10 Days Relaxing Tour In Egypt

After breakfast, your Egyptologist guide will pick you up from your hotel to start your Cairo Day Tours. You’ll visit some of Egypt’s most iconic sites, including the Giza Pyramids. You'll see the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the largest of the three pyramids, along with the Pyramid of King Chephren and the Pyramid of King Mecerinus.

The ancient Egyptians believed that Pharaohs, considered sons of the sun god Amun-Ra, would become gods in the afterlife. Consequently, they constructed grand pyramid tombs filled with everything each ruler would need for the next world.

You’ll explore the area around the Great Sphinx of Giza, a symbol of strength and wisdom, with its distinctive human head and lion’s body. If you wish, you can enjoy a camel ride, offering a great chance for photos to remember your Cairo visit (optional activity).

Next, visit the Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo, which houses a remarkable collection of ancient artifacts, including large coffins, impressive statues, and the golden treasures of King Tutankhamun.

After lunch at a local restaurant, your tour will continue to Coptic Cairo, where you’ll see historic churches such as the Hanging Church of the Holy Virgin Mary, one of the oldest churches in Egypt. You’ll also visit Abu Serga Church, dating back to the 4th century, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, originally a Christian church.

After a full and exciting day of Cairo sightseeing, you will be transferred back to your Cairo hotel for an overnight stay.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch

After enjoying breakfast, meet your tour guide to begin your day trip to Alexandria from Cairo. As Egypt's second capital, Alexandria is home to the renowned Citadel of Qaitbay, a 15th-century fortress originally built to protect the city. Alexandria, the second-largest city in Egypt, was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C.

You will visit the Roman Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa, believed to have been started in the 2nd century A.D., Pompey’s Pillar, erected around 300 A.D. for the Roman Emperor Diocletian, and the Roman ruins at the site. Additionally, you’ll explore the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, an important library and cultural centre in Alexandria.

After your tour, enjoy lunch and then check in for an overnight stay at your hotel in Alexandria.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch

After breakfast, we will transfer you to El-Alamein for a tour. You will visit the Commonwealth Cemetery, which features numerous graves and memorials honouring the victims of the battle from various nationalities. The site also includes a church, a mosque, a small museum, and the German and Italian cemeteries.

Next, explore the Military Museum, which comprises five halls. The main lobby is adorned with murals depicting wartime stories and carved images of the leaders from the opposing sides.

Following your visit to the Italian, German, and Australian cemeteries, you will be driven back to Cairo.

El-Alamein is situated in the Matrouh governorate, east of Marsa Matrouh and west of Alexandria. The Battle of El-Alamein, one of the most notable battles of the Second World War between the Allied and Axis powers, took place in this area, where the German Afrika Korps were defeated.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch

After breakfast, you will be driven to Cairo International Airport to catch your flight to Luxor (formerly Thebes), which was the capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom and is renowned as the largest open-air museum.

Upon arrival, you will start your tour of the East Bank of Luxor by visiting Luxor Temple. This temple was dedicated to the worship of the god Amun, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu, represented in the form of the fertility god Min. Next, explore the Karnak Temple complex, built by King Amenhotep IV, which 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 an overnight stay.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch

On the 6th day of your Luxor Day Tours, you'll start by visiting the Valley of the Kings, where approximately 63 royal tombs are located. After breakfast, explore this ancient burial site where the kings and pharaohs of the New Kingdom rest in peace. Next, visit the Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu, built by Ramses III in the 13th century B.C. in the ancient Egyptian capital of Abydos. This temple served as his mortuary temple, where he worshipped and conducted religious rituals after his death, and it was believed to be the site where the god Amun first appeared.

Conclude your day by seeing the Colossi of Memnon, the colossal statues of Amenhotep III, each standing approximately 18 metres high. You will then be transferred back to your hotel in Luxor.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch

After breakfast, you will check out and begin your visit to the Temple of Edfu. Known as the Temple of Horus, Edfu Temple is one of the most exquisite and opulent Egyptian temples ever constructed. Built in the 2nd century B.C., it is dedicated to the worship of the god Horus.

Next, continue your tour to the Kom Ombo Temples, situated on a high hill overlooking the eastern bank of the Nile. The temple, founded during the era of Ptolemy VI, was built to honour the crocodile god Sobek and one of the forms of Horus worshipped in Kom Ombo. It is one of the most significant deities of ancient Egypt.

You will then be transferred to your hotel in Aswan for check-in and an overnight stay.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch

After breakfast, you will be transported on your Aswan day tours to explore the impressive High Dam of Aswan, which stands between Egypt and Sudan and is a remarkable feat of engineering. Next, you'll visit the Unfinished Obelisk, dating back to 1508–1458 BC, commissioned by Queen Hatshepsut and carved from a single piece of stone.

Then, proceed to the Temple of Philae, built to honour the goddess Isis. This temple was started by Ptolemy II and completed by the Roman Emperors.

You will then return to your hotel for an overnight stay in Aswan.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch

After breakfast, you will check out and visit the spectacular Abu Simbel Temples, constructed by Ramses II. These temples, carved into a rock cliff, showcase the ancient Egyptians' achievements in 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 beloved wife, the Nubian Queen Nefertari.

After your visit, you will be transferred to Aswan Airport for your flight back to Cairo, where you will stay overnight.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch

After breakfast, you will be driven to Cairo International Airport for your departure. This marks the end of our Egypt travel Easter tour package.

Meals included: Breakfast