Historical Egypt with Hurghada

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Assemble at Netaji Subhash International Airport three hours prior to departure. Our courteous and experienced team leader, who will accompany you to tour, will receive you at the airport. He will assist you will all the formalities before boarding your flight for Cairo. Dinner will be served on board.

Welcome to Egypt the land of Pharaohs and Pyramids. Arrive at the Cairo International Airport, meet and assist through our expediter and then check- into the hotel at Cairo. After freshening up enjoy your lunch in the afternoon.

In the evening get ready to experience the beautiful light and sound show learning the history of Egypt. Have dinner at a restaurant and overnight stay at hotel.

Have breakfast and proceed to visit the Great Pyramids of Giza. Later, you visit the famous SPHINX near Cheops.

The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one to remain largely intact. Also visit Pyramid of Chephren and Pyramid of Mycerinus as well.

Next, proceed for the guided tour of Saqqara. Saqqara also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English. It is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. Saqqara features numerous pyramids, including the world-famous Step pyramid of Djoser, sometimes referred to as the Step Tomb due to its rectangular base, as well as a number of mastabas (Arabic word meaning ‘bench’).

Have lunch in the afternoon.

Later, visit The Perfumery followed by The Papyrus, first made in ancient Egypt. Learn how to manufacture this paper using papyrus reeds and avail an opportunity to buy some hand painted papyrus. Also visit Egyptian Museum as well.

Have dinner at a restaurant and then overnight stay at hotel.

Have breakfast in the hotel check- out and transfer to the station for your train to Aswan where our local guide will meet you.

Visit Aswan High Dam/ Reservoir, which is an embankment dam built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, between 1960 and 1970 which holds great importance in Egypt.

Next visit the Temple of Philae.

After a visit to these amazing sites, embark on the luxurious Nile Cruise. Check in to your cabin, have lunch on board and your journey begins for 3 nights. Enjoy a felucca ride (optional) around Elephantine Island and visit the Agha Khan mausoleum. 

A delicious international buffet dinner will be served on board. Stay on the cruise overnight.

After breakfast, proceed with your excursion to Abu Simbel (Sun Festival).

Return to the cruise and have lunch.

Next sail to Kom Ombo ( hill of gold) and visit the temples of Sobek the Crocodile God.

The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period. The building is unique because its ‘double’ design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods. The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world with Hathor and Khonsu. Meanwhile, the northern part of the temple was dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris (“Horus the Elder”), along “with Tasenetnofret (the Good Sister, a special form of Hathor or Tefnet/Tefnut) and Panebtawy (Lord of the Two Lands).” The temple is typical because everything is perfectly symmetrical along the main axis.

Later, have your buffet dinner on the cruise and stay overnight.

Have breakfast and proceed to Edfu and visit the Temple of Horus (Falcon-headed god) – Edfu Temple. The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt. The city was known in the Hellenistic period as Koine Greek, after the chief god Horus. The temple was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Hellenistic period in Egypt. In particular, there are also “important scenes and inscriptions of the Sacred Drama which related the age-old conflict between Horus and Seth.

Sail to Luxor Via Esna Lock.

Have lunch and proceed for the guided tour of East Bank in Luxor.

Visit Luxor Temple & to feel the eternity of the Egyptian era.

Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. Instead, Luxor temple is dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship; it may have been where many of the kings of Egypt were crowned in reality or conceptually (as in the case of Alexander the Great who claimed he was crowned at Luxor but may never have traveled south of Memphis, near modern Cairo.)

To the rear of the temple are chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty, and Alexander. Other parts of the temple were built by Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. During the Roman era, the temple and its surroundings were a legionary fortress and the home of the Roman government in the area.

Enjoy the deck till buffet dinner is served on the cruise.

After breakfast, check-out from the cruise and proceed towards and proceed for sightseeing in Luxor (West Bank) with the Vast Valley of the Kings.

The Valley of the Kings also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings. With the 2005 discovery of a new chamber and The 2008 discovery of two further tomb entrances, the valley is known to contain 63 tombs and chambers.

Visit Tutankhamen Tomb. Next, you will proceed to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut – El Deir El Bahari: Built for the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Hatshepsut, it is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings. This mortuary temple is dedicated to Amun and Hatshepsut and is situated next to the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, which served both as an inspiration and later, a quarry. It is considered one of the incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt. Also, visit the Alabaster Factory and Colossi of Memnon. Have lunch and then visit Karnak Temple.

The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak meaning “fortified village”, comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings near Luxor, in Egypt.

Next, proceed for Hurghada. Reach Hurghada and check-in to your hotel. Freshen up, have dinner and stay overnight.

This morning, have breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy your day at leisure. Have lunch and relax by the beach. You can enjoy Dolphin watching in the red sea or sail on a banana boat from Hurghada to Dolphin house (optional).

Have dinner and spend the last night at Hurghada.

This morning, have your breakfast in the hotel at Hurghada. Check-out from the hotel and journey for almost 6 hours to reach Cairo.

Have lunch and visit the famous Khan-El Khalili Bazaar is a major souk in the historic center of Islamic Cairo. The bazaar district is one of Cairo’s main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike. You can indulge in some shopping here.

Have dinner and spend the night at Cairo.

After breakfast, check out from the hotel in Cairo and start your tour of Alexandria.

First, visit the great Alexandria International Library: It is one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. The Library was part of a larger research institution called the Mouseion, which was dedicated to the Muses, the nine goddesses of the arts.

Next, we will proceed to the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa meaning “Mound of Shards” which is a historical archaeological site located in Alexandria, Egypt and is considered one of the ages. The necropolis consists of a series of Alexandrian tombs, statues and archaeological objects of the Pharaonic funeral cult with Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences.

Have Lunch and visit Pompey’s Pillar which is a Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, the largest of its type constructed outside the imperial capitals of Rome and Constantinople, located at the Serapeum of Alexandria. The only known free-standing column in Roman Egypt was not composed of drums. It is one of the largest ancient monoliths and one of the largest monolithic columns ever erected. Also, visit Montazah Garden & King Faruk’s palace.

Post tour return back to Cairo have dinner and overnight stay at hotel.

After breakfast check out from the hotel you will be transferred to the Cairo International Airport to return back to Kolkata. Have dinner on board.

After reaching the Netaji Subhash International Airport complete all the immigration process with assistance and the tour ends with that.