Day 1
After arrival in Cairo. Settlement of all entry formalities and greeting through the Egyptian trip direction. After that transfer to the hotel and check-in. dinner in the hotel. After that conversation with an advisor over the political situation in Egypt. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2
Egypt is not without Pyramids conceivable and to imagine how these brilliant achievements of the architecture ever could be constructed. Today after breakfast you see the landmark of Egypt, the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. The largest and the most powerful building in the pharoah Egypt - Cheops Pyramid, It was built by Cheops and is among the oldest received buildings of that 4. dynasty (2670-2500 B.C.).The Sphinx lies (A lion shape chopped, mythical out of a rock with the head of a Pharaos). After that visit of a papyrus factory and subsequently see you the mosque and Medrasa of Sultan Hassan as well as El-Azhar mosque. Supper in the hotel and conversation with an Islamic theologian.Overnight.
Day 3
After the breakfast we will visit the old town of Cairo with its Coptic churches. First you take part at a religious service in the St. Sergius church where the holy family should have stayed on its trip out of Holley land. After that you have the possibility a conversation with a Coptic pope. In the afternoon you visit the Egyptian museum with its largest and at the same time most important collection of Egyptian and Greek-Roman antiquities. Special trip to visit the dead city of Cairo and the well known large stands was based "Khan El Khalili" with numerous businesses and workshops. Dinner in the hotel.Overnight.
Day 4
After the breakfast, we start our trip with the bus to the Wadi el Natrun valley, that in one ca. 50 km of long and ca. Depression of wide 6 km extends. Here numerous monasteries that emerged in the 4th century. To the probably best known of the deserts monasteries present itself here, the Coptic monastery "Deir el Surijan", which was established in the 6.Jh,. and was acquired in the 8.Jh. by the rich Syrian businessman Tekrit. Visit "Deir Amba Bschoi" monastery, that also built in the 4th century. At the late afternoon return to Cairo and transfer to the railway station to take the night sleeper train to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 5
Breakfast on the train, arrival in Aswan and transfer to the hotel. Time for the refreshing and subsequently trip to the building famously become here as "Aswan obstruction dam", then visit Philae temples on Agilkia island. Subsequently you visit the unfinished obelisk in the famous eastern quarry in Aswan and go back to the hotel. After the supper stroll over the well known spice market of Aswan. Overnight stay.
Day 6
After the breakfast trip with a Felucca, an Egyptian sailboat, to a Nubian village and become acquainted with there the way of life of the domestics in that you will visit among other things. After that expanse trip with the motorboat to the St. Simon Monastery.
The rest of the day, you visit the Nubian museum in Aswan. Dinner in the hotel. Overnight stay.
Day 7
Today you leave Aswan after the breakfast in the hotel and go with the bus to Luxor. On the way you visit the legendary sites KOM OMBO with the double temple of the Sobek and the Haroeris as well as EDFU with the Horus temple . In the afternoon arrival in Luxor and transfer to the hotel. After that we will arrange a traditionally trip with horse carriages, to visit the Luxor – temple.
Dinner in the hotel. Overnight stay.
Day 8
After breakfast we will visit Karnak temples, the Amun-temple, the sanctuary of the Chons, the festival temple comprises Thutmosis III as well as numerous of other buildings. After that you go to one of the absolute highpoints of all trips to Egypt, to the Valley of the kings where 62 splendid rock graves of the kings of that 18 are., 19th and 20th dynasty, among other things also the grave of Tutanchamun (Extra ticket). Visit the small temple of Deir el-Medina and the temple of the Queen Hatschepsut (in Deir el-Bhari .On the return after Luxor, you visit the landmark of the west bank – the Memnon Colossis , two monumental seat figures, that decorated once the entrance of the temple of the Amenophis, that disappeared however up to few remainders. At the late afternoon return to Luxor. Transfer to the railway station of Luxor. Around ca. 21.30 clock take the sleeper train to Cairo. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 9
After the breakfast on board of the train, arrival in Cairo at the railway station. Transfer to the hotel and time to the refreshing. Visit Memphis the Empires capital. Here you see among other things colossal figure Ramses II, the Alabaster Sphinx and numerous graves. In the afternoon return to the hotel and free time.
Dinner in the hotel.
Day 10
After breakfast you will be transferred to Cairo international airport for final departure.
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