Begin an unforgettable journey through the ancient wonders of Egypt. Experience the mystique of the Pyramids of Giza and the enigmatic Sphinx, then delve into the rich history of Memphis and Saqqara. Stroll through the medieval streets of Old Cairo and immerse yourself in its bustling markets. Marvel at the Citadel and Alabaster Mosque, explore the treasures of the Egyptian Museum and enjoy authentic cuisine. Cruise the majestic Nile, discovering the temples of Luxor, Edfu and Kom Ombo. Explore the impressive Valley of the Kings and the grandeur of the Temple of Hatshepsut. Traverse the breathtaking scenery to Abu Simbel, see the engineering marvel of the Aswan Dam and sail in a falucca around the picturesque islands – your adventure awaits! Book now to discover the secrets of ancient Egypt!
On the first day, we will be waiting for you at the Cairo airport to give you your visa and help you with immigration checks before taking you to your hotel and dinner at a local restaurant in the evening. If your flight arrives after 9 pm, we will provide you with a cold picnic at the hotel.
After breakfast, we will visit the pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, where the bravest can see inside, dodging the ancient traps left by the builders to deter tomb raiders. Then, with the visit to Egypt’s most famous historical site complete, we will eat a traditional lunch and head to Memphis, Egypt’s first capital, and Saqqara, its necropolis, as well as the famous statue of Ramses II.
Then, after a short rest at the hotel, we will head to Old Cairo, to the medieval area where we will walk along its oldest street, explore the Khan el Khalili market and dine at the famous and historic Mirror Café.
On our third day, we will visit the most emblematic places in the center. We will see the Citadel, explore the Alabaster Mosque, bargain in Khan el Khalili, pass through the Coptic Quarter, have lunch and marvel at the masterpieces of the Egyptian Museum (entrance to the Mummy Room is not included). Then, in the evening, we will dine at a local restaurant.
After another hearty breakfast, we will head to the airport for a flight to Luxor, formerly known as Thebes, from where our Nile cruise will begin. At this fascinating destination, we will visit the Temple of Luxor, perhaps the most enduring image of our trip, and tour the city center in a horse-drawn carriage. Finally, we will take you to the hotel where we will rest until the next day.
Early in the morning, we will head to Karnak Temple, separated from Luxor Temple by the majestic Avenue of the Sphinxes, nearly 2 miles long and lined with hundreds of human-headed sphinxes.
The tour will then continue, crossing east of the Nile to see the Valley of the Kings, where the tombs of some of the most famous pharaohs are located (entrance to Tutankhamun’s tomb costs an additional €16 (US$17.30), approximately). And we will visit the temple of Hatshepsut and the huge Colossi of Memnon.
Then, when we return to the ship, we will sail south on the Nile River to Edfu, enjoying a walk through the Esna locks in the evening.
We start the day visiting the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the god Horus, the god of heaven. This also happens to be the best preserved and most spectacular temple in the country. Then, we will continue our cruise, sailing to Kom Ombo.
Upon arrival, we will visit the temple, dedicated to the gods Sobek and Horus, whose location makes it one of the most beautiful. Then, at the end of the day, we will continue sailing down the Nile River to Aswan.
Note: the visit to Edfu includes transportation by buggy. If you prefer to travel by other means of transportation, please let the guide know the day before. Opting for a different means of transport incurs an additional charge of € 15 (US$ 16.20) per person.
The day begins with a bus trip to the Abu Simbel Temples, the most famous in all of Egypt, saved from the rising waters of the Nile by a coordinated international effort. We will return to Aswan and, on the way, take a look at the Aswan Dam, one of the most impressive engineering feats of the 20th century.
In addition, we will also visit the Temple of Philae, located on a beautiful island known as the Jewel of the Nile, returning to the ship for lunch. Then, after lunch, we will cruise the region in a falucca (a traditional wooden boat) found along the Nile, returning to the ship at 4 p.m. for the night. Of course, you will have the rest of the afternoon free to enjoy the area at your own pace before turning in for the night!
After breakfast, we will drive you to Aswan airport, where you will take your flight back to Cairo. Once there, you are free to continue with your connecting international flight.
We will adapt the departure time from Aswan depending on the time of your flight from Cairo. If it is an early departure, we will leave Aswan earlier and offer you a continental breakfast or something to take away. If your flight from Cairo is in the afternoon, we will offer you breakfast on board the ship before taking you to Aswan for your flight to Cairo.
The Egyptian visa is mandatory for all visitors for tourist purposes, either through ports or airports.
The Egyptian visa has 2 types, one is a single entry visa, valid for 30 days in the country and expires after 3 months, there is also another visa with multiple entries, valid for 3 months but also requires a departure from the country every 30 days.
Requirements for entry
1. ordinary passport valid for 7 months (diplomatic passport requires an advance visa).
2. travelers for tourist purposes must have a hotel reservation or their place of stay in Egypt ,in case of organized trips with travel agencies the staff of the agency who remain present at the airports will take care of it.
To all our travelers of aviaral travel we have our itineraries and routes with the visa always included so we save hassle and inconvenience.
When entering Egypt, no vaccinations are required, although depending on the season and flight of arrival, a yellow fever vaccination certificate is sometimes required from countries considered to host the disease.
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Preparing a suitcase to Egypt is very simple, depending a lot on the climate and customs.
Egypt is a country throughout its history was civil, never took a religious system, although this system arrived in 2011 but did not last more than a year, but even so the social classes are very marked and is usually the middle class, and humble quite preserved, as much of the archaeological sites are in areas of humble class and middle class, with which
For women it is advisable to wear women’s clothing to Egypt with short or long sleeves without necklines and long pants or shorts not so sexy, but also in hotels, cruise you can wear the clothes you want, in the sea areas are very western cities in which one can wear what he wants, when entering the mosques usually does not cover the head but in some mosques if they ask for it
For men the clothes of men in Egypt although they are not similar to Western men but still does not carry any offense any form of dress of man.
Egypt is one of the countries that is receiving a lot of climate change as many parts of the world but still it is advisable in summer cotton clothes and in winter 3 layers because Egypt goes through 3 phases of temperature during the day, during the early morning quite cold, then gradually feel warmer and during the night is quite cold especially in the north of the country.
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Despite its dry environment but due to its very varied nature between desert, fertile valley (the valley of the Nile River and its delta) 2 seas which are the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and mountains, the climate of Egypt changes from one area to the other.
But it is united in that the country does not receive much rain in much of its territory except in the north in the winter months between November to March, Egypt rarely receives snow and it is usually in the east both in Sinai and the cities of the delta that is usually quite humid.
The summer months in Egypt are from April to October while the winter months are usually from November to March.
Due to climate change, Egypt was also one of the countries suffering from climate change that was on the one hand positive and on the other negative, formerly the summer of the Pharaonic country was quite hot that reached 50 degrees both in the south and in the desert territory, today Egypt has been 2 years with a summer much lighter with about 40 degrees or 39 in the hottest months (July and August) and the winter of this country dawned much longer and colder than before, the north of this country in the coldest months of winter was 8 or 7 degrees while the south was about 15 degrees or 12 at some times of the day, but on the other hand the country does not yet have sufficient infrastructure to receive rain in the north and is an additional charge to the regime now established.
The currency of Egypt is the Egyptian pound, it maintained a high purchasing power until the 50’s until for some time in its history it became almost equal to a pound of gold, from the 60’s due to the political situation after having received a military coup in the 50’s, and the constant wars, the Suez crisis, the war of the 6 days, the war of 69 and finally the war of Yum Kippur, the Egyptian currency received many blows that caused its devaluation, it became almost 7 pounds in exchange for the dollar, and 9 pounds in exchange for the euro.
The pound continued to bleed because of the political situation after 2 revolutions known as the first Arab war, and the regime established in Egypt faced the strongest economic crisis in the history of the millenary country, it was forced to devalue the currency, since then the pound began to lose much value against the dollar that reached 15.5 Egyptian pounds, and against the euro that reached 19 Egyptian pounds.
Today, despite the economic situation, Egypt’s economy is considered one of the best growing economies in the world, but the country still has many obstacles and problems to solve.
You can pay with all types of credit cards in Egypt, although American Express is not preferred due to its high commission (it is not advisable to pay with credit cards in unfamiliar places in Egypt).
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The Egyptian currency is the Egyptian pound, was devalued a few years ago by the economic crisis that Egypt suffered during the time of the first Arab will see, under much the value of the Egyptian pound to the dollar and the euro,
It is always advisable to change money in Egypt that the exchange rate is always better there, all hotels usually have banks to change money but there are ATMs to change money and exchange houses near the archaeological monuments.
The price against the Egyptian pound
1. Dollar between 15.00 to 16.00 Egyptian pounds
2. Euro between 18.00 to 19.00 Egyptian pounds
Formerly, the best season was from November to April, but due to climate change, the season was extended from September to April, with a bearable summer for certain nationalities.
Although apparently the Egyptian world is more masculine, but the role of women in the Egyptian society was very noticeable, something was manifested in the last elections in Egypt. And made the candidates to address the political discourse to them, that answers the question that the woman being alone can easily make a trip to Egypt.
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At present there are so many guides on the market about Egypt that one more may seem unnecessary however I hope that ours will be interesting, it is different in the sense of the topics it reveals, it also points out the sites to try to understand the purpose for which these sites were intended ,to vary the vision about the destination and choose the package that suits us this destination , It also contains some of our itineraries apart from the itineraries that are on our website
The Egypt guide is arranged in an interesting way that starts with its index, most important cities, then some interesting articles about certain sites that we focus to present to you in a way that deserves, then it shows our way of dividing the travel packages benefits, it also tells about our insurances and how to travel safe both health insurance, cancellation and luggage.
Throughout its history even during the time of wars Egypt has been a safe destination, and according to its world ranking it had a good security ranking worldwide and that because security itself is an objective of the regime established in Egypt, after enough demonstrations, political situation, radical economic measures, police presence is seen in the country, also the system ,perhaps inspires many people discomfort but in reality the Egyptian country is establishing various systems of tax collection ,devaluing the currency to change the system from a left socialist system to capitalist and that requires the state to be attentive to various needs especially the security and the humble class of the country and its need.
