21 Days Private Tour in Egypt from Cairo

Cairo Trip Overview

Enjoy 21 Day Egypt travel Package, the Pyramids of Giza and the sphinx, discover the white desert and Baharyia oasis, Wadi El Hitan, 4 days Nile Cruise between Aswan and Luxor include Abu Simbel temples, the valley of the kings, and relax at the red sea in Marsa Alam

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Duration: 21 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Air, Helicopter & Balloon Tours >> Air Tours

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Itinerary

Day 1: Day 1- Arrival to Cairo

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Day 1- Arrival in Cairo

Upon your arrival at Cairo airport, you will be met by our local representative, who will assist you through immigration and passport control and collecting your baggage. You will then be transferred to your hotel, where your Egyptologist tour guide, who will accompany you for the duration of the tour, transfer to your hotel in Cairo – Overnight in Cairo

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo

Day 2: Day 2- Giza Pyramids and Cairo museum

Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or in Giza At 8:00 am you will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza by our expert tour guide and get ready for your day tour.

First, you will visit the pyramids of Giza – Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinus. After seeing the famous pyramids you can head to visit the Valley Temple. While doing that you can have a closer look at the Great Sphinx – the legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren.
Possibilities
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Then continue your day tour to the Egyptian Museum of antiquities. It displays the largest and most precious items of Egyptian art in the world.

It exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts that date as far back as 5000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen – A collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before they were discovered in 1920 when his tomb was excavated.
The entrance fee to the Mummies room is not included. Then you will be Passing By Tahrir Square, where the Egyptian revolution began in 2011. Your tour finishes with a drop-off at your hotel.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo

Day 3: Day 3- Memphis-Sakkara -Dahshur

Stop At: Memphis and Sakkara, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
Day 3- Memphis-Sakkara -Dahshur

You will be picked up from your hotel by your tour guide to enjoy Cairo Day Tour to Memphis Sakkara and Dahshur Pyramids. You will start with the Step Pyramid at Sakkara, which is considered the world’s oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser. Then Proceed to have your lunch at a local restaurant.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids, Al Giza Desert, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
After that transfer to Memphis which was founded by King Menes, and was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it was considered to be a centre of rule and culture for over 3000 years the first capital of Egypt, and see the Statue of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis. Then drive to Dahshur, Two of the later pyramids constructed here have been completely destroyed by time and the elements and several others, such as the Black Pyramid (12th Dynasty, 1929-1885 BC), are badly damaged, but Dahshur also boasts two of Egypt’s best-preserved early pyramids. Both built during the reign of King Sneferu (2613-2589 BC), the founder of the 4th Dynasty, the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid at Dahshur are massive evidence of the architectural development that lead to the construction of the Great Pyramid and it companions at Giza. Then drive to your hotel.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo

Day 4: Day 4- Wadi Al-Hitan from Cairo

Stop At: Valley of the Whales (Wadi Al-Hitan), Western Desert, Giza Egypt
Day 4- Wadi Al-Hitan from Cairo
Visit wadi Al Hitan from Cairo, We pick you up from the Cairo hotel and you will be transferred by air-conditioned Car to El Fayoum Oasis in the Western desert The distance is 80 k.m south-west of Cairo Start your adventure by Toyota land cruiser 4×4 to Wadi Al Hitan
From Tunis village in Fayoum t.to Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley), Egypt. driving distance: 69.2 km.
Wadi Al Hitaan’ is a Protected area and a Natural Heritage Site added in 2005 by UNESCO as world heritage site, WADI EL-HITAN is also known for scientists in the Zeuglodon Valley, have been discovered in 1936, it is located 35 KM west of the Wadi El-Ryan, right deep into the desert western desert, is It is an area of fossils; considered as an open museum, dates back to 45 million years and contains petrified primitive whales skeletons, shark teeth, shells and roots of Mangroves preserved in soft rocks. Everywhere you go here you find petrified seashells and corals,
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Al-Fayoum Oasis tours, Fayoum , Taha Hussien Street Fayoum, Al Fayyum 63121 Egypt
Visit the Fossil & Climate Change Museum
The museum hosts a variety of whale fossils, and skeletons that are displayed outdoors, as for the museum it has a variety of fossils, skeletons, fossilized mangroves, and ancient seashells exhibited indoors in glass boxes, enjoy your lunch, drive back to Tunis village passing through Wadi El Rayan, Wadi Hitan, Mudawara Mountain, Then drive back to Cairo. Arrival Cairo 19:00.-Overnight in Cairo
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo

Day 5: Day 5- Alexandria- Overnight

Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Day 5- Alexandria- Overnight

Breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a day trip in Alexandria
Start your day Tour in Alexandria Visiting The Roman Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

The Catacombs Kom el Shoqafa :

Archaeologists believe that the Catacomb of Kom el Shoqafa was started in the 2nd century A.D. and was used to intern the dead for the next 200 years. This was a period in the history of the city of Alexandria when there was a great mixture of different cultures. Of course, there was the ancient history of the great Egyptian kingdoms which went back thousands of years

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Pompey’s Pillar, Al Karah WA at Toubageyah WA Kafr Al Ghates, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Pompey Pillar:

Has nothing to do with Pompey. The story behind the name refers to the possible burial ground of the Roman general when he fled to Egypt and was assassinated after losing a major battle in Greece against Caesar. The red granite column was probably built to honour Emperor Diocletian. Today it stands 25 meters high and is the tallest ancient monument in Alexandria

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate
The Citadel of Sultan Qeitbay:
The Citadel was built in the 15th Century by the Mamlouk Sultan Qeitbay, To Guard the City against the threat of Crusaders, This wonderful Islamic Monument was built by the use of the ruins of the old Lighthouse that was constructed by Ptolemy 11 in 3rd Century B.c. The Lighthouse was damaged during an Earthquake that Occurred in Egypt in 1303 A.c during the reign of the Mamlouk King Qeitbay

Lunch in Alexandria in Egyptian Restaurant

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate
The new Library of Alexandria :

The Library of Alexandria was reborn in October 2002 to reclaim the mantle of its ancient namesake. It is not just an extraordinarily beautiful building; it is also a vast complex where the arts, history, philosophy, and science come together. Moreover, the myriad activities it offers have made it a place for open discussion, dialogue, and understanding.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate
Al Montazh Palace :

The Montaza Palace gardens are located at the eastern edge of Alexandria on the north coast of Egypt. The complex, which is around from 360 acres in size, is a beautiful property that overlooks Al Montaza Gulf. The complex also contains five beaches for swimming: Aida, Cleopatra, Vanessa, Semiramis, and the private beach of Helnan Palestine Hotel. There are all sorts of fun to be had in Montaza. One great option is to take a boat ride and see the gardens from the water. Other awesome marine activities are waterskiing, diving, snorkelling, or even just chilling out in front of the ocean.

At the end of your tour check into your hotel in Alexandria, Overnight in Alexandria

Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Alexandria

Day 6: Day 6- Alexandria- El Alamein- Siwa

Stop At: El Alamein, El Alamein, Matrouh Governorate
Day 6- Alexandria- El Alamein- Siwa

Pick up time from your hotel in Alexandria at 07:00 and drive to El Alamein From Alexandria.

El Alamein Controlled the north African coast which opens the way to the whole of Egypt and the trade routes to the Far East via the red sea and the Indian Ocean. During the second world war, the Axis powers wanted to dominate Egypt in order to close Britain`s sea routes to its colonial empire, which the British were desperate to protect. starting in 1940 with the Italian invasion to Egypt via Libya, The coastal town of Al Diffa was the scene of the ongoing battle.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: El Alamein War Museum, Km 105, Alex Matrouh Desert Rd. El Alamein, El Alamein 51718 Egypt
El Alamein Museum

The small El Alamein museum, about 1 mile west of the British memorial, is located on the north side of the road, for anyone interested in the war Memorabilia. it is worth a stop. Created in 1965 from debris found on the battlefield, It contains uniforms, Weapons, Flags and other war Paraphernalia. Displays include Photographs and the battle sites

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: El Alamein War Cemetery, Markaz Al Alamein Matrouh, El Alamein 51718 Egypt
El Alamein War Cemetery

It was designed by Sir Herbert Worthington and is maintained by the British war graves commission in Cairo , Here 7,367 men from Britain, Newzealand, Australia, South Africa, Greece, France, India and Malaysia are buried in individual graves, while 11,945 men, whose bodies were never found, are honoured in the cloister that precedes the graveyard

Beyond the cloister is the Individual graves, each, topped with white Marker, Approximately 815 soldiers were identified and their names are inscribed over the graves

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate
The German war Memorial

Thee kilometres, west of the Italian marker, the German war memorial is a single octagonal building erected in 1959, overlooks the sea, Patterned after the castle del Monte. the memorial contains the bodies of 4280 German soldiers, at the Entrance, it stands an impressive golden mosaic, to the right of the entrance is a small chapel where families and friends honour the dead with wreaths, Photographs and memorial ribbons.

The Italian Memorial

The Elegant white marble Italian Memorial, the largest structure at El Alamein .stands 5 kilometres beyond the German Memorial, it was designed by Paolo Caccia dominoni who served at El-Alamein and also wrote a book about it

In the Entrance, there is a small museum and in the chapel is inscribed ( To 4800 Italian soldiers, sailors and airmen, the desert and the sea did not give back 38,000 who are missing)

The main memorial overlooks the sea at the top

Then drive to Siwa from El Alamein
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Siwa

Day 7: Day 7- Siwa Oasis

Stop At: Temple of the Oracle of Amun / Aghurmi, Aghurmi, Siwa 51714 Egypt
Discover Siwa oasis

Breakfast at the hotel.

Pick up at 07:00 am from the hotel. You will visit today Siwa attractions, we will start with Alexander the Great Temple is also known as the Temple of the Oracle. It is believed that Alexander the Great wished to consult the Siwan oracle to seek confirmation that he was the son of Zeus. The Greek god of gods, when he and his entourage arrived at Siwa oasis after a long trip through the desert. Then drive to the salt lake at 08:30

at 09:00 then Proceed to the salt lake to get an amazing experience to swim, the water makes you float above

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Cleopatra’s Pool – Spring of Juba, Siwa Egypt
at 11:00 Then proceed to (Cleopatra’s bath )The spring of the sun. It has been mentioned by travellers to Siwa, The legend maintains that Cleopatra swam here, Then Proceed to the temple of Umm Ubaydah or Amun temple, Just 200 m further from the Temple of the Oracle, the temple was erected by the pharaoh Nectanebo of the 30th Dynasty,

12:00( Taste the Siwan lunch ) in a Siwan restaurant at Abdo restaurant,

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Great Sand Sea, Siwa Egypt
Then you will adventure the desert by discovering the Great Sand Sea. by Jeep 4×4, Visit the hot and Cold spring Bir Waheed Later, we enjoy some traditional Bedouin Tea by sunset& Overnight in desert Camp and Enjoy Bbq Dinner. If you need to Sleep in a Hotel instead of the camp, This is also available. we have nice Ecolodges in Siwa

Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Ecolodges in Siwa

Day 8: Day 8- Siwa to Cairo

Stop At: Mersa Matruh, Mersa Matruh, Matrouh Governorate
Siwa, Marsa Matrouh, Cairo

Breakfast at the Camp at 07:00 then drive back to Siwa oasis siwa-oasis Egypt 360 , Visit Shali Fort, and free time for shopping, then proceed to the Mountain of the Dead is a conical mountain a little over a kilometre to the north of Shali. Tombs from the twenty-sixth Dynasty, Ptolemaic, and the Roman periods are cut into the side of the mountain, There are four tombs worth seeing at Gebel Al – Mawta.

Then drive to Cairo, passing by Marsa Matrouh ”North Coast of Egypt” for lunch

From: Siwa, Egypt.
To: Marsa Matruh, Mersa Matruh, Egypt.
Driving distance: 308 km.
Duration: 4 hours 9 mins.

Arrival at 13:00 and have some time at the beach Discover Marsa Matrouh, then drive back to Cairo

From: Marsa Matruh, Mersa Matruh, Egypt.
To: Cairo , Egypt.
Driving distance: 446 km.
Duration: 4 hours 42 mins.

Arrival in Cairo at 20:00 – Overnight in Cairo
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo

Day 9: Day 9- Cairo to the white desert

Stop At: White Desert, About 45 km north of Farafra, Farafra 12655 Egypt
At 06:00 am Pick up time from your hotel in Giza or in Cairo , drive to Bahariya Oasis , which located about 350 km east of Cairo This journey takes about 4 hours, arrive at 10:00 there will be stops during the trip for WC and Coffee

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Black Desert, Al Wahat Al Bahriya – Al Farafra Rd, Bawiti Egypt
At 10:00 you will take your 4×4 Jeep and drive to the black desert

12:00 The Lunch will be served here in El Haize oasis

13:00 Then drive to the valley of Ashgabat

15:00 Arrive at the Valley of Agabat is deep within the white desert white-desert Egypt 360 You have to be there to feel the out-worldly beauty of the place. Millions of years ago, the place used to be under the sea. Over the years, unique rock formations of limestone, chalk (and maybe sand) developed.

16: 30 explore the white desert white-desert Egypt 360 National Park, the most well-known desert destination in Egypt.

17:30 Make tents and Enjoy the sunset

18:30 As the sky turns pink then deepest fiery orange, the rock-shapes fade, and silence are all around. Sitting around a small fire and enjoying the simplest meal of chicken, rice, and vegetables, you will feel like nothing has ever tasted so good. Bedouin staff will arrange dinner and desert camping.

Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Bedouin staff will arrange dinner and desert camping.

Day 10: Day 10- Bahariya to Cairo

Pass By: Bahariya Oasis, Bahariya Oasis, Giza Governorate
Day 2- White desert – Bahariya oasis

At 06:00 am Enjoy sunrise

At 07:00 Am you’ll enjoy breakfast in the desert, before driving to Bahariya Oasis

Stop At: Gebel al Ingleez, Bawiti Egypt
At 09:00 On the way back, you will visit Crystal Mountain, Crystal Mountain, locally known as Gebel al-Izzaz. It’s more of a crystal hill, seen on the right, which is often called the Jewel of the desert is formed by the quartzite crystals and looks amazing in the sun’s rays. A few decades ago, that natural feature has been found by accident.

11:00 Drive to Bahariya Oasis , Soak in the heat at Bir Sigam , a hot spring that can help to relax. Located at 7 km east of Bahariya on the Cairo road, the spring is the best hot spring in temperature,

12:00 Then drive back to Cairo . Arrival at Cairo at 16:30

Fly to Aswan – Overnight in Aswan
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in Aswan

Day 11: Day 11- 4 Days Nile cruise

Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Day 11- 4 Days Nile cruise

Embarkation& Lunch on board the Nile Cruise, proceed
Visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk

Phiala temple
Built to honor 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.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
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: 1 hour

Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
The Unfinished Obelisk
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.

12:00 lunch on board of the Cruise
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

Day 12: Day 12- Abu simble

Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Egypt
Breakfast & Lunch onboard the cruise.

Early Visit to Abu Simbel from Aswan

Abu Simbel temples

The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra, and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor,the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco

13:00 sail to Kom Ombo temple

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
Visit The temple of Kom Temple

The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period(332 B.b -395 A.c)
Sail to Edfu-Overnight in Edfu
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
Galabyia Party.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight on board the Cruise
Galabyia Party.

Day 13: Day 13- Edfu and Luxor

Stop At: Edfu, Edfu, Nile River Valley
Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the Edfu

Edfu temple :

Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dates to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama.
Sail to Luxor through Esna lock
Visit Luxor temple

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Luxor Temple:
Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated with His Military Battle of Kadesh
Dinner &overnight onboard the Cruise
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner &overnight onboard the Cruise

Day 14: Day 14- Karnak and the valley of Kings -Marsa Alam

Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the west bank of Luxor and Karnak The Valley of the Kings: Once called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
The colossi of Memnon: Massive pair statues Know as the Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what once the largest complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
The Queen Hatshepsut temple : 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. Overnight o board of the Cruise in Luxor
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons, and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso) Transfer to Marsa Alam from Luxor
Duration: 2 hours