DAY 01:
CAIRO
Upon arrival in
Cairo, you will be
met by FLO Egypt’s
representative and
transferred to your
hotel for overnight.
(D)
DAY 02:
CAIRO
Your private
Egyptologist tour
guide and driver
will pick you up and
start your tour.
Drive to Giza and
visit the Pyramids.
See the Great
Pyramid, a royal
burial chamber and
the Sphinx. Lunch en
route. Then drive to
the Egyptian Museum
of Antiquities for a
detailed, guided
tour.Among other
fascinating
exhibits, see the
treasures of the
tomb of Tutankhamen
and the
extraordinary
Mummies Room. Over
ten mummies,
including that of
Ramesses II, are
displayed in
freestanding glass
cases in this
climate-controlled
room. Walk around
the mummies and
examine them from
all angles, gaze
into their
incredibly well
preserved
3000-year-old faces.
Return to your hotel
for overnight. (B,D)
DAY 03:
CAIRO
Drive from the hotel
to make inspection
of Intercontinental
City Stars and
Holiday Inn,
Semiramis
Intercontinental,
Four Seasons hotels,
then have lunch in a
local restaurant,
continue to inspect
Intercontinental
Pyramids Park, Le
Meridien Pyramids,
and then back to the
hotel for overnight
.(B,L,D)
DAY 04:
CAIRO/ASWAN
You will be
transferred to the
airport for your
flight to Aswan. In
Aswan, take a tour
of Aswan and
continue by a short
motor-boat ride to
the Temple of Philae
on the island of
Agilika. The temple
was dedicated to
Isis, sister/wife of
Osiris and patroness
of
the Ptolemaic rule.
In the afternoon,
sail around
Elephantine Island
on a felucca, the
traditional Egyptian
sail boat.
Elephantine Island
is the largest of
the Aswan area
islands, and is the
site of some of the
most ancient remains
in Egypt, with
artifacts dating to
pre-dynastic
periods. Elephantine
is Greek for
Elephant. In ancient
times, the island
was called Abu or
Yabu, which also
means elephant. The
name may indicate
that the island was
once a center for
the trade of ivory.
Continue sailing
around Kitchener
Island (also known
as Lord Kitchener’s
Botanical Garden,
Plant Island,
Gizirat al-Nabatat,
Plantation Island,
or Gizirat al-Bustan).
Lord Kitchener moved
there after being
given the island for
his campaigns in the
Sudan. He imported
plants from around
the world to create
his famous garden.
From the river you
have a nice view of
the Aga Khan
Mausoleum, an
elegant pink granite
structure built in
the late 1950's.
Return to your hotel
for overnight.
(B,D)
DAY 05:
ASWAN /CRUISE
Travel to Abu Simbel
(early morning at
4.00 am) by bus.
Upon arrival at Abu
Simbel. Visit the
awesome twin temples
of Ramesses II and
his queen Nefertari
with their facades
of colossal statues.
In the early 1960’s,
by a prodigious feat
of engineering and
international
cooperation, the
entire temple
complex was
dismantled stone by
stone and
reassembled 90 feet
above its original
site in order to
save it from the
rising waters caused
by the construction
of the Aswan High
Dam. Back to Aswan
and be transferred
to your Cruise for
Lunch. In the
afternoon:
Inspection of hotels
and cruises. (B,L,D)
DAY 06:
CRUISE
-
Sail to Kom
Ombo.
-
Visit the
Temple
shared by
two gods
Sobek &
Haeroris in
Kom Ombo.
-
Lunch on
board.
-
Sail to Edfu.
-
Dinner on
board.
-
Overnight in
Edfu. (B,L,D)
DAY 07:
CRUISE
DAY 08:
CRUISE /LUXOR
-
Breakfast on
board.
-
Disembarkation.
-
Visit the
East Bank
(temple of
Luxor and
Karnak).
-
Transfer to
the hotel in
Luxor for
overnight.
-
Inspection
hotels and
cruises. (B,D)
DAY 09:
LUXOR /CAIRO
After breakfast,
cross to the West
Bank of the Nile and
visit the wondrous
Valley of the Kings,
a vast city of the
dead where the
magnificent tombs of
62 pharaohs have
been discovered. The
tombs were carved
deep into the desert
rock, richly
decorated, and
filled with
treasures for the
afterlife of the
pharaohs. Visit
several of the
tombs. Next, visit
the Temple of Queen
Hatshepsut. This
beautiful monument
to the reign of the
only female pharaoh
rises out of the
desert plain in a
series of terraces
and merges with the
sheer limestone
cliffs that surround
it.
On the way back to
Luxor, stop at the
famed Colossi of
Memnon, two 66ft, 1
thousand ton statues
of Amenhotep III.
These colossal
statues were known
by the ancient
Greeks to emit
haunting voices at
dawn. Though damaged
by nature and
ancient tourists,
the statues are
still impressive.
Transfer from the
hotel to the airport
for your flight to
Cairo.Upon arrival
you will be met and
transferred to the
hotel in Cairo for
overnight. (B,D)
DAY
10:
CAIRO/ALEXANDRIA /
CAIRO
Drive the Desert
Road to Alexandria.
This second largest
city in Egypt was
built by Alexander
the Great on the
site of an old
fishing village
which had a small
harbor sheltered by
the island of
Pharos. Upon arrival
in Alexandria, visit
the Catacomb (Kom El
Shoafa), a
remarkable example
of the Alexandrian
blend of Greco-Roman
and Egyptian styles
carved into 100ft of
solid rock. Lunch on
route. Continue to
Montazah gardens,
where you will
have the opportunity
to see, from outside
only, the Montazah
palace. Originally
built in 1892, the
palace dates from
1926 and was the
summer home of the
Egyptian Royal
family.
After enjoying
Lunch, visit the
newly opened Library
of Alexandria
(closed on
Tuesdays.) A part
from the main
library, the complex
will include a
library for the
blind, a young
people’s library,
the Alexandria
Conference Center, a
science museum, a
planetarium, a
Restoration and
Conservation
Laboratory, and the
Hall of Fame.
Inspection of the
Montazah Palace EL
Salamlek hotel, then
return to your hotel
in CAIRO for
overnight. (B,L,D)
Optional Alexandria
Tour: Take the FULL
DAY TOUR TO
ALEXANDRIA with
Lunch.
It starts at 08 AM
and end at 07 PM it
is over-day 12 hours
. Driving is 3 hours
each way by private
car or minivan &
Egyptologist English
speaking guide.
Visits to Roman
Amphitheater, Pomp’s
pillar, Alexandria
Bibliotheca, And
Quatbay Citadel.
The new library of
Alexandria includes
8 million books and
is the biggest
library in the
world, visit the
lighthouse, view of
the castle of
Kaitbey, Morsi Abo
Elabbas Mosque the
biggest mosque in
the city, the church
of Saint Mark
founder of
Christianity in
Africa.
Palaces of Farouk
(women palaces),
park of Montazha,
unknown soldier of
Alexandria, stop by
Stanley bridge,
Alexander the great
statue overnight in
Cairo.
Travel by ground to
ALEXANDRIA. Stay at
the Helnan Palestine
Hotel in double
accommodations with
breakfast daily.
Helnan Palestine
Hotel– Alexandria ,
is a five stars
deluxe hotel with a
unique location on
the Mediterranean
Sea. It’s bay is
surrounded by the
vast magnificent
gifts of nature, 350
acres of gardens and
golden sandy
beaches. The hotel
faces one of the
historical landmarks
in Alexandria "Montaza
Royal Palace" that
was once the site of
the late Egyptian
Royal Family.
Http://www.helnan.com/hotels/pal/pal_home.htm
Optional sights to
see in Alexandria:
Royal Jewelry Museum
4.3 mi/7.0 km
The Graeco Roman
Museum 9.3 mi/15.0
km
Roman Amphitheater
9.3 mi/15.0 km
Pompey's Pillar 9.3
mi/15.0 km
The Catacombs of Kom
el Shokafa 10.6
mi/17.0 km
The Fort of Qayet
Bai 12.4 mi/20.0 km
Museum of Fine Arts
12.4 mi/20.0 km
Bibliotheca
Alexandrina 7.5
mi/12.0 km
DAY
11:
CAIRO / USA
You will be met at
your hotel and
transferred to the
airport for your
departure flight.
(B)