Pyramids, Oases & Nile Cruise

Short Itinerary
Day
Schedule
Sleeping in
Meals
1
Cairo
Cairo
Welcome Drink
2
Pyramids - Museum - Old Cairo
Cairo
Breakfast, Lunch
3
English House - Mummies Museum - Alexander Temple
Bahariya Oasis
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
4
Elhaize Village - Crystal Mountain - Agabat
Campsite
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
5
Farfra Oasis - Dakhla Oasis
Dakhla Oasis
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
6
Kharga Oasis - Roman Fortress - Roman&Dush Temples
Campsite
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
7
Luxor
Luxor
Breakfast
8
Karnak Temple - Luxor Temple
Nile Cruise
Breakfast, lunch, Dinner
9
Valley of the Kings - Hatshepsut - Colossi of Memnon
Nile Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
10
Edfu Temple - Kom Ombo Tempel
Nile Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
11
High Dam - Unfinished Obelisk - Philae Temple
Nile Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
12
Disembarkation
Sleeper Train
Breakfast, Dinner
13
Back to Cairo
Cairo
Breakfast
14
Fly Back home
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Breakfast
What's included:
  • Meet & assist at Cairo International Airport upon arrival & departure.
  • All transfers to / from airport / station & hotels by an A/C vehicle.  
  • Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including breakfast.
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Bahariya on half board.
  • Accommodation for 1 night in White Desert camping on full board.
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Dakhla on half board.
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Kharga camping on full board.
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Luxor including breakfast.
  • Accommodation for 4 nights on 5* superior Cruise on full basis.
  • Accommodation for 1 night on sleeping train on half board.
  • Transfers from Cairo to Bahariya by a private A/C vehicle.
  • All transfers inside the Oases by jeep 4x4.  
  • Transfers from Kharga to Luxor by a private A/C vehicle.
  • Private English-speaking guide in Cairo and Oases.
  • All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing Memphis Tours group.
  • Tour to Giza Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum.
  • Tours from Bahariya, White Desert, Dakhla, Kharga Oases.
  • Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples.
  • Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple & Colossi of Memnon.
  • Tour to Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples.
  • Tour to the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae in Aswan.
  • Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.
  • All transfers by an air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Camping equipment like sleeping bags, camel blanket and tents.
  • Meals as mention in the above itinerary.
  • Bottled Water & soft drinks daily during camping in the deser
  • Bottled water during your trips.
  • Portage when needed.
  • Free loan of phone during your stay in Egypt charged with 30 min local calls / 5 min. international calls.
  • All service charges and taxes.
What's excluded:
  • International Airfare
  • Entry visa to Egypt
  • Any optional tours
  • Personal expenses
  • Tipping
Prices Per Person
Accommodation Plan:
  • - Grand Pyramids Hotel Cairo
  • - International Hot Spring Bahariya
  • - Camping in the White Desert
  • - Al Dehoos Hotel Dakhal Oasis
  • - Camping in El Kharga Oasis
  • - M/S Nile Dolphin Cruise
  • - El Luxor Hotel
 May - Sep.Oct. - April
Double $ 1499 $ 1675
Single $ 1750 $ 2090
Day1:Arrival Cairo

 

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock)

Your tour manager will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) after luggage and customs holding a sign reflects your name or our company name (Memphis Tours) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist you to check-in smoothly and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.

Welcome Drink

 

Day 2:Pyramids / Museum

 

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then at 09:00 AM you will be met and accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, Mykerinus, famous Sphinx , varying between six-thousand and even thirteen-thousand years old ,and Valley temple facing the great statue. Lunch at a good quality local restaurant. Then head to the Egyptian Museum, enjoying Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Combining fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, this dates back to 1382. Back to hotel. Overnight in Cairo. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

 

Day 3:Bahariya Oasis

 

Breakfast at hotel, check out from your hotel in Cairo at 06:00 AM, met by our representative and then travel by a modern air conditioned vehicle to Bahariya Oasis about 4 hours drive from Cairo. Upon arrival, enjoy local tour to the hill top ruin ‘the English House. Then transfer to see Museum of Golden Mummies, Tombs of the Nobles, Alexander Temple, and Temple of Ain Meffetla. Back to your hotel and overnight in Bahariya.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

 


Day 4:White & Black Desert

 

After Breakfast, move to the White Desert passing through the Black Desert and the El Haize Village with its natural spring. Stop off to see the Crystal Mountain and the volcanic rocks and petrified wood in the Valley of Agabat. Upon arrival at the White Desert, tour to the amazing rock formations, watch the sunset and camp under the stars in this paradise of tranquility. Bedouin dinner in the desert. Overnight in a camp.  

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

 

Day 5:Farafra & Dakhla

Breakfast, then drive to Farafra Oasis where you can enjoy Bir Setah hot spring as well as local artist Badr's unique mud brick museum. Drive from Farafa to Dakhla for about 3 hours to see the Roman Temple Deir El Hagar in its serene surroundings and the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqa. Then pay a visit to Islamic Village of Al Qasr, about 35km from Mut, houses ruins of an Ayubid mosque. Overnight in Dakhla    

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

 

Day 6:Kharga Oasis

 

After breakfast move onto Kharga Oasis to visit Qasr El Labkha - a Roman fortress on the old caravan route, and the oasis' ethnic museum. After that visit the Roman Temple of Hibis & Nadora from outside as well as the early Christian cemetery with its chapels painted with murals at Bagawat, nearby. Move onto the Temple of Dush, dedicated to Isis and Serapis. Overnight camping in Kharga. 

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

 

Day 7:Arrival Luxor

After breakfast, you will be transferred by vehicle to Luxor; it takes about 6 hours drive. Overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 8:Luxor Sightseeing

 

After breakfast, transfer to embark your 5 star Egypt Nile cruise to check in. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple. Dinner and overnight on board Nile cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 9:Luxor Sightseeing

 

After breakfast on your Nile cruise, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC. Proceeding to the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch, you will sail to Edfu enjoying a leisurely dinner on board. Overnight on board Nile Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 


Day 10:Edfu / Kom Ombo

 

After breakfast on Nile Cruise, visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Horus at Edfu. Sail to Kom Ombo to see the unique Temple of Sobek, dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god. Lunch on board. Continue sailing to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board you deluxe Nile Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 


Day 11:Aswan Sightseeing

 

After breakfast on Nile cruise, enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk, then on to the beautiful Temple of Philae, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. Dinner and overnight on board deluxe Nile Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 12:Disembarkation

 

Disembarkation after breakfast. Free time at leisure in Aswan on your own Or Optional Tour to visit Abu Simbel Tour from Aswan by Land. Transfer to Aswan train station for departure to Cairo by sleeper train. Dinner and overnight on train.     

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

 


Day 13:Back to Cairo

 

Breakfast aboard the train and then arrive Giza train station. Meet & assist by Memphis Tours REP and transfer to your hotel. You will arrive at Giza station about 06:00 am and I will do my best to do early check in for you. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast

 


Day 14:Final Departure

Breakfast, check out at 12:00 PM and then picked you up by our representative to transfer to Cairo international Airport for final departure.    
Meals: Breakfast


Prices Per Person
Accommodation Plan:
  • - Grand Pyramids Hotel Cairo
  • - International Hot Spring Bahariya
  • - Camping in the White Desert
  • - Al Dehoos Hotel Dakhal Oasis
  • - Camping in El Kharga Oasis
  • - M/S Nile Dolphin Cruise
  • - El Luxor Hotel
 May - Sep.Oct. - April
Double $ 1499 $ 1675
Single $ 1750 $ 2090
General info

Prices
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip and valid till April 30.2013 except during Christmas, New Years & Easter holidays. Single room occupancy is applied for those coming with other and prefer single occupancy. So there will be a different rate for solo traveler. 

 

Children Policy

0 - 01.99 Free of Charge
2 - 5.99 25% pay 25% of tour price
6 - 11.99 50% pay 50% of tour price
12+ pay full tour price as per adult person
If your tour package includes airfare then an extra charges for your children may apply. 

 

Payment Policy
Reservations should be made as early as possible to book the desired Egypt tour, spaces will be secured upon receive a deposit of 25 %, and during the Christmas and New Year holidays and tour packages inclusive international airfare the required deposit is 50%. This deposit forms part of your final payment. Deposits can only be made by credit cards, wire transfer and or Western Union 

 

Egypt Entry Visa
You need to have a valid passport at least 6 months beyond your scheduled return date to enter Egypt and you can obtain a visa from the Egyptian Consulate before departure. Also, entry visa is available upon arrival Egypt airports against USD 15 per passport for specific nationalities and need to check before.

 


Sleeper Trains in Egypt
Sleeper trains are designed and equipped according to a satisfactory standard and quality that was set up by the Egyptian Railway Authority. Sleeper train from Aswan to Cairo is about 14 hours.

 

 

Additional Entry Tickets

All our Egypt tour packages and programs don't include entrance fees to special archaeological sites such as entering one of the Pyramids inside, to visit the Mummies Room at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, to visit the Solar Boat Museum at the Pyramids area or to enter the Tomb of Tutankhamen at Valley of the Kings in Luxor

 

Tipping

It is a customary attitude for expressing ones satisfaction of good services rendered to him by staff on duty with him. We advise if you are willing to offer it, this would be great and if not, you are not obliged to do it

General info

Prices
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip and valid till April 30.2013 except during Christmas, New Years & Easter holidays. Single room occupancy is applied for those coming with other and prefer single occupancy. So there will be a different rate for solo traveler. 

 

Children Policy

0 - 01.99 Free of Charge
2 - 5.99 25% pay 25% of tour price
6 - 11.99 50% pay 50% of tour price
12+ pay full tour price as per adult person
If your tour package includes airfare then an extra charges for your children may apply. 

 

Payment Policy
Reservations should be made as early as possible to book the desired Egypt tour, spaces will be secured upon receive a deposit of 25 %, and during the Christmas and New Year holidays and tour packages inclusive international airfare the required deposit is 50%. This deposit forms part of your final payment. Deposits can only be made by credit cards, wire transfer and or Western Union 

 

Egypt Entry Visa
You need to have a valid passport at least 6 months beyond your scheduled return date to enter Egypt and you can obtain a visa from the Egyptian Consulate before departure. Also, entry visa is available upon arrival Egypt airports against USD 15 per passport for specific nationalities and need to check before.

 


Sleeper Trains in Egypt
Sleeper trains are designed and equipped according to a satisfactory standard and quality that was set up by the Egyptian Railway Authority. Sleeper train from Aswan to Cairo is about 14 hours.

 

 

Additional Entry Tickets

All our Egypt tour packages and programs don't include entrance fees to special archaeological sites such as entering one of the Pyramids inside, to visit the Mummies Room at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, to visit the Solar Boat Museum at the Pyramids area or to enter the Tomb of Tutankhamen at Valley of the Kings in Luxor

 

Tipping

It is a customary attitude for expressing ones satisfaction of good services rendered to him by staff on duty with him. We advise if you are willing to offer it, this would be great and if not, you are not obliged to do it

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