Day 1: Arrival Cairo
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Welcome to Cairo, we will pick up you from Cairo Airport to your hotel by air-conditioned deluxe vehicle.
Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome Drink
Check out after breakfast at your hotel in Cairo.
After your Breakfast at your hotel our archaeologist guide will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, the Sphinx, and Valley temple.
Egyptian Museum :
After lunch we will visit the Egyptian museum and the Treasures of king Tutankhamon, then we will drive back to your hotel.
Lunch in a local restaurant.
Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar.
Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Luxor-dinner and breakfast will be served on board.
Overnight inside your compartment.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Arrive at Luxor train station where you will be met & assisted then transferred to enjoy an excursion at Luxor, you will go to the west bank of luxor to visit, the temple of Hatshepsut and colossi of Memnon.
Valley of the Kings:
In 1979 UNESCO designated the valley of the kings a part of the World Heritage site of ancient Thebes, includes Luxor, the Valley of the Queens, and complex of Karnak.
The site of royal burials since around 2100 BC, the pharaohs of the New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) who chose this isolated valley to make them tombs.
One of the reasons they choose this valley in the west bank of Luxor ” the pyramid-shaped mountain”, in the center of the mountain of the west bank, so they will not waste time or spend money to build a pyramid.
The Valley of the Kings has 64 tombs, Just 24 Royal Tombs.
Temple of Hatshepsut :
Hatshepsut The Woman Who Was Pharaoh, She was the daughter of Thutmosis I.
She ruled Egypt for about 23 years during the 18th Dynasty (approximately 1490-1469 B.C).
She built a very beautiful temple on the west bank of Luxor by limestone and dedicated it to the God Amoun-Ra.
The temple three floors, the third floor carved on the mountain as a holly of hollies of Amoun-Ra.
Then we will stop to visit colossi of Memnon.
Colossi of Memnon:
Two massive statues of quartzite sandstone represent the king Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt during the 18th Dynasty.
The statues high about 15 m.
The Colossi was at the entrance to Amenhotep’s memorial temple which was destroyed by an earthquake in ancient time.
After lunch, we will go to visit Karnak & Luxor temple.
Karnak Temples :
The ancient Egyptian name of the temple was Ipet-isu—or “most select of places”—by the ancient Egyptian, over 2,000 years to build the complex of Karnak from the middle kingdom to Greek-Roman period.
It is the largest religious center ever built, about 200 acres (1.5 km by 0.8 km), and was a place of pilgrimage for nearly 2,000 years, dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu.
The Hypostyle Hall, one of the most interesting things we will visit about 54,000 square feet continue 134 columns, is still the largest room of any religious building in the world.
After finish the tour in Karnak we will drive to Temple of Luxor
Temple of Luxor :
The temple built by Amenhotep III (1390-52 BC) 18th Dynasty and Ramesses II ( 1279-13 BC) 19th Dynasty.
Back to hotel and overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4: Luxor / Aswan Sightseeing
After breakfast transfer by air-conditioned train to Aswan about a hour from Luxor to Aswan.
Upon arrival, you will be met and taken to your hotel for check-in.
See the world famous High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk, then on to the beautiful located Temple of Philae on Isis Island and the Granite Quarries, which is dedicated to the goddesses Isis and Hathor.
Back to hotel and overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast box, at 03:30 am start your trip to Abu Simbel Temples. It takes about a 3 hour and a half drive one way from Aswan to Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
Upon arrival at Abu Simbel, enjoy the impressive Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, which is dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, and to Ramesses II.
Then return to Aswan. After that transfer to Aswan railway station for departure to Cairo.
Sleeping train from Aswan to Cairo is about 14 hours. Overnight on board the train.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6: Back to Cairo
Breakfast aboard sleeper train before arriving Giza train station, where you will be met and assisted by our representative who will transfer you to your hotel for free time at leisure( you will check into your room as early as possible ) with some optional excursions available in Cairo to visit Step Pyramids of King Zoser in Sakkara and Memphis.
Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7: Optional Alexandria
Free day in Cairo or optional trip to Alexandria, to visit its famous sights, where you can see Qaitbay Fort, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay on the spot of Alexandria’s ancient lighthouse, then move on to the new and much-acclaimed Alexandria Library. Also visit the Roman cemetery cut out of the rock, the Catacombs. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8: Final departure
Breakfast at your hotel, then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast
- Meet & assist upon arrival and departure
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- for 3 nights in Cairo including daily breakfast
- 1 night in Luxor including daily breakfast
- Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan for including daily breakfast
- Accommodation for 2 nights on sleeping train on half board basis
- All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Luxor & Aswan (Private Tours)
- speaking tour guide.
- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.
- Sightseeing tour to Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
- Meals as mention in the above itinerary
- Bottled water during your trip
- All service charges and taxes
Excluded:
- International Airfare.
- Entry visa to Egypt.
- Any optional tours.
- Personal Spendings.
- Tipping.
price per person
Double Room 930 $ per person
Single Room 1510 $ per person