HISTORICAL EGYPT WITH HURGHADA
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HISTORICAL EGYPT WITH HURGHADA
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- EX – KOLKATA DEPARTURE
- ECONOMY CLASS RETURN AIRFARE FROM KOLKATA
- ACCOMMODATION AT 4 STAR OR 5 STAR CATEGORY HOTELS
- DELICIOUS CUISINE – DAILY BREAKFASTS, LUNCHES & DINNERS AS MENTIONED IN THE ITINERARY
- OVERSEAS MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR TRAVELLERS UPTO 60 YEARS OF AGE
- ALL TRANSFER BY AIR-CONDITIONED LUXURY COACH
- EXPERIENCED BENGALI TOUR MANAGER THROUGHOUT THE TOUR FROM KOLKATA
- 3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS 5 STAR NILE CRUISE WITH GUIDE
- FAMOUS LIGHT & SOUND SHOW AT THE PYRAMIDS
- VISIT STEP PYRAMID OF SAQQARA
- VISIT THE WORLD-FAMOUS EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
- VISIT THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA AND THE SPHINX
- VISIT THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE – ABU SIMBEL
- VISIT THE VALLEY OF KINGS, TEMPLE OF QUEEN HATSHEPSUT
- VISIT THE TEMPLES OF LUXOR AND KARNAK
- VISIT THE TEMPLE OF SOBEK IN KOM OMBO
- VISIT THE TEMPLE OF HORUS – EDFU
- VISIT THE CATACOMBS OF KOM EL SHOQAFA AND POMPEY’S PILLAR IN ALEXANDRIA
- VISIT THE ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY
- GUIDED TOUR: CAIRO, SAQQARA, ALEXANDRIA, EDFU, ASWAN, LUXOR, KARNAK
- LOCAL ENGLISH-SPEAKING GUIDE THROUGHOUT IN EGYPT
PACKAGE COST INCLUDES
- Economy Class round trip airfare to Kolkata.
- All Taxes mentioned on the ticket as on 1st March 2025.
- All Visa Charges.
- Accommodation at 4-star or 5-star hotels on double/twin/triple sharing basis.
- Daily Breakfasts, Lunches & Dinners as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Transfer to and from and tour of all the places mentioned in the itinerary by luxury coach.
- Internal transfers & tours (if any mentioned in the itinerary) by cruise, train and flight.
- Entry fees to places that are included in the itinerary.
- Compulsory tips amount to coach driver.
- Travel insurance premium up to 60 years (only the difference will have to be paid for people above 60 years old).
PACKAGE COST EXCLUDES
- 5% GST on the Total Tour Cost (including tips and any optional tour) which is payable at Kolkata by Indian Currency only in favour of Go Everywhere Tours and Travels Pvt. Ltd.
5% T.C.S is applicable on total foreign exchange part (including GST) as and when applicable up to date of travel only in favour of Go Everywhere Tours and Travels Pvt. Ltd., which will be adjusted with your income tax return if the forex amount is less than or equal to 7 lakhs within one financial year (1st April to 31st March). If the forex amount paid in one financial year is more than 7 lakhs, then 20% TCS will be charged on the outstanding amount.
- RT-PCR tests cost (both ways, India & abroad, if required.
- Expenses and services of personal nature – telephone calls, mineral water, any meals not forming a part of the group itinerary menu, room services orders, mini bar & beverages (alcoholic or nonalcoholic), snacks or refreshments or any other usage, laundry, personal entertainment expenses except for mentioned itinerary items, extra conveyance expenses, if any, entrance charges except for the mentioned itinerary items, any other incidental or medical expenses etc.
- Cost of optional tours.
- Any Porterage Charges at airports, ports, waterways, stations or any hotels etc.
- Any services not mentioned in the ‘Tour Cost Includes’.
- NB: The Tour Itinerary as well as the Package Price is subject to change if any unforeseen/unavoidable situations occur before or during the tour AND/OR if there is any increase or decrease of cost per Airline, IATA rule, Visa & Rate of Exchange (ROE) at the time of final payment & departure of the tour, respectively. The package cost which includes all the services (as mentioned in the itinerary etc) has been framed as on 1st April, 2024. The Tour Itinerary, Airfare, Taxes, Visa Charges, Medical Insurance Premium and other related expenses/fees are subject to change if it requires for any unforeseen and/or unavoidable circumstances before and/or during the tour period.
- Payment equivalent to Foreign Currency Component (mentioned in package price) including the Tipping& Optional Tour if any, has to be paid in Indian Currency with local cheque/at par cheque only, favouring Go Everywhere Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd., as per Forex (foreign exchange) Card Board Rate based on therate of the day of Final Payment as schedule by Go Everywhere Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd. Indian Currencypart can be paid in A/C Payee (for local), “A/C Payee at Par” (for outstation), Demand Draft or by Cash.
HOTELS
- CAIRO – 3 NIGHTS | THE OASIS HOTEL CAIRO OR HELNAN DREAMLAND HOTEL OR SIMILAR
- TRAIN – 1 NIGHT
- NILE CRUISE – 3 NIGHTS | M/S NILE STYLE CRUISE OR PRINCESS SARA CRUISE OR SIMILAR
- HURGHADA – 2 NIGHTS | CARIBBEAN WORLD RESORT OR SWISS INN OR SIMILAR
- ALEXANDRIA – 1 NIGHT | GRAND PLAZA OR SIMILAR
TEMPERATURE CHART
SOURCE: AccuWeather
PLACE | TEMPERATURE IN OCTOBER & DECEMBER | |
MAX. TEMP. (in °Celsius) | MIN. TEMP. (in °Celsius) | |
CAIRO | 25 | 11 |
ALEXANDRIA | 22 | 12 |
LUXOR | 26 | 13 |
ASWAN | 28 | 15 |
HURGHADA | 24 | 17 |
Day 1: KOLKATA – CAIRO MEAL ON BOARD – DINNER
Greetings from GO everywhere Holidays!!
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Your presence at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport 3 hours prior to the departure is mandatory. Our experienced Tour Manager will meet you at the airport to assist you with the formalities before boarding the flight.
Welcome to Egypt – The Land of Pharaohs & Pyramids!! Arrive at Cairo International Airport, complete all immigration formalities, and then hop on to our coach.
Have dinner followed check-in to the hotel for an overnight stay at Cairo.
Day 2: CAIRO – ALEXANDRIA BREAKFAST – LUNCH – DINNER
After breakfast, visit the Great Pyramids of Giza. Later, you visit the famous SPHINX near Cheops.
The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one to remain largely intact.
Next, proceed for the guided tour of Saqqara. Saqqara also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English. It is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. Saqqara features numerous pyramids, including the world-famous Step Pyramid of Djoser, sometimes referred to as the Step Tomb due to its rectangular base, as well as a number of mastabas (Arabic word meaning ‘bench’).
Have lunch in the afternoon. Proceed to Alexandria. Have dinner and check-in to hotel and have a relaxed stay in hotel in Alexandria.
Day 3 : ALEXANDRIA – CAIRO BREAKFAST – LUNCH – DINNER
After breakfast, check-out from the hotel at Cairo and start your tour of Alexandria.
First, visit the great Alexandria International Library: It is one of the largest and the most significant libraries of the ancient world. The Library was part of a larger research institution called the Mouseion, which was dedicated to the Muses, the nine goddesses of the arts.
Next, we will proceed to Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa meaning “Mound of Shards” which is a historical archaeological site located in Alexandria, Egypt and is considered one of the ages. The necropolis consists of a series of Alexandrian tombs, statues and archaeological objects of the Pharaonic funeral cult with Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences.
Have dinner and visit Pompey’s Pillar which is a Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, the largest of its type constructed outside the imperial capitals of Rome and Constantinople, located at the Serapeum of Alexandria. The only known free-standing column in Roman Egypt which was not composed of drums. It is one of the largest ancient monoliths and one of the largest monolithic columns ever erected.
After the tour proceed to Cairo have dinner and check-in to your hotel at Cairo. Have dinner and stay overnight.
Day 4: FLIGHT – ASWAN – NILE CRUISE PACKED BREAKFAST – MEALS ON BOARD
On this day, check out early morning from the hotel and proceed to airport for a flight to Aswan. On reaching Aswan, visit Aswan High Dam, is an embankment dam built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, between 1960 and 1970. Its significance largely eclipsed the previous Aswan Low Dam initially completed in 1902 downstream. Based on the success of the Low Dam,
at its maximum utilization, construction of the High Dam became a key objective of the government following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952; with its ability to control floods better. It provides increased water storage for irrigation and generates hydroelectricity. The dam was seen as pivotal to Egypt’s planned industrialization. Like the earlier implementation, the High Dam has had a significant effect on the economy and the culture of Egypt.
Next, visit the Philae Temple.
After visit to these amazing sites, embark on the luxurious Nile Cruise. Check-in to your cabin, have lunch on board and your journey begins for 3 nights. Enjoy felucca ride (optional) around Elephantine Island and visit Agha Khan Mausoleum.
Delicious international buffet dinner will be served on board. Stay on the cruise overnight.
Day 5: ABU SIMBEL – NILE CRUISE – KOM OMBO BREAKFAST- LUNCH – DINNER ON BOARD
After breakfast, proceed for your excursion to Abu Simbel.
Return to the cruise and have lunch.
Next sail to Kom Ombo and visit the temples of Sobek the Crocodile God.
The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. Some additions to it were later 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. The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world with Hathor and Khonsu. Meanwhile, the northern part of the temple was dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris (“Horus the Elder”), along “with Tasenetnofret (the Good Sister, a special form of Hathor or Tefnet/Tefnut) and Panebtawy (Lord of the Two Lands).” The temple is typical because everything is perfectly symmetrical along the main axis.
Later, have buffet dinner on the cruise and stay overnight.
Day 6 : EDFU – NILE CRUISE – LUXOR BREAKFAST – LUNCH – DINNER ON BOARD
Have breakfast and proceed to Edfu and visit the Temple of Horus – Edfu Temple. The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt. The city was known in the Hellenistic period as Koine Greek, after the chief god Horus. The temple was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC.The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Hellenistic period in Egypt. In particular, there are also “important scenes and inscriptions of the Sacred Drama which related the age-old conflict between Horus and Seth.
Sail to Luxor via Esna Lock.
Have lunch and proceed for the guided tour of East Bank in Luxor. Visit Luxor Temple to feel the eternity of the Egyptian era.
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. Instead Luxor temple is dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship; it may have been where many of the kings of Egypt were crowned in reality or conceptually (asin the case of Alexander the Great, who claimed he was crowned at Luxor but may never have travelled south of Memphis,near modern Cairo.)
To the rear of the temple are chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty, and Alexander. Other parts of the templewere built by Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. During the Roman era, the temple and its surroundings were a legionary fortress and the home of the Roman government in the area.
Enjoy the deck till buffet dinner is served on the cruise.
Day 7 : LUXOR – HURGHADA BREAKFAST ON BOARD – LUNCH – DINNER
After breakfast, check- out from the cruise and proceed towards sightseeing in Luxor (West Bank) with the Vast Valley of the Kings.
The Valley of the Kings also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings. With the 2005 discovery of a new chamber and the 2008 discovery of two further tomb entrances, the valley is known to contain 63 tombs and chambers.
Visit Tutenkhamun Tomb.
Next, you will proceed to Temple of Queen Hatshepsut – El Deir El Bahari: Built for the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Hatshepsut,it is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings. This mortuary temple is dedicated to Amun and Hatshepsut and is situated next to the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, which served both as an inspiration and later, a quarry. It is considered one of the incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt. Also visit Alabaster Factory and Colossi of Memnon.
Have lunch and then visit Karnak Temple.
The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak meaning “fortified village”, comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings near Luxor, in Egypt. Construction at the complex began during thereign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut (“The Most Selected of Places”) and the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head. It is part of the monumental city of Thebes. The Karnak complex gives its name to the nearby, and partly surrounded, modern village of El-Karnak.
Next, proceed for Hurghada. Reach Hurghada and check-in to your hotel. Freshen up, have dinner and stay overnight.
Day 8 : HURGHADA BREAKFAST – LUNCH – DINNER
This morning, have breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy your day at leisure. Have lunch and relax by the beach. Have dinner and spend the last night at Hurghada.
Day 9: HURGHADA – CAIRO BREAKFAST – PACKED LUNCH – DINNER
This morning, have breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy your day at leisure. Have lunch and relax by the beach. Have dinner and spend the last night at Hurghada.
Day 10: CAIRO BREAKFAST – LUNCH – DINNER
After breakfast, visit The Perfumery, followed by The Papyrus, which was first made in ancient Egypt. Learn how to manufacture this paper using papyrus reeds and avail an opportunity to buy some hand painted papyrus.
In the evening, enjoy the amazing Light & Sound Show at the Great Pyramids in Giza! The Light and Sound show, is a form of night-time entertainment that is usually presented in an outdoor venue of historic significance (subject to availability – if the schedule does not match for Giza, the light and sound show will be arranged at Karnak).
After breakfast, check-out from the hotel at Alexandria and proceed to Cairo.
Visit The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or Museum of Cairo, which is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has more than 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display and the remaining items are in storerooms. The edifice is one of the largest museums in the region.
Have lunch at one of the local restaurants at Cairo and visit the famous Khan-El Khalili Bazaar is a major souk in the historic center of Islamic Cairo. The bazaar district is one of Cairo’s main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike. You can indulge in some shopping here.
Have dinner followed check-in to the hotel for an overnight stay at Cairo.
Day 11: CAIRO – AIRPORT BREAKFAST – LUNCH – DINNER ON BOARD
After breakfast, proceed to The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque is a mosque situated in the Citadel of Cairo in Egypt and commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha between 1830 and 1848.Situated on the summitof the citadel, this Ottoman mosque, the largest to be built in the first half of the 19th century, is, 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 any direction.
Transfer to Cairo International Airport to board the flight. Dinner will be served on board.
Day 12: KOLKATA
Reach Kolkata.
After reaching Kolkata, complete all the formalities before leaving the airport. Bid good bye to all the friends you’ve met during the tour.
We look forward for your next tour with us….
NOTE: AS PER THE TIMING AND AVAILABILITY OF THE CRUISE, THE SEQUENCE OF THE PLACES MAY CHANGE BUT ALL THE SPOTS AS MENTIONED IN THE ITINERARY WILL BE COVERED.
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DATES OF DEPARTURES:
28TH SEPTEMBER 2025 | 7TH OCTOBER 2025 | 23RD DECEMBER & 24TH DECEMBER 2025 |18TH FEBRUARY 2026 (Sun Festival) | 15TH MARCH 2026
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
- Registration amount / Booking Advance of Rs.50000/- (amount may vary time to time) per person is required at the time of booking along with signed Passport & Pan card copies.
- The Foreign exchange amount equivalent in INR [calculated at the specified exchange rate of the payment date: Inter Banking Rate + Corporate Remittance charge] is payable at least 45 days before the travel date.
- The final payment [balance amount of the tour cost] should be completed before 25 days prior to the travel date.