Best of Ancient Egypt / 13 Days

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CAIRO & (NILE RIVER CRUISE)

DAY 01

Depart USA. meals, drinks and in-flight entertainment.

DAY 02

Arrive cairo Global Gate Vacations meets you on your arrival in cairo  and transfers you to your hotel .the remainder of your day is at leisure to  discover the amazing contrasts of ancient and modern cairo .

DAY 03

After breakfast enjoy a full day sightseeing including the great pyramids of GIZA (PYRAMIDS OF CHEOPS,KHEFREN and MYCERINUS) continue to the sphinx   and the valley of temples, lunch, proceed to the egyptian museum(home of king (TUTANKHAMUN) and discover the priceless treasures (3350 years old)discovered by HOWARD CARTER in 1922 this evening enjoy a sound and light show at the great pyramid (33$)(B L)

DAY 04

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo airport for your flight from Cairo to Aswan(possibility of an optional excursion  to the mighty temple of Abu simbel by plane before starting your nile river cruise)(235$) upon arrival to Aswan  , transfer to your cruise ship,check-in to your elegant hotel boat in time for lunch .in the afternoon a special treat , board on a felucca and sail  to the other side of the nile  across the blue waters of the river.en route see the ancient nilometer on elephantine island, kitchener island' lush botanical gardens and the magnificent agha khan mausoleum on the left bank of the nile(B L D) 

DAY 05

Proceed to visit the high dam the unfinished obelisk and the granite quarries then we visit the Isis temple  at PHILAE'S island then board our luxury cruise ship lunch. sail to Komombo to visit the temple of kom ombo built for the falcon & crocodile gods.sail to Edfu dinner (B L D )

DAY 06

After breakfast ,visit the egypt's best preserved cult temple of horus you will travel from your cruise ship to temple by horse-drawn carriage .sail to luxor via esna arrive luxor. dinner (B L D )

DAY 07

After breakfast, explore the west bank of the nile visit the Necropolis of Thebes , the colossi of Memnon , temple of queen Hatshepsut , valley of the queens ,valley of kings , lunch on board ,evening free at leisure.enjoy an optional sound and light show at karnak temple (33$)(BLD) 

DAY 08

After breakfast , disembark the cruise . visit the grand temple of luxor which dominates the town and the gigantic temple complex at karnak -visit- , the avenue of sphinxes which once streched between both temples luxor and karnak  transfer to sofitel winter palace luxor.afternoon free at leisure (B)

DAY 09

After breakfast  , transfer to luxor airport for flight back to Cairo  , arrive in Cairo.transfer to your hotel .remainder of your day is at leisure.

DAY 10

After breakfast ,today at leisure to discover Cairo on your own or enjoy full day tour to Alexandria EGYPT's second largest city & main port founded by Alexander the great in 331 bc , explore the well preserved ruins of the roman amphitheater , continue to alexandria library ,the greco roman museum ,  kayetbay citadel , the montazah gardens including the palace of king FAROUK last king of the former royal family of EGYPT lunch included(135$)return to your hotel in cairo (B)

DAY 11

After breakfast free at leisure or enjoy an optional excursion with your egyptologist and travel companions for all day sightseeing tour at memphis to admire the 40-foot statue of RAMSES II  and the alabaster SPHINX.on to SAKKARA stairway to the sky the oldest of all pyramids in the afternoon  to walled old cairo SALADIN'S 12th century citadel , the alabaster mosque and the labyrinthine bazaar are well worth  a visit lunch included(95$)(B)

DAY 12

After breakfast , morning excursion to old cairo discover the christian coptic cairo visit al muallaka church which was been built  at the south gate of babylon fortress  BEN EZRA synagogue which contains a rich jewish heritage library afternoon at leisure in the evening enjoy an optional dinner with entertainment (with folkloric, traditional show) on the nile (65$) (B)

DAY 13

After breakfast , free time at leisure , transfer by global vacations to Cairo airport for your  homebound flight from cairo arrives the same day.

TOUR FEATURES

Scheduled transatlantic flight  (round trip ticket NYC/Cairo/NYC)(air&land prices)

For supplements from other US gateways (please refer to our reservation department)

Intra-egypt flights from cairo to aswan & from luxor to cairo (air&land prices)

06 nights at a deluxe 05 stars hotel -cairo-

04 nights at a deluxe 05 stars cruise ship 

01 night  at a deluxe 05 stars hotel -luxor 

All transfers in cairo,aswan and luxor

Luxury touring cars

Sightseeing as per itinerary

Professional tour directors escort you

Included Sightseeing

GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA AND THE SPHINX , EGYPTIAN MUSEUM (KING TUTANKHAMUN'S TREASURES)

OLD COPTIC CAIRO , MUALLAKA CHURCH , BEN EZRA SYNAGOGUE

ASWAN HIGH DAM , GRANITE QUARRIES , UNFINISHED OBELISKTEMPLE OF PHILAE

LUXOR WEST BANK ,VALLEY OF KINGS AND VALLEY OF QUEENS , LUXOR AND KARNAK TEMPLE

HOTELS

 Le Meridien Pyramides 

 Sonesta Nile Cruise

 Sheraton Luxor Hotel

Le Meridien Pyramides 

NOT INCLUDED

Airport taxes and September 11th security fees

Optional tours

Tips to guide and driver

All drinks on board of your cruise ship 

Cruise itinerary is subject to change

On occasion there may be  the possibility of a slight alternation in the itinerary due to the sailing conditions on the nile , domestic air schedule , religious holidays

In any case all included visits will be operated

Intra-egypt flights  must be purchased at an additional cost (in case of land only)