.:Egypt Holidays, Cheap Egypt Holidays, Nile Cruise Holidays

Day 1: Arrival Cairo
Welcome to Cairo, the city of mysterious pyramids and pharaohs, upon arrival you will be greeted & assisted by Santa Maria Tours representatives & transferred by private A/C coach to your selected hotel in Cairo. Check in, Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Cairo / Aswan
After breakfast, we will start the day tour by paying our respects to the Sphinx, the great lion sentinel of the plateau with its craved body of a lion and the headdress of the Pharaohs. We then visit the 3 pyramids of the Plateau of Kings Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos. In the afternoon we will head our way to Sakkara, the first capital of ancient Egypt, famous for its step pyramid built by King Zoser in 2700 B.C. In the evening we’ll board the Overnight train to Aswan. (Breakfast)

Day 3: Aswan
Upon arrival you will be escorted to your Nile Cruise Ship where you will spend the next 3 nights / 4 days. Embarkation, Visit the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae dedicated to the goddess Isis. Back to our ship. Check-in & Overnight in Aswan. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 4: Aswan / Kom Ombo/ Edfu
After breakfast, sail on the Nile by felucca around Kitchener’s Island. Sail to Kom Ombo. Visit the temple shared by the two Gods Sobek and Haroeris. The temple stands at a bend in the Nile. Sail to Edfu and Overnight. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 5: Edfu / Esna / Luxor
Today we visit the largest and best preserved temple in Egypt the temple of Horus. That was dedicated to the falcon god Horus that was built from 237 BC to 57 BC. Sail to Esna. Cross the lock. Sail to Luxor and overnight. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 6: Luxor/ Hurghada
Disembarkation after breakfast. Cross to the west bank of the Nile. We start our exploration with the magnificent Necropolis of Thebes, Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. After we will be transferred by private A/C coach to our Hotel in Hurghada. Overnight in Hurghada. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 7: Hurghada
Full day in Hurghada to savour the sun, sand, sea and to enjoy the activities including windsurfing, sailing, swimming, snorkeling and diving. Overnight in Hurghada. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 8: Hurghada
Another free day in Hurghada to savour the sun, sand, sea and to enjoy the activities including windsurfing, sailing, swimming, snorkeling and diving. Overnight in Hurghada. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 9: Hurghada / Sharm / Dahab/St.Catherine
Breakfast & check out from the hotel, then you will be transferred to the port to take the ferry boat to Sharm El Sheikh. Upon arrival you will be met by Santa Maria Tours representative & you will be transferred to your hotel in St.Catherine for check in, lunch on route in a local restaurant in Dahab. Overnight in St.Catherine, (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 10: St. Cathreine
At 3:00 o’clock in the morning you can climb Moses Mountain to enjoy the sunrise from one of the highest summits of Sinai. Return to the base for breakfast at the hotel. Check out and visit St. Catherine's Monastery with its Chapel of the Burning Bush and a history that goes to the 400’s (AD). Travel back to Cairo, check –in your hotel and overnight. (Breakfast)

Day 11: Cairo
Free day at leisure (Breakfast).

Day 12: Cairo
After breakfast, start our tour by visiting the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, which houses the world’s largest collection of Pharaohs artifacts. Later, tour old Cairo. Visit sites like Synagogue of Beni Ezra, El Moallaka Church, where the Virgin Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus took refuge. After visit the Church of St. Serguis. End of the day visit the Bazaar of Khan El Khalili, Overnight in Cairo. (Breakfast)

Day 13: Cairo
After Breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure flight