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Nefertari Tour : 8 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 deluxe hotel, Overnight Cairo.
Day 3:
Start your day with a visit to the City of Memphis: the first capital of Egypt. Next, Sakkara where you will see the Step Pyramid in the necropolis where some pharaohs of the old Kingdom were buried. After a lunch break continue on to Dashar 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. 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 Korfu 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, He has never yet revealed his secrets... maybe 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 Tutankahmon.
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. Tonight you will enjoy dinner and a traditional belly dancing show while cruising the Nile River. Overnight Cairo.
Day 5:
This morning you will depart Cairo and drive to Alexandria, the second largest city in Egypt, via the western desert route. Along the way you will visit the site of the famous World War II Battle of El Alamein "between" British General Bernard Law Montgomery (Monty) and German General Erwin Rommel. Then you will continue along a beautiful costal road to the new Alexandria Library. Overnight Alexandria.
Day 6:
Today you will visit the Greco-Roman monuments, The Catacomb, Bombay's Pillar, and The Amphitheater. Later in the day you will visit the spot where the once magnificent Alexandria Light House once stood. This evening returning to Cairo. Overnight Cairo.
Day 7:
Today you will drive to Fayum Oasis, the Oases closest to Cairo, where you will see Hawara Pyramid, mud brick pyramids built about 2000BC. You will also see Water wheels and water mills run by water power from the Greco-Roman time. Away from busy Cairo, you will be treated to the country life and observe farmers activities which have not changed much from the Ancient Egyptian style... this will be a truly memorable experience. After enjoying lunch at the beautiful Lake Karoon you will return to Cairo. Overnight Cairo.
Day 8:
Depart Cairo Airport for you return home. |
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