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EGYPT : 7NIGHT / 8DAYS

• Day 01: Cairo :

Arrival at Cairo international Airport, Meet &Asst through Passport Control, transfer to hotel – overnight Cairo.

• Day 02: Cairo………….( B /L /D ) :

- Breakfast. A visit to the incredible pyramids and Sphinx at Giza Plateau. It’s estimated the largest - Khufu (Cheops) was constructed from no less than 2.5 million quarried limestone blocks, weighing around 6 million tones. No mean feats, when you consider the pyramids were built without the use of modern equipment! Maybe opt. for a camel ride. Travelling on to Cairo & The Egyptian Museum.
We start with the dazzling antiquities at the Egyptian Museum. Amongst the many exhibits are the treasures of King Tutankhamen. This afternoon offers free time to have a look on khan el Khalili bazaar area , in the evening transfer to Giza station; for Sleeper train to Aswan, dinner on board , overnight train.

• Day03: Aswan ………..( B/L/D)

- Breakfast on board train.

Arrival at Aswan station morning
Meet & asst. at station , transfer to the Boat for Embarkation ,drop luggage ,proceed for Visit ,,,,
High dam: located near Aswan, the world famous High Dam was an engineering miracle, it contains 18 times the material used in the great pyramids of Cheops. The dam is 11,811 feet long, 3215 feet thick at the base and 364 feet tall.
Philae Temple, Philae dedicated to Goddess Isis and constructed on the beautiful island of Philae. Philae the modern day name is Greek but the ancient Egyptians called the island P-aaleq which amongst other definitions has the Dual meaning of "end" and "creation".
Proceed to Unfinished Obelisk. Lunch on board, afternoon sail to kom Ombo ,overnight cruise.

• Day 04: Cruise…………( B/L/D) :

After breakfast you visit the beautiful sobek temple which has been built as dual. Today temple in honour of the gods: Sobek god crodiles and Haroeris a form of Horus. After a detailed sightseeing. You will return to the ship which proceeds to Luxor. Time for relaxing on the sundeck enjoying the beautiful landscape along the Nile. Continue sailing to Edfu.. . Here you will find the probably preserved temple in Egypt - the Temple of Horus. Two splendid granite statues of Horus, who was generally represented as a man with a falcon’s head, mark the entrance of this temple which was constructed during the Ptolemaic period start in 237 BC. Best 18 columns with palmleaves- and flowers and well preserved wall paintings are witnesses of the great wealth of the older days. After that you will return to the Cruise and continue your journey to luxor. Overnight on Cruise.

• Day 05: Luxor…………..( B/L/D) :

Your day starts by visiting the impressing temples of Luxor and Karnak in order to get an insight into the incomparable history of gods, Moreover, pharaohs right from the start. The Karnak Temple is the largest ancient religious site in the world. Here you will see several avenues of ram headed sphinxes, the Hall of Columns and the huge pylons at the entrance to the temple. In the centre Luxor you will visit the Luxor temple which was dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Chons. Afternoon back cruise, free time at leisure Or join us for optional tour sound and light show at karnak temple.

• Day 06: Luxor……………( B/D) :

Disembarkation, By bus you will visit the West Bank of Luxor place of the amazing Valley of Kings the burial place of most of the pharaohs of Egypt's New
Kingdom. By entering the underworld you will visit some of the tombs which are perfectly hidden in the Theban hills. Passing the colossi of
Memnon you will visit the terrace shaped mortuary temple of the famous pharaonic queen Hatshepsut with its wall paintings giving a detailed account
Of an expedition to Punt.
Afternoon transfer to railway station for sleeper train to Cairo, overnight train.

• Day 07: Cairo……………….( B ) :

Breakfast, at train then Move to your hotel free time for leisure to discover city that never sleep by yourself…....or join us for an optional tour to Alexandria .

• Day 08: Cairo……………….( B ) :

At morning , breakfast , then check out finally transfer to Cairo international Airport for final departue.