Egypt's Highlights
The 6 Days Version

This exceptional 6 Days package includes Egypt's highlights ,in all its variety, from the wonders of the Great Pyramids to the Great temple of Karnak.
You'll explore the kingdom of Ancient Egypt on this locally escorted tour.
Cairo, Gize, Aswan, & Luxor. Compare with the 12 Day version

Visa will be issued upon arrival.
As you exit the gate, you will pass through a door or two , down some stairs , then walk for 2-5 minutes , until you pass the duty free shops, at the end of a wide corridor , you will see the security officers. There you will be met by a local representative, who will be holding a sign with the name you prefer to use for the sign .
Our local representative will then take your passport to obtain a stamp from the cashier / bank window and escort you to speak with the passport officer. He will escort you through another last check on your passport as you exit the passport control, into customs area, he will assist you in collecting your luggage and clearing customs . After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you (private vehicle) to the hotel

Giza Pyramids Circa 1900 prior to building the Aswan dams , the flood water used to recah the Giza Plateau

DAY 3 - LUXOR , Ancient Workers Village - (B)
Early morningflight to Luxor , upon arrival we proceed to cross the Nile , to the west bank to get a totally different perspective on ancient Egyptian life, at the ancient workers' settlement of Deir el-Medinah. While most of the imposing stone monuments and sites of Egypt honor the lives and after-lives of royalty, Deir el-Medinah gives us unique and surprising insights into the ordinary citizens who constructed and decorated the tombs.

Here we'll see the excavated homes shared by laborers with their domestic animals. These quarters were surprisingly large, with three good-sized rooms, courtyard, kitchen, and even storage cellars. While ancient Egypt might not have been a workers' paradise, we'll see that artisans and builders were highly regarded in their community. We are proud to be the only operator to offer regular visits to this singular ancient settlement in its tour and cruise programs.

We 'll always be touring these array of ancient splendors: the tomb chambers of the Valley of the Kings; the imposing -temple of Queen Hatshepsut ; and the the Colossi of Memnon. In the afternoon we visit the great Temple of Luxor, and the gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak.

DAY 4 - ASWAN -(B)
After breakfast we fly to Aswan , where we'll settle you into your hotel.
This morning we'll visit the dams at Aswan, including the High Dam, a modern wonder in this ancient land. At the ancient granite quarry, we'll see an obelisk left unfinished.
You may have seen already by now feluccas sailing the Nile. Now we'll experience Egypt at its most authentic, as we sail this afternoon in one of these graceful craft. In the afternoon board a launch on Lake Nasser to visit the Temples of Philae, rescued from rising waters. Then its siesta time by the pool.

Easter & Dec 20 - Jan 3 : Please add 15 % supplement

YOUR TOUR INCLUDES:

* Domestic airfare as described in the itinerary.

* All airport transfers and taxes in Egypt.

* Hotel accommodations including taxes.

* Set-menu (table d'hôte) meals as indicated in the itinerary above.(B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner).

* Guided sightseeing as per itinerary, by air-conditioned motor coach,including all admissions fees.

* Lonely Planet travel guidebook .

* Visa Fee is included , and issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport , (Only for holders of U.S., Australian, NZ, EU ,Korean Singaporean and Japanese passports with six months of validity beyond the date of arrival).

Children's Discount : 10 years of age or younger, sharing room with 2 adults , receive a discount of 20 percent.

The King's Chamber in the Great Pyramid was not meant to be visited:
Getting to it is challenging, and once you enter, it is very difficult to turn back. The stone passage is only wide enough for one person. You must be in good physical condition, able to climb several flights of stairs, bend double, crouch and duck-walk for short distances. The King's Chamber itself is the world's most claustrophobic place, with dim light and heavy, hot, oxygen-poor air. There is no ventilation. If you are at all sensitive to claustrophobia or confinement, or if you have any sort of respiratory condition, for your own safety and the safety of others, you must not enter the pyramid because it is impossible to remove a person or to bring aid to them quickly

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