God Sobek Tour

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Description

Day 1: Arrive in Cairo

Day 2: Cairo (Pyramids of Giza and Egyptian museum 

Day 3: Cairo/ Meidum / Hawara / Fayoum  

Day 4:  Rayan and Wadi Hitan  

Day 5: Gebal Qatrani safari  

Day 6: Qasr Qaron, Madinat Madi, Water wheels   

Day 7: Drive Back to Cairo via Kom Ushim Museum   

Day 8: Final departure

Includes

  • Arrival airport transfer in Cairo
  • 3 nights hotel in Cairo based on bed and breakfast
  • 4 nights in Fayoum
  • Full Cairo Day tour to the Great Pyramids of Giza, and Egyptian museum
  • All transfers and luggage handling during the tour
  • Transportation by air-conditioned vehicles
  • All sightseeing and entrance fees as per itinerary
  • All hotel taxes and service charges
  • Expertise tour guide (according to your preferred language)

Excludes

  • International flight tickets
  • Entry visa upon arrival
  • Tips & personal items

Tour highlights

  • Giza Pyramids and Sphinx
  • Medium and Hawara
  • Kom Ushim , Qarun Temple
  • Qatari Mountain Jeep Safari
  • Wadi Hitan & Wadi Rayan

Tour Timeline

  • 1
    Day 1 : : Arrive Cairo and transfer to hotel

    Our representative will be waiting for you at the airport and will help you through airport formalities then escort you to outside the airport where our touristic vehicle will be waiting for you and transfer you to your hotel, check in, our rep will confirm with you all timing and details of your next part of the tour, overnight at hotel.
    meals: None

  • 2
    Day 2 : : Visit Giza Pyramids and Egyptian Museum

    After breakfast at the hotel begin the day with one of the real highlights of any visit to Egypt, a visit to the three pyramids of Giza. While once located in remote desert, they now touch the suburbs of modern Cairo. No matter how many photos or documentaries you have seen, your first glimpse of these marvels of the ancient world will take your breath away. A qualified Egyptologist will be able to expertly explain the facts and myths behind these three mammoth works of art. You will also visit the mysterious Sphinx with its lion’s body and man’s face.
    If time permitting there might be the chance to see inside one of the pyramids, take a ride around the pyramids on camel back! (NB. Extra entrance fees apply to all of these sites/activities)
    There will be time to grab a quick lunch before our afternoon visit to the Egyptian Museum. With over 10,000 pieces from every period of Egyptian history, including the treasures from the tomb of Toya, the display can be a bit daunting. Tour guide will direct you to the most important and magnificent items. There is also plenty of free time for you to explore on your own.
    After all you will be back to hotel; evening is free to try one of the Egyptian restaurants for dinner.

    Meals: Breakfast

  • 3
    Day 3 : : Travel To Fayoum (Visit Meidum and Hawara)

    Starts our day traveling to Meidum pyramids; the original builder of this Step Pyramid was Huni, the last king of the 3rd Dynasty. Continued by king 'Snofru the builder of two other pyramids at Dashur. The reason why this king would have wanted 3 pyramids, making him the most productive pyramid builder in the history of Egypt. Lunch optional in a near local restaurant, drive to Fayoum and stop to see our next site which belongs to King Amenmhet, King Amenemhet III built two pyramids one in Dahashor (now called the black pyramid) and Hawara Pyramid, the pyramid’s core was built entirely of mud-brick stones with only an outer in limestone. The limestone encasing has been pillaged by stone robbers centuries ago but the limestone core remains, giving the modern visitor the impression of a mud-brick Mountain. The pyramid was found to contain two sarcophagi one for Amenemhet III and one for his daughter never -ptah. She was buried temporarily in her father’s pyramid until her tomb could be completed. The burial chamber is often rightly described as a technical marvel. It is carved from a single piece of hard quartzite into a rectangular. When the burials had been completed the chamber was sealed by a single roofing slab of some, drive to the hotel, check-in, dinner, and overnight at the hotel
    Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

  • 4
    Day 4 : : Wadi Rayan and Wadi Hitan day tour

    After Breakfast at the Hotel, will take you to visit Wadi Al-Rayan which is a Vast area of lakes, falls, sulfur springs & sand dunes with wildlife, a place to take very nice panoramic photos, from there to Wadi Hitan (whales valley ), arrive there stop for Lunch and after lunch visit the museum (Wadi Hitan ) is a paleontological site, 2005 It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage for its hundreds of fossils of some of the earliest forms of the whale. After the tour, we drive back to the hotel, have dinner, and overnight at the hotel.
    Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

  • 5
    Day 5 : : Qaser Qaroun / Madient Madi Day Tour

    After Breakfast we drive to visit Medinet Madi (Narmouthis) in Graeco-Roman times it was known as ‘Narmouthis’. Excavators have discovered two separate towns at the site, but today the main monument at Medinet Madi is a small temple dedicated to Sobek, Horus, and the serpent-goddess Renenutet, founded during the reigns of Amenemhet III and IV during Dynasty XII. And from there we drive back to the north where we can see one of the waterwheels still in use in Fayoum and finish our visit with Qasr Qarun Temple situated near the village of Qarun on the western edge of the Fayoum depression at the south-western edge of Birket Qarun. In ancient times the town was known as Dionysias and was the beginning of the caravan route to Bahriya Oasis. Dionysias was founded in the 3rd century BC., back to hotel, dinner, and overnight at hotel
    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

  • 6
    Day 6 : : Gebal Qatrani Jeep Safari

    Late breakfast Then today heading off by jeeps to explore Gebal Qatrani area where will see Qasr El-Sagha the date of the temple was built no later than the Middle Kingdom. Its architecture, however, was interpreted by early explorers as being in the style of Old Kingdom structures. The temple was constructed of limestone blocks of different sizes, which fit tightly together without the use of mortar and with oblique corner joints. The temple was never completed and the walls were left undecorated. The interior contains seven small chambers or shrines and an offering hall. There is also a ‘blind room’ which is completely enclosed and appears to have no entrance. On the flat plain to the south of Qasr el-Sagha, there are several sites of prehistoric villages whose inhabitants seem to have existed by hunting, farming, and fishing. In remote antiquity a forest grew on the escarpment north of the site – petrified remains can still be seen and it is thought that Birket Qarun (ancient Lake Moeris) once extended its northern shore close to the temple in the days when the lake was much larger. Lunch will be a picnic and continue to see Dimeh el-Siba (Dimeh of the Lions) south of Qasr El-Sagha, towards Birket Qarun, which is a Greco-Roman town have been founded during the Ptolemaic Period, on an earlier Neolithic settlement. Its Greek name means ‘Island of the Crocodile-god’ probably as a garrison for the Roman soldiers who protected the area from desert bandits. Within the ruins of the town were two temples that stood on a mound and were contained within mudbrick walls. The northern temple, at the end of the processional way and now ruined, was dedicated to Soknopaios, who was a form of the crocodile-God Sobek. Only the stone foundations of this temple remain today. The southern temple was constructed of mudbrick and stone and was probably of a later date. The mudbrick walls of the town can be seen from quite a distance away. They are still 10m high and the site is strewn with debris and pot-sherds which cover the whole space of the temple area. A Roman cemetery is situated to the southwest of the town. wishe you enjoyed the day and back to hotel, dinner, and overnight at the hotel.
    Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

  • 7
    Day 7 : : Fayoum to Cairo visit Karanis and Ushim Museum

    Breakfast at the Hotel then today travel to Cairo including a stop to visit Kom Aushim is the first village to be reached when traveling the desert road from Cairo, south-east towards the Fayoum and the center for visiting several sites of interest. Kom Aushim has a small museum, almost hidden in its gardens, which has been recently renovated and includes artifacts found in the Fayoum which date from the prehistoric to Roman periods. There are some good Middle Kingdom models from Hawara, the colossal head of a Roman God from Karanis, and many items of pottery and coins found in the Fayoum. The museum is temperature-controlled and very well-lit. After visiting travel to Cairo, check-in our hotel, overnight at the hotel
    Meals: Breakfast

  • 8
    Day 8 : : Final Departure

    The final day of your God Sobek package starts with breakfast at the hotel followed by check-out. You will then Trip Representative Transfer you to the airport for your final departure.

FAQs related to this tour

Food is a great way to learn more about a destination. We try to keep meals flexible wherever possible; we include Bed & Breakfast accommodation rather than half or full board. This way you have flexibility to eat where and when you want, and to explore the culture and Egyptian cuisine. Our guides are always on-hand to make their recommendations, and of course you can choose to eat with all or some of your group or travelling companion or on your own. The choice is yours.
Everyone travels differently so we’ve graded our trips according to pace. Some travelers like to squeeze everything they can out of each day, while others like to have time to relax and enjoy the view. Our trips build in plenty of free time, with opportunity to immerse yourself in the local surroundings. 'Moderate' trips combine fuller days with some down time too, our trips include busy days and some early starts, but all trips are full of amazing experiences. We offer some optional tours activities if you feel you need some additional down time.
Our tours are ideal for solo travelers – around half of the travelers are usually travelling on their own. Our carefully-planned itineraries and expert tour guides mean you can relax and everything is taken care of. Our groups are small, informal, welcoming and fun. You’ll be sharing once-in-a-lifetime experiences with similar people; some will be fellow solo travelers; others will be couples or friends who are travelling together.
we recommend taking a suitcase or bag on wheels to make it easier to transport. You won’t have to carry it far but you’ll want it light enough to carry to your room, down to the bus or on and off trains, boats etc.…. where required.

Optional Day tours

Giza Pyramids Sound and Light Show

Giza Pyramids Sound and Light Show

an option to see the pyramids at night and enjoy listening to history background

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