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8 Days - Honeymoon Holiday in Cairo With Nile Cruise
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The Experience
What your day looks like
Experience the fantastic holidays to the exotic pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Mykerinus. Moreover, get on board 5 star deluxe Cruise sailing on the Nile for 4 nights from Luxor to Aswan where you can see many archaeological sites like Karnak Temples, Valley of the Kings, and Hatshepsut Temple.
At a Glance
The experience, in brief
- Experience the fantastic holidays by Cruise
- Enjoy sailing on the Nile for 4 nights from Luxor to Aswan
- Visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu)
- Chance to take pictures of Chephren & Mycerinus pyramids
- Enjoy a camel ride around the pyramids
- Spend some time exploring this monolith statue of Sphinx
- Visit the valley temple where we learn about mummification in Ancient Egyp
- Explore the Egyptian Museum which is one of the largest museums
- Visit the Tut Ankh Amun & see the collection of historically important artwork
- See many archaeological sites like Karnak Temples, Valley of the Kings, & Hatshepsut Temple
- Walk through royal tombs such as Tut Ankh Amun
- Temple has two entrances, one for each of the two gods like Kom Ombo
- See the temple of Edfu which is the most wellpreserved among ancient temples
- View the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine eras built the temple on Agilika Island
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Cairo
Arrival -Cairo. Your Egypt Tours representative will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area, and customs formalities. After that, you will be transferred to your hotel in a private air-conditioned vehicle.
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5 star hotel-Cairo.
Day 2
Cairo
Sightseeing at Great Pyramid of Giza. Giza pyramids - Egyptian museum Visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu). It is certainly one of the most important monuments of ancient Egypt. A masterpiece of fabricated structure and architecture, you will be overwhelmed by the huge size of its blocks, the height, and the age that exceeded 4600 years.
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Sightseeing at Pyramid of Khafre. Your guide will explain fully the history of all the area including the other pyramids, of Chephren.
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Sightseeing at Pyramid of Menkaure. View Mycerinus, answer all your questions and you will have the chance to take pictures of the whole area.
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Sightseeing at Giza Solar boat museum. You will spend more than two hours in the area so that you can enter one of the pyramid's chambers or visit the Sun boat museum.
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Camel Ride. You may like to have a camel ride around the area.
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Sightseeing at Great Sphinx Of Giza. Moving to the Sphinx area where you will spend some time exploring this monolith statue, which symbolizes the power and wisdom of the pharaoh.
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Sightseeing at Great Sphinx Of Giza. Next to the Sphinx area, you will visit the valley temple where you will learn about mummification in ancient Egypt.
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Sightseeing at Egyptian Museum. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is one of the largest museums in the world. Your Egypt tours will take you on a 4 hours tour to explore the museum's treasures (opened in 1901). Look at the amazing monuments and artifacts in its different halls in a guided tour. Although the museum has tens of thousands of artifacts in this short tour, your Egyptologist guide will focus on the highlights and masterpieces of the museum.
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Sightseeing at Tutankhamun. Visit the Tut Ankh Amun Wing on the first floor and see his wonderful collection of historically important artwork. The treasures are mainly golden and they cover a quite large section of the museum. This area of the museum includes significant statues, furniture, and gold sculptures. After enjoying the guided part of the tour, take some free time to browse the museum with the option of visiting the royal mummy room.
Day 3
Cairo
Sightseeing at Karnak Temple. Fly to Luxor -East bank Karnak temple is a complex of temples. The temple is dedicated to Amun Ra, the chief god in Egyptian mythology. Enjoy the Great Hypostyle court and the reliefs and murals that were added through the generations. Feel astonished at the tall obelisks 70 feet high and cut from a single piece of granite. Look at the statues of the different pharaohs who want to show their loyalty to RA. Keep an eye on the magnificent tall columns and their papyrus and Lotus capitals while their shafts are loaded with hieroglyphics.
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Sightseeing at Luxor Temple. Following this, you will go for a short drive to Luxor temple. Originally, Luxor temple and Karnak were connected with the Ram-Headed Sphinxes Avenue. The connection was to celebrate the annual visit of Ra from Karnak to his wife Mut in Luxor. The temple of Luxor witnessed many historical eras and has its extensions and additions along the ages. Different structures and murals show the Greek, Roman, Islamic, and Coptic influences.
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Sightseeing at Statue of Ramesses II. Stare at the statues and obelisks of Ramses II. There should be two obelisks at the entrance of the temple but one of them was sent to Paris.
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5 star Nile cruise.
Day 4
Cairo
Sightseeing at Valley Of The Kings. Luxor West bank: At the beginning of your tour, you will cross the Nile to the West bank where you will visit the Valley of the Kings. The Pharaohs were hiding their mummies and treasures in this barren desert area. Many of these treasures were found in these beautiful colored tombs.
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Sightseeing at Tutankhamun. You can visit three tombs to enjoy the colors and murals on the walls. The tombs were carved deep in the mountain rock; you have the option to visit other royal tombs such as Tut Ankh Amun.
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Sightseeing at Colossi Of Memnon. The Colossi of Memnon are two monumental statues representing king Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.
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Sightseeing at Nile River. They are located west of the modern city of Luxor and face east looking toward the Nile River. The statues depict the seated king on a throne with some other carvings of his mother, his wife, the god Hapi, the Nile god, and other symbolic engravings. Both are carved from single blocks of sandstone and the name refers to the Greek hero Memnon who fell in the Trojan War.
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5 star Nile cruise.
Day 5
Cairo
Sightseeing at Temple Of Kom Ombo. Kom Ombo - Edfu temples. The temple was dedicated to two Egyptian Deities: Horus with the falcon head and Sobek with the crocodile head. The temple has two entrances, one for each of the two gods. The temple is beautifully located on a high mound. This location gives the visitor the chance to enjoy the view of the Nile.
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Sightseeing at Temple Of Edfu. The temple was dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed. The temple of Edfu is the most well-preserved among ancient temples. Your private guide will give you a detailed history of the temple and its reliefs,
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5 star Nile cruise.
Day 6
Cairo
Sightseeing at Agilkia Island. Aswan main attractions: The magnificent Temple was dedicated to the Cult of the Goddess Isis, but it became submerged after the first Aswan dam was built in 1902, and it was not until the sixties that many countries attempted to save the Temple. All these countries, together with UNESCO moved the temple to the Agilika Island. The Egyptians built the temple during the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine eras; every ruler was keen on adding and expanding the temple to show his reverence to the Egyptian deities. Your Egyptologist guide will explain all the different reliefs, courts, and pylons of the temple before you ride a motorboat back to your next stop.
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Sightseeing at Unfinished Obelisk. In the granite quarry of the city, lying the giant obelisk. It is called the Unfinished Obelisk because it was never erected. It would have measured about 137 feet (42 meters) if completed and is estimated to weigh around 1164 tons. It is believed that the female pharaoh Hatshepsut ordered carving it during the 18th dynasty.
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Sightseeing at Aswan Dam. The High Dam of Aswan is one of the most important and great achievements of Egypt during the 20thCentuy. For many years, the dam represented the period of modernism in the country. It provided Egypt with Hydroelectric power and safeguarded the country from the dangers of the flood. Your guide will accompany you to explain the history of the Dam, its advantages and disadvantages.
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5 star Nile cruise.
Day 7
Cairo
Back to Cairo: Disembarkation from your Nile cruise after breakfast, transfer to Aswan Airport for return to Cairo to be met and assisted at the airport and taken to your hotel
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5 star hotel-Cairo.
Day 8
Cairo
Departure After breakfast, transfer to the airport and depart.
Before You Go
What to know before booking
Included
Qualified Egyptologist guide Entrance fees to the mentioned sites
Not Included
Gratuity Entry visa to Egypt Any Extras not mentioned in the itinerary.
Restrictions
Meeting & Pickup
Pickup upon arrival at Cairo International Airport.
Languages Offered
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Planning Notes
Minimum age: 12 Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Manual By Business
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