Egypt is the country with the oldest culture in the world perhaps. The pyramids, one of the seven wonders of antiquity, and even today they keep their secrets hidden. The river Nile to the banks of the pharaohs built glorious churches and funeral homes to kings and queens who eftychisan live there. The trip to Egypt, is diving to the culture of humanity. Egypt of history, legend and the past meets the modern face of the country in the bazaars and markets that attract visitors not only for the variety of species but on the skill and finesse of their traffickers. The trip to Egypt is revealing, especially when accompanied by the ethnological kaleidoscope of the people of the Libyan desert.
Comments
1) The trip includes several hours of trails in the desert to visit the oasis in unpaved road. Also hotels in oases is the best available, but no major amenities.
2) Cruise ships on the Nile (even those 5 * we use) are generally small - narrow vessels, with simple comforts and maintenance and cleanliness analogous country! They have no relationship with the luxurious offshore cruisers with huge spaces and multiple entertainment possibilities.
Schedule & Map
Day 1: Athens - Cairo
Departure Cairo. Arrival and transfer to hotel. Dinner in a traditional restaurant with belly dancing and overnight.
Day 2: Cairo - Alexandria
Leave Cairo and depart by road to Alexandria, the city founded by M. Alexander.
Day 3: Alexandria
Full day dedicated to the tour of Alexandria. We will see the Ellinorthodoxo Patriarchate, the historic monastery of St. Sava, the House / Museum of Greek poet Constantine Cavafy, the Ellinoromaiko museum buildings of the Greek Community, the royal gardens of Editing, the palace of King Farouk and of course the New Library of Alexandria .
Day 4: Alexandria - Oasis of Siwa
Day shocking worth any fatigue of the long journey to the heart of the Libyan desert. En route we will have stops in the area of El Alamein and Marsa Mantrouch.
Day 5: Siwa Oasis
The Siwa oasis that came to the fore with the recent Greek excavations in the region inhabited by groups of Berber origin populations. Besides the ethnological interest today will occupy us the sanctuary of God Amon, one of the major oracles, we see the source of Cleopatra and admire the brick old city oasis.
Day 6: Siwa Oasis - Bahariya Oasis
After breakfast depart by road to the oasis of Bahariya. The route only as we have the opportunity to admire the unique formations desert as the light taking the shades of blue and seem more like exhibits the most unearthly Glyptotheque than as stones still unprotected and bursts of merciless wind. Our afternoon walk in the oasis of Bahariya with its hot springs and gardens with limes will pleasantly closed today equally tiring day.
Day 7: Bahariya Oasis - Cairo
Today will run through the last bit of the desert and heading north will arrive in the afternoon in Cairo.
Day 8: Cairo
Full day tour in Cairo where we will visit the Archaeological Museum with wonderful finds from excavations in Egypt, the medieval citadel of Saladin (Sitantela), with the alabaster mosque walls with the famous Gates and the mosque built by Ibn Toulon the Abbasids chalifides in 876 AD We continue our tour of the area of ??Giza the Pyramids and the famous Sphinx.
Day 9: Cairo
In our current tour will know the Christian Cairo starting from the Coptic Museum, the churches of the Virgin Mary and St. George. Then we will visit the Islamic cemetery in Cairo, a unique spectacle that most mausoleums inhabited! Finally we come to market labyrinthine souks of Khan El Khalil. Dinner in a traditional restaurant and overnight.
Day 10: Cairo (Abu Sipel) - Aswan (Cruise)
early in morning flight to Abu Simbel and visit the archaeological site that was saved thanks to the UNESCO procedure. The magnificent Temple of Ramses II and the smallest of the deity Hathor built in honor of Queen Nefertiti is carved on the West bank of the Nile, dating from the 13th century BC After the flight tour to Aswan and boarding the riverboat. Then we will enjoy our tour including Megalo Dam Asouan, and the Temple of the Isle of man. Afternoon ride on the picturesque feluccas on the Nile where we circumnavigate the Isle Elefantini will see from afar the mausoleum of Aga Xan dominating the opposite hill and visit the botanical garden. The evening will begin to call at the river bound for Kom Ombo.
Day 11: Cruise
Morning tour to the temple of the god Horus and the temple of Kom Ombo. Then departure to Edfu, where we visit the homonymous church. Finally the boat will cover the last bit of water our route up unique Luxor.
Day 12: Cruise
This morning we will enjoy our tour of the West bank of the Nile where the Valley of the Kings. Unique funerary monuments, elaborately trimmed for life eternal and worthy of the grandeur of the pharaohs! The afternoon tour of the Eastern Ochthi at Temple of Luxor and Karnak Temple. These two unique architectural monuments certainly which will not have the entire planet. The "forest of columns" in the main temple of Karnak and the unique spectacle of the temple of Luxor with statues and intelligent design concept will be closed in the best way the unique journey of some 200 km from Aswan as the spectacular Luxor.
Day 13: (cruise) Aswan - Cairo - Sinai
Transferring from the riverboat and early flight back to Cairo. Continue drive to Mount Sinai, the party believed that God gave Moses the Ten Commandments and the monastery of St. Catherine with the holy relics. Dinner and overnight. Those who wish can start the evening ascent on Mount Sinai to enjoy the magnificent sunrise. The laborious effort of the climb will reward not only by the sight on top of the mountain and from every point of this sacred pilgrimage. Those who can afford to dare! On the way willing kamilierides will offer you pay their camel for a more relaxed ascent.
Day 14: Sinai - Cairo
After breakfast visit to the premises of the monastery and drive back to Cairo.
Day 15: Cairo
Today we will visit Cairo to Memphis and the tiered pyramid of sugar.
Day 16: Cairo - Athens
Transfer to airport for flight back to Athens.
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