Alexandria & Ancient Egypt Alexandria & Ancient Egypt 13 days | Starts/Ends: Cairo Take in the best of Egypt on • Luxor - Roam around the colossal Temple • All relevant transfer and transportation in this 13 day tour which combines of Karnak and take an optional tour of the private modern air-conditioned vehicles Mediterranean Alexandria and beautifully illuminated Luxor Temple at night What's Not Included the Commonwealth War Graves • Aswan - Take a leisurely boat trip to • Tipping Kitty: USD$60-80pp, paid in local of El Alamein, with Cairo and Agilika Island to explore romantic Philae currency the legendary Pyramids of Giza, Temple and wander around the colourful • Entrance Fees: USD$110-130pp, paid in Aswan, Luxor and felucca sailing souqs local currency on the River Nile. • Nile felucca sailing - Sail the River Nile on • International flights and visa board a traditional felucca and spend two • Tip for your tour guide. We recommend nights sleeping under a blanket of stars you allow USD$5-7 per day, per traveller. HIGHLIGHTS AND INCLUSIONS (or upgrade to a 5 star Nile Cruise) Tipping your guide is an entirely personal • Trip Highlights Kom Ombo - Visit the Nile side Temple of gesture Kom Ombo • Alexandria - Take in the highlights COVID SAFE GUIDE of this beautiful Mediterranean port What's Included city, including the Roman Catacombs, • Breakfast daily, 3 lunches and 3 dinners ITINERARY Pompey's Pillar, the Library of Alexandria • 8 nights 4-5 star hotels, 2 nights aboard and Quaitbay Fort, the site of the great felucca (open deck). If booking our Nile Day 1 : Cairo Lighthouse of Alexandria Cruise Upgrade, 7 nights 4-5 star hotels Tuesday. Welcome to Egypt! On arrival at the • Cairo - Marvel at the legendary Pyramids and 3 nights Nile Cruiser (en suite cabin) airport you’ll be transferred to our hotel to of Giza, explore the Necropolis of • Escorted by an Egyptian tour guide spend the rest of today exploring Cairo at Saqqara and see King Tut's treasures at degree qualified in Egyptology leisure. Overnight - Cairo the Grand Egyptian Museum • Touring - Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, Aswan and • El Alamien - Tour the WWII battlefields, Luxor Day 2 : Alexandria pay your respects at the Commonwealth • Touring - Alexandria and the El Alamein sightseeing War Graves and visit the El Alamein Battlefields and museum Cairo - Alexandria. Discover the port city Military Museum • 2 overnight trains from Cairo to Aswan of Alexandria today as we drive to the • Luxor West Bank - Discover exquisite and Luxor to Cairo (Private 2 berth Mediterranean coast. We’ll explore the tombs at the Valley of the Kings, see sleeper cabin) ancient Roman catacombs, the largest of the towering Colossi of Memnon and • Airport arrival and departure transfer on its kind in Egypt. The catacombs were explore the beautiful Temple of Queen day 1 and day 13 Hatshepsut only rediscovered in 1900, when a donkey accidentally fell into the access shaft. Our Alexandria & Ancient Egypt - 13 days updated on 30-09-2021 08:31:47 www.onthegotours.com This information has been compiled with care and good faith. They give an accurate illustration of the proposed arrangements for this holiday. Circumstances beyond our control such as changes in local conditions, inclement weather or other reasons could force us to make changes to UK 020 7371 1113 [email protected] this itinerary. Any costs shown are subject to change, though are an accurate reflection of costs at time of writing. Please also note that visa AUS 1300 855 684 [email protected] requirements are subject to change and are the responsibility of the traveller and not that of On The Go Tours. NZ 0800 44 77 69 CAN 1 866 890 7038 - 1 - USA 1 866 606 2960 SA 0800 990 311 Alexandria & Ancient Egypt Alexandria & Ancient Egypt tour will also visit Pompey’s Pillar and the in Tahrir Square, wander down El Moez Street relax back at the hotel before we board the impressive Library of Alexandria (exterior) and explore the famous cave church of St night train to Aswan this evening. before we arrive at the Citadel of Qaitbay. Simon. Overnight - Cairo (B) This fortress was built on the site of the Day 5 : Pyramids of Giza & Please Note: the Grand Egyptian Museum legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of is set to open late 2021. An official date the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Saqqara has yet to be released. If travelling prior to The lighthouse was destroyed by a powerful the opening of the new facility we'll visit earthquake in 1323AD and some of the same the Egyptian Museum instead. Overnight - stones recovered from the ruins were used Sleeper Train (B) in the construction of this famous citadel. Overnight - Alexandria (B, D) Day 7 : Aswan & Philae Day 3 : El Alamein Temple Today we explore Egypt’s most famous attraction, with a visit to the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. The only surviving of the Ancient Wonders of the World, the pyramids are also the oldest. Gaze in awe at the colossal structures - the largest of the pyramids, Cheops, was the tallest man-made We arrive in Aswan this morning and visit Alexandria - Cairo. Today we visit the sobering building on Earth for 3,800 years. After our the beautiful Philae Temple. We’ll take a boat Commonwealth War Graves of El Alamein. tour we continue to the necropolis of Saqqara out into the Nile and sail to Agilkia Island Two bloody battles were fought here during to see the famous stepped Pyramid of Zhoser, to explore the site. The temple was carefully the Second World War, which eventually saw which dates back to 2700BC. A visit to a relocated from its original location to Agilkia the Allied forces defeat the Axis powers. This government supervised Papyrus Museum will in the 1960s, as part of a UNESCO project victory eliminated the threat to Egypt and the also be made at some point during today. to save it from rising water levels after the strategically important Suez Canal. Around Overnight - Cairo (B) flooding of Lake Nasser. Our final stop today 13,000 Allied soldiers were killed in battle. is a perfume oil emporium and this evening We’ll pay our respects to the fallen soldiers Day 6 : Grand Egyptian is free to explore Aswan at leisure - perhaps and explore the El Alamein Military Museum to Museum check out the vibrant market. Overnight - learn more about the battles fought here. The Cairo - Aswan. On today’s excursion we Aswan (B) museum also houses original war vehicles, visit the Grand Egyptian Museum. This newly weapons and uniforms. After the visit, we opened site is just 2km from the pyramids Day 8 : Optional Abu Simbel return to Cairo. Overnight - Cairo (B, L) and is home to a vast collection of artefacts & Felucca Sailing Day 4 : Free Time in Cairo from across ancient Egypt’s diverse history. Many of the exhibits have never been on public display before and many more have been recalled to the museum from across Egypt and the rest of the world. There is a full exhibition dedicated to the treasures of Tutankhamun and the museum makes use of modern technology including virtual reality. After our guided tour of the Grand Egyptian Aswan - Nile felucca cruise. This morning Museum we head over to the National there’s an optional trip to Abu Simbel, the Today is free to explore Egypt’s capital as Museum of Egyptian Civilization to visit the famous temple built by Ramses II and guarded you please. You may wish to join our morning fascinating Royal Mummies' Hall, where the by 4 colossal statues of the pharaoh himself. Backstreets of Cairo tour, which will take you mummies of ancient Egyptian kings and Later, we board our traditional felucca for to some of the lesser known sights in the city. queens are on display. Then there's time to Visit the hub of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution a 2 night cruise down the mighty Nile. If Alexandria & Ancient Egypt - 13 days updated on 30-09-2021 08:31:47 www.onthegotours.com This information has been compiled with care and good faith. They give an accurate illustration of the proposed arrangements for this holiday. Circumstances beyond our control such as changes in local conditions, inclement weather or other reasons could force us to make changes to UK 020 7371 1113 [email protected] this itinerary. Any costs shown are subject to change, though are an accurate reflection of costs at time of writing. Please also note that visa AUS 1300 855 684 [email protected] requirements are subject to change and are the responsibility of the traveller and not that of On The Go Tours. NZ 0800 44 77 69 CAN 1 866 890 7038 - 2 - USA 1 866 606 2960 SA 0800 990 311 Alexandria & Ancient Egypt Alexandria & Ancient Egypt sailing by felucca is not your style, consider upgrading to a 5 star luxury Nile Cruise, Later, discover the majestic Karnak Temple, please see the tab above for prices. For more one of the largest religious buildings in information about Nile Cruising please click the world. The temple took 1,500 years to [[here|130530]]. Overnight - Felucca Cruise complete and features contributions from (B, L, D) around 30 different pharaohs. Marvel at the giant columns of Hypostyle Hall before we Day 9 : Felucca Sailing & Kom return to Cairo on the night train this evening. Sleeper Train Overnight - Sleeper Train (B) Ombo When travelling on an overnight train in Nile felucca cruise - Kom Ombo. Relax Day 12 : Free Time in Cairo Egypt, sleeper carriages offer the highest onboard the felucca as it makes its way level of comfort.