8 Days Cairo, Nile Cruise, and Alexandria Package

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

Overnight 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, 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. According to some legends, this crocodile-headed deity was the god of the Nile and 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 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 extraordinary 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 three graves.

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 merges 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 on a Nile cruise in Luxor.

Dinner on board and overnight on the Nile cruise.

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.

After you have finished your visit we will take you to the airport so you can fly back to Cairo, get to your hotel, and stay there.

This is a private tour, we will pick you up from the train station upon your arrival by private car and transfer you to Alexandria. Three hours from Cairo is beautiful Alexandria, the second most important city in Egypt, founded by Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC, which was one of the most important cultural and commercial centers of antiquity.

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

Catacombs
The catacombs in Kom El Shoqafa, which were built in the Roman era. They have three levels and their decoration shows a juxtaposition of the Egyptian and Roman pantheon.

Pompeii Column
Pompey's Column, a granite column 25 meters high on the upper side, is a Greek relief dedicated to Emperor Diocletian, who liberated the located city and brought food to its starving inhabitants.

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 is 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 1929-1945 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)

Qaitbay Citadel
From the outside, we will also see the Citadel of Qaitbay built 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 Qaitbay, who became a slave. Sultan.

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