Sphinx and Petra by Vacations to Go Travel - Egypt

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 :

Arrival to Cairo airport, our representative will assist you through passport control formalities, luggage identification & portage will greet you. From the airport you will be transferred by a private A/C car to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.

Day 2:

Breakfast. Visit the great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at Sphinx - a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren. Then onwards to Sakkara to see the first pyramid ever built - the step pyramid of Zosser. Transfer you to the train station to catch the Sitting train to Aswan.

Day 3:

Aswan. Arrival, meet & assist by our local representatives and transfer to hotel, check in, Visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries & The Temple of Philae. Overnight in hotel in Aswan.

Day 4:

Breakfast, (Optional trip to Abu Simble by plane) , on the Nile by felucca around Kitchener's island and Elephantine, after noon check in your felucca on your way to Luxor .Dinner and over night on the felucca

Day 5:

Breakfast, Lunch, dinner , and overnight on board

Day 6:

After breakfast, go by private car to Kom Ombo, where you will visit the ruins of the Temple shared by the two Gods Sobek & Haroeies in Kom Ombo , the crocodile god of Nubian . Continue to Edfu city, a trip to visit the magnificent great temple of Horus (god of protraction) then you will be transferred from Edfu to your hotel in Luxor city. Afternoon a drive to lovely Luxor temple dedicated to Amoun-Ra the king of Goods in pharahos time. Overnight in hotel in Luxor

Day 7:

Breakfast. Visit The West Bank - the Valley of the Kings, Valley of The Queens and The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari, then proceed to the great Karnack temple witch is considered the worlds largest religious complex. Sitting train to Cairo.

Day 8:

Arrive Cairo, take the bus to Dahab, Arrive Dahab, meet and assist by our representative transfer to the hotel, Day free at your leisure, Overnight in Dahab.

Day 9:

Today you will be taken to go snorkeling at the Blue Hole. You will spend the day relaxing in the sun at seaside and exploring the wonderful reefs and the multitude of colorful marine life of the Red Sea. at midnight drive to Moses mountain, climb it up, reach the top, experience the fantastic sunrise at the summit, revered in biblical terms as it is said that God delivered the ten commandments to Moses from this point

Day 10:

Rise early to watch the sunrise from the top of Muses Mountain. After this you will descent towards St. Catherine Monastery, back to Dahab, overnight in hotel

Day 11:

Transfer to Taba border, cross the border, meet you in the Israeli side; transfer you to Aqaba via Eilat, Cross Arava border "Aqaba", transfer to Petra, overnight in Petra

Day 12:

Breakfast. Start your full day tour to visit Petra "the rose red city". The city comprises a complete urban infrastructure which includes temples, baths, private houses, high places, paved streets, public buildings, markets, theaters, reservoirs and cisterns. It's entrance, a one-kilometer long fissure through the towering cliffs, "The Siq", provides a dramatic approach and induction to the city. The narrow winding path through the canyon dramatically opens up to expose the awesome facade of the Elkhazneh, "the treasury", overnight in Petra.

Day 13:

The road south from Petra leads down to Wadi Rum, another of nature's wonderlands that has attracted human beings for thousands of years. Wadi Rum is an unusual desert terrain that resembles a pastel pink lunar landscape, with towering limestone and granite cliffs shooting out of the sandy desert floor. In Wadi Rum which was known as "Lawrence of Arabia Land" time to ride a camel and join a jeep safari, overnight in camp

Day 14:

Transfer again to Arava Border "Aqaba" cross to Eilat, continue to cross Taba border, Private Car to Cairo, arrive Cairo, overnight in hotel in Cairo

Day 15:

Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.