Tour Itinerary

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DAY 1: MANILA - CAIRO (MEALS ON BOARD)
‍Departure from Manila

Arrival at Cairo, the capital city of Egypt, as you arrive at Cairo International Airport, one of our English-speaking representatives will guide you through all the necessary immigration and visa procedures and take you through customs.

Once this is completed, the guide will accompany you to have dinner then hotel check in and overnight in Cairo.

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DAY 2: CAIRO - GIZA - MEMPHIS - SAQQARA (B/L/D)
‍After breakfast you will be driven to visit the three Pyramids of Giza– Cheops, Chefren & Mycerinus. \

Which includes the Great Pyramid of Cheops, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This 230-meter high Pyramid is just one part of a huge funerary complex. Another essential feature is the giant Sphinx depicting the head of King Chefren with the body of a lion.

Inside the Pyramid are many treasures, chambers and sarcophagi. Beneath the Pyramid are several secret tunnels that were in ancient days used to move through the monument. Your visit to Giza plateau will end with the Valley Temple which was used by King Chefren as a mortuary temple for the mummification process.

You can explore the Ruins of Memphis, once Egypt’s capital. Inspect the broken relics, columns and giant Fallen Statue of Ramses II, before continuing to Saqqara. Here, see the famous Step Pyramid of Zoser, Egypt’s oldest stone structure, before returning to Cairo then dinner at local restaurant, back to hotel.

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DAY 3: CAIRO - ASWAN - NILE CRUISE (B/L/D)
After breakfast will checkout then drive to Cairo Airport Terminal 3 as we need to catch our flight to Aswan.

Upon arrival at Aswan, visit High Dam and Philae Temple, one of the last places where ancient Egyptian religions flourished. The construction of Aswan's High Dam would have permanently flooded Philae Island. Therefore, the temple was dismantled and moved to today's location on Agilika Island.

After that, we will now check-in at Nile Cruise for our 3-Nights Stay; then we will have our lunch on the cruise.

A trip to Aswan is not complete if Aswan Bazaar is not included in the itinerary; here you can shop from a spice shop, which is the most famous market for spices in Africa, back to the cruise for dinner and overnight.

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DAY 4: NILE CRUISE - KOM OMBO - EDFU - NILE CRUISE (B/L/D)
Breakfast on board, then around 1:00 PM will start sailing for 3 hours and will arrive at Kom Ombo.

Upon arrival, we will visit a unique temple called the Kom Ombo Temple; its unique feature is that it is in fact a double temple which is dedicated to Sobek the crocodile God, and Horus the falcon head god. Then we will sail to Edfu for an overnight stay and dinner will be on the cruise.

OPTIONAL TOUR TO ABU SIMBEL – USD 150 PER PAX

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DAY 5: NILE CRUISE - EDFU - LUXOR - NILE CRUISE (B/L/D)
Have your breakfast on board, and then we will now visit the Edfu Temple by Horse Carriage; this temple is considered as the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, as it reflects traditional pharaonic architecture and an excellent idea of how all temples once looked.

After that, we will go to Luxor, which is often called the world’s greatest open-air museum. We will now visit the Luxor Temple, which has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.

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DAY 6: LUXOR - HURGHADA (B/L/D)
After your breakfast on board, we will start the Valley of the Kings Tour, the final resting place of Egypt's rulers from the 18th to the 20th dynasty. It is home to tombs including the great pharaoh Ramses II and boy pharaoh Tutankhamen. The tombs were well stocked with all the material goods a ruler might need in the next world. Most of the decorations inside the tombs are still well preserved.

Then, we will be visiting one of the most beautiful of the royal mortuary temples, the Hatshepsut Temple. Next is the Valley of Kings which is also called as the gateway to the afterlife; then we will head to Colossi of Memnon, it is a two massive stone statue of the Egypt Pharaohs who reigned in Egypt during the XVII Dynasty, before we leave the west bank, we have to see the alabaster quarries (a pure kind of marble).

Then, next destination is the Karnak Temple which is known as the city of temples built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. Then we will travel to Hurghada, once we arrive we will check-in at our hotel upon arrival, dinner will be at the hotel as well.

OPTIONAL TOUR: HOT AIR BALLOON – USD 150 PER PAX

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DAY 7: HURGHADA (B/L/D)
We will have your breakfast at the hotel, and then proceed to the Red Sea, considered as one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.

After that, we will now head to the Desert Safari to try some of their activity’s optional tours. Dinner will be at the hotel.

OPTIONAL TOURS: SNORKELING / GLASS BOAT / SAFARI / SUBMARINE

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DAY 8: HURGHADA - CAIRO (B/L/D)
We will have an early breakfast at the hotel, and will be transferred back to Cairo by bus (5 hours).

Upon arrival at Cairo, we will visit the Egyptian Museum to see a collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities then dinner and check in & overnight in Cairo.

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DAY 9: CAIRO - ALEXANDRIA - CAIRO (B/L/D)
After breakfast, we will check out then will start our tour with Coptic Cairo, the home of Cairo’s Coptic Christian Community.

First stop is the Hanging Church or also known as the Suspended Church. It is called the Hanging Church since it was built on the southern gate of the Roman Fortress. Next is the Ben Ezra Synagogue, it was originally a church however; it needed to be sold to pay the annual taxes. It was named after Abraham Ben Ezra, the person who bought the church. Next are the St. Sergius and St. Bacchus Church, which is the oldest church in Cairo and was built in the 4th century. It is also believed where the Holy Family stayed for three months at the end of their journey into Egypt.

Enjoy an amazing Day Trip to Alexandria from Cairo. First, visit Pompey's Pillar. It was constructed in honor of Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century. Originally from the temple of the Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure rivalling the Soma and the Caesarean. Then will visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock.

Lunch at a local restaurant in Alexandria, and then proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel (from outside) which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria then, to Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

Finally, you will be transferred back to Cairo for dinner then to Cairo airport for final departure.

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DAY 10: CAIRO - ASWAN - NILE CRUISE (B/L/D)
Arrival in Manila.

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