Sun Festival in Abu Simbel Egypt ( 11 Days / 10 Nights )

Sept. 11, 2009 - PRLog -- Tour Itinerary
   
Day # 1:) 18th,  October, 2009 Arrival Cairo, Egypt
Meet and greet in your arrival at Cairo international airport before the passport control by Albaraa Travel Egypt representative, Who will provide you with your entree visa and collect your luggage. Then you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo ( Le Meredien Pyramids Hotel ) by private air-conditioned van for check in, overnight stay in Cairo
Day 2: ) 19th,  October, 2009 Giza sightseeing Tour - Aswan
Enjoy a tasty fresh breakfast at your hotel, then you will be picked up by a private air-conditioned vehicle to visit Memphis city the ancient capital of Egypt, then proceed Sakkara to visit the Step Pyramid. After that drive to Giza Pyramids, visit the three pyramids of Cheops, Chefren  and  Mykerinus at Giza. Then proceed to visit the Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, dates from the time of Chephren ,  with a visit to the Valley Temple which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren . From there you will be directly transferred to Giza train station to board  the Sleeping train to Aswan, overnight stay aboard the train.
Day 3: )  20th, October, 2009 Aswan Sightseeing Tours
Breakfast meal will be served aboard the train before reaching Aswan, Arrive in Aswan where you will be met and assisted by our Travel REP, who will escort you to visit the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple, then transfer you to your hotel for check in and free time in Aswan,  optional tour to attend the sound and light show at Philae Temple, overnight stay.
Day 4: ) 21st, October, 09 Aswan – Abu Simbel
Enjoy tasty breakfast at your hotel in Aswan, 11:00 a.m. you will join the police escorted convoy for 3 hours driving to Abu Simbel . In the evening  an optional  tour to Abu Simbel Temples to attend the fabulous sound and light show. Overnight stay in Abu Simbel.
Day 5: ) 22nd, October, 2009 Sun Festival at Abu Simbel Temple
Early morning transfer to see Abu Simbel temples where you will see the great event which represent the perpendicular of the Sun rays on the face of the statue of King Ramsess II. Transfer to board the Lake Nasser Cruise Ship. Lunch meal served on board before then you will visit the famous Temples of Abu Simbel with your tour guide. Return to the cruise for dinner. Overnight on board.
Day 6: 23rd, October, 2009 Kasr Ibrim Tour  
Breakfast meal is served during sailing to Kasr Ibrim. Upon arrival, enjoy a tour conducted from the ship's sun deck as entrance to the site is not permitted by the Government. Lunch is served while sailing to Amada. Visit the temples of Amada and Derr as well as the Tomb of Penout, then return to the cruise for a relaxing and calm sailing to Wadi El Seboua. Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 7: ) 24th, October, 2009 Wadi El Seboua Tour
Enjoy a morning visit to Wadi El Seboua and the Temples of Dakka and Meharakka. Return to the ship for lunch and sail to Aswan. Dinner is served on board  the cruise and overnight stay.
Day 8: ) 25th, October Aswan Nubian sightseeing  -  Luxor
Visit the Kalabsha Temple, Beit El Wali, and the Kiosk of Kertassi. Depart the cruise after breakfast. In the evening you will be transferred to Luxor by private air- conditioned vehicle with direct transfer to your hotel for check in and overnight in Luxor.

Day 9: )  26th, October, 2009 Luxor sightseeing tour - Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel in Luxor, and then you will cross to the West Bank of the river Nile to visit the two statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), and then visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, you will visit 3 tombs. Continue the tour to visit the Hatshipsut temple, this impressive temple dedicated to the Queen Hatshipsut. Back to the east bank to visit the Karnak Temple, the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means “the most sacred of places.” The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built over more than two thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs .Then you will be transferred to Luxor airport to fly back to Cairo with direct transfer to your hotel for check in and overnight stay in Cairo.
Day 10: ) 27th, October, 09 Cairo sightseeing Tour
Pick you up from your hotel in Cairo where you will be accompanied by your private Egyptologist tour guide to visit Egyptian Museum which exhibits a collection now over 120000 masterpieces ranges from pre-dynastic era, Pharaonic era to the Greco-roman period in Egypt including the treasures of the child King Tutankhamen with an optional visit to the mummies room where you may learn about the Great Egyptian civilization and the mummification art in ancient Egypt. Then you will also visit the Saladin Citadel and Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque, then visit the Christian heritage in Coptic Cairo such as the hanging church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Overnight stay in Cairo.
Day 11: ) 28th, October, 09 Cairo – Home
Breakfast at  your hotel, then transfer to Cairo International airport to fly back home.
   
   
Tour Includes
   
Meet & assist upon arrival and departure in all airports, train stations
All transfers to - from airport & hotels by a private air-conditioned vehicles
Accommodation in Cairo for 2 nights including breakfast
Accommodation in Aswan for 1 night including breakfast
Accommodation in Abu Simbel for 1 night including breakfast
Accommodation on 5- star Lake Cruise for 3 nights on full board basis
Accommodation on sleeper train for 1 night with breakfast & dinner
All sightseeing tours in as per the itinerary (Private Tours)
Egyptologist English speaking  tour guide.
Entrance fees to the sights as per itinerary
All transfers by  modern air-conditioned vehicles
Entry visa to Egypt
Portage at airports and hotels
Free Mobile phone during your stay
All service charges and taxes

Winter prices IN EURO for hotel 4*

TPL........1159
DBL.......1169
SGL.......1529

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