Hurghada Trip Overview
Join an exciting 5 Days itinerary of Cairo and Nile cruise from Hurghada, Visit the Pyramids of Giza and the Egyptian museum and explore the Ancient History of Upper Egypt on 4 Days Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor. Visit Abu Simbel, Philae Temple, Edfu temple, Kom Ombo temple, The valley of kings, Karnak temple, and Enjoy sailing with Felucca.
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Duration: 5 days
Starts: Hurghada, Egypt
Trip Category: Air, Helicopter & Balloon Tours >> Air Tours
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Join an exciting 5 Days itinerary of Cairo and Nile cruise from Hurghada, Visit the Pyramids of Giza and the Egyptian museum and explore the Ancient History of Upper Egypt on 4 Days Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor. Visit Abu Simbel, Philae Temple, Edfu temple, Kom Ombo temple, The valley of kings, Karnak temple, and Enjoy sailing with Felucca.
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1- Hurghada- Cairo
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Pick up from your hotel in Hurghada to Hurghada airport- Then fly to Cairo air 05:00 and arrives at Cairo at 06:00 am
You will be picked up from your Cairo airport by our tour guide to enjoy a great excursion to The Pyramids of Giza ( Cheops , Chephren, and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of and visit the Valley Temple.
Lunch will be served during the Pyramids at the local restaurant in Giza
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Then visit the Egyptian Museum
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Tahir
It exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts that date as far back as 5000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen – A collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before they were discovered in 1920 when his tomb was excavated.
If you wish to visit the mummies royal hall. You need to ask the tour guide to take the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and you pay for this. It will cost 200 Egyptian Pounds
The New Grand museum is not open yet. It will be open soon maybe end of 2021 or in 2022
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in the 5 * Hotel in Cairo
Day 2: Day 2-Cairo- Aswan-Nile cruise
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Pick up from Giza Hotel to Cairo airport for a short flight to Aswan from Cairo An Early flight from Cairo to Aswan
Embarkation& Lunch on board the Nile Cruise, proceed.
Visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk
Phiala temple:
Built to honour the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
The high dam:
Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
The Unfinished Obelisk :
Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned.
12:00 lunch on board the Cruise
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Nubian Village, This is a Village and does not have a web-site, Aswan Egypt
at 16:00 sailing trip with Felucca around Elphinatine island and Visit Lord Kitchener island- Then visit the Nubian village
The Nubian village is one of Aswan’s attractions. It’s worth visiting and spending 2 hours. The place is very authentic and genuine, Colorful and artistic, the Nubian Village will surprise you in every corner! While walking in the village, you will straight away feel the soul of this place!
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
Day 3: Day 3-Aswan-Abu simble
Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Egypt
Breakfast & Lunch onboard the cruise.
Early Visit to Abu Simbel from Aswan
Abu Simbel temples:
The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra, and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor, the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco.
lunch on the Nile cruise
13:00 Sail to Kom Ombo
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
The temple of Kom Ombo:
The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period(332 B.b -395 A.c)
Sail to Edfu-Overnight in Edfu
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
Galabyia Party.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in Edfu
Day 4: Day 4- Edfu temple-Luxor temple
Stop At: Edfu, Edfu, Nile River Valley
Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the Edfu around 08:00 by horse carriage
Edfu temple :
Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dated to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama
You will be back around 10:00
Lunch on the Cruise
At 10:30 Sail to Luxor through Esna lock
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Arrive Luxor at 18:00
Visit Luxor temple.
Luxor Temple:
Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated with His Military Battle of Kadesh
Dinner &overnight onboard the Cruise
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight onboard the Cruise
Day 5: Day 5-The valley of the kings
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Breakfast at your Cruise Then you will be accompanied by your private tour guide and a private air-conditioned vehicle to visit:
Valley of the Kings:
The final resting place of Egypt’s rulers from the 18th to 20th dynasty, it is home to tombs including the great pharaoh Ramses II and boy pharaoh Tutankhamen.
The tombs were well stocked with all the material goods a ruler might need in the next world. Most of the decoration inside the tombs is still well preserved.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Hatshepsut Temple:
It is one of the most beautiful & best preserved of all of the temples of Ancient Egypt. The temple was built on three levels with two wide ramps in a central position joining the levels together.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
Colossi of Memnon:
Two massive stone statues of king Amenhotep III are the only remains of a complete mortuary temple.
The statues are made from blocks of quartzite sandstone which exist in Cairo then moved 700 KM to Luxor
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Karnak temple is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons, and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso)
Have your lunch at a Nile View restaurant before we drive you back to your hotel in Hurghada.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
