5-Day Cairo, Alexandria, and Luxor Classic Tour: Uncover Egypt's Timeless Wonders

Breakfast at the hotel then you will be transferred to fly to Luxor where you will start your  Luxor day tour to the East and the West Bank by Cairo Top Tours when your specialist tour guide and the personal driver will meet you at your hotel to enjoy one of our best-recommended Luxor Day Tours and Excursions.

Start your visit with The Colossi of Memnon which are enormous colossal statues created for King Amenhotep III, as well as the temple of El Deir El Bahri which was built to be a mortuary temple for Queen Hatshepsut, It is cut into a mountain in the perfection of ancient Egyptian architecture. Continue to The Valley of the Kings, this valley's rock-cut tombs were exclusively for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom. their burial grounds were protected by the cliffs and contain more than 62 tombs for the kings of Egypt. 

The Valley of the Kings got its fame after the finding of the tomb of the golden king Tutankhamun.

The tomb of the golden Pharoah was discovered by Howard Carter and contains the famous mask of king Tutankhamun and many other great treasuries which will amaze you at first sight.

Then you will visit the Temple of Medinet Habu, the most colorful Temple in Egypt built by the Pharaoh Ramses III.

After that, your tour guide will take you to start your Luxor east bank tours after enjoying your lunch at a good quality local restaurant, then go to see The Complex of Karnak Temples which is considered the largest man-made religious complex all over the world, It has the largest hypostyle hall (Pillared hall built by King King Ramses II). Then you will visit the fantastic Luxor Temple. This temple is a strikingly graceful monument in the heart of the modern town. Then you will be transferred back to your hotel at any location in Luxor.

The end of our Luxor day tours and excursions.

Begin your day with a tasty breakfast in the hotel, followed by a fantastic Hot Air Balloon ride in Luxor early in the morning. The “Balloon Ride” trip departs every day, however, confirmation in advance is still highly recommended, the balloon ride takes from 45 minutes to 1 hour before your landing.  After finishing this captivating Luxor excursion you will fly back to Cairo.

After breakfast, our air-conditioned vehicle will transport you from Cairo with a tour guide to begin your day trip to Alexandria. The trip will take approximately 2.5 hours, with a break along the way. You will visit the Pompey Pillar, the only remaining pillar of the Roman temple formerly known as Serapeum, You will then be taken to the catacombs of Kom El Shokkafa, which were discovered shortly after the beginning of the 20th century and are considered one of the largest Roman burial sites. Afterward, you will drive along the coast to the citadel of Qaitbay, which was built on the ruins of the ancient Pharos lighthouse. 

You can't go to Alexandria without eating seafood! enjoy your lunch made out of the freshest ingredients and visit Abu al-abbas al-Mursi mosque.

Finally, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo.

Your professional tour guide will transfer you from your hotel to start the exciting day tour. Visit Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus, the three massive pyramids all over the world. Cheops is the largest massive structure ever built. Then you will be transferred to the Valley Temple of king Chephren to whom the Sphinx was cut out of the rock and you will see up close the Great Sphinx, a massive burial complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of King Chephren.

After that, you will be transferred to visit Saqqara, the largest necropolis in ancient Egypt, and explore the Step Pyramid Complex, which is thought to be the first building entirely made out of stone all over the world built by the third dynasty king Djoser. The tour covers entering the pyramid of Teti or the pyramid of king Unas which have the most brilliant burial chambers among all the pyramids that you can enter today, you will also visit one of the Mastaba Tombs of the Nobles at Sakkara to see the daily life scenes in ancient Egypt with all its activities carved on the walls and corridors of the tombs.

We will stop for a lunch then you will be transferred to the modern village of Mit-Rahina to explore the open-air museum of Memphis, the display includes the alabaster sphinx which is not known for whom it was created, as well as displays and Sarcophagi that were found in Mit-Rahina ( the modern village where Memphis was standing ) including the enormous laying of Ramses II.

Then you will be transferred to Dahshur where you will see the pyramids of king Senfru the founder of the fourth dynasty, the Red Pyramid, the first true pyramid in Egyptian history popular for the rusty-reddish color of its local stones, and the Bent Pyramid which enjoys the most preserved outer-casings, the famous royal cemetery that houses 2 of the pyramids of king Snefru.

After this astonishing tour, our representative will guide you to Cairo Airport, where you will catch your flight.