Description
Day 1: Arrive in Cairo and transfer to the hotel
Day 2:Visit Cairo Museum, Pyramids of Giza, and overnight train to Aswan
Day 3:Arrive Aswan, transfer to hotel, overnight hotel in Aswan
Day 4:Optional visit to Abu Simbel Temple
Day 5:Felucca Sail
Day 6:From Feluccas to Luxor
Day 7:West Bank of Luxor
Day 8:Karnak and Luxor temples and overnight train to Cairo
Day 9:Cairo optional visits
DAY 10 :Final Departure
Includes
- All transfers, transportation, and luggage handling during the tour
- 02 nights hotel accommodation in Cairo based on bed and breakfast
- 02 nights hotel accommodation in Aswan based ob Bed and Breakfast
- 01 night in basic felucca full board
- 02 nights hotel accommodation in Luxor based ob Bed and Breakfast
- 02 nights in sleeper train with breakfast and dinner
- Transportation by air-conditioned vehicles
- All sightseeing and entrance fees as per itinerary
- All hotel taxes and service charges
- Expertise tour guide (according to your preferred language)
Excludes
- International flight tickets
- Entry visa upon arrival
- Tips & personal items
Tour highlights
- Cairo Museum
- Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx
- Philae and high dam in Aswan
- Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples
- Luxor and Karnak Temples
- Valley of Kings, Hatshepsut temple
Tour Timeline
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1Day 1 : : Arrive Cairo and transfer to hotel
Our representative will be waiting for you at the airport and will help you through airport formalities then escort you to outside the airport where our touristic vehicle will be waiting for you and transfer you to your hotel, check-in, our rep will confirm with you all timing and details of your next part of the tour, overnight at hotel.
Meals Included, None -
2Day 2 : : Visit Cairo Museum, Pyramids of Giza and overnight train to Aswan
After breakfast at the hotel begin the day with one of the real highlights of any visit to Egypt, a visit to the three pyramids of Giza. While once located in remote desert, they now touch the suburbs of modern Cairo. No matter how many photos or documentaries you have seen, your first glimpse of these marvels of the ancient world will take your breath away. A qualified Egyptologist will be able to expertly explain the facts and myths behind these three mammoth works of art. You will also visit the mysterious Sphinx with its lion’s body and man’s face.
If time permitting there might be the chance to see inside one of the pyramids, take a ride around the pyramids on camel back! (NB. Extra entrance fees apply to all of these sites/activities)
There will be time to grab a quick lunch before our afternoon visit to the Egyptian Museum. With over 10,000 pieces from every period of Egyptian history, including the treasures from the tomb of Toya, the display can be a bit daunting. Tour guide will direct you to the most important and magnificent items. There is also plenty of free time for you to explore on your own.
. After all, will transfer you to Train Station and take the sleeper train to Aswan, comfortable twin-share bunk-bed compartments with lockable doors. Overnight train to Aswan
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.
Train to Aswan
In the evening we transfer to the railway station to board our overnight train to Aswan. Accommodation on the sleeper train is in comfortable twin-share bunk-bed compartments with lockable doors. The beds convert into seats when not in use and luggage is stored under the bottom bunk. Bedding is provided and there is a small washbasin with soap and a towel provided. Shared toilet facilities are at the end of each carriage. A simple “airline-style” dinner is provided, but most guests prefer to eat before boarding the train. Non Alcoholic drinks are available to purchase and there is a bar car for socializing. In the morning you will be brought a simple continental style breakfast around two hours before arrival.
Estimated Travel Time, Cairo to Aswan, 12hrs (overnight train) -
3Day 3 : : Arrive Aswan, transfer to hotel, overnight hotel in Aswan
Upon arrival at Aswan railway station Our qualified Egyptologist Guide will pick you up by A/C vehicle to escort you on this Private Half day tour to visit Philae Temple which was dedicated to the Goddess Isis, the amazing High Dam built in 1960 protecting Egypt from annual floods and last at the Unfinished Obelisk which shows how the ancient Egyptians cut the stone. When the tour finished will be checked-in at the hotel, The evening is free to get ready for the early morning start.
Meals: Breakfast -
4Day 4 : : relax in Aswan
Morning Relax in Aswan and afternoon visit Nubian Village
Abu Simbel bus option
A very early start; your guide will meet you and escort you, in our air-conditioned vehicle, to the site of Abu Simbel. Situated approximately 285 kilometers south of Aswan, including crossing the Tropic of Cancer, these two world-famous temples are amazing. Built by Ramses II in honor of himself and his favorite wife, Nefertari, these rock-cut temples were moved, in 1968, to escape the encroaching waters of the newly formed Lake Nasser.
Back to Aswan Later in evening visit the Nubian village and enjoy the rest of the evening with the Nubian friends, back to the hotel
Meals: Breakfast -
5Day 5 : : Felucca sail from Aswan
After breakfast will organize a camel trip to St., Simeon Monastery, followed by, boarding our feluccas to spend the day out on the river and a night under the stars. All meals are provided by our felucca crew. Drinks, including beer, wine, water, and soft drinks are available for you to purchase.
Feluccas are very basic traditional Nile sailboats and make for an extremely relaxing and enjoyable way to travel down the river. You sleep on the deck of the boat (mattresses and blankets are provided, but if you prefer something between you and the blankets, you will need a sleep sheet/sleeping bag liner of your own). Please note that the Felucca itself does not have toilets or showers, however, an option is that we will have access to a private support boat, traveling near our Felucca. This support boat is equipped with toilets a shower (please bring a towel) and an area to eat your meals, leaving you stress-free to enjoy this tranquil and traditional experience on the Nile. if Support boat not available will be toilet tent erected for overnight and no showers
Meals: Breakfast , Lunch, and dinner -
6Day 6 : : From the feluccas to Luxor
Felucca journey ends and travel by bus to Luxor our tour guide will take you to visit Kom Ombo Temple Kom Ombo was dedicated to the Crocodile God and you can still view the remains of an ancient mummified crocodile, which was worshipped here thousands of years ago. Then continue to Luxor, stopping on route at the town of Edfu to explore its fascinating temple. In the middle of a bustling village, Edfu Temple is the most completely preserved temple in all of Egypt. Arrive Luxor check-in to the hotel and the remainder of the afternoon is yours to explore Luxor temple, overnight at the hotel
Meals: Breakfast -
7Day 7 : : visit Luxor west bank
After breakfast, Time to travel by bus through west bank of Luxor, firstly Be amazed at the mammoth eighteen-miter high Colossi of Memnon, which are all that remain of an ancient temple. Visit Valley of the kings and experience the magnificent decoration and design of the tombs of the Pharaohs from new kingdom pharaohs time, visiting 3 tombs included in your ticket and king Tut Ankh Amoun tomb is optional with extra ticket. Then visit the impressive Funerary Temple of the most powerful woman in ancient Egypt Queen Hatshepsut which a massive three terraces emanating from the mountain behind it, in which the Queen commemorates her work and commercial relations with other countries.
Back to hotel , afternoon is free to Explore Luxor on your own or share on one of our optional excursions
Meals: Breakfast -
8Day 8 : : Visit Luxor and karnak temples and overnight train to Cairo
Enjoy your free time, exploring all Luxor, afternoon will take you to visit Karnak Temple with its massive columns and painted hieroglyphs, Temple was the center of all religious life in ancient Egypt. Built and extended by successive generations of rulers, after Karnak we takes you to visit Luxor temple, located near the Nile and right in the center of downtown Luxor is spectacularly lit in the evenings and well worth a visit after all transfer to Luxor train Station and overnight train to Cairo
Meals: Breakfast and dinner -
9Day 9 : : Arrive Cairo and transfer to hotel
Arrive Cairo, trip representative will pick you up from train station and transfer to hotel, rest of the day is free (will be some optional tours like Islamic & Coptic Cairo, Sakkara, and Dahshor Pyramids)
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10Day 10 : : Final Departure
After breakfast, Trip Representative will transfer you to Cairo airport on time of your flight home, wish you had a great holiday, and look forward to seeing you again.
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