Cairo Trip Overview
Pay a visit to the highlights of Egypt from Cairo ! You will visit the most famous historical sights in
Cairo, Aswan, Abu Simbel Temples and Luxor Highlights and Flifht From Cairo To Aswan & From Luxor Back To Cairo and Five Stars accommodations Hotels With Breakfast and Lunch
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Duration: 4 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Air, Helicopter & Balloon Tours >> Air Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Pay a visit to the highlights of Egypt from Cairo ! You will visit the most famous historical sights in
Cairo, Aswan, Abu Simbel Temples and Luxor Highlights and Flifht From Cairo To Aswan & From Luxor Back To Cairo and Five Stars accommodations Hotels With Breakfast and Lunch
Itinerary
Day 1: Cairo , Pyramids of Giza , Saqqara , Memphis , Sphinx
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
The Giza pyramids are located on the Giza plateau in the Giza governorate on the west bank of the Nile. It was built about 25 centuries BC, between 2480 and 2550 BC. It includes three pyramids: Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure.
And the pyramids, according to one of the hypotheses, are royal tombs, each bearing the name of the king who built it and was buried in it, and the pyramid construction here is a stage of the development of tomb architecture in ancient Egypt. It started with a small pit that turned into an underground room and then into several rooms topped by a terrace. After that, it developed to take the form of a listed pyramid by the engineer Imhotep, the minister of the Pharaoh, and King Djoser in the third family
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids, Al Giza Desert, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
The pyramid of Djoser, the pyramid of Saqqara, or the step pyramid is an archaeological landmark in the Saqqara necropolis northwest of the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt. Built during the 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser. Built for him by his minister Imhotep. The engineer and physician Amhotep was the principal architect of the vast funerary complex in the pyramid’s courtyard and the ceremonial structures surrounding it.
The first Egyptian pyramid consisted of six mastabas built on top of each other, something that represented a tremendous development in the design of tombs in that era when one mastaba was only satisfied. The step pyramid of Djoser is 62 meters (203 feet) high, with a base area of 109 meters x 125 meters (358 feet x 410 feet), and was covered in polished white limestone. The step pyramid is considered the first stone structure of its time
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Memphis and Sakkara, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
Memphis or Memphis, Greek Pal: Μέμφις, was the ancient capital of the first kingdom in Lower Egypt, and the capital of Egypt in the era of the Old Kingdom and from its founding to the year 2200 BC. And a shorter period in the new kingdom. [2] And an administrative center throughout ancient history [3] [4]
Memphis is considered one of the greatest capitals of ancient Egypt. Its inception was associated with the establishment of the union between the Nile Delta and Upper Egypt during the days of King Mina, and it remained the capital of Egypt in the era of the old state and the administrative and military capital at the time of the modern state.
The idol of Memphis was the god Ptah, and its huge cemetery stretched from Abu Rawash in the north to Lisht in the south, and it contained the most amazing examples of Egyptian architecture and arts without any dispute.
Memphis extended and expanded on the shore of the western Nile to the outskirts of Giza
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Great Sphinx, Al-Haram, Giza Egypt
The Sphinx is a statue of a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human being carved from limestone, and it is likely that it was originally covered with a layer of plaster and colored, and traces of the original colors are still visible next to one of his ears.
Located on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt, the Sphinx is also the guardian of the plateau. It is the oldest known colossal carvings. Its length is about 73.5 meters, including 15 meters long for its front feet, its width is 19.3 meters, and its highest height from the ground is about 20 meters to the top of the head. It is believed that the ancient Egyptians built it during the reign of King Khafre (2558 BC-2532 BC), the builder of the second pyramid in Giza.
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight In 5 Stars Hotel In Cairo
Day 2: Flight From Cairo To Aswan & Visit Aswan Highlights ( Aswan High Dam and Temple Of Philea )
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
The Aswan High Dam or the High Dam is a water dam on the Nile River in southern Egypt. It was established during the reign of Gamal Abdel Nasser and the Soviets helped build it. The dam helped a lot in controlling the flow of water and mitigating the effects of the Nile flood. Used to generate electricity in Egypt. The length of the dam is 3600 meters, the width of the base is 980 meters, the width of the summit is 40 meters, and the height is 111 meters. The volume of the body of the dam is 43 million cubic meters of cement, iron and other materials, and it can pass through the dam a flow of water up to 11,000 cubic meters of water per second. Construction of the dam began in 1960 and the total cost was estimated at one billion dollars, one-third written off by the Soviet Union. 400 Soviet experts worked on the dam and completed its construction in 1968.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Philae Island is an island in the middle of the Nile River and it is one of the strongest forts along the southern borders of Egypt, separating the Nile into two opposite canals in Aswan. .
The name Philae or Velay refers to the Greek language which means (the beloved) or (the beloved). As for the Arabic name for it, it is the Anas of existence in relation to the myth of Anas found in the stories of One Thousand and One Nights. Egypt is in the south. And the worship group was devoted to the worship of the goddess Isis, but the island contained temples of Hathor, Amenhotep and other temples.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at 4 Stars Hotel In Aswan
Day 3: Abu Simple Temples & First Class VIP Seating Train Tickets To Luxor
Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Egypt
Abu Simbel is an archaeological site located on the west bank of Lake Nasser, about 290 km southwest of Aswan. It is one of the “monuments of Nubia” listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. And that starts from the direction of the flow of the river from Abu Simbel to Philae (near Aswan).
The twin temples were originally carved from the mountains during the reign of King Ramses II in the thirteenth century BC, as a permanent monument to him and Queen Nefertari, to commemorate his victory in the Battle of Kadesh. However, in 1960 the facility complex was completely moved to another location, on an artificial hill made of a dome structure, and over the Aswan High Dam reservoir.
It was necessary to relocate the temples to avoid them being submerged during the construction of Lake Nasser
Duration: 6 hours
Pass By: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
After You Finsh Your Tour To Abu Simbel Temples Catch The Train To Luxor and Check In aT 5 Stars Hotel In Luxor
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at 5 Stars Hotel In Luxor
Day 4: Valley Of The Kings, Hatshbsut Temple, Colossi Of Memnon, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple & Flight Back To Cairo
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
The Valley of the Kings, also known as “The Valley of the Kings,” is a valley in Egypt that was used for 500 years during the period between the sixteenth and eleventh centuries BC to construct tombs for the pharaohs and nobles of the modern state extending during the eighteenth dynasties to the twentieth dynasty in ancient Egypt. The valley on the west bank of the Nile River facing Thebes (Luxor now) in the heart of the ancient funerary city of Thebes The Valley of the Kings is divided into two valleys; The Eastern Valley (where most of the royal tombs are located) and the Western Valley.
And with the discovery of the last burial chamber in 2006, known as (Cemetery 63)
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Amun spoiled Hatshepsut, famous for (Hatshepsut), the most famous queens who ruled Egypt, and the most powerful of them; Her rule was a milestone not only in the history of the Eighteenth Dynasty, but in the entire ancient history of Egypt.
Hatshepsut is the fifth king of the ancient Egyptian eighteenth dynasty, and Egyptologists consider her to be one of the most successful kings of the ancient Egyptians.
Her name means: concubine of Amun, preferred over the ladies, or concubine of Amun, the Dora of the princesses.
Her birth and her family
Hatshepsut was born in 1508 BC, the eldest daughter of King (Thutmose I) and Queen (Ahmose).
The king (Ahmose I), the owner of the great victory in liberating Egypt from the Hyksos, is the great-grandfather of Hatshepsut, and the founder of the eighteenth Pharaonic dynasty to which it belongs.
It was (Hatshepsut) the legitimate heir to the throne of the country
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
The Colossi of Memnon statue, meaning a colossal colossus, known locally as (the Colsat or Salamat), is two huge statues, built around 1350 BC, which are all that remains of a temple built in memory of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt during the Eighteenth Dynasty, located in the funerary city of Thebes, located west of the Nile River from the present-day city of Luxor. The two identical statues depict Amenhotep III (who lived in the fourteenth century B.C.) seated with his hands spread on his knees and looking towards the east (actually towards the south East according to recent trends) towards the river. Two short figures are carved on the front of the throne, along with his legs: his wife Tiye and his mother Death M and Ya. The side panels depict the Nile god Habi.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Karnak, or the Karnak Temple Complex, which is known as the Karnak Temple, is a group of temples, buildings and columns, where the expansion and construction processes continued since the Pharaonic era, specifically the kings of the Middle Kingdom, until the Roman era in Luxor in Egypt on the eastern coast. The temple was built for the divine triad Amun (Amun Ra in modern times), his wife the goddess Mut and their son the god Khonsu; And each of them has a temple belonging to the Karnak Temples Complex. Sometimes tourists and non-specialists only mean Karnak Temple, the temple belongs to Amun Amun-Ra.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
The Luxor Temple is a large complex of ancient Egyptian temples located on the eastern bank of the Nile River in the city of Luxor today known as (Thebes ancient). Founded in 1400 BC. The Luxor Temple was built to worship Amun-Ra, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu. They are the gods, which are also called the Theban Triad (Theban Triad). Luxor Temple was built during the reign of the kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty and the Nineteenth Dynasty. The most important buildings in the temple are those that were built by Kings Amenhotep III (1397-1360 BC) and Ramses II (1290-1223 BC) (who added to the temple the open courtyard, the edifice, and the obelisks). King Thutmose III (1490-1436 BC) also resided
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Accommodation Not Included
