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8 Day Egypt Luxury Tour
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| Cairo, Giza, Abu Simbel, Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Luxor - Tuesday Tour |
| Every Monday or Tuesday, 3 nights Cairo, 3 nights Nile Cruise or Dahabiya Cruise, all transfers, all sightseeing and most meals by Private air-conditioned minivan/bus |
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Visa upon arrival |
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Tips & Personal items |
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| Guaranteed Departure |
| Private Tour, Maximum 10 passengers per tour |
| Sound & Light Show in Cairo |
| Great Pyramids & Sphinx |
| Visit the Egyptian Museum |
| Citadel of Mohamed Ali |
| El Muallaqa Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue |
| Khan El Khalili Bazaar |
| Abu Simbel Tour by Air |
| Philae Temple |
| Kom Ombo Temple |
| Edfu Temple |
| Valley of the Kings |
| Queen Hatshipsut Temple |
| Karnak and Luxor Temples |
| Sound & Light Show in Luxor |
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| Day 1: Tue - Depart USA |
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Board your international flight to Cairo and begin your journey back in time to this charming, ancient land.
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| Day 2: Wed - Arrive Cairo, Sound & Light Show |
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Arrival in the Land of the Pharaohs, at Cairo International airport, Right Travel Representative will be waiting for you after you get your luggage and clear customs and will be holding the Right Travel Green sign, then escorted to your hotel. Evening, transfer to the Pyramids area to attend the Sound and Light Show displayed at the Giza Pyramids was inaugurated in April of 1961. With the narrative voice of the late Richard Burton, magnificent sound and lighting effects, the show begins with the narrative of the Sphinx, who has been the guardian of the city of the dead for five thousand years. Overseeing the building of the three pyramids, the Sphinx reflects on the historical contributions of Thutmosis IV, Akhnaten, Nefertiti and Tutankhamon, back to our hotel for overnight.
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| Day 3: Thu - Cairo, Combo Tour |
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This morning we drive to the Giza Plateau, home of Egypt`s signature attractions: the Great Pyramids, proclaimed by the Greeks to be among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. The largest among these is the Great Pyramid of Cheops, probably built more than 2,600 years before the time of Christ. Standing 480 feet tall, this is the last of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world still standing. Little is known of Cheops, you`ll also see the inscrutable and mysterious Sphinx, known in Arabic as Abu al-Hol, proceed to Old Cairo(El Muallaqa Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue), Stop for Lunch at local restaurant, proceed to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities which includes the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic artifacts and the treasures of Tutankhamen’s tomb, then proceed to the Citadel of Mohamed Ali with the Albaster Mosque, than to our last stop at Khan El Khalili, the world’s largest 13th century covered oriental bazaar, back to our hotel in Cairo.
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| Day 4: Fri - Cairo, Aswan, Abu Simbel, Nile Cruise |
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Breakfast box will be ready at the reception for our early transfer to Cairo airport, one hour flight to Aswan to connect with our flight to Abu Simbel, Situated 280km south of Aswan. Exploring the magnificent monuments carved into solid rock 3,000 years ago. In a monumental feat of modern engineering, these massive temples were moved to their present location when construction of the Aswan High Dam in 1960 created Lake Nasser and flooded their original location. This extraordinary operation to save one of the world`s greatest treasures took years and the efforts of an international team of engineers and archaeologists.
The two temples at Abu Simbel were built by Egypt`s great Pharaoh Ramses II (Egypt`s longest-ruling king) as a tribute to the deities and his favorite wife Nefertari. Four colossal statues, 60 feet high and directly facing the rising sun, are of the pharaoh himself, with his queen and daughters at his feet. More tremendous statues surround you as you enter the temple. And in the very depths of the temple, Ramses sits in state flanked by the gods to whom the construction is dedicated.
Flight back to Aswan, upon arrival you will be escorted to your luxury cruise ship where you will spend the next 3 nights / 4 days, Lunch will be served on board, than will start our Aswan sightseeing by visiting the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple, dedicated to Isis and perched majestically on an island. The temple complex dates from the 26th Dynasty, with additions through the Roman period when the Emperor Hadrian built a pavilion at the water`s edge. Pilgrims would come from all over the Mediterranean to worship Isis here.
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| Day 5: Sat - Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Luxor |
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Sail on the Nile by felucca around Kitchener`s Island, sail to Kom Ombo during Lunch time on the cruise, and Visit Kom Ombo Temple (the Ptolemaic Temple of Sobek & Haroeries), set dramatically on a hill overlooking a bend in the river. This Greco-Roman style temple (actually two temples) is unique, as it is Egypt`s only double temple-dedicated to both Sobek, the crocodile god, and Haroeris, the great, winged solar disk. Everything here is doubled and perfectly symmetrical along a central axis-twin entrances, twin courts, and twin colonnades. Sail to Edfu, visit Edfu Temple, also known as the Temple of Horus, the falcon-god, (237 B.C.) considered the best-preserved temple in Ancient Egypt and the second largest after the Temple of Karnak. Sail to Luxor.
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| Day 6: Sun - Luxor East Bank, Sound & Light Show |
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Free morning to enjoy your Cruise, lunch on board, than visit the Temple of Karnak and the Temple of Luxor, built by the two pharaohs, Amenhotep III and Ramses II. Ancient Thebes was a center of festivals, and the Temple of Luxor was the setting for the most important-the festival of Opet, designed to merge the ruler`s human and divine aspects. The temple was dedicated to Amun-Ra, whose marriage to Mut was celebrated annually, when the sacred procession moved by boat from Karnak to Luxor Temple.
Evening, enjoy the Sound and Light Show in the Temple of Karnak begins with a historical introduction covering the birth of the great city of Thebes and the construction of the Temple. Depicting the glorious achievement of the Pharaohs, spectators listen to the lyrical and poetic descriptions of artistic treasures, grand festivals, heroic deeds and literature of the times.
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| Day 7: Mon - Luxor West bank, Cairo |
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Breakfast and disembarkation from your cruise, visit the Valley of the Kings with its many tombs chiseled deep into the cliff sides. From the 18th to the 20th Dynasty, the Memphis area and pyramid-style tombs were abandoned in favor of the West Bank of the Nile in Thebes. Several great leaders as well as many less important rulers are buried here, and more tombs are being discovered even today. This is where Howard Carter discovered the treasures of Tutankhamen and was struck "dumb with amazement" when he beheld its "wonderful things" in 1922. Proceed to the Valley of the Queens, the funerary temple of Queen Hatshipsut at Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Transfer to Luxor airport for your flight to Cairo, transfer to your hotel for overnight.
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| Day 8: Tue - Departure |
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After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure flight.
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Notes:
- Right Travel reserves the right to provide a similar hotel or Nile cruise in case any of the selected hotels or Cruises is not available.
- This program may be changed in sequence but not in visits without prior notice due to domestic air schedule or navigational circumstances. Right Travel is not liable for these changes.
- Land only price does not include the domestic air within Egypt $300.
- Camel Ride will be offered for $20 at the Pyramids area for 15 minutes.
Red Sea & Safari Extensions:
International Extensions:
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| Egypt Camel Ride at the Pyramids |
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| Egypt Cairo Citadel Inside |
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| Egypt Gold coffin of Tutankhamun |
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| Egypt Abu Simbel |
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| Egypt Abu Simbel Hathor Inside |
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| Egypt Aswan Philae Temple |
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| Egypt Aswan Felucca |
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| Egypt Hypostyle Hall in Kom Ombo Temple |
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| Egypt Edfu Temple Wall |
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| Egypt Luxor Statue of RamessesII |
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| Egypt Cairo Khan El Khalili |
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8 Day Egypt Luxury Tour
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Departure Date
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Air & Land |
Land Only |
Single Supp |
| Year 2010 |
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Aug 17-Sep 21
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$2,497 |
$1,362 |
$896 |
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Sep 28
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$2,960 |
$1,825 |
$1154 |
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Oct 05-Dec 07
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$3,214 |
$1,893 |
$1154 |
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Dec 14
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$3,720 |
$1,928 |
$1154 |
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Dec 21
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$4,238 |
$2,446 |
$1424 |
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Dec 28
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$3,767 |
$2,446 |
$1424 |
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| Year 2011 |
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Jan 04-Apr 05
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$3,214 |
$1,893 |
$1154 |
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Apr 12
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$3,249 |
$1,928 |
$1154 |
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Apr 19
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$3,767 |
$2,446 |
$1424 |
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Apr 26
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$2,894 |
$1,573 |
$1154 |
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May 03-May 17
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$2,826 |
$1,505 |
$920 |
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May 24-Aug 09
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$3,297 |
$1,505 |
$920 |
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Aug 16-Sep 20
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$2,826 |
$1,505 |
$920 |
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