10 Days Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor & Aswan Christmas tour

 Meet your tour guide at your hotel after breakfast to start your Egypt luxury tour.

Visit the Giza Pyramids and see the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the middle pyramid of King Chephren, and the smallest pyramid of King Mecerinus. Explore the area of Giza Necropolis, which includes the Sphinx of Giza. Have the opportunity to ride a camel and take photos to remember this unforgettable experience.

Visit the Egyptian Museum in the heart of Cairo, which displays a collection of unique artifacts, from daily life tools to huge statues and King Tutankhamun's golden collection.

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

Continue your trip to visit Coptic Cairo, which includes six old churches. Visit the Hanging Church of the Holy Virgin Mary, one of the oldest churches in old Cairo, and the ancient Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra.

After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel for an overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

• - Enjoy a delicious breakfast at your hotel before meeting your Egyptologist guide to start your Alexandria day tour from Cairo.
• - Explore Alexandria, the second capital of Egypt, which was built by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C.
• - Visit the Citadel of Qaitbay, a medieval fortification created as a fortress to defend Alexandria which dates back to the 15th century.
• - Visit the Roman Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa, believed to have been started in the 2nd century A.D.
• - See Pompey's Pillar, a Roman column built around 300 AD for the Roman emperor Diocletian, and the Roman ruins at the site.
• - Visit the Alexandria Bibliotheca, an important library in Alexandria that serves as a cultural center.
• - Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant.
• - Overnight at an Alexandria hotel.
• - Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

1. - Enjoy a delicious breakfast at your hotel before meeting your tour guide for your El-Alamein tour from Cairo.
   - Explore the El-Alamein Commonwealth Cemetery which contains many cemeteries and memorials to commemorate the victims of the battle from different nationalities.
   - Visit the Military Museum which consists of five halls showcasing murals that tell the stories of war and carved images of the leaders of the warring enemies.
   - Visit the Italian, German, and Australian Cemeteries.
   - See the German exaltation and the Italian cemetery.
   - Visit the small museum, church, and mosque on the cemetery grounds.
   - At the end of your Alamein tour from Cairo, you will be driven back to Cairo.
2. -Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

- After breakfast, your English-speaking tour guide will transfer you to Cairo International Airport to catch your flight to Luxor.

- Start your daily tours in Luxor by visiting the Luxor Temple dedicated to the worship of the god Amun, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu in the form of the fertility god Min.

- Discover the Karnak Temple Complex, built by King Amenhotep IV and known as Ipet Isu or Most Selected Places.

-Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

1. - Start the day with breakfast before heading to Luxor's West Bank.
    
2. - Visit the Valley of the Kings, where over 60 royal tombs of the New Kingdom pharaohs are located.
    
3. - Explore the Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu, built by Ramses II in the 13th century BC in the ancient Egyptian capital Abydos.
    
4. - See the Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III, also known as Colossi Memnon, a gigantic statue of the King rising about 18 meters high.
    
5. - Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
    
6. - Return to your hotel in Luxor.
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8. -Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

- After breakfast, check out from your hotel and start your visit to the Temple of Edfu, also known as the Temple of Horus.
- Explore the Edfu Temple, one of the most beautiful and luxurious Egyptian temples ever built, dating back to the 2nd century BC and dedicated to the worship of the god Horus.
- Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
- Continue your tour to visit the Kom Ombo Temples, located above a high hill overlooking the eastern bank of the Nile.
- Explore the Kom Ombo Temples, built to honor the crocodile god Sobek and one of the forms of God Horus worshipped in Kom Ombo.
- Transfer to your hotel in Aswan for check-in and overnight.

1. - After breakfast, start your Aswan day tour by visiting the High Dam of Aswan, a modern engineering marvel located between Egypt and Sudan.
    
2. - Explore the High Dam, which was constructed in the 1960s and is one of the most significant achievements of the century.
    
3. - Visit the Unfinished Obelisk, an ancient granite monument that was built in 1508-1458 BC by Queen Hatshepsut.
    
4. - Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
    
5. - Visit the Temple of Philae, a beautiful temple complex built to honor the goddess Isis and completed by the Roman Emperors.
    
6. - Explore the Temple of Philae, which was moved to its current location on Agilkia Island after the construction of the High Dam.
    
7. - Return to your hotel in Aswan overnight.

- After breakfast, check out from your hotel in Aswan and start your Abu Simbel Temples tour.
- Visit the two temples of Abu Simbel, hewn into the mountain by Ramses II. The Temple of Ramses II is dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramses II himself. The smaller temple is built for the Nubian Queen Nefertari his favorite wife.
- Explore the Abu Simbel Temples, marveling at the miracles of ancient Egyptians in astronomy, engineering, and architecture.
- Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
- Transfer to Aswan Airport to take your flight back to Cairo.
- Check in at your hotel in Cairo and stay overnight.

As your Egypt Christmas Holidays come to a close, our expert tour leader will ensure your smooth departure from Cairo International Airport after one final breakfast. But don't worry, the memories of your incredible journey through the wonders of ancient Egypt will stay with you forever.