Time | Event / Location | Notes |
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06:00 – 17:00 | Pyramids & Grand Egyptian Museum + Lunch | Hotel Checkout + Travel from Alexandria to Cairo |
06:00 – 17:00 | Ancient Cairo tour + Lunch on a Nile cruise | Hotel Checkout + Travel from Alexandria to Cairo |
3 days + | Luxor & Aswan Tour (including travel by domestic airline + Nile Cruise journey to visit many Philae temple + The Valley of the Kings) | Hotel Checkout + Travel from Borg El-Arab Airport to Aswan Airport + From Aswan to Luxor by Nile Cruise + From Luxor Airport to Alex. or Cairo Airport. |
General Notes
the Grand Egyptian Museum is located just outside of Cairo on the Giza Plateau (and right next to the Pyramids) will be the new crown jewel of Egypt, and will also be one of the largest, most modern museums in the entire world.
The Grand Egyptian Museum will host about 100,000 ancient artifacts, 4,549 of which will be from the tomb of the famous King Tutankhamun.
Located at The west bank of Luxor, it is the site of royal burials since around 2100 BC. It was once called the Great Necropolis of Millions of Years of Pharaoh, or the Place of Truth the Valley of the Kings has 63 magnificent royal tombs.
The Ancient Egyptians built a beautiful and magnificent Temple on the island of Philae for the Goddess Isis, The Temple is one of the greatest temples in Egypt. It is also known for its huge, complete, pylons and beautiful scenes. It was saved from being submerged with water during the building of the Aswan High Dam, the temples were transferred from their original place on Philae Island to Agilika Island, 12 kilometers south of Aswan.