Egypt Tour
EGYPT ENCOMPASSED – 13 DAYS
Departing Cairo on 10th of February 2020
*** CLOSED ***
Egypt has held the imagination of travellers for millennia with its ancient civilization and stunning monuments. On this all encompassing Egypt tour you will explore all the major highlights of this ancient land.
The great Nile River is the artery that brings life to the desert and has enabled the Egyptian civilisation to flourish. This special Byroads tour of Egypt brings to life the temples and monuments of the ancient Egyptian dynasties. It also explores the modern spectacles of the Suez Canal and the Aswan High Dam and pays respect to the lives lost in WWII at the El Alamein War Cemetery.
Our tour starts in Cairo with a visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the enigmatic Sphinx that has watched over the plateau for millennia. The Cairo Museum showcases the treasures of ancient Egypt and no trip is complete without a visit to the winding alleys of the Khan al-Khalili Bazaar and Islamic Cairo including the Ibn Tulun Mosque.
The overnight sleeper train brings us to Luxor where we explore the Karnak Temple and several amazing tombs in the Valley of the Kings including Tutankhamun’s tomb. We then set sail on our luxury cruise boat to Aswan stopping to visit the great temples at Edfu and Komombo before arriving in Aswan. Here we visit the Philae Temple, the Aswan High Dam and enjoy a Felucca sail. We also fly to Abu Simbel to see the great Nubian Temples and back in Aswan we enjoy a stay in a boutique hotel in a nearby Nubian village on the banks of the Nile River.
Flying back to Cairo we travel by road to Ismailia to watch in amazement as ships appear to traverse the desert as they sail the Suez Canal. We then continue to the Mediterranean city of Alexandria with its stunning Library, ancient catacombs and old fort. Before returning to Cairo we visit the WW II cemetery at El Alamein and discover the rich farm lands of the Nile Delta.
Tour Highlights
| • Giza Pyramids | • Temple of Horus at Edfu |
| • Saqqara Stepped Pyramid | • Komombo Temple |
| • Cairo Museum | • Aswan High Dam |
| • Islamic Cairo & Ibn Toulon | • Philae Temple & Felucca Sail |
| • Khan el Khalili Bazar | • Abu Simbel |
| • Gayer Anderson Museum | • Nubian Village Stay |
| • Nile Sleeper Train | • Ismailia & the Suez Canal |
| • Karnak & Luxor Temples | • El Alamein WW2 Battlefields |
| • Luxor ‘Valley of the Kings’ | • Alexandria |
| • Tutankhamun’s Tomb | • Rosetta Museum |
| • 4 Nights Nile Cruise Boat | • The Nile Delta |
DAY 1 – Cairo, DAYS 2 & 3 – Cairo, DAY 4 – Luxor, DAY 5 – Luxor, Valley of the Kings & Cruise, DAY 6 – Nile Cruise, DAY 7 – Aswan, DAY 8 – Abu Simbel & Aswan, DAY 9 – Merzouga & the Sahara, DAY 10 – Ismailia, Suez Canal & Cairo, DAY 11 – El Alamein & Alexandria, DAYS 12 – Rosetta, Nile Delta & Cairo, DAY 13 – End Cairo.
Cost: USD $3125*
Single Supplement: USD $970*
* Paid in Australian dollars calculated on the due date using the bank buying rate for US Dollars cash.