- Details
- Itinerary
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- Cairo
- Alexandria
- Luxor
- Edfu
- Kôm Ombo
- Assouan
Includes:
- Round trip flight from Montreal to Cairo
- 7 nights’ accommodation in hotels 4* (6 nights at the Ramses Hilton in Caire or similar / 1 night at the Sheraton Montazah in Alexandria or similar)
- 4-night cruise on the Nil River – Radamis or similar
- 32 meals: 11 breakfasts, 10 lunches and 11 dinners
- Domestic flight from Cairo to Louxor
- Domestic flight from Assouan to Cairo
- Entry fees to the sites and monuments visited:
- Services of a local guide
- Headset during the tour
- Tourism visa
- Services of Marguerite Thériault and Jean Denis Haineault Gendrontours group leaders
- Taxes
Not included:
- Drinks
- Luggage fees with the airline if applicable
- Client’s contribution to the Compensation fund of $3,50 per $1,000
Entry and exit requirements – COVID-19
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In flight.
Reception of the guide at the airport.
Transfer to the hotel.
Dinner at the hotel.
Ramses Hilton hotel or similar
Breakfast at the hotel.
Guided tour of one of the 7 wonders of the world, the great pyramids of Giza (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus). The visit to the Cheops pyramid is one of the most interesting, because the burial chambers are open to the public. Not far from the pyramid is the Great Sphinx of Giza, which dates from the time of Chephren, this statue combines the head of a pharaoh with the body of a lion. A quick visit to the papyrus institute or a perfume store can be arranged after the tour.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Continuation of the visits of Memphis and Saggara. Memphis the oldest capital of Egypt, was built by King Menes, 24 km southwest of Cairo. It is the most beautiful representation of Ramses II. Sakkara is the oldest ancient Egyptian cemetery. It is located on a desert plateau, southwest of Cairo.
Return to the hotel.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
Ramses Hilton hotel or similar
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
Breakfast at the hotel and leaving for Alexandria. 225 km
Guided tour of the pillars of Bombay, the catacombs and the Roman amphitheater.
Lunch during the visit in a local restaurant.
The Pompeii column and the catacombs of Kom el-Shuqafa are considered a gift from the people of Alexandria to Emperor Diocletian. The majority of the remains found around the column can be seen in the Greco-Roman Museum. At the top of the hill is the entrance to the catacombs of Kom al-Shuqafa dating from the first and second centuries.
Transfer to the hotel in Alexandria for check-in.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight at the hotel in Alexandria.
Sheraton Montazah Alexandria or similar
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Discovering the Library of Alexandria, an architectural and cultural masterpiece.
Continuing to Cairo.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Transfer to the hotel.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
Ramses Hilton hotel or similar
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transferring to Cairo’s airport for your flight to Luxor.
Meeting with the guide.
Transferring to the ship for your cruise on the Nile. Lunch on the ship.
Visit of Luxor’s temple with a local guide. At the end of the visit, back to the ship, dinner and night on board.
Radamis Nile cruise
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
Breakfast on board.
In the morning, visit of the Valley of Kings and Queens on the West bank of the Nile. Visit of the temple of Queen Hatchepsout and stopping at the Collossus of Memnon. Back on the ship and leaving for Esna.
Night on the ship.
Radamis Nile cruise
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
Breakfast on board.
In the morning, tour in Edfu for a visit of the temple dedicated to Horus, the falcon god.
Back on the ship at the end of the morning and cruising to Kôm Ombo.
Lunch on board.
At the end of the afternoon, visit of the lighted temple. Built in an dreamy location, like an acropolis, it has a yard, two hypostyles, three hallways and a sanctuary.
Cruising to Assouan.
Dinner and accommodation on board.
Radamis Nile cruise
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
Boxed breakfast.
Transfer by bus to Abu Simbel.
Visit of the temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel with local English speaking guide.
Return to the cruise.
Lunch and dinner on board.
Radamis Nile Cruise
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
Breakfast on the ship.
In the early morning, stop at the Aswan High Dam. Without it, the Nile would flood the fertile plains of the valley every summer due to the influx of water from all over East Africa. The visit will be followed by a boat ride to the temple of Philae. The island of Isis was a real religious city where pilgrims from all over the Mediterranean basin flocked. Around the temple of the goddess, other secondary buildings were erected; we will notice in particular kiosks, a nilometer or the priests’ houses.
Finish the visit and have lunch in a local restaurant in Aswan.
Disembark and transfer to Aswan airport for the flight to Cairo. Arrival in Cairo and meeting with the guide.
Transfer to the hotel.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
Ramses Hilton hotel or similar
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Visit of Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, the first and most impressive in the world. No visit in Egypt is complete wihtout discovering King Tut Ankhamon’s treasures.
Lunch at a local restaurant.Drive to Khan El.
Enjoy the Khalili Bazaars, which is one of the most famous in the world with its amazing narrow alleys. The bazaar is the domain of traders and tourists. Jewelers, copper objects, parquetry, semi-precious stones, carpets, blown glass dishes and other souvenirs.
Return to the hotel.
Sound and light show in Giza at the foot of the pyramids.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
Ramses Hilton hotel or similar
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Guided tour of the Citadel and the Mohamed Ali Mosque. You will be escorted through a fascinating labyrinth of small streets, filled with many ancient monuments and mosques from Cairo’s Islamic past.
Lunch at a local restaurant, then continue the tour.
Visit of the old Cairo, including the Hanging Church, the Church of Abu Serga and the synagogue.
The Hanging Church is considered the oldest church in the Al-Fustat area. It is known as Al-Muallaka (the hanging) because it was built on the ruins of two old towers that were left over from an old fortress called the Babylon fortress. And then you visit the church of St. Sergio (Sergius) or Abu Serga was built in the center of the ancient Roman fort of Babylon. The church is considered one of the sites visited by the Holly family during their escape from Herod to the land of Egypt. Finally, the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo is located behind the hanging church and was once a church itself. The synagogue was a place of pilgrimage for the Jews of North Africa and the site of great celebrations.
Return to the hotel.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
Ramses Hilton hotel or similar
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transferring to the airport for the flight back.
Breakfast included.
November 15 to 27, 2023
13 days | 11 nights | Flight | 32 meals
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