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  Day 1:  Home City -- Cairo

  Depart from home city to Cairo – Capital of Egypt.
  Accomodations:or similar

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  Day 2:  Arrival Cairo

  Upon arrival at airport, you will be met and transferred by our local representative to hotel.
  Accomodations: Movenpick Hotel or similar or similar

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  Day 3:  Cairo -- Giza Pyramids -- Sphnix -- Camel Ride -- Egyptian Museum [b} Khan El Khalili Bazaar

  Today we enjoy a full day of sightseeing including one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Sphinx, which casts its enigmatic gaze across the sands of the desert. A camel ride and the admission to the Pyramid will be provided. Later, we will visit the Egyptian Museum, home of King Tutankhanum's priceless treasures and magnificent collection of antiquities including mummies and sarcophagi. Finally, a stroll at El Khalili Bazaar for local specialties is a must. 
  Meals: Breakfast Dinner
  Accomodations: Movenpick Hotel or similar or similar

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  Day 4:  Cairo -- Free at Leisure -- Sakkara Pyramid -- By Train - Aswan 

  Morning is free at leisure to explore this city on your own, or join an optional excursion to see the Memphis. After lunch we will visit Sakkara which is dominated by the step pyramid of king Zoser, and is one of the oldest stone structures in the world for more than 4700 years. Then before transferring to station for an overnight train to Aswan, take a shower and short break at a 4-star hotel.
  Meals: Breakfast Dinner
  Accomodations: train-Overnight train to Aswan or similar

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  Day 5:  Aswan -- High Dam -- Unfinished Obelisk -- Temple of Abu Simbel (Optional) -- Nile Cruise 

  Upon arrival at Aswan in the morning, we explore the Hight Dam - a testimony to modern engineering, holding back the massive water of Lake Nasser and visit the Unfinished Obelisk. An once in a lifetime optional excursion to Abu Simbel is highly recommended before boarding the cruise ship to set sail for Luxor. The mightly Sun Temple of Abu Simbel was flanked by four giant stone statues of Rames I, reclaimed from the dam and reconstructed in its present and unforgettable site.
  Meals: Breakfast Dinner
  Accomodations:Cruise - Nile Criuse or similar

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  Day 6:  Kom Ombo -- Edfu -- Luxor 

  Along the sailing, we will stop at Komo Ombo for the Temple of Sobek and Horus built for the falcon and crocodile gods and at Edfu for the Temple of Edfu – Egypt’s best-preserved cult temple dedicated to the falcon god Horus.
  Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
  Accomodations: Cruise - Nile Cruise or similar

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  Day 7:  Luxor -- Valley of the Kings -- Temple of Hatshepsut -- Colossi of Memnon -- Temple of Karnak & Luxor -- Belly Dance

  Today’s highlight will be the visit to the Valley of the Kings. Selected in the hills, the new Kingdom of Pharaohs were buried in dramatically shafted tombs. Next we will visit the Temple of Colossi of Memnon and the breathtaking Queen Hatshepsut’s impressive temple. Afternoon start touring the gigantic temple complex at Karnak and the grand temple of Luxor. Belly dance show is reserved for you tonight on board the cruise.
  Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
  Accomodations: Cruise - Nile Cruise or similar

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  Day 8:   Luxor -- Cairo -- Citadel Fort -- Old Cairo 　 

  We will Disembark the cruise and take the flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival, we coach you to the destination of Citadel Fort. It is a medieval fortress built by Saladin, the hero who led Muslim resistance to the European Crusaders. We then go to the Old Coptic, and area of great historical and cultural importance. The most attractive sight is the Hanging Church, known in Arabic as al-Muallaqah (The Suspended), this church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and most possibly the first built in Basilican style.
  Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
  Accomodations: Movenpick Hotel or similar or similar

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  Day 9:  Cairo -- Hometown

  A morning transfer to airport for homeward flight is arranged after breakfast.
  Meals: Breakfast Dinner

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