16 - 27 mar
11 nights
EGYPT SIGNATURE TOUR including
NILE CRUISE FROM LUXOR TO ASWAN
Thursday 16th March: Meet your Tour Leader at Malta International Airport at 13:45 hrs, in time for you Aegean Airlines flight to Cairo departing at 16:15hrs with transit in Athens. Arrival in Cairo at 01:50hrs. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel, check-in and overnight.
Friday 17th March: After breakfast, together with your Tour Leader, meet your Egyptologist guide and depart for full day optional excursion. Explore the history and culture of Egypt at the Egyptian Museum, Great Pyramids of Giza and Great Sphinx. Start your tour at the Egyptian Museum which collections exceed 120,000 masterpieces, ranging from the predynastic era to the Pharaonic and Greco-Roman periods. See the treasures of King Tutankhamen and the Mummies room, where you can enter for a small extra charge. Continue to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. Your guide will tell you about their monumental contruction and mysteries before you explore inside one of them. Proceed to the Great Sphinx and admire the colossal structure. After such an intense day, you will return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. Saturday 18th March: Breakfast at the hotel, check-out and transfer to Cairo Airport; Egyptair flight to Luxor departing at 13:55hrs and arrival in Luxor at 14:55hrs. Transfer to port and embarkation for the Nile Cruise. In the late afternoon, half day excursion to the Temples of Karnak and Luxor. Karnak is currently the second largest ancient religious site in the world, smaller
decorations illustrate thoughts, ideas and the expectations for the afterworld to a degree that the pyramids do not. In the afternoon the Temple of Hatshepsut, the only woman who got the Pharaoh title, as it was reserved almost exclusively for men. Concerning her death, there isn’t any proof whether she was murdered or died naturally. Monday 20th March: Morning visit to Ptolemaic Temple of God Horus, built between 237 and 57 BC, one of the best-preserved ancient monuments in Egypt. You will feel the history of ancient Ptolemaic and Roman sites with very exciting stories. In the afternoon, once in KomOmbo you will discover a unique Temple for its dedication to two different deities: the local crocodile-headed god Sobek and the first “god of the Kingdom”, the falcon-headed god Horus the Elder.
than only Cambodia’s Angkor Wat; one of the most memorable spots at the Temple of Karnak is Hypostyle Hall, which today looks like a large courtyard filled with columns that touch the sky. The Temple of Luxor is one of the best-preserved ancient sites in the world; it was dedicated to the great god Amun-Ra, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu together representing the Theban triad. Sunday 19th March: In the morning, you can visit The Valley of the Kings and you will discover
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Tuesday 21st March: Morning excursion to The Temple of Isis, originally located upon the island of Philae, “the end” in Ancient Egypt language, since it marked the southernmost boundary of the historic nation. Thanks to the efforts of UNESCO and the Egyptian government, the Temple of Isis was painstakingly taken apart and rebuilt on higher ground, in its current location on Agilkia Island, when the Aswan Dam was constructed in 1960s. In the afternoon visit the unfinished Obelisk, located in a granite pit from the reign of Queen Hatshepsut. It would have been the largest obelisk in Ancient Egypt, at 42 metres tall and weighing 1,200 tonnes.
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Wednesday 22nd March: Breakfast on board and Nile cruise disembarkation. Morning visit of Abu Simbel rock Temples, built in the 13th century BCE during the reign of the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II and his queen Nefertari. Their construction, including the carving of the massive rock-cut statues of the royals, took twenty years. Transfer to Aswan Airport; Egyptair flight to Cairo departing at 15:40 hours and arrival in Cairo at 17:20 hours. Transfer to hotel, check in and time at leisure. Dinner at the hotel and overnight.
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Thursday 23rd March: Breakfast at the hotel, meeting your guide and departure for your daily tour. The Khan El Khalili bazaar is one of the most famous and oldest bazaars in all of the middle east, dating back to 1382. Find exotic items here in the heart of Cairo such as spices, perfumes, jewellery, and all sorts of souvenirs. Old Cairo, also known as Misr Al-Qadima, is located in South Cairo on the Nile’s East bank. Old Cairo dates to the sixth century BC and occupies the sites of several early Egyptian capitals, including Fustat. Merging into Islamic Cairo to the east, its heart is Coptic Cairo-home to a crumbled Roman fortress and numerous early medieval Coptic churches. Dinner at the hotel and overnight.
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Friday 24th March: Breakfast at the hotel and departure for full day tour in Alexandria. Explore the rich history of Alexandria; tracing time from its ancient Egyptian roots, through the Classical period, to Roman times and beyond. See the site of the Alexandria Library, walk the ramparts of the 15th century Qaitbay Citadel built upon the ruins of the ancient Alexandria Lighthouse, visit to the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa. Driving back to Alexandria and time at leisure. Dinner at the hotel and overnight. Saturday 25th March: Breakfast at the hotel and departure for full day desert safari tour. One hour driving to Wadi El Rayan Desert. Upon arrival, enjoy fantastic views of the Wadi El Rayan waterfalls in the heart of the desert and the
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Price is per person and includes: • Return Aegean flights to Cairo including 23Kg Checked-in Luggage & 8kg Hand Luggage • All domestic flights • All the transfers • 7 nights 5* Hotels accommodation in Cairo on HB basis (2 pre, 5 post cruise) • 4 nights 5* Nile Cruise on Full Board basis • Tour Leader • Protection by the Insolvency Fund
beautiful Mudawara Mountains. Board the 4X4 car for some dune bashing and experience the excitement as the car glides through yellow, soft sand. Stop at a Bedouin desert camp and enjoy an elaborate and delicious BBQ lunch. Driving back to Cairo. Dinner at the hotel and overnight. Sunday 26th March: Day at leisure. Dinner at the hotel, check-out and transfer to Cairo Airport. Monday 27th March: Return Aegean flight to Malta departing at 03:00hrs with transit in Athens. Arrival in Malta at 17:50hrs.
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Not Included • Entry Visa $25: This will be obtained online closer to departure date. • Meals and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary. • Travel Insurance (highly recommended) • Tips for Tour Guides & Drivers Nile Cruise Drinks Package $25 per night All-Inclusive Optional Excursions • Nile Cruise Sightseeing Excursion Package €150 • 17 March: Cairo Sightseeing €70 • 23 March: The Khan El Khalili Bazaar and Old Cairo €55 • 24 March: Alexandrine Wonders €95 • 25 March: Desert Safari, Price on request
Tel: 2277 6000