11-Day Greece and Egypt Tour
This tour is available daily from 1 April - 28 October
Tour Can be customized.
Highlights of the Tour
- Visit Athens' Acropolis, the Great Pyramids of Giza, and the Sphinx. Cruise the Nile, explore the Valley of the Kings, and tour the Temple of Karnak. Enjoy Greek islands, vibrant Egyptian bazaars, and savor delicious local cuisines on this enriching 11-day journey.
Itinerary
Upon arrival in Athens International airport, our representative will meet you & transfer to the hotel. (Check-In after 13:00pm) and check in to hotel. Rest of day is leisure and Overnight in Athens.
- ( Meals: No )
Breakfast, depart for the tour, which includes a visit to the Acropolis, its museum and the Parthenon. Also view the House of Parliament,the Memorial to the Unknown Soldier, National Library, Evzones in their picturesque uniform, the Presidential Palace, the Panatheanic Stadium (where first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896), the Temple of Olympian Zeus and Hadrian's Arch. Overnight in Athens
- ( Meals: Breakfast)
Transfer to Piraeus for embarkation on the cruise boat. Then sail for the island of Hydra where you have time (around 1 hour) for a stroll, shopping or swimming. Then sail for Poros, the smallest of the three islands, separated from the Peloponnese by a narrow strait and offering a most enchanting view of Poros Town. Your time at leisure in Poros will be about 60 minutes. Lunch will be served during the voyage. On board again and after a two hour trip arrive to the last port of call, the island of Aegina. Here you once again have some free time at leisure to stroll around or swim weather permitting. Overnight in Athens.
- ( Meals: Breakfast)
Depart on drive through the fertile plain of Boeotia, crossing towns of Thebes - connected with tragedy of King Oedipus - Levadia and Arachova. In Delphi visit the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios. Visit the Treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo and Museum containing such masterpieces of Ancient Greek sculpture as the bronze Charioteer and the athlete Aghias. Overnight in Athens.
- (Meals : Breakfast )
Breakfast, check out from hotel and transfer to Athens airport for flight to Cairo Arrival to Cairo, meet at the airport and transfer to hotel. Remaining day is leisure Overnight in Cairo.
- (Breakfast)
Breakfast, start to visit Memphis, ancient capital of Egypt dating from 3100 BC which contains the beautiful representation of King Ramsis II through his colossal statue. Then proceed to Sakkara to see the world-famous Step Pyramid of King Zoser, the oldest known of Egypt's 107 Pyramids. At the Pyramids area, visit the Three Pyramids built for Pharaohs Cheops, Chephren & Mycerinus on the Giza Plateau and the mysterious Sphinx. Overnight in Cairo
- (Meals:Breakfast+Lunch)
Breakfast Box at the hotel in Cairo, transfer to domestic airport for flight to Aswan at arrival Aswan and transfer to board on 03-night Nile Cruise. Embarkation. Then depart with the cruise guide to visit the High Dam, one of the biggest dams in the world and was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960's. Then proceed to visit Philae Temple which dedicated to goddess Isis. It's at new site on Agilika Island its former site on Philae Island. Overnight on board
- (Meals:Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner)
The cruise sails to Kom Ombo & upon arrival visit The Temple of Sobek & Haroeris, dedicated to the crocodile-god Sobek. The temple stands at a bend in the Nile where in ancient times sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the river bank. Return to the cruise & sail to Edfu. On arrival visit the Temple of Horus, the largest and most complete preserved Temple combining Pharaonic and Greek architectures. Overnight onboard cruise.
- (Meals:Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner)
Sail to Esna and Luxor. Upon arrival to Luxor, move to the West Bank of the Nile to visit the Valley of Kings & Queens, a vast City of the dead where magnificent tombs were carved into the desert rocks and filled with treasures for the afterlife by generations of Pharaohs. Then proceed to the foot of the cliff to see the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman who ruled Egypt in Pharaonic History. On the way back to the River Nile, your road passes by the famed Colossi of Memnon, known in Ancient Greek times for their haunting voices at dawn. Overnight onboard cruise.
- (Meals:Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner)
Breakfast onboard then time to disembark. Meet with guide for a morning tour to visit Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple. Remaining day is at leisure until transfer to airport for flight to Cairo. Arrival to Cairo, transfer to hotel. Overnight in Cairo
- (Meals: Breakfast)
Breakfast, check out from hotel and transfer to Cairo airport as per your flight departure time.
- (Meals: Breakfast)
Included
- 07 Nights Hotel Accommodation In Chosen Category
- 03 Nights on board 5* nile cruise full board from Aswan to Luxor
- 07 Day Regular Small Group Tour Includes Guiding In English, Entrance Fees, Lunch And Transportiton
- Oneway domestic flight From Cairo to Aswan
- Oneway domestic flight From Luxor to Cairo
- Airport/port & port/hotel/airport transfers within Greece and Egypt
Excluded
- Air Tickest from Athens to Cairo
- Items of a personal nature
- Gratuities for Driver & Guide
- Meals not mentioned
- Drinks of any kind
- Travel Insurance
- This tour is available daily all year round
- Tour Can be customized.
- Transfers are considered with 1 luggage per person.
- Once domestic air tickets are issued cannot be modified and a 100% fees will apply in case of cancellation
- Domestic flights schedule may change.
- DOMESTIC FLIGHTS/ FERRIES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE (100% cancellation fees apply)
- LAND PORTION:
- If cancelled up to 31 days before date of arrival, no fee applies.
- If cancelled 30-21 days before date of arrival, 25% cancellation fees apply.
- If cancelled 20-14 days before date of arrival, 50% cancellation fees apply.
- If cancelled 13 -days before date of arrival OR in case of no-show, 100% cancellation fees apply
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