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Secret Egypt
Program 15
13 Days / 12
Nights
2 Nights Cairo
1 Night Sleeper Train
3 Nights Nile Cruise (Aswan& Luxor)
2 Nights Sharm El- Sheikh
1 Night St. Catherine
2 Nights Petra
1 Night Amman
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Day 1:
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Arrival to Cairo airport, our representative will meet &assist you through passport control formalities, luggage identification & portage will greet you. From the airport you will be transferred by a private A/C car to your hotel.
Overnight in Cairo. |
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Day 2: |
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Breakfast. Start your tour visiting:
- The Egyptian Museum of antiquities. On display is rare collection of 5000 years of art the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry.
- Then visit Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at Sphinx - a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren.
- Then continue to Khan El Khalili Bazaars. Shops in this district are legendary for fine border brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques …etc.
Followed by Lunch
At the end of the day we will transfer you back to your hotel.
(Optional) Dinner Cruise including transportation, dinner, Belly Dancer, Tanura Show.
The Cost is 48 Euro Per Person.
Overnight in Cairo |
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Day 3: |
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Breakfast. Start your Tour visiting:
- Sakkara, cemetery for Memphis, Sakkara is 27-Km Southwest of Cairo. Including a visit to the step Pyramids of Sakkara (The first proper Pyramids built for the king Zoser, it is considered evolution of the Pyramid from the simple Mastaba to the Pyramid in its known form) Followed by a visit to The Pyramids of Unas & Oser-Kaf the Mastaba. Tomb of Mereruka, Ti & Pta-Hotep (carved and painted tombs).
- Then visit Memphis the ancient capital of Egypt where Colossal Statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx.
- Then continue to the Old part of Cairo, as Egypt was one of the first countries to embrace Christianity. We visit The Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, The Hanging Church, and we will also visit The Old Jewish Synagogue Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Transfer to the Train Station to take overnight Sleeper Train to Aswan. Dinner on the train.
Overnight in sleeping train. |
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Day 4: |
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Breakfast in Train. Arrival met & assisted by our local representatives and transfer to the Cruise. Boarding before lunch, Embarkation.
Start you tour visiting:
- The High Dam which was completed in 1964. From here you can gaze across Lake Nasser.
- The Philae temple Sail by felucca (Egyptian sailboat) to the island of Agilkia. Visit the temple that was removed from their original island of Philae which lies submerged most of the year by the waters of Lake Nasser. The main Temple of Isis and its monuments were built between the 26th-dynasty and the Roman period.
Lunch on board Sail to Kom Ombo. Afternoon Tea.
Visit the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris.
Sail to Edfu. Dinner on board.
Overnight in Edfu. |
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Day 5: |
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Breakfast on board. Visit The Temple of Horus in Edfu. Cross the lock. Sail to Luxor. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board & Galabya party.
Overnight in Luxor. |
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Day 6: |
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Breakfast on board. Start your tour visiting:
- Cross to the West Bank to visit the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon.
Excursion to the Necropolis of Thebes, on the Eastern bank. Crossing the Nile, drive to the Valley of Kings; visit the tombs of various Dynasties, The Temple of Deir El Bahari. On the return journey stop at the Colossi of Memnon which are two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenopis III facing the Nile then visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
- Then Visit East Bank: Karnak and Luxor Temple
Excursion to the Luxor Temple to see its courtyard and the granite statues of Ramses the Great. Then Proceed by bus to Karnak, which is a serious of temples, built in different reigns. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with it's 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake.
Lunch on board. Afternoon tea. Dinner on board & Belly Dance.
Overnight in Luxor. |
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Day 7: |
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Breakfast and disembarkation.
(Optional) Hot Balloon: Should you want to make your stay in Luxor an unforgettable. Drifting peacefully over the Valley of King, Valley of the Queens and the Mountain on the Nobles.
The Cost is 110Euro Per Person.
Transfer to Luxor airport to take your plane to Sharm El-Sheikh. Arrival, meet & assist by our local representatives and transfer to the Hotel.
(Optional) Bedouin Dinner &Egyptian Stars.
The Cost is 52 Euro Per Person.
Over night in Sharm El Sheikh. |
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Day 8: |
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Breakfast. Free day.
(Optional) Day Tour Ras Mohamed (by Car) Departure from Hotel a 09.00 Am (30 km on a paved road & about 05 km of the road). Upon arrival at Ras Mohamed, climb to "The Shark" Observatory to witness the panorama of both Aqaba & Suez Gulf. Then back to the main beach to enjoy the splendid coral reef and pure water and back to Sharm El Sheikh.
The Cost is 55 Euro Per Person.
Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh. |
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Day 9: |
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Breakfast. Transfer by car, driving through the Sinai Desert to St Catherine Monastery. At the evening climb to the top of Mountain Sinai for sunrise.
Overnight in St. Catherine. |
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Day 10: |
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Breakfast, Visit of the Monastery and Transfer from St. Catherine to Nuweiba for ferry crossing to Aqaba. Transfer to your hotel in Petra.
Overnight in Petra. |
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Day 11: |
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Breakfast, Today you will visit Petra, the "Siq", a long winding fissure between two walls of overhanging cliffs, the famous Treasury, the Street of Facades, the Court House and the Amphitheater.
Overnight in Petra. |
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Breakfast. On the way visit the crusader’s Castle of Kerak, Continue to Madaba, to visit St. George's Cathedral and the mosaic map of Jerusalem and to Mountain Nebo, the burial place of Moses perched on a cliff overlooking the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea. Continue to Amman airport in Amman. |
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Day 13: |
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Breakfast.. Our representative will transfer you to the airport for your departure flight.. |
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Program includes:
- 2 Nights hotel accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis.
- 3 Nights Nile cruise Aswan – Luxor on Full board basis (sight seeing included).
- 2 Nights hotel accommodation in Sharm El- Sheikh on bed and breakfast basis.
- 1 Night hotel accommodation in St. Catherine on Half Board basis.
- 1 Night hotel accommodation in Amman on bed and breakfast basis.
- 2 Nights hotel accommodation in Petra on bed and breakfast basis.
- 1 Night in Sleeper train on Half Board basis.
- 1 Day tour in Cairo visiting the Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx & Khan El Khalili.
- 1 Day tour in Cairo visiting Sakkara, Memphis & Old Cairo.
- Free Camel ride in Pyramids area. (10 Minutes for taking photo).
- 1 Day in St. Catherine visiting the Monastery and Mosses Mountain.
- 1 Day visit Petra
- 1 Day visit Amman.
- All transfers in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Sharm El-Sheikh, St. Catherine, Aqaba , Petra and Amman.
- All your tours and excursions are with private A/C minivan.
- The service of meet and assist at all your destinations.
- Multilingual expert Egyptologist guide.
- All entrance fees.
- Ferry crossing
Nuweiba / Aqaba.
- Transportation by A/C private car from:
o Sharm / St. Catherine
o St. Catherine / Nuweiba
- Air fare:
Luxor / Sharm El-Sheikh.
Not included:
- Visa Entry for Egypt.
- International Flights.
- Personal items.
- Tipping.
- Any other items not mentioned.
- Any Optional tours.
Notes:
- The Program is open to any changes you suggest.
- The program can start from any other destination beside Cairo … Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh or Hurghada.
- Other alternative for optional tours.
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Our winter prices
From 1/10/2010 Till 1/5/2011
With 5 Star Deluxe Cruise
Price per person in DBL room |
3 Star Hotel |
4 Star Hotel |
5 Star Hotel |
Euro (€) |
1614 |
1702 |
1903 |
| Single Supplement |
65% |
Our Summer prices
From 1/5/2010 Till 1/10/2010
With 5 Star Deluxe Cruise
Price per person in DBL room |
3 Star Hotel |
4 Star Hotel |
5 Star Hotel |
Euro (€) |
1544 |
1622 |
1813 |
| Single Supplement |
65% |
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- These costs are not valid during the Christmas, New Year and Easter Periods.
- Payment can be in $ U.S.A Dollars, English Pound, Australian Dollars.
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