Cairo Trip Overview
Enjoy customized 8 day tours around Cairo with professional Egyptologist including Accomodation , then a Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Enjoy customized 8 day tours around Cairo with professional Egyptologist including Accomodation , then a Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at Cairo international airport
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Arrival at Cairo International Airport, transfer to the hotel and check in. Or meeting clients in their hotel if they were in Cairo already.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Sufi Pyramids guest house.
Day 2: Full day tour to Memphis, Sakkara and Dahsure
Stop At: Memphis and Sakkara, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
You will be met at your hotel in Cairo at 9 AM by our professional Egyptologist who will accompany you to start the day by going to Memphis ( the first pharaonic capital 3200BC ) ,Then you will go to visit Saqqara and Imhotep museum – 2 Nobles’ tombs – visiting the interior of king Titi’s pyramid – visiting the Step Pyramid of King Zoser ( the first Pyramid was built in Egypt ),Then afternoon will go to Dahshure to visit the 2nd and the 3rd Pyramids were built in Egypt 2700 BC ( the Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid ), you will be able to go inside the Red Pyramid, Then by the end of the day tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Sufi Pyramids guest house.
Day 3: Full day tour to Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian museum
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
At 9am your qualified Egyptologist guide will be at the hotel waiting for you to drive you to Giza Pyramids area. On the way he will talk about the most important sights of Cairo (buildings, the Nile, hotels, museums, historical sites etc) and answer any questions you might have.
Upon arrival to the Pyramids he will start by giving you a brief information about Egyptian history (from12000BC to 1848 AD), then will talk about how ancient Egyptians built the Pyramids and will guide you around them. Afterwards you will go to visit the tombs of the workers to see the beautiful reliefs on the walls.If you want to see the most beautiful view of the nine pyramids you could ride a camel (extra cost). Lastly, you will go to see the Valley Temple and the great Sphinx.Then afternoon will go to visit the Egyptian Museum to see about 120,000 masterpieces and King Tutankamun’s treasures.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Sufi Pyramids guest house.
Day 4: Full day tour to Islamic and Coptic Cairo
Stop At: Islamic Cairo, Midan Silah ad-Din, Cairo 11511 Egypt
You will be met by your tour guide to go to visit :-
• Saladin’s fortress • Alabaster Mosque • Ibn Tulun Mosque ( 2nd Mosque was built in Egypt ) • The Hanging church Cave church and the Synagogue
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Sufi Pyramids guest house
Day 5: Traveling to Aswan and a day tour
Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Arrival at Aswan by flight or train then our representative will pick you up to the cruise 12:00 Check-In 12:30 Lunch on board 13:30 Visit
the High Dam, the Temple of Philae. 20:00 Dinner on board . Overnight in Aswan.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Esadora Nile cruise
Day 6: Nile cruise
Stop At: Kom Umbu, Kom Ombo, Markaz Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate, Egypt
5:00 Sailing to Kom Ombo 7:00 Breakfast on board . 8:00 Visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo . 10:00 sailing to Efdu. 13:00 Lunch on board 14:30 Visit of Horus Temple in Edfu. 20:00 Dinner on board . Galabia Party After Dinner.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Esadora Nile cruise
Day 7: Nile cruise
Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
7:00 AM Breakfast on board during sail to Luxor via Esna , 13:00 Lunch on board. 14:30 Visit East Bank
(Karnak & Luxor Temples) 20:00 Dinner on board , Overnight in Luxor.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Esadora Nile cruise
Day 8: Check out from the Nile cruise
Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
7:00 Breakfast on board 8:00 Check- out after Breakfast to go to visit West Bank — Valley of the Kings , Temple of Queen Hatshepsut ( El-Deir El-Bahari ) then transfer to the airport or the train station or to a hotel. End of trip .
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
