8 Days Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan and Luxor Travel

You will enjoy your first breakfast at the hotel and get ready for the best Cairo day tours today, your certified English-speaking tour guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and transfer you to the Giza Necropolis to start your amazing tour to Giza Pyramids and witness the grandeur of the 4500 years ago gigantic structures built by the famous kings and rulers of ancient Egypt, specifically during the 4th dynasty of the old kingdom. See the great pyramid of Cheops, 146 meters high, 2.3 million limestone square blocks, endurance against all the time changes to show us how great and advanced our ancestors were/

Transfer to the panoramic view over the plateau to see the pyramids of Chephren and Mycerinus with the possibility to enjoy an optional camel ride in Giza Pyramids. Your tour guide will show you some interesting views for the best photos to remind you of your best tours in Egypt.

You will now be transferred to the pyramid complex of King Chephren where the Valley Temple is placed, you will explore the temple from the inside and stand in front of the Great Sphinx who was the guardian of the necropolis for 450 decades, the statue of the Sphinx was totally covered by the sand until finally uncovered in 1889.

We will move to Cairo downtown, El Tahrir Square to start the Egyptian Museum tour which takes almost 2 hours to discover the pharaonic era artifacts on the 2 floors building, the Egyptian Museum, which was built by the efforts of Auguste Mariette and was opened in 1902. The golden collection of the child King Tutankhamun will amaze you along with the funeral collection of Yuya and Tuya, the grandfathers of King Akhenaten.

Enjoy your lunch in a good quality restaurant then continue your Cairo sightseeing tours to the area known as Old Cairo to start the informative Coptic Cairo tour. At the place where the ruins of the Roman fortress of Babylon still exist, the Hanging Church of the holy virgin Mary will be the 1st visit in the area to see one of the oldest churches dating back to the 7th century, some ancient icons inside the church commemorating the earliest times of Christianity in Egypt. Continue to see the cavern Church of Abu Serga built to honor two of the Christian martyrs who had been tortured for the sake of their faith, and the Synagogue of Ben Ezra that once was a Christian church and is now considered to be one of the few Jewish synagogues in Egypt.

Transfer to the most remarkable area of the Islamic Cairo trips, the old market of Khan El Khalili, you will have the best time ever, feeling like you're in the heart of Morocco with the kind-hearted people and the colorful products stuffing the narrow alleys paved from 800 years ago. Take your time seeing the monuments in Al Moez Street and drink a traditional tea-mint in El Fishawy local cafe.

Back to the hotel for overnight and get some sleep for tomorrow's tour to Alexandria from Cairo.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, get set to meet your proficient English-speaking Egyptologist to begin your Alexandria day trip from Cairo during our Egypt Classic Tours. You will be transferred to Alexandria by air-conditioned vehicles. The trip by car takes around 3 hours including a stop break.

Lastly, you will arrive at Alexandria, the bride of the Mediterranean that was built and named after its founder, the Macedonian leader Alexander the Great, who ruled Egypt in 332 B.C.

Start your tour at the great site recognized as the Pompey’s Pillar, constructed in 297 A.D to celebrate the victory of the Roman Emperor Diocletian who ruled Rome from the end of the 3rd century till the beginning of the 4th century A.D, then you will be transported to the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa,  which were discovered as soon as the 20th century began and is considered one of the largest burial Roman places, after that, you will drive by the seaside to reach the Citadel of Qaitbay, built on the ruins of the ancient Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria. It enjoys an excellent position, at the end of a narrow strip of land extending into the Eastern Port.

Visit the oldest nucleus of scientific research in history, the Modern Library of Alexandria. which once was the largest in the world and was founded at the beginning of the 3rd century B.C by Ptolomy I.

Enjoy your seafood lunch at the fancy restaurant overlooking the harbor. Finally, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

You will be transferred to Cairo International airport to take your flight to Aswan, at Aswan airport, you will be met by your tour guide who will accompany you to begin your 5-star Nile cruise boat before lunch, start Aswan Day tours by being transported to see one of the largest projects in the modern history of Egypt, Aswan High Dam which was constructed in the 1960s to save Egypt from the critical floods that took place every year, then you will visit the magnificent Philae Temple overlooking the Nile that was built for the worship of Goddess Isis wife of Osiris according to the ancient Egyptian religion, continue your Aswan Excursions to the granite quarries where the pharaohs used to cut and transport immense stone blocks that were used in building the majestic pyramids of Egypt, and the great temples which were constructed by the kings of the new kingdom. Back to the Nile cruise to begin sailing to Kom Ombo while enjoying your time aboard the boat while watching the Nubian folkloric show and dinner will be served before overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Your breakfast will be served before meeting your guide to enjoy an unusual tour to Kom Ombo to see the great Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the crocodile, God Sobek. Ancient Egyptians identified this god for strength and even some myths involved him in the idea of creation. The Nile Cruise vessel will sail to Edfu while lunch and dinner are served and overnight aboard the boat at Edfu.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast will be served aboard the Nile Cruise boat, then you will meet with your licensed Egyptologist to start the tour to the Temple of Edfu, which includes some of the most exceptional architecture of the Ptolemaic era dedicated to Horus, the protector of kingship and god of the sky. He was depicted in many artifacts protecting the kings and giving them support. After you take your time wandering in the temple, you will be back to the Nile Cruise ship and you will start sailing to the last city during the Egypt Nile Cruise tours, Luxor. city Your lunch will be served on board and the afternoon tea.

In the evening your high-quality dinner is included onboard the ship, then you will enjoy a wonderful traditional Galabya party.

Overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

On the last day of your Egypt tours, enjoy your breakfast aboard the cruise ship, then leave your Nile Cruise to start Luxor day tours. We will start by the Luxor west bank tours by visiting the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties chose their eternal resting place. Then the Colossi of Memnon which are two colossal statues of King Amenhotep III, and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut known as El Deir El Bahari temple. Then head to visit the complex of Karnak Temple that was the center of religion during the new kingdom of Egypt history, and the captivating Luxor Temple that is connected by the Karnak Temple by the avenue of the Sphinxes. 

Transfer to Luxor airport to take your flight back to Cairo. In Cairo, you will be met at the airport by Cairo Top Tours representative who will take you to check-into your hotel and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy your buffet breakfast at the hotel before meeting the driver and your tour manager to be transferred to Cairo international airport for your final departure. We hope you enjoyed your 8 Days at Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan, and Luxor Travel.

Meals: Breakfast