Egypt Tours via Taba 5 Nights

(Tue Jul 13th, 2010, by mohamed)

Egypt Tour package from Israel, Egypt Taba deals, Egypt Tours via Taba 5 Nights

Departure: Daily

Length: 6 Days - 5 Nights

Type: Sightseeing Tour

Guide: Private Professional Egyptologist Guide

Tour Itinerary

Day # 1: Taba - Cairo

Pick you up from Taba Borders by our Travel REP, drive to Cairo with direct transfer to your hotel in Cairo for check in with free welcome drink. Tonight, relax or enjoy optional evening of out of this world entertainment as we go to the Pyramids for the incredible Sound and Light Spectacular after you will return to your hotel and then the night is at leisure.

Day # 2:Giza Sightseeing Tours

After your relaxing breakfast at the hotel in Cairo your own private Chinese speaking Egyptologist guide will accompany you in a guided tour to Sakkara that is part of Memphis's massive necropolis, and the burial site of the most ancient Pharaohs where you will see the first pyramids ever built in Egypt "Step Pyramid of King Djoser that was designed by Imhotep, the ancient Egyptian architect also you will visit the Teti Pyramid and tombs in Sakkara then a relaxing drive to the famous Giza Plateau, home of Egypt's GREATEST attractions to visit The Great Pyramids, ONE of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world including the Great Pyramid of Cheops, middle pyramids of Chephren and the little one of Mykerinos with camel ride and family photo in front of Pyramids, then visit the mysterious Sphinx, the Father of Terror for the ancient pharaohs, the tour includes visit to the valley temple facing the great sphinx with option visit to the solar boat this was a boat used to carry the pharaoh's mummy across the Nile, and then buried at the foot of the pyramid for his use in the afterlife then you will be transferred the train terminal to Take the train to Luxor and overnight stay.

Day # 3 Arrive Luxor - Luxor Sightseeing - Sleeping train back to Cairo

Pick you up from Luxor train station for a full day guided tour in Luxor to visit the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), and then visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, you will visit 3 tombs. Continue the tour to visit the Hatshipsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to the Queen Hatshipsut the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it cross the River Nile to the East bank to visit Karnak Temple, the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means "the most sacred of places." The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built over more than two thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great"Hypostyle Hall" is an incredible forest of giant pillars .Then you will be transferred to the majestic Luxor temple which built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to the god Amun, and then you will be transferred to Luxor train terminal to take the sleeping train back to Cairo and overnight stay.

Day # 4: Full day tour in Alexdandria

Pick you up from The train terminal in Cairo, for your trip to Alexandria, Alexandria is the mother of forty four cities in the world have the same name, you will accompanied by your private tour guide and private air-conditioned vehicle drive to Alexandria two and a half hours driving, then you will start your tour by visiting the Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa, These catacombs date back to the late first century AD, proceed your tour to visit The Roman Theater it was built on the 4th century AD and stay used tell the Arab invasion, Pompay's Pillar, Fort Qaitbey. Lunch will be served in local restaurant in Alexandria, then continue to visit Alexandria library that was rebuilding like solar disk from outside, the library was considered as the center of scientist and philosophers in the Greco roman and till now it attacks scholars from all the world in all sciences, continue to visit El-Montazah palace, free time in Alexandria then back to Cairo and your hotel for overnight stay.

Day # 5: Cairo Sightseeing Tour

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel in Cairo and then you will be accompanied by your private Egyptologist tour guide to visit the world-renowned Museum of Egyptian Antiques that was built in neo-classical style designed by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon which exhibits a collection now over 120000 masterpieces ranges from pre-dynastic era, Pharaonic era to the Greco-roman period in Egypt including the treasures of the child King Tutankhamen, Pharaonic Gods and Goddess, with option visit to the mummies room at the Egyptian Museum where you may learn about the Great Egyptian civilization and the mummification art in ancient Egypt. Then you will also visit the Citadel of Saladin that is overlooking the city from the Muqattam Hills and Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside that was built in Turkish style and very similar to the Blue Mosque in Turkey and simply considered to be one of the landmarks in Cairo whose minaret can be seen from any part of old Cairo then visit the Christian heritage in Coptic Cairo including some of the early religious monuments of the city such as the hanging church or the suspended church this basilica church was named for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon the church became the center of the Christian Church of Egypt you will visit also the famous Jewish heritage in Cairo including Ben Ezra Synagogue the temple contains a Jewish heritage library, containing documents found here in 1896 that describe the economic and social conditions of Jews under Arab rule as well as descriptions of relations between various Jewish sects from there you will be transferred to your hotel and overnight stay.

Day # 6: Cairo / Taba Borders:

Breakfast aboard the train, upon arrival in Cairo, you will be met and assisted by our REP, who will accompany you to Taba border by A/C bus

Price includes

- Pick up and drop off services from Taba Borders

- Transportation by air-conditioned modern vehicles from Taba border - Cairo - Taba

- Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo hotel 3 stars with breakfast

- Accommodation for 2 nights in aboard the sleeping train with breakfast & dinner

- Tour to Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley temple, Sakkara and Memphis Tour to Egyptian Museum , Citadel Mosques and Coptic Churches

- Tour to Karnak temples and Luxor temple in East bank of the Nile River

- Tour to Valley of the Kings , Hatshepsut temple & colossi of Memnon Felucca ride in Luxor with sunset attendance

- Lunch meals (open buffet) during Cairo tours / Luxor tours /Aswan Free mineral water on board the bus during all tours

- Entrance fees to the sights in Giza / Cairo /Aswan/Luxor

- English speaking guide in Giza / Cairo / Aswan/Luxor

- Service charges and taxes included throughout the tours - Free mobile phone in Egypt keeps in touch with your family and colleagues during your vacation

Price excludes

- Optional tours

- Personal expenses

Visa info

Egypt entry visa is required and already included in your package price and would be provided by our representative upon arrival airport for American Citizens, Canadian Citizens, British Citizens, Australian and most of Europeans and Latin Americans Citizens please Advise the nationality at time of booking, also Egyptian entry visa can be obtained form the Egyptian embassy at your Country