Classical Egypt Nile Cruise Package Cruises Cairo, Alexandria, 5 Day Nile Cruise Tour Vacation Package Tours Greece to Egypt
CLASSICAL EGYPT & ABU SIMPEL
(Cairo – Alexandria – 4-day Nile Cruise - Abu Simbel), 8 DAYS
We assemble at the airport and fly to Egypt, the cradle of one of the earliest civilizations that set the course of humanity. Arrival in busy and crowded Cairo. Transfer to the hotel, where you will have time to settle in.
After breakfast we are transferred to Alexandria on an air-conditioned coach. When we arrive we begin our tour around the city starting from the catacombs, the Patriarchate, and the house of the famous Greek poet Constantinos Cavafys. We then go on a tour inside the Alexandria Library, which is a masterpiece of modern architecture. If there is time left (this depends on the time spent in the Library) we can visit King Faruk’s summer Royal Residence in Montaza. When our tour in Alexandria is concluded we return to Cairo for dinner and overnight stay.
After breakfast we begin our tour starting from the Archaeological Museum, which contains the priceless masterpieces of the Pharaohs. Today we will experience the splendor of this ancient civilization. We continue with a visit to the Giza Pyramids, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the enigmatic Sphinx and lastly, to a fragrance and papyrus workshop. At the end of the tour, we will dine at a luxurious traditional restaurant in Cairo. After our meal, we will explore the traditional oriental Khan-el-Khalili Bazaar, where you can purchase weaving, leather goods, as well as copper, silver and gold articles. When our tour is concluded we are transferred to the airport to fly to Aswan (so as to avoid an early morning flight). Arrival, transfer to the hotel for overnight stay.
After breakfast, we are transferred to Abu Simbel by bus and our tour begins at its archaeological site which is considered one of the finest in the world. We then return to Aswan, where our tour begins in the African state located at the tip of the Nile, 900 kilometers from Cairo. We start off with a visit to Philae Island and its Temple of Isis. It is a one of a kind experience in an amazing and imposing archaeological site. We are transferred to the archaeological site on a traditional boat as the temple lies on an island in the middle of the river Nile and we go on to see the impressive dam that regulates the flow of the Nile. Return on the cruise ship. Lunch, dinner, overnight stay on board.
As our cruise ship sails on the serene waters of the Nile leaving Nubia behind and travelling towards Luxor, it sails past serene sandy beaches and lush cultivated terrain. We will have the opportunity to admire the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the hawk Haroeris. We continue our journey towards Aswan passing through the Esna Dam, otherwise known as the key of the Nile, where the water level changes. We head in the direction of Edfu, where we begin our tour of the well-preserved Edfu Temple, dedicated to Horus, the hawk god of the sun, protector of the Pharaoh. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight stay aboard the ship.
Arrival at Luxor where our tour begins with a visit to the west bank, visiting the Ancient City of Thebes, otherwise known as the city of the dead. Next we stop in the Valley of the Kings, where 60 tombs exist, of which the most famous are those of Tutankhamun, Seti I, Ramses III and Nefertiti. Lastly, we will tour the three-leveled Temple of Hatshepsut, the only female Pharaoh of Egypt, as well as the two huge Colossi of Memnon. Lunch, dinner and overnight stay aboard the ship.
After breakfast we are transferred to the airport to fly to Cairo. Arrival, transfer to the hotel to settle. Overnight stay.
Transfer to the airport and return flight to Athens.
The tour schedules presented on the website are INDICATIVE.
The sequence of the tours may be altered if necessary, without omitting any of the tours mentioned.
Please always ask for our seasonal schedule slips so that you can have a full view of the different trips to be realized in different seasons, throughout the year. The tour schedules are indicative, since it is impossible that new brochures be printed or changes be made on the website on a constant basis.
INCLUDED:
Air fares: (Athens / Cairo – Cairo / Aswan – Luxor / Cairo / Athens)
3 nights in Cairo in a hotel of your choice including breakfast
3 nights aboard a 5* SUPER DELUXE cruise ship, in external cabins, on an all inclusive basis
1 night in Aswan in a hotel of your choice including breakfast
All tours during the cruise, according to schedule (visits to 3 tombs of the ancient kingdom, apart from the tomb of Tutankhamun)
Trip to Abu Simbel by coach
Meals according to schedule during Alexandria-Cairo tours in luxury restaurants
Entrance fees for museums and archaeological sites
Transfers
Full insurance
Greek-speaking guide on the cruise when the group is larger than 6 persons
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