15 DAYS WONDERS OF TURKEY & EGYPT TOUR ITINERARY:
Day 1 - Istanbul - Arrival Day
(Breakfast included)
Meet at the Istanbul international Ataturk airport and transfer to your hotel.
You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore
Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2 - Istanbul
(Breakfast included)
Guided Istanbul walking old city tour visiting Topkapi Palace (closed on tuesdays)
Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Aya Sophia Museum (closed on mondays), Underground
Cistern, Covered Grand Bazaar (closed on sundays). Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3 - Bosphorus and Two Continents
(Breakfast included)
Pick up at 08:30 from the hotel for the tour of Bosphorus and the Asian part of
Istanbul. During the tour we will enjoy a Bosphorus Cruise, having lunch and
visiting the Dolmabahce Palace, Bosphorus Bridge, Asian side. Tonight we have an
evening flight to Kusadasi.
Day 4 - Ephesus and House of Virgin Mary
(Breakfast included)
Todays is pick up time again at 08:30 for the tour of the ancient city of
Ephesus and Virgin Mary's House. You will visit: The Temple of Diana, The Old
City of Ephesus, Temple of Hadrian and Serapis, Library of Celsus, lunch in
Selcuk, the last abode of Virgin Mary and Temple of Artemis. Overnight in
Kusadasi.
Day 5 - Kusadasi and Cappadocia
(Breakfast included)
The day is yours till your flight time. You will be picked up from your hotel
and transfer to airport fr your domestic flight to Cappadocia. Upon arrival
transfer and check into your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 6 - Cappadocia
(Breakfast and lunch included)
You will be picked up from your hotel at 09:30 for the second day tour of
Cappadocia. You will visit: Red valley (4 kms hiking), Rose valley (visiting the
churches), Cavusin (Old Christian village), lunch in Pigeon valley, Kaymakli
underground city, and Ortahisar Castle. After the tour transfer to your hotel.
Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 7 - Cappadocia
(Breakfast and lunch included)
Your day starts with a pick up at 9:30 and tour of the local highlights of
Cappadocia. You will visit: Devrent Valley, Monk's valley (Pasabag), Avanos
(lunch in Avanos), Goreme open air museum, Uchisar (Natural Castle). End of the
tour transfer to airport for your domestic flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival
transfer and check into your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 8 - Istanbul - Cairo
(Breakfast and dinner included)
After breakfast check out from the hotel and depart by international flight to
Egypt. Upon arrival in Cairo International Airport, meet with your local
representative and we will transfer you to your hotel. The rest of the day is
yours to explore the city, have a relax dinner in hotel and our tour will start
tomorrow. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 9 - Memphis - Sakkara - Pyramids of Giza
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
After your breakfast, pick up from your hotel and shall start our tour today.
Firstly we will drive to the countryside to visit the first Capital of Egypt,
Memphis. Memphis founded around 3,100 BC, is the legendary city of Menes, the
King who united Upper and Lower Egypt. Early on, Memphis was more likely a
fortress from which Menes controlled the land and water routes between Upper
Egypt and the Delta. Having probably originated in Upper Egypt, from Memphis he
could control the conquered people of Lower Egypt. However, by the Third
Dynasty, the building at Saqqara suggests that Memphis had become a sizable
city.
Afterwards, we will go to Sakkara, the large necropolis of Memphis to admire the
step Pyramid of Zoser where the first Pyramid ever built. After a short stop, we
will have our lunch at a typical Egyptian Restaurant in the area. After lunch,
we shall continue our journey, we will visit the three Pyramids of Giza. It is
the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering
what is now El Giza, Egypt. Also it is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the
Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. Below the pyramids,
you will visit the Mysterious Great sphinx and the valley temple of Khephren. At
the end of the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 10 - Egyptian Museum - Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque - Khan El Khalili
Bazaars
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
After breakfast, we will start our tour. Today we will visit the famous Egyptian
Museum of Antiquities, it is a home to an extensive collection of ancient
Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on
display, the remainder in storerooms. Also it store housing the magnificent
treasures of Tutankhamen. Then we will have our lunch break in a typical
Egyptian Restaurant in the area before we continue our journey of today.
After the lunch break, Murti's Tour will lead you to visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster
mosque, it located in the summit of the citadel, this Ottoman mosque, the
largest to be built in the first half of the 19th century. With its animated
silhouette and twin minarets, the most visible mosque in Cairo. The mosque was
built in memory of Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali's oldest son, who died in 1816.
This mosque, along with the citadel, is one of the landmarks and tourist
attractions of Cairo and is one of the first features to be seen when
approaching the city from no matter which side.
The last spots of today is the famous Khan El Khalili Bazaars which is the one
of the most interesting bazaar in whole middle east. Lots of cafes, restaurants,
shops, and large number of vendors and buyers constitute a dynamic panorama of
the place. Drinking Hibiscus, Karakare, Helba, or any of the various typical
Egyptian beverages, is a pleasant experience for visitors and guests to get a
real taste experience. For smokers, there is the Shisha, or water pipe, to be
tried.
At the end of the tour, transfer back to your hotel.
Day 11 - Cairo - Aswan - 3 nights Nile Cruise
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
After breakfast, we will transfer you to airport for your flight to Aswan. Upon
arrival Aswan Airport, we will arrange the transfer you to the port for
embarkation to the cruise ship before lunch. We will have a stop and visit
Philae Temple and High Dam. Philae Temple was dismantled and reassembled (on
Agilika Island about 550 meters from its original home on Philae Island) in the
wake of the High Dam. The temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, is in a
beautiful setting which has been landscaped to match its original site. Lunch
and dinner will be included on board. At last, the cruise ship will sail to Kom
Ombo. Overnight onboard the cruise ship.
Day 12 - Kom Ombo - Edfu - Luxor - 3 nights Nile Cruise
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Today we will have a tour to visit Kom Ombo Temple, the building is unique
because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and
rooms duplicated for two sets of gods. Then the cruise ship will be continue
sail to Edfu where is the site of the Ptolemaic. Lunch will be served on board.
Upon arrival Edfu, we will visit Horus Temple which is an ancient settlement.
Afterwards, we shall continue our sail to Luxor via Esna Lock. As the site of
the Ancient Egyptan city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterized as
the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple complexes at
Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. During your day on cruise, there
is a Galabia party, where you will be encouraged to get Egyptian outfits and
wear the local Galabia. Overnight onboard the cruise ship.
Day 13 - Luxor - 3 nights Nile Cruise
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Today we will arrive Luxor and we will visit the West bank of Luxor. Valley of
the Kings was the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs. The only entrance to this
place was a long narrow winding path. This was a secret place, where sentries
were placed at the entrance of the Valley, as well as along the top of the
hills, in the hopes of discouraging tomb robbers, who had in the past plundered
all royal tombs, including the treasures of the Pyramids! Some thefts were
probably carefully planned, but others were spur of the moment, as when an
earlier tomb was accidentally discovered while cutting a new one and workmen
took advantage of the opportunity. This may have happened when KV 46 was found
during the cutting of KV 4 or KV 3 nearby. The tombs in the Valley range from a
simple pit, to a tomb with over 121 chambers and corridors.
Hatshepsut temple at Dier El Bahar is one of the most characteristic temples in
the whole of Egypt, due to its design and decorations. It was built of
limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples of the New
Kingdom period. Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh
Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the
Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
After lunch we shall visit the East bank of Luxor. Karnak Temple is the largest
Temple in the World! The complex contains a group of Temples such as the Great
Temple of Amon Ra, The Temple of Khonso, The Ipt Temple, The Temple of Ptah, the
Temple of Montho and the Temple of the God Osiris. A 20m high, mud brick
enclosure wall, surrounded all of these buildings. Luxor Temple or The Temple of
Luxor, is among the most beautiful Temples in Egypt. It was known in the New
Kingdom period as Ipt-Rsyt, which means the southern shrine. This was to
differentiate between this Temple and Karnak Temple, which was the northern
house of Amon Ra. After the tour, we will back to the cruise ship and enjoy the
dinner which is follow by belly dancer show. Overnight onboard the cruise ship.
Day 14 - Luxor - Cairo
(Breakfast and dinner included)
After your breakfast which will be served on board, we will check out from the
cruise and we will transfer you to the airport for your flight back to Cairo.
Upon arrival Cairo, transfer to your hotel and you will be given your room key.
The rest of the day is leisure for you. Enjoy your last day in Egypt, do little
shopping to buy some souvenirs for your friends and family. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 15 - Cairo - End of the Tour
(Breakfast included)
Today is the end of the tour, it's time to say goodbye with you. Regarding your
flight departure time, we will arrange your transfer to Cairo International
Airport for your international flight back home. We hope your tour was a
memorable one and we would like to see you in future in one of our tours again.
Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Turkey.
15 DAYS WONDERS OF TURKEY & EGYPT TOUR INCLUDES:
- Airport transfer from Istanbul Ataturk Airport
- Domestic flight from Istanbul to Izmir
- Domestic flight from Izmir to Cappadocia
- Domestic flight from Izmir to Istanbul
- 3 nights hotel in Istanbul
- 2 nights hotel in Cappadocia
- 2 nights hotel in Kusadasi
- 7 breakfasts and 3 lunches
- 2 fully guided Istanbul City tour
- 2 fully guided Cappadocia tour
- 1 fully guided Ephesus tour
- Return airport transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport
- Arrival airport transfer from Cairo International Airport
- 4 nights hotel with breakfast and dinner in Cairo
- 3 nights hotel with breakfast, lunch and dinner on Nile Cruise
- All the tours mentioned above during the Nile Cruise tour
- Guided full day Memphis, Sakkara, Pyramids tour including lunch
- Guided full day Museum, Citadel, Mosque and Bazaars including lunch
- All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
- Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
- Professional English-speaking tour guides
- Return airport transfer to Cairo International Airport
15 DAYS WONDERS OF TURKEY & EGYPT TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- International flights
- Domestic flight from Cairo To Aswan city
- Domestic Flight From Luxor to Cairo
- Visas
Please Note: In Istanbul Hagia Sophia is open on every day, Topkapi Palace closed on tuesdays, Grand Bazaar closed on sundays.
15 DAYS WONDERS OF TURKEY & EGYPT TOUR PRICES IN EURO:
Per Person |
Shared Double |
Single |
|
€ 1819.00 |
€ 2169.00 |
|
€ 2649.00 |
€ 2489.00 |
|
€ 2499.00 |
€ 3279.00 |
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