Route of the Sultans

1174 $

13 Days 12 Nights
period
Egypt-Turkey
Place
2021-08-31
Date


Are you thinking of spending your holidays in attractive countries? Book this trip to Egypt and Turkey and we offer you everything you need to enjoy sailing the Nile from Luxor to Aswan.

 

Included services:

  • 04/03 nights at Cairo hotel, bed and breakfast basis
  • 04/03 nights of Nile cruise, full board basis without drinks.
  • 03 nights at Istanbul hotel, bed and breakfast basis
  • 02 nights in Cappadocia, half board basis
  • 01 lunch in local restaurant in Turkey
  • Full day of visits in Cairo with lunch
  • Visits and Tickets to the sites mentioned in the Program.
  • Domestic flights CAI / LXR - ASW / CAI OR CAI / ASW - LXR / CAI
  • Domestic flight Istanbul - Cappadocia 15 K.G
  • Domestic flight Cappadocia - Istanbul 15 K.G
  • Assistance at the Borders or Airports and transfers to the hotel or to the Airports.
  • All transfers IN/OUT in air conditioned cars
  • Istanbul airport transfers.
  • Professional English-speaking guide during visits.

 

Excluded Services:

  • Entry Visa to Egypt $ 25.00 per person is paid upon arrival
  • Entry Visa to Turkey
  • Tips 45.00 $ per person "Payment at destination / does not include the guide's tip" IN EGYPT
  • Guide and driver tips. in Turkey
  • International flights
  • Drinks
  • Extra lunches
  • Optional Tours
  • All extras not mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Personal insurance (theft, illness, loss, damage, personal
  • Personal expenses.
  • Drinks
  • Service fee 45 usd PP, mandatory payment at destination. Tipping hotels and restaurant in Turkey
  • Any service that is not mentioned in the "included services

Day 1

Arrival in Cairo

Asistance at Cairo International Airport by our representative. Transfer to the hotel in a private air-conditioned vehicle. Our representative will provide you with all the information you need to enjoy your trip.

Day 2

The Pyramids - Egyptian Museum

Breakfast. Pick up from the hotel by our representative. Enjoy your package in Egypt by visiting one of the seven wonders of the world (the pyramid of Cheops, the first and great Pyramid of King Jufu), the visit includes the other Pyramids of Giza: Khafre (the second Pyramid that is attributed to the King Jafraa, son of King Jufu) and Menkaure (the third and smallest Pyramid of King Menkara, son of King Jafraa and grandson of King Jufu); the Sphinx (with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh) and the Valley Temple (built next to the Pyramid of Khafre) .Lunch in a good quality local restaurant, then Visit the Egyptian Museum, which contains the largest collection of monuments from the pharaonic times of ancient Egypt, plus a room that includes the treasures of the young king Tutankhamun. Return to the hotel and accommodation.

Day 3

Luxor Temple - Karnak Temple (Cruise)

Breakfast. Transfer to Cairo Airport to take a domestic flight to Luxor. Assistance upon arrival in Luxor. Transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle to the Nile cruise. Lunch on board. Visit to the Temple of Luxor, it was made during the New Kingdom. It was linked to the Temple of Karnak by an avenue flanked by sphinxes. It was built mainly by two pharaohs, Amenhotep III (built the interior area) and Ramses II (finished the temple). Visit to the Temple of Karnak, in ancient Egypt especially during the New Kingdom, it was the most influential religious center. The main temple was dedicated to the worship of the god Amun, but as in other Egyptian temples, other deities were also venerated. Dinner and accommodation on board.

Day 4

Valley of the Kings - Hatchepsut Temple ... (Cruise)

Breakfast on board. Visit to the Valley of the Kings was the place, during the New Kingdom, where the pharaohs were buried in hypogea. Here the kings of the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties were buried, as well as some queens, princes, nobles and even animals. Visit the Hatchepsut Temple, the unique temple of Queen Hatshepsut (18th dynasty), of the highest value and monumental prestige of those built in the valley and the only one of its kind in all of Egypt. Visit the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board. Navigation to Edfu. Dinner and accommodation on board.

Day 5

Temple of Horus - Temple of Sobek (Cruise)

Breakfast on board. Transfer by horse-drawn carriage to visit the Temple of Horus, dedicated to the god Horus, it is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt and was called Mesen, “The place of the harpoon”, “The House of Ra”. Navigation to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board. Visit the Temple of the god Sobek, an unusual building, completely symmetrical, with two entrances, two hypostyle halls and two shrines. This is because it is dedicated to two gods: the left side to the falcon god Haroeris (Horus the old or the great) and the right to Sobek (a local crocodile-headed deity). Navigation to Aswan. Dinner and accommodation on board.

Day 6

Temple of Philae (Cruise)

Breakfast on board. Visit the Temple of Philae, dedicated to the goddess Isis. Lunch on board, dinner and accommodation on board.

Day 7

Return to Cairo

Breakfast and disembarkation. Transfer to Aswan Airport to take the flight back to Cairo. Arrival and assistance at the Cairo Airport. Transfer to the hotel.

Day 8

Cairo / Istanbul

Breakfast. Hotel exit. Transfer to Cairo International Airport to take the flight to Istanbul. Arrival, reception and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

Day 9

: ISTANBUL - FLIGHT - CAPPADOCIA M / P

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day to get to know the city at your leisure or enjoy some optional activities, one of the most famous activities in Istanbul is carried out, a boat trip on the Bosphorus, the channel that separates Europe and Asia. During this journey you will appreciate the palaces of the Sultans, old and typical wooden houses and enjoy history in a different way. We will later visit one of the essential places: the Suleymanie Mosque or Suleyman the Magnificent Mosque, built between 1550 and 1558 in honor of one of the richest and most powerful Ottoman sultans in history. We will end our day with one of the star visits, the spice bazaar, built by the Ottomans 5 centuries ago and used since then.

In the afternoon at the scheduled time, transfer to Istanbul airport, domestic flight to Cappadocia, arrival in Cappadocia, transfer to the hotel, dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Day 10

CAPPADOCIA M / P

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit of this fascinating region and original landscape, formed by the lava thrown by the Erciyes and Hasan volcanoes 3 million years ago. Visit the open-air museum of the Goreme Valley, an incredible Byzantine monastic complex made up of churches carved into the rock with beautiful frescoes. Panoramic visit to the Cappadocian valleys (Avcilar Valley, Love Valley and Güvercinlik), which have a spectacular landscape of the so-called Fairy Chimneys, lunch during the visit at a local restaurant. A typical visit to the carpet (or ceramic) and onyx and turquoise shops continues where you can find quality and good prices. Dinner at the hotel. Hotel accommodation in Cappadocia. (During your stay in Cappadocia you will have the possibility to participate in a folk dance show in a typical cave with unlimited regional drinks and take a hot air balloon excursion optionally at sunrise).

Day 11

CAPPADOCIA - ISTANBUL. DOMESTIC FLIGHT CAP / IST

Breakfast at the hotel. At the scheduled time, departure to the Cappadocia airport, domestic flight to Istanbul, arrival and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

Day 12

ISTANBUL  / FREE DAY (OPTIONAL HISTORICAL VISIT)

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day for optional activities. (“The Jewels of Constantinople”) Optionally, you can make a full-day visit to the magnificent city of Istanbul, knowing in the historical part the Basilica of Hagia Sophia, the culmination of Byzantine art, and the pearl of Istanbul; We will also visit the famous Topkapi Palace, residence of the Ottoman sultans for four centuries, including the treasure and sacred relics. At noon, we will enjoy a typical lunch in a local restaurant in the Sultanahmet area and we will continue with the visit to the Blue Mosque, a prodigy of harmony, proportion and elegance; and to the Hippodrome that preserves the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Serpentine Column, the Fountain of Emperor William and the Egyptian Obelisk. At the end of the afternoon we will visit the famous Grand Bazaar where we will enjoy free time to lose ourselves among its 4 thousand stores. Return to the hotel and accommodation

Day 13

ISTANBUL - DESTINATION

Breakfast.Transfer to the airport. End of our services.

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