Arrival: Mondays - 14 Day/13 Nights

Day 01: CAIRO

Arrival, reception, and assistance at the airport with visa regulations, transfer to the hotel, and check-in at the hotel after 2:00 p.m. Overnight stay.

Day 02: CAIRO

Breakfast at the hotel, departure from the hotel to begin the full-day tour to visit the three Giza Pyramids of Cheops, khephren, and Micah, built more than 4,500 years ago, called the Great Pyramids of Egypt, which still remain a mystery today due to its alignment and construction. Alongside these magnificent monuments, other temples and pyramids coexist, including the famous Sphinx of King Khafre, with the body of a Lion, and visit the Valley Temple. Stop for lunch at a local restaurant. Continue to visit the Museum of Antiquities (duration 02 HRS) founded in 1857 by the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, which displays artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a 5,000-year-old collection of rare art that is considered the largest and most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. More than 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, and we will also be able to admire Tutankhamun's fabulous treasure discovered by Howard Carter in 1822 and more monuments from ancient Egypt. Return to the hotel and overnight.

Day 03: CAIRO/ASWAN – Flight included – Full Board

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Cairo airport and flight to Aswan. Arrive at Aswan airport, transfer to the Nile cruise, and check in at 12:00 pm (Lunch is included on the Nile cruise). Start the guided tour riding a felucca (typical Egyptian sailing boat) to admire the panoramic view of the Mausoleum of Agha Khan, Elephantine Island, and the Botanical Garden as a transfer to visit the Temple of Philae, built in the Ptolemaic period and dedicated to the Goddess Isis, the complex was dismantled and transferred to Agilkia Island, which through UNESCO intervention was saved from the waters of the Aswan dam. It was one of the last places of pharaonic worship in operation until the 6th century AD, and where the last known hieroglyphic inscription is recorded, dated 395 AD. At the end of the visit, return to the Nile cruise. Dinner and overnight. (OPTIONAL TOUR) Visit to the Nubian Village in Aswan

Day 04: ASWAN/KOM OMBO/EDFU – Full Board

Breakfast, possibility for anyone interested to make the Optional visit to Abu Simbel. (OPTIONAL TOUR) Visit the temple of Abu Simbel, the temple of RAMSES II, the largest fort in Egyptian history, and visit the temple of his favorite wife NEFERTARY, 280 km from Aswan by bus. Have lunch on board. After lunch, sail to Komombo, upon arrival visit the Temple (Temple of Komombo) built in sandstone during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods and dedicated to two conquests: Sobek, with the head of a crocodile, and Haroéris with the head of a falcon. Visit the Crocodile Museum, dedicated to the history of the cult and mummification of that animal in Ancient Egypt. Navigate to Edfu. Dinner on board and overnight.

Day 05: EDFU/ESNA/LUXOR – Full Board

Breakfast and visit to the Temple of Edfu dedicated to the God Horus – God Falcon, built during the Ptolemaic period, is considered one of the most prestigious pharaonic temples and is in the best state of conservation. Return to the Nile cruise and sail to Luxor through the Esna lock. Lunch on board, afternoon tea served on the Sun deck. Arrival in Luxor and visit the east bank of Luxor, where we will see the destroyed complex of Karnak, dedicated to Amon Ra. Known since pharaonic antiquity as Ipet-isut, this was the most important cult center dedicated to the triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. The temple of Amun and the sacred precinct of Karnak are connected by an avenue of sphinxes with the body of a Lion and the head of Amun. Continue to visit the Luxor temple. At night, watch the oriental spectacle (Festa Galabeya) on the Nile cruise. Dinner on board and overnight.

Day 06: LUXOR – Half Board

(OPTIONAL TOUR) Balloon ride over Luxor Breakfast and check out of the Nile Cruise. Visit the western bank, which is the City or Kingdom of the Dead where there are the royal funerary temples, the necropolises of the officials, and in the mountains, the tombs of the Kings (Valley of the Kings). Visit the necropolis with the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon, two monumental statues of the enthroned Amenhotep III, which decorated the entrance to this funerary temple. The colossi are the only remains that have survived. They are imposing and still maintain their character as guardians of the Valley of the Kings. At the end of the visit transfer to the hotel in Luxor, check in, dinner, and overnight.

Day 07: LUXOR/CAIRO – Flight included

Breakfast - Check out at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the flight to Cairo. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Check-in at the hotel. Overnight stay.

Day 08: CAIRO

Breakfast and free day. Optional tours. (OPTIONAL TOUR) The Sound and Light show at the Pyramids

(OPTIONAL TOUR) Dinner with oriental belly dancing show in a floating restaurant with round-trip transfer from the hotel.

DAY 09: CAIRO/SANTA CATARINA – Half Board

Breakfast, Check out. Transfer by air-conditioned minivan to Santa Catarina—check-in, Dinner and overnight at the Hotel.

Day 10: Saint Catherine / Taba / EILAT / Jerusalem

Breakfast, early morning departure to visit the famous monastery. After visiting the monastery. We continue to the Egyptian border with Israel [TABA], cross the border, Arrival at Ben Airport Gurion Eilat/Tel Aviv -Flight included. Transfer to hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 11: Jerusalem

Breakfast, Free day. Optional tour to Masada and Dead Sea.

Day 12: Jerusalem

Breakfast, Departure to Mount Scopus, and the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the city. We continue to the Garden of Gethsemane. Visit the Western Wall. Continue to Mount Zion to visit King David's Tomb, the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey. Follow Ein Karem. Continuing to visit the Holocaust Museum. In the afternoon we continue to Belém to visit the Church of the Nativity, the Grotto of São Jerônimo and the Church of Santa Catarina. Return to Jerusalem.

Day 13: Jerusalem

Breakfast and departure to the old city. Visit the 14 stations of the Via Dolorosa, visit the Church of the Flagellation, Chapel of Condemnation, Calvary and the Holy Sepulcher. Follow through the Jewish Quarter and the Roman Cardo. Continue to the new city for a tour of the main points of interest: the Knesset (Parliament), the president's residence, the Municipal Theater, etc. Visit the Israel Museum, free afternoon.

Day 14: Jerusalem

Breakfast, check out at the hotel and transfer to the airport for final departure. 

PREDICTED HOTELS/CRUISES OR SIMILAR

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