DAY 1: Tue - Jan 30, 2024 - Departure from USA
- Board your international flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport, USA to start your journey back on time to the ancient land of the Pharos. 2 Meals will be served on board of your overnight flight.
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DAY 2: Wed - Jan 31, 2024 - Arrive in Cairo, Optional Sound & Light Show
- Arrival in the Land of the Pharaohs, at Cairo International airport, Right Travel Representative will be waiting for you after you get your luggage and clear customs and will be holding the Right Travel Sign, then will transfer you to your hotel.
- Evening, you may choose our optional tour (Sound & Light Show in Cairo - C32). Inaugurated in April of 1961, with the narrative voice of the late Richard Burton, magnificent sound and lighting effects, the show begins with the narrative of the Sphinx, who has been the guardian of the city of the dead for five thousand years. Overseeing the building of the three pyramids, the Sphinx reflects on the historical contributions of Thutmosis IV, Akhnaten, Nefertiti and Tutankhamon.
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DAY 3: Thu - Feb 01, 2024 - Cairo, Pyramids Tour
- Drive to the Giza Plateau, home of Egypt signature attractions, the Great Pyramids, proclaimed by the Greeks to be among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. The largest among these is the Great Pyramid of Cheops, probably built more than 2,600 years before the time of Christ. Standing 480 feet tall this is the last of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world that still standing. Little is known of Cheops, you`ll also see the inscrutable and mysterious Sphinx, known in Arabic as Abu al-Hol ("the Father of Terror") and carved almost entirely from one piece of limestone.
- After lunch at Local restaurant, continue to Memphis. Founded around 3,100 BC, is the legendary city of Menes, the King who united Upper and Lower Egypt. Early on, Memphis was more likely a fortress from which Menes controlled the land and water routes between Upper Egypt and the Delta. Having probably originated in Upper Egypt, from Memphis he could control the conquered people of Lower Egypt. However, by the Third Dynasty, the building at Saqqara suggests that Memphis had become a sizable city.
- Proceed to Sakkara site, Sakkara is one section of the great necropolis of Memphis, the Old Kingdom capital, and the kings of the 1st Dynasty as well as that of the 2nd Dynasty. are mostly buried in this section of the Memphis necropolis. It has been of constant interest to Egyptologists. Three major discoveries have recently been made at Sakkara, including a prime minister tomb, a queen`s pyramid, and the tomb of the son of a dynasty-founding king. Each discovery has a fascinating story, with many adventures for the archaeologists as they revealed the secrets of the past.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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DAY 4: Fri - Feb 02, 2024 - Cairo, Aswan, Cruise Sightseeing
- Early morning transfer to Cairo airport, for your flight to Aswan.
- Upon arrival you will be escorted to your luxury cruise ship where you will spend the next 3 nights / 4 days relaxing and enjoy the sailing from Aswan to Luxor. After Lunch, the Nile cruise shore excursion will start. Visit the 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. Today it provides irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt and, together with the old Aswan Dam built by the British between 1898 and 1902`, 6km down river, wonderful views for visitors. From the top of the two-Mile-long High Dam you can gaze across Lake Nassar, the huge reservoir created when it was built.
- Our last visit today will be to the Temple of Philae, was dismantled and reassembled (on Agilika Island about 550 meters from its original home on Philae Island) in the wake of the High Dam. The temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, is in a beautiful setting which has been landscaped to match its original site. It`s various shrines and sanctuaries, which include The Vestibule of Nectanebos I which is used as the entrance to the island, the Temple of the Emperor Hadrian, a Temple of Hathor, Trajan`s Kiosk (Pharaohs Bed), a birth house and two pylons celebrate all the deities involved in the Isis and Osiris myth. The Victorian world fell in love with the romance of the Temple. Overnight in Aswan.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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DAY 5: Sat - Feb 03, 2024 - Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Luxor
- Early Sail to Kom Ombo and visit Kom Ombo Temple (the Ptolemaic Temple of Sobek & Haroeries). Located in the town of Kom-Ombo, about 28 miles north of Aswan, the Temple, dating to the Ptolemies, is built on a high dune overlooking the Nile. The actual temple was started by Ptolemy VI Philometor in the early second century BC. Ptolemy XIII built the outer and inner hypostyle halls. The outer enclosure wall and part of the court were built by Augustus sometime after 30 BC and are mostly gone. There are also tombs from the Old Kingdom in the vicinity of Kom-Ombo village.
- Sail to Edfu to Visit Edfu Temple. Dedicated to Horus, the falcon headed god, it was built during the reigns of six Ptolemies. We have a great deal of information about its construction from reliefs on outer areas. It was begun in 237 BC by Ptolemy III Euergetes I and was finished in 57 BC. Most of the work continued throughout this period with a brief interlude of 20 years while there was unrest during the period of Ptolemy IV and Ptolemy V Epiphanes. This is not only the best-preserved ancient temple in Egypt, but the second largest after Karnak. It was believed that the temple was built on the site of the great battle between Horus and Seth. Hence, the current temple was but the last in a long series of temples build on this location.
- After that Sail to Luxor via Esna for dinner and overnight.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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DAY 6: Sun - Feb 04, 2024 - Luxor, East Bank Tour, Optional Sound & Light Show
- After breakfast visit the West Bank necropolis including the Valley of the Kings, with its many tombs chiseled deep into the Cliffside. From the 18th to the 20th Dynasty, the Memphis area and pyramid-style tombs were abandoned in favor of the West Bank of the Nile in Thebes. Several great leaders as well as many less important rulers are buried here, and more tombs are being discovered even today. This is where Howard Carter discovered the treasures of Tutankhamen and was struck "dumb with amazement" when he beheld its "wonderful things" in 1922.
- Proceed to the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari. The mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut is one of the most dramatically situated in the world. 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. Last stop for our morning tour will be at the Colossi of Memnon. Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty) built a mortuary temple in Thebes that was guarded by two gigantic statues on the outer gates. All that remains now are the 23 meters (75 ft.) high, one thousand-ton statues of Amenhotep III. Though damaged by nature and ancient tourists, the statues are still impressive.
- Last stop for our morning tour will be at the Colossi of Memnon. Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty) built a mortuary temple in Thebes that was guarded by two gigantic statues on the outer gates. All that remains now are the 23 meter (75 ft.) high, one-thousand-ton statues of Amenhotep III. Though damaged by nature and ancient tourists, the statues are still impressive.
- Back to the cruise for lunch.
- Free afternoon
- Evening, you may add the (Optional Sound & Light Show -L14). Inaugurated in 1972 the Sound and Light Show in the Temple of Karnak begins with a historical introduction covering the birth of the great city of Thebes and the construction of the Temple. Depicting the glorious achievement of the Pharaohs, spectators listen to the lyrical and poetic descriptions of artistic treasures, grand festivals, heroic deeds and literature of the times.
- Overnight in Luxor.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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DAY 7: Mon - Feb 05, 2024 - Luxor (Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride), West Bank, Cairo
- (Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride in Luxor). As the sun rises over Luxor, so can you, aboard an optional hot-air balloon ride. The sights, sounds, and sheer spectacle of seeing these antiquities from the sky will surely make for a morning you will remember forever.
- After breakfast, check out from your Nile Cruise. Then you will visit Karnak Temple, in ancient Egypt, the power of the god Amun of Thebes gradually increased during the early New Kingdom, and after the short persecution led by Akhenaten, it rose to its apex. In the reign of Ramesses III, more than two thirds of the property owned by the temples belonged to Amun, evidenced by the stupendous buildings at Karnak. Although badly ruined, no site in Egypt is more impressive than Karnak. It is the largest temple complex ever built by man and represents the combined achievement of many generations of ancient builders. The Temple of Karnak is three main temples, smaller enclosed temples, and several outer temples located about three kilometers north of Luxor, Egypt situated on 100 ha (247 acres) of land. Karnak is the sites modern name. Its ancient name was Ipet-isut, meaning "The Most Select (or Sacred) of Places". This vast complex was built and enlarged over a thirteen-hundred-year period. The three main temples of Mut, Montu and Amun are enclosed by enormous brick walls.
- Proceed to visit the Temple of Luxor, built by the two pharaohs, Amenhotep III and Ramses II. Ancient Thebes was a center of festivals, and the Temple of Luxor was the setting for the most important-the festival of Opet, designed to merge the ruler`s human and divine aspects. The temple was dedicated to Amun-Ra, whose marriage to Mut was celebrated annually, when the sacred procession moved by boat from Karnak to Luxor Temple.
- Transfer to Luxor airport for your flight back to Cairo. Arrival and transfer to your hotel.
- The rest of the day free at your leisure.
- Meal: Breakfast
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DAY 8: Tue - Feb 06, 2024 - Cairo, City Tour
- Start your day with a visit to the Egyptian Museum you`ll stroll through the halls highlighting each historical period of this ancient land, Marvel at the glittering treasures of King Tutankhamen, unparalleled in their variety, exquisite beauty, and sheer weight in gold. Seeing this treasure of more than 1,700 fabulous items buried with a young and relatively unimportant king, who can even imagine what the tombs of great and long-lived pharaohs must have contained.
- Continue to the Old Cairo explore some of the early religious monuments of the city. You`ll visit the El Muallaqa Church, dating to the late fourth and early fifth century. This basilica was named for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon. Muallaqa means suspended or hanging. Destroyed in a ninth-century earthquake, the church became the center of the Coptic (or Christian) Church of Egypt from the time it was rebuilt in the eleventh century until the 14th century.
- Lunch at local restaurant
- End the day at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, a large museum in the ancient city of Fustat, now part of Cairo, Egypt. The museum partially opened in February 2017 and will display a collection of 50,000 artefacts, presenting Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to the present day.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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DAY 9: Wed - Feb 07, 2024 - Departure from Cairo to Dubai
- Depart Cairo for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
- 12:50 PM your flight will take off from Cairo airport
- 18:00 PM you will arrive at Dubai airport
- Upon arrival to Dubai airport, your representative will be waiting for you to provide the transfer to your hotel.
- Meal: Breakfast
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DAY 10: Thu - Feb 08, 2024 - Free Morning, Miracle Garden & Global Village
- After breakfast, enjoy a free morning on your own
- 01:00 PM Pick up from your hotel and transfer to The Dubai Miracle Garden is a flower garden located in the district of Dubai land, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The garden was launched on Valentine`s Day in 2013. The garden occupies over 72,000 square meters, making it the world`s largest natural flower garden featuring over 50 million flowers and 250 million plants. You can also move around easily inside the global village by Taxi pay cash directly
- 04:00 PM Then head to visit the Global Village in Dubai is located on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road E 311 road Dubai. It combines cultures of 90 countries across the world at one place. It claims to be the world`s largest tourism, leisure, shopping, and entertainment project. At the Global Village A treat for your taste bud, we offer dining experiences from around the globe with over 200 restaurants & cafes and the largest street food ion in the region. Explore our specialty dining concepts where you can treat yourself to authentic delicacies from across the world. From the Indian Chaat Bazaar to the Floating Market, Global Village caters to every palate Restaurants, Street Food and Cafes. You can also move around easily inside the global village by EZ Taxi pay cash directly.
- Meal: Breakfast
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DAY 11: Fri - Feb 09, 2024 - Half Day City Tour, Burj Al Arab High Tea
- After breakfast start your day with a walking tour in The Dubai Marina, then head to visit the Jamierah Mosque.
- The Jumeirah Mosque is one of the most loved architectural treasures and tourist attraction in Dubai. Opened in 1979, Jumeirah Grand Mosque was a gift from the Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the former Ruler of Dubai and father of the current Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The style of the architecture originated from Syria and Egypt and can accommodate approximately 1500 worshippers.
- Proceed to Souk Madinat Jumeirah next to Burj Al Arab
- 02:00 PM transfer to Burj Al Arab Luxury hotel to enjoy the High Tea experience. Enjoy one of the most important highlights of Dubai this afternoon we will have high tea at the sky view bar at the Burj Al Arab Hotel. Located on the top floor of Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, Skyview Bar instantly matches expectations with unrivalled views of the Palm Jumeirah and The World islands is inviting you to experience a magnificent afternoon tea. Enjoy a ion of tea, coffee, sandwiches, pastries and cakes served with a choice of our delicious homemade jams and the mouth-watering Devonshire clotted cream.
- Meals: Breakfast, High Tea
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DAY 12: Sat - Feb 10, 2024 - Museum of the Future, The Lost Chambers Aquarium
- After early breakfast head to the Museum of the Future, you will Go on a journey through possible futures and bring hope and knowledge back to the present.
- This is no ordinary museum, with ancient relics behind velvet ropes. It is a gateway to a future world, crafted by visionary designers, artists and filmmakers. The Museum combines elements of exhibition, immersive theatre and themed attraction. Each floor is like a film set from a future that you can inhabit, explore and interact with.
- Stop for Lunch at local Restaurant
- Then enjoy a wonderful experience at The Lost Chambers Aquarium at Atlantis the Palm.
- For thousands of years, people have been searching for the lost city of Atlantis. Discover mysteries of the deep and learn fascinating facts about marine life while you watch 65,000 marine animals swim in the Ambassador Lagoon. Take a behind the scenes tour or dive the depths with an aquarium experience.
- These unique aquarium programs allow guests to delve deeper into the fascinating world of these precious animals while gaining insight into how we look after them.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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DAY 13: Sun - Feb 11, 2024 - Free Day in Dubai
- Experience a full day at leisure. Take a stroll along Dubai`s vast coastline, head to the Dubai Mall of the Emirates for some modern shopping, take a run at the indoor ski sloop located there
- Meal: Breakfast
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DAY 14: Mon - Feb 12, 2024 - Departure
- 01:00 AM transfer to Dubai airport for your departure flight.
- 05:00 AM your flight will take off from Dubai airport
- 14:40 PM your flight will arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Meal: Breakfast
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DAY 15: Tue - Feb 13, 2024 - Arrival USA
- 05:10 AM your flight will arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airpor
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