:: Egypt Tours - Best of Egypt Tours - Cairo - Alexandria - Nile cruise (Aswan / Luxor) - Sharm

visit egypt holidays - egypt holidays - visit egypt

Best of Egypt Tour

Day 1 in Cairo
Arrival at Cairo airport. After you clear customs and collect your luggage, a our representative will meet you and assist with the transfer to your hotel.. Check in and overnight at hotel in Cairo.

Day 2 in Cairo
Breakfast at hotel. Visit the Giza plateau with the three major pyramids: Cheops, and Chefren Mykerinos and the Sphinx, lion-headed human embodying the king or the god as a vengeful. Then visit the necropolis of Sakkara with the famous pyramid of King Djoser degrees, the pyramids royal funerary texts, the mastabas .... And to finish the day visit Memphis, a colossus of Ramses II in alabaster beautiful dimensions.night in hotel

Day 3 in Cairo / Alexandria
Breakfast at hotel. Early the morning,Our private A/C car and Private Tour guide will pick up you at hotel and drive in direction of Alexandria (approximately 3h of road).
This city built into 332 before JC by Greek architect Dinocrates on order of Alexander the Great. Visits of the fortress of Qayet bai recently restored. Passage to the column of Pumped, visits of the catacombs of Kom El Shuqqaffa (Ir and II century. a. J. - C.) and its hypogean on several levels, which are among the most important Roman burials in Egypt. Lunch in a local restaurant. Visits of the amphitheatre Roman of Egyptian women el-Dick, released in 1963, pilot single of the many places of spectacles built in Alexandria. Then Visit of the famous library of Alexandria building with the futurist architecture (library and interesting archaeological museum). Returnto Cairo at the end of the visit. overnight at hotel.

Day 4 in Cairo / Aswan
breakfast in hotel.Visit the Citadel of Saladin, with his pregnant mosque of Mohamed Ali. Then the Coptic district, this district is older than the city itself must be seen to get an idea of the atmosphere in which the early Christians living in Egypt. Hanging Church & Ben-Ezra Synagogue. Finish with a visit to the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, founded in 1857 by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, which houses more than 250,000 rooms including the fabulous treasures of Tutankhamen.The night, transfer to Train Station for catch the sleeper train in direction of Aswan. Dinner and overnight in train.

Day 5 in Aswan
Breakfast in train. Morning arrive to Aswan, welcome by our representative and Visit of the Temple of Philae, dedicated to the worship of the goddess Isis, then the granite quarry with the Unfinished Obelisk and finally the High Dam Nasser giving birth to the Lake Nasser. Transfer to your boat, installation in your cabin. Lunch on board. Departure of the boat for Luxor. Dinner on board followed by an oriental evening (with oriental entertainment: Nubian dancer and traditional music). Overnight on board.

Day 6 in kom ombo / Esna
Breakfast on board. Visit of the Temple of Kom Ombo, the peculiarity of which is to be dedicated to two divinities: Sobek (in head of crocodile) and Horus (in head of hawk). Navigation towards Edfu. Lunch on Board. Departure in carriage for the visit of the Temple of Edfu, the holy city of Horus and the temple built in its honor. This temple in the extravagant dimensions is the best preserved wide Egypt. Navigation until Luxor. Dinner and Overnight on board.

Day 7 in Esna / Luxor
Breakfast on board. Free morning. Lunch on board. Visit of the Temple of Karnak, dedicated of the worship in the glory of the god Amon, but as the other numerous Egyptian temples, the other gods and the goddesses were worshipped there. It is the oldest known religious site to the world. And the Temple of Luxor, It was dedicated to the dynastic god Amon under its two aspects of heavenly Amon-Re and ithyphallique divinity. The most ancient at present visible parts go back up to Amenhotep III and to Ramses II. Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 8 in Luxor / Sharm El-Sheikh
Breakfast on board. Discovery of the Valley of Kings, where most of the Pharaohs of the XVIIIth in the XXth dynasty were interred and the Valley of the Queens, is the necropolis of the royal wives, the girls, sometimes the sons) of kings of the XIXth and XXth dynasties. Then continuation towards two impressive Giants of Memnon, last vestiges of the gigantic funeral temple of Amenhotep III which does not exist any more nowadays. And finally the visit of the Temple of Hatshepsut, the funeral temple of Hatshepsut, dedicated to the god Amon, but also to the gods Anubis and Hathor. This Theban temple is unique and distinguishes itself from the other temples because it is partially dug in the rock of the Theban Mountain in which it leans, and amounts on three terraces connected by slip roads. Check out room before noon. Afternoon, transfer to domestic airport for catch the flight to Sharm El Sheikh Flight Luxor/Sharm El Sheikh. Arrive to Sharm El Sheikh, welcome and transfer to your hotel. Dinner and Overnight at hotel.

Day 9 in Sharm El-Sheikh
Breakfast at hotel. The day is free to enjoy the beaches. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 10 in Sharm El-Sheikh
Breakfast at hotel. The day is free to enjoy the beaches. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
(optional) St. Catherine village to visit famous Monastery of Saint Catherine, which has been in existence in the depths of the Sinai desert since the sixth century. The Byzantine church has been preserved here since its construction in 542 AD. Moses Well can still be seen near the monastery Church. After the visit of the monastery, drive to Dahab village where lunch will be served. Overnight at Sharm.

Day 11 in Sharm El-Sheikh
Breakfast at hotel. The day is free to enjoy the beaches. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 12 in Sharm El-Sheikh
Breakfast at hotel. The day is free to enjoy the beaches. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 13 in Sharm El-Sheikh / Cairo
Breakfast at hotel. Today we will be transferred to the airport for your flight back to Cairo. Flight Sharm El Sheikh/Cairo. Arrive to Cairo, welcome by our representative and transfer to your hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 14 in Cairo
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer from the hotel to Cairo airport for final departure.

click on the map to enlarge

Book this tour NOW!
Single	Double	Single Supplement
$0	$90	$ 0

Possibility of adding the days of visits below by paying a supplement corresponding or of substituting them has those initially proposed:

Day A
Visits of Dachur with the red pyramid and the Bent pyramid. Then direction the Pharaonic Village, On a small island on the Nile opposite the old man Cairo, this village gives you a small idea what was the everyday life at the time of the Pharaohs, you will see a whole village of old Egypt. And finally you will go to the Suk khan el kalili. Night at hotel.

Day B
Visits of Islamic Cairo with the visits of: the mosque of the Sultan Hasan (1359), largest of Islamic architecture in Egypt; the Mosque of El Rifaei, the tombs of some of the members of the royal family rests like Khidepe Ismael and his four wives of which famous Genevieve; the sister of Ferdinand de Liceps; as well as king Farouq etc...; the Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun (878), most former who built; the Museum of Gayer Anderson, with the two houses of the Othoman time bought by this English doctor. You will be able to see the collection of anquities which it reported during its voyages throughout the world like India, Europe, China, Iran, Syria; the Maghreb etc...; the house of Ibrahim Kathuda El Sinnari (1794), founded for the scientists of Napoleon. Night the hotel.

Day C
Visits of Fatimid Cairo with the visits of: Visit street Al Mouez: Diving in Fatimid Cairo (969-1171) with the Al Azahar mosque, the second older mosque built in Egypt (972). From the same time visits Al Aqmar mosque with its splendid frontage which will be then adopted later for the frontage of the Coptic Museum and the Al mosque Hakem (XIe century). Al Futuh gates, oldest of the city of Cairo: - that of the time Ayyoubide (dynasty of Saladin 1171-1250). Outside, admire the complex Al frontage Salih Ayyoub that which faced Saint Louis (Louis IX), - time Mamelouk (1250-1517); with the funerary complexes including/understanding the mosque, the college and tombs, - Othoman time (1517-1805) with Sabil of Raman Abdel Katkhuda and the house of El Sihemi. To finish, the architectural visit of the Souk Khan El Khalili, artisan work and lanes with the Egyptian atmospheres. Night at hotel.

NB : You can modify Program corresponding to your wishes, thanks to write your exact changing on your request

Book this tour NOW!

Photo Gallery

Book this tour NOW!

Please note that our trips will be in 3 stars hotels. If you desire a hotel of a higher classification, please specify this in your request.

Price includes:

- All received by our representatives and all transfers in air-conditioned private vehicle provided throughout your stay
- 4 nights in a 5-stars* hotel in Cairo, in 1 double room with breakfast (All rooms are equipped with private bathroom, air conditioning, minibar, TV and Telephone)
- 5 nights in a 5-stars* hotel in Sharm El Sheikh, in 1 double room with breakfast and dinner (All rooms are equipped with private bathroom, air conditioning, minibar, TV and Telephone)
- 3 nights on board a cruise 5-stars *, in 1 double room with full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner (beverages not included) and Tea / Coffee 16.00)
- An evening Oriental Show on board
- All transport in air-conditioned private vehicle and private air-conditioned EnglishEgyptologist guide during your days visits
- 1 Night in First Class* Sleeper Train Cairo/Aswan, in 1double cabin (dinner and breakfast include in train)
- Domestic Flight Luxor/Sharm El Sheikh and Sharm El Sheikh/Cairo
- Day trip to Alexandria ( includes transfers , lunch and private guide )
- All taxes and fees

tour Excludes

- International flights (NB: we not do international flights)
- The visa
- All entrances fees
- Travel insurance
- Lunch (without in Cruise) and dinner (without in Cruise & at Sharm El Sheikh), Drinks, phone calls, laundry and other personal expenses
- Tips for staff and guides are at your discretion

Book this tour NOW!

visit egypt holidays - egypt holidays - visit egypt