8 days Cairo, Luxor and Aswan & Hurghada Overland tours

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 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 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 check out from the hotel in Cairo there is a short domestic flight to Aswan (takes about 1 hour) After you arrive in Aswan, your guide will wait for your 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.

In the morning, the tour guide and driver will take you from your hotel in Aswan by a private air-conditioned car to Luxor to start your wonderful tour to 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 that includes Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic and Islamic monuments.

Later you will be transferred to Hurghada from Luxor by a private air-conditioned car. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Hurghada.

A free day to enjoy and relax with the enchanting natural beauty of Hurghada Please note if you would like to add any excursions during your stay in Hurghada. Check out Hurghada Excursions which includes a variety of activities in Hurghada.

Enjoy your last day on your 8-day tour of Egypt, you'll have breakfast. After that, you will be transferred to Hurghada Airport to travel to Cairo, and upon your arrival, the tour guide and driver will take you from Cairo Airport in a private and air-conditioned car to start your wonderful tour to visit ...

Baron Empain Palace
If you like very old architecture, then check out Baron Empain Palace, this reinforced concrete Hindu-style palace inspired by the Angkor Wat temple that blasts into views of Cairo. Designed by a French architect, it was inhabited by a Belgian industrialist who came to Egypt for a railway project. Several stories surround this residence and it is said that it is still haunted by the baron. Then go to lunch at a local restaurant.

Babylon castle
The date of the foundation of the Babylon castle is unknown, although it is known that it actually existed a hundred years before Christ
The castle walls, reinforced by Roman emperors, are 3 meters thick, the towers are 10 meters high and 31 meters in diameter.

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.

Abu Serja Church
It is the oldest church in Egypt. It was built in the 5th century over the cave where it is believed that the Holy Family took refuge for several days. It is dedicated to Saints Sergius and Bacchus, pieces of whose remains are kept in this church.

St. Barbara's Church
It is a church of great historical importance, originally dedicated to Saint Cyrus and Saint John. From the 13th century onwards, it was dedicated to Saint Barbara as her remains came to this church. It houses some of the oldest and rarest icons of Coptic art.

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 you will be transferred to your hotel 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.