TESOROS DE EGIPTO CON HURGHADA

1. Day – Arrival to Cairo 

Arrival at Cairo International Airport. Reception by a Spanish-speaking assistant and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

2. Day Cairo – Train to Aswan (B, L, D)

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, we will take a panoramic tour of the Three Pyramids of Giza: Cheops, Khafre, and Mecerinus, the architectural complex considered the most important of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. We will admire the Great Sphinx, with a human head attributed to King Khafre and the body of a lion, and visit the Temple of Khafre. In the afternoon, we will head to the Citadel of Saladin, a World Heritage Site and home to the Mohamed Ali Mosque, also known as the "Alabaster Mosque." We will continue today's visits with a visit to the Grand Museum (GEM), the largest museum in the world. During the tour, we will see the museum courtyard, which includes the great statue of King Ramses II, the Grand Staircase, and the 13 newly opened galleries where we can see the treasures of Tutankhamun. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. Transfer to the train station and departure around 8:00 p.m. on a sleeper train to Aswan (half-board). Dinner and overnight on the train.

3. Day Aswan – Cruise (B, L, D)

Breakfast on the train. Arrival in Aswan around 9:00 a.m., visit the Temple of Philae, or the temple of the goddess Isis, built during the Greek era, and transfer to Aegean Island to rescue it from the Nile after the dam was built. Felucca ride around the Aswan islands. Return to the motorboat and embark on the cruise. Lunch on board. Dinner and overnight on board in Aswan.

4. Day Cruise - Aswan – Kom Ombo – Edfu (B, L, D)

Full board on board of the Ship. We will head to Kom Ombo to visit to the temple dedicated to the gods Sobek and Haroreis. In this temple, the representation of the medical instruments stands out above all. Over the years, the people of this town did not like to be associated with a god that represents evil (Sobek), so they added another god, Haroreis, as their brother and partner in the temple cult. Legend has it that Sobek, the evil Brother, schemed against his brother Haroreis and the population, seeing his beloved god leave the town, also left until he left the town completely deserted. We will head to Edfu. Dinner on board of the ship.

5. Day Cruise– Edfu – Esna - Luxor (B, L, D)

Full board on board of the ship. Visit to the Temple of Horus. It is the best-preserved temple in Egypt and the most important after Karnak. One of its most curious characteristics is the lighting of the temple, with very small rooms that gradually prevented the passage of light until reaching the dark sanctuary, which receives lighting only from the axis. We will head to Luxor. Visit the Temple of Karnak which is considered the largest temple in Egypt with its Avenue of Rams and its room with 132 columns and visit the Temple of Luxor dedicated to the god Amun - Ra where the avenue of the sphinxes stands out. the Obelisk with more than 25 meters high and the statues of Ramses II and the Naos. Dinner and night on board in Luxor.

6. Day Disembarkation in Luxor - Hurghada (B,C)

Disembarkation after breakfast. Visit to the Valley of the Kings where the tombs of the kings of the new empire are located, when Thebes was the capital of Egypt and we will visit the funerary temple of Hatchepsut. In the enclosure we can admire the chapels dedicated to Amenardis I, Shepenupet II and Nitocris I. Next, we find the Colossi of Memnon, two seated colossi of Pharaoh Ramses II of which only fragments of the base and 17-meter torso remain. Tall. At the end of the visit, transfer by air-conditioned car to Hurghada and accommodation. Rest of the day free to enjoy the beauty of the Red Sea beach and the facilities of your hotel or to make an optional visit. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Hurghada.

7. Day Hurgada (B, D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day to enjoy the beaches of the Red Sea and practice water sports or optional excursions such as a safari through the eastern desert, diving or snorkeling. Dinner and overnight in Hurghada.

8. Day Hurgada (B, D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day to enjoy the beaches of the Red Sea and practice water sports or optional excursions such as a safari through the eastern desert, diving or snorkeling. Dinner and overnight in Hurghada.

9. Day Hurgada - Cairo (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Hurghada Airport to take a flight to Cairo. Reception, assistance and transfer to the hotel. Overnight at hotel in Cairo.

10. Day Cairo – Free (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day to enjoy the city or do any optional visit

11. Day Cairo – Airport (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and transfer to Cairo International Airport