Day 1:
Departure from Israel – Arrival at Taba Border – Meet & assistance by our local representatives at Taba Border (Israeli / Egyptian Sides) through Customs Authorities & passport control– Departure to Cairo by Fully air-conditioned buses – Stop on the way at Oriental Rest-house for refreshments – proceed to Cairo – Arrival Cairo & Overnight in your hotel in Cairo.
Day 2:
Buffet breakfast at Hotel – Departure for full day guided tour visiting: Memphis, Sakkara, the Great pyramids of Giza, the Valley Temple of King Khephren and the Sphinx – On the way visit of the Papyrus Factory –
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Full day tour of the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, the Citadel of Saladin & the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali, then drive to Old Cairo visiting the Ben Ezra Synagogue, The Virgin Church “El Moallakah”, Saint Serge Church then proceed via the City of Dead to the Oldest Bazaar in the Middle East since the XVII Century the “Khan El Khalili” bazaar.
Return to the hotel – Evening free – Overnight at Hotel in Cairo.
Day 3:
Buffet breakfast at Hotel – Free day at leisure – Evening transfer to Giza Train Station for seating train to Luxor.
Day 4:
Early Arrival in Luxor – Meet & assistance by our local representatives in Luxor- Departure for full day visiting the Largest Open Museum in the World: Crossing the Nile to the West Bank of Luxor the Valley of the Kings, Madinet Habu, The Colossi of Memnon & El Deir El Bahari (Temple of Queen Hatshepsut) - The East Bank “The Karnak & Luxor Temples” – Overnight in Luxor
Day 5:
Buffet breakfast at hotel in Luxor – Transfer to Luxor train station for train to Aswan – Arrival Aswan – Meet, assistance & transfer to your hotel in Aswan.
Day 6:
Buffet breakfast at Hotel – Departure for full day Guided Tour in Aswan visiting the High & Old dam, the Unfinished Obelisk – Afternoon Felucca (traditional sailing air-boat) Excursion on the Nile to have a Panoramic View of the Elephantine Island & the Agha Khan Mausoleum – Evening transfer to Aswan Train Station for seating train to Cairo.
Day 7:
Arrival at Giza Train Station – Transfer to your hotel in Cairo – Evening free – Overnight in Hotel
Day 8:
Buffet breakfast at hotel
07:30 AM Departure from your hotel in Cairo to the Cairo Sheraton Hotel, departure point of the bus to Taba
08:00 AM Departure of Bus Cairo to Israel - Stop on the way at Oriental Rest-house for refreshments – Proceed to Taba - Arrival at Taba Border – Meet & assistance by our local representatives at Taba Border (Egyptian / Israeli Sides) through Customs Authorities & passport control.
Ps: Please note that the program from Day 4 to Day 6 can change in sequence but not in visits depending of the train schedule & availability.
Prices include:
- Transportation from Jerusalem / Tel-Aviv or Eilat to Cairo and return by bus.
- All transportation as per itinerary (trains, buses, cruises, etc).
- Guided tours with local English speaking guides as per itinerary.
- Accommodation in hotels (as per category chosen) on B/B basis, Nile cruise - F/B
Prices do not include:
- Visa cost, border fees, airport tax, governmental taxes, tips.
- All kinds of insurance and personal expenses.
- Entrance fees to places of visits as per itinerary except tour M-109.
- Reg. fees ($25)
- High season supplement add: 25% - 25/03-30/04; 01/07-31/08; 20/12-06/01.
