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Tour overview
Our Best of Egypt Tour will show you just how great Egypt is: 9 days of nonstop touring including trips to Cairo, Luxor, Edfu, Aswan, and the Nile River. Dr. Mo Tours wishes you a Happy Holidays.
Tour Itinerary
Day 01: Your Best of Egypt Tour Begins
No matter what time your plane lands, we will have a company representative and a driver waiting for you at the airport when you arrive in Cairo. After helping you with your bags, they will transport you in a contemporary, air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel.
Your tour guide will go over your itinerary with you and address any questions you may have after you check-in. Additionally, he will confirm the pick-up times for your various tours. After that, he will leave you alone so that you can spend the rest of the day any way you choose. Join us for a complimentary “Welcome” drink.
Meals Included
No meals
Day 02: Tour of the Pyramids
After eating breakfast in your Cairo hotel, our English-speaking Egyptologist tour guide will pick you up and take you to the Pyramids of Giza, also known as “Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure,” where greatness is symbolized by three pyramids and is protected by a limestone statue of the Sphinx. then make your way to a local restaurant for lunch.
After that, you will proceed to Sakkara, where you will be thrilled to explore King Djoser’s Step Pyramid. The history of this pyramid begins when Monarch Djoser urged Imhotep, his chief architect, to design something unique so that the king may be buried. As a result, the renowned architect constructs the Step pyramid, surprising the king because it was seen to be a new accomplishment at the time.
Finally, we will travel to Memphis, where you may explore The Open Air Museum and its magnificent Ramses II structures. The Old Kingdom’s capital, Memphis, will become your new location. In Cairo, you will spend the night.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Lunch
Day 03: Sightseeing in Cairo
Hotel breakfast is available. The Egyptian Museum, one of the most significant museums in the world and home to Pharaonic monuments including those of the well-known king Tutankhamun, will be the first stop on your day tour after being welcomed by our English-speaking Egyptologist tour guide. Also, you will have the amazing experience to tour the Mummies’ Room, which is another amazing opportunity. The great actual pharaohs will be well-visible to you in their entire physique. Lunch at a local restaurant.
Continue on to the Old Cairo area where you will explore the Citadel of Salah El-Din, which was important in protecting Egypt for more than 700 years since it served as the capital.
Then we’ll go with you to Khan El Khalili, one of the Middle East’s most amazing bazaars. After that, you’ll go back to your hotel in Cairo to spend the night.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Lunch
Day 04: Fly to Luxor for Nile Cruise
After having breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and checking out, you will be driven to the airport for your flight to Luxor. Once you arrive at Luxor Airport, you will be met by a representative and driven in a private A/C van to your Nile Cruise. boarding prior to 12:00.
You will explore the East Bank of Luxor in the afternoon, which includes the enormous Karnak Temple Complex, the biggest building ever constructed in human history. The main structure is that of the god Amun Ra since it was regarded as the house of the god on earth. The earlier construction dates back to the middle kingdom, but there are other records that mention the earlier buildings as being as old as the 3rd dynasty.
The Temple of Luxor, which was started by one of the 12th dynasty kings and finished by the famous pharaoh Ramses II, will be the next place you go. Similar to Karnak, this temple was situated in the center of ancient Thebes and was devoted to the chief/principal god Amun Re.
You will be transferred back to your ship for some rest and relaxation when your day trip is over. The personnel will run a folkloric Egyptian entertainment at night. In Luxor, supper will be given overnight.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 05: Valley of the Kings & Sail to Edfu
On the Nile cruise, breakfast. Then you will begin your enchanted tour of Thebes, the sacred land, by visiting the wet bank of Luxor and the Valley of the Kings, which is thought to be the royal cemetery of the Theban kings and rulers of ancient Egypt and the location of our Pharaohs’ tombs, “Enter the tomb of King Tut Ankh Amun.”
After that, you will go to Howard Carter’s home and the ancient home of the person who found King Tut’s tomb.
then proceed to Deir El Bahari to visit Queen Hatshepsut Temple. Because of the fact that it was entirely cut into the mountain, this temple is considered to be one of the most amazing specimens of ancient Egyptian architecture.
You will visit the Colossi of Memnon, which belongs to king Amenhotep III, at the end of the tour.
Following that, you will return to your ship to eat lunch while en route to Essna City and navigate the lock (just like Panama Canal locks). Unrestricted freedom. Dinner and a night’s sleep aboard the ship.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 06: Edfu and Kom Obmo Temples
breakfast on the cruise. The guide will then guide you on an amazing journey to the country of mysteries. The Temple of Horus at Edfu, which is one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt, is the first stop on this guided trip today. It is one of Egypt’s most magnificent temples.
You will then return to your ship after that. While going to Kom Ombo, lunch will be served on board.
You will move on to explore the Temple of Kom Ombo in the afternoon, which is where the two gods Sobek and Haroeris were once worshipped.
Return to your ship and take in the vast river Nile’s distinctive scenery. The development and flourishing of the ancient Egyptian civilization took place on its banks. You will return to your ship after the excursion to relax and refuel. While sailing to the city of Aswan, dinner will be served on board. Aswan is reached in the late afternoon; nighttime.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 07: sightseeing to Aswan
You will be served breakfast on board your ship. Later, you will go with your Egyptologist tour guide to explore the wonderful city of Aswan, including The High Dam, which was built in 1960 AD to defend Egypt from the Nile flood by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Once there, you will explore the Temple of Philae, which was built during the Greco-Roman era and was devoted to the goddess Isis. You will then enjoy floating on the Nile River by motor boat until you reach Agilika Island (mother of god Horus).
The Unfinished Obelisk, a beautiful site in Aswan formed of red granite and dedicated to the god Amun Ra, will be the last place you are taken. You will return to your ship after your day trip is over.
On board, lunch will be provided. On board, afternoon tea will be provided. free to enjoy oneself at night. Aswan’s dinner and overnight stay.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 08: Fly to Cairo
Breakfast box from your cruise after breakfast and then we will transfer you to Aswan airport to fly back to Cairo.
Breakfast box from your Nile cruise and check out before the optional excursion to the Abu Simbel Temple. Later, a private air-conditioned van will transport you to Abu Simbel. When Ay and Horemheb had rock-cut chapels hewn in the hills to the south, they first became aware of the original site, which was known as Meha in antiquity. This was during the 18th Dynasty. When you get there, you’ll head over to the Ramses II-built Abu Simbel Temples. Ramesses II erected the first and largest temple, which was devoted to the revered deity Rahorakhty. The second, smaller temple was devoted to the monarch and his beautiful bride, Queen Nefertari. Once your day tour is through, you’ll head back toward Aswan (distance takes approx. 03 hrs by car). Lunch in a local restaurant, followed by a trip to Aswan Airport so you may catch a flight to Cairo. You will be taken to your hotel in Cairo after you arrive, where you will spend the night.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Day 09: Final Departure
After one last breakfast in the magical Land of the Pharaohs, your tour director and a driver will be waiting to drive you to the airport. After assisting you to check in and with your bags, it will be unfortunately time for everyone to part ways. Have a happy and safe journey back home.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Included
- 5* hotel in Cairo for 4 nights
- 5* Nile Cruise for 4 nights
- Cruise Boat
- Plane
- Private Air-Conditioned Vehicle
- Horse carriage at Edfu
- Taftaf at Valley of the Kings
- Motor Boat to Philae Island
- 8 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 4 dinners
- Meet and greet service upon arrival and departure at airports.
- Assistance from our experienced personnel during your stay.
- All transfers are in air-conditioned vehicles with a private driver.
- Domestic flights.
- Private Egyptologist guide.
- All tours mentioned in the itinerary
- Bottled water during your tours.
- All shore excursions as mentioned as per the cruise itinerary.
Excluded
- International Airfare.
- Entry visa to Egypt.
- Any optional tours.
- Personal Spending.
- Tipping
Tour pricing
Pricing:
Prices are listed in US dollars per person each trip, except for the holidays of Christmas, New Year’s, and Easter.
Policy Concerning Children:
0 – 01.99 Complimentary Pay 25% of tour price for 2 – 05.99 6 – 11.99 pay half the tour charge 12 and up pay the full adult tour charge.
Notes:
Children who share a room with their parents are charged at the kid rate (Max 2 Children in one Room)
Tour Gallery
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