8 Days EGYPT – Land of Pharaoh

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport you will be met by our tour representative who will assist you through the immigration and baggage controls. Transfer to your hotel and check-in. Relax and soak up the atmosphere in this ancient city. Dinner and overnight

Breakfast at the hotel Check out of the hotel and proceed to enjoy the Captivating city of Cairo. On this day you will visit:

THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA: The sole survivors from the ancient Greek-listed Seven Wonders of the World, the pyramids of Giza are the planet’s oldest tourist attraction! Constructed from over 2.5 million limestone blocks it is thought to have taken more than 20 years to construct. They are Egypt’s most visited monuments and among the world’s greatest tourist attractions.

THE SPHINX is carved from a single piece of stone. It is a lion with the head of a pharaoh thought to be the portrait of Chepren. 

CHURCH OF ST.SERGIUS (ABU SERGA) – A 5th century basilica built over crypt where the Holy Family is believed to have stayed during their flight into Egypt. 

CHURCH OF ST.MERCURIUS (ABU SEFEIN) – boasts a unique collection of Coptic art including 175 icons that depict scenes from the old and new testaments, wall paintings, etching and stained glass.

Lunch
BEN EZRA SYNAGOGUE Modest in appearance, delightful in interior and boasting of legends, the Ben Ezra synagogue is the supreme Jewish monument in Cairo. Legends claim that the synagogue is built on the spot where pharaoh’s daughter found Moses in the bulrushes and where Jeremiah spoke to survivors after the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar.

The most important recent event is the finding of medieval manuscripts in 1894. The collection, called Geniza, counted more than 250,000 pages, dating to the period between 1002 and 1266.

AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY AND MOSQUE: Al-Azhar is today the most important religious university in the Muslim world, with as much as 90,000 students. It is perhaps the oldest university in the whole world . The heart of Al-Azhar is the mosque quarters. Unlike so many mosques around the Muslim world, it is fully open for visitors. The architecture is stunning; the size of the roofed hall is quite impressive.

THE KHAN EL KHALILI: The most famous of oriental bazaars it is a treasure of trove of medieval craftsmanship. Shop to your total heart’s content- for the Egyptian artifacts…or order yourself a sheesha, indulge and watch the world go by…both very enjoyable pass times!!  

Transfer to the Ramses Train Station to board your sleeper train for Aswan. Dinner on board

You will have breakfast in the cruise and later disembark.
On this day you will visit:
VALLEY OF THE KINGS: The Valley of the Kings shelters the fabled tombs of the pharaohs. More than 40 pharaohs were laid to rest here in ornate subterranean palaces penetrating sometimes under 100 m into the face of the rock.

COLOSSI OF MEMNON: Dominating the desert to the east stand the huge colossi of Memnon, sole relics of the funerary temple of Amenhotep 111.

Overnight: Nile Cruise 
Meal Plan: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Breakfast in the cruise and proceed for the days sightseeing.

GREAT TEMPLES OF KARNAK: “Here are works in whose presence it is a task for the imagination to overtake the eyesight’. More than a temple, Karnak is a spectacular complex of sanctuaries, pylons and obelisks – built on a grand scale. The impressive and awesome Karnak temples are for many – pharonic Egypt’s grandest monument of all. The complex covers a hundred acres: its history spans throughout thirteen centuries. 

Enjoy rest of the day in Luxor shopping at the various shops and souks 
Later in the afternoon, transfer to the train station to board your train for Cairo

Overnight: Sleeper Train 
Meal plan: Breakfast /Lunch / Dinner on board the train.

Breakfast on the train
Arrive Cairo and transfer to your hotel where you have been booked on day use, rest of the day at leisure. You can take time to shop at the various malls and souks in Cairo Depending on your flight, transfer to the airport for your international flight