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Turkish Tours & Egypt |
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Duration: 12 Days / 11 Nights |
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Day1: Start Things to do in Turkey and EgyptStarGuru tour leader will meet & assist you at Cairo Airport. then you will be driven to your hotel by a private vehicle. Upon arrival at your hotel he will check you in and give your details concerning your Turkish Tours & Egypt, Overnight in Cairo.Day 2: Giza Pyramids and Egyptian Museum Day TripBreakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you to one of the best Egypt Tours to the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus, the Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue, Lunch at a good quality local Egyptian restaurant. Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Combining fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, this dates back to 1382, back to your hotel, Overnight in Cairo Hotel. Meals: Breakfast, LunchDay 3: Luxor and Aswan Holidaythis day you will Start you Nile Cruise Vacations, in the morning then transfer to Cairo Airport for a flight to Luxor where you will be met and assisted, then taken by an air-conditioned vehicle to board your 5 star Egypt Nile cruise to check in. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple. Dinner and overnight on board Nile cruise.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 4: Nile Cruise Excursions in Luxor EgyptStart you day Visiting Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC. Head to the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch, you will sail to Edfu enjoying a leisurely dinner on board, Overnight on board Nile Cruise.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 5: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples Tourin the mornng you will enjoy Sightseeing tour to the well-preserved Ptolemaic Edfu Temple and Kom Ombo Temple,see the unique Temple of Sobek, dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god. Lunch on board. Continue sailing to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board you deluxe Nile Cruise.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 6: Nile Cruise Excursions in Aswan Egypttoday you will start Visits the attractions in in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk, then on to the beautiful Temple of Philae, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor, Dinner and overnight on board deluxe Nile Cruise.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 7: Cairo Travelin the early morning you will make Disembarkation from your Nile cruise after breakfast, then transfer to Aswan Airport for your return to Cairo where you will be met and assisted at the airport then taken to your hotel, Overnight in Cairo.Meals: Breakfast Day 8: Turkey TravelStar your Turkey Tours transfering to Cairo International Airport for departure to Turkey, upon arrival at Istanbul Airport. Transfer to your hotel in Turkey and overnight.Day 9: Istanbul Day Tripsin the morning after you enjoy Breakfast at your hotel in Istanbul, then transfer to a morning scenic cruise on the Bosphorus, the strait connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara, The ferry stops on both the Asian and European sides for several times during the one-hour cruise. Later, we visit the Rumeli Fortress. Fatih Sultan Mohammed had this fortress in the European part built during the preparations for the conquest in an incredibly short time in 1452. Also, visit the spice market where a multitude of herbs have been sold since the 15th century. The duration of that day is about 05 hours.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Day 10: Istanbul Tripsstart you day After breakfast, enjoy a day trip to the Highkights of Istanbul Start to Topkapi Palace, residence of the Ottoman Sultans for about 400 years, with its fabulous collections of jewels and other artifacts. Also visit the Harem section, another palace inside the Topkapi, here you will hear of the history of eunuchs and the high education of the concubines. Continue the tour with a visit to Hagia Sophia; originally built as a church by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and used as a mosque during the Ottoman era until 1935 (today it's a museum encompassing both Christianity and Islam). Next visit the Blue Mosque, famous for its beautiful blue tiles decorating the interior walls. Built in the 17th century and both it and Hagia Sophia are considered masterpieces of their period. Continue to the Basilica cistern, the best known and the largest of the closed cisterns built under the Justinian basilica in the 6th century. Later, we will discover the highlights of the ancient hippodrome, Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column, and others. Back to hotel and overnight. The duration of that day is from 06 till 07 hours.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Day 11: Istanbul ExcursionsAfter breakfast, you will enjoy one of the best Excursions on Istanbul to the Islamic Art Museum, where major pieces of Islamic art and ethnographic textiles are gathered from all over the country. After, walk to the Covered Bazaar, a labyrinth of streets filled with all sorts of tempting items to purchase: harem bracelets, colorful carpets, hand-painted ceramics, and more (it's said there are 3,000 shops!). A visit to Dolmabace Palace is included. This afternoon, enjoy a walking tour through the old streets and trade areas to the mosque complex of Suleiman the Magnificent, the most famous piece of Islamic art of the Ottoman Renaissance and built by the great architect Sinan. Back to Hotel and overnight. The duration of that day is about 06 hours.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Day 12: End Istanbul and Egypt Tourat the last day After you enjoy your breakfast,you will transfer to Istanbul International Airport for final departure.saying goodbye for your Istanbul and Egypt TourMeals: Breakfast |
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• Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports |
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Prices are quoted in US Dollars and based on a double occupancy. Also, prices are valid till 30/04/2013 except during Christmas, New Year’s Eve & Easter Feasts. Moreover; rates could be changed without prior notice, shall the government increase taxes. |
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