9 Daagse Caïro en Cruise op de Nijl (Bezoek aan het 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

Then Move to visit Thethe 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.

Transfer to the train station for your overnight Sleeper train to Aswan. Dinner on the train, overnight Sleeper train to Aswan

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Na het ontbijt in de trein zal onze vertegenwoordiger je ontmoeten en assisteren en vervolgens naar je hotel in Aswan brengen. Vrije dag in Aswan.

Optionele rondleidingen:

Maaltijden: Lunch, Diner

Overnachting in Aswan.

Het reisschema in Opper-Egypte kan onderhevig zijn aan veranderingen in tijd en volgorde van bezoeken, maar je zult alle bezienswaardigheden bezoeken die in je reisschema staan en je zult hiervan op de hoogte worden gesteld door je gids.

Na het ontbijt in je hotel brengt onze vertegenwoordiger je voor de lunch aan boord van je 5-sterren Egypte Nijlcruise. Na de lunch begin je je Aswan tour met een bezoek aan de Hoge Dam, een ingenieurswonder gebouwd tussen 1960 en 1970. Hij was bedoeld om de economische productie te verhogen door de jaarlijkse overstroming van de rivier verder te reguleren en water op te slaan voor de landbouw, en later om hydro-elektriciteit op te wekken. De dam heeft een grote invloed gehad op de economie en cultuur van Egypte, en dan naar de Onvoltooide Obelisk, Deze obelisk zou toebehoren aan koningin Hatsjepsoet, een van de heersers van de 18e dynastie en de koninklijke vrouw van koning Toetmosis II. De onvoltooide obelisk is de grootste bekende antieke obelisk, gelegen in de noordelijke regio van de steengroeven van het oude Egypte in Aswan, Egypte. Het is onbekend welke farao dit bouwwerk heeft gemaakt. Hij is bijna een derde groter dan welke oude Egyptische obelisk ooit is opgericht. Als hij klaar was, zou hij ongeveer 42 m hebben gemeten en bijna 1200 ton hebben gewogen. Vervolgens gaan we naar de prachtig gelegen Tempel van Philae op het eiland Isis en de Granietgroeven, die gewijd is aan de godinnen Isis en Hathor. Diner aan boord en

overnachting in Aswan

Maaltijden: Ontbijt, Lunch, Diner

Zeil naar Kom Ombo, afternoon tea, De Tempel van Kom Ombo staat op een hoog terrein met uitzicht op de Nijl en de Tempel van Sobek en Haroeris in Kom Ombo (ook gewoon Kom Ombo Tempel genoemd) dateert van ongeveer 180 v. Chr. tijdens de Ptolemeïsche tijd, met toevoegingen tot in de Romeinse tijd. De tempel in Kom Ombo werd ook in deze tijd gebouwd, onder Ptolemaeus VI. Omdat deze bocht in de Nijl een geliefde plek was voor krokodillen om zich te koesteren in de zon en de plaatselijke bevolking te bedreigen, is het natuurlijk dat de tempel gewijd zou zijn aan Sobek, de krokodilgod. Maar het is ongewoon dat de tempel een dubbele wijding heeft: hij eert ook Haroeris, een vorm van de met een valk beklede god Horus. De hypostyle zalen werden toegevoegd onder Ptolemaeus XIII (51-47 v.C.); de Romeinse keizer Trajanus (53-117 n.C.) voegde het voorplein en de buitenste ommuring toe, Zeil naar Edfu, Diner op zwijn, Bezoek de majestueuze tempel die aan Horus gewijd is. De tempel van Edfu is de op een na grootste tempel na Karnak. Die in de Grieks-Romeinse tijd bekend stond als Apollonopolis Magna, De tempel was gewijd aan de valkengod Horus en werd gebouwd in de Ptolemeïsche periode. Vaar naar Luxor, afternoon tea, diner aan boord & Galabya party

Maaltijden: Ontbijt, Lunch, Diner

Overnachting in Luxor

Breakfast on board. Cross to the West Bank to visit to Valley of the Kings the Valley of the Kings was created and used from approximately 1539 BC to 1075 BC. It contains some 60 tombs, starting with Thutmose I and ending with Ramses X or XI. The official name of the site was The Great and Majestic Necropolis of the Millions of Years of the Pharaoh, Life, Strength, Health in The West of Thebes, or more usually, the Great Field. The most famous tomb is KV62, the Tomb of King Tutankhamun. The discovery of King Tut’s tomb was made by Howard Carter in 1922; Tutankhamun’s tomb was the first royal tomb to be discovered that was still largely intact. you will visit 3 tombs, You will continue to explore then transfer to the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahary, Queen Hatshepsut was the first great woman in recorded history: the forerunner of such figures as Cleopatra, Catherine the Great and Elizabeth I.The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut is the focal point of the Deir el-Bahri complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor. Hatshepsut was female pharoah. Her temple, this temple was built on three surfaces take the form of balconies, devoted primarily to the worship of the god Amun, and to perform funeral rites for the queen known as El Deir El Bahary, And Proceed to the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III, Colossi of Memnon  are the two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For 3,400 years they have sat in the Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the city of Luxor. The original function of the Colossi was to stand guard at the entrance to Amenhotep’s memorial temple or mortuary temple.Excursion to the Temples of Thebes, on the Eastern bank. Crossing the Nile,

Overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Having breakfast on board before disembarkation,  You will continue to explore then transfer 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 kilometers 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" Lunch on board. Afternoon free at leisure, Afternoon Tea, Dinner served on Board.

Meal: Breakfast - Dinner 

Overnight in sleeper train to Cairo.

Ontbijt in de trein. Bij aankomst in Caïro word je opgewacht door onze vertegenwoordiger en ga je naar het oude Caïro voor een bezoek aan El Azhar, de eerste Islamitische Universiteit. Daarna ga je verder naar de Al Mouayyed Moskee, Bab Zuweila, de best bewaarde poort van de 7 oude poorten in Caïro en word je teruggebracht naar je hotel in Caïro.

Maaltijden: Ontbijt, Lunch

Overnachting in Caïro.

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