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Cairo & Alexanderia & Saint Catherine & EL Fayoum
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The city offers countless opportunities to explore its rich history and vibrant culture. Highlights include the awe-inspiring pyramids, the enigmatic Sphinx, and the treasures of the Grand Egyptian Museum. Alexandria enchants with its Mediterranean charm, historic library, and stunning gardens. Journey through the serene landscapes of Wadi Natrun and Saint Catherine, where ancient monasteries and sacred sites tell timeless stories. In Fayoum, breathtaking desert vistas and fossil-rich valleys reveal nature's artistry. A return to Cairo provides a final glimpse of its cultural treasures before departure.
Highlights
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Cairo
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Pyramids and the Sphinx
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Saqqara,
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the Grand Egyptian Museum
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Wadi Natrun Monasteries
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Monastery of Saint Bishoy t
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Syrian Monastery
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Alexandria.
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Saint Catherine
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Abdeen Palace
Itinerary
- Arrival at Cairo International Airport, greeted by our representative who will assist the group
- through immigration and customs formalities.
- Transfer to your hotel in Cairo to check in.
- Evening Optional Dinner Cruise on Nile cruise to enjoy sailing in the Nile River, tanowra
- show, folklore show, belly dancing and open buffet dinner.
- Overnight in Cairo.
- Guided tour to visit the pyramids and the Sphinx.
- Then visit the perfume factory and the papyrus fair to know how the ancient Egyptian people
- made the papyrus.
- Continue your visit to Saqqara, the first pyramid in the history (2700 B.C).
- Visit the pyramid of king Unas from inside then visit the unique tomb of kagemni.
- Then tour to visit the Grand Egyptian Museum is largest archaeological museum complex
- in the world and host to more than 100,000 artifacts. For the first time ever, King Tut’s entire
- treasure collection will be on display alongside artifacts from pre-historic times through
- Egypt’s many thousands of years of pharaonic civilization through the [comparatively] more
- modern ancient Greek and Roman periods of Egyptian history.
- Overnight in Cairo.
- Check out from your hotel.
- 07:00 am Guided tour to visit to visit Wadi Natrun Monasteries (1 hour and 30 minutes
- driving from Cairo), and dates back to the 4th century and was one of the points where the
- Holy family take a rest during their journey.
- The first stop will be Deir El Baramus which is surrounded by high walls to protect the
- monks against desert raids by Berbers and the Bedouins in the ancient times.
- Continue your tour to visit the Monastery of Saint Bishoy to visit the unique frescoes
- which dates back to the medieval times, then visit the amazing Syrian Monastery.
- After visits transfer to Alexanderia by our private a/c vehicle.
- Overnight in Alexandria.
- Guided tour to visit Alexandria will be
- 1- Montazh is a palace, museum and extensive gardens in the Montazah district
- of Alexandria, Egypt. It was built on a low plateau east of central Alexandria overlooking a
- beach on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 2-Alexandria Library from the inside.
- 3-The Greek Patriarchate is an autocephalous patriarchate that is part of the Eastern
- Orthodox Church. Its seat is in Alexandria and it has canonical responsibility for the
- entire African continent.
- 4- Cavafy house Cavafy Museum belongs to Mr. Constantine Cavafy. He was born in 1863,
- in Alexandria, Egypt and where he lived most of his life The apartment where he spent his
- last 35 years was in Lepsius Street.
- Overnight in Alexandria.
- Check out from your hotel.
- Then transfer to Saint Catherine by our private A/C vehicle (07 hours of driving)
- during your way tour stop to visit Seven Girls' Monastery in wadi Feiran where people
- used to make pilgrimages to the area. It also includes Roman relics. It is one of the alleged
- sites of Rephidim, a station of the Exodus where Moses struck a rock caused it to spring
- water, allowing his people the Hebrews to drink
- Arrive in Saint Catherine, then transfer to your hotel to check in.
- Then late evening start on foot to Mount St Catherine where Moses is said to have
- received the Ten Commandments.
- Overnight in Saint Catherine.
- Early morning, we will visit the monastery and library of St Catherine.
- The monastery has been one of the world’s great centers of religious pilgrimage for over
- fifteen centuries. Within its imposing walls rests a citadel like no other, incredibly rich in
- important religious and historical structures. Among its treasures is a library Day Particulars
- Extra Toppings / Special Services of ancient manuscripts and icons second only to the
- Vatican’s itself, and a 6th century church reputed to lie directly on the site of the Burning
- Bush. Quite simply, the monastery is a defining feature of the Holy Land.
- Return back to Cairo.
- Then transfer to your hotel to check in.
- Overnight in Cairo.
- Guided tour to visit the Egyptian Museum A Tahrir to visit the golden collection of king
- Tut Ankh Amoun and the treasure of king Persiennes.
- Then visit the Hanging Church and St. Sergius church (4th Century), and cave
- where the Holy Family were staying for more than 3 months, then continue your tour to
- the Church of St. George and the Fortress of Babylon in Old Cairo, which the Holy
- Family passed by.
- Guided tour to visit Abdeen Palace (The Presidential Palace) was built as part of
- Khedive Ismail's ambitious plan to build a modern Cairo in 1874.
- Overnight in Cairo.
- Start your guided tour in El Fayoum, then meet our Jeep Car to start your adventuresafari to Visit:
- The valley of wheels, the Sahara has one of the most arid and desolate climatesin the
- world. Yet over 1,000 whale fossils have been found at Wadi Al-Hitan (WAH), itwas declared
- a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2005 (40 million years).
- Wadi El Rayan National Park, is a unique nature protectorate, it’s also a greatspot for
- bird-watching.
- The Round Hills in Fayoum (Gabal Al Medawara). A hill in Fayoum on the lakethat is used
- for sand boarding. A perfect place to relax and contemplate life and discover authentic desert
- adventure.
- Return back to Cairo.
- Overnight in Cairo.
- Check out from your hotel.
- Optional tour to visit The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) is a
- large museum (490,000 square meters (5,300,000 sq ft) located in Old Cairo the museum
- displays a collection of 50,000 artifacts, presenting the Egyptian civilization from
- prehistoric times to the present day.
- Optional tour to visit Citadel of Mohamed Ali and the alabaster mosque. Egypt
- after the unification (3200 B.C).
- After visits, transfer to Cairo international airport for final departure.
- 05-nights’ accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis(standard room).
- 02-nights’ accommodation in Alexanderia on bed and breakfast basis (standard room).
- 01-nights’ accommodation in Saint Catherine on bed and breakfast basis (standard room).
- Meet and assist at the airport
- All the transfers according to the itinerary
- Professional Greek-speaking tour guide.
- 2 Small bottles of water during the full day tour
- The entrance tickets to the sightseeing which mentioned in the itinerary.
- Beverage, drinks and mineral water and meals.
- Entry visa of Egypt
- flight tickets.
- The optional tour.
- The extra tickets to visit inside of Giza pyramids & the Serapeum in Saqqara and any
- Extra ticket.
- Tipping (07 Euro Per person per day to be collected by the guide).
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