Description
Schedule:
Custom Dates
Tour Highlights:
Cairo
Saqqara, Giza Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, the Valley Temple, the Egyptian Museum, Salah El Din Citadel, Coptic Cairo
Kitchener’s Island, Agha Khan Mausoleum, the High Dam, Philae Temple
The Valley of Kings, Colossi of Memnon, El Deir El Bahari temple, Karnak Complex, Luxor Temple
Day One: Arrive Cairo
When you arrive at International Cairo Airport, you will find Egypt Light Tours Rep. waiting for you holding our sign. He will meet and assist at the airport. Then he will accompany you with an A/C car to your hotel in Cairo or Giza. Overnight in Cairo.
Day Two: Saqqara & Giza Pyramids
After your breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to go ahead to Saqqara to visit King Djoser’s complex to see the first stone building in history and the first pyramid in the ancient Egyptian civilization (the Step pyramid).
After that, you will move to Giza Plateau, where you will be amazed by the three pyramids of Kings Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos. These pyramids date back to the 4th dynasty, the old kingdom. Your tour guide will tell you about the secrets of these great pyramids. Additionally, you will see the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple.
Also, you will be able to have a horse or camel ride for an hour and enjoy the sunset view in Giza Plateau. You will enjoy taking fabulous photos.
In the evening, you will be able to purchase an optional activity. You may attend the Sound & Light Show at Giza Plateau.
Finally, our team will transfer you to your hotel in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.
Day Three: Aswan
After your breakfast in the hotel in Cairo, our team will transfer you to Cairo Airport to take your plane to Aswan. When you arrive at Aswan Airport, you will find our tour guide waiting for you to embark on your Nile Cruise.
Then you will take a traditional Felucca to sail in the Nile River around Kitchener’s Island and Agha Khan Mausoleum. Finally, you will move back to the Nile Cruise. Overnight in Aswan.
Day Four: Aswan & Kom Ombo Temple Tour
After you have your breakfast, you will visit the High Dam, built between 1960 and 1970 to control the Nile flooding that used to happen every year during summer.
After that, you will go ahead to Philae Temple, the temple of the goddess Isis.
Then you will move back to the Nile Cruise to sail to Kom Ombo to visit Kom Ombo Temple. This temple is shared by two gods, Sobek god (the crocodile) and Horus god (falcon).
Finally, you will be transferred to the Nile Cruise to sail to Edfu. Overnight in Edfu.
Day Five: Edfu Temple
After breakfast, you will visit Edfu temple, the Temple of falcon god (Horus).
Finally, you will move back to the Nile Cruise to sail to Luxor. Overnight in Luxor.
Day Six: The West Bank of Luxor City
After breakfast, you will go-ahead to the west bank of Luxor city to discover the Valley of Kings, housing 62 tombs of kings of the New Kingdom. Also, you will have the opportunity to visit the intact tomb of the young king (Tutankhamun). It will be an optional tour. This tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in November 1922. In this tomb, you will find the king’s mummified corpse.
After that, Colossi of Memnon, the funerary temple of king Amenhotep III.
Finally, you will move to El Deir El Bahari temple or Queen Hatshepsut temple to more about this great queen.
Finally, you will move back to the Nile Cruise. Overnight in Luxor.
Day Seven: The East Bank of Luxor City
After breakfast, you will disembark from the cruise. Then your tour guide will accompany you to visit the east bank of Luxor City. You will visit the two temples of the god Amun-Ra (Karnak Complex and Luxor Temple). Also, you will see the amazing avenue of rams linking between those two temples.
After finishing your tour in Luxor, our team will transfer you to Hurghada by an air-conditioned vehicle Overnight in Hurghada.
Day Eight: Hurghada (El Gouna)
On this day, you will have a free day and enjoy the best animation team. Also in the evening, you will attend fabulous daily shows at Movenpick El Gouna Overnight in Hurghada.
Day Nine: Hurghada – Movenpick El Gouna
On this day, you will have a free day and enjoy and relax your hotel private beach. Also in the evening, you will attend fabulous daily shows at Movenpick El Gouna Overnight in Hurghada.
Day Ten: Hurghada – EL Gouna
After having your breakfast, you will be able to purchase one of these optional activities as (Wellbeing at the Spa – Variety of water sports – Snorkeling – Safari trips). Overnight in Movenpick El Gouna Hurghada.
Day Eleven: Cairo Day Tour
After your breakfast in Hurghada hotel, our team will pick you up to Hurghada Airport to take your plane to Cairo. When you arrive at Cairo Airport, you will find your tour guide waiting for you to start your tour in Cairo.
Firstly, you will go ahead to the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to see the collection reflecting the art and civilization of the ancient Egyptians ranging from prehistory to Greco-Roman times. Also, you will enjoy the gold and treasures of the Yuya and Tuya collection.
After that, you will visit Salah El Din Citadel. This citadel was built by Salah El Din on the Moqattam hills for defending Cairo from the armies of Crusaders. Also, you will see the Alabaster Mosque or Mohamed Ali Mosque. This mosque was founded with the design of Turkish mosques.
Then you will move to Coptic Cairo to see the Hanging Church, Church of Abu Serga, and Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Finally, our team will transfer you to your hotel in Cairo.
Day Twelve: Departure Day
After having your breakfast, our Rep. will transfer you to International Cairo Airport to take your plane for departure.
Included:
- Visa Entry for Egypt
- Guide and Rep. fees
- Entrance fees
- Transportation by air-conditioned cars
- 3 Nights hotel accommodation in Cairo
- 4 Nights Nile Cruise accommodation
- 4 Nights hotel accommodation in Hurghada
- Domestic flights from Cairo to Aswan / Hurghada to Cairo
- Bottled water
- service charges and taxes
Excluded:
- International Flights
- Optional tours and activities
- Personal spending
- Tipping