Explore Egypt
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Day 01: (Cairo)
Arrival Cairo Airport meets and assists through formalities, transfer to hotel and overnight
Day 02: (Cairo)
Breakfast at the hotel, full-day tour to visit the Great Pyramids of Giza – the only remaining monument among the seven wonders of the world cited by Herodotus, Sphinx, visit the Step Pyramid at Sakkara, continue the day tour to visit Memphis, the Oldest Capital of Egypt.
Optional: In the evening, Sound & Light Show or dinner on floating restaurant: open buffet with traditional belly dance & oriental show
Day 04: (Nile Cruise, Aswan)
Breakfast at the hotel, checkout from the hotel, full-day tour of Aswan to visit the Unfinished Obelisk, the High Dam, transfer to Nile Cruise, lunch on board, dinner& overnight
Day 05: (Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu)
Breakfast at the board, sailing to Kom Ombo, visit the temple shared by the two Gods Sobek & Haroeies, sailing to Edfu, arrival, and visit the Temple of Edfu, Back to the Cruise, sailing to Luxor, dinner & overnight
Day 06: (Edfu, Luxor)
Breakfast on board, full-day tour to visit the West Bank of the Nile, the Valley of Kings, where some 64 Pharaonic tombs have been discovered. Here you can see the tomb of Tutankhamun that dazzled the world, visit the Colossus of Memnon, visit the East Bank and the temple of Karnak. Back to the Cruise, dinner & overnight
Day 07: (Luxor / Cairo)
Breakfast on board, disembarkation, transfer to Luxor Airport, domestic flight to Cairo (one hour flight), arrival, transfer to hotel & overnight.
Day 08: (Cairo)
Full-day tour of the Egyptian Museum, which contains the treasures of King Tut, visit Salah el din Citadel, which was built in the 12th Century, visit Mohamed Ali Mosque – one of the most beautiful mosques in Cairo – and visit Khan El Khalili Bazaar District, where you can familiarize yourself with the fragrance of the past and bargain at one of the oldest markets in Cairo, return to your hotel & overnight
Day 09: (Departure)
Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure


The souk dates back to 1382, when Emir Djaharks el-Khalili built a large caravanserai. in Cairo under the Burji Mamluk Sultan Barquq; the eponymous khan is still extant. By the time of Barquq, the first Circassian Mamluk Sultan (1382- 1399 A.D.) much reconstruction needed to be done within the walls of the city in order to repair the damage incurred as a result of the Black Death. When Barquq started his madrassa in Bayn el-Qasrayn, markets were rebuilt, and Khan el-Khalili was established. It was also known Turkish bazaar during the Ottoman Empire.
The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt.
The Hanging (The Suspended) 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 29 steps; early travelers to Cairo dubbed it "the Staircase Church. The land surface has risen by some 6 metres since the Roman period so that the Roman tower is mostly buried below ground, reducing the visual impact of the church's elevated position. The entrance from the street is through iron gates under a pointed stone arch. The nineteenth century facade with twin bell towers is then seen beyond a narrow courtyard decorated with modern art biblical designs. Up the steps and through the entrance is a further small courtyard leading to the eleventh century outer porch.

