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All aboard the Egypt Express – a superb, affordable tour of Egypt that starts & ends in Cairo. See the pyramids & Sphinx in Giza, sail on the Nile in a traditional felucca boat, shop in Luxor’s gold markets & tour the Valley of the Kings with a qualified Egyptologist. This is an Egypt experience you’ll never forget. Seriously.
Starting from | R7 810 |
Package Validity | Set departure dates: JAN 2017 - DEC 2017. |
Duration | 9 days |
Destination | Egypt |
Starts in | Cairo |
Ends in | Cairo |
Age Group | This is a group tour for ages 18 - 38 years |
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- Arrival airport/hotel transfer
- 4 nights twin/triple share in hotel accommodation
- 2 nights on-board a felucca sailboat
- 2 nights aboard an overnight coach
- 8 breakfasts, 2 lunches & 2 dinners
- Touring by air-conditioned coach
- Assistance of a Trip leader
- Touring & sightseeing of all sites as per itinerary
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Cairo, Egypt
Take 17,190 people per square-kilometre, traffic jams on steroids & of course, pyramids, & you’ve officially arrived in Umm al-Dunya aka ‘the mother of the world’. Tonight: convene with the gang for an Egyptian induction.
Included today: Airport transfer
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Cairo to Aswan via Overnight Coach
Take a whirl through 5000 years of Egypt’s past & see King Tutankhaman's treasures at the Egyptian Museum. Then, have a Giza at the ancient pyramids & play ‘got your nose’ with the Sphinx. Never gets old.
Included today: Egyptian Museum & Giza pyramids & Sphinx
Meals: Breakfast
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Aswan
Wake up in Aswan with a free day ahead, or opt to visit the Aswan High Dam & Philae Temple. The shrine to the goddess Isis had to be moved & reassembled like a jigsaw puzzle in the ‘70s due to the rising Nile. Also: a chance to explore a Nubian village.
Meals: Breakfast
Optional activities: Philae Temple & Nile High Dam, Nubian village, camel ride, Nubian dinner
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Aswan to Felucca Sailing
Celebrities may have the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but in Ancient Egypt, Abu Simbel was Mann's Chinese Theatre & Pharaoh Ramesses II was bigger than Brad Pitt. After a temple-filled day, climb aboard a traditional felucca sailboat. The adventure’s just beginning!
Included today: Abu Simbel & Felucca sailing (sleeping bag required)
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
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Felucca Sailing
Imagine: The sun on your back, the wind in your cotton sails & the best people you could ever hope to meet sharing stories, food & music in one cushion-strewn love-in. Sail like a Nubian into the sunset after a full day of doing not much at all.
Included today: Felucca sailing
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
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Felucca Sailing to Luxor
The split personality of Kom Ombo temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek & falcon god Horus. Who do you reckon would win in a fight? We’re stepping off in Luxor aka the world’s largest open-air museum for a chance to visit its namesake & Karnak temples. See also: Ridiculous beauty.
Included today: Kom Ombo
Meals: Breakfast
Optional activities: Karnak & Luxor temples
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Luxor to Cairo via Overnight Coach
Unwrapped, the bandages of a mummy could stretch for 1.6 kilometres. Wouldn’t want to have to roll that up again! Get inside the Valley of the Kings then give a silent high five to Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled ancient Egypt for 20 years before snapping a selfie at the Colossi of Memnon.
Included today: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut & Colossi of Memnon
Meals: Breakfast
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Cairo
Spend your free day chilling out or take the opportunity to tour the Saqqara Pyramid, Coptic Cairo & Khan el-Khalili market. Famished? Hit up a kushari vendor for Egypt’s version of fast food. It might start with ‘K’ but there’s no fried chicken in sight.
Meals: Breakfast
Optional activities: Saqqara pyramid, Coptic Cairo, Khan el-Khalili market, Nile dinner cruise
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Cairo
Just getting into the groove of this 24-hour city? This adventure may be over after breakfast, but you can make like Indiana Jones & keep on seeking.
Meals: Breakfast
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