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11 Days / 10 Nights
Included in the tour:

10 nights accommodations.
Sightseeing: Giza, Memphis, Old Cairo, Khan El Khalili, Luxor, Esan, Edfu, KomOmbo and Aswan.
Admissions to: The Pyramids, Sphinx, Sakkara, The Egyptian Museum, The Citadel, Sultan Hassan and the Alabaster Mosques,Colossi of Mausoleum Hatshepsut Temple, Karnak Temples Luxor Temple Ptolemic Temple The High Dam, The Unfinished Obelisk, Philae Temple The Elephantine Island The Botanic Garden, Mausoleum of the Agha Khan, Khnum Temple, The Temple of Horus and The Valley of the Kings.
Deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach throughout.
Multilingual escort throughout tour.
Deluxe air-conditioned sleeping train from Cairo /Luxor & from Aswan / Cairo.
Deluxe air-conditioned Nile Cruise for 4 nights

CAIRO
Day 1 -
Arrival Cairo Airport, meeting and assistance you through customs. Board your motorcoach to the hotel. The rest of the day is free to explore the streets, shops and to enjoy Cairo area.
Overnight: The Hotel.

CAIRO
Day 1 -
Morning departure to Giza, visiting one of the seven wonders of the world "The Pyramids of Cheops, Chepren and Mycerinus". Not far from the Pyramids, you explore and photograph"The Great Sphinx of Giza', that large statue which is the one of most famous monuments in the whole world. Then visit the capital of the Upper and Lower Egypt some 5000 years ago, "Memphis". We continue to visit the first pyramid has been built in ancient Egypt, "Sakkara". Through this historic route you visit the factories of hand- made carpets and papyrus and perfumes institutes.
Overnight: The Hotel.

CAIRO
Day 3 -
Starting our visit by visiting The Egyptian Museum, which offers visitors a chance to acquaint themselves with Egypt's ancient history over a period of 50 centuries, afterwards, we begin a sightseeing tour of old Cairo,
visiting the Citadel, its constr-
uction was initiated in 1776
and visit the Alabaster Mosque. Facing the Citadel is the Mosque of Sultan Hassan
perhaps the most majestic monument of Arab architecture in Egypt. The tour also includes a visit to Khan el Khalili, a famous Cairo bazzar dating back to the late 14 th century.
Overnight: The Hotel.

CAIRO / LUXOR
Day 4 -
Morning, at leisure to
enjoy Cairo area. Afternoon, transfer by bus to the railway station, departure by the air conditioned sleeping train to
luxor.
Overnight: The Train.

LUXOR
Day 5 -
Morning, arrive Louxor Railway Station, board the coach to begin a sightseeing
tour of the West Bank, visit the Valley of the Kings the famed Colossi of Memnon facing the Nile and the Temple of Queen Hatchepsut at Deir el Bahari. Afterward,embarkation our Nile Crusie. Afternoon, sightseeing includes the great Temples of Luxor and Karnak in the East Bank.
Overnight: At Luxor.

LUXOR / ESNA / EDFU
Day 6 -
Sail early in the morning southward Esna , visit the Temple of Khnum. Sail to Edfu. Overnight: At Edfu.

EDFU / KOM OMBO /ASWAN
Day 7 -
Morning, visit the Temple of Horus, the most complete ancient temple still standing, then sail on to Kom Ombo, visit the Ptolemic Temple with its beautiful murals and fine view of the river. Sail on to Aswan.

Overnight: At Aswan.

ASWAN
Day 8 -
Morning, visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries, then visit the Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple Afternoon, by ( Felucca ) visit the Elephantine Island the Botanic Garden and Mausoleum of the Agha Khan.
Overnight: At Aswan.

ASWAN / CAIRO
Day 9 -
Morning, disembarkation after breakfast, transfer to railway station for departure to Cairo by the air-conditioned sleeping train.
Overnight: The Train.

CAIRO
Day 10 -
Arrival to Cairo morning, and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight: The Hotel.

CAIRO
Day 11 -
Transfer to the airport for final departure, ending our tour.
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	MILES	KILOMETRES
Cairo Airport - Cairo Centre	14	22
Cairo Centre - Pyramids of Giza	6	10
Cairo Centre - Memphis &Sakkara	15	24
Cairo - luxor	134	217
Aswan - Cairo	65	105

	Train Trip Time Long
Cairo -Aswan	about 15 hours
Aswan - Luxor	about 3hours
Luxor- Cairo	about 12 hours

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