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Classifieds: Travel | | Splendours of Egypt-6 nights! | | Posted By: Concept Voyages at: 17, Jan 2011 1:31:20 PM IST | Day 1 Cairo: Arrive at Cairo international Airport. Meet and greet by Concept Voyages'' representative and transfer to hotel. Free evening at leisure. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 2 Cairo: After breakfast proceed for visit The Great Pyramids & Sphinx, though the three Great Pyramids are the most famous and prominent monuments at Giza, the site has actually been a Necropolis almost since the beginning of Pharaonic Egypt. A tomb just on the outskirts of the Giza site dates from the reign of the First Dynasty Pharaoh Wadj (Djet), and jar sealings discovered in a tomb in the southern part of Giza mention the Second Dynasty Pharaoh Ninetjer. But it was the Fourth Dynasty Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) who placed Giza forever at the heart of funerary devotion, a city of the dead that dwarfed the cities of the living nearby. On its southwest diagonal is the pyramid of his son Khephren (Chephren, Khafre). Although it is smaller, a steeper angle results in the illusion that they are the same size. Further along the southwest diagonal is the smallest of the three, the pyramid of Khephren''s son, Menkaure. It is also the most unusual. Visit their guardian the Sphinx with the body of a lion and head of a human. Afternoon visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. On display is the rare collection of 5000 years of art, the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artefacts are presented, including an exhibition dedicated to the Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold and jewellery, as it was enclosed in his tomb for over 3500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Later start your visit to Khan El Khalili Bazaars. Shops in this district are legendary for fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques and more. Return back to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 3 Cairo-Aswan-Nile Cruise: After breakfast, checkout from Cairo hotel. You will be transferred to Cairo airport for boarding flight to Aswan. Upon arrival at Aswan Concept Voyages’ representative will meet you and transfer you to Nile Cruise. Afternoon tour by Felucca around Elephantine Island, the Botanical garden and the Agha Khan Mausoleum. Dinner and Overnight on board on Nile Cruise in Aswan.
Day 4 Aswan-Nile Cruise: You will enjoy a sumptuous breakfast onboard. Later visit the High Dam, the pride of Aswan and a structure of the utmost ingenuity while sailing. Visit the unfinished obelisk and Temple of Philae. This is where Aswan ends and Nubia begins. An ideal panoramic view of Aswan can be seen from here. Continue by motorboat to visit Philae Temple, one of the best-preserved Temples and rebuilt stone by stone on an island. Sail to Kom Ombo. On arrival visit Kom Ombo Temple dedicated to the two Gods Horus and Sobek. This temple is unique as it is actually a fusion of two temples with two separate gateways and one of the first chapels. Later sail to Edfu. Enjoy your dinner on board and overnights stay on Nile Cruise ship at Edfu.
Day 5 Nile Cruise: After enjoying a sumptuous buffet breakfast, visit the Temple of Edfu dedicated to the God Horus. Sail to Esna and cross the ''lock'' which regulates the water level of the Nile while ships pass through onto Luxor. Continue sailing to Luxor while you enjoy your dinner. Overnight onboard your Nile Cruise Ship.
Day 6 Nile Cruise-Luxor-Cairo (by flight): After a filling buffet breakfast, you will visit the West Bank of the Nile. The first stop is the Colossi of Memnon. These two magnificent giant statues are all that remains of the mortuary Temple of Amenhophis III. Legend has it that they would ''sing at sunrise'' because of the unique weaseling sound caused by the wind passed through the rock structure. Continue to the Royal Tombs at the Valley of the Kings. This is where generations of Pharaohs were buried along with their hidden treasures. See the tombs; articulate paintings and sarcophaguses of these great kings. Proceed for the Temple of Hatchepsut (Dier El Bahari). This magnificent tombs belong to Queen Hatchepsut the only woman Pharaoh to have ruled Egypt. This monument will leave you in awe as it appears to be engraved into a giant mountain. Checkout from Nile Cruise and transfer to the Luxor airport for boarding flight to Cairo. Upon arrival at Cairo, you will be received by Concept Voyages’ representative and transferred to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 7 Cairo departure: After breakfast, free day at leisure in Cairo. Checkout and transfer to the Cairo airport for boarding flight to onward destination.
Tour Cost:Rs.29,034/- per person
Validity from 15th Jan 2011 to 19th April 2011
Tour Cost:Rs.34,061/- per person
Validity from 20th to 30th April 2011
Package cost includes:
•Total 6 nights / 7 days package including:
•Airport transfers by air-conditioned coach/car with assistance of Concept Voyages representative
•3 nights accommodation at 3-star hotel from above options
•3 nights accommodation on Nile cruise ships (M/S Jasmin Departure on Mondays, M/S Miss World Departure on Wednesdays and M/S Nile Shams departure on Fridays)
•Daily breakfast during stay at hotel
•All meals on board on Nile Cruise
•Full day tour covering the Pyramids, The Sphinx, Cairo Museum and Khan El Khalili Bazaar with entry fees included (entry inside the Pyramids and Mummies Room at Cairo Museum should be paid separately)
•All tours conducted by air-conditioned coaches
•Tours on Nile Cruise as mentioned in the itinerary.
•English speaking local guide assistance during tours
•All taxes
Package Cost excludes: International or Domestic airfare, visa fee, departure taxes, early check in, late checkout charges, personal expenses, optional excursions undertaken and any other services not mentioned in the above clause “Package cost includes”.
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