Chephren

Description

Explore Cairo, Abu Simbel and Aswan on a private, 12-day sightseeing tour. Cruise up the Nile for 4 days, take a 3-day safari in the white and black deserts and visit all the important historical and archaeological sites.

Enjoy the personal attention and flexibility that comes with a private tour. Round-trip transportation from Cairo, some meals and nightly accommodations are included.

Highlights

The Giza Pyramids

The Sphinx

The Egyptian Museum

Oasis of Bahariya

Temple of Ain El Muftella

Tomb of Bannantiu

Oasis of Farafra

Black and White desert

Oasis of Dakhla

Necropolis of El Bagawat

Valley of the Kings

Hatshepsuts Temple

Colossi of Memnon

Philae Island

The High Dam

Abu Simbel

Kom Ombo

Edfu

Karnak Temple

Luxor Temple

Ideal for honeymoon

What You Can Expect

Day 1:

You will be met and assisted by one of our representatives at the airport of Cairo who will escort you to your hotel.

Overnight Cairo.

Day 2:

Today you enjoy a guided day tour of Cairo.

Your first stop will be at Giza Plateau, where you visit the Pyramids and see the mighty Sphinx.

Then you will visit the Egyptian Museum.

Overnight in Cairo

Day 3:

In the morning you start a desert safari to the Oasis of Bahariya. There you visit the Temple of Ain El Muftella, a Roman water source and the Tomb of Bannantiu.

Overnight Bahariya

Day 4:

You drive to the Oasis of Farafra where you have lunch and continue your safari through the Black Desert to the White Desert. At night you will find a place to spend the night in the open air and enjoy a BBQ-dinner

Overnight Farafra

Day 5:

Today you drive to the Oasis of Dakhla. There you will visit El Qasr.

Overnight Dakhla

Day 6:

After breakfast you drive to the Oasis of Kharga. Here, you will visit one of the oldest Christian cemeteries in the world, the Necropolis of El Bagawat.

Overnight Kharga.

Day 7:

Today you continue your journey to Luxor, where you check into your hotel and have the rest of the day free at leisure.

Overnight Luxor

Day 8:

After breakfast you begin your day tour of the West Bank of Luxor with a visit of the Colossi of Memnon.

Then you visit the Valley of the Kings, the most famous concentration of royal tombs.

Continue to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.

After touring the sites you can spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight Luxor

Day 9:

After breakfast you will go to Aswan, where you check into your 3-night Nile cruise.

Here you visit Philae Temple and the two Aswan dams.

Rest of the day free at leisure on your cruise ship .

Overnight Cruise

Day 10:

Early in the morning you will be transferred to Abu Simbel by car. After arrival you enjoy your guided tour of the Temples of Abu Simbel. Then you will be taken back to Aswan to you start your Nile cruise.

Overnight Cruise

Day 11:

Today you will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, which is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, and the Temple of Edfu which is dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed god.

You continue your cruise to Luxor, where you can spend the rest of your day free at leisure.

Overnight Cruise

Day 12:

After breakfast you disembark your cruise ship to enjoy a guided day tour of the East Bank of Luxor with a visit to Karnak and Luxor Temples.

After this visit you will be transferred to a Luxor port for your departure as conclusion of your Egypt adventure

Includes

3 nights full board on 5 * Cruise Ship

5 days safari in the white and black deserts

1 night in a comfortable hotel

3 nights in traditional Bedouin tent

Campfire dinner

Personal attention and flexibility that comes with a private tour

All Sightseeing with Transportation in A/C vehicle and English speaking Egyptologist

Meet, assist and escort during your trip to Egypt.

All Taxes & Services Charges.

Entrance fees are not included in the price of any tours: We do not charge in advance for site entrance fees to add flexibility to your program as you may choose to skip one or more sites depending upon your interests.