8 Days Cairo, Aswan, Abu Simbel and Luxor Tours by Train

In the morning, a tour guide and driver will pick you up for your vacation in Egypt from your hotel in a private, air-conditioned car to start your wonderful tour 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 a giant Egyptian statue. It was carved from the limestone of the Giza plateau and represented a recumbent lion with a human head and the so-called veil of a name. Initially, 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 over 3,500 years before being discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. Then continue 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, see the beautiful Khan El Khalili, the famous Cairo primary market. It is always crowded with tourists and locals alike and is the beating heart of the Egyptian capital. Unleash yourself in the different markets where you will find everything and buy some excellent local handicrafts.

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

In the morning, after you arrive in Luxor, your guide will wait for your visit...

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 rising from the desert plain in a series of terraces and merging with the limestone cliffs that surround it.

Statue 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 to your hotel in Luxor.

Overnight in Luxor.

Breakfast at your hotel and then your guide will accompany you to 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 with Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, and Islamic monuments.

Later you will be transferred to Aswan from Luxor by a private air-conditioned vehicle.

Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Aswan.

Breakfast at your hotel and then your guide will accompany you to visit ...

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 you have finished your visit, our Egyptologist tour guide will take you to your hotel in Aswan. Overnight in Aswan.

Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan to Abu Simbel around 5:00 AM. Start early to get to the temples first thing in the morning and avoid the stifling afternoon heat. On the way, you can enjoy something unique, like a sunrise in the desert.
After about 3 hours of traveling, we will arrive at

Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel is the famous complex of two temples carved in the rock, one dedicated to Ramses II and the other to Nefertari, his first wife and his favorite. The construction took about 20 years and was built during the reign of Ramses II. The temples are in an excellent state of preservation, as they were buried under the sand until the 19th century.

The most remarkable thing about this temple is its location on a solid rock on the banks of the Nile, between the first and second waterfalls. Impressive as Abu Simbel, perhaps he would not have been famous had it not been for his move to the Aswan Dam Building.

Our guided tour will take two hours, enough time to discover every corner of both temples and learn all their stories and tales, such as why they were kept in a pristine condition, how they moved from place to place, and what Egypt did in return for it. International aid.

After enjoying this tour, you will return to Aswan Train Station to return to Cairo.

Overnight on a sleeper train to Cairo.

You will have your breakfast. Then you will be transferred to Sharm El Sheikh Airport to travel to Cairo, when you arrive on your holidays in Egypt, the tour guide and driver will pick you up from Cairo Airport in a private, air-conditioned car to transfer 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.

Breakfast at the hotel Our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through the final check-out.