13 Day Magnificent Egypt Tour by Esther & Zak Sayed
This tour includes a return flight to Cairo
DAY 1 | THURSDAY | 27 OCT
DEPART TO CAIRO FROM TORONTO
Overnight flight to Cairo for your Egypt tour.
DAY 2 | FRIDAY | 28 OCT
ARRIVAL CAIRO EGYPT
Arrival at the Cairo International airport, meet/assist through passports Immigrations, custom formalities and transfer to Steigenberger Pyramids hotel. Check-in, evening at leisure and overnight Cairo.
DAY 3 | SATURDAY | 29 OCT
CAIRO
After breakfast they would like to go to the church 7 Day Adventist Church and the afternoon they would like to go to the Grand Museum if it is open? If not, there is another new museum called National Museum of Egyptian civilizations. If we have time we can go to see what ever is close by and go to the Mohamed Ali Mosque and Khan El Khalili Bazaar at night after sunset.
Return to the hotel, evening at leisure and overnight Cairo.
DAY 4 | SUNDAY | 30 OCT
CAIRO | SAKKARA
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Start the tour to visit the first capital of united Egypt, MEMPHIS, here you will see the temple of PTAH, the statue of Ramses II & An alabaster Sphinx, nearby visit one of the most exciting archaeological sites, SAKKARA, this necropolis is dominated by the step Pyramids of King Zoser, which predate the famous Pyramids at Giza by centuries and contain exquisite paintings depicting the file and customs of the early dynastic period.
Continue to visit One of the Seven Wonders of the world, the Pyramids of Giza " CHEOPS, MEKERINUS & CHEPHREN " Your tour ends with a visit of the majestic Sphinx, which is the largest single block sculpture located at the foot of the grandest Pyramid Chephren.
Return to the hotel, evening at leisure and overnight Cairo.
DAY 5 | MONDAY | 31 OCT
EMBARK A CRUISE | MS PRINCESS SARA
Buffet breakfast, Check-out and transfer to the Cairo Domestic airport for departure flight to Luxor. Arrival at Luxor airport, meet/assist and transfer to embark the cruise ship M/S Princess Sara or similar..
Lunch on board, visit the East Bank, including Karnak and Luxor temples, dinner on board and overnight Luxor.
DAY 6 | TUESDAY | 01 NOV
CRUISE
Breakfast on board, Visit the West Bank, including the Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Hatshepsut temple at Al Deir El Bahari and Colossi of Memnon, Lunch on board, sail to Edfu, dinner on board and overnight Edfu.
DAY 7 | WEDNESDAY | 02 NOV
EDFU | KOMOMBO | ASWAN
Breakfast on board, visit the temple of Horus in Edfu, sail to Komombo, Lunch on board, visit the temple shared by the two gods, Sobek and Harories, sail to Aswan, dinner on board and overnight Aswan.
DAY 8 | THURSDAY | 03 NOV
ASWAN | HIGH DAM | PHILAE TEMPLE | ASWAN
Breakfast on board, visit the High dam, the Granite Quarries and Philae temple, Lunch on board, P.M felucca ride passing by the Botanical garden and Agha Khan Mausoleum, Dinner on board and overnight Aswan.
DAY 9 | FRIDAY | 04 NOV
DISEMBARK | ABU SIMBLE | CAIRO
Disembarkation after breakfast –OPTIONAL TOURS TO VISIT ABU SIMBLE-- transfer to Aswan airport for departure flight to cairo. Arrival at the Cairo Domestic airport, meet/assist and transfer to Steigenberger Pyramids hotel.
Check-in, evening at leisure and overnight Cairo.
DAY 10 | SATURDAY | 05 NOV
CAIRO | SHARM EL SHEIKH AT LEISURE
After breakfast we will fly to Sharm on AM, check into your hotel. Rest of the day in Sharem is at Leisure. Dinner and overnight Sharem.
DAY 11 | FRIDAY | 06 NOV
ST. CATHERINE | MT SINAI | SHAREM
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Departure by private bus coach to St. Catherine. Arrival at St. Catherine climb-up Mt. Sinai or option for some to ride by camel halfway. Enjoy a time of praise and incredible views of the Sinai wilderness, where in the book of Genesis God revealed him self to Moses and where he received the Ten Commandments. Return to Sharm back to the hotel for dinner & overnight in Sharm
DAY 12 | SATURDAY | 07 NOV
SHAREM | CAIRO
We will fly from Sharm to Cairo around 11am once arrive to Cairo we will visit Old Cairo or the Coptic church and Synagogue, maybe again visiting the Khan El Khalili Bazaar in the afternoon.
Evening Dinner in a restaurant for farewell dinner and transfer after dinner for your flight which depart after midnight.
DAY 13 | SUNDAY | 08 NOV
DEPART FLIGHT TO HOME AND ARRIVE HOME
Arriving Toronto airport