 This
tour offers a program for
those wishing to visit Mount
Sinai where Moses received
the 10 commandments and
relax or dive in Sharm -
in addition enjoy a Nile
Cruise and all the classical
sites, including the famous
Day
1: Arrive In Cairo:
Meet and greet and transfer
to Hotel.
Day
2: Cairo
The Pyramids
at Giza/Sphinx/Valley
Temple. (option for going
inside the small pyramid
and a camel ride $25 US
per person) Later visit
the Papyrus and Perfumery.
Evening Nile Dinner Cruise.(B,L,D)
Day
3: Cairo - Sakkara/Memphis
Step Pyramid
Complex at Sakkara, then
onto Memphis to see the
Alabaster Sphinx and a
huge Statue of Ramses
the II. Stop to see local
children weaving carpets
at a carpet school -opportunity
for souvenirs of carpets
and wall hangings of all
kinds. Lunch at a local
countryside restaurant.
(B,L)
Day
4- Cairo - St. Catherine's
(B,D)
Travel to St.
Catherine's (7 hours drive)
Check in our hotel for
dinner and an early rest
for those wanting to climb
Mount Sinai to see the
sunrise. Climb Mount Sinai
where Moses received the
Ten Commandments.
Day
5 - St. Catherine's -
Cairo (B)
Visit the famous Monastery
of St. Catherine's. Transfer
to Sharm El Sheik (3hours)
rest of day at leisure.
Day
6/7 - Sharm El Sheik (B)
Free at leisure
in Sharm El Sheik Options
for Diving, Scuba, snorkeling
& Safari tours are
available upon request.
Day
8 - Sharm El Sheik (B)
Drive back to
Cairo with stops at Moses
Springs and a Military
museum. Transfer to Hotel.
(7 hours)
Day
9: Cairo - Islamic & Coptic
Cairo
The Egyptian
Museum/The Citadel/the
Mohammed Ali and Green
Mosques/Palace/Coptic
Christian Churches/Khan
el Khalili Bazaar - overnight
sleeper train to Aswan.
(B,L,D) (Option for Hotel and Flight upgrades, prices available on request)
Day
10: Aswan
After Breakfast on the
Train we arrive in Aswan
- Felucca (small sailing
boat) or Launch ride to
the Botanical Gardens,
on Elephantine Island.
Check into our Cruise
Ship for Lunch. High Dam
and the Philae Temple. Evening
at leisure to stroll the
quaint streets and the
local spices market of
Aswan.(B,L,D)
Day
11: Aswan - Abu Simbul
An early morning drive
to Abu Simbul (3 hours
each way) and the great
temple of Ramses and Nefertari.
On return we sail for
Luxor with a stop at Kom
Ombo temple.(B,L,D)
Day
12: Nile Cruise
Relaxing day sailing along
the fertile Nile Valley
with a stop at Edfu Temple.(B,L,D)
Day
13: Luxor
Arrive in Luxor and start
our sightseeing the West
Bank - The Colossi of
Memnon/Valley of the Kings
(3 tombs)/Temple of Queen
Hatshipsuit. Evening Karnak
Light and Sound Show. Later
enjoy a walk around this
quaint city. (B,L,D)
Day
14: Luxor - Cairo
Today we visit the Luxor
and Karnak Temples, Fly
to Cairo - Evening light
and sound show at Giza.(B,L)
Day
15: Cairo - Home - Transfer.
(B)
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Meet and Assist at
the airport
