26 DEC 2010
Day 01 -26 Dec 2010 Delhi-Doha-Cairo(D)
Arrival Cairo at 1555 hrs Meet & greet by our representative, transfer to your hotel. Evening have a pyramid sound & light show. Dinner in Indian restaurant, Night stay in hotel.
27 DEC 2010
Breakfast at hotel, Direct transfer by air conditioned vehicles with your Egyptologist who will guide you for a Full day tour visit:
Great Pyramids:-
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the main part of a complex setting of buildings that included two mortuary temples in honor of Khufu (one close to the pyramid and one near the Nile), three smaller pyramids for Khufus wives, an even smaller pyramid, a raised causeway connecting the two temples, and small Mastaba tombs surrounding the pyramid for nobles. One of the small pyramids contains the tomb of queen Hetepheres (discovered in 1925), sister and wife of Snefru and the motherof Khufu.
Lord of the Sphinx
The word -sphinx, which means -strangler, was First given by the Greeks to a fabulous creature This had the head of a man and the body of a lion Of Egypt, there are numerous sphinxes, usually with the Head of a king wearing his headdress and the Body of a lion, the head and face of the Sphinx certainly reflect a style that belongs to Egypt's old kingdom and to the 4th dynasty In particular Continue for: -
The Egyptian Museum:
Your Egyptologist will escort you on a fascinating Tour of 7,000 years of this famous museum houses the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts (more than 145,000 items on display) featuring the famous Tutankhamen collection with its beautiful gold death mask and sarcophagus and the royal Mummy room, which houses an additional eleven Pharaonic dignitaries.
Khan El-Khalili Bazaar
Proceed to the fascinating Khan El-Khalili Bazaar Reputed to be the largest bazaar in the Middle East Originally founded as a watering stop for Caravanserai in the 14th Century, the bazaar has Now grown to vast Proportions as you wander through the labyrinth of narrow Streets you will find Workshops and stalls selling all Manners of things From woodwork, glassware and leather Goods to
Perfumes, Fabrics and Pharaonic Curiosities
Evening free for Optional Nile cruise dinner with live belly dance in Cairo.
Back to hotel and overnight.
28 DEC 2010
Breakfast and check out from hotel and have a OPTIONAL – Excursion to Alexandria with lunch.
Alexandria -
you are transferred for Alexandria – The City of the Mediterranean. Sightseeing includes - Catacomb, Pompey’s Pillar, Greeco Roman Museum and Quaitbay Fort., Montazah Garden. afternoon depart to Cairo, arrival and Transfer from for sleeper Train Cairo/Aswan. Dinner and Overnight on Board Train.
29 DEC 2010
Breakfast on board train
Arrives to Aswan station – meet & assist by our Representative and direct transfer by air conditioned vehicles To your Nile Cruise to drop luggage and refresh then proceed for visit:-
High Dam:
Located near Aswan, the world famous High Dam was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. It contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops. The Dam is 11,811 feet long, 3215 feet thick at the base and 364 feet tall.
Philae Temple:-
Philae dedicated to Goddess Isis and constructed on the beautiful island of Philae. Philae the modern day name is Greek but the ancient Egyptians called the island P-aaleq which amongst other definitions has the dual meaning of"end" and "creation".
Lunch on board,
Night Sail to Kom Ombo visit: - Kom Ombo temple:
The temple of Kom Ombo is unique in one respect: it is dedicated to two gods, and the entire temple holds two perfectly symmetrical sections. The sanctuary to the left is dedicated to the falcon-headed sky god Harwer (also written Haroeris), or Horus the elder and his family.
Sail to EDFU.
Dinner & overnight on board.
30 DEC 2010
Breakfast on board
Direct transfer with your Egyptologist for visit:
Edfu temple:
Edfu was the 2nd Home of Upper Egypt and the centre of the cult of a triad of Gods, which consisted of Horus of Behdet, Hathor, and their son, Hor-Sama-Tawy. Edfu was known as “Apollo polis Magna” because the Greeks identified Horus with their God Apollo, the work of construction began during the reign of Ptolemy III (about 237 BC) and was finished during the reign of Ptolemy IV. Sail to Esna Lunch on board Sail to Luxor according to the opening of Esna lock
Dinner & overnight on board
31 DEC 2010
Breakfast on board
Direct transfer by air conditioned vehicles for Visit the
West bank including: -
Valley of the Kings:
The first king of the New Kingdom, Ahmose of the 18th Dynasty, built a pyramid-like structure at Abydos, which may or may not have been his original tomb the Valley, known as Biban el-Muluk, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"doorway or gateway of the kings,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" or, the Wadyein, meaning \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"the two valleys,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" is actually composed of two separate branches. The main eastern branch, called TA set aat, or \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"The Great Place,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" is where most of the royal tombs are located, and in the larger, The Valley is hidden from sight, behind the cliffs, which form the backdrop to the temple complex of Deir el-Bahari
Hatshepsut Temple:-
The mortuary temple of QueenHatshepsut, the Queen’s architect, Senenmut, designed it and set it at the head of a valley overshadowed by the Peak of the Thebes, the \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Lover of Silence,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" where lived the goddess who presided over the necropolis. His daughter became pharaoh, her father Tutmose I circulated the legend that the God Amon became father of Hatshepsut and therefore she is half a God she was married twice unfortunately and her second husband and stepbrother Tutmose III hated her so much that he had all pictures and inscriptions of her destroyed after she died
Colossi of Memnon:
These two, gigantic figures of Amenhotep III were originally situated in front of his Mortuary temple which was destroyed for unknown reasons! The two colossi are made of sandstone, which during ancient times was brought from Gabal El Silselah. Each colossus, including the pedestal and the crown, is about 21m tall and represents King Amenhotep III seating on his throne, wearing the Nimes, or royal headdress, with the divine cobra protecting his forehead.
Lunch on board, Pm free at Leisure.Evening celebrate the New Year Eve Gala Dinner and overnight on board cruise
01 JAN 2010
Disembarkation after breakfast from cruise and Meet with your representative assisted for check-out And proceed for a half day tour visit:
Karnak temple:
This great Temple of Amon Ra was known during the Middle Kingdom period as Ipt-Swt, which means the Selected Spot. It was also called Pr-Imn, which means the House of Amon. The entrance you will find a ram-headed avenue of Sphinxes, which was built to protect the Temple. There are 20 rams on each side, as you cross this pylon, it takes you into an Open court, whose dimensions are100m long by 80m wide, built during the 22nd Dynasty, and containing rows of bud papyrus columns.
Luxor temple:
The Temple of Luxor is among the most beautiful Temples in Egypt. It was known in the New Kingdom period as Ipt-Rsyt, which means the southern shrine. This was to differentiate between this Temple and Karnak Temple, which was the northern house of Amon Ra. Amenhotep III built Luxor Temple.
The Temple run close and parallel to the river Nile from north to south, it was constructed on the site of a small Temple of Amon, built by kings of the 12th dynasty.
Meet our representative for an assisted transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight back to India via Doha.
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