DAY
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CAIRO
Arrival at Cairo airport, where
our Viamed Egypt representative will be waiting for you. He will then
meets and assist you through airport formalities and escort you to
your hotel in Cairo, situated at the pyramids' area. Check in and
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DAY
2 |
CAIRO/LUXOR
After breakfast, you will check
out and meet your guide at the hotel and depart for a full day city
tour of Cairo: you will enjoy the visit of the famous Egyptian
museum and our invitation for a free lunch one of Cairo's typical
oriental restaurant. In the afternoon, you will discover the famous
Giza plateau hosting the legendary pyramids & sphinx. You will end
the visits of the day with a walk in the oldest bazaar of Cairo, the
Khan-el-Khalili, where you can shop for souvenirs. You will then be
transferred to Cairo railway station to board the wagon-lit sleeper
train to Luxor. Dinner and overnight on board. |
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DAY
3 |
LUXOR
The next morning, you will arrive
at Luxor train station, where we will meet & assist you and escort
you to your Nile Cruiser which will be your home for the next 4
nights. Embarkation. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, you will
visit the East Bank of Luxor: Karnak and Luxor temples. Dinner and
overnight aboard the ship. |
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DAY
4 |
LUXOR
After breakfast, you will start
the visits and leave for the West Bank of Luxor where you will see
the huge Colossi's of Memnon, the temple of Queen Hatchepsut and 3
tombs in the Valley of the Kings. You will then be transferred back
on board for lunch. In the afternoon, you will enjoy the scenery of
the Nile while sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board in
Esna. |
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DAY
5 |
EDFU/KOM
OMBO
Breakfast on board. The ship will
sail to Edfu where you will take a tour by horse carriage to visit
the temple dedicated to the God Horus. Return to the boat for lunch.
Sail to Kom Ombo. Night aboard the ship in Kom Ombo. |
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DAY
6 |
KOM
OMBO/ASWAN
After breakfast on board, you
will go off shore and visit the huge temple of Kom Ombo. After the
tour, you will return on board and sail to Aswan. Lunch on board. In
Aswan, you will discover the High Dam, the Old Dam and the beautiful
Philae temple. Dinner and overnight on board in Aswan. |
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DAY
7 |
ASWAN/CAIRO
In the early morning, you will optionally visit Abu Simbel by air or by road. The check out is after breakfast. You will then tour the Nile by felucca boat and visit the Botanical Garden. And you will be escorted to Aswan airport to fly to Cairo. Arrive at Cairo airport, where our
Viamed Egypt representative will meet and assist you. You will be escorted to the hotel where you will check in and spend the overnight.
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DAY
8 |
CAIRO/ALEXANDRIA/CAIRO
Breakfast. Pick up at the hotel and drive to Alexandria. In the Pearl of the Mediterranean Sea, you will discover the treasures of the Greco-Roman museum, have lunch, and go on with the visits of the famous catacombs and Pompee's pillar, and the beautiful Mantazah Gardens facing the Mediterranean Sea. Drive back to Cairo hotel. Overnight.
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DAY
9 |
CAIRO
Check out from the hotel and transfer from the hotel to Cairo airport for final departure.
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