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Overview
Enjoy this Cairo and nile cruise tour and explore the history of Ancient Egypt and Cairo. Start in Cairo to see the Pyramids before traveling to Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel by train to see the ruins and temples in these southern cities. Return to Cairo to visit sights from Cairo’s Islamic and Christian periods.
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The Magic of Abu Simbel Sun Ra
Pickup included
Package 8 days 7 nights : Cairo to Abu Simbel by Road
Pickup included
What's included
- Meet & assist upon arrival and departure
Private Tour Guide
- Bottled water during your trip
- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Meals As Mention In The Above Itinerary
All Taxes & Service Charge
- International Airfare.
- Entry visa to Egypt.
- Any optional tours.
- Personal Spendings.
- Tipping.
Tickets To Get Inside The Pyramids
Beverages
Any Extras Not Mentioned In The Program
Entry ticket to Tutankhamen Tomb
gala dinner
Accommodation
What to expect
Day 1: Arrival Cairo
Cairo International Convention & Exhibition Centre
Pass by
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock)
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned vehicle. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2: Pyramids Tour / Train to Luxor
The Great Pyramids Tour
1h · Admission ticket included
you will be accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue.
Egyptian Museum
1h · Admission ticket included
Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum.
The Hanging Church
20m · Admission ticket included
The Hanging Church is a unique church and has a wooden roof in the shape of Noah's ark. From the 7th century to the 13th century
20m · Admission ticket included
Ben 'Ezra Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in Egypt. It was once the center of many celebrations, congregations and prayers
Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Luxor-dinner and breakfast will be served on board.
Day 3: Day 3: Luxor Sightseeing
Valley of the Kings
1h · Admission ticket included
Arrive at Luxor train station where you will be met & assisted then transferred to enjoy an excursion to two of the most interesting tombs at the West Bank of the Nile River, the Valley of the Kings,
Temple of Hatshepsut
1h · Admission ticket included
the Temple of Hatshepsut, the powerful Egyptian queen, and the Colossi of Memnon.
Then visit the splendid Luxor Temple, considered the greatest open-air museum and probably the second most visited historical site in Egypt, Karnak Temples. Back to hotel and overnight in Luxor.
The Karnak Temple
1h · Admission ticket included
Karnak Temples. Back to hotel and overnight in Luxor.
Day 4: Luxor / Aswan Sightseeing
Aswan High Dam
1h · Admission ticket included
After breakfast transfer by air-conditioned vehicle to Aswan about 3 hours and a half drive from Luxor to Aswan. Upon arrival, you will be met and taken to your hotel for check-in. See the world famous High Dam
Unfinished Obelisk
1h · Admission ticket included
Visit the Unfinished Obelisk and enjoy timing.
Temple of Philae
1h · Admission ticket included
Then on to the beautiful located Temple of Philae on Isis Island and the Granite Quarries, which is dedicated to the goddesses Isis and Hathor. Back to hotel and overnight in Aswan.
Day 5: Abu Simbel Temples / Train to Cairo
Abu Simbel
1h
start your trip to Abu Simbel Temples. It takes about a 3 hour and half drive one way from Aswan to Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at Abu Simbel, enjoy the impressive Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, which is dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, and to Ramesses II.
1h · Admission ticket included
Then return to Aswan. After that transfer to Aswan railway station for departure to Cairo. Sleeping train from Aswan to Cairo is about 14 hours. Overnight on board the train.
Day 6: Back to Cairo
Cairo
Pass by
Breakfast aboard sleeper train before arriving Giza train station, where you will be met and assisted by Sun Pyramids Tours representative who will transfer you to your hotel for free time at leisure( you will check into your room as early as possible )
The Pyramids Of Giza
2h · Admission ticket included
visit Step Pyramids of King Zoser in Sakkara and Memphis. Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo.
Day 7: Optional Alexandria
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
6h · Admission ticket included
visit its famous sights, where you can see Qaitbay Fort, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay on the spot of Alexandria's ancient lighthouse, then move on to the new and much-acclaimed Alexandria Library. Also visit the Roman cemetery cut out of the rock, the Catacombs. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 8: Final departure
Cairo International Convention & Exhibition Centre
Pass by
you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Note:
For any odd number of travelers (including solo guests), accommodation will be arranged in shared cabins; for example, 3 guests will be accommodated in 1 double cabin and 1 shared cabin with same gender (man with man and woman with woman)
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Please provide a copy of passport which must be sent to the local partner at the most 2 days before the tour.
Additional information
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.