Imperial Egypt
Cairo, Luxor, Nile River, Aswan
Looking for something different and charming in Egypt? This is the ideal itinerary.
DAY 1: CAIRO
Arrival at Cairo airport. Reception by the local representative and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation for 2 nights, with breakfast.
DAY 2: CAIRO
After breakfast, full-day tour of Cairo. Visit one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: the great Pyramids of Giza. A single pyramid is built with 2,300,000 blocks, each weighing an average of two and a half tons. Not far from the pyramids is the Sphinx of Giza, which dates back to the time of Chephren (2620 BC). Built in natural yellowish limestone and measuring 20 meters high and 60 meters long, this unforgettable statue combines the head of a pharaoh with the body of a lion.
Visit to the Egyptian Museum, built by the Egyptian government in 1835. The current museum building was built in 1900 in the classic style of the architect Marcel Dourgnon. The museum has collections that exceed 120,000 objects, from the prehistoric era to the Greco-Roman period.
At the end of the tour, return to the hotel.
DAY 3: CAIRO/LUXOR
Breakfast at the hotel and check-out. Transfer to the airport for a flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel for accommodation for 1 night, with breakfast.
Free afternoon for independent activities.
DAY 4: LUXOR - NILE CRUISE
After breakfast, check-out and transfer to the port. Embark on a cruise along the Nile River. Accommodation for 4 nights, with breakfast, lunch and dinner (excluding drinks). After boarding, lunch on board.
In the afternoon, visit the Luxor Temple. Built largely by Amenhotep III and Ramses II, the temple served as a setting for rituals that were performed to reconcile the human aspect of the ruler with his divine office.
Continue to the Karnak Temple, erected in 1928 BC as a small sanctuary dedicated to Amun, the god of Thebes at the time. Karnak comprises three main temples, smaller enclosed temples, and several external temples - all built over 1,300 years. The three main temples of Mut, Monthu, and Amun are surrounded by enormous brick walls, with the temple of Amon at the center. Karnak is the largest and oldest temple complex.
At the end of the tour return to the cruise.
DAY 5: NILE CRUISE
Breakfast on board and departure to visit the Valley of the Kings, a vast City of the Dead where magnificent tombs were excavated from the desert rocks, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife by generations of pharaohs.
Visit the Deir El Bahari Temple, which was built during the reign of the 18th dynasty by Queen Hatshepsut, one of Egypt's greatest rulers. The temple is characterized by its many terraces, the statues of the Queen with a beard and its magnificent location carved into one of the great mountains of Thebes. Then, visit the Colossi of Memnon, two enormous statues that are the only remaining items from the great funerary temple of Amenhotep III, built in 1350 BC. At the end of the tour, return to the cruise.
Navigation to Edfu via Esna.
DAY 6: NILE CRUISE
After breakfast, visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu, the largest and best preserved pharaonic temple in Egypt, although built with Greek elements.
Return to the cruise and sail to Kom Ombo. After lunch, visit the Kom Ombo Temple, dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek. The temple stands on a bend in the Nile, where in ancient times sacred crocodiles basked under the sun on the riverbank.
At the end of the tour, return to the cruise.
DAY 7: NILE CRUISE
Arrival to Aswan early in the morning. After breakfast on board, visit the largest landfill dam in the world, built along the Nile in Aswan between 1960 and 1970. The construction of the Aswan High Dam became one of the government's main objectives after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. With the capacity to better control floods, provide water for irrigation, and generate hydroelectricity, the dam was considered fundamental to the planned industrialization of Egypt.
Visit to the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis. The temple was relocated by UNESCO to an island when the construction of the Aswan Dam threatened the site where it originally stood.
The next stop is the Unfinished Obelisk, which was found in a granite quarry in the southern part of the city of Aswan. If completed, the obelisk would have been the largest piece of stone that humans have ever worked with. Dating back to the New Kingdom, it documents the process of building obelisks in ancient Egypt.
In the afternoon, departure for a felucca ride along the Nile.
DAY 8: NILE CRUISE - ASWAN
After breakfast on board, disembark in Aswan. Transfer to the hotel for accommodation for 1 night, with breakfast.
Day off. Optional activity suggestion (not included):
- Tour to the Abu Simbel complex. Classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, it is a place that is impressive for its grandeur and its importance in the history of Egypt.
DAY 9: ASWAN/CAIRO
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport for a flight to Cairo. Disembarkation and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation for 1 night, with breakfast. Rest of the day free.
DAY 10: CAIRO
Breakfast, check-out and transfer to the airport.
Sharm el-Sheikh Extension Package
THIS ITINERARY INCLUDES:
- Domestic air ticket in Egypt between Cairo/Luxor and Aswan/Cairo, in economy class;
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo, with breakfast;
- Accommodation for 1 night in Luxor, with breakfast;
- Accommodation for 4 nights on the Nile River cruise, with breakfast, lunch and dinner (excluding drinks);
- Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan, with breakfast;
- Private transfers according to the itinerary;
- Private tour in Cairo with a guide in Portuguese;
- Regular tours during the cruise with a guide in Spanish or Portuguese (subject to availability);
- Entry visa to Egypt;
- Travel kit.
THIS ITINERARY DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- International airfare between Brazil and Egypt;
- Boarding fees;
- Tourism fees;
- Bank transfer charges related to payment to the foreign supplier;
- Documentation expenses and consular visas not mentioned as included;
- Travel insurance;
- Cancellation insurance;
- Excess baggage;
- Early arrival time (early check-in);
- Extension of departure time (late check-out);
- Meals not mentioned as included;
- Drinks not mentioned as included;
- Tips;
- Luggage service;
- Suggested and/or optional tours and excursions;
- Entrance fees to the places where the tours are visited and suggested and/or optional excursions;
- Restaurant reservations for a fee of USD 10 to USD 30;
- Personal extras such as: laundry, phone calls, alcoholic beverages, extra food, tips, minibar consumption and everything that is not mentioned as included in the itinerary.
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