| PACKAGE INCLUDES |
Hotel
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Meal
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Tour Guide
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Entrance Pass
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Private Arrangements
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Return Airport Transfer
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| TRIP OVERVIEW |
| Egypt is the land that gave birth to the first great civilization. It is not only famous for the well known "The Great Pyramid of Giza" but the evocative home of the pharaohs is even more diverse than you imagine. |
| HIGHTLIGHTS |
✔ Experience 3nights in Luxury 5* Cruise
✔ Explore the largest desert in the world
✔ Excursion to second largest metropolitan city in Egypt
✔ Visit The 5 Wonders of Egypt
✔ Shopping at the largest Bazaar in Middle East
✔ Visit The World Ancient Wonder
✔ Enjoy a Felucca Ride around the Island
✔ Experience a Horse Carriage Ride
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| SKETCH ITINERARY |
Day 01 : Arrival Cairo(D)
Day 02 : Cairo Tour - Aswan (Sleeping Train) (B/L/D)
Day 03 : Aswan Tour - Embarkation Nile Cruise (B/L/D)
Day 04 : Aswan - Kom Ombo Tour - Edfu (B/L/D)
Day 05 : Edfu Tour - Luxor (B/L/D)
Day 06 : Disembarkation - Luxor Tour - Hurghada(B/L/D)
Day 07 : Hurghada Tour (B/L/D)
Day 08 : Hurghada - Cairo (B/L/D)
Day 09 : Cairo - Alexandria Tour - Cairo (B/L/D)
Day 10 : Tour & Departure Cairo (B/L) |
| DETAILED ITINERARY |
| DAY 01: ARRIVAL CAIRO (D)
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You will arrive to Cairo, the land of the pharos. Upon arrival Cairo international airport, you will be welcomed by our representative who will assist you with the immigration formalities to make sure that everything is going smooth and easy. |
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Then you will be transferred to your hotel with our air conditioned comfortable buses to have dinner and overnight at your hotel. On the way our representative will give you all the information you need about Cairo and about your itinerary in Egypt. Overnight in Cairo hotel. |
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| DAY 02: CAIRO TOUR - ASWAN (OVERNIGHT TRAIN) (B, L, D)
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After breakfast, you will start a guided tour to visit the Giza Pyramids. Today, there are more than 93 Pyramids in Egypt; but the three main Pyramids are in Giza Plateau, which were built in the 4th Dynasty (circa 4650 B.C). The Pyramids of Ancient Egypt were built as tombs for Kings & Queens, and it was the exclusive privilege to have a Pyramid tomb. The most famous ones are those at Giza, The Great Sphinx, or as the ancients knew it, “Shesib Ankh” or “the living image”, has to be one of the most recognisable constructions in history. |
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Stop by a Papyrus Institute where you can find how the ancient Egyptians used the papyrus for writing and you can buy some souvenirs for your friends. |
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After lunch, you will continue the tour to the Egyptian Museum. The Egyptian Museum (built in 1902) is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the museum contains many important pieces of ancient Egyptian history. It houses the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities, and many treasures of King Tutankhamen, the remainder in storerooms. |
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Stop for having tea at a Perfume factory where scents made from lotus flower, papyrus or jasmine oil. These fine perfumes need equally fine glass bottles. |
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Finally, have free time for shopping at Khan Khalili Bazar, the largest Bazar in Middle East. This Market is famous for its unusual, typical oriental souvenirs and handmade crafts. Medieval atmosphere of this traditional market gives visitors great pleasure and glimpse into what medieval markets were like: Cafes, restaurants, shops. |
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Then you will be transferred to railway station to board the sleeper train to Aswan for overnight journey (12-13 hours). |
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| DAY 03: ASWAN TOUR - EMBARKATION NILE CRUISE (B, L, D)
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Breakfast will be served on board. Upon arrival at Aswan,visit the High Dam. |
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Construction of the High Dam became a key objective of the Egyptian Government following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, as the ability to control floods, provide water for irrigation, and generate hydroelectricity were seen as pivotal to Egypt's industrialization. The High Dam was constructed between 1960 and 1970, and has had a significant impact on the economy and culture of Egypt. |
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Proceed to visit the unfinished obelisk, largest ancient obelisk and it's located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan. Archaeologists claim the pharaoh known as Hatshepsut sanctioned its construction. It is nearly one third larger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected. If finished it would have measured around 42 m (approximately 137 feet) and would have weighed nearly 1,200 tons. Archeologists speculate that it was intended to complement the so-called Lateran Obelisk which was originally at Karnak and is now outside the Lateran Palace in Rome. |
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Embark your 5* cruise ship, lunch and get some rest before riding a traditional Egyptian sailing boat on the river Nile and view the Mausoleum of Agha Kaha and sail around elephantine Island. |
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Return to the cruise ship, dinner and overnight in Aswan |
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| DAY 04: ASWAN - KOM OMBO TOUR - EDFU (B, L, D)
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After breakfast, free at your own leisure. (OPTIONAL) Abu Simbel. |
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After lunch, 2-2.5 hours sailing to Kom Ombo (north of Aswan city). Visit Temple of Kom Ombo, an unusual double temple built during the Ptolemaic dynasty in the Egyptian town of Kom Ombo. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period. The building is unique because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods. |
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Sailing to Edfu,dinner and overnight in Edfu. |
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| DAY 05: EDFU TOUR - LUXOR (B, L, D)
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After breakfast, visit the temple of Horus in Edfu using the horse carriages (Egyptian Cadillac) that located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Edfu which was known in Greco-Roman times as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus-Apollo. It is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt. The temple, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, was built in the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BC. |
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Sailing to Luxor and free at your own leisure. Lunch and dinner on board. Overnight in Luxor. |
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| DAY 06: DISEMBARKATION - LUXOR TOUR - HURGHADA (B, L, D)
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After breakfast, disembark Nile Cruise. |
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Drive to the west bank of the Nile and visit The Valley of the Kings where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt). The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis. The wadi consists of two valleys, East Valley (where the majority of the royal tombs are situated) and West Valley. With the 2005 discovery of a new chamber (KV63), and the 2008 discovery of two further tomb entrances, the valley is known to contain 63 tombs and chambers. |
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Continue the visit to the Dayr el-Bahri, literally meaning, "The Northern Monastery" is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt. This is a part of the Theban Necropolis. The first monument built at the site was the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II of the Eleventh dynasty. It was constructed during the 15th century BC. During the Eighteenth dynasty, Amenhotep I and Hatshepsut also built extensively at the site. |
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Photo stop by the Colossi of Memnon and lunch. |
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Next, visit the Karnak Temple which comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings. Building at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The Karnak complex gives its name to the nearby, and partly surrounded, modern village of El-Karnak, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) north of Luxor. |
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Proceed to Luxor Temple which is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was founded in 1400 BCE. Known in the Egyptian language as ipet resyt, or "the southern sanctuary." In Luxor there are six great temples, the four on the left bank are known to travellers and readers of travels as Goornah, Deir-el-Bahri, the Ramesseum, and Medinet Habu; and the two temples on the right bank are known as the Karnak and Luxor. Transfer to Hurghada Red Sea (3-4 Hours) and overnight at hotel. |
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| DAY 07: HURGHADA TOUR (B, L, D)
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After breakfast , will have free morning at leisure and after noon will join a safari excursion to the Desert using 4x4 Jeeps to a Bedouin village. |
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After exploring the area, have the chance to ride camels for around 15 minutes, then having a BBQ dinner. |
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After the excursion return to your hotel, and overnight. |
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| DAY 08: HURGHADA - CAIRO (B, L, D)
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After breakfast, will have free morning at leisure. Then drive to Cairo (480KM/6 h), arrive to your hotel for dinner and overnight. |
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| DAY 09: CAIRO -ALEXANDRIA TOUR - CAIRO (B, L, D)
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After breakfast, drive to the north of Cairo towards Alexandria (220 KM), second largest city and the second largest metropolitan area in Egypt after Greater Cairo by size and population, extending about 32 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country Alexandria was founded around a small Ancient Egyptian town c. 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It became an important center of the Hellenistic civilization and remained the capital of Hellenistic and Roman & Byzantine Egypt for almost 1000 years until the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641. |
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Start the tour visiting Makam Nabi Danial and Lukman Hakim(for October 2019 onward). Then Fort of Qaitbay, which is a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, and was established in 1477 AD by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay. The Citadel is situated on the eastern side of the northern tip of Pharos Island at the mouth of the Eastern Harbour. |
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Proceed to the Mosque of El-Mursi Abul-Abbas(for October 2019 onward). The mosque is dedicated to the 13th century Alexandrine Sufi saint el-Mursi Abul Abbas whose tomb it contains. It is located in the Anfoushi neighborhood of Alexandria, near the Citadel of Qaitbay.The Mosque was redesigned and built in today's current form by Eugenio Valzania and Mario Rossi in the years 1929/1945. |
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After lunch drive to Montazah Gardens that surrounds the Montaza Palace the summer residence of late king Farouk. It was built on a low plateau east of central Alexandria overlooking a beach on the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Drive back to Cairo for dinner and overnight in Cairo hotel. |
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| DAY 10: TOUR & DEPARTURE CAIRO (B, L)
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Breakfast at hotel then start our tour visiting the Citadel of Saladin & Mohamed Ali Mosque. The Citadel is a medieval Islamic fortification. The location, on Mokattam hill near the center of Cairo, was once famous for its fresh breeze and grand views of the city. It is now a preserved historic site, with mosques and museums. The Citadel contains the Mosque of Muhammad Ali which was built between 1828 and 1848, perched on the summit of the citadel. This mosque was built in memory of Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali's second son who died in 1816. However, it also represents Muhammad Ali's efforts to erase symbols of the Mamluk dynasty that he replaced. |
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Proceed to visit Mosque of Sayedah Zainab Mosque and Makam Ibn `Ata' Allah al-Iskandari(for October 2019 onward) |
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After the tour will be transferred to Cairo airport for final departure. |
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| TRIP GALLERY |
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| BBQ at Sahara...
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| Citadel of Saladin & Mohamed Ali Mosque...
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| Colossi of Memnon...
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| Dayr el-Bahri...
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| Egyptian Museum...
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| Felucca Ride around elephantine Island...
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| Fort of Qaitbey...
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| Giza Pyramid...
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| High Dam...
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| Karnak Temple...
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| Khan Khalili Bazar...
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| Luxor Temple...
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| Mausoleum of Agha Kaha...
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| Montazah Palace & Garden...
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| Mosque of El-Mursi Abul-Abbas...
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| Papyrus Institute...
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| Perfume Factory...
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| Temple of Abu Simbel...
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| Temple of Horus...
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| Temple of Kom Ombo...
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| The Valley of the Kings...
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| unfinished obelisk...
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| WHY BOOK NOW? |
- VALUE ADD: Full day Excursion to Sahara Desert
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| INCLUSION |
- All Meals as specified in the itinerary
- All entrances inclusive as specified
- 3Nights Cairo Hotel
- 3Nights 5* Nile Cruise
- 1Nights Sleeper Train
- 2Nights 4* Hurghada Hotel
- All transfers inclusive as specified
- English speaking guide
- Full guided tours as specified
- Mineral Water during Lunch and dinner
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| EXCLUSION |
- Flight Ticket & Taxes
- Compulsory Tips(USD15/person/day based 2-3pax)
- Compulsory Tips(USD10/person/day based 4pax & above)
- MSIG Travel insurance
(RM 158)
- Beverages(Drinks) during meals
- Any entrances that are not mention in the itinerary
- Difference in Currency Exchange(ROE 4.1)
- Personal expenses
- Optional Tour
- Compulsory New Year Dinner Surcharge
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