Pyramids, Nile Cruise & Oases

Short Itinerary
Day
Schedule
Sleeping in
Meals
1
Cairo
Cairo
Welcome Drink
2
Pyramids - Museum - Old Cairo - Khan
Sleeper Train
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
3
Free Day in Aswan
Aswan
Breakfast
4
Philae Temple - High Dam - Obelisk
Nile Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
5
Kom Ombo - Edfu Temple
Nile Cruise
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
6
East & West Bank of the Nile
Nile Cruise
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
7
Baris Oasis - Dush Temple
Campsite
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
8
Hibis Temple - Bagawat - Dakhla
Dakhla Oases
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
9
Mezzawaqqah - Roman Temple - Camel Ride
Camp
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
10
Badr Museum - White Desert
Campsite
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
11
Crystal Mountain - English House - Golden Mummies Museum
Cairo
Breakfast,Lunch
12
Fly back home
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Breakfast
What's included:
  • Meet and assist at Cairo Airport upon arrival & departure
  • Accommodation for 2 nights in Cairo including daily breakfast
  • Accommodation for 1 night on sleeper train on half board basis
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan including breakfast
  • Accommodation for 3 nights on 5 star superior Cruise on full basis
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Kharga camping for 01 night on full board
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Dakhla on half board basis
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Dakhla camping on full board basis
  • Accommodation for 1 night in White Desert camping on full board basis
  • Camping equipments like sleeping bags, camel blankets, tents
  • All sightseeing tours in Cairo (Private Tours)
  • All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing Memphis Tours group
  • Tour to the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae in Aswan
  • Tour to Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples
  • Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple & colossi of Memnon
  • Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples
  • Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary
  • Camel riding in Dakhla for about 20 km.
  • Transfer from Luxor to Kharga & from Bahariya to Cairo by an A/C vehicle
  • All Transfers from Kharga to Bahariya by 4x4 car
  • Entrance fees to all sites as indicated in the itinerary
  • Lunch during sightseeing tours in Cairo and Oases
  • English speaking guide during your trips
  • All transfers to / from airport / station & hotels by an A/C vehicle
  • Meals as mentioned in the above itinerary
  • Bottled water during your trips
  • Portage when needed
  • All service charges and taxes.
  • Free loan of phone during your stay in Egypt charged with 30 min local calls / 5 min. international calls
What's excluded:
  • International Airfare
  • Entry visa to Egypt
  • Any optional tours
  • Personal expenses
  • Tipping

 

Prices Per Person
Accommodation Plan:
  • - Grand Pyramids Hotel Cairo
  • - Basma Hotel Aswan
  • - M/S Nile Dolphin Cruise
  • - Camping in El Kharga
  • - Al Dehoos Hotel El Dakhla
  • - Camping in El Dakhla
  • - Camping in the White Desert
 May - Sep.Oct. - April
Double $ 1575 $ 1699
Single $ 1790 $ 1999
Day 1:Arrival Cairo

 

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. Later transfer to Giza train station taking sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan about 14 hours. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board - overnight inside your compartment. (There is another option with domestic flight upon your request)


Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3:Arrival Aswan

 

You will be met at Aswan station, then transferred to your hotel, Optional to enjoy a tour to one of Egypt's top tourist attractions, Abu Simbel Temples, which were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a last monument to himself and his Queen Nefertari. Overnight in Aswan. 

Meals: Breakfast

 

Day 4:Aswan Sightseeing

 

Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan. Then you will be picked up from hotel at 10:00 AM and then transfer to embark your Nile River Cruise before Lunch at 11:00 a.m, then enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, The awesome Philae Temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor, and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 


Day 5:Kom Ombo / Edfu

 

Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 6:Luxor Sightseeing

Sail to Luxor – have a breakfast on board then visit the West Bank, 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 at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi Memnon. Lunch on board. PM tour to visit the Karnak complex and Luxor Temple at the East Bank of the Nile River in Luxor and then drive back to the cruise ship. Dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.
Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner


Day 7:Luxor / Baris Oasis

 

Breakfast on board nile cruise in Luxor followed by disembarkation at 08:00 AM and then transfer by a private air-conditioned vehicle to Baris Oais about 5 hours driving, visiting Dush Temple and spend the first night camping in the Western Desert.

 

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8:Kharga / Dakhla

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. We drive on, to Dakhla, where we spend the night at an Oasis style hut with reed huts, communal showers and basic facilities. Overnight in Dakhla.   

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

 

Day 9:Dakhla–Camel ride

 

After breakfast, head to the fabulous medieval mud-brick town of Al Qasr, exploring the timeless streets, seeing the old school, an ancient olive press and the granary. We also enjoy a trip to the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqah from outside and the Roman Temple Deir El Hagar in its serene surroundings. We return for lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing at hot spring while waiting for the heat of the day to pass. In the late afternoon we set off on camels, riding through a desolate windswept landscape to the base of a Great escarpment. Camel ride is for about 10 km. Overnight camping in the desert.

 

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

 

Day 10:Farafra/White Desert

North of Dakhla is Farafra Oasis where we have time to visit Badr Museum and enjoy a swim at the natural sulphur spring at Bir Setah. A little further on we enter the White Desert, a spectacular region of wind-eroded limestone formations. The continual erosion has left a layer of fine white dust on the desert sands, hence the name ‘white desert’. We enjoy a sunset walk in this surreal landscape and spend the night camping under the stars. Note it can be very cold in the winter months (Oct-Mar) so make sure you are well rugged up if you are travelling at this time. Overnight camping in the White Desert.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 11:Bahariya / Cairo

After breakfast, transfer to visit the Crystal Mountain and the Black Desert. Upon arrival in Bahariya, enjoy local tour to the hill top ruins ‘the English House. Then transfer to see Museum of Golden Mummies, Tombs of the Nobles, Alexander Temple, Temple of Ain Meffetla. After that transfer to Cairo from Bahariya about 4 hours drive. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch

 


Day 12: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
  • - Basma Hotel Aswan
  • - M/S Nile Dolphin Cruise
  • - Camping in El Kharga
  • - Al Dehoos Hotel El Dakhla
  • - Camping in El Dakhla
  • - Camping in the White Desert
 May - Sep.Oct. - April
Double $ 1575 $ 1699
Single $ 1790 $ 1999
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 Cairo to Aswan 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 Cairo to Aswan 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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