8-Day Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel Classic Tour

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be met by your private tour guide, who will take you to possibly the most awesome place on earth: the Pyramids of Giza—Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus. Then, you will see the Great Sphinx and the incredible achievements and monuments of the ancient pharaohs. You might as well wish to ride a camel around the Giza Pyramids and visit the Valley Temple of Khafra.

At lunch at a local restaurant, move on to the next site to visit: Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt in Old Kingdom times. Located in the vicinity of the mouth of the Nile Delta, Memphis has in its possession remarkable structures such as the colossal statue of Ramesses II and the Alabaster Sphinx.

Lastly, go to the pyramidal layout of King Djoser's Step Pyramid in Saqqara, an impressive structure surrounded by the tombs of the nobles.

You return to the hotel in the evening for an overnight stay after your tour to the Giza pyramids.

Meals provided: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy your hotel breakfast as you're met by an Egyptologist guide. Travel with the guide in a private car to the Egyptian Museum, which is one of the planet's epic treasures, scattered with the most stunning antiques.

Lunch is next at a local restaurant, and then Islamic Cairo for a visit to Saladin Citadel, built by Salah El Din Al-Ayoubi, and Mohamed Ali Mosque, built in 1805 A.D. in the Turkish architectural style, comparable to Turkey's Blue Mosque.

Then Coptic Cairo is visited, so-called because of the Copt community, with notable sights such as the hanging church of St. Mary (The Mural Church), Ben Ezra Synagogue, and St. Sergius Church.

Conclude your Cairo day tours by heading to Giza train station to board the train bound for Luxor.

dinner and overnight in your compartment.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy breakfast, and then upon arrival at Luxor train station, our representative will greet you and transfer you to the hotel.

In the afternoon, your excursion to the West Bank of Luxor will include seeing the Colossi of Memnon and the Temple of Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut, a woman pharaoh in the 18th dynasty, ruled during the New Kingdom. The tour continues to the famous Valley of the Kings, where tombs carved in rocky cliffs housed kings from the 17th to the 20th dynasties. Lunch will be provided in a local restaurant.

In the late afternoon, proceed with East Bank tours done near the Nile at Luxor, including the Temple of Karnak and the Temple of Luxor, all connected with a sphinx-lined walkway.

Return to the hotel for an overnight stay in Luxor.

Meals provided: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy a pleasant breakfast at the hotel, with a good nap after you have been transported to Aswan.

The afternoon will be guided, and you will discover the High Dam—extremely important for flood control along the banks of the Nile in Egypt. You will also be visiting the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae.

You can take a lunch break at a local restaurant as well.

Complete your visit with an adventurous yet completely fun ride along the Nile on a felucca to Elephantine Island in Aswan.

Another night will be spent in your hotel in Aswan.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Head to Abu Simbel in a private air-conditioned vehicle with our representative. Go to the temples of Ramses II in Abu Simbel. Get transferred back to Aswan and then to Aswan Train Station to catch the train back to Cairo. Enjoy dinner in your compartment while you spend the night on the train.

Meals provided: Breakfast, lunch, and Dinner

In the morning after breakfast, you will arrive at the Giza train station in Cairo and will be transferred to your hotel by our representative. The rest of the day will be yours to enjoy while you please.

If you wish to explore more of Cairo, you may proceed to Islamic Cairo, the old Fatimid district, and Khan El Khalili Bazaar, where you can spend on shopping for your lovable hands.

Return to the hotel in Cairo for overnight stay.

Meal provided: Breakfast

Enjoy a delicious breakfast at the hotel, then meet our representative, who will escort you to Cairo International Airport for your return flight home.

We hope you had a wonderful 8-day Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel classic tour.

Meal provided: Breakfast