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Cairo - Luxor - Esna - Edfou - Komombo -  Aswan - Cairo - Sinaï - Cairo
( 11 days- 10 nights )

Day 1 Home - Cairo

Arrival at Cairo International Airport meet & assist by our representative, transfer to hotel, overnight.

 

Day 2 Cairo - Giza

After breakfast, departure by a/c car to visit the "Step Pyramids in Sakkara", the beginning of the ancient Egyptian beliefs. lunch in restaurant, proceed to visit the "Giza Plateau" to compare between the funereal group on the 3rd. & the 4th. dynasty in the ancient Egyptian beliefs, back to the hotel dinner & overnight.

Pyramids
Guiza Plateau
Day 3 Cairo

After breakfast, departure by a/c car to visit the Old Cairo starting by the Virgin Mary's tree associated with the Holy Family who had rested during their trip passing by Egypt. then The "Church of Abu - Serga" dedicated to Sergius and Bacchus, it was built in the 5th. century over the cave where the Holy Family stayed, then you will visit the "Hanging Church" built in the 5th. century was so called because it rests on the top of the southern gate of the fortress of Babylon .Lunch in a typical restaurant proceed to visit The Church of St. Barbara built in the same century to commemorate the Christian martyr, it lies in the east section of Barbara fortress at last you will visit Ben Ezra Synagogue, it was built on the side where Moses was pulled from the bulrushes, inside there is marble monument dedicated to

Pyramids
St. Sergius church
Pyramids
Ben Ezra Sinaguoge

 

Day 4 Cairo - Luxor

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the domestic flight to Luxor to start 4 nights cruises, check in upon arrival, then starting tour visits with Karnak temples in the East Bank (The East Bank presents the daily life & liturgy) The Temples considered as the largest religious complex ever can be constructed any where in the world dedicated to Amun the god of Thebes. Lunch Box during visits then departure to Denderah by a/c bus (1Hour) to visit the most important religious center in upper Egypt which you will see the combination of some Greek gods with the pharonic creeds and Christianity interference in the same temple by constructing several churches reflecting this mutation up-till now.

Dendera
Denderah
Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple

Back to the east bank of Luxor to visit Luxor Temple which about 4000 years has witness through time different religions with variety of creeds, language & liturgy starting from Ra – Amoun Ra – Atoun – Jewish – Christian and Islam revived by stones. Back to boat dinner & overnight.

Day 5 Luxor - Esna - Edfu

After breakfast, departure by a\c car to visit the west bank which presents the island of eternity (Island of death) where you will see hieroglyphic writings that typify & reflects the religious philosophy of the ancient Egyptians starting with Valley of Kings then the Valley of Queens. Back to boat for lunch, sailing to Edfu passing by the lock of Esna, dinner & overnight.

Valley Of Kings
Valley of Kings

Day 6 Edfu - Komombo

After breakfast, depature by horse carriage to visit The Temple of Edfu dedicated to the god Horus it is the most complete and the best preserved temple in Egypt so it’s give us a full-view about worship & creed in ancient Egypt. Back to boat for lunch sail to Komombo upon arrival visit the temple actually it is two temples dedicated to two gods Haroeris (The Falcon headed god) & Sobek (The Crocodile headed god). Back to boat dinner & overnight.

Edfu
Edfu Temple
Day 7 Aswan - Cairo

After breakfast, departure by a\c car to visit Philae Temple dedicated to the godess Isis it was one of the last strong holds of ancient Egyptian religion which continued to flourish here into the 6Th. century, when the temple where finally closed by Justinian. After the visit transfer to the airport for the domestic flight to Cairo Check in upon arrival, afternoon at leisure in Cairo, dinner & overnight.

Philae
Philae Temple
Day 8 Cairo

After breakfast, departure by a\c car to visit Islamic Cairo starting by The Mosque of Amr Ibn El-Aas, the first & the oldest mosque ever built in Egypt, built by Amr Ibn El-Aas the commander of Muslim army that conquered Egypt. Then The Mosque of Ibn Tulun built in 879 AD by the founder of Egypt’s Tulunid Dynasty (Ahmed Ibn Tulun)the mosque became the focal point of the Tulunid capital that lasted only 26 years.

Ibn Touloun
Ibn Tulun Mosque

 

The last mosque you will visit is The Sultan Hassan Mosque and Madrassa (School) it is considered the most compact and unified of all Islamic Cairo monuments. Lunch in a typical restaurant, proceed to visit Beit El Suhamy (El Suhamy House) it is an excellent example of a private Islamic Egyptian home of the 17th. Dynasty then a walk in El Moaz Street. Back to hotel dinner & overnight.

Day 9 Cairo - Sinai

After breakfast, crossing from Africa to Asia to Sinai, you will travel under the Suez Canal by the way of Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel, slowly begin to immerse yourselves in the desert life, stop over Moses Spring where he struck the rock and water flowed. Arrival St. Catherine check-in upon arrival for having a short rest. Wake–up at 3:30 AM to start climbing The Mountain that Moses received The Ten Commandments.

Sinai
Sinai

 

Day 10 Sinai - Cairo

After breakfast, visit St. Catherine Monastery, it was constructed by order of the emperor Justinian in 527 AD and houses the Greatest collection of ancient icons. Then departure to Cairo, stop over at the Prophet Saleh’s Tomb. Arrival Cairo, dinner & overnight.

St.Catherine
St. Caterina

 

Day 11 Cairo - Home

After breakfast, transfer to the Cairo International Airport for the final departure.


 

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