12 Days Easter Vacation in Egypt

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel.

You'll be transferred to your first destination on your itinerary – the Necropolis of Giza area. You'll learn all about Egypt's ancient history while there.

We'll start our Egypt Easter tours with the Giza pyramids, where you'll see the three Great Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, and the Valley Temple. After that, we'll head to Memphis.

We'll have a chance to explore Mit-Rahina, a modern village that houses a museum showcasing Memphis' ancient relics, including the Alabaster Sphinx as well as displays and Sarcophagi including the enormous laying of Ramses II.

 After that, we'll head to a nearby restaurant for a bite to eat.

And finally, we will be visiting the Sakkara Pyramid before our tour leader takes you back to your hotel.

On the third day, we will transfer you to downtown Cairo, to visit the Egyptian Museum located in Tahrir Square in Cairo, where we will take a tour of each hall of the museum to see the masterpieces that the museum houses.

After leaving downtown Cairo, we will head to a near local restaurant before transferring to Old Cairo. There, we will start first with the Islamic part by visiting the Mamluk Mosque and Madrasas of Sultan Hassan, and the mosque of Ibn Tulun the oldest standing mosque in Africa built over one thousand years ago.

Then, you will be transferred to Coptic Cairo. You will start sightseeing in the Coptic district of Cairo to see an Old Roman fortress built by Emperor Trajan, the Roman fortress of Babylon. Move to the Hanging Church which is built above the ruins of the fortress.

We will also take you to the Church of Abu Serga, which is built above the cavern of the Holy Family, as well as the Old Cairo synagogue also known as Ben Ezra Synagogue which has an exciting history as one of the oldest synagogues in Cairo. Learn more about Coptic Cairo with your guide, and then you will stop for delicious lunch in Old Cairo.

After your breakfast in the morning, we will head to Salah El Din Citadel. You will get to explore the architecture of the building of the medieval Islamic era in Egypt and know everything about its history before heading to Cairo Tower.

Then after leaving the tower, we will take a shopping tour in downtown Cairo and have lunch in a local restaurant.

On your fifth day, we will head to the Mosque of Mohamed Ali before transferring you to Garbage City. The area that is dedicated only to all the waste of the city, recycling, and disposal.

Then at the end of the day, we will head to Baron Palace, the Indian-inspired mansion in Heliopolis.

You will check out from your Cairo hotel after breakfast to then transfer to the airport to take your domestic flight to Aswan.

Upon arrival at Aswan, we will assist you with the check-in procedures at your Aswan cruise before heading to the High Dam which is considered an engineering wonder built during the 1960s and resulted in the largest artificial lake in the world.

After leaving the high dam, you will be transferred to the granite quarries in Aswan which provided the ancient Egyptians with such an enduring substance needed for building their statues, buildings, and most importantly their obelisks.

then continue to visit the majestic Philae Temple the Centre of the cult of Goddess Isis the chief deity of the island.

And at the end of the day, you will return to your cruise.

On the seventh day, we will head to Kom Ombo Temple, that's located about 45 kilometers north of Aswan. You will spend your day there before sailing to Edfu.

By the morning, we will be at Edfu The Temple of Horus. You will take an in-depth tour of the temple with your professional tour guide and learn all about the Gods and goddesses of Ancient Egyptian religion. And of course, at the end of your tour, you will get transferred back to your cruise ship.

On the ninth day, you will visit Luxor Temple, built by the New Kingdom pharaohs before transferring to the Valley of the Kings in Luxor to begin your exciting day.

The New Kingdom pharaohs cut their tombs into the mountains there in an effort to conceal their treasure and safeguard their mummies. As there is no inside guidance for the tombs, your tour guide will explain everything from the outside. Then, from the ones that are open, explore the top 3 tombs. The most known tombs are King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, Tut-Ankh-Amon, King Ramssess VI, King Mrenptah, and AmonhotepII.

Then, we will escort you and the Colossi of Memnon before heading to a near local restaurant to have lunch and then return to your Luxor hotel.

You will get to check out from your cruise in the morning before taking your domestic flight back to Cairo.

Our tour leader will meet you at your hotel after having your breakfast to escort you by an A/C private vehicle to start our day-tour trip in the White Desert.

You will explore the beauty of sand dune views and geological formations of limestone rocks and white chalk and their fossils. and after you finish discovering this wonderful area you will have a rest for lunch.

And at the end of the day, we will transfer you back to Cairo to resume your 12 days vacation in Egypt.

Unfortunately, for the last time, we will meet you at your hotel lobby after checking out from your hotel to head with you to your last destination; Cairo International Airport, to catch your international flight back home.