Cairo Trip Overview
TTravel to Egypt during Easter 2019 and visit Giza Pyramid and the Egyptian Museum then cruise the Nile in style and explore the charming tourist attractions in Luxor and Aswan including a sleeper train experience.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
TTravel to Egypt during Easter 2019 and visit Giza Pyramid and the Egyptian Museum then cruise the Nile in style and explore the charming tourist attractions in Luxor and Aswan including a sleeper train experience.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Cairo
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock)
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome Drink
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Fairmont Nile City
Day 2: Cairo Tour – Train to Aswan
Stop At: Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu), Giza Egypt
Check out after breakfast at your hotel in Cairo. Then you will be accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus , famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Lunch will be served at good quality local restaurant. Then transfer to visit the Egyptian Museum,
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt
Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Khan Al-Khalili, Cairo Egypt
Continue driving to the area of Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Aswan-dinner and breakfast will be served on board. Overnight inside your compartment.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: sleeper train
Day 3: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
You will be met and assisted at Aswan train station by our representative who will transfer you to embark your Nile River Cruise, before Lunch at 11:00 a.m. Then enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam,
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
The awesome Philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor ,
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Nile Cruise
Day 4: Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples
Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu,
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Horus, Adfo, Edfu Egypt
lunch on board after that visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Nile Cruise
Day 5: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Sail to Luxor, have breakfast on board then Visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings,
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC , at El-Deir El-Bahari
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
and the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board. Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Dinner on board Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Nile Cruise
Day 6: Luxor Nile Cruise – Train to Cairo
Pass By: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Breakfast aboard cruise before disembarkation and then you will be accompanied by your guide to visit Karnak and Luxor temples at the East bank of the River Nile.
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Later you will be transferred to Luxor railway station to board the sleeper train back to Cairo. Have your dinner and overnight on board sleeper train in your private compartment ( twin beds).
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: sleeper train
Day 7: Cairo Optional Excursions
Stop At: Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids, Al Giza Desert, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
Breakfast aboard sleeper train before arriving Giza train station, where you will be met and assisted by Sun Pyramids Tours representative who will transfer you to your hotel for free time at leisure ( you will check into your room as early as possible ) with some optional excursions available in Cairo to visit Step Pyramid of King Zoser in Sakkara and Memphis. Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Fairmont Nile City
Day 8: Cairo – Fly Back Home
Stop At: Cairo International Airport Road, Cairo Int’l Airport Rd, Sheraton Al Matar, El Nozha, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo – free time before your flight – check out and then transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast
Note : If the mentioned cruise or the hotel are not available, the company has the right to change to any cruise or hotel, as long as it is of same category.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
