10 Day Christmas Egypt Itinerary with Nile cruise

We offer 10 Day Egypt Itinerary Cairo and Nile Cruise, Including 5 Nights in Cairo,3 Nights Nile Cruise,, Visit Pyramids of Giza and The Egyptian Museum then travel to Aswan enjoy your 5 Star Nile Cruise.visit Alexanderia

Route

A CairoB AlexandriaC AswanD LuxorE Cairo

  ► Day 1- Arrival day in Cairo

Marsa Alam  tours representative will meet & assist you at  Cairo  International Airport, Transfer to the hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle
Dinner Cruise upon Arrival 
Overnight in the Hotel

You will be picked up from your hotel in  Cairo by our tour guide, to enjoy a great excursion to The  Pyramids of Giza  (   Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of  and visit   the Valley Temple   

Then visit the Egyptian Museum

The New Grand  Egyptian Museum

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) also known as the Giza Museum, is an archaeological museum under construction in Giza, Egypt. Located next to the Giza Pyramids, the Museum will host over 100,000 artifacts that belong to the ancient Egyptian civilization, including the complete Tutankhamun collection, and is set to be the largest archaeological museum in the world. Many pieces in its collection will be displayed for the first time.[4] The museum is sited on a plot of land of about 490,000 square metres (5,300,000 sq ft)[5] which makes it the world's biggest museum, approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the Giza pyramid complex and was built as part of a new master plan for the Giza Plateau called Giza 2030.

Overnight in Cairo

►  Day 3 Optional -Alexandria
Start your private tour in Alexandria, starts at 7:00 am with Pickup from your hotel by our Egyptologist, and transfer by Private A/C Vehicle 
Start your day Tour in Alexandria Visiting The Roman  Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa  
►  The Catacombs Kom el Shoqafa :
Archaeologists believe that the Catacomb of Kom el Shoqafa was started in the 2nd century A.D. and was used to intern the dead for the next 200 years. This was a period in the history of the city of Alexandria when there was a great mixture of different cultures. Of course, there was the ancient history of the great Egyptian kingdoms which went back thousands of years


 ►  Pompey Pillar:
Has nothing to do with Pompey. The story behind the name refers to the possible burial ground of the Roman general when he fled to Egypt and was assassinated after losing a major battle in Greece against Caesar. The red granite column was probably built to honor Emperor Diocletian. Today it stands 25 meters high and is the tallest ancient monument in Alexandria
 ►   The Citadel of Sultan Qeitbay:
The Citadel was built in the 15th Century by the Mamlouk Sultan Qeitbay, To Guard the City against the threat of Crusaders, This wonderful Islamic Monument was built by the use of the ruins of the old Lighthouse that was constructed by Ptolemy 11 in 3rd Century B.c. The Lighthouse was damaged during an Earthquake that Occurred in Egypt in 1303 A.c during the reign of the Mamlouk King  Qeitbay
Lunch in Alexandria in Egyptian Restaurant
  ►The new Library of Alexandria :
The Library of Alexandria was reborn in October 2002 to reclaim the mantle of its ancient namesake. It is not just an extraordinarily beautiful building; it is also a vast complex where the arts, history, philosophy, and science come together. Moreover, the myriad activities it offers have made it a place for open discussion, dialogue, and understanding.
At the end of your tour check into your hotel in  Cairo 
After finishing your tour in Alexandria around 5 pm .You will go back to your hotel in cairo for 3 hours driving.  



 ►Day 4 

Old Cairo and International departure
Pick Up time from your hotel in Cairo or Giza at 09:00 am with your Egyptologist tour guide,Enjoy a fantastic orientation tour of Cairo on  that takes in the major monuments of Old Cairo and the maze of streets and stalls of the historic Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Following a hotel pick-up from Cairo or Giza, you will drive up to the Saladin Citadel, constructed by Salah al-Din on the Moqattam Hills in 1183 AD as a defense against Crusader armies. Known for its fresh air and sweeping views of Cairo, it is now a preserved historic site of mosques and museums, including the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha

Designed by the Turkish architect Yousif Boushnaq, who came to Cairo especially from Istanbul to build the great building, the mosque's alabaster structure stands in beautiful contrast to the sandstone city.
Lunch will be served in Local restaurant in Old Cairo
Then, visit Old Cairo to see major attractions such as the Hanging Church, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Church of St. Barbara, and the Church of Abu Serga, one of the oldest Coptic churches in Cairo
Continue to the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East. Discover a maze of alleys that have been at the center of Cairo’s trading activities since the 14th century. 

 transfer you to the airport and assist you through final your departure 

Day 5 Aswan Nile Cruise :

Visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk
► Phiala temple:
Built to honour the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped.
► The High Dam:
Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.
► The Unfinished Obelisk:
Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned. 
12:00 lunch on board of the Cruise
Dinner &overnight onboard the Cruise

► Day 6 Trip to Abu simple 

► Abu Simbel temples
The two temples of Ramses the Second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the Second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor, the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco
13:00 sail to Kom Ombo

► Visit The temple of Kom Ombo 
The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus  and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period(332 B.b -395 A.c)
Sail to Edfu-Overnight in Edfu 
Dinner &overnight onboard the Cruise

► Day 7- Luxor City:

Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the Edfu
► Edfu temple  :
Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dated to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama.
Sail to  Luxor  through Esna lock
Visit  Luxor  temple
► Luxor  Temple:
Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated with His Military Battle of Kadesh.
Dinner &overnight onboard the Cruise

 

► Day 8- Valley of the Kings 

 Disembarkation after Breakfast.  Visit the west bank of  Luxor  and Karnak
The  Valley of the Kings  :
Once  called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the Valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak
► The colossi of Memnon:
Massive  pair statues Know as the  Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what once the largest  complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third
► The Queen Hatshepsut temple :
Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.
Overnight o board of the Cruise in  Luxor
► Karnak temple
Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons, and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso) 
We'll then Transfer to Luxor airport for a short flight to Cairo m
overnight in Cairo 

►Day 9-Day Trip to Memphis Sakkara and Dahshur Pyramids

Egypt tour packages representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to Plan your Holiday. Cairo or Giza to take you back 5000 thousand years ago,to unravel the mysteries of Giza plateau. Memphis,Saqqara and Dahshour.
 

upon arrival don't miss the opportunity to ask the guide about all you need to know. Giza plateau. Memphis is one of the most important political and religious centres in the first capital city of Egypt. 

The open-air museum of Giza plateau. Memphis including several important status will give you unique access to view the treasures of Egypt. 

The next visit will be to Saqqara necropolis as it contains the stepped pyramids of Djoser which contains the oldest stone of the third dynasty. 

Before driving to Dahshour you will stop to taste the local Egyptian food as it is time for Lunch  /After charging energy come with us to continue visiting an exciting place Dashrour which is known for its Red and Bent pyramid. the land is a freak on Nature.Finally, after an amazing trip, you will be picked up safely in an air-conditioned and modern vehicle to your hotel.

 

Day 10-International departure

Depart to Airport from Your hotel in Cairo 

Meals: Breakfast