Cairo · Cheops Pyramid · Memphis · Sakkara · Aswan Dam · Nile River Cruise · Kom Umbo · Temple of Luxor · Valley of the Kings · Alexandria
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Cairo · Cheops Pyramid · Memphis · Sakkara · Aswan Dam · Nile River Cruise · Kom Umbo · Temple of Luxor · Valley of the Kings · Alexandria
Like all 206 Tours pilgrimages, Egypt includes Mass daily and Catholic priest as your spiritual director. Come and visit the land of the Pharaohs, Jacob, Joseph, and Israel. The journey to Egypt, is a special part of the Holy Land, where Abraham, Joseph, Moses and the Holy Family walked. Many of the sites visited on this tour are cultural and historical, and unfortunately do not have the shrines symbolizing events that took place. Cruise the Nile River, see the King Tutankhamen’s treasures, Kom Ombo Temple, the Temple of Luxor, the Valley of Kings with 206 Tours
Your trip includes
- Round-trip airfare from your desired Airport
- Prepaid seat assignments
- Airport Taxes and Fuel Surcharges
- Hotel accommodations: (or similar) in double occupancy
- ~ 3 nights: Mar 6 - 9: Sofitel Cairo Downtown Nile or Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino, Cairo, Egypt
- ~ 3 nights: Mar 9 - 12: Anwaj Ship, Cairo, Egypt
- ~ 1 night: Mar 12 - 13: Sofitel Cairo Downtown Nile or Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino, Cairo, Egypt
- ~ 1 night: Mar 13 - 14: Hilton Alexandria Corniche, ALexandria, Egypt
- ~ 1 night: Mar 14 - 15: Sofitel Cairo Downtown Nile or Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino, Cairo, Egypt
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- Base Price: 2 Travellers in 1 Room: Queen or King Bed or 2 Twin beds
- Optional - Additional Cost:
- ◦ Solo Traveler: No Roomate
- ◦ Triple Room: Upon Request
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- Breakfast and Dinner daily
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Cruise
- Transfers as per itinerary
- Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
- Free Wi-Fi on motor coach
- Whisper headsets
- Assistance of a professional local guide(s)
- Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary
- Mass daily & Spiritual activities
- Egypt Visa fee (U.S. Citizens: Visas will be obtained at the border. Non-U.S. citizens: please contact the Egyptian Embassy)
- Luggage handling (1 piece per person)
- Flight bag & Digital PDF confirmation of all travel documents
Not Included
- Lunches not mentioned, Tips to your guide and driver.
Itinerary
Day 1 | Thursday, March 5: Depart from the U.S.
Your beautiful journey begins this evening as you board your overnight flight to Cairo, Egypt. Meals will be served on board.
Day 2 | Friday, March 6: Cairo
We arrive in the land of the Pharaohs, Jacob, Joseph and Israel during the famine! Upon arrival at the airport we meet our guide and transfer to our Hotel in Cairo, where we will be staying for the next 3 nights. Once we settle in our hotel, enjoy dinner and start soaking up the atmosphere of this incredible city. Dinner and overnight in Cairo.
Day 3 | Saturday, March 7: Cairo
Following breakfast we will be touring the wonders of the ancient world, some of which date back to 1000+ years prior to Abraham. We spend time at one of the seven wonders of the world- the pyramids. Cheops, with an original height of 496 feet, is the most colossal pyramid ever built. Today, we will also see the Sphinx and tour the New Grand Egyptian Museum, location of Tutankhamen’s treasures and ancient remains. The museum contains historical artifacts dating back more than 7,000 years. Dinner and overnight in Cairo.
Day 4 | Sunday, March 8: Cairo
Following breakfast we will enjoy a short ride to Memphis. Founded around 3,100 BC, Memphis is the legendary city of Menes, the King who united Upper and Lower Egypt. From a Biblical perspective, Memphis is most likely where Abraham lied to Pharaoh about his wife Sarah being his sister and where Joseph served as second in command. While in Memphis we will view a very large and well preserved statue of Ramses II. Next is Sakkara, which is one of the most extensive archaeological sites in Egypt! Sakkara is dominated by the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, dating back to 2700 BC. It is one of the oldest stone structures in the world! Enjoy a stop to see how local Egyptian carpets are made before a short drive to the south finds us in Faiyum, the region created by the divinely inspired wisdom of Joseph. Here you will find ancient storehouses and a man-made lake created by a canal, whose construction was ordered by Joseph. It was this lake that provided irrigation for a desert land and supplied the food needed to survive his prophesied seven year famine. Dinner and overnight in Cairo.
Day 5 | Monday, March 9: Cairo to Aswan - Embark Nile Cruise
This morning after breakfast we transfer to the airport for short flight to Aswan. Upon arrival , we will visit the High Dam and the phiale temple .Embarkation on board of our 5* ship for lunch. Rest a bit. Late afternoon we will do a felucca ride around the Agha Khan mausoleum. Back to our ship for dinner and overnight.
Day 6 | Tuesday, March 10: Edfu, Kom Ombo
Following breakfast enjoy sailing to Kom Umbo. Visit the temple dedicated to the two shared Gods. Sailing to Edfu. Lunch and visit to the temple of Edfu. Dinner and overnight.
Day 7 | Wednesday, March 11: Luxor
Following breakfast group will sail towards Luxor. Enjoying the beautiful intact scenery. Arrival Luxor and visit to the temple of Luxor while illuminated. Dinner and overnight in Luxor.
Day 8 | Thursday, March 12: Valley of the Kings
This morning we will disembark and visit the Valley of the Kings (where many ancient pharaohs were buried) and the famous Temple of Hatshepsut, the princess who perhaps pulled baby Moses out of the Nile River. This temple may have been designed by Moses. Flight back to Cairo. Dinner and overnight in Cairo.
Day 9 | Friday, March 13: Alexandria
Breakfast and drive to the northern part of Egypt, the city of Alexandria, the pearl of the Med. Upon arrival, we will visit the Qait bay fort that witnessed the Egyptian fight against the French expedition with Napoleon back 1798 , continue to the Cata Comb and the Pompey’s pillar. Check-in at hotel. Evening stroll through the city corniche. Dinner and overnight.
Day 10 | Saturday, March 14: Alexandria – Cairo
Breakfast. Visit to the famous library of Alexandria, then drive to the Greeco-Roman museum with the jewelry museum. Stroll through the Montaza gardens and palaces. Drive back to Cairo for farewell dinner and overnight.
Day 11 | Sunday, March 15: Departure to USA
After breakfast transfer to the airport for your return flight home to the USA.
*206 Tours Disclaimer:
Occasionally local religious and national holidays, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of events or the missing of certain events/places. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of events and places to be visited.
Would you like to arrive earlier or stay later?
Let us know at the time of registration if you would like to arrive earlier, or stay later, than the scheduled tour dates, and pending availability, we will change your airline reservations accordingly, additional fees may apply. Pre- and/or post-stays at the hotel will cost an additional fee. These options should be available to you when registering online, or simply contact us: sales@206tours.com
