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Egypt October 2024 Itinerary

October 26, 2024 - Arrival in Cairo

Transfer from Cairo Airport to the Royal Hotel in Giza (transfers are only included on the day the retreat begins).
Check-in at the accommodation.
Welcome dinner à la carte, depending on the flight arrival times.
Welcome Circle.

October 27, 2024 - Cairo - Luxor

Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning flight to Luxor included.
Transfer from the airport to the Steigenberger Nile Palace Hotel.
Check-in at the hotel.
Lunch and dinner included.
Tuk-tuk ride through the Luxor desert to visit the Temple of Isis in the desert.
Ceremony and rituals inside the temple.
Visit to the Alabaster factory.
Return to the hotel.
1 night at the hotel.

October 28, 2024 - Dendera and Abydos

Early morning breakfast at the hotel.
We will have the luggage ready to be transferred to the Cruise.
Visit to the Temple of Hathor in Dendera.
Visit to the Temple of Osiris in Abydos.
Lunch at a local house included with mineral water.
Return in the afternoon.
Check-in at the Alexander The Great Cruise, dinner included on the boat with mineral water.

October 29, 2024 - Karnak Luxor

Optional: Hot air balloon ride, $100 per person.
Breakfast and transfer to the Karnak Temple, with private access to visit the Goddess Sekhmet in her original place.
Visit to the Temple of Osiris to see the seven keys and seven gates of life.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Return to the boat.
Optional:
Visit to the Valley of the Kings with a ticket included to see the Tomb of Tutankhamun + Visit to the Temple of Hatshepsut.
Price per person: $70. Duration: 2 hours.
Begin sailing on the Nile.
Dinner included with mineral water.

October 30, 2024 - Edfu Kom Ombo

Morning visit to the Temple of Horus in Edfu.
Transfers included.
Lunch on the boat.
In the afternoon, visit to the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the God Sobek and Horus the Great.
An ancient initiatic temple that belonged to the Sacred Route of the Temples of southern Egypt.
Dinner on the boat.

October 31, 2024 - Aswan

Breakfast on the boat.
Morning free for activities.
Lunch on the boat.
Visit to the perfume and essential oil factory in the famous Aswan location, known for preserving the original methods of production.
Return to the boat, dinner and mineral water included.

November 1, 2024 - Abu Simbel Kom Ombo

Light breakfast at dawn on the boat (we will make a stop during the journey to Abu Simbel) and check-out from the boat.
Luggage should be prepared to be transferred to the hotel in Aswan.
Transfer to Abu Simbel (3.5 hours each way).
Visit to the Temple of Abu Simbel, where the Temple of Ramses II and his beloved Nefertari, priestess of Hathor, are located.
Lunch with mineral water.
Return to Aswan.
Check-in at the Miska Hotel on Heisa Island.
Dinner included with mineral water

November 2, 2024 - Philae

Breakfast at the Miska Hotel, overlooking the Nile on Heisa Island, part of Philae.
Morning free to swim in the Nile and participate in a baptism ceremony in the Nile.
In the afternoon, transfer in minibuses and motorboats to the island where the Temple of Isis is currently located.
After the visit, we will transfer by motorboat to the original location where the Gate of the Temple of Isis in Philae is located.
Meditation, activities, and sunset at the site. Blue Lotus Flower Ceremony.
Nubian lunch and dinner at the hotel.
Traditional musicians.

November 3, 2024 - Aswan - Hurgada

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer by motorboat to leave the island, followed by transfer in private minibuses to the city of Hurgada, 6 hours from Aswan.
Check-in at the Sindbad Hurgada Hotel after noon.
All-inclusive.
Afternoon free.
1 night at the hotel.

November 4, 2024 - Hurgada

Day of snorkeling on a yacht-type boat.
Afternoon at Orange Island.
Banana boat ride.
Lunch included.
2nd night at the hotel.

November 5, 2024 - Hurgada - Cairo - Giza

Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Hurgada Airport.
Flight to Cairo.
Transfer to the Royal Pyramids Hotel in the Pyramids area.
Lunch at the hotel with one main dish included + mineral water.
Transfer to the Coptic Quarter of Old Cairo, where you can find emblematic places where the Holy Family lived during the early years of Jesus.
Visit the well where the Mother Mary drank.
Visit the crypt where the Holy Family stayed for the first 3 months.
Visit the Coptic Museum with entrance included to see the Nag Hammadi Scrolls, including the Gospel of Mary Magdalene and other apocryphal gospels.
Visit the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar and Al Hussein Mosque.
Return to the hotel. À la carte dinner + mineral water included.

November 6, 2024 - Cairo - Giza

Early breakfast at the hotel.
Entry to the Giza Pyramids area, including entry inside the Pyramid of Cheops and a visit to the Sphinx of Giza.
Afternoon free with optional extra excursions.
Optional visit:
Step Pyramid of Saqqara with entry inside the pyramid + Visit to the Egyptian Civilization Museum + Visit to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
$150 per person. Entries, transfers, and guides included. Lunch included.
For those not taking the visit, lunch will be included at the hotel, with one main dish included and mineral water.
Dinner included at the hotel + mineral water.

November 7, 2024 - White and Black Desert

Unbudgeted tour. Full organization of transfers, meals, drinks, lodging, desert guide, and tour conducted by Mr. Mohammed.

November 8, 2024 - White and Black Desert

Return in the afternoon from the White and Black Desert tour. Lunch included in the desert.
Check-in at the Royal Pyramids Hotel in the Pyramids area.
Farewell dinner on the hotel terrace included + mineral water.
Closing circle.

November 9, 2024 - End of itinerary, flight to Cairo

Morning flight to Cairo.
Transfer to the airport and flight included for this closing day of the retreat.

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