Best of Egypt

Cities Covered:

• Cairo             :  3 Nights
• Alexandria     :  1 Night
• Cruise           :  3 Nights

Highlights:

 Cairo :

• Memphis & Sakkara with Pyramids
• Egyptian Museum
• Shopping at Khan El Khalili Bazaar

Alexandria:

• City Tour of Alexandria with Roman Aphitheater, Catacomb
• Outside Photostop at Qait Bay Citadel & Alexandria Library

Cruise:

• Kom Ombo Temple
• Edfu Temple
• Visit West Bank – Valley of Kings
• Optional: Hot Air Balloon Ride

Meals:

• 04 Breakfast at Hotel & 03 Breakfast Onboard Cruise
• 03 Lunch at Indian Restaurant & 03 Lunch Onboard Cruise
• 04 Dinner at Indian Restaurant & 03 Dinner Onboard Cruise

Day 1 :- Arrive Cairo. Evening free for leisure.                  

(Lunch & Dinner)

Arrive Cairo International Airport. Pick up and transfer to hotel.

Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Post Lunch Transfer to hotel and Check in.

Rest of the evening is free for leisure.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post Dinner back to hotel.

Day 2 :- Full Day Tour to Memphis, Sakkara & Pyramids.                                             

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Today, after breakfast, we will proceed to visit Memphis and Sakkara.

Saqqara and Memphis are two places inextricably linked to each other. And not just because of their proximity, but also because of their history.

A single pyramid is built with 2.300.000 blocks, each weighing an average of two and a half tones.
The Cheops Pyramid is more interesting, because its interior burial chambers are open for inspection
by the public. Not far from the Pyramids is the Great Sphinx of Giza, which dates from the time of
Chephren (2620 BC). Hewn from natural yellowish limestone and standing 65 feet-high and 187 feetlong, this unforgettable statue combines the head of a Pharaoh with a lion’s body.

Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Post lunch, continue with rest of the tour.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Day 3 :- Depart Cairo / Arrive Alexandria. Full Day Alexandria City Tour.                                                                

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Today After breakfast, checkout from Cairo Hotel and drive to Alexandria

Arrive Alexandria and proceed with visit of the Roman Amphitheater, Bombay’s’ pillars, the Catacombs & outside photostop at Qait Bay Citadel.

Pompeii Column and Kom el-Shuqafa Catacombs Thirty meters high and built from Aswan pink granite, the Pompeii Column is thought to have been a present from the people of Alexandria to Emperor Diocletian. The majority of the remains found around the column can be been at the Greco-Roman Museum. At the top of the hill lies the entrance to the Kom al-Shuqafa Catacombs dating from the first and second centuries. They have been discovered by chance at the beginning of 20th, century.

Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Post lunch, outside photo stop at Alexandria Library and Qait Bay Citadel.

Qaite bay Fort has been guarding the bay for centuries; at the end of the Cornish rises the crenellated walls of the Mameluk fortress built in 1480 on the site of the Alexandria lighthouse.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner arrive at Hotel in Alexandria and Check-in.

Day 4 :-Depart Alexandria / Arrive Cairo.  Visit Egyptian Museum. Shopping at Khan El Khalili Bazaar

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

After breakfast at Hotel, checkout and proceed to Cairo.

Arrive Cairo and continue with visit to Egyptian Museum.

After the visit of the museum a short drive through the downtown will take you to Khan El Khalili bazaars; which is one of the most famous worldwide with its amazing narrow alleyways.

Lunch and Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, arrive at Hotel in Cairo and Check-in.

Day 5 :- Depart Cairo / Flight to Aswan. Arrive Aswan and Embark Cruise.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

After breakfast check out from the hotel and transfer to Cairo Airport for your Flight to Aswan.

Arrive Aswan Airport, transfer to your Nile Cruise to embark on board.

Lunch on-board / Packed Lunch (Depending on flight timings)

Enjoy your cruise and onboard activities as provided by cruise.

Dinner and Overnight on Cruise.

Day 6 :- Onboard Cruise. Visit Kom Ombo Temple.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Breakfast on board.

Lunch on board during sailing to Kom Ombo. Sail to Kom Embo Visit the Ptolemaic Temple Shared by Two Gods, Sobek and Heroeris in Kom Embo.

Sail to Edfu.

Dinner and Overnight on Cruise.

Day 7 :- Onboard Cruise. Visit Edfu Temple. Visit Luxor & Karnak Temple.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

After breakfast you will Transfer to visit Edfu Temple. The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, then back to the Nile Nile Cruise and Sail to Luxor via Esna Lock.

Lunch on board.

Later we proceed to Luxor and visit famous temples of Luxor & Karnak.

Later onboard cruise.

Dinner and Overnight on Cruise.

Day 8 :-Disembark from Cruise. Visit Valley of Kings.  Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride. Depart for Cairo. Flight to India.

(Breakfast)

Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride

Today, after breakfast you will checkout from Cruise & then start a visit to the west bank in Luxor to the. Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple.

Later transfer to Airport to board flight to Cairo.

Arrive Cairo Airport and board flight back home with wonderful memories & souvenirs from your Egypt Holidays.