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Egypt Private Shore Excursions Tour.
     
  Tour Itinerary:  
  CITY: ALEXANDRIA  
  COST: USD 112 per person (Cost based on minimum 2 pax)  
  VALIDITY: MAY - MAR 2010  
  PORT OF PICK UP: Alexandria Port  
  PICK UP DETAILS: Morning as per Ship landing (0830 Am Approx)  
  DAYS OF OPERATION: Daily basis  
  DURATION: FULL DAY  
     
  TOUR DESCRIPTION:  
 

Your tour starts with pick up from the cruise docking at the Alexandria Harbor at 08:30 am. Start your visit to the Catacombs of Shawqafa, Qait Bey Fort, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Scrolls and the Antiquities Museum of the Library, and Montaza Gardens. Drive by Roman Amphitheatre and National Museum housing underwater photographs and statues from the identified sunken palace of Cleopatra.
Catacombs of Shawqafa is an extensive three level funerary complex dating from the 2nd century A.D

Qait Bey Fort - built on the original site of the Pharaohs, Alexandria's lighthouse which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Antiquities Museum of the Library Scrolls is one of the most unusual architectural masterpieces of the 21st century.
We stop for lunch at a local restaurant and later proceed to visit a papyrus institute. After the end of the tour you will be transferred back to the Alexandria Harbour at approximately 17:30 to embark your cruise

 
  INCLUSIONS:  
  ¢ Pick up & drop off at Port on same day.  
  ¢ Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle from as per the itinerary.  
  ¢ Services of a English speaking guide.  
  ¢ Entrance fees as per the program.  
  ¢ Currently applicable taxes.
  CITY: CAIRO top
  COST: USD 176 per person (Cost based on minimum 2 pax)  
     
  VALIDITY: MAY - MAR 2010  
  PORT OF PICK UP: Alexandria Port  
  PICK UP DETAILS: Morning as per Ship landing (0700 Am Approx)  
  DAYS OF OPERATION: Daily basis  
  DURATION: FULL DAY  
     
  TOUR DESCRIPTION:  
 

Your tour starts with pick up from the cruise docking at the Alexandria Harbor at 07:00 am. Start your drive to Cairo - 221 km approximately 3 hours arriving at approximately 10:00 am. We begin sightseeing with a visit to the Pyramids of Giza

Pyramids & Sphinx (the pyramids of Cheops, Chephran and Mycerinus) -
They were reckoned by the Greeks to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. A single pyramid is built of 2,300,000 blocks, each weighing an average of two and one-half tons. In the face of such immensity, one cannot help but feel the wonder and awe that so many writers & artists have sought to convey over the centuries. The Cheops Pyramid is especially interesting since its interior burial chambers are open for inspection by the public.
Not far from the Pyramids is the Great Sphinx of Giza, which dates from the time of Chephren (2620BC). Hewn from natural yellowish limestone & standing 65 feet high & 187 feet long, this unforgettable statue combines the head of a Pharaoh with a lion's body.

After your visit to the Pyramids you will drive to the colorful Khan El Khalili Bazaar where you will have an oriental lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch you will have a free time of 45 minutes to stroll through the bazaars. Around 14:30 we head the famous Egyptian Museum

The Egyptian Museum is the most important depository of Egyptian antiquities anywhere in the world. It features artifacts from the Pharaonic and Graeco-Roman periods, including the celebrated mummies of ancient Egypt's king and Tut Ankh Amun treasures.

Around 17:30, you will start your drive back to Alexandria Harbor. Arrive at approximately 20:30 & embark your cruise

 
     
  INCLUSIONS:  
  ¢ Pick up & drop off at Port on same day.  
  ¢ Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle from as per the itinerary.  
  ¢ Services of a English speaking guide.  
  ¢ Entrance fees as per the program.  
  ¢ Currently applicable taxes.
  CITY: CAIRO top
  COST: USD 173 per person (Cost based on minimum 2 pax)  
     
  VALIDITY: MAY - MAR 2010  
  PORT OF PICK UP: Port Said  
  PICK UP DETAILS: Morning as per Ship landing (0700 Am Approx)  
  DAYS OF OPERATION: Daily basis  
  DURATION: FULL DAY  
     
  TOUR DESCRIPTION:  
 

Your tour starts with pick up from the cruise docking at the Port Said Harbor at 07:00 am. Start your drive to Cairo - 220 km approximately 2.45 hours arriving at approximately 09:45 am. We begin sightseeing with a visit to the Pyramids of Giza

Pyramids & Sphinx (the pyramids of Cheops, Chephran and Mycerinus) -
They were reckoned by the Greeks to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. A single pyramid is built of 2,300,000 blocks, each weighing an average of two and one-half tons. In the face of such immensity, one cannot help but feel the wonder and awe that so many writers & artists have sought to convey over the centuries. The Cheops Pyramid is especially interesting since its interior burial chambers are open for inspection by the public.
Not far from the Pyramids is the Great Sphinx of Giza, which dates from the time of Chephren (2620BC). Hewn from natural yellowish limestone & standing 65 feet high & 187 feet long, this unforgettable statue combines the head of a Pharaoh with a lion's body.

After your visit to the Pyramids you will drive to the colorful Khan El Khalili Bazaar where you will have an oriental lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch you will have a free time of 45 minutes to stroll through the bazaars. Around 14:30 we head the famous Egyptian Museum

The Egyptian Museum is the most important depository of Egyptian antiquities anywhere in the world. It features artifacts from the Pharaonic and Graeco-Roman periods, including the celebrated mummies of ancient Egypt's king and Tut Ankh Amun treasures.

Around 17:30, you will start your drive back to Port Said Harbor. Arrive at approximately 20:15 & embark your cruise

 
     
  INCLUSIONS:  
  ¢ Pick up & drop off at Port on same day.  
  ¢ Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle from as per the itinerary.  
  ¢ Services of a English speaking guide.  
  ¢ Entrance fees as per the program.  
  ¢ Currently applicable taxes.
  CITY: CAIRO top
  COST: USD 171 per person (Cost based on minimum 2 pax)  
     
  VALIDITY: MAY - MAR 2010  
  PORT OF PICK UP: Suez Port  
  PICK UP DETAILS: Morning as per Ship landing (0700 Am Approx)  
  DAYS OF OPERATION: Daily basis  
  DURATION: FULL DAY  
     
  TOUR DESCRIPTION:  
 

Your tour starts with pick up from the cruise docking at the Suez Harbor at 07:00 am. Start your drive to Cairo - 134 km approximately 1.45 hours arriving at approximately 08:45 am. We begin sightseeing with a visit to the Pyramids of Giza

Pyramids & Sphinx (the pyramids of Cheops, Chephran and Mycerinus) -
They were reckoned by the Greeks to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. A single pyramid is built of 2,300,000 blocks, each weighing an average of two and one-half tons. In the face of such immensity, one cannot help but feel the wonder and awe that so many writers & artists have sought to convey over the centuries. The Cheops Pyramid is especially interesting since its interior burial chambers are open for inspection by the public.
Not far from the Pyramids is the Great Sphinx of Giza, which dates from the time of Chephren (2620BC). Hewn from natural yellowish limestone & standing 65 feet high & 187 feet long, this unforgettable statue combines the head of a Pharaoh with a lion's body.

After your visit to the Pyramids you will drive to the colorful Khan El Khalili Bazaar where you will have an oriental lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch you will have a free time of 45 minutes to stroll through the bazaars. Around 14:30 we head the famous Egyptian Museum

The Egyptian Museum is the most important depository of Egyptian antiquities anywhere in the world. It features artifacts from the Pharaonic and Graeco-Roman periods, including the celebrated mummies of ancient Egypt's king and Tut Ankh Amun treasures.

Around 17:30, you will start your drive back to Suez Harbor. Arrive at approximately 19:15 & embark your cruise.

 
     
  INCLUSIONS:  
  ¢ Pick up & drop off at Port on same day.  
  ¢ Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle from as per the itinerary.  
  ¢ Services of a English speaking guide.  
  ¢ Entrance fees as per the program.  
  ¢ Currently applicable taxes.
  CITY: LUXOR top
  COST: USD 182 per person (Cost based on minimum 2 pax)  
     
  VALIDITY: MAY - MAR 2010  
  PORT OF PICK UP: Safaga Port  
  PICK UP DETAILS: Morning as per Ship landing (0700 Am Approx)  
  DAYS OF OPERATION: Daily basis  
  DURATION: FULL DAY  
     
  TOUR DESCRIPTION:  
 

Your tour starts with pick up from the cruise docking at the Safaga Harbor at 07:00 am. Start your drive to Luxor - 210 km approximately 3 hours arriving at approximately 10.00 am. We begin sightseeing with a visit to the East Bank & the West bank of Luxor

Excursion on the East Bank -
In an unforgettable excursion, visitors drive to the Luxor Temple, built by two Kings, Amenophis III and Ramses II. After touring the Temple, visitors travel along an avenue of ram headed sphinxes, extending for about 2 miles, which link the Luxor Temple, the main center of worship in ancient Egypt.
No site in the world makes a more overwhelming and lasting impression than this "Temple of Temples"

Excursion on the West Bank -
For a tour of the West Bank, visitors cross the Nile from Luxor by ferry. There, they visit the Valley of the Kings, which includes the tombs of the Theban rulers, Seti I and Tut Ankh Amun. Next, they tour the mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, the only woman Pharaoh to rule ancient Egypt.

Around 17:30, you will start your drive back to Safaga Harbor. Arrive at approximately 20:30 & embark your cruise.

 
     
  INCLUSIONS:  
  ¢ Pick up & drop off at Port on same day.  
  ¢ Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle from as per the itinerary.  
  ¢ Services of a English speaking guide.  
  ¢ Entrance fees as per the program.  
  ¢ Currently applicable taxes.  
  Note: Kindly contact Indus Travels for pricing based on 4, 6 or 8 pax. top
Egypt Private Shore Excursions
 
About Excursions
Shore Excursions are one-day tours offered in various port cities, and include many options for adventure and entertainment when you reach a port of call. They are a great way to enhance your cruise experience while seeing more of the ports on your cruise.
If you're planning a cruise or you're already booked, this is the first place to start planning your shore excursion. We offer only private and personalized shore excursions. With Indus Travels you will probably pay much less than what Cruise companies will charge and you still get a much better experience of a private tour with your own private guide. You will have more time at sights enjoying the destination rather than sitting on a coach with 40 other people.
 
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