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14 Days / 13 Nights
3 Nights Cairo
1 Night Seat Train
2 Nights Aswan
2 Nights Luxor
5 Nights Sharm El-Sheikh
Day 1:
- Arrive at Cairo Airport: Meet, assist through passport control formalities, luggage identification & transfer to your hotel.
- Check in at Hotel.
- Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2:
Breakfast. Then drive to the three famous Pyramids of Giza, erected by Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus, guarded by the mysterious Sphinx, which is a mythical statue with a body of a lion and a human head. The three Pyramids and the Sphinx are one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the most important tourist site in Egypt. (Camel ride at the Pyramids can be arranged during the visit upon your request).
(Optional) Then full day tour to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, housing around 250,000 antique pieces. Covering the whole history of ancient Egypt, which extends over the past 5 thousand years, among these pieces the most magnificent treasures of the young King Tut Ankh Amon.
back to your hotel in Cairo. Transfers to the train station for your overnight train to Aswan. Overnight Seat train to Aswan.
Day 3:
Breakfast: can be individually requested on train for about 3 USD. Arrival Aswan, meet and assist by our local representatives. Transfer to your hotel. (Optional) Start your Full day tour High Dam-Temple of Philae Island unfinished Obelisks. Excursion drive to the High Dam. After its visit proceed to the Granite Quarries, the unfinished Obelisks, and Old Aswan Dam for a motor – boat excursion to the Temple of Philae Island. Overnight in Aswan.
Day 4:
Breakfast. Free day. (Optional) Departures to Abu Simbel visit the Temple of Abu Simbel, The colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (XIXth. Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments. The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple of the King's wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. Overnight in Aswan
Day 5:
Breakfast. Transfer to the train station, departure by train to Luxor, arrival Luxor, meet and assist by our local representative. Transfer to your hotel in Luxor. (Optional) Start your full day tour visit The West Bank – (Valley of the Kings, Queens, Colossal of Memnon and Hatshepsut Temple). Excursion to the Necropolis of Thebes, on the Eastern bank. Crossing the Nile, drive to the Valley of Kings; visit the tombs of various Dynasties, The Temple of Deir El Bahari. On the return journey stop at the Colossi of Memnon which are two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenopis III facing the Nile. Visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Then Visit the East Bank (Luxor & Karnak Temple) Excursion to the Luxor Temple to see its courtyard and the granite statues of Ramses the Great Proceed by carriage or bus to Karnak, which is a serious of temples built in different reigns. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with it's 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatchepsut and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. (Optional) Hot Balloon: Should you want to make your stay in Luxor an unforgettable. Drifting peacefully over the Valley of King, Valley of the Queens and the Mountain on the Nobles. Overnight in Luxor.
Day 6:
Breakfast. Free day. (Optional) Full Day Tour Abydos and Denderah. Hathoor and Osiris Temples Morning we drive to Abydos, where the ancient Egyptians believed the god Egypt for you (lord of the underworld) to be buried. The paintings of the Gods and Pharaohs on the walls of the Osiris Temple at Abydos are among the most beautifully preserved in Egypt. We then continue to Denderah to visit the Temple of Hathor, goddess of love and joy. Hathor Temple, with its sacred lake and famous astrological roof, is a delicately beautiful structure. Hathor is the patroness of the Ahathoor Temple. Overnight in Luxor.
Day 7:
Breakfast. Departure by plane to Sharm El Sheikh. Arrival meets & assists by our local representatives and transfer to the hotel. Free time shopping in Sharm EL Sheikh. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh
Day 8:
Breakfast. Free day. (Optional) Full day trip to Tiran Island. Possibility of snorkeling in one of the most beautiful areas of the world trip includes lunches and soft drinks. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh
Day 9:
Breakfast. Free day. (Optional) Ras Mohamed full day. Departure from Hotel at 09:00 am (30 km on a paved road & about 5 km of the road). Upon arrival at Ras Mohamed, climb to The Shark Observatory to witness the panorama of both Aqaba & Suez Gulf. Then back to the main beach to enjoy the splendid coral reef and pure water and back to Sharm. (Tour includes soft drinks). Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh
Day 10:
Breakfast. Free day. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh
Day 11:
Breakfast. Free day. Over night in Sharm El Sheikh
Day 12:
Breakfast. Departure by A/C private car to Cairo. Arrival, meet & assist by our local representatives and transfer to the hotel. (Optional) Sound & Light Laser Show at Pyramids area. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 13:
Breakfast. Free day. (Optional) Departure from hotel to start your full day tour visiting Sakkara. See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). Then the cemetery for Memphis, used continuously for 3,000 years. See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). Then visiting the Old part of Cairo, as Egypt was one of the first countries to embrace Christianity. We visit the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Berbara. The hanging Church, and the Coptic Museum which has a large collection of Coptic arts and antiquities dating from 300-1000 B.C., We will also visit the old Jewish Ben Ezra Synagogue. Then followed by a visit to the Citadel (it comprises a number of important monuments which are; the Mosque of Soleiman Pasha, the Alabaster Mosque, Joeh's Walls, Mohamed Ali Pasha Palace & provides a panoramic view of Cairo from Moqattam Mountain). Overnight in Cairo.
Day 14:
Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.
Program Includes:
- n 3 nights hotel accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis.
- n 2 night hotel accommodation in Aswan on bed and breakfast basis.
- n 2 nights hotel accommodation in Luxor on bed and breakfast basis.
- n 5 nights in hotel accommodation in Sharm El-Sheikh on bad and breakfast basis.
- n 1 nights Seat train.
- n 1 Half day tour in Cairo visiting the great Pyramids, Sphinx.
- n All transfers in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Sharm El-Sheikh.
- n Multilingual expert Egyptologist guide.
- n All your tours and excursions are with A/C bus.
- n The service of meet and assist at all your destinations.
- n All your visits include entrance fees.
- n Our prices include all taxes and services.
- n Train Ticket: Aswan – Luxor
- n Transfer by A/C car:
Sharm / Cairo
- n Domestic airfare: Luxor / Sharm
Not included:
- n Visa Entry for Egypt.
- n Personal items.
- n Tipping.
- n Any other items not mentioned.
- n Any Optional tours.
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