June 10, 2024
Facts about Luxor East Bank
Famous ancient Egyptian temples like Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple, which are widely recognized for...
Celebrate the Christmas and the new year with Happy Egypt in 8 days in Egypt travel packages, the highlights of the major cities in Egypt as Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan. Cruise the Nile up from Luxor to Aswan. Domestic flights, hotels, tours, transfers, entrance fees, and licensed tour guides are included. Discover it during Egypt Christmas tour. Enjoy Egypt tours with a Nile Cruise trip. Stop in Cairo to visit the Pyramids of Giza and eat Egypt's attractions.
Itinerary’s Highlights:
Egyptian Museum. Pyramids & sphinx. Among the most important places to visit in Cairo, the pyramids are one of the Seven Wonders of the World, as they are tombs for the ancient Egyptian kings built in the form of pyramids.
In Luxor we will take you on a tour to Karnak & Luxor temples.Valley of the Kings to know and explore the attractions in Luxor and enjoy spending your day there also you can visit Edfu & Kom Ombo temples., accompanied by the tourist guide of Happy Egypt.
Arrival in Cairo, meet and assist by our representative and transfer to your hotel and free actions.
You will visit the only ancient wonder that still exists, the great pyramid of Khufu, with the two other pyramids, and their guard, the sphinx. Then proceed to visit the first pyramid built in Egypt, the step pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.
(Breakfast only)
Transfer to Cairo airport to fly to Luxor to start your cruise. Meet and assist and transfer to the cruise. Visit the East Bank of Luxor which includes the two largest temples in Egypt, Karnak and Luxor temples, which were dedicated to the Theban Triad, Amun, Mut, and Khunsu. Overnight is in Luxor.
(B, L, D)
Today, you will drive to the west bank of Luxor to visit the Valley of Kings, which was dedicated to the tombs of the royal pharaohs. Kings of the New Kingdom cut their tombs deep in the rock to hide them from the tomb robbers and to ensure a very safe journey to the afterlife. Then proceed to the unique temple of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut. You end your tour with a photo stop at the giant colossi of Memnon.
Back to the ship to set sail to Edfu through the lock of Esna. Overnight is in Edfu. (B, L, D)
A horse carriage will take you to the temple of Edfu which was built during the time of the Greeks in Egypt, and dedicated to the falcon-headed god, Horus (Apollo).
Back to the ship to set sail to Kom Ombo. Then visit the temple of Kom Ombo, which is dedicated to Horus and Sobek.
Back to the ship to set sail to Aswan. Overnight is in Aswan. (B, L, D)
Today, you will explore the beautiful city of Aswan. You will visit the granite quarry of the unfinished obelisk. Then proceed to the high dam which was built during the time of Nasser. You end your tour with one of the beautiful temples of Egypt, the temple of Isis on the island of Philae.
After lunch, you will take a felucca sailboat for a ride around Elephantine Island. Overnight is in Aswan. (B, L, D)
Disembarkation, then transfer to Aswan airport to fly back to Cairo.
Meet and assist, and transfer to your hotel.
(Breakfast only)
Today, you will start your tours with a visit to the impressive Egyptian Museum and Old Cairo area. In the museum, you will enjoy the well-made handy crafts and statues from different periods of Egyptian history, with the fabulous treasure of the golden pharaoh Tutankhamun.
Then proceed to the citadel of Saladin, and end your day at the largest bazaar in the middle east, Khan El Khalili.
Transfer to Cairo airport, for final departure.
(Breakfast only)
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For sightseeing purposes in Egypt, a duration of 7 to 10 days will be most appropriate for your Egypt vacation packages. This gives enough time to see places like Cairo, the Pyramids, Luxor, Aswan, and the Nile, with some time for rest as well. If you want to go into more detail, you can opt to spend 14 days in Egypt.
It is quite possible to travel around Egypt in a period of four days as all the major cities will be covered under your trips to Egypt. A typical tour includes a visit to the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, and a quick trip to the Valley of Kings in Luxor. However short it may seem, it is still possible to get a feel for Egypt.
Of course, most of the travel packages designed for Egypt incorporate both ancient Egypt and modern sites in their Egypt tours. For example, one may visit places including the Pyramids of Giza and the Egyptian Museum while enjoying other modern sites in the capital city, like Cairo Tower and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Hence, one can enjoy the history as well as current activities.
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