# New Year Special Ancient Civilization Egypt Tour Route - URL: https://kuheylan.com.tr/en/yilbasi-ozel-antik-medeniyet-misir-turu-rotasi-t68493 - Category: Egypt & Cairo - Duration: 7 Nights, 8 Days - Next available date: 26 December 2026 – 2 January 2027 - Starting Price: 1,547 € (87,280 ₺) / Per Person - Getting Around: Flight - Departure Point: İstanbul, Türkiye ## Tour Detail EXAMPLE (etc.) HOTELS CAIRO Helnan Dreamland Hotel 5* etc Swiss Inn Pyramids Golf Resort 5* etc. HURGHADA Desert Rose Hotel Hurghada 5* etc. Swiss Inn Resort Hurghada 5* etc. LUXOR Aracan Eatabe Luxor 4* etc. ASWAN Basma Hotel Aswan 4* etc Obelisk Nile Hotel Aswan 4* etc. PARTICIPATION CONDITION This tour is organized with a minimum participation of 30 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour start. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency. VISA Ordinary Passport Visa required Green Passport Visa not required Service Passport Visa not required You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the end date of travel and not older than 10 years. For destinations requiring a visa, the visa application must be made with the documents specified in the “Documents Required for Visa” list that your agency will send to you for the visa application. In order to avoid problems with customs police at the border gate of the country to be visited due to torn, worn, wet and/or similarly damaged passports; such passports must be renewed, and if it is a country that applies visas to T.R. citizens, the relevant visa must be in the new passport. Otherwise, responsibility belongs to the passenger. As our guests under 18 traveling alone or with only one of their mother or father may be asked by the police officer at country entry and exit points for a document showing the joint consent of the parents, we recommend that our guests under 18 and their parents pay attention to this matter. HEALTH No vaccination is required for Turkish citizens upon entry to Egypt. Throughout your trip, we recommend that you do not drink tap water and only consume bottled water that is opened for the first time by you. FLIGHT DURATIONS Istanbul Hurghada 02 hr 45 min Cairo Istanbul 02 hr EXTRA TOURS & ACTIVITIES Extra tours and activities are organized by the local agency from which we receive service, with a minimum participation of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If the required number is not met, the excursions cannot be carried out, or the extra tour / activity prices, content, and vehicle to be used may vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the extra tours / activities may be changed by the guide according to the open/closed status of museums, archaeological sites or venues in the places to be visited and according to weather conditions. ACCOMMODATION During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the specified km. Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and the bed provided to the 3rd person in such rooms may be smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable beds and coach beds, participants in 3rd person and/or child reservations are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible cramped conditions in the rooms and the bed type. Child discounts are valid for only one (1) child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group specified in the pricing section. Breakfasts included in the tour program and taken at the hotel are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country you are in, and are generally offered 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. CURRENCY The currency of Egypt is the Egyptian Pound (EGP). It is useful to have Euro (EUR) and US Dollar (USD) with you. TIME ZONE Egypt observes summer and winter time. When summer time is active, there is no time difference between Turkey and Egypt. When winter time is active, there is a 1-hour difference between Turkey and Egypt. When it is 12.00 in Turkey, it is 11.00 in Egypt. TELEPHONE USE Your mobile phone line is used if it is open to international calls (roaming). CLOTHING AND NECESSARY ITEMS When entering mosques and churches in the country, shorts, skirts, clothing that leaves the shoulders exposed, and tight-fitting clothes should be avoided. We recommend that women bring a thin shawl or scarf with them. Also, if you have a hat or sunglasses, you must not use them while inside places of worship. Both men and women are required to remove their shoes when entering a mosque. FOOD CULTURE Egypt, like many seaside countries, is full of fish restaurants and fish markets. ELECTRICITY Electricity in Egypt is 220/230 volts and Type C twin thin round and Type F twin thick round sockets are used SHOPPING You can buy local handicrafts and souvenirs IMPORTANT NOTES Having a valid passport and/or obtaining a visa (for visa-required destinations/passports) does not mean that entry into the country is guaranteed. The passport police have the authority to refuse your entry into the country. Küheylan Tur is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger. Küheylan Tur is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or times may change before the current trip and flight. Küheylan Tur is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax and airport services fees Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours of up to 2-3 hours, organized for the general introduction of the cities and conducted panoramically with guide narration from inside the vehicle, excluding museum and archaeological site entrances. Küheylan Tur is not responsible for the inability to carry out the aforementioned tours when panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, cannot be made on the day and time of the tour due to not being permitted to be visited or entered by local authorities, or due to roads closed because of any event, and likewise when it becomes impossible to carry out the tour due to weather conditions. Some tours may be carried out by public transportation or on foot, within possibilities, at points where roads are closed or vehicle entry is not permitted. ## Tour Program ### Istanbul – Hurghada At Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Departures Terminal, after completing ticketing, baggage, and boarding procedures at the AJet Airlines counter, we depart for Hurghada on a scheduled AJet Airlines flight. We will enter the next day on the plane. ### Hurghada Upon arrival at Hurghada Airport in the early hours of the night, we will transfer to our hotel with our private vehicle and check in early. You can enjoy the sea, sand, and sun throughout the day. Lunch, dinner, and accommodation are included at our all-inclusive Hurghada hotel. ### Hurghada – Karnak Temple – Luxor Temple – Luxor After breakfast at our hotel, we will depart for Luxor. Upon arrival, we will take the Karnak & Luxor Temple Tour. Our first stop will be Karnak Temple, the largest temple complex in Egypt and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Surrounded by mud-brick walls 20 meters high and containing many temples within, this magnificent structure offers important insights into the history and mythology of Egypt. As we explore this impressive site, we will see how construction took over 2,000 years and how each pharaoh added to the tomb of the pharaoh before him. Our second stop will be Luxor Temple, rising in all its splendor on the banks of the Nile River and one of the best-preserved structures of the ancient world. Built around 1400 BC and welcoming its visitors with the colossal statues of Ramses II, this temple was a sacred center that hosted the coronation ceremonies of kings. At the entrance of the temple, you can see the obelisk whose twin was sent to Paris’s Place de la Concorde, as well as the starting point of the 3-kilometer-long Avenue of Sphinxes leading to Karnak. After our tour, we will transfer to our hotel and have free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Karnak Temple Sound and Light Show (65 Euro), arranged by our guide. Overnight at our hotel. ### Luxor – Valley of the Kings – Hatshepsut Temple – Luxor After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Valley of the Kings & Hatshepsut Temple Tour with lunch (90 Euro), organized by our guide. We begin our tour by exploring the Valley of the Kings, where tombs built for the burial of pharaohs and powerful nobles are located. The kings had their tombs constructed in this mysterious valley so that their valuable belongings would not be stolen and their immortality could continue peacefully. After visiting the Valley of the Kings, we proceed to the Hatshepsut Temple, built in memory of Hatshepsut, the first and only female pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. After touring this monumental structure, one of the most important mortuary temples belonging to Hatshepsut, who dressed and wore a false beard like a king after becoming queen, we will have our meal at a local restaurant. Then transfer to our hotel and free time. Overnight at our hotel. ### Luxor – Philae Temple – Aswan Dam – Aswan After breakfast at the hotel, we will depart for Aswan. During our journey, we will take the Philae Temple & Aswan Dam Tour. Our first stop will be Philae Temple, located on Agilkia Island on the Nile River and known as the “Pearl of Egypt.” This temple is dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis. Considered the last stronghold of ancient Egyptian belief, the site stands out with its elegant Greco-Roman architecture, columned halls, and hieroglyphic reliefs. Afterwards, we will visit the Aswan Dam, a massive engineering project that marked a turning point in modern Egyptian history. Built to control the annual flooding of the Nile River and provide energy to the country, this structure plays a major role in the preservation of Egypt’s ancient monuments. After the tour, we will arrive at our hotel and have free time. Overnight at our hotel. ### Aswan – Cairo After breakfast at the hotel, we will transfer to Aswan Airport for our scheduled domestic flight to Cairo. Upon arrival in Cairo, we will begin our Panoramic Cairo City Tour with our private vehicle waiting for us. Among the places we will see are the Old City Center, the Muhammad Ali Mosque, Sadat’s Memorial Tomb, Baron Palace, Tahrir Square, and the city center along the Nile River. After the tour, we will transfer to our hotel and have free time. Guests who wish may join the optional New Year’s Eve Special Dinner and Nile River Boat Tour (200 Euro) organized by our guide. Overnight at our hotel. ### Cairo – Grand Egyptian Museum – Pyramids – Sphinx – Cairo After breakfast at our hotel, we will have free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Grand/Great Cairo Museum & Giza Pyramids & Sphinx Tour with lunch (135 Euro), organized by our guide. Our first stop will be the museum, which covers an area of 500,000 square meters (approximately 70 football fields) and is the world’s largest archaeology museum complex dedicated to a single civilization. Standing out with its magnificent plaster and glass façade, the complex is decorated with triangles of different sizes and colors as a tribute to Ancient Egypt. Next, we will visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Khafre, and Menkaure, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, named after the pharaohs who commissioned them. Built thousands of years ago and still preserving their mystery, these three pyramids are designed so that there is a Pythagorean triangle among them. Built years before Pythagoras, these pyramids show that the Egyptians had highly advanced knowledge of mathematics and geometry. After visiting the mysterious pyramids, we will see the Sphinx, with the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion, representing the rising sun and rebirth for the pharaoh. We will have lunch at a local restaurant during the tour. Finally, after visiting the “Living Statue” Sphinx, which has a temple between its paws, free time will be given. Then we will transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel. ### Cairo – Istanbul After breakfast at the hotel, free time. At the time determined by our guide, we meet and transfer to Cairo Airport for our flight to Istanbul. Following baggage, ticket, and customs procedures, we will fly to Istanbul on an AJet scheduled flight, and our services come to an end. ## What's Included - Economy class flight ticket with scheduled AJet Airlines service for the Istanbul (SAW) – Hurghada (HRG) outbound / Cairo (CAI) – Istanbul (SAW) return - Airport taxes - 1 night all-inclusive accommodation at a 5* hotel in Hurghada and early check-in on the first day - 2 nights bed and breakfast accommodation at a 4* hotel in Luxor - 1 night bed and breakfast accommodation at a 4* hotel in Aswan - 2 nights bed and breakfast accommodation at a 5* hotel in Cairo - Economy class flight ticket on the Aswan – Cairo flight with scheduled local airline service - Karnak & Luxor Temple Tour worth 75 Euros - Philae Temple & Aswan Dam Tour worth 70 Euros - Panoramic Cairo City Tour - Transfers between Airport - Hotel - Airport - Turkish guide service - Hotel and tourist city taxes - TURSAB mandatory professional liability insurance - Travel and health insurance (surcharge applies for those over 65 years old) ## Not Included - Fees for personal and official items such as the foreign exit fee stamp, visa, etc. - All kinds of personal expenses and hotel extras - All services not explicitly stated in the program and included services - Entrance fees to museums and archaeological sites not explicitly stated as “visited” in the program - Optional tours and activities, if any, in the program - Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages taken during included meals, if any, in the program - Domestic connection flights and domestic transportation costs - Tips and driver gratuities --- Küheylan Tur · 8503077757 · info@kuheylan.com.tr