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A land adventure around Egypt takes you on a journey through the ancient wonders and cultural treasures of this Timeless country.
Arrive in Cairo Airport. Our representative will meet and assist you through the formalities, and then you will be transferred to your hotel and meet your tour leader who will brief you about the tour package, the rest of the day is free at your leisure, overnight at your hotel.
After breakfast, our friendly guide will accompany you to Sakara to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser and finish with the qwe-inspiring Great Pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza Plateau and Sakkara to see the unique step pyramid of Zoser. This pyramid is the unique prototype for Old Kingdom Pyramids. After a day of seeing 4500 year old ancient structures, in the evening you will take the sleeper train up the River Nile to Aswan
Arrive in Aswan. Our representative will meet and transfer you to your hotel, beginning the day with a morning tour of the famous High Dam of Aswan. The High Dam was completed in 1971 and created Lake Nasser. The creation of the dam made it necessary to relocate several famous monuments. Next you will visit the romantic Temple of Philae and the Unfinished Obelisk. The Philae Temple is a majestic Greco-Roman Egyptian temple dedicated to the goddess Isis, the goddess of love, overnight at your hotel.
Early in the morning you will head to Abu Simbel to visit the two massive temples of Ramsis II and his wife, after that you will head back to Aswan, reach Aswan about 12:00 noon, on Sunset you will have a felucca ride on the tour around the Islands of Aswan (Elephantine & Kitchener), overnight at your hotel
After breakfast you will take private A/C bus heading to Luxor, on the way you will visit Kom Ombo Temple & Edfu Temple; Kom Ombo is a Dual Greco-Roman Egyptian Temple dedicated to the Evil Crocodile god Sobek and the Good Falcon god Haroeris, which stands overseeing the Nile and had sacred crocodiles kept as pets. The city of Edfu contains the famous Temple of Horus. The 2000 year old Temple was dedicated to the Son of Osiris, Horus the Falcon Headed God. Then you will arrive in Luxor, check in your hotel and then you will visit the East bank of Luxor, Here you will experience the massive Karnak temple and historic Luxor temple. Karnak temple is actually a gigantic temple complex which is over 3500 years old and dedicated to the greatly powerful Ram Headed god Amun. Luxor temple is an important temple in that it was dedicated to 3 gods; Amun, his wife Mut and his son Khons. Together these temples and gods are key players into the great Opet Festival which was held during the flood season, overnight at your hotel in Luxor.
After breakfast, tour the West Bank of Luxor. Start your tour off with the world famous Valley of the Kings where you can enter some of the incredible tombs of the New Kingdom Pharaohs, then onto the Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir al-Bahri) and finish with the great Colossi of Memnon, the last remains of Amenophis III's temple, overnight at your hotel
Free day at your leisure, and then in the evening you will take the train back to Cairo.
Arrive in Cairo, you will be transferred to your hotel for a quick shower and then enjoy a guided visit of the Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 10,000 relics of ancient Egypt, after that a visit to the old city where you can explore the Coptic area and the seven churches there, the citadel of Saladin to visit the Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the cave church with the sculptures that shows the incredible miracle that happened when a mountain have been moved by the power of praying! And finally to the open market (Khan El Khalili) the Bazaar with the numerous souvenirs shops and the coffee shops, overnight at your hotel in Cairo.
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for the flight back, wishing to see you again soon
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