Best of Egypt Starting from Hurghada
10 days tour package
This program if you are interested to see Egypt best sights and your flight will land at Hurghada airport not at Cairo airport ,with this program you will explore Egypt from Hurghada and fly back home from Hurghada city .
Special program to get almost of the day tours included in the packge price some times tour operators they offer cheap price packege by removing alot of day tour not showen in there itinerary to be extra option you have to pay for if you like to see .
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Explore Cairo Islamic marvels, Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, Nile cruise, Luxor dusty tombs and gigantic temples with an extension to Hurghada on the Red Sea.
Travel south to cruise the Nile and explore the Pharaohs' splendors between Aswan and Luxor, visit Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple, Luxor and Karnak temples. Go to Hurghada and discover paradise under the Red Sea.
Hurghada airport arrival day
Day1 : arrival at Hurghada airport
The arrival date meet the guide and drive to get dinner and then to the Hotel to Check in.
Hurghada hotel all inclusive
the first day at Hurghada the accommodation will be 4 stars hotel or 5 stars as request
spend the first day at the Hotel and early morning we drive to luxor city
form Hurghada the only way of transportation is by road as vehicle(no flights or trains between Hurghada and Luxor )
the drive duration is 4 Hours
arrive at Luxor and start exploring the temples and tombs of the ancient Egyptians .
Day 1 :Travel to Luxor and the Nile cruise
arrival at luxor city and starting wonderful day of exploring ancient Egyptian gigantic temples ,listening to the amazing history of 4000 years b.c form one of our professional tour guides .
start they day by visiting:
The Valley of the kings :
3 tombs are included to get inside with the entry ticket .
It is located on the West Bank of the River Nile. The Valley of the Kings counts 62 tombs, including the burial chamber of the boy King Tutankhamun. The non-royal tombs belonged to various officials, royal family members and priests. Most of these tombs were cut in limestone following a similar pattern: 3 corridors, an antechamber and a sunken sarcophagus chamber
Hatshepsuit Temple :
the Temple of Hatshepsut is one of the most beautiful of the royal mortuary temples. It was named after Queen Hatshepsut, the first known female monarch that ruled for about two decades over Egypt. Built into the towering cliff, it rises on three enormous terraces. These terraces are connected by ramps and each level is marked with a colonnade of stark, large unadorned square pillars. The cool stone interior features well-preserved wall reliefs and hieroglyphics, some still in brilliant colors.
all this 2 sightseeing we will get lunch at Egytian restaurant then we can do one more visit
The Karnak temple at the eastern bank of the river Nile .
Day 3: first night at Luxor Nile Cruise
After spending the night at the Nile Cruise we will continue our journey to luxor by visiting the temples of the eastern bank of the river Nile
Break fast at the Nile Cruise
lunch meal and dinner on board
start they day by visiting Karnak temple
Karnak temple :
spectacular complex of temples, chapels, pylons, obelisks and sanctuaries dedicated to the Theban triad but also for the greater glory of pharaohs. It became one of the largest and most magnificent temple complexes in the ancient world. The Temple of Karnak was also the most important place of worship in Egypt during the New Kingdom.
the second visit at this day will be
Luxor Temple :
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. In the Egyptian language it is known as ipet resyt, "the southern sanctuary.
Cruise Start Sail to Edfu via The lock of Esna
Lunch and dinner are on board. Overnight in Edfu.
Day4: Horus temple at Edfu & Sail to Aswan
by the carriage visit the temple of Horus at Edfu; the best preserved among all temples in Egypt, back to the boat for meals and enjoy the sailing towards Luxor.
Arrive Luxor by the evening, overnight in Aswan.
Meals included: Buffet breakfast, Lunch, and dinner onboard the Nile Cruise.
Day 5: Abu Simbel temples from the Nile Cruise by vehicle
4 AM be ready to board the bus that will drive you about 3.5 hours from Aswan to the UNESCO world heritage site at Abu Simbel.
These amazing temples built by the legendary Pharaoh Ramses II are one of Egypt’s most awe-inspiring sites. We arrive at the temples in plenty of time for some historical explanations by your Egyptologist guide, before going inside the temple while the sun is rising to see how 3 out of the 4 statues at the temple’s shrine are lit up, leaving Ptah, the god of Darkness in shadow.
After you have enjoyed the temples, you will head back to Aswan and arrive around noon time.
This afternoon you will check in to the Nile Cruise starting with Lunch, take some rest at your leisure.
This afternoon, the Nile cruise will set sailing towards Komombo.
After about 4 hours of sailing, you will reach Komombo temple, where your cruise will be docking, walk 3 minutes to explore the double temple of Harwer and Sobek escorted by your tour guide.
Back to the boat to continue over night at Aswan
Meals included: Buffet breakfast, Lunch, and dinner on board the Nile cruise.
Day 6: Aswan Tour & Flight to Cairo
Early this morning breack fast and Check out of the Nile Cruise
visiting Philae temple on its romantic location at the island of Ajelicka, escorted by a private Egyptology Tour guide, you will get to know the history of the site together with the interesting story of how the UNESCO managed to relocate the temple from its original Philae Island to the current twin Island of Ajelicka.
You will also visit the Aswan High dam; our main source of power and shield against the annual Nile floods. Then you will proceed to visit the granite quarry and see the unfinished obelisk that was supposed to be the largest ever, however it cracked and was left in the site to show us how the ancient Egyptians managed to quarry granite rocks and how they made their gigantic obelisks.
Lunch in Aswan
driver to Aswan airpot to catch the flights to Cairo
Cairo arrival and get the dinner then check in the Hotel
Day 7: 1st day CairoVisit Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, and the Egyptian Museum
This morning you will be escorted by an Egyptologist tour guide to explore the only still standing wonder of the 7 wonders of the ancient world; The Pyramids of Giza and its guardian Sphinx.
Short break for lunch near the Pyramids area.
Driving to Visit Memphis open air Museum and Saqqara Pyramids
Back to the hotel for some rest.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner.
Day 8: The Egyptian Museum ,The Citadel ,and drive to Hurghada
This morning, you will check out, and after breakfast, you will visit the Museum of Iniquities in Cairo
is housing the most valuable collections of artifacts and antiquities of its kind. The more than 100.000 items in the museum include some 1.700 artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun, including the solid golden mask that covered the pharaoh’s head. Other treasures to be found at the museum are reliefs, sarcophagi, papyri, funerary art and the content of various tombs but also jewelry.
will not leave Cairo before Exploring the albaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali Basha which is located in the citadel of Salah Al Dein
It was built by Salah El Dein El Ayouki in 1183 AD in the medieval castle style. It is the largest fortification in the Middle East and rises majestically at the highest point of Cairo leaving visitors with impressive views across the city
Continue deeply to watching old Cairo remains until you reach Khan El Khalili Bazzar street
which is very known in old cairo giving walking between typical Egyptian shops of souvenirs
have chance also to rest in coffe there to be your last place to visit in Cairo
then luch meal and driving back to hurghada
to hurghad is availble flight if you wish to upgrade the transportation way back
arrive at Hurghada and check into your rooms.
dinner will be in Hurghada
Meals included: Hotel breakfast, Lunch in Luxor, Dinner in Hurghada
Days 9,10: Hurghada free days
Optional diving, snorkeling, and Safari trips.
Meals included: All inclusive in Hurghada.
Tour Inclusions
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2 nights in Cairo based on BB.
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1 domestic flight from Aswan to Cairo.
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4 nights on board the Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor based on FB.
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3 nights in Hurghada based on all-inclusive soft drinks.
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2 Airport meets and assists transfers.
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3 lunch meals in Cairo at Nice restaurants.
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3 dinner meals in Cairo at Nice restaurants.
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1 lunch meal in Aswan.
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1 dinner meal in Aswan.
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Transportation by a private AC tourist vehicle.
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2 small bottles of water during tours.
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Qualified Egyptology guide.
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Entry fees to the main sites mentioned in the itinerary.
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All taxes & service charge.
Tour Exclusions
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International flight ticket.
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Entry visa (can be obtained upon arrival for most nationalities).
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Extra expenses (drinks – shopping).
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Hotel extras (phone calls and laundry etc.)
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Sites not included in the itinerary.
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Tipping and gratuities (Feel free to discuss while booking or during your tour).