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Please note that all
timings stated in Nubian Dream tours are
the average timings & they are totally
flexible.
Day 01
Upon
arrival at Cairo International Airport you will be met
by your tour manager who will help you
through your immigration and customs
formalities then escort you to your hotel
for check in and overnight.
Day02: Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide (8:30) drive to
Memphis at the edge of the western desert, (35 min. drive) the capital of Egypt until the end of the first Kingdom, about 2270 BC, one of the most important cities throughout the history of Ancient Egypt, You will be visiting Memphis open air Museum the most important piece is Ramses the second statue about 20meters long,
Close to Memphis, you will drive to Sakkara, the City of the dead with the famous step Pyramid of Zoser, and the greatest Pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty 2650 BC, the step pyramids is known to be the first stone building ever build in the world, then you will be visiting a Mastaba (Tomb) for the Nobel “Mereruka”
from the old kingdom the tomb have beautiful colored paintings about life in Egypt during the old Kingdom, Drive to the Pyramids of Giza,
enter the Great Pyramid (Cheops Pyramid) the largest one of the three and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. In front of the Pyramid of Kefren, stand the alabaster Sphinx,
which was discovered in 1912 carved from a single piece of stone. It is a lion with a portrait of a Pharaoh's head, it is believed by many to be a likeness of Pharaoh Kefren. Continue our tour to the Solar Boat Museum where a dismantled river barge of King Cheops (Khufu) was found buried in front his pyramid and has been
masterfully re-assembled. Drive back to your hotel. Around (4:30 PM)
Evening drive to Giza Pyramids to attend the Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids & the Sphinx. (B)
Day 03: Breakfast
meet your tour manger who will transfer you to Cairo Airport & help you for check in for your flight to Abu Simbel, Upon arrival at Abu Simbel airport you will be transferred to embark your deluxe cruise ship lunch on board, visit Abu Simbel Temple, a symbol of the
international campaign for the salvage of the Nubian Monuments, the Temple of Ramses II and his beloved wife Nefertari. Welcome cocktail.
Evening attend the magnificent Sound and Light Show at Abu Simbel Temple, dinner on board, overnight in Abu Simbel. (B, L, D)
Day 04:
Breakfast on board free time to Visit Abu
Simbel Temples, sail to Kasr Ibrim. Arrive to Kasr Ibrim, sole vestige of
the distant past of
Nubia
found in its original location. During the
Pharaonic period, this hill was dominated by
a Citadel. Throughout the Medieval Era, the
summit of the hill was dominated by a
Cathedral of which we can still admire some
Roman arches. Lunch on board while sailing
to Amada Visit the
Temple of Amada
of the 18th Dynasty, built during the reign
of Thutmose III, Amenophis III and Thutmose
IV. Also visit the Hemi-Speos of Derr
dedicated by Ramses II to the rising sun and
the Tomb of Penout, viceroy of Nubia, a
relaxing afternoon sail to Wadi El Seboua,
dinner on board, overnight in Wadi El
Seboua. (B, L, D)
Day 05: Breakfast on board. Visit the Temple of Wadi El Seboua, which was dedicated to Ramses II and to the two gods Amon Ra and Ra Harmakis, visit the Temple of Dekka, dedicated to the god Thot of divine wisdom, lord of time and science, master of literature. Visit the Greco Roman Temple of Meharakka, sail to Aswan, dinner on board, overnight in
Aswan. (B, L, D)
Day 06: After breakfast. Visit the Kalabsha Temple with its Pharaonic aspect remodeled in Greco-Roman style and dedicated to the god Mandoulis. Visit the Hemi-Speos of Beit El Wali. Erected by Ramses II at the beginning of his reign and Kiosh of Kertassi, erected to honor the goddess Isis, disembark your
cruise ship and meet your representative in Aswan to be transferred to your Nile Cruise, Embark your deluxe Nile Cruise ship, lunch on board. Sail on the Nile by felucca around Kitchener's Island
(Botanical Garden Island) and Agha Khan Mausoleum. Afternoon tea, visit the Nubian museum witch poses very rare and unique pieces from pre dynastic eras showing the evolution of human industry of pottery and weapons, the museum contains a big part about the Nubian culture, in addition to the Pharaonic, Christian and
Islamic monuments, then a Nubian home and will be having a discussion with a Nubian family while tea is served, Nubians still speak there own language witch is a spoken language drive back to your cruise for over night dinner on board & Nubian folkloric show, overnight in Aswan. (B, L, D)
Day 07 Breakfast on board. Visit the
Philae Temple, the High Dam, and the unfinished Obelisk at the Granite Quarries, sail to Kom Ombo, lunch on board. Visit the Ptolemaic Temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Hours in Kom Ombo, sail
to Edfu, afternoon tea. Captain's welcome cocktail (smart casual attire), dinner on board & disco, overnight in Edfu. (B, L, D)
Day 08 Breakfast on board. Visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu, the best preserved temple in Egypt, Sail to Luxor, lunch on board,
afternoon tea, dinner on board & Galabeya party, overnight in Luxor. (B, L, D)
Day 09 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 Eldeir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon
facing the Nile. Lunch on board, after noon Visit the Karnak Temple, which is considered the World’s largest religious complex, then visit the Luxor temple, which was started by Amenhotep III and completed by Ramses II, afternoon tea, dinner on board & Belly
Dance show, overnight in Luxor. (B, L, D)
Day 10 Breakfast disembarks your cruise, meet your representative to drive to
Luxor Airport for your flight to Cairo, upon arrival to Cairo you will be met & transferred to your hotel. (B)
Day 11: Breakfast meet Egyptologist guide (10:00 AM) drive to the red and the bent pyramid the
2 pyramids were built for king Seneferu (4th dynasty of the old Kingdom) the father of king Cheops both pyramids are considered the step before the last on the long way of evolution in pyramid building (Giza Pyramid are the most perfect). The bent Pyramid called so due to it’s unique bent top, it was believed if
they continue building with straight angle the pyramid would have collapsed, it is the only pyramid still have the complete lime stone layer covering the whole pyramid which make it very special. The Red Pyramid is as big as Kefren pyramid but with different angles and in a very good condition, it was called the red pyramid
due to the colors of the inside room walls, the room inside is open to visit, drive back to your hotel (1:00 PM). (B)
Day 12: Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide (9:00
AM) drive to Down Town visit the Egyptian Museum, (2 hours tour) which contains a vast collection
of Pharaonic antiquities including the fabulous treasures of King Tut-Ankh-Amon. Continue your tour to Old Cairo, visiting the old Coptic Churches the Hanging Church dedicated
to the Virgin Mary built in the 3rd century and the Church of St. Sergius, built in the 4th century and visit the oldest Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra. Drive to Visit the medieval Citadel of Salah El-Din, built in the 12th and contains many
structures, the most impressive of which is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali, It was designed in the early 19th Century by a Greek Architect from Turkey. The style is based on the Ottoman mosques of Istanbul, Continue your tour visiting Kan ElKalili bazaar area the old market drive back to your hotel (4:00 PM). (B)
Day 13: After breakfast you will be met & transferred by your tour manger to
Cairo International Airport to help you in check in and immigration formalities for your departure flight.
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