Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
Assistance of our guest relations during your stay
All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including daily breakfast
Accommodation for 4 nights on board 5 star Nile Cruise cruise on full board basis.
Accommodation for 2 nights in Muscat including daily breakfast
Accommodation for 1 night in Nizwa including daily breakfast
Accommodation for 1 night in Wahiba Sand including daily breakfast
Accommodation for 3 nights in Salalah including daily breakfast
All sightseeing tours in Egypt & Oman as mentioned in the itinerary
Private English speaking guide
Entrance fees to mentioned places
Domestic flight ticket: Cairo to Luxor & Aswan to Cairo
Domestic flight ticket: Muscat / Salalah / Muscat
Meals in hotels, Nile cruise and during tours as mentioned in the itinerary
A bottle of water during you tours
All taxes & service charge
30 minutes of local calling (5 minutes international) and a mobile phone loaned for the length of your stay in Egypt or an Egyptian sim card for your unlocked mobile device
Excluded:
International Airfare to Egypt & Oman
Entry visa to Egypt & Oman
Flight from Cairo to Muscat
Any optional tours
Personal spending
Tipping
Notes:
This is a private tour package.
Price is valid the whole year except Peak periods.
Welcome to Cairo! Our representative will greet you at the airport and assist you through immigration and customs formalities, after you have collected your luggage; our representative will take you in our deluxe vehicle to your Cairo hotel for check in and overnight.
Meals: No meals
Activities: No activities today
It is said that Egypt is full of Pyramids and after breakfast you will be taken in an air conditioned vehicle to Dahshur where you will see the two pyramids built by the Pharaoh Snefru.
Not only will you be able to look at the Red Pyramid, the worlds first true pyramid, you will also have the opportunity to go inside it and gaze at the phenomenal corbelled ceilings in the 3 separate rooms.
Next you will be able to stare at the wonder of the "Bent Pyramid", so called due to the change in angle caused by the architect wanting to relieve the weight which was causing it to subside. In the near distance you will also see the Black Pyramid of Amenemhat III, inaccessible due to it being on army land.
After lunch, at a local restaurant, you will be taken to Sakkara to see the very first pyramid ever built; the Step Pyramid of Djoser. You will also get the chance to see some fantastic mastabas, including the mastaba of Kagemni, one of the most important tombs of ancient Egypt.
You will then be able to marvel at the Pyramid Texts inside the Pyramid of Teti before heading off to the ancient capital of Egypt: Memphis UNESCO site from 1979). The Colossus of Ramses II dominates the museum here; do not forget your camera! After this amazing trip through Egypt's pharaonic past you will be driven back to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Activities: Sakkara, Memphis & Dahshur
Breakfast at hotel and check out your hotel in Cairo, then you will be transferred to Cairo airport to board your domestic flight to Luxor.
Upon arriving Luxor airport; you will be greeted by our representative who will transfer you by air-conditioned vehicle to your Nile cruise: Your floating hotel for the coming 5 days.
After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak and Luxor Temple (UNESCO sites from 1979). You’ll have dinner on board the ship and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast at Cairo hotel, Lunch & Dinner onboard
Activities: East bank of Luxor (Karnak and Luxor temples)
Early breakfast onboard, then head out to visit the West bank of Luxor (UNESCO sites from 1979), the Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom during the 15th century BC. Last stop will be by the Colossi of Memnon.
Drive back to your Nile cruise for lunch while the boat sails majestically towards Edfu, enjoy a leisurely dinner on board and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner onboard
Activities: West bank of Luxor ( Valley of Kings, Hatshepsut temple and Memnon Statues)
After breakfast on board; You’ll visit the temple of Edfu by carriage, the best-preserved temple of the ancient world. The structure is dedicated to Horus, the falcon god. You’ll then sail to Kom Ombo, where you’ll encounter the twin temple of Kom Ombo, where you’ll learn about the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus, whose monuments decorate each half of the temple.
Return back to your boat for lunch while sailing towards Aswan. Dinner and overnight onboard.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner onboard
Activities: Horus temple in Edfu & Sobek temple in Kom Ombo
After your breakfast on the Nile cruise, you will enjoy your day Aswan. First you will visit the High Dam and then visit the beautiful temple of Philae, devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor.
Drive back to your Nile cruise for lunch, rest of day is free at leisure. Dinner and overnight onboard.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner onboard
Activities: High Dam and Philae temple
Early wake up, breakfast box is followed by overland trip to Abu Simble (UNESCO site from 1979) to see this outstanding archaeological area contains such magnificent monuments as the Temples of Ramses II.
Drive back to Aswan and direct to the airport for your flight back to Cairo, where you will be met and assisted at the airport by our representative and then transferred to your hotel in Cairo for check in and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast onboard Nile cruise
Activities: Abu Simble temple
Breakfast at hotel and checl oout, then you will be transferred to Cairo airport for your international flight to Muscat.
Meet and greet upon arrival at Muscat International Airport by our representative and assist you to the comforts of our vehicle to your hotel for check-in.
This day you can relax and explore the downtown, and be prepared for a magnificent trip on the next day.
Meals: Breakfast at Cairo hotel
Activities: Free at leisure
Breakfast at hotel and check out. Then your journey starts with a visit to the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, one of the biggest mosques in the Middle East.
Later we will drive towards “Al Ayn Ancient Tombs” the 5th UNESCO world heritage site of our tour. The Archaeological Sites of Al-Ayn, along with Bat, and Al-Khutm, are a group of necropolises from the 3rd Millennium BC, located near a palm grove. They were declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 1988.
You will stop then in Bahla (UNESCO site since 1987) which is famous for its ancient fort and its pottery, a delightful old town that preserved its traditions. The whole site is surrounded by a protective wall of 12 km long which is still standing.
After the visit of the famous Pottery Centre and Bahla Fort which was built in the late 17th century, time for lunch at the local restaurant. After lunch, we will head down the mountains towards Misfah Al Abriyeen, which is an ancient village that you can walk through the ancient falaj system (UNESCO sites from 2006) with a pleasant different shade of fruits.
We will stop, in Al Hamra village for a short walk in the oasis before reach the hotel. You will stop for the night in a mountain resort near al Hamra (or in Nizwa).
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Activities: Muscat, Al Ayn, Bahla, Al Hamra, Misfah Al Abreen
Breakfast in the hotel and check out. In the Morning we will discover Nizwa city by visiting its powerful fort with its massive circular cannon tower, one of the most powerful and impressive forts in Oman. Then you will be strolling through Nizwa Suq.
Time for lunch in a local restaurants. Then drive deep into the heart of the desert (Wahiba Sands) just to arrive at your hotel (camp with all the comforts) before sunset to ensure you experience camel riding (at your discretion) and enjoy the sunset from the top of the dunes. Afterward, we will enjoy the dinner in the camp with traditional music (music is provided by the camp and depending on the number of the guests at the camp).
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Activities: Nizwa & Wahiba Sands
Breakfast in the hotel and check out. Today in the morning we will drive towards the village of Sur which is an ancient seaport famous for building Arabian dhows in the traditional way.
We then have a short stop at Qalhat (UNESCO Site from 2018) where there is the Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam Tomb (This Mausoleum was built for Baha al-Din Ayaz, successor Mahmud b. Ahmad al- Qusi al- Qalhati the founder of the Hormuz Empire which flourished in the 8th/14th century. The mausoleum was built by the wife of Baha al-Din, Maryam, and is thus calling the Bibi Maryam mausoleum).
Then drive towards Wadi Tiwi, here following the Wadi you will reach old villages and palm plantations, before reach Muscat.
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Activities: Wahiba, Sur, Qalhat, Wadi Tiwi, Muscat
Breakfast in the hotel and check out. After breakfast, you will be met at the hotel with our tour guide for a half day Muscat city tour. We will drive along the picturesque Corniche with a photo stop at Al Alam Palace, the residence of his Majesty Sultan Qaboos. This palace is surrounded by the 16th century two Portuguese forts Mirani and Jalali.
A walk in the Muttrah suq before transfer you to the airport, and domestic flight to Salalah, the second largest city in the Sultanate. Free time in Salalah & overnight.
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Activities: Muscat & Salalah
Breakfast in the hotel. This day you will start to visit the Dhofar region that, in the past, saw the flourishing of the frankincense trade route.
First stop will be in Mirbat, the ancient capital of Dhofar and the beginning of the Frankincense Trail. You can walk along the beach and through the old city to see the old Omani mud houses. Visit near Mirbat the Bin Ali’s Tomb and its particular long shape. Don’t miss the archaeological site of Sumhuram (Khor Rori) which was once the easternmost outpost of the Khadramaut south Arabian kingdom on the ancient frankincense route between the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, and India.
To complete this cultural day tour in Salalah and surrounding area, you will visit the Frankincense Museum, that display exhibits illustrating the Region’s and its history, and the archaeological site of Al Balid.
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Activities: Salalah, Mirbat, Khor Rori (Sumhuram), Al Balid
Breakfast in the hotel. This day you will continue to discover the Dhofar region. Leave Salalah in the early morning to reach the ancient city of Ubar, an archaeological site discovered in 1992.
Archaeologists believe that Ubar has been populated from 2800 BC up to 300 AD until when the city, built over a natural well, collapsed on itself. The city was an important frankincense trading center connecting the interior of the Arabian Peninsula and the coastal villages.
After the short visit to the ruins, proceed to Rub Al Khali, and take your lunch over the dunes of the biggest desert in the world.
On your way back to Salalah take your time to make some pictures of the frankincense trees in Wadi Dawka (UNESCO site from 2000).
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Activities: Ubar, Wadi Dawka, Rub Al Khali, Salalah
Breakfast at hotel and check out then departure to Muscat and connection flight to your original destination.
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Activities: No activities
Prices – Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip. – Valid the whole year except peak periods.
Children Policy – Child from 0 – 01.99 Free of Charge – Child from 2 – 5.99 pays 25% of tour price – Child from 6 – 11.99 pays 50% of tour price – Child 12+ pays full tour price as per adult person
Notes:
– Children policy applied on children who share parent’s room (Maximum 1 Child sharing parent’s room)
– Children policy is not applied on airfare
Payment Policy
– Reservations should be made as early as possible to book the desired holiday.
– Space on given tour will be secured upon receipt a deposit of 25% of the full price.
– This payment will be 50% during the Christmas and New Year holidays and on packages including airfare.
– This deposit counts as part of your final payment.
– Deposits can be made by bank wire transfer or sent via Western Union or paid using a credit card (Visa or MasterCard).
– Payment should be received within 7 days of booking.
Tipping
Tipping is a customary attitude for expressing one’s satisfaction with good services rendered to the client by staff on duty with him/her. It’s not obligatory but kind of appreciation.
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