Cairo, Alexandria, Saint Catherine & Sharm Elsheikh (Nile cruise)
09 night / 10-day Cairo, Alexandria, Saint Catherine & Sharm Elsheikh from $ 779.
Sightseeing: the Egyptian museum, the three pyramids & Sphinx, Greco-Roman Amphitheatre, Cata-Komb of Kom Al-Shoqafa, Pompey pillar, Quietbay fortress, Moses mount, monastery of Saint Catherine and burning Bush.
“Itinerary”
Day 1: Arrive to Cairo, Egypt
Upon arriving to Cairo international airport, you will be met and greeted by our Elshams travel representative, who will assist you with the airport formalities and your luggage, then transfer you privately to your hotel in Cairo to stay for 3-night include daily buffet breakfast.
Day 2: Full day guided tour, Memphis, Sakkara and Giza plateau.
This morning you will meet your local Egyptology tour guide at the lobby of your hotel after breakfast, where you will have an unforgettable full day guided tour Giza plateau, to explore the three pyramids, marvel at the great pyramid built by king Khufu around 2560 B.C. and the mythical statue of Sphinx. Lunch included and will be served in a local restaurant overlooking the pyramids, then after lunch break, we will continue our tour to visit the Egyptian museum which houses more than 160,000 master pieces of ancient Egyptian antiquities in addition to the treasures of the young king Tut-Ankhamoun, overnight at your hotel in Cairo.
Day 3: Excursion Alexandria.
Early breakfast at your hotel, meet your tour guide at the lobby then, drive westward to Alexandria (approx. 150 miles to the northwest of Cairo) where you will have a full day guided tour the Greco-Roman Amphitheatre, the Cata-komb of Kom Alshoqafa, the Pompey pillar and the fortress of Quiet-Bay, built around 1477 A.D. on the ruins of the old lighthouse of Alexandria, which was built by Ptolemy II around 280 B.C. Lunch included and will be served in a sea food restaurant on the shore of the Mediterranean sea. Drive back to Cairo and overnight at your hotel in Cairo.
Day 4: Cairo /Saint Catherine (full board basis).
Check out after breakfast then drive eastward (Approx. 250 miles) through the tunnel to Saint Catherine city in south Sinai. Check in your hotel in Saint Catherine city, where lunch and dinner included and will be served at your hotel. Free time at leisure, and overnight at your hotel in Saint Catherine city.
Day 5: Hike Moses Mount and visit the monastery of Saint Catherine.
Very early wake up at around 01:30 A.M, breakfast box and collect the group to start hiking the mount of Al-Tor where Moses is supposed to be received the ten commandments on and to witness the sunshine from the highest point in Egypt (2680 meter above sea level), after sunshine descend the mount and visit the monastery of Saint Catherine which officially sacred monastery of the God-Trodden mount Sinai. The monastery is considered to be one of the oldest working Christian monasteries all over the world because it dates back to 565 A.D. The site contains the holey valley, the burning Bush and the world's oldest continually operating library which possesses many unique & rare books including the Syriac Sinaiticus. After finishing that tour we drive directly to Sharm Elsheikh city, where you will stay for four-night on all inclusive basis.
Days from 6 to 9: all inclusive basis.
Accommodation on all inclusive basis to enjoy relaxing on the shores of the red sea in south Sinai peninsula and practicing a wide variety of water sports such as; swimming, snorkeling, diving, wind-surfing, yachting, fishing etc..
As one of the seven wonders of the underwater world, the Red Sea offers scuba divers some of the world's most beautiful coral reefs, plentiful marine life, and highly diverse sites to dive.
Day 9: flight to Cairo.
Breakfast at your hotel, check out and transfer to Sharm Elsheikh airport to fly back to Cairo where your second stay for one-night includes buffet breakfast.
Day 10: home departure.
Breakfast at your hotel, check out and transfer privately by our vehicles to Cairo international airport for your home departure.