10 Days Christmas Trip in Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor & Aswan

Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel after you have your breakfast to start your luxury Egypt tours, you will get to see the unique sites in Egypt, like The Giza Pyramids, see the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the biggest of the three pyramids and which is also known as The pyramid of Kufu; the middle pyramid of King Chephren which is also called (The second Pyramid) too and the smallest pyramid, the third one, which was built for King Mecerinus to serve as a tomb and took 20 years to be built.

Tour the area of Giza Necropolis, which includes the three pyramids along with the sphinx and the other pyramid complexes, and explore the Sphinx of Giza, which symbolizes power and wisdom, with the head of a man; and it is said that the head looks like the king Chephren. You will have enough time to ride a camel if you request so and take photos to remember these unforgettable Cairo day tours. 

Afterward, you will visit the Grand Egyptian Museum. The museum is considered the largest archaeological facility in the world dedicated to a single civilization and is located 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Giza Pyramids and 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the capital, Cairo.

After having lunch in a local restaurant, you will continue your trip to visit Coptic Cairo, which includes 6 old churches, and the Hanging Church of the Holy Virgin Mary, which is one of the oldest churches which is at the heart of old Cairo. The Abu Serga Church is an ancient church in Egypt that probably dates back to the 4th century, also, you will also visit the ancient Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra, which was originally a Christian church. After you are done with your tour, you will be transferred to your hotel overnight.

Overnight in Cairo hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Take your delicious breakfast then meet up with your Egyptologist guide to start the next part of your Egypt Christmas holidays to Alexandria day tours from Cairo, which is the second capital of Egypt, resides in it the famous Citadel of Qaitbay, the Medieval fortification which dates back to the 15th Century and originally created as a fortress to defend Alexandria. Alexandria the second largest city in Egypt was built by Alexander in 331 B.C. who was one of the great rulers in ancient Egypt.

The citadel is not the only Islamic monument in Egypt, but you can find many historical Islamic buildings in Cairo which are usually visited during islamic Cairo trips. You will visit the Roman Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa which is believed that it was started in the 2nd century A.D, Pompey's Pillar which was built around 300 AD for the Roman emperor Diocletian and Roman ruins at the site, and the Alexandria Bibliotheca which is an important library in Alexandria and serves as a cultural center. You will have lunch and an overnight in the Alexandria hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After having breakfast you will visit El-Alamein Common wealth Cemetery which contains many cemeteries and memorials to commemorate the victims of the battle from different nationalities, there is also a church, a mosque, and a small museum, as well as the German exaltation and the Italian cemetery, also the Military Museum which consists of five halls, the main lobby on its sides murals that tell the stories of war and carved images of the leaders of the warring enemies. Then you will go and visit the Italian, the German, and the Australian Cemeteries, at the end of your Alamein tour from Cairo, you will be driven back to Cairo. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Your English-speaking tour leader will transfer you to Cairo International Airport after first having your breakfast in order to catch your flight to Luxor, (Thebes) which was the capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom and is considered the biggest open-air museum. you will start your Luxor Day Tours to visit Luxor Temple, which was dedicated to the worshipping of the god "Amun" and his wife" Mut" and their son "Khonsu", in the form of the god Min, the fertility god. Explore the Karnak Temple complex built by King Amenhotep IV and was known as Ipet Isu or the most select of places. At the end of the day, you will be escorted back to your hotel in Luxor for check-in and overnight. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

You will start the 6th day of your trip on Luxor West bank and trying Egypt Nile cruise tours by visiting the Valley of the Kings which has about 63 royal tombs, after having breakfast where kings and pharaohs of the New Kingdom rest in Peace, then go to visit the Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu that was built by Ramses II in the 13th century BC in the ancient Egyptian capital Abydos, to be his house million years in which he worshiped and held religious rituals after his death, and it was believed that this is where God Amun first appeared. You will end your 6th-day tour by visiting the Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III which is known as Colossi Memnon, the gigantic statue of the King rising about 18 meters high. Then you will be transferred back to your hotel in Luxor. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Check out after having breakfast to start your visit to the Temple of Edfu, Known as the Temple of Horus, the Edfu Temple is one of the most beautiful and most luxurious Egyptian temples ever built, it was built in the 2nd century BC and is dedicated to the worship of the God Horus, Then continue your tour to visit Kom Ombo temples which is located above a high hill, overlooking the eastern bank of the Nile. The foundation of the temple dates back to the era of Ptolemy VI, which was built to honor, the crocodile god Sobek and one of the forms of God Horus which was worshipped in Kom Ombo. Transfer to your hotel in Aswan for check-in and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

We will show you most of Aswan today, After having breakfast, you will start your Aswan day tours to visit the magnificent High Dam of Aswan which is located between Egypt and Sudan and is from the achievements of the century, after that, you will visit the Unfinished Obelisk in Egypt that was built in 1508–1458 BC by Queen Hatshepsut, that was made from a single piece of stone. Then you will visit the Temple of Philae, which was built to honor the goddess Isis. It was built by Ptolemy II and completed by the Roman Emperors. Overnight in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, check out and begin your amazing tour to the Abu Simbel Temples from Aswan. These temples, carved into a rock cliff by Ramses II, showcase the ancient Egyptians' mastery of astronomy, engineering, and architecture. The larger temple, known as the Sun Temple of Ramses II, is dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and Ramses II himself. The smaller temple is dedicated to his favourite wife, the Nubian Queen Nefertari.

After visiting the temples, you will be transferred to Aswan Airport for your flight back to Cairo, where you will stay overnight in a hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch

Our professional tour leader will transfer you after having the last day's breakfast for your departure from Cairo International Airport. Meals: Breakfast