Mystical Egypt & Morocco Tour - 15 days
Group Tour /
Saturday departures from Cairo
Accommodation in Superior or Deluxe Hotels and in Nile Cruise
ship
Cairo (2) Luxor (1) Edfu (1) Aswan (2)
Casablanca (1) Rabat (1) Fez (2) Marrakech (2)
Casablanca (1)
Category:
Group Tour , Cultural Tour,
Comprehensive, Land Journey, sleeper train, domestic flight, Nile Cruise
Day 1: Arrive Cairo
Arrive at Cairo airport and transfer
to hotel. Meet tour coordinator for welcome briefing.
Overnight: Cairo
Day 2: Cairo Tour (B)
After breakfast, begin
full day sightseeing tour of Cairo. First visit Giza Plateau, located in
the west bank of Nile, facing
Cairo. Cheops, Chepren and
Mycerinus are the three pyramids we will see in this
plateau and their guardian Sphinx, the lion body human
head mythical statue. Later visit the world famous
Egyptian
Museum.
The museum that houses the largest Egyptian collection
with more than 250.000 antiques extending over the past
5000 years. Return to hotel.
Overnight:
Cairo
Day 3: Cairo
Luxor
(B, L, D)
Early morning we will be
transferred to Cairo
airport for our flight to Luxor.
Upon arrival we will be
guided to
embark to Nile Cruise ship and
have lunch on board. After lunch begin the tour in the
enchanted Luxor,
considered the greatest open air museum in the world.
Cross the river to the eastern bank of Nile to see the
temple
of Karnak and Luxor. After tour return to the ship for
dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Nile Cruise /
Luxor
Day 4:
Luxor
Edfu (B, L, D)
Breakfast on board. In the morning
visit the West bank - Valley of the
Kings, the
Temple
of Queen Hatshepsut
and
the Colossi of Memnon. Sail
to Edfu, have lunch on board and will have free time at
leisure.
Overnight in Edfu.
Day 5: Edfu Kom Ombo Aswan
(B ,L, D)
Today visit
Edfu
Temple, located in the west bank of
Nile and dedicated to god Horus, the falcon
god. Then sail to Kom Ombo to visit the temple that was
built in Ptolemaic Roman era for the worship of god
Haroeris and Sobek, the crocodile god. Sail to
Aswan
for dinner and overnight.
Day 6:
Aswan
(B, L, D)
After breakfast visit the
remarkable Aswan Dam, considered as one of the
outstanding architectural achievements of the 20th
Century. Then visit the Philae
Temple,
which was dedicated to goddess Isis.
Lunch
on board and
sail on the Nile by Feluccas for the view of
Elephantine island (or Kitcheners island), view
from boat. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 7: Aswan
(optional Abu Simbel)
Cairo
(B)
After breakfast disembark and transfer to
Aswan
Airport.
Clients who booked optional Abu Simbel tour will take
the flight to Abu Simbel to see the magnificent temples
of Ramses II and Nefertiti; after you return Aswan you might have free time in Aswan
until your flight to
Cairo. If you dont take the
optional tour youll fly to Cairo in the morning, youll be transferred to
your hotel and will have free time in the afternoon.
Overnight: Cairo
Day 8: Cairo -
Casablanca
(B)
Transfer to
Cairo airport for flight to Casablanca. (Recommended
Cairo
Casablanca flight
non-stop Egypt Air departing
Cairo at 09:10 am arriving Casablanca at 01:10pm; airfare not
included)).Welcome at Casablanca Mohammed V airport,
meet our representative. Delivery of your vouchers and
your trip documents. brief review of the tour during
your transfer to the hotel.
Overnight:
Casablanca
Day 9: Casablanca-Rabat (B, D) 95km
After breakfast, we will have a
half-day sightseeing tour of
Casablanca, the economic capital of
Morocco. We will visit
Hassan II Mosque (outside) - the largest mosque outside Mecca, the Mohammad V square,
Royal
Palace
and Habous district and the residential area of Anfa. We
will have our (optional) lunch in one of the fish
restaurants located at seafront. After lunch we will
follow the Barbary Coast to the imperial city of Rabat; the administrative capital city of the
Kingdom. We will see Mechouar (ramparts and walls
surrounding the Royal
Palace), the fortified Oudaya Kasbah,
the marvelous Mohamed V mausoleum and Hassan
Tower.
We will check-in to our hotel in
Rabat
for dinner and overnight. Overnight:
Rabat
Day 10: Rabat-Meknes- Fez (B, D) 220km
Morning depart to the
second imperial city, Meknes, which was the capital city under the
reign of Moulay Ismail (1672-1727). This city is famous
for its 40 km long city walls that preserve the most
beautiful gate of Morocco, Bab Al Mansour. We will
also visit the Royal Stables which housed up to 12,000
horses of Sultan Moulay Ismail. Later we will continue
to Fes via the holy city of Moulay
Idriss where the founder of the Islam in Morocco is buried; this town is
famous for its green rooftops and offers one of the most
picturesque views of Moroccan town life. On our way to
Fez, we will also visit the roman city of
Volubilis. Volubilis features the
best preserved excavations in this part of northern
Africa dating from the Roman Empire.
In 1997 the site was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage
list. Later we will arrive to Fez and check-in to our
hotel. Overnight: Fez
Day 11: Fez (B, D)
After breakfast, we will
begin our full day sightseeing tour of Fez, the most
ancient city of the Imperials, founded by Idris I (789)
and his son Moulay Idris II (810). We will visit the
medieval Medina with its Medersas (religious Islamic
universities) Attarine and Bou Anania, the Nejjarine
fountain, the Moulay Idriss mausoleum, and the Karaouine
Mosque. After our (optional) local lunch we will
continue to Fez Jdid (new
Fez), and return to our hotel.
Overnight: Fez
Day 12: Fez
/ Beni Mellal / Marrakech (B, D) 485km
After breakfast, we will depart to
Marrakech passing by the Berber
village of Immouzer du
Kandar
and Ifrane and arrive to Beni Mellal. It sits in the
foot of Mount
Tassemit and is one of the agricultural centers of Morocco.
We will arrive to Marrakech late afternoon. Overnight:
Marrakech
Day 13: Marrakech (B, L)
After breakfast, we will begin our
full day sightseeing tour of Marrakech, the second
largest city in
Morocco
also known as the pearl of south. Today we will visit
the 16th century Saadian Tombs, the
Bahia
Palace and
Koutoubia Minaret. Afternoon we will visit the Djemaa El
Fna square, which by day is a market place but at night
is a place of non-stop entertainment; this area is great
for bargain hunt in the souks and handicraft shops of
Marrakech. Overnight: Marrakech
Optional: Fantasia Dinner
(Today Lunch is included in
package price instead of Dinner)
Day
14: Marrakech - Casablanca
(B, D) 220km
We have morning at leisure
to absorb this mystical city; after lunch time we will
depart to Casablanca. Upon arrival we will check-in to
our hotel. Overnight: Casablanca
Day 15: Casablanca (B)
Transfer to
Casablanca
airport for flight back home. Thank you for visiting
Egypt
&
Morocco!
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