subject: 10 Days 09 nights Cairo, Alexandria, Hurghada, Sharm and Nile cruise [print this page] 10 Days 09 nights Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan, Luxor, Hurghada and Sharm including 03 nights Nile cruise Tour Itinerary
Tour Code: ETL 010C www.etltravel.com
Day 01: Cairo (LD)
Arrival will be at Cairo airport. Meet & assist by our representative through the formalities and customs. The day will be a full day tour to visit Sakkara, 28 Km southern to Giza, where you will see the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the first pyramid has been built in Egypt, then to Memphis, the first capital of Egypt where you will see the huge statue of King Ramses II lying on the ground losing his arm. Lunch will be at a local restaurant. Continue to Giza to visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops which was built by manual labor. It is the largest of the three main Pyramids and it is the only survivor of the Seven Great Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramid of Chephren, which is the best preserved, and the Pyramid of Mycerinus. Nearby see the Sphinx, a marvelous sight carved out of a natural rocky outcrop, the lion's body stretching 45 m, with its paws 15 m long.Learn how paper was made in the ancient times with a visit to the Papyrus Institute followed by a short visit to a Perfumery workshop. Dinner and overnight will be at the hotel.
**Optional tour: Sound & Light Show at Sphinx Plateau.
Day (02):Cairo - Alexandria - Cairo (BLD)
Breakfast will be at the hotel. Drive for 3 hours to Alexandria city, known as the pearl of the Mediterranean sea. We begin our tour by visiting the Catacombs, which consist of three tiers hewn out the rock at a depth of 100 feet. A brief visit of Pompey's Pillar, a huge granite pillar dating back to 297 A.D. Lunch will be during the tour at a local restaurant. Continue to visit the famous Mosque in Alexandria Al Morsi Abu Al Abbas and passing by Quit Bay Forte. This afternoon you have an overlooking of the most exquisite beach on the eastern tip of Alexandria, surrounded by an extremely large garden, unique in its harmonious combinations of flowers with wood. Thisis EL Montazah Park, the summer residence of ex-royal family. Drive back to Cairo. Dinner and overnight will be at the hotel.
Day (03):Cairo -Sleeping Train(BLD)
Breakfast will be at the hotel. The day will be a full day tour to the world famous Egyptian Museum with its 100,000 objects covering 4,000 years of ancient Egyptian civilization including the treasures of Tutankhamen. Lunch will be at a local restaurant. Then we will visit the Citadel including the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammad Ali. Continue to Old Cairo to visit Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue and have a look at Amr Ibn El A'as Mosque, the first mosque has been built in Egypt. Continue to Khan El Khalili Bazaar which dates back to the fourteenth century. Transfer to Giza Station for departure to Aswan by the Sleeping train. Dinner and overnight will be on the train board
10 Days 09 nights Cairo, Alexandria, Hurghada, Sharm and Nile cruise
