EGYPT 10 DAY PRIVATE TOUR



Day 1 - 3



Day 01: Arrival to Cairo Arrive at Cairo International Airport. Meet and greet and transfer to hotel. You will be treated to a Nile dinner cruise and folklore show with fantastic views of the city. Nile Crystal Dinner Cruise: You will take a 2-hour cruise on the Nile River with magnificent views of city. You will enjoy a folklore show and belly dancing after dinner and before the night ends, you can go up to the top deck to enjoy some fresh air and the beautiful city lights. After the cruise, our driver will be waiting to take you back to your hotel.


Day 02: Cairo Day Tour – Pyramids – Sakkara – Overnight Stay in Cairo After breakfast, meet our guide and take an air-conditioned bus to the Saqqara Step Pyramid, which is the earliest large-scale cut stone construction; it dates to the reign of King Djoser, who ruled Egypt during the 27th century BC. The step pyramid consists of 6 steps built on top of each other with a height of 62m. Your tour will continue to the Great Pyramid Chephren and Mykerinus at the Giza Plateau. The Great Pyramid belongs to ‘King Khufu’, which is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids of Giza plateau – and the only one to remain intact out of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. The height of the great pyramid is 147m and it took 2,300,000 stones to construct it and twenty years to be built. Your tour will continue to the Great Sphinx. The Great Sphinx belongs to ‘King Chephren,’ which is the largest statue in the world, standing at 73m long, 19m wide, and 20m in height. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture. You will also visit the Valley Temple Granite mortuary, the temple used by ancient Egyptians for the mummification process (this is the only remaining one at Giza plateau). You will return to hotel for dinner and an overnight hotel stay in Cairo.


Day 03: Fly to Aswan – Sightseeing Embarkation to Nile Cruise Early morning flight to Aswan. Check into luxury Nile cruise to tour the Temple of Philae, a Pharaonic temple restored by UNESCO. Visit Aswan Dam, Egypt’s contemporary example of a building in a monumental scale. 11:00 Check-in cruise ship

13:00 Lunch on-board

14:30 Visit the High Dam and the Temple of Philae



Day 4 - 6



Day 04: Abu Simbel – Kom Ombo – Overnight Stay in Edfu Early morning transfer to Abu Simbel – site of the Temple of Rameses II, the greatest temple in the world for the greatest Pharaoh of Egypt. This is the temple that holds the phenomenal event that during his birthday or ceremonial crowning, a ray of sunlight enters the most holy chamber of the temple. Beside it is the Temple of Nefertari, his beloved wife, and the only temple built for a queen. Drive back to Aswan.

05:00 Early Breakfast (or choose Breakfast Box option) 13:00 Lunch on-board

13:00 Sail to Kom Ombo

17:00 Visit the Temple shared by two Gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo

19:00 Sail to Edfu

20:00 Dinner on-board and overnight stay in Edfu


Day 05: Edfu – Luxor Sail to Edfu and visit the Temple of Horus, the Falcon God, and the best-preserved temple. Sail to Luxor through the Lock of Esna and arrive in Luxor. 10:30 Sail to Luxor 13:30 Lunch on-board 16:00 Visit the East Bank - Karnak and Luxor Temples 20:00 Dinner on-board and overnight stay in Luxor


Day 06: Luxor – Flight to Sharm El Sheikh After breakfast, check-out from the cruise ship. Tour Valley of the Kings, the burial ground of the Kings of Egypt including the boy king, Tutankhamun, where his body was returned to his original burial chamber (his body can be viewed for 100 LE - optional). Visit the Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut, the only woman ruler of Egypt. Drive to the east bank and take an evening flight to Sharm El Sheikh, a world-renowned resort. Check into hotel.

06:00 Check-out of cruise ship after breakfast

07:00 Visit the West Bank – Valley of the Kings and Temple of Queen Hatshepsut – Closes of Memnon.

Flight to Sharm El Sheikh.



Day 7 - 10



Day 07: Sharm El Sheikh – Dahab – St. Catherine After breakfast, visit the Monastery of St. Catherine, the smallest and oldest diocese in the world that houses the richest and largest collections of icons and manuscripts. Visit the Moses Well and the Burning Bush, the only one of its kind in the world mentioned in the Bible where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. Drive back to Sharm El Sheikh for a flight back to Cairo. Check-in and dinner at hotel in Cairo.


Day 08: Cairo Sightseeing and Overnight Stay in Cairo After breakfast, you will meet with our guide and board an air-conditioned bus to visit Old Cairo. The Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, also known as Abu Serga, in Coptic Cairo is one of the oldest Coptic churches in Egypt, dating back to the 4th century AD. It is also the place where the Holy Family stayed in Cairo. The Coptic Museum Founded in 1910 displaying the monuments referred to that period to trace the history of Christianity in Egypt. Ben Ezra Synagogue, a Jewish Temple that according to folklore, it is the place where Moses was found. Proceed to Citadel of Salah Adin and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali with the twin minarets, the most visible mosque in Cairo . Dinner and overnight hotel stay in Cairo.


Day 9: Cairo Tour After breakfast, meet with our guide to visit the New Grand Egyptian Museum. If this museum is not open, then you will visit the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, which features artifacts from the Paranoiac period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5,000 years of art which is considered the largest and most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world (over 250,000 artifacts are presented). Exhibit includes Tutankhamen’s collection of treasure, gold and jewelry, which were enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s during the excavation of his tomb. Then head to Mostord, where Jesus caused a spring to flow. Proceed to Matarya where the Holy Mother washed the clothes of her son and from the water, God caused a fragrant plant to grow called Balsam. Drive to Zeitoun and visit St. Mary’s Church, where the Virgin Mary appeared in April 1968. An evening visit to Khan Khalili, one of the largest markets in the world. Dinner and overnight hotel stay in Cairo.


Day 10: Return Home After breakfast, check-out of hotel and transfer to airport for return flight home.



Cost : $3,200.00


Included:


1. Round trip international flights based on economy

2. 3 domestic flights in Egypt

3. Nile Cruise 5*

4. Transfers

5. Breakfast- Lunch - Dinner

6. Entrance fees

7. Hotel Accommodations 5* based on double occupancy.

8. Taxes


Excluded:

1. Travel Insurance

2. Tips and gratuities (expected)

3. All drinks and beverages

4. Visas

5. Covid Tests

6. Personal Expenses


Memorandum: Flights are not refundable Tour package refundable when requested in writing 90 days before departure . Shobra Travel Agency does not claim responsibility for events not within our control, natural calamities, flight delays, war, pandemic and other unforeseen circumstances.