Cairo Trip Overview
This tour package of 5 days gives you excellent knowledge about the many wonders of Cairo and Luxor. From the Pyramids at Giza, the Egyptian Museum, the temples of Luxor & Karnak, Valley of the Kings, tombs of Tutankhamen, mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and Colossi of Memnon, Aswan High Dam, and Philae Temple.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Cruises
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
This tour package of 5 days gives you excellent knowledge about the many wonders of Cairo and Luxor. From the Pyramids at Giza, the Egyptian Museum, the temples of Luxor & Karnak, Valley of the Kings, tombs of Tutankhamen, mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and Colossi of Memnon, Aswan High Dam, and Philae Temple.
Itinerary
Day 1: Welcome to Cairo
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Arrive at Cairo International Airport, finishing all procedures to get your entry visa by our representative. Then, have lunch in a local restaurant on the way to your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle for relaxing.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2: Cairo – Luxor
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Having breakfast in the hotel. Then, heading to the three Pyramids of Giza, including the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the only one left of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This 146-meter-high x. The Great Sphinx is another essential feature of Egypt, characterized by the head of a man with the body of a lion. Your visit to the Giza plateau will end with the mortuary temple of king Chefren, which was used for the mummification process. Then, having lunch in a local restaurant.
After lunch, going on a city-tour seeing many attractions of the most crowded Capital in Africa with your local guide. The next visit will be to the most famous highlight of Cairo, the Egyptian Museum, the home of Egypt’s antiquities which are dating back to different ages, including the treasures of Tutankhamen, the most famous king in Egypt.
Finally, you will be transferred to the train station to catch the Sleeping train to Luxor, and have dinner on board.
Overnight on sleeping train.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight on a sleeping train.
Day 3: Luxor Tour
Stop At: Karnak Open Air Museum, You Require a separate ticket within the walls of Karnak Temple, Luxor Egypt
Enjoy your Breakfast on board while watching the Countryside view from the train. Upon arrival at Luxor, join your private tour guide heading to the East Bank visiting the massive and impressive Karnak Templen. You will then visit the Luxor Temple, Built mostly by Amenhotep III and Rameses II.
Your lunch will be served at an oriental traditional restaurant. After lunch, you will cross the River Nile to the West Bank, visiting the Valley of the Kings.Then, heading to the Valley of the Artisans, a tribute to those who built the tombs of the Pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings.
The last part of your tour today will be in the complex of Al-Deir Al-Bahri, the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, one of the most famous queens in ancient Egypt. Also, the Temple of Amenhotep III. And the Colossi of Memnon.
Finally, you will be transferred to the train station to catch the train to Aswan, and have dinner on board.
Overnight in Aswan.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight on board to Aswan then transfer to your hotel.
Day 4: Aswan – Cairo (sleeping train)
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Having breakfast on board to Aswan. Once you arrive, your tour to the Highlights of Aswan will start. The small Philae island is a must to visit including the Philae Temple dedicated to Isis, the goddess of Love and beauty. The temple`s structure was dismantled and relocated to nearby Agilkia Island as a part of the UNESCO Nubia rescue project. Then, to the High Dam which is built across the River Nile at Aswan and was constructed between 1960 and 1970.
Finally, you will be transferred to the train station to catch the Sleeping train to Cairo, and have dinner on board.
Overnight on sleeping train.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight on a sleeping train.
Day 5: departure from Cairo
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Having a final breakfast onboard, and you will be transferred in an air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo airport where you will catch your international flight back home. as an opportunity to contemplate one last view of this beautiful, richly historical city.
For your commodity, an English-speaking representative of ours will accompany you till you are checked in until you are safe aboard your plane flying back home.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
