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Isis Tour : 11 Days
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Day 1:
Depart the USA for an overnight flight to Cairo
Day 2:
Arrive Cairo International Airport where you will be met and assisted by Mohamed, your English speaking Egyptologist, who will be your guide throughout your entire tour. Transfer to your Cairo Hotel
Day 3:
Start your day with a visit to Sakkara where you will see the Step Pyramid in the necropolis where some pharaohs of the old Kingdom were buried, next you visit Memphis, the first capital of Egypt, dating back to 3100BC. After a lunch break continue on to Dahshour where you will see the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid. End your day with a visit to a Carpet School where you will see a demonstration on how carpets are made with time to shop. Overnight Cairo
Day 4:
The big day has arrived...no trip to Egypt is complete without viewing the Pyramids of Giza. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that still remains and your early arrival will help you have an opportunity to enter the burial chamber. Next to the pyramids sits The Sphinx who has never yet revealed his secrets...perhaps you will be the chosen one...
Before lunch there will be time for a short Camel ride and with the Pyramids as your background it will be a memorable photo. After lunch you drive to The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, home to thousands of priceless Egyptian antiquities...including treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Before returning to you hotel you will stop at a Jewelry store where you can shop for your own treasures whether it is for copies of King Tut's Collection, your own Cartouche or a special gift to take home....Egypt is well known for its high quality gold. Overnight Cairo.
Day 5:
It is an early start with a 4:00AM departure to the airport to catch the first flight to Abu Simbel to see the temples built by Ramsess II ...one for himself and one for his favorite queen. Saved from being lost forever under the flood waters of the Nile when the High Dam was built, these temples are a spectacular sight. Return by air to Aswan and embark your Nile Cruise Boat. You will have lunch on board and a short rest before an afternoon felucca sail around Elephantine and Kitchener Islands. Dinner on board.
Day 6:
This morning you will visit the Aswan High Dam , the Unfinished Obelisk and beautiful Philae Temple. Afternoon cruise to Kom Ombo Temple built to honor 2 gods, Sobek and Haroeries...don't miss the mummified crocodile and the Nilometer. After returning to the boat your cruise will continue to Edfu.
Day 7:
Morning horse drawn carriage (caliches) rides to the Temple of Horus at Edfu ...the most intact temple in Egypt. Afternoon cruise through the lochs to Luxor.
Day 8:
Today you will cross the Nile to the West Bank via coach and visit the mystical and peaceful Valley of the Kings and Queens. Tour tombs of the ancient Pharaohs and Queens.....here is where King Tutankhamen's intact tomb was discovered in 1922. After lunch on board your boat you will walk down The Avenue of the Sphinxes to massive Karnak Temple. Several miles away, at the other end of The Avenue, sits Luxor Temple. A visit there will be after dark to view its soaring hypostyle hall spectacularly lit at night.
Day 9:
Today you will depart your Nile Cruise Boat and join a convoy through the Egyptian countryside and small rural towns to Dendera and then on to Abydos. Both temples still have their roofs preserving their walls. The detail in the artwork and original color is spectacular. Many exciting surprises will be found within these temples. Your convoy will return to Luxor where you will overnight. Overnight Luxor.
Day 10:
This morning you will fly to Cairo for a tour of Islamic Cairo where you will see the Citadel and the Alabaster Mosque. Perhaps there will be time to do some shopping in the Khan el Khalil Bazaar. After lunch you will tour Coptic Cairo also known as Old Cairo. See the Roman fortress of Babylon and the Hanging Church. A memorial stop will be St Sergius Church built over the crypt where the Holy Family stayed after fleeing to Egypt. Tonight a Farewell Dinner.
Day 11:
Early morning departure for your flight home.
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