Price:$1,050
Cairo to Abu Simbel by Road
Code: qw3ed
Description
Cairo to Abu Simbel by Road
Enjoy this Cairo and nile cruise tour and explore the history of Ancient Egypt and Cairo. Start in Cairo to see the Pyramids before traveling to Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel by train to see the ruins and temples in these southern cities. Return to Cairo to visit sights from Cairo’s Islamic and Christian periods.
| DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION | Address or Intersection upon Traveler’s request, Airport, Cruise Ship Port, Hotel, Monument/Building upon Traveler’s request, Rail or Bus Station | ||||||||
| DEPARTURE TIME | every day at any Location options: Airport, Hotel, Monument/Building upon Traveler’s request, Rail or Bus Station | ||||||||
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Plan tours to suit your own needs, enjoying the sights and atmosphere at your own pace .Our excursions have been meticulously planned, and have been carefully refined and tweaked over the years, to give you a wonderful balance of cultural, historical and social experiences of the regions you visit.”
Itinerary
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Day 1: Departure
Arrival Cairo – Welcome to land of the Pharaoh’s
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.
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Day 2
Pyramids Tour / Train to Luxor
Check out after breakfast at your hotel in Cairo. Then you will be accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Luxor-dinner and breakfast will be served on board. Overnight inside your compartment.
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Day 3
Luxor Sightseeing
Arrive at Luxor train station where you will be met & assisted then transferred to enjoy an excursion to two of the most interesting tombs at the West Bank of the Nile River, the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the powerful Egyptian queen, and the Colossi of Memnon. Then visit the splendid Luxor Temple, considered the greatest open-air museum and probably the second most visited historical site in Egypt, Karnak Temples. Back to hotel and overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Day 4
Luxor / Aswan Sightseeing
After breakfast transfer by air-conditioned vehicle to Aswan about a 3 hours and half drive from Luxor to Aswan. Upon arrival, you will be met and taken to your hotel for check-in. See the world famous High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk, then on to the beautiful located Temple of Philae on Isis Island and the Granite Quarries, which is dedicated to the goddesses Isis and Hathor. Sail and move around Elephantine Island by a felucca boat. Back to hotel and overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Day 5
Abu Simbel Temples / Train to Cairo
Breakfast box, at 03:30 am start your trip to Abu Simbel Temples. It takes about a 3 hour and half drive one way from Aswan to Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at Abu Simbel, enjoy the impressive Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, which is dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, and to Ramesses II. Then return to Aswan. After that transfer to Aswan railway station for departure to Cairo. Sleeping train from Aswan to Cairo is about 14 hours. Overnight on board the train.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 6
Back to Cairo
Breakfast aboard sleeper train before arriving Giza train station, where you will be met and assisted by representative who will transfer you to your hotel for free time at leisure( you will check into your room as early as possible ) with some optional excursions available in Cairo to visit Step Pyramids of King Zoser in Sakkara and Memphis. Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
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Day 7
Optional Alexandria
Free day in Cairo or optional trip to Alexandria, to visit its famous sights, where you can see Qaitbay Fort, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay on the spot of Alexandria’s ancient lighthouse, then move on to the new and much-acclaimed Alexandria Library. Also visit the Roman cemetery cut out of the rock, the Catacombs. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
Meals: Breakfast
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Day 8
Final departure
Breakfast at your hotel, then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
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