Monday, 30 January 2012

The Legends of Egypt
3 Nights Cairo 
1 Nights Aswan 
2 Nights Luxor 
3 Nights Hurghada OnLy For Rs.62718/-(all inclusive)


Package Itinerary
DAY 1
Welcome to Egypt, you will arrive at Cairo Airport. You will meet our local representative, who will transfer you to your hotel in Cairo. Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa. Cairo was founded in the year 969 A.D. making it 1,042 years old. Check in to your hotel and enjoy the hospitality of your hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.

DAY 2
After enjoying hot buffet breakfast at the hotel, you will procced for a leisurely private tour of Cairo's most famous sites: the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum and Khan el-Khalili bazaar. Your private tour begins with a fascinating introduction to each of the three Giza pyramids: Cheops, Khafre and Menakaure. You will have free time to enter one of the pyramids (at additional cost).

A short drive to the city side of the plateau finds you standing at the feet of the Sphinx, the enigmatic symbol of Egypt. Also in Giza you may visit the Solar Boat Museum (at additional cost), home to the remarkably well preserved funerary boat of Khufu.

Cairo's famous Egyptian Museum houses 165,000 Egyptian artifacts, but the priceless treasures of King Tutankhamun are the highlight. His six gilded coffins dominate the main hall, while his magnificent death mask is the star attraction.

Continuing to Khan el Khalili bazaar, you'll enjoy free time to stroll through the maze of streets and bargain for a souvenir of your trip to Egypt. During the day you will also have the chance to visit a Papyrus Institute to see how the famous artwork is made.

Later in the evening return back to your hotel for an overnight stay.

DAY 3
You will be checking out of the hotel in Cairo after having breakfast, and transported to the Airport to catch a flight to Aswan. Upon arrival at the Aswan Airport, you will be greeted by a our local representative and transferred to your hotel in Aswan. Check in to your hotel and take some rest.
Later in the day you will proceed for a private tour to see a modern and an ancient engineering marvel in Aswan when you visit the High Dam and Unfinished Obelisk. You will see two of Egypt's engineering wonders with the incredible Unfinished Obelisk lying exactly as it fell, and the world famous engineering miracle that is the High Dam.

High Dam of Aswan, located near Aswan, the world famous High Dam was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. Containing more material than used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the Dam is 11,811 ft long, 3215 ft thick at the base, 364 ft tall and is carved into from the existing granite, providing irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt. From the top of the High Dam you can gaze across Lake Nasser, a huge reservoir created when it was built, to Kalabsha temple in the south and the huge power station to the north.

Continue to the Unfinished Obelisk in the granite quarries of Aswan where much of the red granite used for ancient temples and colossi came from. The Unfinished Obelisk located in the Northern Quarry still lies where it was carved when a crack was discovered as it was being hewn from the rock. Later on you will return back to your hotel for an overnight stay.

DAY 4
After enjoying breakfast at the hotel, you will check out of your hotel and proceed on a Journey to Luxor. On arrival at Luxor, check in your hotel where you will be spending your next two nights.

DAY 5
After enjoying hot breakfast, you will meet our local representative who will take you to a Private Tour of Luxor West Bank, Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple. Crossing the Nile River to the West Bank, you'll visit the necropolis of the ancient city of Thebes. Arriving at the Valley of the Kings, burial place of the kings of Thebes (ancient Luxor), you will have a brief stop at the visitors center. Guides are not permitted inside the tombs, but your guide will tell you what to look for inside the elaborately decorated rooms. If you wish to visit the tomb of King Tutankhamun, an additional cost is payable direct.

Leaving the hot sands of the Valley of the Kings, you will visit the Temple of Hatshepsut, one of the most striking monuments in Egypt.

Returning to Luxor there will be time for a brief photo stop at the Colossi of Memnon, which mark the site of the funerary temple of Amenhotep III. These two giant statues standing tall and proud on the West Bank are all that remain of the ancient complex. In addition you will have the chance to visit an alabaster factory and purchase genuine items if you wish. Later on return back to your hotel for an overnight stay.

DAY 6
After having buffet breakfast at your hotel, you will check out of the hotel and proceed to Hurghada. On arrival at Hurghada, you will check into your hotel for an overnight stay.

DAY 7
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Later on you can explore this beautiful seashore area on the Red Sea. You can enjoy many of the aquatic sport facilities available. You willfind sailboarders, yachtsmen, scuba divers and snorkelers here. Hurghada stretches about 36 kilometres along the seashore, and it does not reach far into the surrounding desert.

Overnight stay at your hotel in Hurghada.

DAY 8
You will enjoy hot breakfast at the hotel. After having breakfast, the day is at leisure, you can explore the city at your own pace and your own way. Overnight stay at your hotel.

DAY 9
After enjoying hot breakfast at your hotel, you will check out of the hotel and proceed to Hurghada Airport to catch a flight to Cairo.
On arrival at Cairo, our local representative would take you to your hotel in Cairo. Check in to your hotel and relax. The day is at leisure. You can visit the shopping areas of the city to do some shopping. Later in the evening you can opt for Nile River Dinning Cruise (at additional cost). Spend overnight at your hotel.

DAY 10
After enjoying hot buffet breakfast at the hotel, you will check out of the hotel and proceed to Airport for you journey back to home. You will surely take along with you happy memories of this Egyptian exploratory tour.


European Operations
Devonshire House, 60, Goswell Road,
London EC1M 7AD, U.K.
India Operations
The Concourse, A-2A, Sector-63,
Noida - 201301, Uttar Pradesh, India
Phone: +91-120-2427558, 2427559
Website: www.tripmart.com


Magic of Egypt (with Cruise)
2 Nights Cairo 
1 Nights Aswan (on Cruise) 
2 Nights Luxor (Stay on cruise) 
2 Nights Hurghada Only For Rs.65736/-(all inclusive)

Package Itinerary
DAY 1
Welcome to Egypt, you will arrive at Cairo Airport. You will meet our local representative, who will transfer you to your hotel in Cairo. Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa. Cairo was founded in the year 969 A.D. making it 1,042 years old. Check in to your hotel and enjoy the hospitality of your hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.

DAY 2


After enjoying hot buffet breakfast at the hotel, you will procced for a leisurely private tour of Cairo's most famous sites: the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum and Khan el-Khalili bazaar. Your private tour begins with a fascinating introduction to each of the three Giza pyramids: Cheops, Khafre and Menakaure. You will have free time to enter one of the pyramids (at additional cost).


A short drive to the city side of the plateau finds you standing at the feet of the Sphinx, the enigmatic symbol of Egypt. Also in Giza you may visit the Solar Boat Museum (at additional cost), home to the remarkably well preserved funerary boat of Khufu.

Cairo's famous Egyptian Museum houses 165,000 Egyptian artifacts, but the priceless treasures of King Tutankhamun are the highlight. His six gilded coffins dominate the main hall, while his magnificent death mask is the star attraction.

Continuing to Khan el Khalili bazaar, you'll enjoy free time to stroll through the maze of streets and bargain for a souvenir of your trip to Egypt. During the day you will also have the chance to visit a Papyrus Institute to see how the famous artwork is made. Later i in the evening you will checkout of the hotel and transferred to Railway station for an overnight train to Aswan. Dinner will be served on train.

DAY 3
After enjoying your breakfast on your train, you will arrive at Aswan. You will then be transferred from Railway station to 4 day Nile River Cruise. You will begin your Journey on Nile River with a visit to High Dam. High Dam of Aswan, located near Aswan, the world famous High Dam was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. Containing more material than used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the Dam is 11,811 ft long, 3215 ft thick at the base, 364 ft tall and is carved into from the existing granite, providing irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt. From the top of the High Dam you can gaze across Lake Nasser, a huge reservoir created when it was built, to Kalabsha temple in the south and the huge power station to the north.

Continue to the Unfinished Obelisk in the granite quarries of Aswan where much of the red granite used for ancient temples and colossi came from. The Unfinished Obelisk located in the Northern Quarry still lies where it was carved when a crack was discovered as it was being hewn from the rock. Then you will visit Philae Temple, the temple dedicated to the goddess Isis. It is in a beautiful setting which has been landscaped to match its original site. It's various shrines and sanctuaries.
You will enjoy lunch on board.

Later in the afternoon you will enjoy Felucca (egypt's traditional boats)tour around Aswan Islands. Overnight in Aswan with opportunity to disembark. You will enjoy dinner on board.

DAY 4
After enjoying breakfast, you will sail to Kom Ombo and visit of Kom Ombo Temple. The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple built during the Ptolemaic dynasty in the Egyptian town of Kom Ombo. Some additions were made during the Roman period. The building is unique because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods.

You will then sail to Edfu and visit the Temple of Horus. This Temple of Edfu is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Edfu which was known in Greco-Roman times as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus-Apollo. It is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt. The temple, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, was built in the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BCE.

Finally you will sail to Luxor, the ancient city of Thebes, the great capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom, and the glorious city of the god Amon-Ra. You will spend overnight and enjoy dinner on board.

DAY 5
After enjoying breakfast, you will visit the West Bank Valley of the Kings. The valley of Kings is the principal burial place of the major royal figures of the Egyptian New Kingdom. The royal tombs are decorated with scenes from Egyptian mythology and give clues to the beliefs and funerary rituals of the period. Almost all of the tombs seem to have been opened and robbed in antiquity, but they still give an idea of the opulence and power of the rulers of this time.

You will also visit Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch and Dinner would be served and you will stay overnight in Luxor with opportunity to disembark or optional Sound and Light Show at Karnak at additional cost.

DAY 6

After enjoying hot breakfast, you will check out of the Cruise. You have the option of enjoying a ride of Hot Air Ballooning over the West Bank at additional cost. You will then begin your road trip to Hurghada - a city in the Red Sea and a main tourist center. It is the second largest city (after Suez) in Egypt located on the Red Sea coast.


You will check into your hotel for overnight stay.

DAY 7
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Later on you can explore this beautiful seashore area on the Red Sea. You can enjoy many of the aquatic sport facilities available. You willfind sailboarders, yachtsmen, scuba divers and snorkelers here. Hurghada stretches about 36 kilometres along the seashore, and it does not reach far into the surrounding desert.

Overnight stay at your hotel in Hurghada.

DAY 8
After enjoying hot buffet breakfast at the hotel, you will check out of the hotel and proceed to Airport for you journey back to home. You will surely take along with you happy memories of this Egyptian exploratory tour.


European Operations
Devonshire House, 60, Goswell Road,
London EC1M 7AD, U.K.
India Operations
The Concourse, A-2A, Sector-63,
Noida - 201301, Uttar Pradesh, India
Phone: +91-120-2427558, 2427559
Website: www.tripmart.com





Discover Egypt (with Alexandria and Night Cruise)
3 Nights Cairo 
1 Nights Aswan (Stay on Cruise 
2 Nights Luxor (Stay on Cruise) Only For Rs.64414/-(all inclusive)

Package Itinerary
DAY 1
Welcome to Egypt, you will arrive at Cairo Airport. You will meet our local representative, who will transfer you to your hotel in Cairo. Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa. Cairo was founded in the year 969 A.D. making it 1,042 years old.

Check in to your hotel and enjoy the hospitality of your hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.

DAY 2
After enjoying hot buffet breakfast at your hotel, you will proceed on fascinating tour to Alexandria from Cairo. The second largest city in Egypt, Alexandria has an atmosphere that is more Mediterranean than Middle Eastern and is famous for its Roman remains. Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 312 B.C., and was the capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt.

Your first stop in this historic city is the catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa, a Roman burial site whose family tomb reveals the merging of Egyptian and Roman art and architecture. Descend below ground to visit the tomb and Caracalla Hall.

Back above ground, continue to Pompey's Pillar, an 82-foot (25-meter) granite column built to honor Emperor Diocletian, who freed the besieged city and brought food to its starving people. Continuing the Roman theme, the next site your guide will show you is the Roman amphitheater, possibly the best preserved Roman site in Egypt. The site also includes the remains of a Roman street and homes.

After lunch (included) you will visit the famous Alexandria Library. In contrast to the ancient architecture found throughout Egypt, the Norwegian-designed building is a striking piece of modern design. A copy of every book published in the world is kept in the library, making it one of the great literary sites in the world. The library also houses several exhibitions relating to the history of Egypt and a display of rare antique books (additional cost).Later on return back to your hotel in Cairo for an overnight stay.

DAY 3


After enjoying hot buffet breakfast at the hotel, you will procced for a leisurely private tour of Cairo's most famous sites: the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum and Khan el-Khalili bazaar. Your private tour begins with a fascinating introduction to each of the three Giza pyramids: Cheops, Khafre and Menakaure. You will have free time to enter one of the pyramids (at additional cost).


A short drive to the city side of the plateau finds you standing at the feet of the Sphinx, the enigmatic symbol of Egypt. Also in Giza you may visit the Solar Boat Museum (at additional cost), home to the remarkably well preserved funerary boat of Khufu.

Cairo's famous Egyptian Museum houses 165,000 Egyptian artifacts, but the priceless treasures of King Tutankhamun are the highlight. His six gilded coffins dominate the main hall, while his magnificent death mask is the star attraction.

Continuing to Khan el Khalili bazaar, you'll enjoy free time to stroll through the maze of streets and bargain for a souvenir of your trip to Egypt. During the day you will also have the chance to visit a Papyrus Institute to see how the famous artwork is made. Later i in the evening you will checkout of the hotel and transferred to Railway station for an overnight train to Aswan. Dinner will be served on train.

DAY 4
After enjoying your breakfast on your train, you will arrive at Aswan. You will then be transferred from Railway station to 4 day Nile River Cruise. You will begin your Journey on Nile River with a visit to High Dam. High Dam of Aswan, located near Aswan, the world famous High Dam was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. Containing more material than used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the Dam is 11,811 ft long, 3215 ft thick at the base, 364 ft tall and is carved into from the existing granite, providing irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt. From the top of the High Dam you can gaze across Lake Nasser, a huge reservoir created when it was built, to Kalabsha temple in the south and the huge power station to the north.

Continue to the Unfinished Obelisk in the granite quarries of Aswan where much of the red granite used for ancient temples and colossi came from. The Unfinished Obelisk located in the Northern Quarry still lies where it was carved when a crack was discovered as it was being hewn from the rock. Then you will visit Philae Temple, the temple dedicated to the goddess Isis. It is in a beautiful setting which has been landscaped to match its original site. It's various shrines and sanctuaries.
You will enjoy lunch on board.

Later in the afternoon you will enjoy Felucca (egypt's traditional boats)tour around Aswan Islands. Overnight in Aswan with opportunity to disembark. You will enjoy dinner on board.

DAY 5
After enjoying breakfast, you will sail to Kom Ombo and visit of Kom Ombo Temple. The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple built during the Ptolemaic dynasty in the Egyptian town of Kom Ombo. Some additions were made during the Roman period. The building is unique because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods.

You will then sail to Edfu and visit the Temple of Horus. This Temple of Edfu is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Edfu which was known in Greco-Roman times as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus-Apollo. It is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt. The temple, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, was built in the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BCE.

Finally you will sail to Luxor, the ancient city of Thebes, the great capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom, and the glorious city of the god Amon-Ra. You will spend overnight and enjoy dinner on board.

DAY 6
After enjoying breakfast, you will visit the West Bank Valley of the Kings. The valley of Kings is the principal burial place of the major royal figures of the Egyptian New Kingdom. The royal tombs are decorated with scenes from Egyptian mythology and give clues to the beliefs and funerary rituals of the period. Almost all of the tombs seem to have been opened and robbed in antiquity, but they still give an idea of the opulence and power of the rulers of this time.

You will also visit Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch and Dinner would be served and you will stay overnight in Luxor with opportunity to disembark or optional Sound and Light Show at Karnak at additional cost.

DAY 7
After enjoying hot breakfast, you will check out of the Cruise and proceed to Luxor Airport for your flight back home. You will surely take along with you happy memories of this Egyptian exploratory tour.


European Operations
Devonshire House, 60, Goswell Road,
London EC1M 7AD, U.K.
India Operations
The Concourse, A-2A, Sector-63,
Noida - 201301, Uttar Pradesh, India
Phone: +91-120-2427558, 2427559
Website: www.tripmart.com