Cairo Trip Overview
Meet & assist at Cairo International Airport + transfer to hotel by air-conditioned vehicle
02 nights accommodation in Cairo including breakfast & all taxes – 4 stars Hotel
1 -day tour in Cairo as mentioned in the program including Entrance fees & English speaking guide
Sleeping train -Cairo-Luxor-Aswan Cairo
Lunch at local restaurant in Cairo
1 Night accommodation in Cairo
1 Nights accommodation at Felucca on full board
Tour to the High Dam, Philae Temple in Aswan
Tour to Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples.
Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple & Colossi of Memnon.
Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples.
Entrance fees to all sites as mentioned in the program
English speaking guide
All service charges and taxes
2 Nights sleeping train
1 Night in Luxor in Lotus Hotel
1 Night in Aswan in Basma Hotel
Note
Times of Easter Christmas and New Year has additional fees
Additional Info
Duration: 8 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Meet & assist at Cairo International Airport + transfer to hotel by air-conditioned vehicle
02 nights accommodation in Cairo including breakfast & all taxes – 4 stars Hotel
1 -day tour in Cairo as mentioned in the program including Entrance fees & English speaking guide
Sleeping train -Cairo-Luxor-Aswan Cairo
Lunch at local restaurant in Cairo
1 Night accommodation in Cairo
1 Nights accommodation at Felucca on full board
Tour to the High Dam, Philae Temple in Aswan
Tour to Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples.
Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple & Colossi of Memnon.
Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples.
Entrance fees to all sites as mentioned in the program
English speaking guide
All service charges and taxes
2 Nights sleeping train
1 Night in Luxor in Lotus Hotel
1 Night in Aswan in Basma Hotel
Note
Times of Easter Christmas and New Year has additional fees
Itinerary
Day 1: First Day
Pass By: Airport Road, Airport Rd, Sheraton Al Matar, El Nozha, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Arrival at the Cairo airport. A representative will assist you through passport control formalities, luggage identification. From the airport, you will be transferred by a private car to your hotel and overnight stay in Cairo. (No Meals)
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Five stars hotel
Day 2: Giza pyramids
Stop At: Giza Pyramids Tours, Cairo Egypt
Breakfast. Visit the great Pyramids -The Pyramid of Cheops , Chephren, and Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at the Sphinx, a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids, Al Giza Desert, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
Then onwards to Sakkara to see the first pyramid ever built. The step pyramid of Zosser.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
visit the Egyptian Museum which contains the fabulous treasures of Tutankhamun , especially the solid golden masque and the golden coffer. In the late after noon visit to the famous Khan El Khalili market. You will then have free time before being transferred to Cairo station to catch the Sleeping train to Aswan (B, D)
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Sleeping train to Aswan (B, D)
Day 3: Day 3
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
Day 3
Arrival Aswan. A representative will meet and assist you in transferring to the hotel for check-in. Next, visit the High Dam,
Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
the Granite Quarries &
Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
The Temple of Philae.
Built to honour the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped
Optional Traditional Egyptian Dinner at the Nubian Village, Overnight in the Aswan hotel. (B)
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in the Aswan hotel. (B)
Day 4: Day 4
Stop At: Abu Simbel Temples, Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate, Egypt
Day 4
Breakfast, on the Nile by felucca around Kitchener’s island and Elephantine, afternoon check in your Felucca (a sailing vessel) on your way to Luxor.Dinner and overnight on the felucca (B, L, D)
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Dinner and overnight on the felucca (B, L, D)
Day 5: Day 5
Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
Day 5
After breakfast on the felucca, drive to visit the ruins of the temple shared by the two Gods Sobek and Haroeies in Kom Ombo and the magnificent great temple of Horus (god of protraction).
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Horus, Adfo, Edfu Egypt
From there you’ll be transferred from Edfu to your hotel in Luxor city. Enjoy an afternoon drive to lovely Luxor temple dedicated to Amoun-Ra the king of Goods in Pharos time. Optional Sound & Light show at Karnak temple , Overnight stay in the hotel in Luxor (B)
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in the hotel in Luxor (B)
Day 6: Day 6
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Day 6
Optional Hot Air Balloon ride, Breakfast. Visit The West Bank – the Valley of the Kings ,
The final resting place of Egypt’s rulers from the 18th to the 20th dynasty, it is home to tombs including the great Pharaoh Ramses II and boy Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The tombs were well stocked with all the material goods a ruler might need in the next world. Most of the decoration inside the tombs still well preserved.
If you wish to visit the Tomb of The young Pharaoh Tutankhamun. It costs 200 Egyptians Pounds Extra
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Valley of the Queens, Luxor Egypt
Valley of The Queens
Arabic Wādī al-Bībān al-Harīm, or Wādī al-Harīm, gorge in the hills along the western bank of the Nile River in Upper Egypt. It was part of ancient Thebes and served as the burial site of the queens and some royal children of the 19th and 20th dynasties (1292–1075 BC). The queens’ necropolis is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the mortuary temple of Ramses III (1187–56 BC) at Madīnat Habu. There are more than 90 known tombs, usually consisting of an entrance passage, a few short halls, and a sarcophagus chamber. The earliest may be that of Sitre, wife of Ramses I. The most notable are those of Nefertari, the favourite queen of Ramses II; of Princes Khaemwese and Amonhirkhopsef; and of a Ramesside queen called Titi. In 1979 UNESCO added the Valley of the Queens, the Valley of the Kings, Karnak, Luxor, and other sites of Thebes to the World Heritage List.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari,
Temple of Hatshepsut is one of the most beautiful & best preserved of all of the temples of Ancient Egypt you can find at Luxor. The temple was built on three levels with two wide ramps in a central position joining the levels together. Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
then proceed to the great Karnak temple which is considered the worlds largest religious complex.
Karnak temple is the largest ancient religious site known anywhere in the world, No site in Egypt is more impressive than Karnak. It is the largest temple complex ever built by man. It represents the combined achievement of many generations of ancient builders and Pharaohs. The Temple of Karnak is actually three main temples situated on 247 acres of land.
Transfer to the railway station to take the Sleeping train to Cairo. (B, D)
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: the Sleeping train to Cairo. (B, D)
Day 7: Day 7
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Day 7
Arrive Cairo, Free day or. Overnight stay in a Cairo hotel
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in a Cairo hotel
Day 8: Departure Day
Pass By: Airport Road, Airport Rd, Sheraton Al Matar, El Nozha, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Day 8
Breakfast at the hotel then a representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you through final your departure formalities. (B)
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
