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WONDERFUL EGYPT
Comprehensive
itinerary
incl.
4 night luxury
GUIDE
ESCORTED
&
SUPERVISED BY KEITH GRENVILLE
11
- 25 aPRIL 2008
Abu Simbel, Aswan,
Luxor,
Kom
Ombo, Edfu,
Dendera,
Abydos, Memphis,
Saqqara,
Cairo,
Giza
, Alexandria
per
person sharing, excluding airfares/tax
R 11 857
single room supplement
R 3 383
aIR FARES & TAX EX cAPE
TOWN
r 8 675
Terms & Conditions apply
FRIDAY 11
APRIL
Check-in at
SATURDAY 12
APRIL
On arrival at Cairo International
Today you visit the Giza Pyramids to see the Great Pyramid,
Sphinx and
You check-out from your hotel and will be transferred to Cairo
After breakfast, you will be taken on a half day tour on the
After breakfast, you will depart for a full day tour by road, driving along the
You will be transferred to your 5-star Nile
Cruiser M/S Nile Style, or similar, for your 4 night cruise between
This morning you cross the Nile by road for a second visit to the West Bank to visit the tombs of the pharaohs in the famous Valley
of the Kings. There will be
an opportunity for an optional visit to the tomb of Tutankhamun.
There is also a visit to the great temple of the female pharaoh
Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri and
the Colossi of Memnon.
In the afternoon, your cruiser sails south to Esna,
where you pass through the lock and continue sailing to Edfu.
After breakfast, there is a visit to the huge Temple
of Horus at Edfu by horse
carriage from the ship - this is the most complete temple of the ancient world.
Your cruiser continues sailing southwards to Kom
Ombo, where you visit the temple with its dual dedication to the
crocodile god Sobek and a falcon-headed god Ra-Haroeris.
Your cruiser sails to Aswan.
Following breakfast, you travel by air-conditioned coach to see the Aswan
High Dam, which forms the 500km long Lake
Nasser and visit the ancient granite quarry with its 1,000 ton Unfinished Obelisk. Afterwards,
you take a motor-boat to the elegant island temple of Philae
dedicated to the supreme maternal goddess Isis.
After lunch, sailing on a traditional felucca on the Nile, you can view Kitchener’s
and Elephantine Islands and the Aga
Khan’s Mausoleum from the river. Overnight
in Aswan.
Following breakfast, you disembark from the cruiser and drive
south on the ancient 40-day caravan route through the desert to Abu
Simbel, where you will check-in to the 4-star Seti Abu Simbel Hotel
on a full board basis, starting with lunch.
The afternoon is at leisure. In
the evening, you will visit the superb Sound
& Light Show at the Sun Temple of Ramesses the Great and return to
the hotel for dinner. Overnight Abu
Simbel.
TUESDAY 22
APRIL
After breakfast, you visit the two Temples
of Abu Simbel when the sun is in a favourable position for photographs.
After time to see the temples, you will be transferred by road to Aswan,
where you will stay overnight on a bed & breakfast basis at the 5 star Pyramisa Isis Island Hotel. There is the opportunity to visit the
Aswan bazaar which runs the length of the town and, for those interested, there
will be time for an optional visit to the Aswan Nubian Museum.
After an early breakfast you will fly from
Aswan
to
Cairo
where you will be met
by our agent and travel by road to
THURSDAY 24
APRIL
After breakfast there will be a guided tour of the
Graeco-Roman
FRIDAY 25
APRIL
You depart
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LAND
OF THE PHARAOHS
SPECIAL BUDGET TOUR - COST AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
DAY 1
Arrive
DAY 2
Today you have a half day tour of
the world-renowned Egyptian Museum with the astonishing gold treasures of
the boy-king Tutankhamun and an antiquities collection spanning 5,000
years. Later you will be transferred
to
DAY 3
After
breakfast on the train you arrive in
DAY 4
Today there will
be a visit to the famous Aswan High Dam which forms the 500 km. long
DAY
5
After breakfast you will be transported by horse
carriage through
the dusty town of
DAY
6
This morning you cross the
DAY 7
Arrive
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OWN TOUR
FROM THE FOLLOWING ...
3, 4,
6 or 7 night Nile cruise
Sail on the eternal Nile relaxing on a 5-star luxury cruiser between Aswan and Luxor
visiting all the main sites including the marvels of the Valley of the Kings, Luxor and
Karnak temples, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and many more places. Full board.
4 night Lake Nasser cruise
Superb 5-star luxury cruises from Aswan’s High Dam, crossing the Tropic of Cancer,
sailing south to the great sun temple at Abu Simbel. Visiting many ancient sites during
the cruise. Full board.
Cairo
The Pyramids at Giza, the fabulous gold treasures of Tutankhamun in the Egyptian Museum,
Islamic and Coptic Cairo, the Citadel, colourful bazaars, Memphis, the Step Pyramid at
Saqqara and top hotels make this one of the most fascinating, friendliest and safest city
experiences in the world.
Alexandria
The second largest city in Egypt - the "Pearl of the Mediterranean" holds it
status as a cultural centre with the revived Great Library, the Graeco-Roman &
Jewellery Museums, Catacombs, Roman remains, and Fort Qait Bey on the site of the Pharos
lighthouse, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. Day tour from Cairo.
Abydos & Dendera
The virtually complete Abydos temple, with its seven sanctuaries and mysterious Osireion,
has the finest limestone relief work in Egypt. The famous king list is in this ancient
temple built by Seti I and completed by his son Ramesses the Great.
The magnificent temple of Dendera is a prime example
of Ptolemaic temples with hieroglyphic scientific inscriptions and mystifying crypts. See
village life on a day tour by coach from Luxor.
El Alamein
On the Mediterranean coast, west of Alexandria, is the site of the famous World War II
desert battle, with military cemeteries and an impressive military museum.
4 night Western Desert Safari by 4x4
Experience the desert and Bedouin lifestyle while visiting the oases of Kharga, Dakhla,
Farafra, Fayoum and Bahariya with its recently discovered Valley of the Golden Mummies.
Sinai Desert & St. Catherine’s
Monastery
A meeting point for three great religions - the crossroads of Africa and Asia where Moses
witnessed the Burning Bush. The grandeur of rock leads to the 6th century monastery with
priceless works of art, in its spectacular mountain setting where you can climb Mount
Sinai. A short distance from Sharm el-Sheik.
Sharm el-Sheik & Red Sea Diving
On the southern tip of Sinai, a world-renowned paradise for those who love exploring
underwater wonders. Well-equipped diving centres, beaches and a range of accommodation
from backpack centres, resort hotels to 5-star international hotels with superb
facilities.
Hurghada & Red Sea Diving
Easily reached from Luxor and situated on the Red Sea, with many beach resorts, hotels and
nightlife - another diver’s paradise with all facilities.
Beni Hassan & Tel el-Amarna
Middle Egypt’s most important sites with fine examples of rock tombs of the Middle
Kingdom- and the city of heretic pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.
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