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Egypt
UNFORGETTABLE EGYPT
15 days / 14 nights
Superior - Fri Departures
Deluxe - Tue / Fri Departures
Day 1 Arrive
Cairo
Welcome to Cairo. Our representative will meet you and assist
you through customs before transferring you to your hotel.
Overnight Cairo.
Day 2 Cairo
Today you will enjoy a full day tour of Cairo including the
Egyptian Museum, the citadel - built in the 12th century and
the great Alabaster mosque. Overnight in Cairo. (B, L)
Day 3 Cairo
Begin the day with a visit to Memphis, the capital of the
old kingdom, with its colossal statue of Ramses II. Continue
to Sakkara to view the step Pyramid of Zoser I dating back
to 2686BC - the oldest in the world. Following lunch you will
tour the magnificent Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza. Overnight
in Cairo. (B, L)
Day 4 Aswan
- Abu Simbel
Early morning transfer to Cairo airport in time for your flight
to Aswan and onward connection to Abu Simbel where you will
visit the magnificent temples built by Ramses II circa 1300BC.
Return to Aswan for an afternoon cruise onboard a traditional
Felucca around Elephantine Island. Overnight Aswan. (B)
Day 5 Aswan
(cruise)
Board your cruise vessel for a majestic 5 day Nile Cruise.
Sightseeing today includes the High and Low Dams, Granite
Quarries and the lyrical temples of Isis at Philae, rising
from the waters of the Nile. Overnight Aswan - onboard. (B,
L, D)
Day 6 Kom
Ombo - Edfu (cruise)
This morning set sail for Kom Ombo to visit the Temple of
Sobek, the crocodile headed God and in the afternoon travel
to Edfu to Overnight. Overnight Edfu - onboard. (B, L, D)
Day 7 -
Esna (cruise)
Visit the Temple of Horus, dedicated to the Falcon God and
continue upstream to Esna, crossing the lock, before proceeding
to Luxor. Overnight Luxor - onboard. (B, L, D)
Day 8 - Luxor
(cruise)
Spectacular ancient sights await you today as you discover
the Valley of the Kings and Queens, Medinet Habbou and the
necropolis and Colossi of Memnon on the West Bank of the Nile.
Overnight Luxor - onboard. (B, L, D)
Day 9 Luxor
This morning's sightseeing includes the amazing Karnak Temple,
the largest in the world, and the equally well known Luxor
temple. Following an afternoon disembarkation overnight in
Luxor. (B) Day
10 Luxor
- Cairo
Transfer to Luxor airport for your flight to Cairo and transfer
to your hotel. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight Cairo. (B)
Day 11 Alexandria
This morning depart by coach to Alexandria and upon arrival
enjoy a guided tour of the Greco-Roman Museum, the Amphitheatre
and the Christian catacombs. Overnight Alexandria. (B)
Day 12 El
Alamein
Depart in the early morning towards El Alamein, famous site
of one of the greatest battles between Rommel's German troops
and Montgomery's Desert rats during WWII. After a visit to
this rare site return to Alexandria to overnight. (B)
Day 13 Alexandria
Morning at leisure to explore Alexandria, before returning
to Cairo. Overnight Cairo. (B)
Day 14 Cairo
Fully day at leisure for any last minute shopping or sightseeing.
Overnight Cairo. (B)
Day 15 Depart
Cairo
At leisure until your departure transfer to the airport. (B)

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