10 Days Egypt & the Nile LUXURY SMALL GROUP TO Luxor
Luxor the old capital of Egypt , in ancient Egyptian era . Amun city , its name was changed many times through different ages like Romani , greeks . there are many sights there like Luxor and karnk temples .
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SMALL cluster JOURNEYS restricted to ten guests
Cruise through Egypt in comfort on Sanctuary 'Sun Boat IV,' movement to El Giza, city and off-the-beaten-path Denderah, exploring a pyramid from the within out, riding a artiodactyl mammal and sailing the river in a very sailing vessel.
Sail on a four-night Nile River cruise aboard triumph Sanctuary 'Sun Boat IV'
Travel to off-the-beaten-path Denderah, one amongst Egypt's best-preserved and less-frequented temples.
Stay at the historic Mena House building, with views of the pyramids from your own non-public balcony, and at the luxurious Four Seasons building Cairo at river Plaza
Explore one amongst Egypt's legendary pyramids from the within out.
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Ride sort of a native on artiodactyl mammal back and sail the river in a very sailing vessel (sailboat)
Avoid crowds and also the problem of navigating around alternative ships, with non-public moorage facilities in city and Aswan.
Hotels / river Cruise:
Mena House building / Four Seasons building Cairo at river Plaza
Sanctuary 'Sun Boat IV'
Oberoi river Cruises
All year spherical Christmas & Easter
Price per person in DBL or TRPL space 5700 $ 6100 $
Solo traveller 7700 $ 8100 $
DAY 1
ARRIVE CAIRO, EGYPT
Arrive in Cairo wherever you're met by Ramasside tours’ tour manager representative (visa is included) and transferred to your historic building with fantastic views of the pyramids.
Evening trip to attend the Sound & display within the Pyramids space enclosed.
DAY 2
GIZA | THE PYRAMIDS & SPHINX
This morning, tour the El Giza tableland, website of the pyramids of Mycerinus and Chefren likewise because the monument. in-built the Fourth folk (approximately 2690 BC), it's the sole survivor of the Seven Wonders of the traditional World.
Explore the inside of 1 of those legendary pyramids and Ride sort of a native on artiodactyl mammal back. Visit the star Boat depository — website of Cheops’ ceremonial occasion boat — and also the nice Sphinx. once lunch at an area edifice, relish your afternoon at leisure. Tonight, gather for a welcome dinner hosted by Abercrombie & Kent.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 3
LUXOR EGYPT| KARNAK and also the natural depression OF THE KINGS
Fly to city, (internal flights included) website of the traditional town of Thebes. Begin your full day of exploring here with a journey to the Temple of Karnak, wherever generations of pharaohs needed to record their names. practise the good Hypostyle Hall; its with expertise aligned columns, the most important of that is eighty feet high with a 33-foot circumference, are a sight to lay eyes on.
Then, step aboard Sanctuary ‘Sun Boat IV,’ wherever you relish lunch. Afterward, set down to explore the geographic area of the river and also the memorial park of Thebes, and still the natural depression of the Kings, memorial park of the pharaohs and a United Nations agency World Heritage website.
For a amount of five hundred years starting within the sixteenth century before Christ, tombs were engineered on this natural depression for pharaohs and nobles, together with that of “the boy king,” Tutankhamun.
Found in 1922 by British archeologist and archaeologist Egyptologist, the topographic point of Tutankhamun is yours to get, as you set foot within its 35-century-old walls. Later, stop at the stunning Temple of Hatshepsut, ancient Egypt’s 1st feminine swayer and regarded nowadays united of its most roaring. Also, relish a photograph stop at the Colossi of Memnon.
Sanctuary ‘Sun Boat IV’
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 4
CRUISING THE river | TEMPLE OF HATHOR AT DENDERAH
Today, cruise north on a scenic route — aloof from alternative ships and crowds — to the Temple of Hathor at Denderah, that is among the best-preserved temples in Egypt.
Read its large stone roof, dark chambers, underground passages and columns inscribed with hieroglyphs. come back to your deluxe river cruiser and sail back to city.
Later this afternoon, journey all over again to the east bank of the river, now visiting town of Thebes and also the hanging Temple of city.
Lay eyes on the 3 massive statues of Ramesses II on the front of the temple pylons; the yard of Ramesses II behind the East Tower; and also the Colonnade of Amenhotep III, with its fourteen papyrus-headed columns, some totally fifty feet tall.
Sanctuary ‘Sun Boat IV’
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 5
CRUISING THE river | EDFU TO KOM OMBO
Cruise to Edfu to look at the Temple of Horus, falcon-headed god of the sky. in-built 230 before Christ by Ptolemy III and once buried in sand and rubble, this spectacularly healthy and colourful structure reveals what temple worship in ancient Egypt was like. be part of your cook back on board for an area cookery lesson.
Later, set down at Kom Ombo (hill of gold) to go to the Greco-Roman temple dedicated to Haroeris (the sun god) and Sobek (the crocodilian reptile god), World Health Organization was thought-about by some ancient Egyptians to be the creator of the planet. whereas there, read the mummified remains of many crocodiles that after basked on the traditional river shore, even as their descendants do nowadays.
Sanctuary ‘Sun Boat IV’
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 6
ASWAN | MAJESTIC PHILAE
Cruise to Aswan and ride a motorized boat to Philae Temple on the island of Agilika. This sacred complicated was dedicated to the immortal Isis and reflects a fusion of 3 nice civilizations — Egyptian, Greek and Roman.
The temple was demolished, so fastidiously reassembled once the Aswan High Dam was created. in-built the Nineteen Sixties, the dam spans the Nile River, quite 2 miles across and incorporating sixteen times the number of fabric that went into the good Pyramid at El Giza. It provides irrigation and hydro-electric power to abundant of Egypt, and also the reservoir that shaped behind it, Lake Nasser, is 340 miles long.
Proceed to the spectacular granite quarries and website of the Unfinished Obelisk.
Illustrating the abilities of Egypt’s stonemasons, this stone is tierce taller than the other ancient Egyptian obelisk. Later, Ride sort of a native round the Aswan islands in a very sailing vessel, weather allowing.
Sanctuary ‘Sun Boat IV’
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 7
ABU SIMBEL | TEMPLES OF Ramesses II & NEFERTARI
Today, bid farewell to Sanctuary ‘Sun Boat IV,’ disembarking to fly to Abu Simbel. There, discover the commanding twin temples of Ramesses II and his better half, Queen Nefertari.
The former’s façade is dominated by four statues of the swayer, every nearly seventy feet tall. maybe even a lot of spectacular, this complete website was disassembled and moved here to save lots of it from the floodwaters caused by the Aswan High Dam. come back to Cairo for a day at leisure.
Four Seasons building Cairo at river Plaza
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 8
CAIRO | LEGENDARY PHARAOHS & active open-air marketplace
Visit the Egyptian depository of Antiquities, home to the most important assortment of ancient Egyptian artifacts, together with treasures from Tutankhamun and things chemical analysis to 4000 before Christ.
Read its notable Mummy space, that includes the remains of Egypt’s pharaohs, together with Ramesses II. once lunch at an area edifice, explore the house of worship and madrasah of ruler Hassan, in-built AD 1356 and among the best samples of early Mamluk design.
Next, walk from the twin-towered Bab el-Foutouh, a fortified gate in Cairo’s recent town walls, to Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, one amongst the city’s major souks (open-air marketplaces).
Browse the tightly packed stalls displaying everything from spices and animal skin merchandise to jewellery and vegetables, all on a street that has hardly modified for hundreds of years. negotiation is anticipated, therefore prepare to barter. Then, come back to your building for a night at leisure.
Four Seasons building Cairo at river Plaza
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 9
CAIRO | ANCIENT TREASURES
Drive to Memphis, capital of associatecient|the traditional} kingdom and currently home to an alfresco depository and a large sculpture of Ramesses II. still Saqqara, website of many tombs and fourteen pyramids, together with the Step Pyramid of Djoser. this night, gather together with your fellow guests to mirror on your journey through Egypt and on the river at a farewell dinner hosted by Abercrombie & Kent.
Four Seasons building Cairo at river Plaza
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 10
DEPART CAIRO
After breakfast, transfer to the flying field and depart.
Meals: Breakfast
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