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Egypt, 8 Days · Classic tour
Cairo and submerged Alexandria
Egypt's best kept secret
Come and discover one of ancient Egypt's best kept secrets: the lavish palaces and temples that plunged into the sea, swallowed up by the Mediterranean off the coast of Alexandria. Before your very eyes, the City of a Thousand Palaces, Cleopatra's Palace and the mythical Portus Magnus will lay themselves bare with all their magnificence. To round off your trip, down in Cairo, places such as the Pyramids of Giza, the Valley Temple, the Egyptian Museum and the Khan El-Khalili bazaar will end up etched on your memory.
Ready to unravel the mystery that until now has been privy to a lucky few?
Departure date
Departures from November 2024 till November 2025
From
Dublin, Knock, Galway, Shannon, Donegal, Cork, Kerry county...
Travel details
City of origin - Cairo
Departure with destination Cairo. Arrival and transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.
Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning visit to the pyramids of Khafre, Cheops and Menkaure (optional admission into a pyramid at local rate), the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple. The afternoon is free for some optional excursions available at your leisure. Dinner and overnight stay.
Cairo
Breakfast at hotel. Morning visit to the Egyptian Museum, which is home to the largest collection of monuments from the Egypt of the pharaohs, as well as a room that includes treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun. We'll then visit the Khan el-Khalili souk, one of the most famous and oldest bazaars in the Arab world. Afternoon at your leisure. Dinner and overnight stay.
Cairo - Alexandria
Breakfast at hotel. Departure by road to Alexandria. Upon arrival, visit to Pompey's Pillar, which was built in honour of the Roman emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century. Onward to the Citadel of Qaitbay (with panoramic view), a huge defensive fortress built in 1480 by Sultan Qaitbay; the catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, from the 1st and 2nd centuries; and finally, the famous Library of Alexandria. After the visit, transfer back to the hotel and overnight stay.
Alexandria
Breakfast at hotel. Time at your leisure with optional tours available.
Alexandria
Breakfast at hotel. Dive to the submerged Alexandria founded by Alexander the Great, the so-called City of a Thousand Palaces, and other legendary cities of the Canopic region of Egypt that sank under water and mud because the soil could not support the enormous weight of the sumptuous temples and buildings of the era, including Cleopatra's Palace, located in the mythical Portus Magnus of Alexandria, the largest centre of power in the world at that time.
Alexandria - Cairo
Breakfast at hotel. At the prearranged time, transfer by road to Cairo. Rest of day at your leisure. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel.
Cairo - City of origin
Breakfast at hotel. At the prearranged time, transfer to the airport. Flight with destination the city of origin. Arrival. End of the trip and our services.
Your trip includes
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Return flight.
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Accommodation in selected hotels or similar category.
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Transfers as per itinerary with English-speaking assistance.
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Visits in a guided tour that are detailed in the program and not considered as optional.
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English-speaking local guides and diving instructor in Alexandria.
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Diet: 7 breakfasts, 4 dinners.
Your trip doesn't include
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Service fee (this is a binding part of the trip, MANDATORY payment upon arrival): 145 euros per person.
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General Tips (compulsory payment on arrival): 45 euros approx. per person.
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Any other service not previously mentioned as included.
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Insolvency protection.
Destinations Visited
Expected Hotels (or similar)
In this section you will find a selection of hotels according to the category specified in the itinerary.
Category A
Jaz Pyramids Resort
Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Cairo
Excellent
10
Regency Pyramids
Al Shams, Cairo
Azal Pyramids Hotel
252 Haram Street, Cairo
Category B
Steigenberger Pyramids Cairo
Alexandria Road, Cairo
Mövenpick Hotel Cairo - Media City
Wahat Road, 6Th Of October District, Cairo
Helnan Dreamland Hotel & Conference Center
Wahat Road, Dreamland, Cairo
Pyramids Park Resort Cairo
Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, - P.O. Box 70, Pyramids Giza, Cairo
Very Good
7
Category C
Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir Cairo
2 Kasr El Nil Street, Cairo
Excellent
9
Grand Nile Tower Hotel
Corniche El Nil, Cairo
Excellent
9
Pyramisa Suites Hotel Cairo
60 Giza Street, Cairo
Very Good
7
Ramses Hilton Hotel
1115 Corniche El Nile, Cairo
Very Good
7
Category D
Conrad Cairo
1191 Nile Corniche, Cairo
Excellent
9
Hyatt Regency Cairo West
km 22 Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road Pyramids Heights Business Park, Cairo
Ramses Hilton Hotel
1115 Corniche El Nile, Cairo
Very Good
7
Holiday Inn Cairo Maadi, An Ihg Hotel
Cornish El Nil, Maadi, Cairo
Category E
Kempinski Nile Hotel Cairo
12 Ahmed Ragheb Street, Cairo
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo At The First Residence
35 Giza Street, Cairo
Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino
16 Saray El Gezira Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Very Good
8
Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah
3 El Thawra Council St Zamalek, Po Box 732 El Orman Giza, Cairo
Important remarks
- Egypt is a Muslim country and the month of Ramadan is of major significance to its residents. During Ramadan, entertainment and alcohol will be restricted in most of the country. The sale of alcohol will be restricted in many places, although some establishments will offer alcohol for sale to tourists. During this period, local businesses may also have shorter opening hours.
- The tours include cultural stops at local workshops so you can learn about the production of traditional crafts.
- Mandatory payments and optional excursions are payable in cash once in Egypt.
- Triple rooms in Africa are generally rooms with twin beds or a double, in which a folding bed is installed to accommodate the third person. Due to the inconvenience this causes, we advise against using this option as far the possible.
- Check-in time at the hotel on the day of arrival depends on each establishment, but in no case will it be before 3:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated.
- The itinerary shown is for arrivals on Mondays and the order may be changed according to arrival date, but the listed contents and visits will always be the same. Please check with us for departures on other days of the week.
- For the dive in Alexandria, you don't need an official licence or diving certificate, as it takes place at a maximum depth of 8 metres and the monitor will give a short introduction to diving course.
- A clean bill of health is needed to take part in the dive, though. If you're undergoing any type of treatment or suffering from any kind of illness, please let us know in advance or check with us whether it is completely safe for you to do the dive.
- If you arrive at the hotel in Cairo after 10.00 pm, a cold buffet dinner will be served.
- Mandatory payments at destination (service fees and/or general tips) must be paid in cash.
- The order of the itinerary may be altered for logistical reasons, without prior notice, but no scheduled trips will be cancelled (except in the case that adverse weather conditions prevent its realisation).
- A credit card is considered a guarantee, so sometimes you will need one for check-in at hotels.
- Prices are calculated based on admission fees to the sights as of the date of publication. If there is an increase in these prices, you will be promptly informed.
- If you are a person with reduced mobility, please contact us to confirm the suitability of the trip.
- Consult the necessary documentation to enter the destinations visited and for transit in the countries where air stopovers are made.