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14 Nights / 15 Days
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Private
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Every Day
Description
Egypt where the civilizations were begun
Program | Egypt budget Tour Packages 15 days Queen Tawesrt |
Duration: | 14 Nights / 15 days |
Destinations covered: | Cairo » Alexandria » 04 nights Luxor-Aswan Nile Cruise » Sharm El Sheikh |
(05 nights in Cairo » 01 night in Aswan » 04 nights on Nile Cruise » 04 nights Sharm El Sheikh)
In our “15 days Tour package in Egypt:” Queen Tawesrt Tour, we will take you on a magical tour for fifteen days, including a Nile cruise trip and featuring the most famous sites in Egypt. First, we will explore the main city in Egypt, Cairo, followed a Nile cruise and some of the famous sites in Luxor. After Luxor, we will head to the beautiful Abu Simbel Temple, Kom Ombo and Edfu followed by a visit to Luxor and Alexandria. The final stop will be the magnificent city of Sharm El Sheikh to enjoy the rich aquamarine life and colorful reef.
Experience Egypt and feel like royalty only with Khaled Abbass Tour Guide
In this Tour:
Day | Activity | Overnight |
01 | Welcome to Egypt | Cairo |
02 | The Pyramids – Great Sphinx – The Grand Egyptian Museum | Cairo |
03 | Qait Bay – Catacombs – Pompai Pillar | Cairo |
04 | Fly to Luxor – Karnak Temples – Luxor temples – Sound & light Show | Nile Cruise |
05 | Hot air balloon – Valley of the kings – Hatshepsut Temple – Memnon Colossi | Nile Cruise |
06 | Edfu Temple – Kom Ombo Temples | Nile Cruise |
07 | Abu Simbel Temples – Aswan Free City Tour | Nile Cruise |
08 | Phiale Temples – High Dam – Nubia Village – Botanical Island | Aswan Hotel |
09 | The Egyptian Museum – Coptic Cairo – Khan El Khalili | Cairo |
10 | Fly from Cairo to Sharm Elsheikh | Sharm Hotel |
11 | Free day of Leisure in Sharm | Sharm Hotel |
12 | St. Catherine Monastery – Dahab shopping tour | Sharm Hotel |
13 | Free day of leisure in Sharm | Sharm Hotel |
14 | Fly from Sharm to Cairo – Good bye dinner party | Cairo |
15 | Final Departure | – |
Itinerary
Welcome to Cairo. Your tour begins when you are greeted by our representative who will assist you. After you have collected your luggage, he will then take you, in our deluxe vehicle, to your Cairo hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel is followed by a full day tour, I will meet you at 8 am in the hotel lobby and start our visit to the
The Grand Egyptian Museum
It has been announced that the GEM, which is home to the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities worldwide, will open in 2024. However, the museum's Great Hall and Grand Staircase, where the colossal statues are on display, are already accessible to the public. The museum is now partially open to receive limited group visits, and to hold some special events.
Giza Pyramids Complex
The three main pyramids of Giza (Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure) are sufficient enough to build a 2-meter-long wall and span 100,000 square kilometers around the globe along with the equator.
The Great Pyramid
The Great Pyramid of King Khufu is considered largely represents the spirit of ancient Egypt, King Khufu who built this Pyramid as a cemetery has left little information about his reign. Khufu ruled for about twenty-four years. Ironically, despite the enormity of his pyramid, the only statue of King Khufu himself is really small statue carved from ivory.
The Magical Sphinx
Who among us when mentioning the name of the Sphinx does not think about this stone sculpture that carved in the form of the human head and lion body, which is located in the Giza plateau in Egypt the Sphinx is one of the oldest and the largest sculptures in the world, it’s about 73.5 meters long and 6 meters wide.
There have been many and different opinions about the symbol represented by the Sphinx, Old views said that it represents the wisdom of man and the strength of the lion together and these qualities were applicable to “King Khafre“.
The Valley Temple
It was used as a place for the embalming process. This temple constructed definitely for two functions: First, it was used for the purification of the mummy before its burial. Second, it was used for making the Mummification process of the king.
Overnight in Cairo
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Your day starts with breakfast in your hotel followed by a 2.5-hour drive, in our air-conditioned vehicle, to Alexandria where you will visit the following.
The Catacombs of Kom Alshaqafa
The Catacombs of Alexandria are the largest and most important burial site in Egypt that has a mixture of Roman, Hellenistic, and ancient Egyptian decorative art and elements that were all common during this period in Alexandria.
The Pmpai`s Pillar
It’s a column that stands on a rocky hilltop in the middle of Alexandria. Pompey Pillar is a triumphal monument erected around 300 AD for the Roman Emperor Diocletian.
Qait Bay Citadel
Qaitbay Citadel has been built during the 14th century by (Sultan Qaitbay) to defend Alexandria from the attacks of The Ottoman Empire. You can enjoy the Sea views, wonderful restaurants, and unforgettable touristic items while visiting it.
Lunch will be served during the day tour in a sea view restaurant in Alexandria and then we will continue our tour to visit
Library of Alexandria
Alexandria Library is the most ancient library of classical antiquity. In it, you can find a copy of every book published all over the World. It’s not just a building, it’s a complex where all arts, philosophy, ancient history come together.
Finally, we will transfer you in a private air-conditioned car to back to your hotel in Cairo and overnight.
Overnight in Cairo
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
After breakfast, you will check out and our representative will escort you to the airport for your flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, you will be met and assisted by our representative who will transfer you to your Nile Cruise. After lunch, you will be taken to visit the magnificent Karnak and Luxor Temples. Karnak Temple
The Complex of Karnak Temples
Built over two millennia between the years of around 2200 and 360 BCE, Karnak is a massive Ancient Egyptian temple complex that was one of the country's most important places of worship under the rules of Hatshepsut, Seti I, Ramesses II and Ramesses III. As well as the dominating Temple of Amun-Ra, Karnak is also made up of smaller chapels and sanctuaries dedicated to other deities, as well as grand halls, docks, a sacred lake. and pylons - the monumental gateways that mark temple entrances.:
The Temple of Luxor
Luxor Temple, Ipet‑resyt “Southern Sanctuary” to the ancient Egyptians, was so called because of its location within ancient Thebes (modern Luxor). It is located around three kilometers to the south of Karnak Temple, to which it was once linked with a processional way bordered with sphinxes. The oldest evidence for this temple dates to the Eighteenth Dynasty (c.1550–1295 BC).
Now our representative will take you back to your Nile Cruise in Luxor to finish your unforgettable day trip.
Overnight in Nile Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Enjoy your breakfast on board and start your day tour to
The Valley of the Kings
The rulers of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt’s prosperous New Kingdom (c.1550–1069 BC) were buried in a desolate dry river valley across the river from the ancient city of Thebes (modern Luxor), hence its modern name of the Valley of the Kings.
The Tomb of King Merenptah
The second-largest tomb in the valley, Merenptah’s tomb has been open since antiquity and has its share of Greek and Coptic graffiti. Floods have damaged the lower part of the walls of the long tunnel-like tomb, but the upper parts have well-preserved reliefs. The corridors are decorated with the Book of the Dead, the Book of Gates and the Book of Amduat.
The Tomb of King Ramses III
One of the most popular tombs in the valley, KV 11 is also one of the most interesting and best preserved. Originally started by Sethnakht (1186–1184 BC), the project was abandoned when workers hit the shaft of another tomb (KV10). Work resumed under Ramses III (1184–1153 BC), the last of Egypt’s warrior pharaohs, with the corridor turning to the right, then left. It continues deep (125m overall) into the mountain and opens into a magnificent eight-pillared burial chamber.
The Tomb of King Ramses IV
Originally intended to be much larger, KV 2 was cut short at 89m on the early death of the pharaoh (1147 BC) and a pillared hall was converted to be the burial chamber. The sarcophagus is in place with a magnificent goddess Nut filling the ceiling above it. Close to the entrance of the valley, this tomb was opened in antiquity and inhabited (there is Greek, Roman and Coptic graffiti), and used as a hotel by many 18th- and 19th-century visitors.
The Temple of Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut (c.1473–1458 BC), the queen who became Pharaoh, built a magnificent temple at Deir al-Bahari, on the west back of Luxor. It lies directly across the Nile from Karnak Temple, the main sanctuary of the god Amun. Hatshepsut’s temple, Djeser-djeseru “the Holy of Holies” was designed by the chief steward of Amun, Senenmut.
The Colossi of Memnon
These two faceless colossi (the plural of colossus, which just means larger-than-life statue) are the first thing visitors see when they reach the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. This isn't surprising when you hear their dimensions: they tower 60 feet (18 m) above the plains and are estimated to weigh an enormous 720 tons each.
After finishing this amazing day tour we will return back to the cruise and have lunch while the cruise smoothly sail towards Edfu.
Overnight in Nile Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
You can enjoy an early breakfast. Once the boat is moored you will visit the best-preserved temple in Egypt: The Temple of Horus. After your visit to this superb temple, you will be taken back to the boat for your lunch on board.
Edfu Temple
Edfu temple which was dedicated to Horus, the son of Isis and Osiris and its walls are really impressive with its inscriptions and pictures showing Horus having his revenge from Seth the brother of his father Osiris. It is the best preserved and most complete in Egypt temple and second largest after Karnak.
Enjoy sun bathing and tea time on the deck of the Cruise. Once a shore you will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo.
The temple of Sobek in Kom Ombo
The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period. The building is unique because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods.
After the visit, you will be taken back to the boat for your dinner while it sails onward to Aswan.
Overnight in Nile Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Breakfast on board and the rest of the day is yours.
Optional Tour to Abu Simbel
At the morning, enjoy your breakfast on the cruise then you will join your tour guide to the enchanting “Abu Simbel Temple” which is known to be a true piece of art.
Abu Simbel Temples
Abu Simbel temple complex includes 2 individual temples that were built during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II. The great temple was built for the king himself to commemorate his coronation and his birthday and it has been built in a very impressive accurate way which makes the whole world await the Sun Festival that occurs only twice a year in the great temple of the Pharaoh to witness the miracle that occurs there. The smaller temple was built as a sign of love & appreciation from the king to his beloved queen Nefertari and she was the only wife of the king for whom he has built a temple.
After enjoying our great tour to these amazing temples, we will return back to the Cruise where we will have lunch and overnight
Overnight in Nile Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
A new day starts with breakfast, and then you will enjoy your day tour to Aswan where your guide will take you to see the High Dam, the Temples of Philae, Your visit includes:
Aswan High Dam
At Aswan High Dam, you’ll hear from your tour guide the whole story of its construction and how it helped the Egyptians a lot to improve their economic and social state. Then, you’ll move to witness the miraculous:
Philae Temples
Philae Temple was constructed in 690 B.C and it had been relocated with the help of the UNESCO because it was in great danger from the High & Low Dams of Aswan. It was dedicated to goddess Isis.
Lunch will be served in a local restaurant then; you will be driven to your hotel and overnight in Aswan.
Overnight in Aswan Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel followed by check out and transfer to Aswan airport to catch you flight back to Cairo then we will have a marvelous day tour to the Egyptian Museum and the holy part of Cairo. After having Lunch and finishing our great day we will check in the hotel in Cairo once more.
The Egyptian Museum
Centrally located on the edge of Tahrir Square in Cairo, the Egyptian Museum is hard to miss on any tour of Cairo. Opening in 1902, it was purpose-built to house the antiquities of Ancient Egypt. The museum was founded in 1857 by French Egyptologist August Mariette.
Coptic Cairo: Coptic Cairo is unique area with Old Cairo that has a concentration of Christian churches and other sites that date from the centuries between the decline of the pharaonic religion and the arrival of Islam when Egypt had a Christian majority. Coptic Cairo is largely built around the fort of Babylon on upon the remains of its walls.
Saint Mercurius Church
Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo is a Coptic Orthodox church situated just to the north of the Babylon Fortress in Old Cairo among a group of important churches, and within the area known as the Abu Sayfayn Cloister is to be found three churches and a convent. One of these churches, dedicated to Saint Mercurius, and is the largest in the district of ancient Babylon. The church is named after St. Philopater Mercurius who is known as Abu Sayfayn ("double sworded").
Hanging Church
The Hanging Church is named for its location above a gatehouse of Babylon Fortress, the Roman fortress in Coptic Cairo (Old Cairo); its nave is suspended over a passage. The church is approached by twenty-nine steps; early travelers to Cairo dubbed it "the Staircase Church”. The land surface has risen by some six meters since the Roman period, so the Roman tower is mostly buried below ground, reducing the visual impact of the church's elevated position.
Church of the Holy Virgin (Babylon El-Darag)
The Church of the Holy Virgin in Babylon El-Darag was occupied from the 11th to the 15th centuries by several Coptic patriarchs, seven of whom were buried in the church. Pope Zacharias was one of them.
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria used to pray in the church before assuming papacy. According to tradition, the church was one of the resting places of the Holy Family during their sojourn in Egypt, as well as the location from which Peter sent his epistle. Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church
Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church is traditionally believed to have been built on the spot where the Holy Family, Joseph, Mary and the infant Jesus Christ, rested at the end of their journey into Egypt. They may have lived here while Joseph worked at the fortress.
The church is of significant historical importance, and in fact, it is where many patriarchs of the Coptic Church were elected. The first to be elected here was Patriarch Isaac (681-692).
Moaiz ST & Khan Khalili
Elmoaz Street the largest open-air museum for Islamic monuments in the world, and a unique heritage site that was added to The UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. While Khan Khalili is One of the wonderful places in Cairo and the oldest market in the Middle East it’s a medieval-style mall.
Enjoy your lunch and it will be served at a local restaurant after the day tour. Then return to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Overnight in Cairo
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel followed by check out and transfer to Cairo airport to catch you flight to Sharm. Upon arrival you check in at your hotel in Sharm Elsheikh lunch and dinner will be served in the hotel the rest of the day is yours to relax and enjoy the beach activities.
Overnight in Sharm Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
A full day for sunbathing, exploring, shopping, or taking up some of the many water sport activities available to you.
Optional Tour
Today with our amazing tour will enjoy an adrenaline rush experience, the Quad Bike Safari Sharm El Sheikh, we will pick up you at the hotel lobby to begin one of the best adventurous Sharm El Sheikh tours. After getting a confirmation for your Quad Bike and Camel Safari in Sharm El Sheikh, you will be advised of the pickup time, you can choose between 2 times Sunrise or Sunset.
The Quad Bike center is not far away from Sharm El Sheik's main square Neema bay, it’s located in the south of Sinai in the desert the safest place for your ride and to avoid the regular traffic, you will be given some directions for your safety and some advice on how to enjoy the trip, the group will be always accompanied by our qualified instructors when you take a two hours Desert Safari in Sharm El Sheikh desert. A short brief about the Bedouin Tent Break in an hour you will get a short break in a Bedouin tent to enjoy Bedouin tea.
When you finish the Quad Bike Desert Sharm El Sheikh, have a great time with the Camel ride in the Sinai desert guided by the Bedouins and get amazing pictures of the beautiful mountains of the Sinai desert. The Echo Mountain here is the interesting fun part where you get to scout out the echo mountain to experience the excellence of the desert.
After you finish your day tour. You will be taken back to your hotel. We hope you enjoyed your quad bike safari in Sharm El Sheikh.
Overnight in Sharm Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
In the morning you leave Sharm El Sheikh after having breakfast at your hotel and drive 2.5 hours to St. Catherine Monastery.
Saint Catherine’s Monastery
In the morning you leave Sharm El Sheikh and drive 2.5 hours to St. Catherine Monastery.
In the monastery, you visit the service, see the ancient icons, the well of Moses, and the Unburnt Thornbush. Also visit the Basilica of Transfiguration, the old refectory, chapels, and the ancient cemetery.
The eponymous Saint Catherine of Alexandria was martyred in the early 4th century AD. The monastery bears her name because its monks discovered her incorrupt body on nearby Mount Saint Catherine in the 9th century AD, where it had been deposited by angels after her martyrdom. The monastery encompasses multiple structures, the most important of which is the Church of the Transfiguration of Christ the Savior, which itself contains nine smaller churches. One of these is the Church of the Burning Bush, from which God had spoken to the prophet Moses. Saint Catherine’s Monastery also includes ten other churches, the monks’ accommodations, a refectory, an olive press, ossuaries, a Fatimid Mosque from the 12th century AD, and a library that boasts rare books and6,000 manuscripts.
Then go to Dahab, have lunch and visit the market. At 16:00 you return to Sharm El Sheikh.
After you finish your day tour. You will be taken back to your hotel. We hope you enjoyed your quad bike safari in Sharm El Sheikh.
Overnight in Sharm Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
A full day for sunbathing, exploring, shopping, or taking up some of the many water sport activities available to you.
Optional Tour
Snorkeling Trip Ras Mohammed & the White Island
In the morning and after having your delicious breakfast you will enjoy some sun-bathing time on the Hotel Beach and after lunch you will enjoy your Snorkeling Trip Ras Mohammed.
A trip to the White Island is a must when you’re visiting Sharm. The Maldives like sand strip which is located in the middle of the Red Sea near Ras Mohamed is truly heaven on earth. And there's no better way to do it than aboard Sina Dream yacht. Throughout the trip you'll also get to snorkel in the most beautiful coral reefs of Ras Mohamed. Sina Dream also offers Premium seafood open buffet which is not available on most boat trips in Sharm. We pride ourselves in providing top notch boating experience for more than 30 years.
After you finish your day tour. You will be taken back to your hotel. We hope you enjoyed your quad bike safari in Sharm El Sheikh.
Overnight in Sharm Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Morning time, we will pick you up from your hotel in Sharm, then transfer you to Sharm airport and catch your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival it is time to check-in, and you then have the rest of the day at leisure, in the evening you will have your good bye dinner on a fluting restaurant with shows.
Nile Cruise Dinner
It is a fabulous way to enjoy a night on the Nile while you are in Cairo. So, you are invited to dinner on the Nile cruising restaurant for two hours sailing trip on the Nile with belly dancer, folklore show, Oriental music and dinner. All the time, you’ll be delighted in our Chef’s menu along with a selection of Egyptian favorites, made with the freshest ingredients, and prepared to make it a memorable dining experience.
Overnight in Cairo
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Breakfast at hotel. Check out and transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast
Experience
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Highlights
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In Cairo (The Giza Pyramids – Camel ride – The Great Sphinx - The Grand Egyptian Museum – The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities – Cairo historical Churches – Khan El Khalili Market).In Alexandria (Qait Bay Citadel – Catacombs – Pomapi Pillar – Library of Alexandria )In Luxor (The Complex of Karnak Temples – Luxor Temple – Sound & light show - Hot Air Balloon - Valley of the kings (Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun – Merenptah – Ramses III – Ramses IV) -Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple – Colossi of Memnon)In Aswan (Edfu Temple – Kom Ombo Temples – Phiale Temples – High Dam – Nubia Village – Botanical Island - Abu Simbel Temples)In Sharm (St. Catherine Monastery) - Optional (Quad Bike Safari and Camel ride - Ras Mohamed Island )
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Includes
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Arrival / departure assistance05 nights’ accommodation in a 5 stars Classic hotel in Cairo on Bed and breakfast basis.04 nights’ accommodation in board of a 5 stars Classic Nile Cruise on full board basis. (3 meals included).01 nights’ accommodation in a 5 stars Classic hotel in Aswan on Bed and breakfast basis.04 nights’ accommodation in a 5 stars Classic hotel in Sharm El Sheikh on All Inclusive basis.All transfers as per program by private and deluxe air-conditioned vehicle for all transportation.Private English speaking Egyptologist guides as per the itinerary. (Any language is available).Entrance fees for all sightseeing. And all applicable taxesMeals as mentioned in the itinerary.Domestic flight ticket Cairo / Luxor / Aswan /Cairo. / Cairo / Sharm / Cairo
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International airfares.Egypt entry Visa.Any Optional tours.Drinks during Nile cruise.Tipping for guides, driver, Nile cruise crew, etc…Personal expenses (laundry, telephone calls, etc.
Starts from $ 2130
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