King Ramses Sun Festival

King Ramses Sun Festival

A delightful all round experience on this 8 Day / 7 Nights Cairo and Nile Cruise to enjoy King Ramses Sun Festival 2018. Covering the major attractions in Cairo such as the Pyramids, Museum and more, then flying down to Luxor to embark on your 5 Star Nile Cruise. Begin your adventure discovering Luxor and its ancient Pharaonic Temples and Valley of the Kings. Then sail to the colorful Nubian Aswan with further attractions before a trip down to Abu Simbel to witness the ‘once a year’ spectacle of the Sun Festival.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Cairo – Welcome to Land of King Ramses

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Pyramids and Cairo Sightseeing

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel in Cairo, then your personal tour guide will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus , famous Sphinx , and Valley temple facing the great statue. Have your Lunch at good quality local restaurant, then move to visit the Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue your tour to Coptic Cairo to see Ben Ezra Synagogue and the Hanging Church. By the evening time, you will be driven to the area of Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Transfer back to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Fly Cairo to Aswan – Nile Cruise

Pass By: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport for flight to Aswan. Upon arrival at Aswan Airport, enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam before visiting the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk, proceeding to the beautiful Temple of Philae which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. Transfer back to your hotel for checking into your room. Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 4: Road to Abu Simbel Sun Festival

Pass By: Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
At: 12:30 am mid-night, our representative will pick you up from your Hotel in Aswan to witness the Man-made Solar Phenomenon of Abu Simbel. Twice a year – on October 22 and February 22, the rays of the sun align on the sanctum sanctorum illuminating the Holiest of the Holy, a small room with four statues: Ptah, Amun-Ra, Ramesses, and Ra-Horakhty. The sun shines on the last three status but leaves the statue of Ptah, the god of darkness, in shadow. Outside the Temple, you will enjoy performances by Nubian folklore groups. Later on, you will be escorted back to your Nile Cruise in Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board your Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 5: Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples

Pass By: Kom Ombo, Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and Visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that Visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 6: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions

Pass By: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Sail to Luxor, have breakfast on board then Visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC, at El-Deir El-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board.
Then transfer to visit Karnak and Luxor temples.Dinner on board Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 7: Disembarkation in Luxor – Fly to Cairo

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Breakfast on board, Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast . In the afternoon transfer to Luxor Airport for flight to Cairo. Meet and Assist at Cairo Airport and transfer to your hotel in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 8: Cairo – Fly Back Home

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo – free time before your flight – check out and then transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

Helnan Aswan Hotel
Le Méridien Pyramids Hotel and Spa
Le Passage Hotel and Casino
Steigenberger Minerva Nile Cruise



No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.