12 Day Egypt Tour Package

12 Day Egypt Tour Package Itinerary

Day 01.: Arrival Cairo – Welcome to land of the Pharaoh’s. (Welcome Drink)
Day 02.: Pyramids Tour – Train to Aswan (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 03.: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 04.: Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 05.: Luxor Nile Cruise Tours (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 06.: Fly Luxor to Sharm El Sheikh. (Breakfast)
Day 07.: Breakfast and Free Day In Sharm El Shiekh. Overnight. (Breakfast.)
Day 08.: Breakfast and Free Day In Sharm El Shiekh. Overnight. (Breakfast.)
Day 09.: Breakfast and Free Day In Sharm El Shiekh. Overnight. (Breakfast.)
Day 10.: Back to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. (Breakfast.)
Day 11.: Cairo Sightseing Tours. Overnight in Cairo. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 12.: Breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport. Fly Back Home (Breakfast)

12 Day Egypt Tour Package Discription

Day 1.: Arrival Cairo – Welcome to land of the Pharaoh’s. (Welcome Drink)

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock), met on arrival to Cairo, Egypt, you will be picked up from Cairo Airport and transfer to your hotel in Cairo. Upon arrival and Check into hotel. Rest of the day is free and relax in Cairo.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2.: Pyramids Tour – Train to Aswan (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

After breakfast, check out after breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then meet your personal cairo tour guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to make your cairo tour and visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus and Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Additional visit to the Solar Boat infront of Cheops Pyramid (extra ticket on spot) Lunch included during the tour and then proceed to Sakkara area to visit Sakkara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid). Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Aswan-dinner will be served on board.
Overnight inside your compartment.

Overnight in the train.

Day 3.: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

After breakfast on board the train, arrival to Aswan and our representative will meet you at Aswan train station and then you will be transferred by a private airconditioned and non-smoking vehicle to your Nile Cruise ship for embarkation in Aswan before lunch. Enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, the beautiful located Temple of Philae on Isis Island ,the Granite Quarries and the Unfinished Obelisk.

Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.

Day 4.: Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

After breakfast, Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that visit the well preserved Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna.

Overnight on board.

Day 5.: Luxor Nile Cruise Tours (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

After abreakfast on board during your sail to Luxor, then visit the West Bank and the Valley of the Kings, The temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board, then proceed to visit East Bank (Karnak & Luxor Temples). Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Have your dinner on board.

Overnight in Luxor.

Day 6.: Fly Luxor to Sharm El Sheikh. (Breakfast)

Breakfast on board, disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast, and then you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for flight to Sharm. Upon arrival at Sharm Airport, you will be transfered to your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh, check into hotel.

Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.

N.B: Most flight from Luxor to Sharm is indirect flight via Cairo Airport.

Day 7.: Breakfast and Free Day In Sharm El Shiekh. Overnight. (Breakfast.)

Optional Tours..!

If you want you join our optional tour to Ras Mohammed National Park which is both a terrestrial and an aquatic nature reserve. The 480 square kilometre protected area lies where the Gulf of Suez meets the Gulf of Aqaba in Sinai’s southern extremity. The arid desert terrain of sand dunes, gravel plains, fossilized corals and granite mountains is home to a number of rare mammal species: Dorcas gazelle, Nubian ibex and red fox. Easier to spot are the resident birds like terns, herons, gulls and ospreys. Thousands of white storks pass through Ras Mohammed each year, heading south during September/October and back north during April/May. About 85 flora species live in the park, including mangroves.

Day 8.: Breakfast and Free Day In Sharm El Shiekh. Overnight. (Breakfast.)

Optional Tour..!

If you want you join our optional tour to one of the natural wonders of the Sinai, the Colored Canyon is majestic. Take a walk among dramatic sandstone canyon walls streaked with melting yellows, purples, reds, magentas and gold. In certain places the canyon walls reach up to 40 meters. You feel as if you are enclosed in a spectacular coloring book.

Day 9.: Breakfast and Free Day In Sharm El Shiekh. Overnight. (Breakfast.)

Optional Tour..!

If you want you join our optional tour to The Monastery of St. Catherine located at the heart of Sinai and at the foot of the Gebel Musa, or Mount Moses. Fronted by gardens and cypress trees, the monastery is owned and run by the Greek Orthodox Church. Its rich library houses the world’s second largest collection of illuminated manuscripts after the Vatican. You can see the Burning Bush and a large number of antique works of art: invaluable icons, beautifully carved doors, exquisite wall paintings and other fine religious ornaments.

Day 10.: Back to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. (Breakfast.)

Breakfast at your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and then you will be transferred to Sharm El Sheikh Airport for flight to Cairo.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 11.: Cairo Sightseing Tours. Overnight in Cairo. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Start your day visiting the Egyptian Museum, where you will admire the splendid collection of Tutankhamun alongside many other fascinating artifacts. Transfer to visit Salah El Din Citadel which was constructed by Salah El Din in 1183 AD to defend Cairo from the armies of Crusaders. After that visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came specially from Istanbuland to build this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Over 45 years. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant. Then proceed to explore Khan El Khalili Bazaar, Cairo’s old bazaar. Then we move on to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Back to your hotel and overnight in Cairo and back to hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 12.: Cairo – Fly Back Home (Breakfast)

After breakfast at hotel, you will be transferred to Cairo Airport for final departure.

Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports

Assistance of our guest relations during your stay

All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle

Domestic flight (Luxor/ Sharm – Sharm / Cairo)

Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including bed and breakfast

Accommodation for 3 nights on a 5 star superior cruise on full board

Accommodation for 1 night on sleeper train on half board basis

Accommodation for 4 nights in Sharm El Sheikh including bed & breakfast

All sightseeing tours in Cairo (Private Guided Tours)

All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing group tours

Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary

Bottled water during your tour Meals at hotels, Nile Cruise and during tours as mentioned in the itinerary

Portage when needed

30 minutes of local calling (5 minutes international) and a mobile phone loaned for the length of your stay or an Egyptian sim card for your unlocked mobile device

All service charges and taxes

Hotel Rating in Egypt:

Kindly note that the hotel rating in Egypt is not the same as in USA or Europe, so 5* hotels are always recommended. The 3* & 4 * hotels aren’t recommended as we receive complaints from our guests about them.

Travelling by overnight train NOT RECOMMENDED:

We don’t recommend it, it takes15 to 18 hours on a very noisy train. The toilets are not good and smelly. Food is not good in general. Beds: moderately comfortable. Comment from a client: “However, I am 6’0″ (183 cm) tall and barely fit into the bed — anyone taller would have to curl up.”

If you don’t fancy travelling by overnight sleeper train then upgrade to our flight option. Enjoying extra nights of comfort in 5* hotel accommodation. We recommend that you upgrade this transfer to domestic flight. Extra supplement for a 1 way flight and 1 night at 5 star hotels is 120$ per person. Xmas. New Year and Easter supplements apply. Contact us for rates.

Travel Insurance – from AIG

Secure your trip and give yourself greater peace of mind with the Travel Insurance program proposed by AIG Travel Guard for you. One week 25$ per person, More than one week 50 $ perperson.

Cruise schedule

Cruise schedules may change due to some sailing reasons. We guarantee that you will do all the mentioned sights, but the order may vary.

Visa:

We provide you with your visa upon arrival, at 35 $ per person.

Payment policy

We accept all methods of secure payment: Visa, Mastercard, direct bank transfer or cash.

Cancellation policy

We will always seek to refund you, should your circumstances cause you to have to cancel your holiday. Instead of cancellation, you can also choose to simply delay and book new dates.

1- In case of cancellation more than 30 days before the date of the tour you will get your full refund; unless your package included non refundable flights.
2- If less than 30 days, we will check with the hotel and the cruise to see how much they will charge us and inform you of the deduction we will be forced to charge you.

Tour and Prices

Tour price currency is set to USD but you can pay in Euro or British pound.The prices quoted per person per tour all inclusive and prices are always updated to ensure you receive the lowest price possible. Once your tour is confirmed we guarantee the price will not be changed.

Children Policy

0 – 01.99 Free of Charge
2 – 5.99 pay 25% of tour price and 50% of tour price if it includes flights or sleeper train
6 – 11.99 pay 50% of tour price
12+ pay full tour price as per adult person
If your tour package includes airfare then an extra charges for your children may apply.

Additional Entry Tickets

All tours don’t include entrance fees to special archaeological sites such as walking inside one of the pyramid to see the deep burial chambers and the Mummies Room at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo or to enter the Tomb of Tutankhamen at Valley of the Kings in Luxor are also available at extra cost. These are the circumstances for all tourists to Egypt with all companies. We will sell you the tickets at cost price, with no profit to ourselves should you wish to purchase any.

Domestic Flights:

Note: Alexandria Library is closed on Fridays and on every public holiday. To enter the reading area you will need to purchase an extra ticket.

Time & Voltage

Egypt is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Standard voltage is 220 volts. Primary

sockets require the European, 2 pronged variety. We recommend that you pack a universal travel

adaptor. You will need a voltage converter, and plug adaptor in order to use U.S. appliances

Essential Packing

Comfortable, flat (preferably covered) shoes are needed for the Pyramids and Valley of the Kings. Pack flip flops/sandals to wear aboard the Nile felucca or Nile Cruiser.

Accommodation Plan: Le Méridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa MS Nile Goddess Nile Cruise or MS Nile Premium or MS Amwaj
Maritim Jolie Ville Royal Peninsula Hotel & Resort

Prices: Prices are quoted in Euros per person per trip, except during Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays. The price of Solo is valid for solo traveler who is travelling alone.