Tours of Egypt, Egypt Tours - Shades of Egypt

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Tailor made 12 Day Tour Including Nile Cruise

DAY

SUGGESTED ITIN

ACCOMMODATION

1

Arrive Cairo Intl Airport
Transfer to Hotel
Evening Free - Take a walk to Cairos main square for a bite to eat or just relax and enjoy a drink and a meal at the hotel

Hotel - Cairo

Cairo at Night

2

Visit The Pyramids / Sphinx
Egyptian Museum (Mask of King Tut is here along with thousands of other items)

Hotel - Cairo

Pyramids at Giza

3

Explore the many attractions of the old coptic area, like the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue (The Jewish Temple).
Citadel

Hotel - Cairo

Cairo

4

Early Morning flight - Cairo to Aswan
Arrive Aswan
Excursion around the city visiting Philae temple, High Dam of Aswan and the Unfinished Obelisk.
Cruise around Kitcheners and Elephantine Islands

Hotel - Aswan

The City of Aswan

5

Early Start to travel to Abu Simbel
Afternoon in Abu Simbel
Return to Aswan

Hotel - Aswan

Abu Simbel

6

Cruise to Luxor

Night on Cruise Ship

Nile Cruise Ship

7

Cruise to Luxor continues...

Night on Cruise Ship

On Board Cuisine

8

Arrive Luxor
Free Afternoon - Take a walk along the corniche - explore the many small shops and bizaars

Sound and Light Show (at Karnak Temple)

Hotel - Luxor

Luxor Temple

9

Valley of Kings
Valley of Queens
Hatchpsut Temple
Colossi of Memnon
Luxor Temple
Evening Flight to Cairo

Hotel - Cairo

Valley of the Kings

10

Morning drive to Alexandria
Enjoy a fresh grilled fish lunch at an open-air street restaurant
Visit the Catacombs of Kom Ash-Shuqqafa
Roman Amphitheatre
Pompey's Pillar and the Serapeum

Hotel - Alexandria

Pompey's Pillar and the Serapeum

11

Free morning in Alexandria
Drive back to Cairo

Hotel - Cario

Alexandria

12

Saqarra (Step Pyramid)
Abu Sir
(optional camel ride)
Khan al-Khalili (Bazaar)
Sound and Light show (at the Pyramids)

Hotel - Cairo

Khan al Kalili