12 Days Cairo, Alexandria, Nile & Oasis

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Duration

12 days

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English

About this tour

Take advantage of the chance to learn about Egypt’s ancient cultures by going on a cruise down the Nile. One of the most beautiful places in Egypt is the white desert, which is a great place to camp.

 

Tour Details

Duration

12 Day

Destinations

Cairo / Aswan / Luxor / Oasis / Alexandria

Tour Availability

Every Day

Pickup Location

Cairo Airport or Hotel in Cairo

Tour Type

Private

 

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Included/Excluded

  • <p>Accommodation for 6 nights in Cairo hotel with breakfast.<br />
  • Accommodation for 4 nights on Cruise with all meals included.<br />
  • 1-night desert camping.<br />
  • Domestic Flights – Cairo / Luxor – Aswan / Cairo.<br />
  • One Private Egyptologist Tour Guide During All Tours.<br />
  • Local Lunch in a good local restaurant.<br />
  • Entry fees to all sites as per itinerary.<br />
  • Bottled water during trips.<br />
  • Local SIM card with WIFI.<br />
  • All service charges & taxes.<br />
  • Meet and Assist in the airport.<br />
  • Our assistance during your stay.<br />
  • All transport by private air-conditioned vehicle.</p>
  • <p>Entry visa to Egypt<br />
  • Personal expenses<br />
  • Optional Activities<br />
  • Tipping</p>

Itinerary

Upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met and assisted by our representative who will then escort you in a luxury air-conditioned vehicle to your five-star hotel in the city.
Once you arrive at your hotel, our representative will assist you so that they can assist you with check-in, then review your itinerary and schedule meeting times for the tours.

Enjoy your free time in your hotel.

In the morning, a tour guide and driver will pick you up for your we from your hotel in a private, air-conditioned car to start your wonderful tour to visit as follows...

Giza Pyramids

The Pyramids of Giza are the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still preserved today, and therefore one of the most famous buildings in the world. The three major pyramids of Giza include the Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Mycrinus.

Queen Pyramids
Some other smaller secondary pyramids, where for example the women of the pharaohs were buried, as well as labor villages, temples and tombs.

Great Sphinx statue in Giza
The Great Sphinx of Giza is the largest Egyptian statue. It was carved from the limestone of the Giza plateau and represents a recumbent lion with a human head and the so-called veil of a nemes. Originally, the Sphinx was painted red ocher and had a chin beard, but this fell into antiquity.

The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities
Your trip will continue with a visit to the Egyptian Museum, where artifacts from the Pharaonic era are located. The museum displays a rare collection of 5,000 years of art, considered the most valuable collection of Egyptian art in the world.

More than 25,000 artifacts are on display, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamun's treasure, furniture and jewelry, kept in his tomb for more than 3,500 years before being discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.

Then continue to lunch at a local restaurant.

When the trip is over, you'll go back to your hotel.

In the morning, the tour guide and driver will pick you up from the Nile cruise in a private air-conditioned car to start your wonderful tour of the beautiful city of Luxor. Start your tour with a visit...

Karnak Temple
Karnak Temple is the largest in the world, and it has ruins dating back to the twenty-first century BC, in addition to many other monuments covering the seventh century AD. In other words, nearly 3,000 years of history in one temple.

Luxor temple
Luxor Temple, built by Amenhotep III and then expanded by Ramses II, is the only temple that includes Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, and Islamic monuments.

After that, you'll go to your cruise ship.

In the morning, a tour guide and driver will pick you up for your vacation in Egypt from a Nile cruise by a private air-conditioned car to start your wonderful tour to visit it...

Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings, where wonderful tombs were discovered, those tombs were dug in the rocks of the desert, richly decorated and full of treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, you will visit 3 tombs

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Continue the tour to visit the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, this magnificent temple dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut, the only female pharaoh rises from the desert plain in a series of terraces and merging with the limestone cliffs that surround it.

Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon are two colossal stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and the reason behind their construction was to protect the funerary temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep III.

After completing your visit, our Egyptologist tour guide will take you on a Nile cruise in Luxor.

Dinner on board and overnight on the Nile cruise.

In the morning, a tour guide on your holidays in Egypt will take you from the Nile cruise to start your wonderful tour to visit it...

Kom Ombo Temple
On the banks of the Nile stands the Temple of Kom Ombo from the Ptolemaic period. It is a unique temple. It is the only double temple in ancient Egypt, where the falcon of Horus and God Sobek is the Temple of Kom Ombo in Egypt. Of great importance because it is one of the most important sanctuaries of the Pharaonic era dedicated to Sobek.

This crocodile-headed deity was the god of the Nile and, according to some legends, the creator of the whole world.

Edfu Temple
Edfu temple is dedicated to the god Horus. It is considered one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt and the most important after the Karnak Temple of Edfu was hidden under the sand for centuries until it was rediscovered by the French archaeologist Auguste Mariette in the mid-19th century.

After completing your visit, our Egyptologist tour guide will take you on a Nile cruise in Aswan. Dinner on board and overnight on the Nile cruise.

In the morning, a tour guide on your holidays in Egypt will take you from the Nile cruise to start your wonderful tour to visit it...

Aswan High Dam
The Aswan Dam is a massive construction dating back to the 20th century, completed in 1970 and built to save Egypt from the annual floods caused by the Nile, the longest river in the world.

Unfinished obelisk
Our next stop will be the unfinished obelisk, located in the red granite quarry that was exploited during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut. This obelisk was designed to be the largest in ancient Egypt, with a height of 42 meters and a weight of 1,200 tons.

Philae Temple
You will go to the island of Philae, between the old and new Aswan Dam, where the beautiful Temple of Philae is located. This temple is dedicated to the goddess Isis and is one of the four places where the myth of Isis, Osiris and Horus revolves.

After completing your visit, our Egyptologist tour guide will take you on a Nile cruise.

Overnight Nile cruise.

You will have your breakfast. Then you will be transferred to Aswan Airport to travel to Cairo, when you arrive on your vacation in Egypt, the tour guide and driver will pick you up from Cairo Airport in a private, air-conditioned car to take you to your hotel in Cairo. ...

Open day in Cairo.
Please note if you wish to add any excursions upon arrival in Cairo. Check out our Cairo Day Tours featuring a variety of activities in Cairo.

This is a private tour. We will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo in a private car and transfer you to Alexandria. Alexandria is a beautiful city that is three hours from Cairo. It is the second most important city in Egypt and was founded by Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC. It was one of the most important cultural and commercial centers in ancient times.

We arrive in Alexandria in the morning and start our tour with a visit to the ruins...

Catacombs
The catacombs in Kom El Shoqafa, built in the Roman era, have three levels, and their decoration juxtaposes the Egyptian and Roman pantheon.

Roman Theater
The Roman Theater in Alexandria, Alexandria, behind the facades, of Facades is the theater that the Nabataeans built at the beginning of the first century AD. The Romans expanded and improved it shortly after they annexed the kingdom in 106 AD. They made it by ruthlessly dividing a street of houses or tombs to widen the rear of the hall, which could then accommodate 3,000 people.

Alexandria Library
We will visit the new Library of Alexandria, whose design refers to the god Amun-Ra, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. In addition to several libraries, there are a planetarium, three museums, a laboratory, and a printing press.

Note: The library is closed on Friday and Saturday (it is visible from the outside only).

Abu al-Abbas Mosque
We will also pass the beautiful Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque, an architectural marvel constructed between 1929 and 1945, influenced by the buildings of ancient Egypt in Cairo. Then go to lunch at a local restaurant.

Lunch
After midday, we will take a break and have lunch in a restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean to replenish our energy. The meal usually consists of Egyptian dishes, and options include meat dishes, rice, and salads (drinks not included)

Qaytbay Citadel
From the outside, we will also visit the Citadel of Qaitba on the site of the ancient pharaohs (Light House) in Alexandria, a defensive fortress built in 1480 by Ashraf Abu al-Nasr, Seif al-Din Qaytbay, who became enslaved. Sultan.

After the tour, we will take you back to the hotel in Cairo.

As soon as you're done with your delicious breakfast, you'll hop into a private car with an experienced guide. The Salah El-Din Citadel and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali, which was built by the Turkish architect Yousif Boushnaq and was the center of Egypt for more than 700 years, are part of the full-day tour. 

Go to a good restaurant in the area for lunch. On your second day in Cairo, you'll go to Old Cairo and see places like the Hanging Church and the Church of Abu Serga. When the trip is over, you'll go back to your hotel.

the hanging Church
The Hanging Church is the most famous church in the Coptic Quarter. It is known as the Hanging Church because it is built on one of the doors of the Roman castle, and the wooden dome of the church is in the form of Noah's Ark, as described in the Old Testament.

Ben Ezra Synagogue
It was originally a church, but in the ninth century, it was sold to Abraham Ben Ezra, who gave it his name, for the money needed to pay the high taxes demanded by the Roman government.

Amr Ibn Al-Aas Mosque
Amr Ibn Al-Aas Mosque is the oldest mosque in the African continent. Its origins go back to the year 642 when the territory of Cairo occupied Fustat, the capital of Egypt that had recently been established at that time.
Then go to lunch at a local restaurant.

lunch
We'll take a break and take the opportunity to eat and recharge. Lunch will be in a restaurant and Egyptian food (drinks not included).

Khan El Khalili Bazaar
After visiting the Egyptian Museum go see the beautiful Khan El Khalili, the famous Cairo main market. It is always crowded with tourists and locals alike. It is the beating heart of the Egyptian capital. Unleash yourself in the different markets where you will actually find everything and buy some nice local handicrafts.

After that you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo

After a hearty breakfast, our knowledgeable guide will pick you up in a private car with air conditioning and take you to El Bahariya Oasis. When you get there, you'll go to the historic hamlet and soak in the hot springs to start your full-day excursion. 

This tour takes you to the Valley of Mummies Temple, the Greek-Roman Cemetery, the Ain El Maftells Temple, and the Banatiu Tomb.

Your Egyptologist guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo and be transferred to Bahariya Oasis, 355 km from Cairo. Once you arrive enjoy your lunch. Then explore all the famous historical landmarks to visit...

Start your desert experience tour by JEEP 4X4 and head to the Black Desert, visit the Black Desert. Drive off-road through the desert region of the Agagat Valley (already part of White Desert National Park).

In the end, drive back to Cairo or Giza hotel.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Cairo Airport for final departure.

Durations

Fullday (+7hours)
Multi day

Language

English

Frequently asked questions

You can book the tour online or by calling, emailing, or chatting with us. If you want a custom trip or to change the schedule, please let us know right away and we'll get right on it.

Since each of our tours is a custom-tailored experience, the client is free to make any changes or additions they want to make their vacation truly unique.

We speak your language, so don’t worry we know the importance of language in communication, so all our tours are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, French, Chinese, and Japanese, and if there is any language required, we will do our best to provide it to you.

When and where the tour happens is completely up to us. If you want to start at a different time, you should write it in the comments section of your booking form or send an email.

We accept credit cards online in a safe way. Wire Transfer and PayPal are also ways to pay us.

You are more than welcome to leave a tip at the end of the trip if you were happy with the service. A gift that makes them feel important and happy would be great.

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