Arrival at Cairo airport, assistance by our representative of Nile Dream Tours, transfer to the hotel and accommodation.
Cleopatra IV - 3 nights Cairo /1 night Aswan /3 nights cruise
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Arrival at Cairo airport, assistance by our representative of Nile Dream Tours, transfer to the hotel and accommodation.
In the morning you will meet by our tour guide and visit ;
Giza plateau where the 4th dynasty pyramids were constructed Khufu (Cheops) pyramid, it is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one that stands until now, it is the most attractive monument on the plateau 146.59 meters high and its sides at the base reached 230.37 meters in length. The tilt of their faces was 52 degrees. It is the greatest monument in Egypt and has almost 2,300,000 stone blocks. As an Arab proverb says: "man fears time, but time fears pyramids."
Khafra (Khefern) pyramid is 136.4 meters high, each side measures 215.25 meters and the inclination of its faces is just over 53 degrees. Its estimated volume is more than 1.6 million cubic meters. On its vertex remains of the old original shiny limestone covering can still be seen.
The pyramid of Menkaura (Mykerinos) whose base measures 103.4 meters on each side and its original height was 65.5 meters, with a slope on all four sides of 51 degrees. It conserves at the base 16 courses of red granite that corresponded to the lower cladding of the monument. We will continue to visit the Valley Temple and the Great Sphinx built by Pharaoh Khafra (Khefern) it is 73 meters long, and almost 20 meters high. there, our professional photographer will make for you a photo session.
After having lunch in a local restaurant, you go back to your hotel
In the evening our representative will accompany you to watch one of the most spectacular Sound and light shows in all over the world, the Great Pyramids and the sphinx at Giza, enjoy the laser visual effects on the three Pyramids and sound effects with famous actors and actresses voices narrating the story of the three great pyramids and the huge guardian Sphinx crouching for more than five thousand years protecting the city, get more knowledge about the other great figures of the ancient Egyptian history, after enjoying that impressive show you will be picked up back to your hotel
Breakfast and check-out the hotel and then you visit ;
the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities which was built in 1902, and it exhibits a large number of items and treasures (exceeding 170,000 masterpieces) dating from the Prehistoric Period to the end of the Roman era, arranged in chronological order, exhibited in 42 rooms on the ground floor contains the largest of the exhibits, such as a massive statue pair of Amenhotep III and his wife Tiye, the colossal statues of Rameses II, the super famous pieces like the Narmer Palette, diorite statue of Khafre, bedroom furniture of Queen Hetepheres and the exhibits of the Amarna collection which include a colossal statue of the ‘heretic’ king Akhenaton. The upper floor there are 47 rooms housing about 3000 pieces of the treasure of Tutankhamun the boy-king’s tomb, discovered by Howard Carter in 1922, including the shrines and tomb furniture the famous gold mask and sarcophagi.
After having lunch in a local restaurant, you go to the famous souq and Bazar of khan el Khalili one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike. It is also home to many Egyptian artisans and workshops involved in the production of traditional crafts and souvenirs. The Khan el-Khalili today is occupied by local merchants and traders and is significantly geared towards tourists where it is considered as one of the most popular souqs in the region. Shops typically sell souvenirs, and jewelry, many craftsmen' workshops manufacturing some of the products sold here In addition to shops, there are several coffeehouses, restaurants, and street food vendors distributed throughout the market. The coffee shops are generally small and quite traditional, serving Arabic coffee. One of the oldest and most famous coffeehouses is El Fishawi established in 1773.
After finish the tour, you will be transferred to Cairo airport to take a flight to Aswan, arrival and check-in your hotel, and stay overnight in Aswan
After breakfast and check-out your hotel you will visit the following
Aswan High Dam, which was built in 1960 by president Nasser and inaugurated in 1971 by Sadat containing 17 times the volume of the great pyramid at Giza the dam is 3.6 km. long and 111 m. high,980 m. wide at its base and 40 m. wide at the crest and equipped with 12 turbines producing 2.1 million kilowatts per hour it was built to prevent problems caused by the Nile flood.
Philae Temples located now on The island of Aguilca between Aswan dam and the high dam constructed during the reign of Ptolemy II and completed by the Roman emperors. And it was dedicated to Goddess Isis, goddess of maternity and magic in Egyptian mythology and was considered the mother of god Horus and the consort of God Osiris
Transfer to the cruise and Lunch on board, and then a great afternoon tour to the Nubian village by a motorboat sailing on a picturesque part of the Nile watching the fauna and the flora of the Nile such as camels, kingfisher birds and mimosa trees, once we arrive to the village we visit one of the Nubian family houses, Nubians look more Africans, their houses designed and built to suite the hot weather and decorated by hand made objects, they have their own dialect also they speak Arabic, after you enjoy the Nubian hospitality eating and drinking their traditional food and drinks you will have a great experience watching the crocodiles, a part of the Nubian culture to look after baby crocodiles until they grow up then they bring them back to Lake Naser, the Nubian ladies are talented in making Henna tattoos, while you are there you will take part in extraordinary action which is a traditional Nubian Wedding procession in Arabic(Zafa) listening to the traditional wedding songs and the loud sound (trills) if it is possible dress up the local traditional dresses, there will be a professional photographer take the best photoshoot for you, later back to the cruise and have dinner
Breakfast
onboard, free morning, visit the temple of Abu Simbel (optional)
At
noon, navigation to Kom Ombo, and
visit its temple
Kom Ombo is an industrial town
45km north of Aswan. Its classical name was Ombos, the temple is very unusual.
It was dedicated to two triads of deities, each with their own associated
chambers and sanctuaries. On the eastern side of the temple, the crocodile god Sobek is honored with his wife who
is here named as Hathor and their son Khonsu. On the west side, Haroeris or ‘Horus the Elder’ is accompanied by his wife
Hathor-ta-sent-nefert and their son Panebtawy. The main part of the temple was
probably begun by Ptolemy VI Philometor, On the inside of the enclosure wall at
the rear of the temple is a famous relief depicting surgical instruments
Navigation
to Edfu. Dinner and night on board
Breakfast on board. Transfer by horse carriage to visit ;
The temple of Horus located in the town of Edfu that derives its name from the ancient Egyptian Djeba which was the place where the god Horus was worshiped and where the battle between Horus and his traditional enemy Seth in ancient mythology took place. The main monument at Edfu is the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus The sand has helped to preserve the building which was found completely intact when it was first cleared and excavated by Auguste Mariette in the 1860s it is the most well-preserved and the only that has been completed, was constructed from sandstone blocks in time of Ptolemy III Euergetes I in 237 BC, and was completed 57 BC.
Sailing to Luxor, and after lunch on board, visit;
The East Bank. The Egyptians believed that towards the end of the annual agricultural cycle the gods and the earth became exhausted and required a fresh input of energy from the chaotic energy of the cosmos. To accomplish this magical regeneration the Opet festival was held yearly the procession began at Karnak and ended at Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple, a city of temples built over 2,000 years It is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 1.5 km by 0.8 km could hold ten average European cathedrals. The great temple at the heart of Karnak is so big that St Peter’s, Milan, and Notre Dame Cathedrals would fit within its walls. with the largest number of pylons in all of the Egyptian temples dedicated to the sacred triad of Thebes Gods, Amun, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu
Luxor Temple Lying at the other end of Thebes connected with Karnak by the avenue of sphinxes the temple was built by Amenhotep III completed by Tutankhamun and Horemheb from the XVIII dynasty and finally, Ramses II from the XIX dynasty added the first pylon later the sanctuary was reconstructed by Alexander the Great.
After the tour, you go back to the cruise to have dinner and stay on board overnight in Luxor
Breakfast on board. Visiting Valley of the Kings is
one of the oldest Royal burial places in all over the world. It consists of
more than 60 rock-cut tombs carved out of a big mountain which looks like a
huge natural Pyramid overlooking the Nile on the west bank of Luxor, more than
a third of this number of tombs used for burying the great pharaohs ruled Egypt
from 16th century to 11th century B.C which considered the glamorous days
of Ancient Egypt known as the New Kingdom period (18th, 19th and 20th dynasties),
such as the famous pharaohs Thotmosislll, Sityl Ramsisll, Ramsislll etc. Each
tomb consists of 3 or 4 large corridors decorated with bright and
colorful scenes, paintings and carvings representing philosophical
ideas and future vision of the Hereafter, which explained and
illustrated in 9 Holly books such as
the book of deads, the book of caverns etc..., those large corridors end by the
most important point of the tomb which is the burial chamber supposedly
to have the most valuable objects of the treasure buried around the Pharaoh's
mummy, as well we can see a very large painting of goddess Nut the goddess of
the Sky and the journey of day and night, some of these burial chambers still
has the sarcophagus you hardly believe it is cut out of single
piece of granite brought from Aswan quarries 130 miles south of Luxor and taken
dawn more than 300fts into the mountain, So many excavators worked in Valley of
the Kings, such as Howard Carter who
discovered the discovery of the discoveries of the 20th century which is the
intact tomb of King Tut Ankh Amon occurred in 4th of November 1922
The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is one of the best architectural
buildings; it consists of three levels connected to each other and has
different scenes on its walls that represent the queen's divine birth and
commercial expedition to the land of Punt. The temple is mainly dedicated to
worshiping the god Ammon-Ra
The Colossi of Memnon, are two statues that represent Pharaoh
Amenhotep III in a seated position in front of his funeral temple. At the
scheduled time, transfer to Luxor airport to take a flight to Cairo, arrival
and transfer to the Hotel, accommodation
Breakfast and check out for the final departure at the scheduled time, transfer to Cairo airport and join your connection flight
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* Price per person in a double room
* Supplement $ 75 usd for the excursion of Abu Simbel by
bus optional
* The confirmation of the boat name is made one week before
the start of the trip
Nile dream offers flexible down payment just 50% to start preceding your booking, such as hotel room, cruise cabin, domestic flight ticket etc. As for the rest either money transfer 2 days before your arrival date, or in cash to be handed to Nile dream rep. upon arrival
Children Policy
• 1 - 03.99 Free of Charge
• 4 - 5.99 pay 25% of tour price
• 6 - 11.99 pay 50% of tour price
• 12+ pay full tour price as per adult
Children, less than 12 years will pay the cost of domestic flights if the tour includes it.
Cancellation policy
It will be a Cancellation fee charged according to the following scale.
• 2 months 60 days before your arrival date you will be charged 10%of the total price.
• 1 month 30 days before your arrival date you will be charged 20% of the total price.
• 2 weeks 14 days before your arrival date you will be charged 50% of the total price
• Less than 14 days before your arrival date you will be charged 100% of the total price. Any Cancellation to a domestic flight Ticket for any case and any time during your stay, you will be charged a cancellation fee according to the Airline's company Cancellation policy
Nile dream tour is very concerned about the safety of our customers, so for some reasons such as government travel warning and Airline issues and any other safety issues you will be informed about the full refund Cancellation policy
Tipping system
Tipping is a common way of showing appreciation and satisfaction to good service in Egypt. So, it is a way of life and expected. Nile dream tour set a Kitty system. Instead of giving it individually which is exhausting to your budget, kindly requested hand the set amount kitty to Nile dream rep. upon arrival, it includes drivers, porters, Nile cruise staff etc. It does not include tour guide; you can hand your appreciation directly to him.
Precautions against Covid-19
Regarding avoid the spread of Covid-19. We will apply the following precautions
1- Guests are obliged to wear masks from the start to the end of the tour, including the members of the service (guide, drivers etc...) it will be provided to whom they need it during the tour
2- The temperature of the guests will be measured daily, excluding those maintaining in quarantine and display fever or symptoms, those with a temperature of more than 37 degrees Celsius (99 Fahrenheit) will be full refunded.
3- we should respect one-meter safe distance as possible as we can and the tour consists of not more than 6 persons
4- Disinfection gel and Alcohol will be available before, during and after the service moreover the transportation will be cleaned very well by disinfection solutions before and after each service.
• Meet and greet service by our representatives upon your airport arrival.
• Transfers in private vehicle with air conditioning.
• 6 Airport transfers. (4 in Cairo, 1 in Luxor, 1 in Aswan)
• Domestic Flight Tickets (Cairo- Aswan and Luxor-Cairo) Economy Class
• English-speaking tour guide during your excursions
• 1Bottled mineral water every day
• Main Entrance Fees
• Excursions according to the itinerary.
• This itinerary could be changed in order according to the circumstances of service not to be canceled
• 2 meals during visits at a local restaurant in Cairo
• Accommodation in Cairo for 3 nights, including daily breakfast.
• Accommodation in Aswan for 1 night, including breakfast.
• Accommodation on board Nile cruise 3 nights, on full board
• Egyptian SIM card, per family, for your unlocked mobile device for your stay in Egypt
• Tourism Police Permission
• Tax
• International airfare to Egypt
• Entry Visa to Egypt
• Personal spending.
• Extra Entry Ticket to inside the Pyramids.
• Extra Entry Ticket to the Solar Boat Museum
• Extra Entry Ticket to inside the Royal Mummies Room
• Extra Entry Ticket to the tombs that have a special entrance in Luxor
• Optional Activities.
• Drinks
• Tipping.
• Anything not mentioned above.
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