19 Dagen Caïro, woestijnsafari naar Luxor, Nijlcruise, Hurghada & Alexandrië (bezoek aan GEM-museum)

Welcome to Egypt. Our airport transfer team is available 24/7. As soon as you get out of the exit gate of the Terminal, you will find Ancient Egypt Tours representative, holding a sign, waiting to meet and greet you. He will escort you to your private A/C vehicle. You will be transferred to the hotel and the reception manager will assist you in check-in procedures as smooth as possible. Ancient Egypt Tours agent will contact you to agree on a meeting time with you

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Transfer from/to the airport is included in your tour package

Check-in in all hotels is at 14:00

Check-out is at 12:00

In case you arrive early then check-in limit you can enjoy waiting in the hotel until check-in time or you can ask your operator to book you a pre-tour extra night and get checked in immediately

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Optional Tour:

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2-hour open buffet dinner Nile cruise including a belly dancer, local band and skirt rotation performer if your tour starts in Cairo

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Sound and Light show if available

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Overnight in Cairo

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world  The great  Pyramid of Khufu’s (Cheops),3 small pyramids You will continue to explore the rest of Giza plateau including the sight of Khafre’s (kaphren) pyramid - Khufu's son, the second-largest pyramid on Giza site,, the remains of the funeral temple, the pyramid of Mankawra( Mykerinus) and 3 small pyramids. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, which dates from the time of Chephren; the tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the pyramids of chefren This temple served definitely two functions: First, it was used for the purification of the mummy of the king before its burial. Second, it was used for making the Mummification process of the king. After visiting the pyramids, you'll then continue across the plateau for a photo opportunity of the three pyramids rising from the sands, with the Cairo skyline in the background. Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant

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Then Move to visitthe Grand Egyptian Museum. The museum spans an area of 490,000 square meters and includes a number of exhibition halls, each of which is considered larger than many existing museums in Egypt and the world. The museum is one of the most important and greatest achievements of modern Egypt. It was established to be an integrated global cultural, civilization, and entertainment landmark, and to be the primary destination for everyone interested in ancient Egyptian heritage. GEM is the largest museum in the world to tell the story of ancient Egyptian civilization, housing a large number of unique and distinguished artifacts, including the treasures of the Golden King Tutankhamun, which are displayed in full for the first time since the discovery of his tomb in November 1922. This is in addition to the collection of Queen Hetepheres, mother of King Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, as well as the King Khufu Solar Boat Museum, and various archaeological holdings from the Pre-Dynastic Period up to the Greco-Roman eras. Back to Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Overnight in Cairo

Vertrek van Caïro naar El Bahariya Oasis (385 km) ongeveer vier uur. Aankomst bezoekt vervolgens het kleine museum in Bawiti met enkele fascinerende lokale vondsten.

Daarna gaan we het prachtige en verfrissend originele graf van Benantui binnen uit de 26e. dynastie. Vervolgens naar de Amasis-kapellen die in een ongewoon sympathieke stijl worden bewaard.

Na een bezoek aan de Tempel van Alexander rijd je naar het Engelse huis, de warmwaterbronnen en kijk hoe de zon ondergaat over het zoutmeer.

Maaltijden: ontbijt, lunch

Overnachting kamperen.

Ontbijt. Rijd dan richting de witte woestijn, onderweg stoppen we bij de Crystal and Black Mountains voor bezoek en lunch. Bezoek de Witte Woestijn en geniet van het zien van de prachtige vormen van kalksteen.

Maaltijden: ontbijt, lunch

Overnachting in kamp in de Witte Woestijn.

Vrije dag voor ontspanning in de woestijn

Maaltijden: Ontbijt

Overnachting in kamp in de woestijnoase

In the morning after breakfast we drive back to Cairo 

Feee Day in Cairo 

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight in Cairo

visit the Citadel of Salah El-din, where you will see the view of all Cairo, as you will visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which is considered the largest to be built in the beginning of the 19th century the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Egypt over 45 years & it is built in Turkish style

Before extending your trip you will be served with a warm delightful lunch meal at a high quality restaurant. After lunch

Proceed to proceed to Old Cairo to visit fascinated built wonders such as the Hanging Church that was built in 3rd and beginning of the 4th century. also in the Basilica style., the Abu Sirga Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue which dates back to the beginning of the 15th century AD It was built in the Basilica style above the cave in which the Holy Family took refuge. End your tour in Cairo with a visit  to Amr Ibn El-aas mosque which is the very first mosque built in Egypt

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight in Cairo

Breakfast. Transfer to take the flight to Aswan. Arrival and then transfer to visit to the world famous High Dam, An engineering miracle was constructed between 1960 and 1970. It aimed to increase economic production by further regulating the annual river flooding and providing storage of water for agriculture, and later, to generate hydroelectricity. The dam has had a significant impact on the economy and culture of Egypt, and then move to the Unfinished Obelisk, This obelisk is believed to belong to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rulers of the 18th dynasty and the royal wife of king Tuthmosis II. The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan, Egypt. It is unknown which pharaoh created this structure. It is nearly one third larger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected. If finished it would have measured around 42 m and would have weighed nearly 1,200 tons. Then move to the beautiful located Philae temple Sail by felucca (Egyptian sailboat) to the island of Agilkia, Visit the temple that was removed from their original island of Philae which lies submerged most of the year by the waters of Lake Nasser. The main Temple of Isis and its monuments were built between the 26th-dynasty and the Roman period. Dinner on board

Overnight in Aswan

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast. Free morning .

Optional Tour

Then transfer to the Cruise. Boarding before lunch, Embarkation. Lunch on board Sail to Kom Ombo, Afternoon Tea, The Temple of Kom Ombo standing on high grounds overlooking the Nile, the Temple of Sobek and Haroeris in Kom Ombo (also known simply as Kom Ombo Temple) dates from about 180 BC during the Ptolemaic era, with additions made into Roman times. The temple at Kom Ombo was also built at this time, under Ptolemy VI. Since this bend in the Nile was a favored spot for crocodiles to bask in the sun and threaten locals, it is natural that the temple would be dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile god. But it is unusual in having a double dedication: it also honors Haroeris, a form of the falcon-headed god Horus. The hypostyle halls were added under Ptolemy XIII (51-47 BC); the Roman emperor Trajan (53-117 AD) added the forecourt and outer enclosure walls,

Sail to Edfu – Dinner on board – Disco party.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight in Edfu.

Breakfast on board. Sail to Edfu, Dinner on boar, Visit the majestic temple dedicated to Horus. The Edfu’s Temple is the second largest temple after Karnak. Which was known in Greco-Roman times as Apollonopolis Magna, The temple was dedicated to the falcon God Horus and was built during the Ptolemaic period.

Sail to Luxor, Afternoon Tea, Dinner on board & Galabya party

Overnight in Luxor

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast on board. Disembarkation.

(Optional) Hot Balloon

breakfast on board. Begin your Luxor tour by a visit to The Karnak Temple, the largest place of worship ever built. In ancient Egypt, the power of the god Amun of Thebes gradually increased during the early New Kingdom, and after the short persecution led by Akhenaten, it rose to its apex. In the reign of Ramesses III, more than two thirds of the property owned by the temples belonged to Amun, evidenced by the stupendous buildings at Karnak. Although badly ruined, no site in Egypt is more impressive than Karnak. It is the largest temple complex ever built by man, and represents the combined achievement of many generations of ancient builders. The Temple of Karnak is actually three main temples, smaller enclosed temples, and several outer temples located about three kilometres north of Luxor, Egypt situated on 100 ha (247 acres) of land. Karnak is actually the sites modern name. Its ancient name was Ipet-isut, meaning "The Most Select (or Sacred) of Places".

Then move to Luxor Temple. It was built by Amunhotep III in 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and it was completed by Ramses-ii during the 19th Dynasty. King Ramses II was the most famous king in the 19th Dynasty. He ruled Egypt for about 67 years. It was dedicated to the great god Amun-Ra, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu together representing the Theban triad. Enjoy visiting Obelisk of Ramses II in front of the 1st Pylon. It was called "Ipet resyt", which means the Southern Opet or the Place of the Seclusion of Amun-Re. It was directly connected to the temple of Karnak, the main cult center of Amun-Re or Amun-Min, the sky god or the ithyphallic fertility god. The temple of Luxor has, since its inception, always been a sacred site. After Egypt's pagan period, a Christian church and monastery was located here, and after that, a mosque (13th century Mosque of Abu el-Haggag) was built that continues to be used today, Transfer to Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Overnight in Luxor.

Breakfast on board. Disembarkation.

Optional Tour

Transfer to Luxor By Bus . Arrival and transfer to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight in Hurghada.

Ontbijt. Vrije dag.

Optionele tour

Maaltijden: Ontbijt, Lunch, Diner

Overnachting in Hurghada.

Ontbijt. Vrije dag.

Optionele tour

Maaltijden: Ontbijt, Lunch, Diner

Overnachting in Hurghada.

Ontbijt. Vrije dag.

Optionele tour

Maaltijden: Ontbijt, Lunch, Diner

Overnachting in Hurghada.

Ontbijt, vertrek per vlucht naar Caïro. Aankomst en transfer naar het hotel.

Optionele tour

Maaltijd: Ontbijt

Overnachten in Cairo

Breakfast. Travel to Alexandria. Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to start your tour to Alexandria. You will Visit Pompay's Pillar. It was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century. Originally from the Temple of the Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Caesarean. Then you drive to visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock.

Lunch at local restaurant in Alexandria

Then you drive along the Cornish to see the whole city passing over bridge of stanly land mark of modern Alexandria

And then we proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria then to Bibliotheca Alexandrina. ). and Then you drive to visit  best sites in Alexandria Start with NEW library of Alexandria (The Bibliotheca Alexandrina ) the biggest library in the world now with 8 million books, Site of lighthouse one of the seven wonders of ancient world Finally you will drive back to your hotel in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Overnight in Cairo.

Ontbijt in het hotel, onze gids haalt je op bij je hotel om je dagtour te beginnen met een bezoek aan de Step Pyramid of Zoser,'s werelds oudste grote stenen structuur. Het werd gebouwd in de 3e dynastie (rond 2630 v.Chr.) voor koning Djoser, het museum van I mhotep, het graf van een hoge ambtenaar, de piramide van koning titi, de piramide van koning unas

Na die overdracht naar Memphis, die werd gesticht door koning Menes, en was de hoofdstad van het Oude Egypte tijdens het Oude Koninkrijk, werd het beschouwd als een centrum van heerschappij en cultuur gedurende meer dan 3000 jaar de eerste hoofdstad van Egypte, De stad bereikte een hoogtepunt van prestige onder de 6e dynastie als centrum voor de aanbidding van Ptah, de god van de schepping en kunstwerken. De albasten sfinx die de Tempel van Ptah bewaakt, dient als gedenkteken van de vroegere macht en prestige van de stad. De Memphis triade, bestaande uit de scheppergod Ptah, zijn gemalin Sekhmet, en hun zoon Nefertem, vormden de belangrijkste focus van aanbidding in de stad. Memphis daalde kort na de 18e dynastie met de opkomst van Thebe en het Nieuwe Koninkrijk, en werd nieuw leven ingeblazen onder de Perzen voordat hij stevig op de tweede plaats viel na de oprichting van Alexandrië en zag het standbeeld van Ramsesii-16 meter hoog, de alabasrar sfinx. Ga dan verder met lunchen in een lokaal restaurant.terug naar het hotel

Maaltijden: ontbijt, lunch

Overnachting in Cairo.

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before you leave to the airport for your flight back home. Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up and transfer you to the airport.

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Pick-up for international flights is 4 hours before departure time of your flight

For domestic flights, 3 hours before departure time is enough

If your flight is early before breakfast time you can make arrangements with the hotel to prepare a breakfast box for you to take it on your way to the airport.

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Meals: Breakfast

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Ancient Egypt Tours had a great time with you and hope you have enjoyed your time and was satisfied with the services you were offered