Package 8 days 7 nights : Cairo to Abu Simbel by Road

Day 1: Arrival Cairo

1. Cairo
   4h
   Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned vehicle. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Pyramids Tour / Train to Luxor

1. The Great Pyramid of Khufu
   3h · Admission ticket included
   Check out at your hotel in Cairo. Then 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.
2. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum.
3. The Hanging Church
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue.
4. Cairo
   2h
   Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Luxor.

Day 3: Luxor Sightseeing

1. Valley of the Kings
   2h · 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.
2. Temple of Hatshepsut
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Then visit the Temple of Hatshepsut, the powerful Egyptian queen.
3. Colossi of Memnon
   1h · Admission ticket included
   and see the wonder of the Colossi of Memnon.
4. Luxor Temple
   2h · Admission ticket included
   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.

Day 4: Luxor / Aswan Sightseeing

1. Aswan
   3h
   transfer by air-conditioned vehicle to Aswan about 3 hours and a half drive from Luxor to Aswan.
2. Aswan High Dam
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Upon arrival, you will be met and taken to your hotel for check-in. See the world famous High Dam.
3. Unfinished Obelisk
   1h · Admission ticket included
   visit the Unfinished Obelisk which is related to Hatshepsut Queen.
4. Temple of Philae
   2h · 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

1. Abu Simbel Temple
   5h · Admission ticket included
   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.
2. Pass by
   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

1. Saqqara Pyramid
   6h · Admission ticket included
   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,
   Optional excursions available in Cairo to visit Step Pyramids of King Zoser in Sakkara and Memphis. Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo.

Day 7: Optional Alexandria

1. Citadel of Qaitbay
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Optional Alexandria Free day in Cairo or optional trip to Alexandria, to 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.
2. Alexandria Library
   2h · Admission ticket included
   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

1. 4h · Admission ticket included
   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)

Pickup details

Please provide a copy of passport which must be sent to the local partner at the most 2 days before the tour
Cairo International Airport

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels