Cairo Trip Overview
Highlights of Egypt Tour –6 -day tour package to Cairo, Aswan & Luxor to discover the best of Egypt sights in this short trip to Egypt that showcases the very best of ancient Egypt wonders and the major sites of Egypt from Cairo to Aswan& Luxor in Upper Egypt.
From the iconic Pyramids of Giza & Sphinx with the Egyptian Museum to the tomb strewn Valley of the Kings & temples in Luxor and the Philae Island in Aswan all with Private Egyptologist & round-trip flights between Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Cairo Included.
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Duration: 37 days 12 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Transfers & Ground Transport >> Private Drivers
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Highlights of Egypt Tour –6 -day tour package to Cairo, Aswan & Luxor to discover the best of Egypt sights in this short trip to Egypt that showcases the very best of ancient Egypt wonders and the major sites of Egypt from Cairo to Aswan& Luxor in Upper Egypt.
From the iconic Pyramids of Giza & Sphinx with the Egyptian Museum to the tomb strewn Valley of the Kings & temples in Luxor and the Philae Island in Aswan all with Private Egyptologist & round-trip flights between Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Cairo Included.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Cairo International Airport Road, Cairo Int’l Airport Rd, Sheraton Al Matar, El Nozha, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Upon arrival our staff will meet and assist you to finish all formalities then you will be transferred to your hotel, overnight at hotel in Cairo
Stop At: Pyramids Giza Tours, Cairo Egypt
After breakfast, it’ll be time to begin your tour to the Pyramids and Sphinx. The first visit of the day will be to the Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Built by the pharaohs from the period starting from 2590 BC to 2480 BC .You will have the chance to explore the wonders of the Great Pyramids of Giza and get inside the queen Pyramid then enjoy the Panorama of the Pyramid before heading to the Sphinx, one of the largest monolith statues in the history of mankind.
Giza pyramids and sphinx- Not only the best places to visit in Egypt but is the best ancient monument you must see in your life. The great Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx probably the most famous ancient site in the world and the only one still exist from the Ancient Seven wonders of the world and your trip to Egypt not completed till you visit the Pyramids of Giza and even if you visited Egypt more than one time you should visit the Pyramids every time .
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
After that enjoyable local lunch, move to the Egyptian museum to see the treasures of the famous Tutankhamun and thousands of artwork like statues, gold, stones and Papyrus loose yourself in the treasures of the pharaohs after that back to your hotel overnight.
Egypt The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or Museum of Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Start your trip in Aswan by visiting the Temple of Agilika Island Philae Island this temple Dedicated to Goddess ISIS Goddess of love this temple located on the heart of the Nile you will reach it by Motor boat most of the obelisks in Untied State of America taken from this temple. After that move to your Nile cruise to have lunch and relax the rest of the day. Overnight on board your dinner will be on board.
One of Nubia’s most important monument sites, the Temples of Philae, 12 kilometers south of Aswan, was an ancient pilgrimage center for the cult of Isis and dazzled travelers with its power for centuries. This sacred site was venerated from the Pharaonic era up to the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods with each ruler adding their own stamp onto the stones here. Saved from a watery grave by UNESCO’s rescue project, which transferred the monuments block by block from Philae Island to Agilika Island, today, the temples continue to work their charm on all who visit.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Edfu, Edfu, Nile River Valley
Edfu city visit the falcon temple. Dedicated to one of the most famous God in ancient Egypt God Horus the falcon.
This Ptolemaic temple, built between 237 and 57 BC, is one of the best-preserved ancient monuments in Egypt. Preserved by desert sand, which filled the place after the pagan cult was banned, the temple is dedicated to Horus, the avenging son of Isis and Osiris. With its roof intact, it is also one of the most atmospheric of ancient buildings.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
After breakfast check out from your hotel in Aswan towards Luxor you’ll have two stops , 1st stop when you arrive at Kom Ombo temple or the Crocodile temple, visit very unique temple on the bank of the Nile dedicated to God Sobek the Crocodile. Visit also the Crocodile Museum it is the only museum for the Mummies of the Crocodiles.
The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. … The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world with Hathor and Khonsu.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Kingdom Pharaohs A truly impressive site! There, you will find Tutankhamen’s tomb which was discovered almost intact in 1922 and the tomb of Ramses IV, among others. A ticket will allow you visiting 3 of the 63 tombs on site, except Tutankhamen’s tomb.
The tombs have suffered greatly from treasure hunters, floods in the past and in recent years, from mass tourism: carbon dioxide, friction and humidity taking photos with flash inside the tombs produced by the average of 2.8g of sweat left by each visitor have affected the reliefs and the pigments of the wall paintings. The ministry of Antiquities has installed dehumidifiers and glass screens in the worst-affected tombs and introduced a rotation system for opening tombs to the public while restoring others”
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
The temple of the strong lady the frist lady of ancient Egypt her majesty Queen Hatshepsut. This woman ruled Egypt for about 16 years she ruled after her brother -husband Tot-Mosis II, She built this temple as funeral temple she used to rule Egypt as male king because it wasn’t allowed for a women to rule Egypt she married her brother to justify her right to the throne of Egypt.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Karnak Temple is a vast temple complex in Luxor dedicated primarily to Amun and dating from as early as 2000 BC. It is an impressive sight, and second only to the Great Pyramids in popularity
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. In the Egyptian language it is known as ipet resyt, “the southern sanctuary”
Duration: 1 hour
