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July 16, 2011 - PRLog -- Ramses 2 ( 7 Days / 6 Nights )
Cairo/Luxor/Aswan
649 USD$ Perperson in double room

The Itinerary
1st Day - Cairo - Arrival
Arrival to Cairo airport our representative will assist you through passport control formalities, Transfer from the airport to the hotel  by private A/C bus.
Overnight in Cairo
2nd Day -Cairo - pyramids trip  
After breakfast,our guide will pick you up from your hotel . You will start your tour to visit the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren. Lunch then we will move on to visit Saqqara and Memphis ,Saqqara is one of the most extensive archaeological sites in Egypt! It was the cemetery for Memphis, the capital of Ancient Egypt, yet it is still one of the virgin archaeological sites, despite the fact that so much has already been found here .The site is dominated by the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, which goes back to 2700 BC. It is one of the oldest stone structures in the world!. The Open Air Museum at Memphis is one of the “must see” sites in Egypt .Founded in the 1st Dynasty (3100 B.C) by King Narmar, Memphis was the capital of Ancient Egypt, and the first capital city founded after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.Today, in Memphis, you will see an open air Museum, which amongst other artefacts exhibits a limestone colossus of King Ramses II
Back to the hotel for overnight.
meals: ( breakfast - lunch )
3rd Day - Cairo - City trip
After breakfast.depart from the hotel to visit the Egyptian Museum which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world, as well as Tutankhamen collection of treasure, gold and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920 when his tomb was excavated.after lunch cotinue the city tour visiting the Citadel of Salah Eldin and the most beautifull mosque in Egypt (Mohammed Ali Mosque ) then drive to the Bazaar  Khan EL Khalily  which is the biggest market in Egypt , free time for shopping
Back to the hotel for overnight
meals: ( breakfast - Lunch )
4th Day - Aswan
Breakfast, transfer to the airport to take the flight to Aswan , upon arrival transfer to Nile Cruise ship.
4 Days 3 Nights ( Aswan - Luxor ).
Check in Cruise and visit High Dam & Unfinished Obelisk. , the Unfinished Obelisk lies, in its original location, in a granite quarry in Aswan. It is 42m in length and was most probably abandoned when some cracks appeared in the rock, during its construction. Had this obelisk been completed, it would have been the heaviest obelisk ever cut in Ancient Egypt, weighing nearly 1100 tons! It is believed that it was constructed and abandoned during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty).The Aswan High Dam was a great project! In fact it was one of the most important achievements of the last century in Egypt, for many years symbolising the New Era of the Revolution of 1952. It provides Egypt with water and electricity, and secures the country from the risk of the destructive inundation of the River Nile.
Lunch and dinner on board.
meals: ( breakfast - lunch -dinner )
5th Day - KomOmbo - Edfu - Sailing  
Sailing to Kom - Ombo and visit the temple ., Kom Ombo stands on the east bank of the Nile, right next to the river, about 4Km from the town. It was dedicated to two Gods, Horus and Sobek , The Temple was mainly dedicated to the God Sobek, the crocodile God, together with his wife, in another form of the Goddess Hathor. The Temple is of Greco-Roman structure, dating back to the year 119 BC, when Ptolemy VI, who started the construction, built it out of limestone. Neos Dionysus finished most of the building, while the Emperor Augustus added the final touches. Then sailing to Edfu to visit the majestic temple dedicated to Horus which is considered by most to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt. According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon- headed god Horus revenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.
Lunch and dinner on board.
meals: ( breakfast - lunch -dinner )
6th Day - Luxor - West - East bank
Checkout after breakfast and start the tour to the West Bank visiting Valley of Kings (The Valley of the Kings was the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, and is located on the west bank at Luxor. The only entrance to this place was a long narrow winding path. This was a secret place), Colossi of Memnon , and Deir El Bahari Temple the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut ,( The Temple of Deir El-Bahri is one of the most characteristic temples in the whole of Egypt, due to its design and decorations. It was built of limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples of the New Kingdom period. )
Then visiting East Bank visiting Karnak and Luxor temples.The Temple of Karnak is the largest Temple in the World! The complex contains a group of Temples such as the Great Temple of Amon Ra, The Temple of Khonso, The Ipt Temple, The Temple of Ptah, the Temple of Montho and the Temple of the God Osiris. A 20m high, mud brick enclosure wall, surrounded all of these buildings ,., Luxor Temple, or The Temple of Luxor, is among the most beautiful Temples in Egypt. It was known in the New Kingdom period as Ipt-Rsyt, which means the southern shrine. This was to differentiate between this Temple and karnak temple, which was the northern house of Amoun Ra
Lunch and dinner on board.
meals: ( breakfast - lunch -dinner )
7th Day - Cairo - Final Departure
After breakfast transfer to the airport to take the flight to Cairo for final departure
meals: ( breakfast )

Program Includes:
- 3 Nights hotel accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis 5*****
- 3 Nights in the Nile Cruise on Full Board basis including sightseeings 5***** Deluxe
- Domestic flight tickets Cairo/Aswan - Luxor/Cairo .
- 2 Full day tour in Cairo. (including lunch)
- Multilingual expert Egyptologist guide.
- All your tours and excursions are with A/C bus.
- The service of meet and assist at all your destinations.
- Free Camel ride at the Pyramids area.
- All your visits include entrance fees.
Program Excludes:
- Visa Entry for Egypt.
- Personal items.
- Tipping.

Visa info
Egypt entry visa is required and would be provided by our representative upon arrival airport for American Citizens, Canadian Citizens, British Citizens, Australian and most of Europeans and Latin Americans Citizens please advise the nationality at time of booking, also Egyptian entry visa can be obtained form the Egyptian embassy at your end.

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