Grand Egypt
Cairo-Nile Cruise-Sharm El Sheikh
13Nights/14Days
Travel Art Egypt representative will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle Privately. At hotel he 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.
After breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then meet your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus - Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Additional visit to the Solar Boat infront of Cheops Pyramid (extra ticket on spot) Lunch included during the tour and then proceed to Sakkara area to visit Sakkara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid). Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the - Back to your Hotel & overnight
Start your day visiting the Egyptian Museum. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant. Then we move on to Old Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Then proceed to explore Khan El Khalili Bazaar, Cairo’s old bazaar. Back to your hotel and overnight in Cairo and back to hotel & overnight
Free Day or you can join our optional tour to Citadel of Salah El Din in Cairo Where you visit one of the oldest citadel in Egypt that was built by salah El Din El Ayoby also there you will visit and enter one of the most beautiful mosque in Egypt that calls Mohamed Ali Mosque that also known as the Alabaster mosque because it’s covered with Alabaster stone
After Breakfast check-out & drive to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor - Arrive Luxor Airport, Where you are met by our representative how will transfer you to the Nile Cruise and begin your day of exploring by visiting the East Bank of the Nile, the Temple of Karnak, where generations of pharaohs wished to record their names. Walk through the Great Hypostyle Hall, strolling among its expertly aligned columns, which soar to 80 feet high. Continue to the striking Temple of Luxor. View the three large statues of Ramses II along the front of the temple pylons; the Courtyard of Ramses II; and the Colonnade of Amenhotep III, with its 50-foot-high columns. Walk in their shadows as visitors have done since antiquity and ponder the astonishing feats of engineering it took to create them. Back to the cruise & overnight
This morning, explore the West Bank of the Nile River and the Necropolis of Thebes, and view the Colossi of Memnon. Next, arrive at the architecturally stunning Temple of Hatshepsut, ancient Egypt’s first female pharaoh and regarded today as one of its most successful. Continue to the Valley of the Kings, burial ground of the pharaohs and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For a period of 500 years beginning in the 16th century BC, tombs were built along this valley for pharaohs and nobles, including that of “the boy king,” Tutankhamun. Enter the tomb of Tutankhamun (extra ticket) - found in 1922 by British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter- to discover the secrets of this storied chamber. This afternoon, Cruise to Edfu.
Today, view the Temple of Horus, falcon-headed god of the sky. Built in 230 BC by Ptolemy III, this amazingly well-preserved and colorful structure reveals what temple worship in ancient Egypt was like. Back on board, Cruise to Kom Ombo. Disembark at Kom Ombo (hill of gold) to visit the Greco- Roman temple dedicated to Haroeris (the sun god) and Sobek (the crocodile god), whom some ancient Egyptians considered the creator of the world. View the mummified remains of several crocodiles that once basked along the ancient Nile shore, just as their descendants do today. Back on board ,Cruise to Aswan.
Enjoy the ride a motorized boat to Philae Temple on the island of Agilika. This sacred complex was dedicated to the goddess Isis and reflects a fusion of three great civilizations — Egyptian, Greek and Roman. The temple was dismantled and then painstakingly reassembled when the Aswan High Dam was constructed. Proceed to the granite quarries and site of the Unfinished Obelisk. Illustrating the skills of Egypt’s stonemasons, this monolith is one-third taller than any other ancient Egyptian obelisk. Later, Ride Like a Local around the Aswan Islands in a felucca, while enjoying a refreshing Scenic Sundowner.
Today Optional Discover Abu Simbel, the commanding twin temples of Ramses II and his wife, Queen Nefertari. The former’s façade is dominated by four 70-foot-tall statues of the pharaoh. Perhaps even more impressive, this entire site was disassembled and moved here to save it from the floodwaters caused by the Aswan High Dam. Transfer to the Aswan airport for flight to Cairo then connection flight to Sharm. Upon arrival at Sharm Airport, you will be transferred to your hotel in Sharm and overnight.
Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to Ras Mohammed National Park which is both a terrestrial and an aquatic nature reserve. The 480 square kilometre protected area lies where the Gulf of Suez meets the Gulf of Aqaba in Sinai's southern extremity. The arid desert terrain of sand dunes, gravel plains, fossilized corals and granite mountains is home to a number of rare mammal species: Dorcas gazelle, Nubian ibex and red fox. Easier to spot are the resident birds like terns, herons, gulls and ospreys. Thousands of white storks pass through Ras Mohammed each year, heading south during September/October and back north during April/May. About 85 flora species live in the park, including mangroves. Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to advantage of the marvelous warm weather in Sharm el-shiekh with a half-day out on the Red Sea. Climb aboard a fascinating semi submarine and explore the underwater world off the shores of Sharm El-Shiekh. Semi-submarines have large panoramic windows and do not dive very deep. This gives you the best views under the water, especially near reefs. After breakfast you will be picked up at your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle and taken on an unforgettable trip. Immerse yourself in the Red Sea and marvel at the colorful fish, reefs and corals. Enjoy taking memorable photos
Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to one of the natural wonders of the Sinai, the Colored Canyon in Dahab is majestic. Take a walk among dramatic sandstone canyon walls streaked with melting yellows, purples, reds, magentas and gold. In certain places the canyon walls reach up to 40 meters. You feel as if you are enclosed in a spectacular coloring book.
Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to The Monastery of St. Catherine located at the heart of Sinai and at the foot of the Gebel Musa, or Mount Moses. Fronted by gardens and cypress trees, the monastery is owned and run by the Greek Orthodox Church. Its rich library houses the world's second largest collection of illuminated manuscripts after the Vatican. You can see the Burning Bush and a large number of antique works of art: invaluable icons, beautifully carved doors, exquisite wall paintings and other fine religious ornaments.
Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to Experience the breathtakingly beautiful coral reefs of the Red Sea in Sharm El Sheikh boarding on the glass bottom boat.
Experience the breathtakingly beautiful coral reefs of the Red Sea. Enjoy the views through the large glass window at the bottom of boat, as you can see the underwater marine world without getting wet. It starts at Naama Bay and cruises over to the Near and Far Garden diving sites where beautiful coral reefs await you. Such a trip usually lasts around 60 minutes. The participants are usually accompanied by an expert guide who will be pleased to give you more details about the fish and coral species you’ll be looking at. Apart from being quite cheap, the trip is a perfect family attraction; children, parents and elderly people will all enjoy it equally. The boat is two levels; the first is the sea level where there are the seats arranged in two rows giving you the possibility to watch the sea depth. The second is the sun deck where you can relax, take some sunbath and enjoy the sea breeze. After your cruise.
It is a thrilling adventure on four wheels to enjoy the fascination of the desert across the hauntingly beautiful Sinai Desert culminating in the chance to experience the sun setting over this stunning landscape.
Breakfast at hotel, then transfer to Sharm Airport for flight to Cairo Airport then connection flight back home.
▪ Cairo: 04 Nights on B.B
▪ Tour: Cairo 02 Full Days Tour in Cairo to visit Pyramids, Sarkar Pyramid, Egyptian Museum, Old Coptic Cairo including Lunch at Local Restaurant
▪ Cruise: 04 Nights Cruise 5* on F.B include Sight Seeing
▪ Sharm: 05 Nights on All Inclusive
▪ Speaking Guide in all the Tours mentioned in the Program
▪ Transfers in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Sharm
▪ Domestic Flight Tickets Cairo/Aswan - Luxor/Cairo 250$
▪ Entry Visa 30$
▪ Tipping for Drivers, Tor Guides, Representatives, Cruise Stuff
▪ Any Expenses not mentioned in the above itinerary
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