Explore the history of Ancient Egypt and Cairo. Start in Cairo and see the Pyramids before traveling to Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel by train to see the ruins and temples in these southern cities. Return to Cairo and visit Dahshur, Memphis, Sakkara.
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt.
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 the 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.
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus and the Sphinx. Then proceed to the Valley Temple which is facing the great statue.
Lunch will be served at a good quality local restaurant in Cairo. Then move on to visit the Egyptian Museum with the treasures room of the child king Tutankhamen. The tour continues with visiting Coptic Cairo with the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Afterwards we will drive Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar.
Finally, you will be transferred to Giza train station to reach the sleeper train from Cairo to Luxor. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board.
Overnight inside your compartment.
Meals: Breakfast-lunch.
Arrival at Luxor train station. You will be met & assisted and transferred to your hotel for check-in. After this enjoy an excursion to the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the powerful Egyptian queen, and the Colossi of Memnon. Then visit the splendid Luxor Temple and Karnak Temples. Transfer back to the hotel.
Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast-lunch.
In the early morning, we will transfer you to the train station and you will travel to Aswan. Here you will be met and assisted and taken to your hotel for check-in. Afterwards you will enjoy an excursion to High Dam and then to the beautiful temple of Philae, which is dedicated to the goddesses Isis and Hathor. Then we will sail and move around Elephantine Island by a felucca boat. Transfer back to the hotel.
Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast-lunch.
In the early morning, we will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan. Then you will enjoy a visit to Abu Simbel by an air-conditioned bus. The two Temples of Abu Simbel with their unique style are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. The Temple of Ramses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Horakhty, Amun-Re, and to Ramses II himself. The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramses II. The temple of Queen Nefertari is also called the temple of Hathor, who was the wife of the Sun God, so in a symbolic way, the two Temples, the one of Ramses II and the one of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun God together as one.
You will be transferred to Aswan train station to reach the sleeper train from Aswan to Cairo. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board.
Overnight inside your compartment.
Meals: Breakfast-lunch.
At Giza train station you will be met and assisted and then transferred to your hotel.
Then you will enjoy the tour to the Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid at Dahshur. Dahshur is a famous royal necropolis in Egypt holds many famous Pyramids of king Snefru.
The Bent Pyramid was the first planned from the outset to be a true pyramid with smooth sides while the Red Pyramid has its common name from the reddish limestone used to build most of its core.
Next, you will visit Memphis, the Ancient Capital of Egypt, and the alabaster statue of King Ramses the Second.
Afterwards, you will see the necropolis of Sakkara, the Step Pyramids of King Zoser and the tomb of Queen Tee. Finally you will visit Imhotep Museum.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast-lunch.
Enjoy an amazing trip to Alexandria, where you can see Qaitbay Fort, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay on the spot of Alexandria’s ancient lighthouse. We will stop and move around the grand Montazah Palace, which combines Turkish and Florentine architectural styles and afterwards to the new and much-acclaimed Alexandria Library. You will also visit the Roman cemetery cut out of the rock, the Catacombs.
Return to Cairo and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast-lunch.
Breakfast at your hotel and check out from hotel, then transfer to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
Meals: Breakfast.
MAY-SEPT | OCT-APRIL | |
Per Person in Triple Room | $1000 | $1100 |
Per Person in Double Room | $1100 | $1200 |
One Person Traveling Alone | $1350 | $1450 |
*If you are a group of 8 people and more please contact us for a special price.
Price:
$1,000.00 – $1,450.00