| Egypt Experience Tour |
14 days |
The Great Pyramids at Gisa, Egypt
From ancient times the Nile has been regarded as the lifeblood of Egypt, while the Red Sea Riviera is increasingly famous for its beaches and excellent snorkelling and scuba-diving. This tour combines a luxury Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor, 4 days at a top level Red Sea resort, with time in Cairo to visit the Pyramids, Sphinx and Egyptian Museum. So travel with us and cruise down this great river, experiencing the wonders of ancient Egypt as you go, and enjoying all the comfort, luxury and variety that modern Egypt has to offer.
You start your Egyptian adventure in Cairo with a visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the great pyramids at Gisa. We next take you on a tour of the cith of Cairo, where we visit the Citadel with its collection of mosques and palaces, the world famous Egyptian museum, and finish by exploring the Khan-el-Khalili bazaar.
Luxury Nile Cruise Boat, Egypt
The overnight sleeper train takes you south to the beautiful town of
Aswan, which is situated beside the cascading waters of the Nile. Here you can relax and watch myriad feluccas sail lazily around the many small islands or experience traditional Egyptian life with a stroll along the mazy streets of the town’s colourful bazaar. We take you on a visit to the lovely island temple of Philae and you have the option of a flight out to
Abu Simbel, with its remarkable temple to Ramses II, before beginning your cruise down the Nile towards
Luxor.
Surrounded by the sumptuous setting of your luxurious
cruise boat you slowly make your way down river. You can relax by the pool and watching the world go by during the day, and dine and enjoy traditional Egyptian entertainment by night. En route you will stop at the fabulous temples of
Komombo and
Edfu before finally reaching Luxor. We use cruise boats at the Egyptian 5-star deluxe level, and book upper deck cabins whenever available (no extra supplement).
Spices at the spice market in Cairo, Egypt
In Luxor you take tours to both the East & West banks for the Nile. These include the Pharaonic tombs in the Valleys of the Kings, Queen Hatchepsut's temple, and new for 2008, the colourful temple of Medinat Habu which really gives you an idea of what Egypt's temples used to look like. On the East bank we visit the temple of Luxor in the middle of town, and the huge temple complex at Karnak.
Following feedback from our travellers, we have added an extra free day to the time in Luxor, during which you can take an optional hot air balloon flight, visit more temples and sites, walk through the markets and along the Nile, or just relax by the pool in your hotel.
From Luxor you travel overland to the Red Sea Riviera resort town of Hurghada, where you have 4 nights in a 5-star beach resort. You can try snorkelling, scuba-diving or a glass-bottomed boat trip over the world-famous reefs, take a jeep trip into the desert, St. Paul's Monastery, and the ancient Roman quarries, or just relax in the hotel and on the beach. From Hurghada, you follow the Red Sea coast up to the Suez Canal and on to Cairo where you have some free time before your tour ends with a transfer to the airport for your flight home.
An extension to the tour is available to visit the spectacular desert scenery at Wadi Rayan and Wadi Hitan just outside Fayoum, near Cairo, including the 'Valley of the Whales' World Heritage Site where ancient whale fossils are found and displayed on the sand.
Your tour ends in Cairo with a transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Note: Following feedback from our travellers, from 1st May 2008 this tour will no longer include the Sound & Light show at Karnak Temple (still available as an option). The tour will also feature a 3 night cruise from Aswan, with the first night in Aswan spent in a 4 or 5 star hotel.
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