cairo

• Day 1 ) Arrival Cairo Int. Airport – Overnight
  Your adventure in the land of pharaohs begins when you meet Travelish Tours representative with sign your name on it, who will assist you through the immigration and customs formalities. Then he will escort you by air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel for check in at your room and enjoy a good night’s rest at one of the top quality hotels and prepare for your adventure to begin.
  Day 2 ) Pyramids – Saqqara – Romantic Dinner
  After you get breakfast at your hotel your private local guide will be waiting for you in the lobby of your hotel in the morning to pick you up and start the tour to the Giza plateau where the only remaining wonder of the Ancient World, the legendary Pyramids of Giza still stands. Although it is 2,000 years older than any other wonder on the list. Get excited by a panoramic view of the Pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Chephren, and Mykerinus. Continue to explore the rest of Giza plateau including the beauty of iconic Sphinx, the largest statue on earth with 72 meters in length and 23 meters high. A stop at the Western Plateau affords great photo opportunities of the three Pyramids and the sprawling city of Cairo at the background. Visit the Complex of Saqqara which belongs to King Djoser and his step pyramid which is considered the first pyramid in Egypt and the first rock-cut building by mankind in the history. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty (around 2630 BC). In the near distance you will also see the pyramid of king Titi, the pyramid of king Unas, and see the pyramids of Dahshur from a distance. Moving on towards Memphis" Old kingdom's first capital of Egypt .It was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years, The Open Air Museum at Memphis is one of the "must see" sites in Egypt! Here you’ll see the best and the biggest statue of king Ramses the second-16 meters high, the alabaster sphinx of Queen Hatshepsut. Egyptian Lunch will be served in a countryside restaurant with delicious organic food. After this amazing trip through Egypt’s pharaonic past , – back to your hotel – Rest & Refresh – dress for the night – Enjoy a romantic special Dinner at the Mena House Oberoi with the candles and the view of the pyramids – After the Dinner – back to your Hotel – Overnight in Cairo (Lunch – Dinner)
  Day 3 ) Museum – Citadel – Coptic Cairo Tour
  After breakfast on board of your cruise ship. Transfer to Luxor airport for your flight to Cairo. Arrive Cairo, welcome, meet and assist. Uncover the Pharaohs’ glory with your Local Guide in the Egyptian Museum’s amazing collection that includes the king Tutankhamen’s treasure. Over 220,000 of masterpieces from ancient Egypt are presented; it is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Also there will be opportunity to see the royal mummies (optional). visit "The Coptic Cairo" where you will visit the "Hanging Church" which is dating back to the 3rd Century AD and was dedicated to Virgin Mary , Then visiting "Saint Sergius and Bacchus Church" that it dates back to the 7th or 8th century. which is believed to have been built on the spot where the holy family rested at the end of their journey into Egypt. This whole area is a world famous destination for Pilgrims. Then The Church of St. George the Martyr, built into the walls of the Fort of Babylon and its remains could be Cairo’s oldest structures. And ending this tour with a visit to the "Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra" . And possibly the mosque of Amr Ibn El-Aas. The oldest mosque in Egypt . Join your guide to a local restaurant to get your Egyptian lunch in down town with opportunity to walk in the down town streets and enjoy the beauty of City. Then processed to Citadel of Mohamed Ali to be introduced to the Turkish designed mosque of Mohamed Ali (AKA Alabaster mosque) which was designed by the architect Yousef Bushnaq, a Turkish man who came especially from Istanbul to build this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, it was begun in 1830 (finished in 1857) in the Ottoman style. You can see also the Gawhara palace of Mohamed Ali built by Mamluks and Ottmanian. And then at the end of the tour you will head to the exotic and colorful Khan El Khalili Cairo’s old Bazaar, Egyptian souvenirs from ornate free-standing tobacco pipes and pharaohs tat, to belly dancing costumes and spices and carpets. A shopper's paradise and a photographer's dream come true here. (where you can see Al-Azhar mosque, and the very unique Islamic ancient streets and complex). Finish your tour with a well-worth cup of Egyptian mint tea, tea or coffee in El-Fishawy famous coffee house the oldest in Cairo. You will find coffeehouses "Café" serving Arabic coffee and offering Hookah "Shisha".– Rest & Refresh – dress for the night – Enjoy your special Dinner Nile Cruise with sailing 02 hours in the River Nile including belly dance, dervish show, east & west band – back to your hotel later – Overnight in Cairo (Lunch – Dinner).
  Day4)Cairo–Bahariya Oasis
  You will depart from Cairo at 07:00 for the 4-hour drive to the El Bahariya Oasis. Here in White Desert .This unique landscape is set in a depression, and its intriguing aspect is the result of the chalk rock formations caused by sandstorms and the chalk deposits that settle on the ground. While driving you will have many stops to see the black desert where the sand is caked with a gold and black crust, Nestled between the two deserts, the start of Crystal Mountain (Cave Crystal Mountain) offers yet more wondrous sights and is best known for its quartz crystals, the obstacles desert, the Egyptian canyon, the old while desert, and the ancient valleys. Agabat Area off road “the Wonders Area” sparkling like diamonds, and the Valley of El Haize with its hot spring, play sand boarding. Your driver is preparing one of the best meals you will ever have! Drinks are included in this trip. Camp will be set and after Barbeque delicious dinner you will be ready to sleep under the bright stars our planet offers.
  Day 5 ) Bahariya – White Desert
  After a delightful breakfast in the White Desert you will return to El Bahariya Oasis for a tour of the city that has been home to Bedouin tribes for centuries. you will visit the ruins of the temple of Alexander the Great as it’s believed that Alexander the Great visited Bahariya during his return from his visit to the oracle of Amon at Siwa oasis and the tombs of the nobles at the Valley of the Golden Mummies dating back to the Greco-Roman era .They were discovered in 1996 and their number is more 250 well preserved mummies. You will visit the Temple of Ain El Muftella which was once the main water source of the old capital of the oasis, the Sand Dunes and the Salt Lake. Climb to the English mountain, the highest point there to see the sunset. Depending on time, there may also be a chance to enjoy a bathe in a thermal spring.
  Day 6 ) White Desert – Farafra Oasis – Dakhla Oasis
  After breakfast, drive to Farafra Oasis & visit the village of Qasr El Farafra & its quaint museum of local art. Proceed to Dakhla Oasis to visit Temple of Der El Hagar and El Qasr, the old capital of the Oasis, with its picturesque ancient Islamic buildings built over the foundations of a Roman city. enjoy a picnic lunch on the way Spend the night in a hotel.
  Day 7 Dakhla – Kharga Oasis
  After breakfast, drive to El Muzawaqa Frescoes (over 300 Tombs dating back to the first & second century, decorated with colorful wall paintings). Continue to Kharga oasis, with lunch en route, visiting the villages of Balat & Bashandi. Spend the night in a hotel in Kharga.
  Day 8 Dakhla Oasis/Luxor: After breakfast, visit the temple of Hibis, the best-preserved temple in the Western desert. Later, visit the domed mausoleums of Bagawat, one of the best preserved early Christian cemeteries in the world. After lunch, visit Qasr El Ghueita, a well-preserved sandstone temple built by Darius I. Transfer to your Luxor hotel for overnight stay.
  Day 9 ) Luxor Tour- Hurghada
  you will move to visit the West Bank, You come from sun, sand and rugged mountainside you enter: the phenomenal Valley of the Kings (home of 65 tombs of the kings of 18th to 22nd dynasties) then Explore the magnificent Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and surrounding tombs. (She ruled over Egypt for 19 years as a king). Marvel at Colossi of Memnon, The massive pair of statues remains of the temple of Amenophis III. Visit the east bank and Visit the east bank and get your Egyptian lunch, afterwards you will visit Luxor temple (was built by the kings of the middle and the new kingdom). Then Visit the Temple of Karnak, a spectacular religious complex built on a gigantic scale, (the largest complex of temples in Egypt originally attached to Luxor temple by an avenue of sphinxes). This temple contains some remarkably preserved painted walls and many awe-inspiring pillars and obelisks, where you can lose yourself wandering around the stone papyrus columns., you’ll be driven to Hurghada, taken and checked into your hotel where you’ll have a good night’s sleep to reenergize for your beach adventures the next day!
  Day 10 ) Hurghada Beach Holiday
  Wake up and have a nice, big breakfast and then head to beach! Relax and enjoy your free day in Hurghada’s beautiful beaches and the inviting swimming pool.
  OrTravelish Tourswill arrange trip to Giftun Island for swimming and snorkeling with launch
  Dinner is served at the hotel and overnight stay.
  Day 11 ) Hurghada Beach Holiday
  Another full day of free-time, perhaps some sunbathing, exploring, shopping, or taking up some of the many water sport activities that Hurghada has to offer. -because one day is just not enough!
  Travelish Tours will arrange trip by Sindbad Submarine to discover the underwater life of the Red Sea.
  Day 12 ) Hurghada Beach Holiday
  Travelish Tours will arrange a diving day sea trip with 3 dives in three different spots with Lunch.
  Dinner and overnight at hotel.
  Day 13 ) Hurghada – Cairo
  Check-out and transfer by our deluxe A/C coach to Hurghada airport to fly to Cairo.
  Arrive Cairo, Transfer to hotel, check-in at hotel and overnight.
  Day 14 ) Cairo – Fly Home
  You’ll wake up and have breakfast at the hotel. Then Transfer you to Cairo airport for your final departure carrying great memories from Egypt to cherish and unforgettable nice feeling of being in this old country and a promise to return!