
- Visa
- train ticket aswan luxor
- Extra Entry Ticket to the tombs that have a special entrance in Luxor.
- Extra Entry Ticket to inside the Pyramids.
- - Optional activities such as the balloon tour in Luxor and activities in Hurgada
- Drinks.
- Tipping.
- Anything not mentioned above.

Package

Price,Terms & Conditions

More than 3 Person

$390

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