Classic Egypt & Abu Simbel Sun Festival Tour (11 Days / 10 Nights)
Abu Simbel Sun Festival Event ... We offer you the chance to witness the Sun festival at Abu Simbel on 22 February and 22 October, as in that day crowds pack in to the temple before sunrise and watch the shafts of light slowly creeping through the rock hewn inner Hypostyle Hall and through to the Sanctuary. Significantly, the sun illuminates statues of Amun-Re, Re-Herakhte and Ramses the god; whilst the statute of Ptah, the god of darkness, remains in the shadows. The great Sun Temple of King Ramses II at Abu Simbel was created to revere the mighty pharaonic ruler King Ramses II. In a fit of precision and architectural egotism, Ramses II had the entire temple carefully angled and oriented in order that the sun’s rays would align twice a year on his date of his ascension to the throne (in February) and on his birthday (in October) and illuminate the inner sanctum of the temple. This incredible natural phenomenon provides for a most spectacular sight, which has come to be referred to as the Sun Festival of King Ramses II.
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11 Days / 10 Nights
Cairo / Abu Simbel / Nile Cruise (from Aswan to Luxor )
Classic Egypt & Abu Simbel Sun Festival Tour
Itinerary:
Day 1
Arrive Cairo International Airport, meet & assist as our representative will handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area and customs formalities. After that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2
Breakfast in the hotel , enjoy an excursion to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus & see the Sphinx , which was discovered in 1912 carved from a single piece of stone, it is a lion with a portrait of a Pharaoh's head, it is also believed by many to be a likeness of Pharaoh Kefren. and then to Valley Temple. After that pay a visit to the Egyptian Museum where you can see the collection of Tutankhamun among other splendid pharaonic artifacts.Then onto the old Cairo where the Romans constructed the fortress of Babylon. Built over the ruins of two towers of the fortress the church of St Mary or more commonly know as the Hanging Church then onto St Sergius where it is said to be the resting place for the holy family.Transfer to Giza train station for departure to Aswan by frist class sleeper train. Dinner & overnight in sleeper train.
Day 3
Arrive Aswan train station, meet & assist then transfer to your hotel in Aswan, free day in Aswan. Overnight in Aswan.
Day 4
Breakfast in the hotel, then transfer via air-conditioned modern van to your hotel in Abu Simbel for check in, Optional sound & light show at abu simbel temples. Overnight in Abu Simbel.
Day 5
Breakfast in the hotel, you will be transferred to Abu Simbel to enjoy the great event which represent the perpendicular of the Sun rays on the face of Ramses II. Abu Simbel temples is generally considered the grandest and most beautiful of the temples commissioned during the reign of Rameses II, and one of the most beautiful in Egypt. It is the most awe-inspiring temple of all ancient Egypt, with its gargantuan rock-cut façade, the great Sun Temple of King Ramses II at Abu Simbel was created to revere the mighty pharaonic ruler King Ramses II.The Temple of Ramses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramesses II himself. The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramesses II . There also the temple of Queen Nefertari, also known as the Small Temple, was built about one hundred meters northeast of the temple of Ramesses II and was dedicated to the goddess Hathor and Ramesses II's chief consort, Nefertari. This was in fact the second time in ancient Egyptian history that a temple was dedicated to a queen. The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also Called Temple of Hathor who was the wife of the Sun God so in a symbolic way, the two Temples, that of Ramesses II and that of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun God together as one. After finishing your trip you will be transferred back to Aswan via air-conditioned modern van. Check in to the hotel & overnight in Aswan.
Day 6
Breakfast in the hotel, then transfer to your 5 star Nile Cruise for Embarkation. Still on board enjoy the following visits till Day 9:
- The High Dam - Unfinished Obelisk - Philae Temple
- Com Ombo & Edfo Temples
- Karnak & Luxor Temples
- Valley of the Kings - Valley of the Queens - Hatshepsut Temple - Colossi of Memnon
Day9
After breakfast, disembarkation from your cruise. Transfer to Luxor train station for departure to Cairo by first class sleeper train. Dinner & overnight in sleeper train.
Day 10
Arrive Giza train station, then you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo. Day at leisure & Overnight in Cairo.
Day 11
Breakfast in the hotel, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure.
End of the Program.
Price Per Person in double : $ 1250 US Dollars!! Minimum 02 persons!!
Price includes the following:
- Meet & assist at Cairo International Airport and transfer to hotel via Air-conditioned modern Van.
- 02 nights accommodation at 5 star hotel in Cairo on Bed and Breakfast Basis.
- 01 day excursion in Cairo including visits to :
* Pyramids of Giza
* Valley temple
* Sphinx
* Egyptian Museum
* Old Cairo
* Entrance fees are included
* English speaking guide is included
- Assist & Transfer to Giza train station for departure to Aswan by first class sleeper train.
- Meet and Assist at Aswan train station and transfer to the hotel via air-conditioned modern van.
- 02 nights accommodation at 5 star hotel in Aswan on Bed and Breakfast Basis.
- 01 night accommodation at 4 star hotel in Abu Simbel on Bed and Breakfast Basis.
- 01 day excursion in Abu Simbel including visits to :
* Abu Simbel Temples
* Transfer from Aswan to Abu Simbel & retun via air-conditioned modern van.
* Entrance fees are included
* English speaking guide is included
- 03 nights accommodation at 05 star Nile Cruise including:
* Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
* Entrance fees
* Sightseeing tours
* English speaking guide.
- Assist & Transfer to Luxor train station for departure to Cairo by frist class sleeper train.
- Meet and Assist at Giza train station and transfer to Cairo Airport via Air-conditioned modern Van.
- 02 nights accommodation at sleeper train Cairo / Aswan & Luxor / Cairo. ( On half board basis )
- All transfers in Cairo / Abu Simbel / Aswan / Luxor via Air-conditioned modern Van
- Assist & transfer to Cairo International Airport on final departure.
Price exclude the following:
- Visa to Egypt
- Any other optional tours if required
- Tips to Driver - Guide - Company representative
Notes:
- We can arrange this program by flight or by seater train.
- We can arrange accommodation at 3 or 4 star hotels upon your request.
- Special Entrance Ticket for the interior room of the great Pyramid + Solar Boat museum + Camel Ride
- In the Egyptian Museum the mummification room (Costs 100 L.E per person).
- There are camera and video camera fees at historical and archaeological sites in Egypt.
- Please note that the company’s representative will be waiting for you with a sign that have your name on before the passport control & will be helping you with getting the entry visa in case you don’t have one depending on your nationality if it allows you to get the visa from Cairo Airport. The visa cost between $ 15 . If not you have to get it from the Egyptian embassy in your country because it is only held by the Egyptian government .
- Must be at the Airport at least 2 hours before flight timing.
- Tour guide: Egypt guided tours are highly recommended and our guides are knowledgeable Egyptologist guides who have academic qualifications to make your tour to Egypt extra special.
- Vehicles: Vehicles are new branded air-conditioned with a professional driver, but drivers in Egypt do not speak English and they cannot act as tour guides for the Egyptian monumental sights.
