11 Days / 10 Nights Program

The tour will introduce Egypt with a Christian perspective; you will travel around the country, see ancient Egyptian Temples, old Coptic churches, Monasteries, have dinner with local christian families and visit mosques`

Duration:
11 Days / 10 Nights

Countries:
Egypt

Day 01
Arrive at Cairo airport, where Biblical Vacation Tours representative will meet you and take you to your hotel` After you check in, our staff will take you through a brief orientation meeting` You will enjoy free time and a traditional Egyptian dinner` Overnight in Cairo`(D)

Day 02
The day begins with a visit to some of the oldest structures on Earth at the Sakkara complex, where Egyptians first began building pyramids` The first of the pyramids was the Step Pyramid of King Djoser` then visit memphis the oldest capital of egypt where Moses conforted the pharoah ` then continue to the Great Pyramids in Giza, including Cheops Pyramid, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world` Here you will also see the Sphinx, a large statue of a lion with a human head` You will have lunch during the tour`
In the evening we will leave Giza Station by overnight train to Luxor` We will have dinner on the train`(B,L,D)

Day 03
After breakfast on the train, we arrive in Luxor and check in to our Nile cruise boat` After lunch, we will visit the east bank of the Nile to tour Karnak Temple, the biggest open-air museum in the world and one of Egypt s most sacred ancient places` Then we will visit Luxor Temple to learn about the daily rituals of the ancient Egyptian religion looking to these massive buildings this will let you appreciate the verse that says : By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of pharaohhs daughter; choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin; Considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt`` [Hebrews 11:24-26] Dinner and overnight stay aboard the Nile cruise boat`(B,L,D)

Day 04
Breakfast on the boat, then cross to the west bank of the Nile to visit the Valley of the Kings` Observe the brightly colored scenery and the well-preserved tombs that demonstrate the Pharaohs strong beliefs in the afterlife` Next visit the magnificent Temple of Hatshepsut, built by one of three powerful queens of Egypt, and the Colossi of Memnon` You will have lunch and dinner are aboard the cruise boat as it sails towards Esna` We will dock overnight at Edfu`(B,L,D)

Day 05
Breakfast on the boat` Visit Edfu Temple, the cult center of Horus, also known as the Falcon god` This temple shows the evolution of the ancient Egyptian religion as the Greco-Roman series of temples emerges` Proceed south and tour Kom Ombo temple, a double temple dedicated to the Crocodile god, Sobek, and to Horus` Lunch and dinner aboard the boat as we sail and dock overnight at Aswan` (B,L,D)

Day 06
Breakfast on the cruise boat` In Aswan, we will visit the island that is home to Philae Temple, where paganism ended in Egypt and Christianity was introduced, eventually spreading to the southern borders of Egypt`

Later we will see the Aswan High Dam and Lake Nasser, the largest man-made lake in the world` Weell go by felucca boat around Elephantine Island, and also see the Aga Khan Mausoleum` Lunch and dinner on the boat` Overnight aboard the boat in aboard the boat in Aswan`(B,L,D)

Day 07

After breakfast, we will check out of the cruise boat, fly back to Cairo and check into our hotel` You will enjoy an afternoon and evening of free time` Dinner and overnight in Cairo`(B,D)

Day 08
After breakfast, you will drive through modern Cairo and visit the Egyptian Museum, known for its Pharaonic antiquities` Visit Coptic Cairo and see the Hanging Church, which was built in the 4th century, and St` Sergius church, where it is believed that the Holy Family stayed for two weeks after their flight to Egypt, then complete the tour and visit St`Barbra Church`
The Coptic quarter also has Ben Ezra Synagogue, Cairo s oldest Jewish synagogue, built on the place where Jeremiah is said to have stayed after fleeing to Egypt` It was here that the Genizah documents, which included manuscripts of interpretations of the Old Testament that have shed light on many biblical issues, were discovered`

After lunch, we will drive to old Islamic Cairo` We will visit the Citadel, where Egypt was ruled from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and see the Muhammad Ali mosque` Dinner and overnight in Cairo`(B,L,D)

Day 09
We will visit the Cave Church, one of the largest Coptic Churches in east Cairo, then visit the orphans at the monastery of mother Teresa` After this we will visit an Egyptian Church and learn about Christian life in Egypt` You will have lunch during the tour, then free time` Dinner will be with Egyptian coptic Family` overnight  in Cairo`(B,L,D)

Day 10
After breakfast we drive north to Alexandria` We will visit the library of Alexandria, where the old testament was first translated from Hebrew in about 250 BC, then visit the Roman theater ,the catacombs And the National Museum of Alexandria` After lunch we will explore the city then we spend the night in Alexandria`(B,L,D)

Day 11
After breakfast we will drive back to Cairo en the route we will visit two monasteries Of El syrane and St` Paul where we will learn about the hermit s life` Then transfer to cairo International airport to catch your flight home`(B)

Egypt is generally hot and dry year-round, except during the winter (November to March)` Summer temperatures range from 31 °C (88 °F) along the Mediterranean coast to as high as 50 °C (122 °F) in the inland southern town of Aswan` Desert areas experience a notably large temperature range, getting as cold as 8 °C (46 °F) on winter nights` Winter rains are common along the Mediterranean coast, as is humidity` In Cairo, however, rain is rare` One distinct characteristic about Egypt`s climate is the khamsin, a hot, dry wind that brings sand and dust storms in from the Sahara during the spring season