9-Day Greece and Egypt Tour
This tour is available daily from 1 April - 28 October 2024
Tour Can be customized.
Highlights of the Tour
- Explore Athens' Acropolis, the Great Pyramids of Giza, and the Sphinx. Cruise the Nile River, visit the Temple of Luxor, and marvel at the Parthenon. Experience Greek and Egyptian cuisine, vibrant markets, and rich cultural history on this unforgettable 7-day adventure.
Itinerary
Upon arrival in Athens International airport, our representative will meet you & transfer to the hotel. (Check-In after 13:00pm) and check in to hotel. Rest of day is leisure and Overnight in Athens.
- ( Meals: No )
Breakfast, 07:45am, depart for half day Athens city tour, which includes a visit to the Acropolis, its museum and the Parthenon. Also view the House of Parliament,the Memorial to the Unknown Soldier, National Library, Evzones in their picturesque uniform, the Presidential Palace, the Panatheanic Stadium (where first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896), the Temple of Olympian Zeus and Hadrian's Arch. Remaining day at leisure and Overnight in Athens
- ( Meals: Breakfast)
Transfer to Piraeus for embarkation on the cruise boat. Then sail for the island of Hydra where you have time (around 1 hour) for a stroll, shopping or swimming. Then sail for Poros, the smallest of the three islands, separated from the Peloponnese by a narrow strait and offering a most enchanting view of Poros Town. Your time at leisure in Poros will be about 60 minutes. Lunch will be served during the voyage. On board again and after a two hour trip arrive to the last port of call, the island of Aegina. Here you once again have some free time at leisure to stroll around or swim weather permitting. Optional excursion, by bus, to the fine preserved Temple of Afea Athena. Overnight in Athens.
- ( Meals: Breakfast+Lunch)
Meet at hotel to join on full day excursion to Delphi. Depart on drive through the fertile plain of Boeotia, crossing towns of Thebes - connected with tragedy of King Oedipus - Levadia and Arachova. In Delphi visit the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios. Visit the Treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo and Museum containing such masterpieces of Ancient Greek sculpture as the bronze Charioteer and the athlete Aghias. Overnight in Athens.
- ( Meals: Breakfast+Lunch)
Breakfast, check out from hotel and transfer to Atyhens airport for flight to Cairo Arrival to Cairo, meet at the airport and transfer to hotel. Remaining day is leisure Overnight in Cairo.
- (Breakfast)
Meet in hotel lobby with the tour guide to begin the sightseeing excursion with a visit to Memphis, ancient capital of Egypt dating from 3100 BC which contains the beautiful representation of King Ramsis II through his colossal statue. Then proceed to Sakkara to see the world-famous Step Pyramid of King Zoser, the oldest known of Egypt's 107 Pyramids. At the Pyramids area, visit the Three Pyramids built for Pharaohs Cheops, Chephren & Mycerinus on the Giza Plateau and the mysterious Sphinx. Overnight in Cairo
- (Breakfast)
Breakfast, visiting the Egyptian Museum, then the Citadel of Saladin with its Alabaster Mosque and the Tomb of Ottoman ruler Mohamed Ali. The excursion also includes touring around the Old Cairo area where you can find a mixture between the Islamic and Christian Monuments such as the Abu Serga Church, Al Mo'allaqa Church or Hanging Church which are dated back to the beginning of the 5th Century AD and are built as the basilica style along with the world famous Khan El-Khalily Bazaar. Overnight in Cairo
- (Meals:Breakfast+Lunch)
Breakfast, depart for Alexandria.You will start your Alexandria city tour by exploring one of the main sources of knowledge in the ancient world, "The Alexandria Library". The site of which is the original site of the old Pharaoh. After lunch you will proceed to visit The Roman Amphitheatre, which is considered to be one of the most famous monuments belonging the Greco-Roman period. Continue your Alexandria city tour by visiting Pompey’s pillar, which was erected in 292 AD. Overnight in Cairo
- (Meals: Breakfast+Lunch)
Breakfast, check out from hotel and transfer to Cairo airport as per your flight departure time.
- Meals: Breakfast)
Included
- 08 Nights Hotel Accommodation In Chosen Category
- 06 Day Regular Small Group Tour Includes Guiding In English, Entrance Fees, Lunch And Transportiton
- Oneway flight From Athens to Cairo
- Airport/port & port/hotel/airport transfers in Athens
- All airports/hotels/ports transfer in Cairo
Excluded
- Items of a personal nature
- Gratuities for Driver & Guide
- Meals not mentioned
- Drinks of any kind
- Travel Insurance
- This tour is available Daily
- Tour Can be customized.
- Transfers are considered with 1 luggage per person.
- Once domestic air tickets are issued cannot be modified and a 100% fees will apply in case of cancellation
- Domestic flights / Ferries schedule may change.
- DOMESTIC FLIGHTS/ FERRIES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE (100% cancellation fees apply)
- LAND PORTION:
- If cancelled up to 31 days before date of arrival, no fee applies.
- If cancelled 30-21 days before date of arrival, 25% cancellation fees apply.
- If cancelled 20-14 days before date of arrival, 50% cancellation fees apply.
- If cancelled 13 -days before date of arrival OR in case of no-show, 100% cancellation fees apply
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