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Royal Pharaohs’ Trail to the Red Sea Cairo Tour
Cairo Tour to the Red Sea in the Footsteps of the Royal Pharaohs
Day 1 Istanbul
Please be at the AJET counter in the International Departures Terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport 3 hours before the flight. After completing the departure procedures at the airport, our flight to Cairo, the capital of Egypt, begins.
Day 2 Istanbul – Cairo
We arrive at 02:10 local time. After passport control, transfer to our hotels with our vehicle waiting in the area. After check-in, settle into your rooms and overnight at our hotel.
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the extra ‘Giza Pyramids and Cairo Museum Tour’. Overnight at our hotel.
· Giza Pyramids and Cairo Museum Tour (with lunch) // 100 USD Per Adult – 60 USD Child Fee
Are you ready to see one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? Today, we will visit the Giza Pyramids, the mysterious Sphinx, and the New Cairo Museum, one of the richest museums in the world, and we will have lunch at a local restaurant. Entrance fees to the Pyramids Area and Cairo Museum are included in the price. Drinks taken at lunch are extra.
After the Giza Pyramids and Cairo Museum Tour, guests who wish may join the extra ‘Dinner Boat Tour on the Nile’.
· Dinner boat tour on the Nile // 60 USD Per Adult – 35 USD Child Fee
On the boat tour we will take on the Nile River, we will both have our dinner accompanied by live music and have the opportunity to enjoy Cairo's lights and night views. Transfer from the hotel to the boat, dinner, live music, and belly dancer show are included in the price. Drinks taken at dinner are extra.
Day 3 Cairo- Sharm El Sheikh
In the morning, after breakfast to be taken early, we check out from our hotels and set off for Sharm El Sheikh, arriving at our hotels after a pleasant 7-hour journey. Later, you will be informed about the tours and activities you can do in Sharm El Sheikh. You can enjoy the activities at your hotel and the unique sea. Guests who wish may join the extra tours. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 4 Sharm El Sheikh
After breakfast, free time to enjoy the activities at your hotel. Guests who wish may join the extra tours. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 5 Sharm El Sheikh
After breakfast, free time to enjoy the activities at your hotel. Guests who wish may join the extra tours. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 6 Sharm El Sheikh
After breakfast, free time to enjoy the activities at your hotel. Guests who wish may join the extra tours. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 7 Sharm El Sheikh
After breakfast, free time and we check out of our rooms. The hotel check-out and key handover time is 12:00.
Transfer to the airport at the time determined by our guide.
Day 8 Istanbul
After ticketing and customs procedures, our flight with Ajet Airlines begins at 04:30. Our arrival time is 06:40.
Day 1 Istanbul
Be at the AJET counter in the International Departures Terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport 3 hours before the flight. After completing departure procedures at the airport, our flight to Cairo, the capital of Egypt, begins.
Day 2 Istanbul – Cairo
Our arrival will take place at 02:10 local time. After passport procedures, we will move to our hotels with our waiting vehicle at the airport. After check-in, we will settle into our rooms and stay overnight at our hotel.
In the morning, after breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the ‘Giza Pyramids and Cairo Museum Tour’, which will be arranged as an extra. Overnight at our hotel.
· Giza Pyramids and Cairo Museum tour (with lunch) // 100 USD per adult – 60 USD child fee
Are you ready to see one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? Today, we will visit the Giza Pyramids, the mysterious Sphinx, and the New Cairo Museum, one of the richest museums in the world, and we will have lunch at a local restaurant. Entrance fees to the Pyramids Area and Cairo Museum are included in the price. Drinks taken at lunch are extra.
After the Giza Pyramids and Cairo Museum Tour, guests who wish may join the ‘Dinner Boat Tour on the Nile’, which will be arranged as an extra.
· Dinner boat tour on the Nile // 60 USD per adult – 35 USD child fee
On the boat tour we will take on the Nile River, we will have dinner accompanied by live music and also have the opportunity to enjoy Cairo’s lights and night views. Transfer from the hotel to the boat, dinner, live music, and belly dancer show are included in the price. Drinks taken at dinner are extra.
Day 3 Cairo - Sharm El Sheikh
After breakfast, which will be taken early in the morning, we check out from our hotels and, after an enjoyable 7-hour journey to Sharm El Sheikh, we arrive at our hotels. Afterwards, you will be informed about the tours and activities you can do in Sharm El Sheikh. For the rest of the day, you can enjoy the activities at your hotel and savor the unique sea. Guests who wish may join the tours organized as an extra. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 4 Sharm El Sheikh /
Free time to enjoy the activities at your hotel after breakfast. Guests who wish may join the optional tours organized for an additional fee. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 5 Sharm El Sheikh /
Morning, after breakfast, free time to enjoy the activities at your hotel. Guests who wish may join the tours organized for an extra fee. Overnight at our hotel.
6th Day Sharm El Sheikh / Istanbul
Free time to enjoy the activities at your hotel after breakfast. Guests who wish may participate in the tours to be organized at an extra cost. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 7 Sharm El Sheikh
Morning, after breakfast, free time and we check out by vacating our rooms. The hotel check-out and key handover time is 12:00.
Transfer to the airport at the time determined by our guide.
8th Day Istanbul
After ticketing and customs procedures, our flight with Ajet Airlines departs at 04:30. Our arrival time is 06:40.
What's Included
✅ Economy class plane tickets on the Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport - Cairo / Sharm El Sheikh - Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport route with AJET Airlines (20 kg baggage allowance)
✅ Airport taxes
✅ 2 nights bed and breakfast accommodation in Cairo
✅ 4 nights all-inclusive accommodation in Sharm El Sheikh
✅ Airport / Hotel / Airport transfers
✅ Cairo panoramic city tour
✅ Intercity transfer
✅ Turkish-speaking assistant service
Not Included
❌ International departure tax
❌ All excursions not specified in the tour program
❌ Egypt visa (An Egypt visa must be obtained at the airport for 30 USD.)
❌ Lunch and dinner meals and drinks not specified in the program
❌ Personal expenses
❌ Overseas travel health insurance
INFORMATION
- During the tour, it is sufficient to have Euros with us in order to shop and spend in all the countries included in the program. In regions where the local currency is used, the Guide will assist with currency exchange.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sports shoes should be preferred during the trip. It is advisable to bring a cardigan or similar clothing item with you for the night.
- On our tours, a rotation (seat change) arrangement is applied daily in seat planning, and no fixed seat or front seat guarantee is given. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, there is a minimum 3-day accommodation requirement in order to bring items (alcohol - cigarettes, etc.).
- Duty-free shopping limit when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons, Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic beverage (alcoholic beverages containing more than 22% alcohol, excluding wine and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverage (alcoholic beverages containing less than 22% alcohol, including wine and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skin Care Products: 5 items, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
- In the tour program, the Guides may make changes to the flow of the program depending on weather and road conditions, provided that they show every place specified in the program.
- Our guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before the tour. If there are fewer than 30 days remaining until the tour date, a 30% penalty applies, and if there are 20 days or less remaining, a 100% penalty applies. Unfortunately, hospital reports obtained from authorities in Turkey, workplace leave documents, etc. submitted together with the participant's cancellation request are not accepted for the cancellation of the hotel and services to be received outside Turkey.
- Our Tour Program is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 25 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. The tour cancelled due to insufficient participation will be announced by Lidya Tour.
- In cases where only category information is provided without specifying names in the tour program and/or there are options for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be announced by Lidya Tour 2 days before the trip departure.
- During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the specified km. In such a case, information will be provided by Lidya Tour 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms are provided depending on hotel availability, and the bed allocated to the 3rd person in such rooms is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable and coach bed type beds, tour participants are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible congestion in the rooms and the bed type in 3rd person and/or child reservations. Child discounts are valid for only one child matching the age group staying with 2 adults.
- Breakfasts included in the tour program services are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country being visited and generally as a limited menu called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group for groups.
- Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized for the general introduction of cities and carried out panoramically with guide narration from inside the vehicle, lasting at most 2-3 hours and not including museum or archaeological site entries. Panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, are not the responsibility of Lidya Tour if they cannot be carried out on the day and time of the tour due to local authorities not permitting visits or entry, or due to closed roads because of any event, or in cases where the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions. Some tours may be carried out by public transport or on foot where possible at closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not allowed.
- During travel, waiting times at customs gates crossed by road may exceed standards, and Lidya Tour cannot be held responsible for any negative situations arising from these waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by the local agency we receive service from with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If the required number is not reached, the excursions cannot be carried out, or the prices, content, and vehicle used for extra excursions vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the tours may be changed by the guide according to the open/closed status of the museums and archaeological sites at the destinations and weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional and not mandatory. Passengers who do not wish to join the extra tours organized during the tour are deemed to have accepted waiting at a suitable rest facility along the route. These passengers are dropped off at the roadside rest facility before the extra tour starts and picked up from the point where they were left after the tour is completed.
- Check-in and boarding procedures to be carried out for those joining tours by plane are personal procedures and must be completed by the guest before the flight at the relevant airline counters at airports or online on the airline companies' websites.
- Lidya Tour is not responsible for the failure of people who are not present at the airport at the times announced by Lidya Tour for participation in the tour, who do not complete check-in and boarding procedures on time, or who complete check-in and boarding procedures on time but do not board the plane, to make the flight. The costs of new round-trip plane tickets required for people who miss the plane in order to join the tour, as well as all expenses related to their transfers in the destination region, are their own responsibility.
- Lidya Tour is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol dated 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or the times before the current trip and flight may change. Lidya Tour is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. The passenger has purchased the trip accepting the risk of schedule changes. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax and airport service fees.
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