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

Cairo, Egypt
Duration8 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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Private tourOnly your group will participate
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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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Package 8 days 7 nights : Cairo to Abu Simbel by Road

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What's included

  • Bottled Water During Your Trip.
  • All Taxes & Service Charge.
  • Entrance Fees To All Sites As Indicated On The Itinerary.
  • All Transfers By A Private Air-Conditioned Vehicle.
  • Meet & Assist Upon Arrival And Departure.
  • Private Tour Guide.
  • Any Extras Not Mentioned In The Program.
  • Tipping Kitty.
  • Personal Expenses.
  • Optional Activities.
  • Tickets To Get Inside The Pyramids.
  • beverages and water
  • gala dinner
  • Accommodation

What to expect

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)

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
Cairo International Airport

Additional information

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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