Itinerary
13
Day 1: Arrive in Cairo
Day 2: Full Day Pyramids
Day 3: Flight to Aswan & Cruise Embarkation
Day 4: Aswan / Kom Ombo / Edfu / Esna
Day 5: Luxor
Day 6: Disembarkation & Luxor
Day 7: Flight to Istanbul
Day 8: Full Day Istanbul Old City
Day 9: Half Day Spice Market & Bosphorus Cruise & Flight to Cappadocia
Day 10: Full Day Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia
Day 11: Flight to Izmir
Day 12: Full Day Ephesus & House of Virgin Mary
Day 13: Flight to Istanbul & Departure
Show day by day details
1
Arrive in Cairo
Arrive in Cairo Airport. Meet with our driver and transfer to your hotel.
Time at leisure. Overnight in Cairo.
* No meals included.
2
Full Day Pyramids
Visit the vast Necropolis of Saqqara, including tombs from all periods of Egyptian history. The highlight of the tour is undoubtedly the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, the first stone structure to appear in the world. In the afternoon, we continue with our visit to the three Pyramids, Valley Temple and Sphinx of Giza, the world’s oldest tourist attractions. At the end of the day you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Time at leisure. Stay overnight in Cairo.
* Breakfast and lunch are included.
3
Flight to Aswan & Cruise Embarkation
Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Aswan. Arrive and transfer to Nile cruiser.
Embarkation & lunch on board of the cruise.
Proceed with the visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and tour by felucca around Elephantine Island & the Botanical Garden.
Dinner & overnight on board of the cruise in Aswan.
* Breakfast at the hotel and lunch & dinner on board the ship are included.
4
Aswan / Kom Ombo / Edfu / Esna
Breakfast on board of the cruise.
Sail to Kom Ombo.
Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated for Gods Sobek and Haroeris.
Sail to Edfu.
Arrive Edfu andvisit the Temple of God Horus son of Osiris one of the most complete architectures in Egypt.
Sail to Esna Lock.
Arrive Esna Lock, cross Esna lock and continue sailing to Luxor.
Dinner & overnight on board of the cruise.
* Breakfast, lunch & dinner on board the ship are included.
5
Luxor
Breakfast on board of the cruise.
Proceed with the visits of the West Bank of the Nile including The Valley of Kings, The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahari and the two colossi of Memnon.
Overnight on board of the cruise in Luxor.
* Breakfast, lunch & dinner on board the ship are included.
6
Disembarkation & Luxor
Breakfast and disembarkation from the cruise.
Finish with the visits of the East Bank of the Nile including the Temple of Karnak & the Temple of Luxor.
Transfer to your hotel and overnight in Luxor.
* Breakfast is included.
7
Flight to Istanbul
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Istanbul. Arrive in Istanbul Airport and proceed to meeting point.
Transfer to your hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight in Istanbul.
* Breakfast is included.
8
Full Day Istanbul Old City
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby and join group. First visit is to Hagia Sophia, a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque and now a museum. Continue the tour with Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman mosque and Byzantine church development. Visit Hippodrome of Constantinople, once the sporting and social center of Constantinople. Then, have some free time in Grand Bazaar, one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the World.
After lunch, visit Topkapi Palace, the official and primary residence in the city of the Ottoman sultans for approximately 400 years. Finally, visit Rustem Pasha Mosque, which is famous for its large quantities of exquisite Iznik tiles.
Drive back to the hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight in Istanbul.
* Breakfast and lunch are included.
9
Half Day Spice Market & Bosphorus Cruise & Flight to Cappadocia
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby and join group. Before embarkation on the boat, visit the Spice Bazaar (or Egyptian Bazaar), the second largest covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar. Filled with spices, dried fruits, nuts and seeds, lokum (Turkish delight) and other edibles, Spice Bazaar have a smell of the fragrance of the exotic East. Then, embark on a ferryboat for an excursion on the Bosphorus. Enjoy viewing Ottoman palaces, citadels, centuries-old mansions and old and new faces of Istanbul on the European and Asian shorelines at the same time.
After the tour, transfer back to your hotel.
Pick up from your hotel and transfer to airport to take the flight to Cappadocia.
Transfer to your hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight in Cappadocia.
* Breakfast is included.
10
Full Day Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby and visit Devrent Valley, Monks Valley (Pasabagi), see some of the most striking fairy chimneys in Cappadocia with twin and even triple rock caps. Proceed to Avanos, well-known pottery town of Anatolia. After lunch, continue on to theGoreme Open-Air Museum. It contains the finest of the rock-cut churches, with beautiful frescoes (wall paintings) whose colors still retain all their original freshness. Finally visit Uchisar Town which is famous with its huge rock-cut castle and wonderful view of Pigeons Valley.
Time at leisure. Overnight in Cappadocia.
* Breakfast and lunch are included.
** Recommended optional tour: Balloon ride
11
Flight to Izmir & Transfer to Kusadasi
Transfer to airport and take your flight to Izmir. Arrive Izmir, meet at the airport and transfer to your hotel in Kusadasi. Time at leisure. Overnight in Kusadasi.
* Breakfast is included.
12
Full Day Ephesus & House of Virgin Mary
Pick up from your hotel.
Visit the House of Virgin Mary, Ephesus Antique City and the Artemis Temple; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Lunch is included as well.
After the tour transfer back to hotel.
Time at leisure. Overnight in Kusadasi.
* Breakfast and lunch are included.
13
Flight to Istanbul & Departure
Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Istanbul. Arrive Istanbul Airport according to your departure flight time.
End of services.
* Breakfast is included.
Services
Included
- Airport meetings and transfers with deluxe A/C vehicle.
- Accommodation at hotels for 9 nights.
- Sightseeing tours, including professional English speaking guide, entrance fees and transportation in air conditioned vehicles.
- Meal plan as stated in the itinerary.
- Domestic flight tickets from Cairo to Aswan, Istanbul to Cappadocia, Cappadocia to Izmir and Izmir to Istanbul.
- International flight tickets from Luxor to Istanbul.
- 4 days/3 nights Nile cruise including; accommodation, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Sightseeing tours during the cruise.
- Local taxes.
Excluded
- Tips to staff, items of a personal nature.
- Drinks with meals (except the drinks served with breakfast).
- Entry visa.
- International flight tickets (except Luxor-Istanbul).
Dates
** For details, please contact us.