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Pharaohs' Odyssey: 15 exceptional days from Cairo to Luxor with free all-inclusive stay at Marsa Alam

Main features
Boat model: Cruise liner
Type: Yacht / Motoryacht > 24 m
Number of cabins: 64
Maximum capacity: 128 travelers
Crew members: 55

Cabin

Double cabin
Double cabin with two separate beds, large window and private bathroom.
Suite
Suite with large window and private bathroom.
NB : The pictures, information, and visuals presented are not contractually binding. The itinerary and program indicated may be modified without notice for technical reasons (captain's decision).

Itinerary

Cairo
We meet you at the airport for your flight to Cairo. On arrival, welcome by our local... more+ representatives and assistance with entry formalities. Transfer to your hotel and meet your English-speaking Egyptologist guide. After settling in, dinner and overnight stay. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
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Diner
Cairo
After breakfast, departure for Sakkarah and Memphis, the site of the Step Pyramid of Djoser,... more+ erected in 2700 BC. After lunch in a typical restaurant, you enter the world of “Absolute Greatness”: the Giza plateau, symbol of Ancient Egypt, with its pyramids: Cheops, the largest of the pyramids and last of the 7 Wonders of the World, Chephren and its pink granite temple and Mykerinos, bordered by the pyramids of the queens, all guarded by the famous Sphinx of Giza, the largest monolithic sculpture in the world. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Activities: Including: Sakkarah and Memphis site, The Giza Plateau, more+
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Diner
Cairo Aswan
Breakfast at the hotel, then visit the famous Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), with twelve galleries to... more+ explore. A true architectural and cultural gem, it is located near the pyramids, offering breathtaking views of them, and houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world Lunch in a typical restaurant, then visit Islamic Cairo with its thousand minarets, citadel, and Mohamed Ali Mosque before heading to the souks of Khan el Khalili for dinner in a typical restaurant. After the visits, transfer to Cairo airport and flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, check in on board your cruise ship and overnight stay. 
Activities: Including: Visit Islamic Cairo, Mohamed Ali's mosque, more+
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Diner
Aswan
Visit the Temple of Isis on the island of Philae. Begun by Pharaoh Nectanebo I during Dynasty 30... more+ and completed by the Romans, this is the main sanctuary dedicated to Isis. Take a felucca trip around Elephantine Island, once a fortress, and discover the local shops, before leaving for the High Dam and the unfinished obelisk. The Aswan region, rich in schist, alabaster and pink granite found only in this part of Egypt, provided the stone blocks for the pyramids, statues and colossi built by the pharaohs. In the granite quarry you'll find the tallest obelisk known to date (41.75m), which was abandoned due to a crack in the rock. In the evening, optional sound and light show at the Temple of Philae. Overnight on board. 
Activities: Including: Visit the high dam, Felucca trip around Elephantine Island, more+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Philae, Visit to the temple of Isis at Philae more+
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Diner
Aswan Kom Ombo
Free morning in town. Optional excursion by coach or plane to visit the temples of Abu Simbel,... more+ built by Ramses II. Return to Aswan for lunch before setting sail for Kom Ombo. Visit Kom Ombo temple, dedicated to the gods Sobek and Haroeris. Erected on a hill, the temple is surrounded by an enclosing wall covered with reliefs. Inside, the space is divided into two parts: the northern one dedicated to Haroeris, the hawk-headed god, and the southern one to Sobek, the crocodile god. Return to the boat and sail to Edfu. 
Activities: Including: Visit to the temple of Kom Ombo, more+
Optional services: Abu Simbel by plane or coach, Abu Simbel by bus more+
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Lunch
Diner
Kom Ombo Edfu Esna Luxor
Early departure to visit the temple of Edfu. Enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride to the temple... more+ further inland. This temple to the falcon god Horus is both the largest temple of the Ptolemaic dynasty and the second largest sanctuary in Egypt after Karnak. Inside, intact paintings, inscriptions and reliefs make it the best-preserved temple in Egypt. Return to the boat and sail downstream to Esna, passing the lock in the middle of the day. Arriving in Luxor, visit the southern part of ancient Thebes, home to the temples of Karnak and Luxor. The two temples are linked by a dromos, a long alley lined with sphinxes, and are dedicated to Amun. The three-enclosure temple at Karnak is itself part of the Karnak religious complex, which includes the ruins of other temples, buildings and pylons. Its construction and subsequent modifications spanned more than 2,000 years. Luxor Temple, erected in the 14th century BC during the reign of Amenhotep III, was also subsequently modified by Ramses II, who added six monumental statues and two obelisks. Dinner and overnight on board. In the evening, optional sound and light show at Karnak temple. 
Activities: Including: Visit to Edfu temple, Visit to Karnak temple, more+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Karnak more+
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Lunch
Diner
Luxor
Breakfast, then a visit to the necropolis of Thebes on the west bank of the Nile, followed by the... more+ Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, home to the tombs of many New Kingdom pharaohs, their families and nobles in favor. The tour continues with the Colossi of Memnon, the last remains of Amenhotep III's temple, and Deir el Bahari, the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Carved out of the rock in the Theban mountain, this temple with three terraces built in -1455 is both harmonious and modern, and although dedicated to the god Amun, it also features chapels to Anubis and Hathor, the patron goddess of women: hardly surprising, since Hatshepsut, one of the four pharaohs to have ruled Egypt, is considered “the first great woman whose name has been preserved in history”. After sightseeing, return to the ship. Dinner and overnight stay. 
Activities: Including: Visit the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, Visit to the Colossi of Memnon, more+
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Lunch
Diner
Luxor Marsa Alam
Breakfast then transfer to your hotel in Marsa Alam. From day 8 to day 15: all-inclusive stay.
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
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Marsa Alam
Free all-inclusive stay.
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
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Lunch
Diner
Marsa Alam Hurghada
Breakfast, and depending on your flight schedule, transfer to Hurghada airport and flight to Paris... more+ via Cairo. Please note that depending on flight schedules and local requirements, the order of visits may be changed. 
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Diner

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The price includes
Flights not included in the program (NB: all flights are available on request, contact your advisor)
Tour Guide (Egyptologist)
Visits and entrance fees as per program
All transfers as per program, airport/boat/hotel and Luxor/Marsa Alam transfer by private air-conditioned coach
5-night accommodation on a 5* cruise ship with full board (excluding drinks)
2 nights in Cairo at a 5* hotel on a half-board basis excluding drinks (2 lunches excluding drinks included during visits)
7 nights in a 5* hotel in Marsa Alam on an All Inclusive basis
The Egyptair Cairo / Aswan domestic flight includes one 23 kg hold bag and one 10 kg cabin bag.
Activities included in the program
Meals included in the program
Hotels included in the program
The price does not include
Drinks on the cruise ship and bar charges
Personal expenses
Visa fee of €28 to be paid on arrival
Excursions booked through our local representatives
Prepaid SIM card
Drinks package - 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.: Stella beer, local spirits, 1 glass of wine at lunch and dinner, water, soft drinks, Turkish coffee, Nescafé, tea, anise (€126 for mini-cruises) : 177 € / people
Activities not included in the program
Meals not included in the program
Fees for porters, guides, boat crew - Mandatory : 35€ / people to be paid on the spot with cash
Additional information
Please note that sailing conditions and flight schedules may also alter the times and order of visits
Drinks package excludes: fresh juices (orange, mango, lemon and others), sparkling water, bottle of beer, alcoholic cocktails, soda/tonic, cheese and food platters, pastries (subject to availability), espresso, latte and cappuccino
Optional services
Flights not included in the programme are available on request
Activities and excursions upon request more+

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