Delights of Egypt – 8 nights – 9 days

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 01: CAIRO

• Arrival at Cairo International Airport, greeted by our representative who will assist the group through immigration and customs formalities.
• Transfer by our deluxe coach to your hotel in Cairo for check- in.

DAY 02: CAIRO

• A full-day visit to the marvelous Pyramids of Giza, constructed around 2500 BC as the necropolis of the kings of the fourth dynasty.
• Also, we will see the marvelous Sphinx constructed with the body of a lion and the head of a human to guard the pyramids from any threats.
• Shop Stops: Papyrus Fair, Perfume Factory, and Cotton Shop.

  

Lunch at an Indian restaurant.

• Continue visits to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which is the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization, showcasing over 100,000 artifacts from Ancient Egypt. It offers an unparalleled journey through Egypt’s heritage, including the complete Tutankhamun collection.
• Khan el-Khalili Bazaar in El Moez. This is the most popular tourist market in the world where you will be able to buy souvenirs and gifts for all your beloved people. This market was built during the Mamluk era in the 14th century.

• Transfer by A/C vehicle on a private basis to Alexandria. (Cairo/Alexandria 225 K.M around 02:30 h.)
• Full day visits to the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa, which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock.

  

• Ancient Roman Amphitheater (A theater with marble seats up to 800 spectators, Galleries, a section of mosaic flooring & a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman Villas & baths).
• Pompey’s Pillar. This 25-meter-high granite column was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian in AD 297. 
• View of the Citadel of Qait bay from outside, which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs’ (Light House) of Alexandria.

Lunch at an Indian restaurant.

After the visits, transfer back to Cairo.

DAY 04: ASWAN/NILE CRUISE (Every Friday or Monday or Wednesday)

• Transfer to Cairo Domestic Airport to take your flight to Aswan.
• Arrival at Aswan Airport,  greeted by our representative.
• Visit Philae Temple, which was built in order to worship the Goddesses Isis and Hathor. It’s now one of the famous temples in Egypt that has a great heritage, the High Dam, the greatest achievement of Egypt in 1960. The Dam was constructed by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in order to store the extra water of the Nile flood and also to generate electricity.

  

• After visits, transfer to your Nile cruise for check-in.

DAY 05: NILE CRUISE

• Transfer by A/C vehicle to Abu Simbel. Visits the Temple of Abu Simbel, which is one of the greatest achievements of the ancient Egyptians, as it was built by Ramses

1. The temple was made out of rocks, and through the years, it was buried under the sand until we discovered it in the 19th century.

   

• Sail to Kom Ombo and visit Kom Ombo Temple. The construction of the temple was started in the Ptolemaic period and was completed in the Roman era, which made the temple divided into two sections to worship two different Once section for the local crocodile god, Sobek, and the famous eagle god, Haroeris.
• Sail to Edfu.

 

DAY 06: NILE CRUISE

• Visit Edfu Temple by Bus. This temple was built on the same track as the Graeco-Roman temples, and it’s one of the unique temples built with sandstone. It was originally built during the Ptolemies era in the 3rd century BC in order to worship the god Horus.
• Sail to Luxor.

  

DAY 07: NILE CRUISE – LUXOR

• Check out after breakfast.
• M. Visit Valley of Kings, it’s a very unique and charming site full of fascinating ancient tombs from ancient Egypt. This site was made specially for the kings of the New Kingdom to be their royal burial site. You will have 3 royal tombs to visit in your tour:

1. Queen Hatshepsut Temple, which hosts many terraces and the statues of the Queen with a beard.
2. The Colossi of Memnon. This site consists of two huge statues that were built in 1350 BC and were remaining from the great funerary temple of Amenhotep III.

   

Lunch at an Indian restaurant.

• After the visits, transfer to your hotel in Luxor, check in.

DAY 08: LUXOR

• Visit Karnak Temple – this amazing ancient temple has got a touch from many great pharaohs at that time, as many kings participated in its construction, which made it a great temple throughout history.
• Luxor Temple – this majestic Pharaonic temple has suspended mosaics that present lots of scenes from ancient Egypt.

  

Lunch at an Indian restaurant.

Note: Possibility to do an optional tour, Hot Air Balloon tour around 04:00 am pick up time (with Supplement).

DAY 09: LUXOR

Check-out after breakfast, transfer to Luxor Airport for final departure.