GTC - Program GTC (15)

GTC 15

(12 DAYS / 11 NIGHTS)

03 Nights Cairo / 02 Nights Aswan / 01 Night Luxor / 02 Nights Hurghada / 01 Nights Safari / 01 Night St. Catherine / 01 Night Train

Day One - Cairo

Arrival to Cairo airport, meet and assist during formalities for entry visa, customs etc. Then transfer to the hotel and heck in, the rest of the day free at leisure, overnight at the hotel in Cairo.

Day Tow - Cairo

After breakfast, sightseeing in Cairo to visit Pyramids ; Cheops, Chephren and Mykerions with opportunity for Camel ride . Continue to visit the Sphinx at the valley of king Chefren,. Free time of 45 minutes at restaurant for lunch break. After lunch , going to visit papyrus institute, perfume factory and Bazaars. Later on transfer back to the hotel. Rest of the day is free at leisure. Overnight at the hotel in Cairo.

Day Three - CAIRO Train to Aswan

After breakfast, sightseeing in Cairo to visit the Egyptian museum with the guidance of an Egyptologist to explore the enormous collection of over 100,000 items including the treasures of Tutankhamon's tomb, mummies ranging from the 18th to the 20th dynasties .Continue to Coptic Cairo (old churches ) Hanging church, Abu Serga church, Ben Ezra Jewish synagogue. Later on , sightseeing to Khan El Khalili one of the largest bazaars in the Middle East for free shopping . Then transfer to Giza train station to catch the train to Aswan . Overnight at the train .

Day Four - ASWAN

Arrival to Aswan airport and transfer to the cruise and check in, Lunch on board. After lunch sightseeing in Aswan to visit the High Dam (364 feet high and 11,000 feet wide) behind the dam Nasser lake, over 500 miles long and the largest artificial lake in the world . Then Felucca ride round

the rocky islands in the Nile , then transfer to the hotel check in, dinner and overnight in the hotel in Aswan.

Day Five - ASWAN

(Optional tour Abu Simble) Wake up early in the morning about 3.00am to have your breakfast box, and board your a/c coach for optional tour to Abu Simbel, a site is definitely not to be missed. The temple honoring Ramses II is carved into the rock cliffs with four huge statues of the king guarding the entrance, The temple next to Ramses's is only slightly smaller but it is equally impressive, It was built in honor of Ramses's favorite wife (Queen Nefartari). It is difficult to leave such an awesome site, but by 09.00 am we leave back to Aswan. Arrive to Aswan about 12.00 noon upon arrival sightseeing in Aswan to visit relocated Philae Temple. Upon construction of the Aswan High Dam, this temple was moved to its current island to rescue it from rising waters. Philae is an important shrine, and is filled with a variety of sanctuaries, including the Vestibule of Nectanebos and a temple of Hat-Hor. Philae also features two skillfully-decorated pylons displaying all the deities of the myth of Isis and Osiris. See the granite quarry, source of the rock for ancient statues and monuments. Transfer back to the hotel, overnight in Aswan

Day Six - LUXOR

After breakfast, check out, transfer to Luxor by land, in the way visit KomOmbo, temple, shared by the two Gods Sobek & Haroeies. Continue to Edfu and sightseeing at the magnificent great Temple of Horus (God of protection), Continue to Luxor, upon arrival sightseeing in Luxor to visit the west bank, valley of that contains 64 pharaohs' tombs. Proceeding to the colonnaded temple of Egypt's only female pharaoh (Queen Hatshpsut), and the famed Colossi of Memnon. Check in, overnight at the hotel in Luxor

Day Seven - LUXOR HURGHADA

Breakfast, check out, Then sightseeing in the east bank to visit the massive Karnak Temple complex at Luxor pass through a series of three small temples and step into the architectural masterpiece of the Hypostyle Hall that originally a roofed building

supported by 135 decorated columns . The complex was once considered the ultimate house of worship. Continue to visit Luxor temples built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II, which was buried under desert sand for centuries and therefore is now well preserved. Then transfer to Hurghada , one of the best Egyptian tourist destinations which can satisfy the needs of every visitor, like scuba diving, windsurfing and desert safari. Hurghada is world renowned as a center for some of the world's best diving. Arrive to the hotel check in, rest of the day free at leisure, dinner and overnight in the hotel in Hurghada.

Day Eight - HURGHADA

FREE AT LESIURE Or optional tour to Giftun Island for snorkeling

Day Nine - HURGHADA SHARM Bedouin Village

After breakfast, check out, and transfer to take the ferry boat from Hurghada to Sharm El Sheikh. Upon arrival to Sharm El Sheikh , driving by jeep to the colored canyon, hiking through the canyon and enjoying its beauty, continue drive by jeep through wadi Gazalah where we have lunch. After lunch , continue driving to the bedouin village in Ain Hudra, where we have warm dinner and camp overnight around the fire under the million stars sky.

Day Ten - White Canyon St. Catherine

Wake up early morning. After breakfast we hike through the white canyon, then we will be picked up by the jeep and continue to St. Catherine through wadi Safra, Arrada canyon. On the way we have lunch, arriving St. Catherine, check in at the hotel , dinner and overnight at the hotel in St. Catherine.

Day Eleven - St. Catherine CAIRO

Early time at 02 .30 A.M wake up, and starting climbing Moses mountain to see the sun rise from the top of the mountain and Moses leg sign on the rock . Down back to the hotel , breakfast will be served then visiting the Cathedral, the church and Miriam tree. After that drive back to Cairo. On the way stop in Firan oasis and the springs of Moses. Arrival to Cairo, transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Cairo.

Day Twelve - CAIRO

Breakfast, check out, transfer to Cairo airport for final departure.

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