Tour Itinerary:- Dec 2011
Day | Date | Time |
Tour Itinerary
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1St | 25 Dec | 12:15
pm | Arrive Egypt ( Ramses Hilton booked by you ) Memphis Tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport. After that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.Upon arrival at the hotel he will check you in and give detailed information concerning your tomorrow’s trip. Overnight in Cairo. |
2nd | 26 Dec | | Fly Aswan / Nile Cruise
Our Representative will transfer you to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan where you will be met & assisted a by our representative, embark your Nile River Cruise ,before Lunch at 11:00 a.m, then enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, The awesome Philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor , and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner |
3rd | 27 Dec | | Nile Cruise
Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and Visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that Visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
4th | 28 Dec | | Nile Cruise
Sail to Luxor, have breakfast on board then Visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC , at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi Memnon. Lunch on board. Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Dinner on board Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
05th | 29 Dec | | Nile Cruise/Arrive Cairo JW Marriott Hotel Cairo
Breakfast on board, Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast at 08:00 a.m. Then transfer to visit Karnak & Luxor temples.then transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight back
to Cairo where you will be met and assisted then transfer to your hotel and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast |
06th | 30 Dec | | Giza Pyramids – Egyptian Museum
Our Rep will transfer you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus, famous
Sphinx , varying between six-thousand and even thirteen-thousand years old ,and Valley temple facing the great statue.Lunch at good quality local restaurant.
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. Combining fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, this dates back to 1382. back to hotel
Meals: Lunch |
07th | 31 Dec | | Day tour to Alexandria
Memphis Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, then transfer to Alexandria. First visit Pompay's Pillar. It was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletain at the end of the 4th centaury. Originally from the temple of the Serapis , it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Caesareum.Proceeding to Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs ( lighthouse) of Alexandria then to Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock and finally enjoy Montazah Palace. Back to hotel in Cairo.
Meals: Lunch |
08th | 1 Jan | | Back home
Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo - free time before your flight - check out and then transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure. |
