Cruise on the Nile between Luxor and Aswan and the Pyramids
10 days / 9 nights
En groupe Incontournables
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Découvrez les splendeurs de la civilisation égyptienne, le Caire sa capitale administrative et politique, centre intellectuel et culturel du Moyen Orient.
Ensuite, découvrez la Haute Egypte et ses trésors. Un voyage incontournable. Ce programme est parfait pour venir vous réchauffer durant l'hiver, faire le plein de culture et de repos, en prendre plein les yeux et profiter d'une croisière sur le Nil !
Day 1: Arrival in Cairo
Welcome by our representative at Cairo airport.
Transfer and installation at the hotel.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 2: Memphis- Saqqarah - Dahshur
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure by private air-conditioned car to visit: Saqqara: The largest necropolis of ancient Egypt. Famous for the step pyramid of the first king of the Third Dynasty, Djeser.
Built by Imhotep.
Memphis: It is the oldest capital of United Egypt.
Built by King Ménès in 3300 BC. JC
Dahshur: The rhomboidal pyramid and the red pyramid.
Two pyramids were built by King Snefrou, founder of the Fourth Dynasty and father of Cheops.
Day 3: The Pyramids; the Egyptian museum and the Khan el kalili souk
Day 4: Luxor
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to visit:
The pyramids of Giza: Cheops, Khephren and Mykérinos, as well as the Sphinx, witnesses of ancient Egyptian civilization.
The visit inside the pyramids and the museum that houses the solar boat are left to your initiative, so they are not included in the package.
The Egyptian Museum: Two floors, a hundred rooms, 160,000 objects on display. One of the main rooms is the one dedicated to Tutankhamun's treasure. The mummies room is not included in the package.
You will not be able to leave Cairo without going for a walk in one of the most famous souks of Le Khân al-Khalili . You can shop there, clothes, spices and souvenirs.
Night at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport, flight to Luxor.
Arrival in Luxor. Installation at the hotel.
With the sunset, visit the Temple of Luxor on the edge of the Nile corniche; erected by the prestigious kings of the New Empire.
You admire the obelisk of Ramsess II, his twin sister is at the Place de la Concorde in Paris ...!
Option: Sound and Light Show in Karnak.
Night at the hotel.
Day 5: The Theban Necropolis - Embarkation
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to visit the Theban Necropolis including:
The Valley of the Kings , Deir El Bahari (Hatshepsut) and the Colossi of Memnon.
After the visit, Transfer and embarkation on your 5 * cruise ship.
Lunch on board.
Musical evening in the lounge bar.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Option: A hot air balloon flight.
Day 6: Luxor - Navigation
Visit of the imposing Temple of Karnak, renowned for the immensity of its hypostyle hall (134 columns aligned in 16 rows).
Karnak is arguably the most grandiose site in all of Pharaonic Egypt.
Back on board. Departure of the cruise towards Esna.
Lunch during navigation. Passage of the Esna lock.
Musical evening in the lounge bar.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 7: Edfu - Kom Ombo
Day 8: Aswan
After breakfast, visit of: Temple of Edfu , the largest sanctuary built in the Ptolemaic era, dedicated to the falcon god Horus.
It is in an exceptional state of conservation.
After the visit, navigation to Kom Ombo.
In the afternoon, visit of the Temple of Kom Ombo , dedicated to the deities:
Sobek (crocodile-headed) and Haroeris (falcon-headed).
Fancy dress evening in the lounge bar. Dinner, Egyptian cuisine.
Navigation and overnight in Aswan.
After breakfast, visit of the Temple of Philae dedicated to the goddess Isis.
Threatened to be submerged during the construction of the high dam.
This temple has been moved block by block under the aegis of Unesco.
Stop and visit the unfinished obelisk or the Aswan Dam .
Lunch on board. Free afternoon.
Dinner and a Nubian evening at the lounge bar.
Stroll through the bustling Aswan souk, extending parallel to the Nile corniche. Renowned for its colors, sounds, and above all for its spice scents.
Overnight on board.
Day 9: End of the cruise
Breakfast on board and disembarkation.
Free morning, here is a suggested visit to do:
Abu Simbel: by private vehicle and convoy, departure early to take the road to Abu Simbel. The trip lasts about 3 hours.
Four impressive royal colossi frame the prestigious facades of the great temple built in honor of Ramses II and of the small temple built in honor of Queen Nefertari, his favorite wife.
A visit that can only move you by the imposing stature of this building and the beauty of the sculptures.
Return at the end of the morning. Installation at the hotel in Aswan.
Felucca ride around Elephantine Island.
Night at the hotel.
Day 10: Departure
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Aswan airport, flight to Cairo.
Cost:
Based on 2 people: 1278 dollars per person.
The price includes:
All greetings by our representatives and transfers in private air-conditioned vehicles.
The English speaking guide Individual Egyptologist.
The visits mentioned in the program.
3 night in a 4 * hotel in Cairo.
One night in a hotel in Luxor.
4 nights on a 5 * cruise ship (full board).
One night in a hotel in Aswan.
The price does not include:
Obtaining visas at the airport, around 25 dollars / person.
Drinks during meals.
Personal expenses.
Airline tickets Cairo / Luxor and Aswan / Cairo.
Visits and meals not mentioned in the program.
Insurance optional.
Tips for guides, drivers and boat crew.