EGYPT SPECIAL Private Tour.

Arrival from the country of origin to the Cairo airport. Reception, visa procedures with the assistance of Holiplus staff. Transfer to the SOFITEL Cairo Nile El Gezirah hotel, accommodation and night in Cairo.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to visit the necropolis of Giza, in it are the famous pyramids built by the pharaohs of the fourth dynasty Cheops, Khafre and Menkaure. Since they were created more than 4000 years ago, the pyramids of Egypt have been the most portentous and emblematic monuments of the Egyptian civilization, as well as the oldest and unique wonder that is preserved, and in particular it is worth noting, the three great pyramids of Giza, the tombs of the kings Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, whose construction dates back, for the vast majority of scholars, to the period called the Old Kingdom of Egypt. It is worth mentioning that the Pyramids are not only the most important monuments in Egypt, but also the oldest in the world.

The great Sphinx and the temple in the valley of Pharaoh Khafre, are funerary constructions that were built under the orders of pharaohs of the fourth dynasty. The Sphinx was the first truly colossal piece of sculpture from ancient Egypt. The Egyptians would not carve statues of these proportions again until the reigns of the New Kingdom pharaohs, some some 1,200 years later. It was carved out of the natural bedrock at the very base of the Quefrén causeway in the shape of a real human head on a lion's body, symbolizing the power and strength controlled by the pharaoh's intelligence. The temple in the valley of Quefrén was built with megalithic blocks covered with red granite and the entrances to the temple were closed with huge one-leaf doors, probably made of cedar wood. The close association of the Sphinx with the Quefrén valley makes it more than likely that the Sphinx were carved for Quefrén. The sphinx is one of the great mysteries of all time and over several centuries there have been numerous speculations of archaeologists about its origin, its date of creation or its function.

At the end return to the hotel and night in Cairo.

Breakfast at the hotel, departure for a very interesting tour in the famous Egyptian museum of pharaonic art, passing through all the masterpieces of the same museum. At the end we will go to the Saladino Citadel where the Alabaster Mosque is and near the Saladino Citadel we will visit the Coptic Quarter with the Church of San Sergio (where the Holy family has taken refuge during their flight to Egypt) and the synagogue from Ben Ezra (where they found Moses in Egypt). Food in a local restaurant. Next, visit the Khan El Khalili Market, which is considered the most famous market in Egypt and the entire Middle East. We recommend you have a mint tea in the most famous cafe in Cairo (it is called Fishawy or cafe of the mirrors) where the intellectuals of Egypt meet because it is there that the Egyptian Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz wrote his novels. Return to the hotel, and night in Cairo.

Breakfast at the hotel, at the indicated time transfer to Cairo airport, to fly to Aswan. Arrival and direct visit to the High Dam of Aswan (known in Arabic as Saad El Aali). The Aswan Dam or Aswan Dam is a mega-construction, designed in 1956 and built between 1959 and 1970 by the Egyptian and Soviet governments, in order to end the floods that occurred in the territory of the lower Nile as a result of the sudden increase in the flow of the Nile.

Then visit the jewel of the Nile or the pearl of Aswan "The Temple of Philae", (located on a beautiful island in the Nile "Island of Agilka". This small island, an alluvial rock covered with granite, of only 460 x 150 m, it is located about 8 km south of the Aswan Dam in Upper Egypt, in an area that in ancient times was the border with Nubia. The Greek name for Philae is well known. Its ancient Egyptian name was P -aaleq, meaning "end" or "remote place", which later became Coptic under the name Pilak. Another meaning of the ancient name is "creation" or "island from the time of Re", which talks about the Egyptian creation myth of the place where the earth rose above the waters of chaos in the beginning of Creation. The Temple of Philae has great importance for the Egyptians since, according to legend, when the God Osiris was killed by his brother, who scattered his body throughout the country, his wife Isis picked them up and took refuge in the Philae Island to rebuild it. When you visit these ancient stones, which tell mythological stories of great value, you will discover that you are facing one of the wonders of the Ancient times.

Then transfer to the M / S Steigenberger Royale cruise ship, to stay on board on a full board basis. Lunch, and in the afternoon departure to enjoy a romantic and relaxing felucca ride along the Nile, passing through the wonderful islands of the Nile. Return to the boat, dinner and overnight on board in Aswan.

Free morning with the possibility of optionally visiting by cart the temples of Abu Simbel, which they call the eighth wonder of the World, Abu Simbel is one of the jewels of Egypt, a huge sanctuary dedicated to Pharaoh Ramses II who has managed to get the name of this Egyptian monarch endured for more than 3,000 years. Although the Temple of Ramses is the best known in Abu Simbel, the complex is made up of several buildings dedicated to the worship of the ancient gods and pharaohs. Today Abu Simbel continues to amaze visitors in the same way that he did at the time of its construction. Return to the ship, lunch and then navigation to Kom Ombo. Then visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, which is an unusual double temple built during the reign of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, in the Egyptian city of Kom Ombo. In the period of Roman domination, some extensions were made. The construction is unique due to its double design, which means that there were duplicate entrances, courtyards, halls, chapels and shrines for two gods: Sobek and Haroeris. There we will also visit the museum of mummified crocodiles, Navigation to Aswan. Dinner and night to enjoy the costume party. (Galabya ​​Party)

Breakfast and departure to visit in Calesas ^ Horse-drawn carriages ^ The temple of Edfu (dedicated to the god Horus The Falcon, the best preserved in Egypt, at the end of the visit we return to the ship and continue sailing towards Esna, When crossing the lock of Esna we will sail to Luxor or formerly Thebes; the city of a thousand gates and the capital of Pharaonic Egypt during the new empire, where it exists The third of the ancient monuments of the entire world Luxor is an Egyptian population built on the ruins of the city of Thebes Once we arrive, we will go to visit the Karnak temples, we will go to see the largest room in the world that exists in any religious complex, which is the colonnade room of the Karnak temple, which is made up of 134 columns. to the boat, then we go to the beautiful temple of Luxor when the sun goes down in the afternoon and they start to put the night lights there you will see that the temple impacts a lot with these lights. at the entrance are the two colossal statues of Ramses second together with the famous obelisk of the same pharaoh (brother of the one that is currently in the Place de La Concorde in Paris), dinner and night on board.

Breakfast on board, departure to Explore Luxor, there we will make 3 special stops that few people get to do. We will start with the Valley of the Nobles, where there are more than 500 tombs of high officials of the Theban government. Then visit the Madinat Habu Temple, where the Mortuary Temple of Ramses III is located; It represents one of the most important religious buildings in Thebes. The temple was built in an intentional imitation of the Ramesseum and consists of 2 pylons, 2 courtyards and 3 hypostyle halls, as well as a jetty and a canal that connected it to the Nile, destined to carry out the religious processions by boat of the god. Then we will go flying on the wings of imagination 3500 years ago, to be able to imagine where the pharaohs had hidden their tombs that make up the famous Valley of the Kings (including 3 royal tombs) This valley is the necropolis of Egypt where they are buried Many of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom, today more than 63 tombs carved into the rocks have been discovered. Then visit the temple of Queen Hatchepsut, which is one of the most outstanding that we have in Egypt. At the same time, it is an unusual temple in the way it was built. The temple became a true marvel of the engineering of the ancient builders. Today, it is considered one of the most famous structures in ancient Egyptian architecture. We will finish our tour with a visit to the two colossi of Memnon -which represent Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Then transfer to the Sonesta St George hotel to stay on a bed and breakfast basis, overnight in Luxor.

Breakfast + lunch in a local restaurant. At the indicated time, transfer to Luxor airport, to fly to Cairo, arrival and direct visit to the Egyptian Museum of Pharaonic art passing through all the masterpieces of the same Museum.At the end we will go to the Saladin Citadel where the Alabaster mosque and we will give a detailed lecture on everything related to Mosques. Lunch at a local restaurant, then visit the Khan El Khalili Market, which is considered the most famous market in Egypt and the entire Middle East. Then transfer to the Intercontinental Cairo Semiramis hotel. Accommodation and night in Cairo.

Breakfast at the hotel, departure to visit the famous city of Alexandria which is considered the Pearl of the Mediterranean, and the second capital of the country, Headquarters of the Alexandria Lighthouse, one of the Wonders of the World, and witness to the stormy romance between Marco Antonio. and Cleopatra, the city was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC Today, Alexandria allows you to peek into the fascination of its proud Greek past, but it also offers interesting mosques, the Corniche row of casinos, beautiful gardens, and both modern and traditional hotels. We will start our tour with the Catacombs of Kom Al Shokafa, then visit the famous Library of Alexandria at Pompey's column, a tribute to the legendary Library that tried to concentrate all the written knowledge of antiquity. Food in a local restaurant. We will finish our tour with a panoramic visit to the Quitbay citadel, back to the hotel.

Breakfast. At the scheduled time, transfer to the Cairo International Airport to take the flight back to your country of origin.

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