Cairo Trip Overview
Discover the highlights of ancient Egypt ( Cairo – Giza – Alexandria – Aswan – Nile Cruise – Luxor – Hot Air Balloon – Abu Simbel Temples & More Attraction ) without skimping on service or comfort. On this luxury-filled VIP tour, you’ll embark on a relaxing, multi-day excursion through the country’s top attractions in Karnak and Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel, and Cairo and Giza. Tours include five-star accommodation, a deluxe Nile river cruise, and personalized attention from your Egyptologist guide. Discover the highlights of ancient Egypt—without skimping on service or comfort. On this luxury-filled VIP tour, you’ll embark on a relaxing, multi-day excursion through the country’s top attractions in Karnak and Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel, and Cairo and Giza. Tours include five-star accommodation, a deluxe Nile river cruise, and personalized attention from your Egyptologist guide.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 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
Discover the highlights of ancient Egypt ( Cairo – Giza – Alexandria – Aswan – Nile Cruise – Luxor – Hot Air Balloon – Abu Simbel Temples & More Attraction ) without skimping on service or comfort. On this luxury-filled VIP tour, you’ll embark on a relaxing, multi-day excursion through the country’s top attractions in Karnak and Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel, and Cairo and Giza. Tours include five-star accommodation, a deluxe Nile river cruise, and personalized attention from your Egyptologist guide. Discover the highlights of ancient Egypt—without skimping on service or comfort. On this luxury-filled VIP tour, you’ll embark on a relaxing, multi-day excursion through the country’s top attractions in Karnak and Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel, and Cairo and Giza. Tours include five-star accommodation, a deluxe Nile river cruise, and personalized attention from your Egyptologist guide.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Cairo
Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Meet and assist with Visa assitance
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight Hotel In Cairo
Day 2: Discover Giza Pyramids & Sakkara & Memphis
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
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 you be in Egypt, the pyramids and the Sphinx at the base of the Giza plateau, are the iconic image of Egypt don’t forget to take a photo in front of the Pyramids and Sphinx.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids, Al Giza Desert, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
The most conspicuous landmark of Saqqara is the Step Pyramid, the tomb of the third Dynasty ruler Djoser or Zoser, built by Imhotep and thought to be the earliest major stone structure erected in Egypt. The form of the pyramid can be explained as a development of the large mastabas (mud-brick tombs) of the First and Second Dynasties; the six steps, each smaller than the one below, having been produced by the addition to the original mastaba of successive new layers of masonry, accompanied by the enlargement of the lower stages.
The Step Pyramid stands 60 meters high and is built of locally quarried clay sandstone of poor quality. You can no longer enter the pyramid due to safety issues. The chambers and passages in the interior of the pyramid served partly for the burial of close relatives of the King (in particular those of his sons who died in childhood) and partly for storing grave-goods for the use of the dead
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Mit Rahina Museum, Mit Rahinah, Al Badrashin 11511 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:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight Hotel In Cairo
Day 3: Visit 5 activities in Alexandria Sightseeing
Stop At: Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate
You can return to the top from the Aswari Column, which is one of the most famous monuments and is the highest monument in the world. And Qaitbay Castle in the Bahri region in the far west of Alexandria, a view built at the ancient site of the Alexandria Lighthouse, which was destroyed in the year 702 AH following the devastating earthquake that occurred during the reign of Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad bin Qalawun. And after the Roman in the Kom al-Dikka area in the city center, which is one of the monuments of the Roman era. And the new Library of Alexandria, which is one of the most recent and prominent cultural monuments in America and the surrounding world, America, America, which was the ancient beacon about two thousand years ago. It is the Alexandria Opera House or Sayed Darwish Theater, which was built in 1918 and opened in 1921.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight Hotel In Cairo
Day 4: Fly From Cairo To Aswan & Start Your Nile Cruise & Visit Temple Of Phiale & Aswan High Dam
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
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: 3 hours
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 building the dam and completed its construction in 1968. The last 12 generators were installed in 1970 and the dam was officially opened in 1971.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight 5 Stars Nile Cruise Boat
Day 5: Abu Simbel Temples & Start Sailing To Visit Temple Of Kom Ombo
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: 7 hours
Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
The Kom Ombo Temple is located in Kom Ombo in the Aswan Governorate, southern Egypt. The temple was established during the reign of Ptolemy VI to worship the gods Sobek and Horus. The temple area has recently been restored and renewed. This temple was established during the reign of Ptolemy VI Philomator, but its decoration was only completed in the Roman era during the time of Emperor Tiberius, and we see in this temple also the same features that we find in other Ptolemaic Egyptian temples in terms of design, architecture and decoration. However, this temple has a special feature that resulted in local worship in the place, where people worshiped two local deities, namely Sobek and Horus with the head of a falcon, and despite the difference between these two deities in origin and character, they lived side by side for long centuries without mixing or pairing us Together
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight 5 Stars Nile Cruise Boat
Day 6: Visit Temple Of Edfu and Continue sailing To Visit Temple Of Luxor
Stop At: Temple of Horus, Adfo, Edfu Egypt
The Temple of Edfu, or the Temple of Horus, is the second temple of ancient Egypt in size, after the Temple of Karnak, located in the city of Edfu in Upper Egypt on the west bank of the Nile, which was known during the Hellenistic period in colloquial Greek as (Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις) and in Latin (Apollonopolis Magna), representing the temple One of the last attempts of the Ptolemies to build temples in line with their ancestors’ style and grandeur. The Temple of Horus took about 180 years to build.
The temple is dedicated to the main god Horus, who was identified as Apollo according to the Greek interpretation. It is one of the best preserved attractions in Egypt. The temple was built during the rule of the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC. M. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information about language, mythology, and religion during the Hellenistic period in Egypt
Duration: 2 hours
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
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight 5 Stars Nile Cruise Boat
Day 7: Hot Air Balloon & Valley Of The Kings & Hatshbsut Temple & Karnak Temple With Luxor Temple & Fly Back To Cairo
Stop At: Hot Air Balloons Luxor, Khaled Ibn Walid St، Gazirat Al Awameyah, Luxor, Luxor Governorate 85951, Egypt
Hot Air Balloon Trip
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
The Valley of the Kings, also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, is a valley in Egypt The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes, within the heart of the Theban Necropolis. The wadi consists of two valleys, East Valley and West Valley.
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
Duration: 1 hour
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: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
The Colossi of Memnon statue, meaning a colossal colossus, known locally as (Al-Kulsat or Salamat), is two huge statues, built around the year 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 depicted Amenhotep III (who lived in the fourteenth century B.C.) sitting, his hands spread out 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: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight Hotel In Cairo
Day 8: Final Departure
Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
This is the last day for your tour in Egypt, then according to your flight details,our staff will escort you to the airport for final departure.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
