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Egypt Cultural Tour packages,Tour family with kids

April 20th, 2012 No comments

Egypt Cultural Tour packages,Tour family with kids

Article by Ahmed Hany









Tour Details
Tour Length: 12 Days
Tour Type: Private Travel Package
Tour Location Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Sharm El Sheikh
Schedule: Daily
Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Cairo
Egypt is home of the famous pyramids and not only that it is known as the site of earliest known human civilization. It famous and amazing architecture makes it a place that anyone would want to visit. Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport our representative will welcome & assist you with your required entry visa. After which you will be transferred a hotel via an air-conditioned vehicle. Overnight accommodation is arranged for your convenience in Cairo.

Day 2: Cairo Day Tour
After a delicious hotel breakfast start your tour of this Egyptian city by going around the Egyptian Museum. The site of more than 120,000 artifacts, there you can visit the room of the child king Tutankhamen. When done touring the museum proceed to the Pyramids of Giza. While there get a chance to visit the great sphinx and valley temple fronting it. There you will have an opportunity to go on an exotic camel ride. Have lunch in a local restaurant near the pyramids area. As evening approaches transfer to Giza Railway Station to take a train going to the southern city of Aswan. Dinner and accommodation is arranged aboard the train.

Day 3: Aswan Day Tour
Upon arrival at Aswan train station a representative will meet you for assistance. You will then be transferred to the Nile Cruise Ship for embarkation just before lunch. You will enjoy an amazing lunch onboard then move with your tour guide to visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae. Dinner will be aboard the luxury liner as well as overnight accommodation.

Day 4: Enjoy Kom Ombo and Edfu
After breakfast aboard the cruise sail to Kom Ombo to visit the famous “double” temple more known as the temples of Sobek and Haeroris built for Ramses II for himself and his favorite wife Nefertari. Return on board to have lunch and sail towards Edfu, home of the Horus temple one of the best preserved temples along the Nile River. Dinner and overnight accommodation will be onboard the cruise.

Day 5: Karnak and Luxor Temples
Enjoy some amazing view of the River Nile during sunrise, have breakfast aboard the Nile cruise ship while sailing to Luxor. Luxor is also known as the biggest open air museum in the world with its vast temples and landmarks there is not a minute to waste in this city. Visit the East Bank where you will see the vast interconnected temples of Karnak and Luxor. Your adventure Egypt climax will continue with your retreating to your 5 star cruise for afternoon tea, dinner and overnight accommodation.

Day 6: Western Bank Luxor Sights – Fly To Sharm El Sheikh
Disembark the Nile River Cruise after breakfast, and pay a visit to the West Bank of the River Nile in Luxor. The west bank of Luxor boasts of the famous landmarks such as Valley of the Kings, the temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir EL Bahari and the Colossi Memnon. After enjoying the day of touring, transfer to Luxor Airport for flight to Sharm. Upon arrival at Sharm Airport, transfer to your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh where you can have dinner and overnight accommodation.

Day 7: Optional to Ras Mohammed National Park
This will be a free day to enjoy in Sharm El Sheikh or you may take an optional tour to Ras Mohammed National Park which is both a terrestrial and an aquatic nature reserve. The 480 square kilometer protected area that lies where the Gulf of Suez meets the Gulf of Aqaba in Sinai’s southern extremity. The arid desert terrain of sand dunes, gravel plains, fossilized corals and Granite Mountains is home to a number of rare mammal species: such as the Dorcas gazelle, Nubian ibex and red fox. Easier to spot are the resident birds like terns, herons, gulls and ospreys. Thousands of white storks pass through Ras Mohammed each year, heading south during September/October and back north during April/May. About 85 flora species live in the park, including mangroves.

Day 8: Optional Safari tours to Colored Canyon
Free day in Sharm El Sheikh or take an optional tour to one of the natural wonders of the Sinai, the awe-inspiring Colored Canyon. Take a walk in between dramatic sandstone canyon walls that is streaked with melting yellows, purples, reds, magenta and gold. In certain places the canyon walls reach up to 40 meters. You will feel as if you are enclosed in a spectacular coloring book.

Day 9: Optional Tours to St. Catherine Monastery
Free day in Sharm El Sheikh or enjoy an optional tour to The Monastery of St. Catherine that lies at the foot of the Gebel Musa, or Mount Moses, in the heart of the South Sinai. Fronted by gardens and cypress trees, the monastery is owned and run by the Greek Orthodox Church. Its rich library houses the world’s second largest collection of illuminated manuscripts after the Vatican. You can see the Burning Bush and a large number of antique works of art: valuable icons, beautifully carved doors, exquisite wall paintings and other fine religious ornaments.

Day 10: Back to Cairo
Enjoy a breakfast at your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and then you will be transferred to Sharm El Sheikh Airport for a flight to Cairo. Check in to your designated hotel for an overnight stay in Cairo.

Day 11: Old and Modern Cairo
In the morning enjoy a tour around Cairo where you will see the Modern buildings as well as the famous landmarks surrounding it. First stop is the Salah El Din Citadel which was constructed by Salah El Din on the Moqattam hills in 1183 AD to defend Cairo from the armies of Crusaders. After that visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came especially from Istanbul to build this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, an Egyptian ruler of some 45 years (1805-1849). Then proceed to visit Khan El Khalili Bazaar, one of the most famous and oldest bazaars in the Middle East enjoy some free time for personal shopping. Visit Old Cairo where you will enjoy, the Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, Church of St. Barbara, and the Church of Abu Serga. Return to your hotel in Cairo for overnight accommodation and dinner.

Day 12: Cairo – Home
Breakfast at your Cairo hotel will be serving, check out and transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight back home.

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Egypt Nile Cruise Travel

April 20th, 2012 No comments

Egypt Nile Cruise Travel

Article by Going Tours24









Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Cairo
Our representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport. After that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at the hotel he will check you in and give detailed information concerning your tomorrow’s trip. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Pyramids Tour
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus – Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Additional visit to the Solar Boat infront of Cheops Pyramid (extra ticket on spot) Lunch included during the tour and then proceed to Sakkara area to visit Sakkara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid). Move to Memphis; Old kingdom’s capital and famous Necropolis. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3: Cairo Tours
Breakfast at the hotel and then you will be escorted by your private guide to visit: Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen, alongside many other fascinating artifacts. Additional visit to the mummies room at the museum (extra ticket on spot) Lunch through out the tour at local restaurant, then moving to visit Saladin Citadel including Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Combining fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar , which dates back to 1382. Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Aswan. Sleeping train from Cairo to Aswan is about 14 hours. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board – overnight inside your compartment.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Nile Cruise
You will be met & assisted at Aswan station by our representative, embark your Nile River Cruise , before Lunch at 11:00 a.m, then enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, The awesome Philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor , and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Nile Cruise
Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and Visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that Visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: Nile Cruise:
Sail to Luxor, have breakfast on board then Visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC, at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board. Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Dinner on board Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7: Nile Cruise
Breakfast aboard cruise before disembarkation and then you will be accompanied by your guide to visit Karnak & Luxor temples at the East bank of the River Nile and later you will be transferred to Luxor railway station to board the sleeper train back to Cairo. Have your dinner and overnight on board sleeper train in your private compartment ( twin beds).
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 8: Cairo
Breakfast aboard the train and then arrive Giza train station. Meet & assist by our tour leader and transfer to your hotel. You will arrive at Giza station about 06:00 am and I will do my best to do early check in for you. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 9: Cairo or Optional Tours to Alexandria
Free day in Cairo or optional tour to Alexandria visiting Qaitbay Citadel, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay on the spot of Alexandria’s ancient lighthouse. See the grand Montazah Palace, which combines Turkish and Florentine architectural styles, then move on to the new and much acclaimed Alexandria Library. Also visit the Roman cemetery cut out of the rock, the Catacombs. Return to Cairo and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 10: Back home
Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo – free time before your flight – check out and then transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast

Inclusions
Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports.
Assistance of our guest relations during your stay.
All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
English speaking Egyptologist guide.
Accommodation for 4 nights in Cairo including bed and breakfast.
Accommodation for 3 nights on a 5 star superior cruise on full board.
Accommodation for 2 nights on sleeper train on half board.
All sightseeing tours in Cairo (Private Guided Tours).
Lunch during your trip in Cairo and Giza.
Tour to the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae in Aswan.
Tour to Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples.
Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple & colossi of Memnon.
Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples.
A bottle of mineral water per trip in Cairo and Giza.
Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.
Meals as mention in the above itinerary.
Portage when needed.
Free Mobile phone during your stay (charged) about (30 min Local calls or 2 min. International Calls).
All service charges and taxes.

Exclusions
International Airfare
Entry visa to Egypt
Any optional tours
Personal expenses
Tipping



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The Best of Egypt

April 18th, 2012 No comments

The Best of Egypt

Article by Going Tours24









Tour Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive Cairo
Our representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport. After that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at the hotel he will check you in and give detailed information concerning your tomorrow’s trip. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 02: Giza Pyramids / Sakkara

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then meet your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus – Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Additional visit to the Solar Boat infront of Cheops Pyramid (extra ticket on spot) Lunch included during the tour and then proceed to Sakkara area to visit Sakkara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid). Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Aswan-dinner and breakfast will be served on board. Sleeping train from Cairo to Aswan is about 14 hours. Overnight inside your compartment.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 03: Aswan Sightseeing

After breakfast on board the train, our representative will meet you at Aswan train station and then you will be transferred by a private A/C vehicle to your Nile Cruise ship for embarkation in Aswan before lunch. Enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, the beautiful located Temple of Philae on Isis Island ,the Granite Quarries and the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 04: Kom Ombo / Edfu

Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that visit the well preserved Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 05: Karnak and Luxor temples

Have your breakfast on board during your sail to Luxor, then visit the West Bank and the Valley of the Kings, The temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board proceeding visiting East Bank (Karnak & Luxor Temples). Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Have your dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 06: Luxor Sights
Breakfast on board, disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast, and then you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for flight to Sharm. Upon arrival at Sharm Airport, you will be transfered to your hotel in Sharm and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast
N.B: Most flight from Luxor to Sharm is indirect flight via Cairo Airport.

Day 07: Optional to Ras Mohammed National Park

Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to Ras Mohammed National Park which is both a terrestrial and an aquatic nature reserve. The 480 square kilometre protected area lies where the Gulf of Suez meets the Gulf of Aqaba in Sinai’s southern extremity. The arid desert terrain of sand dunes, gravel plains, fossilized corals and granite mountains is home to a number of rare mammal species: Dorcas gazelle, Nubian ibex and red fox. Easier to spot are the resident birds like terns, herons, gulls and ospreys. Thousands of white storks pass through Ras Mohammed each year, heading south during September/October and back north during April/May. About 85 flora species live in the park, including mangroves. Overnight in Sharm.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 08: Optional Safari tours to Colored Canyon

Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to one of the natural wonders of the Sinai, the Colored Canyon is majestic. Take a walk among dramatic sandstone canyon walls streaked with melting yellows, purples, reds, magentas and gold. In certain places the canyon walls reach up to 40 meters. You feel as if you are enclosed in a spectacular coloring book. Overnight in Sharm.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 09: Optional Tours to St. Catherine Monastery

Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to The Monastery of St. Catherine located at the heart of Sinai and at the foot of the Gebel Musa, or Mount Moses. Fronted by gardens and cypress trees, the monastery is owned and run by the Greek Orthodox Church. Its rich library houses the world’s second largest collection of illuminated manuscripts after the Vatican. You can see the Burning Bush and a large number of antique works of art: invaluable icons, beautifully carved doors, exquisite wall paintings and other fine religious ornaments. Overnight in Sharm.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 10: Back to Cairo
Breakfast at your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and then you will be transferred to Sharm El Sheikh Airport for flight to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 11: Egyptian Museum / Salah El Din Citadel / Old Cairo

Start your day visiting the Egyptian Museum, where you will admire the splendid collection of Tutankhamun alongside many other fascinating artifacts. Transfer to visit Salah El Din Citadel which was constructed by Salah El Din in 1183 AD to defend Cairo from the armies of Crusaders. After that visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came specially from Istanbuland to build this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Over 45 years. Lunch will be taken in a local restaurant. Then proceed to visit Khan El Khalili Bazaar, one of the most famous and oldest bazaars in the Middle East. Visit Old Cairo where you will enjoy, the Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, Church of St. Barbara, Church of Abu Serga and back to hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 12: Final Departure
Breakfast at hotel, then transfer to Cairo Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast

Inclusions
Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
Assistance of our guest relations during your stay
All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including bed and breakfast.
Accommodation for 3 nights on a 5 star superior cruise on full board
Accommodation for 1 night on sleeper train on half board basis
Accommodation for 4 nights in Sharm El Sheikh including bed & breakfast
All sightseeing tours in Cairo (Private Guided Tours)
Tour to the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae in Aswan
Tour to Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples
Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple & colossi of Memnon
Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples
Lunch during your trip in Cairo and Giza
A bottle of mineral water per trip in Cairo and Giza.
Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.
Domestic flight (Luxor/ Sharm – Sharm / Cairo)
Meals as mentioned in the above itinerary
Portage when needed.
Free Mobile phone during your stay (charged) about (30 min Local calls or 2 min. International Calls).
All service charges and taxes

Exclusions
International Airfare
Entry visa to Egypt
Any optional tours
Personal expenses
Tipping



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Professor travel Egypt www.professortravel-egypt.com

November 21st, 2011 No comments

Professor travel Egypt www.professortravel-egypt.com

Article by Egypt 5









Detailed Itinerary
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Day 1
Arrival to Cairo’s airport. Then you will be met by our tour manager who will assist you through all the formalities. then you will be escorted to Giza station for your sleeper train to Aswan. Dinner on Board.

Day 2
Breakfast on board train Upon arrival at Aswan Station you will meet with our tour manager to transfer you to your hotel to check in and freshen up. Later you will be visiting the Philae Temple, the High Dam, and the Granite Quarries. Then you will escorted back to your hotel for overnight.

Day 3
Early morning sail to Kom Ombo. Breakfast on board. Visit the Ptolemaic Temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Harories in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu. Lunch on Board. Visit the Temple of Horus, Afternoon tea. Sail to Luxor. Dinner on board in Luxor.
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Day 4
Breakfast on Board. Cross to the West Bank visit the Valley of the Kings and Queens, where tombs of 64 Pharaohs and 57 Queens have been discovered, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon facing the Nile. Lunch on board. Dinner on board & Galabiya party. Overnight in Luxor.
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Day 5
Disembarkation Cruise after breakfast. Meet with our tour manager in Luxor to transfer you to your hotels for a wash and freshen up. Later meeting with your Egyptologist tour guide at the lobby to start your tour visiting the Karnak Temple,is one of the greatest architectural achievements of antiquity. Then visit the Temple of Luxor, which was started by Amenhotep III and completed by Ramses II.Meeting with our local tour manager to transfer you to Luxor Station for your Sleepr train back to Cairo. Dinner and overnight on board train.
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Day 6
Upon arrival to Cairo station ,meet with your tour manager to transfer you to Cairo’s airport for your international flight back.
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Traveling in Flights to Egypt

October 18th, 2011 No comments

Traveling in Flights to Egypt

With a legacy that dates as far back as the tenth millennium BC and with a continuous recorded history that is 6,000 years old, Egypt is one country as rich in its contemporary and traditional culture as it is in its native beauty. From prolific sand dunes that take shape in the blink of an eye, to the iconic pyramids, tombs and the stunning scenery that are the mountains of Sinai, the Nile and the rock formations, Egypt has over the years become a major tourist destination. Flights to Egypt are seen carrying visitors to the country whether it is for business, pleasure or educational purposes.

Located mostly in North Africa, Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the East. Primarily known for its archaeological treasures to the world, the hidden beauty of Egypt transcends this. Its natural beauty allows room for tourists to relax and have fun, making this a place for anyone to visit.

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Flights to Egypt, Exploration and Travel

Most flights to Egypt land at the various international airports located in the country in cities like Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor and Aswan among others. While there are many international flights to Egypt like Lufthansa, British Airways and Emirates, the national carrier ‘Egypt Air’ is linked to major countries across the world. Once you are there, pick from accommodation at 4 and 5 star international hotels while at Cairo, the capital of Egypt. For those who prefer a more native style, colonial hotels are found at Alexandria.

Exploring the country can prove to be an enriching experience and its vast inheritance may not provide time to visit all its treasures. Begin your tour at Cairo with the Giza pyramids, Khan el- Kahlili market, the Egyptian antiquities museum and moving to Aswan and Luxor where there are ancient monuments, the tomb of Tutankhamen, the Karnack temple, Elephantine Island, the unfinished Obelisk, Philae Island and much more. Relax at the sandy, golden beaches or take a shot at snorkeling, diving, deep sea fishing or even a felucca drive on the Nile. There’s plenty to see and experience in Egypt.

Once you are there, cars are available for hire through international and national agencies to get you around the place. Buses and metro systems also run frequently for commutation. The best time of year to take flights to Egypt and see sights would be from February to April and October to November, when it is not too hot.

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