14-Day Egypt Coast to Coast

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This morning, you'll visit one of the biggest Egyptian museums in the world, with over 120,000 pieces and an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts. After lunch, the iconic Salah El-Din Citadel, known as one of the world's greatest monuments to medieval warfare. You'll finish the day in one of the biggest markets transporting you back in time to an old Arab style souk with many alleys of stalls selling beautiful items from spices, souvenirs, silver jewellery, antiques and more.

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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids that sit within the Giza Necropolis. The site of Saqqara remained an important burial and ceremony site for more than 3,000 years, well into the Roman times. Today, you will venture outside of Cairo to explore both of these famous, historical sites.

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This morning's drive to Alexandria is about three hours. You'll head straight to the library, an extraordinarily beautiful building and vast complex where the arts, history, philosophy, and science come together. A visit to Alexandria cannot be complete in one day, so in order to maximise your visit, you'll stay over in the beautiful Steigenberger Cecil Alexandria Hotel.

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First, you'll visit the Quaitbay Citadel, a prominent landmark and considered one of the most important defensive strongholds for Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea Coast. Then, you'll walk down a winding stairway at the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval Ages; it was initially built for a single wealthy family practising a fusion of Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman religion. Lastly, you'll visit the triumphal Pompey's Pillar before driving back to Cairo.

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This morning, you'll take a short flight to Aswan. In the afternoon, you'll visit the Aswan Souk, a colourful and vibrant market selling all types of Egyptian and African goods. Tonight, a truly unique Nubian dining experience awaits. This little-known cuisine inspired by the Nile uses locally cultivated crops that are along its banks to produce flavoursome, hearty food. The Nile Dream is anchored on Sahel Island, 20 minutes by motorboat south of Aswan, the heart of Egyptian Nubia.

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Next up on your Egypt sightseeing tour is the Abu Simbel Temple, known as the Nubian Monuments. The rock figures, four colossal statues of Ramses, serve as a lasting monument to the king and queen. They have become iconic in all their well-preserved glory standing in front of the main temple as examples of ancient Egyptian art. In the afternoon, you'll visit Kitchener's Island, an island with exotic trees and plants imported from India. You'll finish the day with a cruise on the river Nile.

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This morning, you'll visit Philae, an island in the reservoir of the Aswan Dam, was home to a beautiful and magnificent temple built by the ancient Egyptians centuries ago. After lunch, you'll see the amazing Aswan Dam, fed by the Nile River and utilises the power of the river for a variety of social and economic causes. There are actually two dams, the Aswan High Dam and the Aswan Low Dam, both of which work together to prevent the annual large floods from the Nile.

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On this road trip to Luxor, you'll visit the unique double temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god. The layout combines two temples in one with each side having its own gateways and chapels. After lunch, you'll visit the hugely impressive 36-metre-high gateway guarded by two grand granite statues of Horus as a falcon. The Temple of Horus is one of the best-preserved ancient monuments in Egypt, built between 237 and 57 BC.

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The Valley of the Kings was the pharaohs burial site from 1539–1075 BCE. The tombs have descending corridors and deep shafts covered in sculptures and colourful scenes depicting the dead king. After that tour, you'll visit the beautiful Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, built by Queen Hatshepsut, the first female monarch. Lastly, you'll visit the Colossi of Memnon rising majestically about 18 metres from the plain, a pair of giant stone statues guarding the entrance to Amenhotep's Mortuary temple.

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Far from your average city, Luxor City is often referred to as the world's greatest open-air museum as many ancient Egyptian ruins and temple complexes such as Karnak and Luxor sit within this modern city. Luxor is a city where you will never be bored. During your free time here, you can continue to explore these fascinating sites and wander around trying to imagine what life may have been like during this era when the city was the capital of ancient Egypt.

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The Temple of Hathor is largely believed to be the best-preserved temple of its kind in all of Egypt. The Abydos temple is among the most famous ones still standing in Egypt, built by Seti, probably one of the least well-known pharaohs of the New Kingdom period of ancient Egypt.

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Today, you'll catch a flight from Luxor to Cairo and once there, you'll have the rest of the day free to spend as you wish. The sprawling capital of Egypt, Cairo sits on the River Nile and is a bustling amalgamation of colours, sights, smells and sounds spilling out of its narrow streets and lively markets. You may want to explore Khan el Khalili, one of the largest bazaars in the Middle East, or perhaps sit in one of the many traditional tea houses and people watch.