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DAY 1 ARRIVAL IN CAIRO

Arrival at Cairo International Airport. Reception by a Spanish-speaking assistant and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 2 CAIRO – PYRAMIDS (D)

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, we will take a panoramic tour of the Three Pyramids of Giza: Cheops, Chephren and Menkaure, the architectural complex considered the most important of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. We will admire the Great Sphinx with a human head attributed to King Chephren and a lion's body and we will visit the Temple of Chephren. In the afternoon, we can take the optional visit to Memphis and Sakkara. Transfer to the hotel and accommodation.

DAY 3 CAIRO – CITY TOUR (D, A)

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, we will take a cultural tour of the city to see the Citadel of Saladin, declared a World Heritage Site and which has the Mohamed Ali Mosque or “alabaster mosque” and the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, where the treasures of Tutankhamun are located. We will continue our visits today by visiting the Coptic neighborhood, which is where the church of San Sergio is located, where the Holy Family took refuge. Lunch in a typical restaurant and free time for shopping in the famous Khan el Khalili market. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 4 CAIRO - ASWAN (D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Cairo Airport to take a flight to Aswan. Arrival in Aswan, transfer to the hotel and accommodation. Rest of the day free with the possibility of taking an optional excursion to Abu Simbel.

DAY 5 CRUISE - ASWAN (D, A, C)

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the motor ship and boarding. Lunch on board. We will begin with visits to the High Dam, considered the largest dam in the world at the time with a body of 3800 meters and 111 meters high, visit the Unfinished Obelisk with its height of 42 meters and weight of 1176 tons in the pink granite quarries and finally visit the Philae temple or temple of the goddess ISIS, built in the Greek era and transfer to Egelikia Island to save it from the waters of the Nile after making the dam. After the visits we will take a felucca ride around the islands of Aswan. Dinner and night on board in Aswan.

DAY 6 CRUISE - ASWAN – KOM OMBO – EDFU (D, A, C)

Full board on board. Sailing to Kom Ombo. Visit to the temple dedicated to the gods Sobek and Haroreis. In this temple, the relief of the medicinal instruments stands out above all. Over the years, the people of this town did not like to be associated with a god who represents evil (Sobek), so they added another god, Haroreis, as his brother and partner in the temple cult. Legend has it that Sobek, the evil brother, plotted against his brother Haroreis and the population when he saw his beloved god leave the town, and he also left until the town was completely deserted. Sailing to Edfu. Dinner and night on board.

DAY 7 CRUISE – EDFU – ESNA - LUXOR (D, A, C)

Full board on board. Visit to the Temple of Horus. It is the best-preserved temple in Egypt and the most important after Karnak. One of its most curious features is the lighting of the temple, with increasingly smaller rooms that gradually prevented the passage of light until reaching the dark sanctuary, which receives lighting only from the axis. Sailing to Luxor. Visit to the Temple of Karnak or the Temples of Karnak, which is considered the largest temple in Egypt with its avenue of rams and its hall of 132 columns and visit to the Temple of Luxor dedicated to the god Amun - Ra where the avenue of sphinxes stands out, the Obelisk with more than 25 meters of height and the statues of Ramses II and the Naos. Dinner and night on board in Luxor.

DAY 8 DISEMBARKATION IN LUXOR - CAIRO (D)

Disembarkation after breakfast. Visit to the Valley of the Kings where the tombs of the kings of the new empire are located when Thebes was the capital of Egypt and visit the funerary temple of Hatchepsut. In the complex we can admire the chapels dedicated to Amenardis I, Shepenupet II and Nitocris I. Then, we find the Colossi of Memnon, two seated colossi of Pharaoh Ramses II of which only fragments of the base and the 17-meter-high torso remain. Transfer to Luxor airport to take a flight back to Cairo. Arrival, reception with assistance and transfer to the hotel in Cairo. Accommodation.

DAY 9 CAIRO - AIRPORT (D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and transfer to Cairo International Airport.

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8Notti

7Destinazioni

2Sistemazioni previste

4Trasporti

In visita

Ingrandisci mappa

Il Cairo

Gizeh

Il Cairo

Assuan

Edfu

Kom Ombo

Edfu

Esna

Luxor

Il Cairo

1 DAY ARRIVAL IN CAIRO

Arrival at Cairo International Airport. Reception by a Spanish-speaking assistant and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

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2 DAY CAIRO – PYRAMIDS (D)

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning we will take a panoramic tour of the Three Pyramids of Giza: Cheops, Chephren and Menkaure, the architectural complex considered the most important of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. We will admire the Great Sphinx with a human head attributed to King Chephren and a lion's body and we will visit the Temple of Chephren. In the afternoon we can take an optional visit to Memphis and Sakkara. Transfer to the hotel and accommodation.

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3 DAY CAIRO – CITY TOUR (D, A)

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning we will take a cultural tour of the city to see the Citadel of Saladin, declared a World Heritage Site and which includes the Mohamed Ali Mosque or “alabaster mosque” and the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, where the treasures of Tutankhamun are kept. We will continue our visits today by visiting the Coptic neighborhood, which is where the Church of St. Sergius is located, where the Holy Family took refuge. Lunch in a typical restaurant and free time for shopping in the famous Khan el Khalili market. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

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4 DAY CAIRO - ASWAN (D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Cairo Airport to take a flight to Aswan. Arrival in Aswan, transfer to the hotel and accommodation. Rest of the day free with the possibility of an optional excursion to Abu Simbel.

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5 DAY CRUISE - ASWAN (D, A, C)

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the motorboat and boarding. We will start with visits to the High Dam, considered the largest dam in the world at the time with a body of 3800 meters and 111 meters high, visit the Unfinished Obelisk with its height of 42 meters and weight of 1176 tons in the pink granite quarries and finally visit the Philae temple or temple of the goddess ISIS, built in the Greek era and transfer to Egelikia Island to save it from the waters of the Nile after making the dam. After the visits we will take a felucca ride around the islands of Aswan. Lunch on board. Dinner and night on board in Aswan.

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6 DAY CRUISE - ASWAN – KOM OMBO – EDFU (D, A, C)

Full board on board. Sailing to Kom Ombo. Visit to the temple dedicated to the gods Sobek and Haroreis. The temple is particularly notable for its relief of medicinal instruments. Over the years, the people of this town did not like to be associated with a god who represents evil (Sobek), so they added another god, Haroreis, as his brother and partner in the temple cult. Legend has it that Sobek, the evil brother, plotted against his brother Haroreis and the population when he saw his beloved god leave the town, and he also left until the town was completely deserted. Sailing to Edfu. Dinner and overnight on board.

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7 DAY CRUISE – EDFU – ESNA - LUXOR (D, A, C)

Full board on board. Visit to the Temple of Horus. It is the best-preserved temple in Egypt and the most important after Karnak. One of its most curious features is the lighting of the temple, with increasingly smaller rooms that prevented the passage of light gradually until reaching the dark sanctuary, which receives light only from the axis. Navigation to Luxor. Visit to the Temple of Karnak or the Temples of Karnak, which is considered the largest temple in Egypt with its avenue of rams and its hall of 132 columns and visit to the Temple of Luxor dedicated to the god Amun - Ra where the avenue of sphinxes stands out, the Obelisk with more than 25 meters of height and the statues of Ramses II and the Naos. Dinner and night on board in Luxor.

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DAY 8 DISEMBARKATION IN LUXOR - CAIRO (D)

Disembarkation after breakfast. Visit to the Valley of the Kings, where the tombs of the kings of the New Kingdom are located when Thebes was the capital of Egypt, and visit the mortuary temple of Hatchepsut. In the enclosure we can admire the chapels dedicated to Amenardis I, Shepenupet II and Nitocris I. Afterwards, we will visit the Colossi of Memnon, two seated colossi of Pharaoh Ramses II of which only fragments of the base and the 17-metre-high torso remain. Transfer to Luxor airport for a return flight to Cairo. Arrival, reception with assistance and transfer to the hotel in Cairo. Accommodation.

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DAY 9 CAIRO - AIRPORT (D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and transfer to Cairo International Airport.

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Itinerario

Giorno 1: Il Cairo

Giorno 2: Il Cairo, Gizeh

Giorno 3: Gizeh, Il Cairo

Giorno 4: Il Cairo, Assuan

Giorno 5: Assuan

Giorno 6: Assuan, Edfu, Kom Ombo

Giorno 7: Kom Ombo, Edfu, Esna, Luxor

Giorno 8: Luxor

Giorno 9: Luxor, Il Cairo

Incluso

-04 nights in Cairo on a BB basis

-03 nights on a Nile cruise on a B&B basis

-01 night in Aswan on a BB basis

-Half-day visit to the Pyramids includes: Pyramids (does not include entrance to the interior), the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple

-Full-day visit to Cairo includes: Citadel of Saladin, Alabaster Mosque, Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo or Coptic quarter (does not include entrance to the Coptic museum) and Khan El Khaliki with lunch.

-All round trip transfers by air-conditioned car

-Guide according to the desired language

-Cruise visits:

Aswan: Felucca ride around the islands of Aswan, visit to the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk and visit to the Philae temple
Kom Ombo: temple dedicated to the gods Sobek and Haroeris
Edfu: temple dedicated to Horus
Luxor: Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak temple, Luxor temple