10 Days Cairo and Nile Cruise Christmas Holiday Package

Day 1: Arrival day

1. Pass by
   Marsa Alam tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, Transfer to hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle, Overnight in the Hotel
   
   Cairo by night tour can be one of the best evening activities you can do in Cairo . This wonderful private guided night tour of Cairo allows you to see Cairo with the local’s Eyes. Start to see a beautiful view of the city from atop point like Mokatam hills. It is an amazing place to see Cairo at sunset. And also, you will visit Islamic Cairo and Khan el Khalili

Day 2: Giza Pyramids

1. The Pyramids Of Giza
   3h · Admission ticket included
   Cairo Day Tour (Giza Pyramids – Egyptian Museum ) start your Cairo Day Tour to visit Pyramids of Giza , visit The Great Pyramid of the king Cheops belong to the four dynasties, visit Chephren & Mycerinus pyramids, then drive to panorama area, take memorable photos of the three Pyramids together, continue visiting the Sphinx and the Valley Templ
2. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Next tour to the Egyptian Museum including Tutankhamun treasures, Optional to visit the Mummy room, and Khan El Khalil Lunch at a local restaurant, vegetarian food available on request, Overnight in Cairo , sleeping Train in Cairo

Day 3: Old Cairo

1. Salah El-Din Castle
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Pick Up time from your hotel in Cairo or Giza at 08:00 am with your Egyptologist tour guide, Enjoy a fantastic orientation tour of Cairo on an 8-hour excursion that takes in the major monuments of Old Cairo and the maze of streets and stalls of the historic Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Following a hotel pick-up from Cairo or Giza, you will drive up to the Saladin Citadel, constructed by Salah al-Din on the Moqattam Hills in 1183 AD as a defence against Crusader armies. Known for its fresh air and sweeping views of Cairo , it is now a preserved historic site of mosques and museums, including
2. Mosque of Muhammad Ali
   1h · Admission ticket included
   the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha
   
   Designed by the Turkish architect Yousif Boushnaq, who came to Cairo especially from Istanbul to build the great building, the mosque's alabaster structure stands in beautiful contrast to the sandstone city.
   
   Lunch will be served in Local restaurant in Old Cairo .
3. The Hanging Church
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Then, visit Old Cairo to see major attractions such as the Hanging Church, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Church of St. Barbara, and the Church of Abu Serga, one of the oldest Coptic churches in Cairo
4. Khan Al-Khalili Bazaar
   1h
   Continue to the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East. Discover a maze of alleys that have been at the centre of Cairo ’s trading activities since the 14th century.
   sleeping Train from Cairo to Luxor

Day 4: Luxor

1. The Karnak Temple
   3h · Admission ticket included
   Pick up time from your Luxor station to the Nile Cruise, Embarkation& Lunch onboard of the Nile Cruise, proceed with the Visits to the East bank of the Nile Including
   
   Karnak temple
   
   Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso)
2. Luxor Temple
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Luxor Temple
   
   Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated with His Military Battle of Kadesh
   
   Dinner &Overnight onboard of the Cruise in Luxor

Day 5: Valley Of the Kings -Luxor

1. Valley of the Kings
   3h · Admission ticket included
   Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the west bank of the Nile Including
   
   The valley of the Kings
   
   Once called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak
2. Colossi of Memnon
   30m · Admission ticket included
   The colossi of Memnon
   Massive pair statues Know as the Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what once the largest complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third
3. Temple of Hatshepsut
   1h · Admission ticket included
   The Queen Hatshepsut temple
   Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.
   13:00 sail to Esna lock& lunch will be during the sail
   18:00 arrive, Esna Lock, Sail to Edfu& Dinner
   Overnight on board of the Cruise in Edfu

Day 6: Aswan

1. Edfu Temple
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Breakfast on board the Cruise
   
   07:00 Visit the temple of Edfu
   
   Edfu temple
   
   Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dated to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama.
   09:30 Sail to Kom combo
   12:30 lunch onboard of the Nile cruise during the sail
   15:30 arrive Kom Ombo, visit the temple of Kom
2. Kom Ombo Temple
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Kom Ombo temple
   The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period(332 B.b -395 A.c)
   17:30 Continue sailing to Aswan, Dinner will be during the sail
   21:00 arrive Aswan and overnight on board the Cruise

Day 7: The High dam

1. Temple of Philae
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Breakfast on Board the Cruise
   
   08:00 Proceed with Visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk
   
   Phiala temple
   
   Built to honour the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped
2. Aswan High Dam
   1h · Admission ticket included
   The High Dam
   
   Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.
3. Unfinished Obelisk
   2h · Admission ticket included
   The Unfinished Obelisk
   
   Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned.
   
   12:00 lunch on board of the Cruise
   
   Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

Day 8: Abu Simbel

1. Abu Simbel
   5h
   Breakfast on board the Cruise
   
   Abu Simbel temples
   
   The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues,The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor,the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground,The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco
   
   Sleeping train to Cairo from Aswan

Day 9: Free day in Cairo , Optional Tour to Alexandria

1. Cairo
   Pass by
   Free day in Cairo , Optional Tour to Alexandria

Day 10: Departure

1. Pass by
   Day 10 Depart to Airport from Your hotel in Cairo

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels