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- duration: 9 Days
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- starting from : Cairo
- end point : Cairo
Abu Simbel Sun Festival 9 days
Prices
Price per Person
- £ 300 Price per Adult
- £ 200 price per Child
Include
- Meet and assist by our representatives at airports, hotels, boat during the whole stay
- 3 nights on Bed & Breakfast basis in 5* Hotel in Cairo
- 3 nights Full board cruise from Abu Simbel to Aswan every Friday 5 star boat
- 3 nights on Full Board basis on board a Luxury 5 star boat
- All transfers to/from airport & hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
- All sightseeing tours in Cairo are private guided tours
- Sightseeing on lake Nasser cruise,visit Abu Simbel Temple,overview of Kasr Ibrim,Amada,Wadi el Seboua Kalabsha temple
- Sightseeing on board Nile cruise,Visit of Aswan High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple,Visit of Edfu and Kom-Ombo Temples,Visit of Karnak & Luxor Temples and West Bank
- Bottled water during your tour.
Excludes
- Any extras not mentioned in the program
- Visa & Tipping
- Entering Cheops Pyramids
- Entering Tut Ankh Amoun Tomb in West Bank /Luxor
- Domestic flight Cairo/Abu Simbel – Luxor /Cairo
- Any Optional tours
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Cairo
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt ..Book Tour Egypt representative will meet and
assist you at Cairo International Airport(Arrival procedures) and then
he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe
vehicle. Then he will assist with a smooth check-in and review your
holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for
each tour. Overnight in Cairo
Welcome Drink
Day 2: Pyramids and Cairo Tours
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, and then met by your personal guide
who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven
wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and
Mykerinus and Sphinx then to the Valley temple facing the great statue.
Lunch will be served at a good quality local restaurant in Cairo, then
move on to visit the Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king
Tutankhamen. Back to hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3: Fly Cairo/Aswan
Check out from hotel in the early morning then transfer to Cairo
Airport for a flight with EGYPTAIR to Aswan where you will be met and
assisted, then transferred by your personal guide who will accompany you
for a visit to the High Dam and the largest known ancient obelisk,
located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt,
the Unfinished Obelisk, Then you will be assisted to your hotel for a
smooth check-in Afterward it is time to have a sail, by felucca, to see
the Botanical Gardens on Kitchener Island. Back to the hotel &
overnight
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 4: Abu Simbel Festival (each year 22 OCT or 22 FEB)
At 2 am this morning, join your convoy drive to the Great Temples of
Abu Simbel where you will take your place to witness the extraordinarily
rare sun illumination of the statue of Ramses II and his sun gods
Re-Horakhte and Amon-Re. Later, further explore the 13th-century- BC
Temples of Abu Simbel and Hathor — also known as the Temple of Queen
Nefertari. Enjoy the Sun Festival at Abu Simbel. The rays of the sun
align on the sanctum sanctorum illuminating the Holiest of the Holy, a
small room with four statues: Ptah, Amun-Ra, Ramesses, and Ra-Horakhty.
The sun shines on the last three status but leaves the statue of Ptah,
the god of darkness, in shadow. Outside the Temple you will enjoy
performances by Nubian and Egyptian folklore groups. Later on you will
be driven back to Aswan from Abu Simbel.Afterward at leisure or you can
book through your representative an optional excursion Sound and Light
Show at Phiale Ancient gods and goddesses are brought back to life with
music, lights, and narration. Learn all about the myth of Isis, Osiris
and Seth whilst the temples are brought alive. overnight Aswan
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 5: Aswan/Luxor by car
After breakfast departure from Aswan where you will break your
journey at the ‘visit the Temple of Kom Ombo which is dedicated to both
Sobek the crocodile god and Horus the falcon headed god. and then visit
The Temple of Horus in Edfu ..then drive to Luxor. Then you will be
assisted to your hotel for a smooth check-in
Meals: Breakfast, lunch box , DinnerDay 6: Luxor
After breakfast you will enjoy a guided tour to the West bank of the
River Nile in Luxor to visit Valley of the Kings, the Temple of
Hatshepsut, the powerful Egyptian queen, and the Colossi of Memnon.
Afterward at leisure or you can book through your representative an
optional excursion The Sound & Light show karank. Overnight
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 7: Luxor
After breakfast at leisure or you can book through your
representative an optional excursion Hot Balloon Should you want to
make your stay in Luxor an unforgettable join this tour and drift
peacefully over the Valley of King, Valley of the Queens and the
Mountain on the Nobles. The flight is approximately 30:45 minutes depend
on the weather Afternoon enjoy a guided tour to the East Bank of Luxor,
visit the magnificent Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple…overnight Luxor
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Day 8: Fly Luxor /Cairo
Check out from your hotel after breakfast, then transfer to Luxor
Airport for your return to Cairo where you will be met and assisted at
the airport then taken you will be met by your personal guide who will
accompany you for a visit to Afterward visit Salah El Din Citadel which
was constructed by Salah El Din on the Moqattam hills in 1183 AD to
defend Cairo from the armies of Crusaders followed by a visit to
Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Yousif
Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came specially from Istanbul and built this
great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled
Over 45 years. Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able
to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar, Afterward you will be
assisted to your hotel for a smooth check-in Rest of the day at leisure
or you can book through your representative an optional excursion The
Sound & Light show in the Pyramids area. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: BreakfastDay 09: Cairo – Fly Back Home
Breakfast at the hotel with free time at your leisure, then you will
be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
Meals: Breakfast