Experience Egypt & Turkey tour

March 27, 2011 - PRLog -- Memphis Tours Egypt Since 195
price starts from 2125 USD

                                                      Egypt & Turkey
                                                   15 days/ 14 nights
           Cairo, Giza, Luxor, Aswan, Nile Cruise,Turkey, Istanbul, Bursa

Day 1: Arrive Egypt
Memphis Tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport. After that you will be transferred to your hotel .Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Pyramids Tour
Breakfast then move to start your blissful day kicking off at Memphis; the ancient capital of Old Egypt during the Old Kingdom. Proceed to the Step Pyramid at Sakkara - Lunch at a good quality local restaurant- pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus at Giza.-visit the Valley Temple which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 3: Cruise from Luxor
Check out from hotel in the morning then transfer to Cairo Airport for a flight to Luxor where you will be met and assisted, then - board your 5 star Egypt Nile cruise to check in. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple. Dinner and overnight on board Nile cruise.

Day 4: Sail to Edfu
After breakfast on your Nile cruise, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC. Proceeding to the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch, you will sail to Edfu enjoying a leisurely dinner on board. Overnight on board Nile Cruise.

Day 5: Edfu / Kom Ombo Temples.
After breakfast on Nile Cruise, visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Horus at Edfu. Sail to Kom Ombo to see the unique Temple of Sobek, dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god.. Lunch on board. Continue sailing to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board you deluxe Nile Cruise.

Day 6: Aswan / Felucca ride
After breakfast on Nile cruise, enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk, then on to the beautiful Temple of Philae, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. Sail and move around Elephantine Island by a local felucca boat. Dinner and overnight on board deluxe Nile Cruise.

Day 7: Disembark the Nile Cruise - Back to Cairo
Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast, then transfer to Aswan Airport for your return to Cairo where you will be met and assisted at the airport then taken to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 8: Egyptian Museum - Coptic Cairo
After breakfast, Proceed to visit the Egyptian Museum to see the treasures of Tutankhamun, among many other fascinating pharaonic artifacts. Lunch at a good quality local restaurant. Then trip to see the Hanging Church and Abu Sirga Church at Coptic Cairo. Back to the hotel and overnight.

Day 9: Free at Cairo - Optional Alexandria
Free day in Cairo or optional tour to Alexandria, the second capital of Egypt

Day 10: Departure to Turkey
Breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure to Turkey. Upon arrival at Istanbul Airport. Transfer to your hotel in Turkey and overnight.

Day 11: Istanbul Tours
Breakfast at your hotel in Istanbul, then transfer to a morning scenic cruise on the Bosphorus, the strait connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. The ferry stops on both the Asian and European sides for several times during the one-hour cruise. Later, we visit the Rumeli Fortress. Fatih Sultan Mohammed had this fortress in the European part built during the preparations for the conquest in an incredibly short time in 1452. Also, visit the spice market where a multitude of herbs have been sold since the 15th century.
The duration of that day is about 05 hours.

Day 12: Istanbul Tours
After breakfast, enjoy a day of sightseeing with a tour of Topkapi Palace, residence of the Ottoman Sultans, with its fabulous collections of jewels and other artifacts. Also visit the Harem section, another palace inside the Topkapi, Continue the tour with a visit to Hagia Sophia, originally built as a church by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and used as a mosque during the Ottoman era until 1935 (today it's a museum encompassing both Christianity and Islam). Next visit the Blue Mosque, famous for its beautiful blue tiles decorating the interior walls. Built in the 17th century and both it and Hagia Sophia are considered masterpieces of their period. Continue to the Basilica cistern, the best known and the largest of the closed cisterns built under the Justinian basilica in the 6th century. Later, we will discover the highlights of the ancient hippodrome, Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column, and others. Back to hotel and overnight.

Day 13: Istanbul Tours
After breakfast, transfer by a modern coach to the marine in Istanbul taking the ferry-boat Yalova about 45 minutes. Upon arrival transfer to Bursa about an hour and half. Bursa is the first capital of the Ottoman Empire in the 14th century, and a major spa center. Climb up to the mountain of Uludag, which is known as the legendary Mount Olympos, by teleferik (cable-car) afterwards visit to Grand Mosque and the Old Silk Market in city center. Late evening return to Istanbul and transfer to Hotel. The duration for that tour is about 14 hours.

Day 14: Istanbul tours
After breakfast, you will be guided to visit the Islamic Art Museum, where major pieces of Islamic art and ethnographic textiles are gathered from all over the country. After, walk to the Covered Bazaar, a labyrinth of streets filled with all sorts of tempting items to purchase: harem bracelets, colorful carpets, hand-painted ceramics, and more (it's said there are 3,000 shops!). A visit to Dolmabace Palace is included. This afternoon, enjoy a walking tour through the old streets and trade areas to the mosque complex of Suleiman the Magnificent, the most famous piece of Islamic art of the Ottoman Renaissance and built by the great architect Sinan. Back to Hotel and overnight. The duration of that day is about 06 hours.

Day 15: Istanbul- Back Home
After breakfast, transfer to Istanbul International Airport for final departure.

Inclusions:
• Meet & assist upon arrival and departure in Egypt & Turkey
• All transfers to/from airport & hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
• Accommodation for 5 nights in Cairo including daily breakfast.
• Accommodation for 4 nights on 05 Star Superior Nile Cruise on full board basis.
• Accommodation for 5 nights in Istanbul including breakfast
• All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Istanbul, Bursa (Private Guided Tours)
• All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing Memphis Tours group
• Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples
• Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple & colossi of Memnon
• Tour to Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples
• Tour to the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae in Aswan
• All Tours in Istanbul, Turkey as mentioned above
• Tour to Bursa with GROUP
• Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary in Egypt and Turkey
• All transfers by a modern air-conditioned vehicle.
• Lunch during sightseeing tours in Cairo
• Lunch during sightseeing tours in Istanbul
• Meals as mention in the above itinerary
• Portage when needed.
• Free Mobile phone during your stay in Egypt (charged) about (30 min Local calls or 2 min. International Calls).
• All service charges and taxes.

For More information please contact us:
Egypt & Turkey Package  

US: 1-800-490-0512
UK: 0-808-120-3630
reservation@memphistours.com

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