8-Day Egypt Highlights Tour from Cairo: Giza, Aswan, Luxor, Alexandria

What you'll experience

Highlights

8 days

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1

   Day 1 — Arrival Cairo - Welcome to land of the Pharaohs

   Today we'll begin your Egypt tour package as your tour manager meets and assists you at Cairo International Airport and then they will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your Egypt holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each activity.

   Meals: B: Excluded, L: Excluded, D: ExcludedStay: , Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa 5* Hotel , Mercure Cairo Le Sphinx Hotel 5*, Cairo Pyramids Hotel 5*, Sheraton Cairo 5* Hotel , Hilton Ramsis Hotel 5* , Grand Nile Tower 5* Hotel
2. 2

   Day 2 — Pyramids and Cairo Sightseeing

   Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then you'll be meet by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx, and Valley temple facing the great statue. Lunch will be served at a good quality local restaurant. Then transfer to enjoy the Grand Egyptian Museum to discover the treasure room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Then we'll drive to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar and much more. Then we'll return you to your hotel.

   

   Great Pyramid of Giza

   

   Great Sphinx of Giza

   

   Pyramid of Khafre

   

   Pyramid of Menkaure

   

   Egyptian Museum

   

   The Hanging Church

   Meals: B: Included, L: Excluded, D: ExcludedStay: Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa 5* Hotel , Mercure Cairo Le Sphinx Hotel 5*, Cairo Pyramids Hotel 5*, Sheraton Cairo 5* Hotel , Hilton Ramsis Hotel 5* , Grand Nile Tower 5* Hotel
3. 3

   Day 3 — Fly Cairo to Aswan - Nile Cruise Tour

   Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo then transfer to the airport to travel to Aswan. Upon arrival we'll embark on your Nile River Cruise. After lunch you'll visit the world famous High Dam and the awesome Philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor.

   

   Aswan High Dam

   

   Philae Temple

   Meals: B: Included, L: Included, D: IncludedStay: Esmeralda Nile Cruise, Farah Nile Cruise , Radamis Nile Cruise
4. 4

   Day 4 — Kom Ombo / Edfu

   Sail to Kom Ombo, having breakfast on board before visiting the Kom Ombo Temple, which is shared by two gods: Sobek and Haeroris. Sail to Edfu, enjoying lunch on board. Then we'll visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Enjoy afternoon tea during while sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.

   

   Temple of Kom Ombo

   

   Temple of Edfu

   Meals: B: Included, L: Included, D: IncludedStay: , Esmeralda Nile Cruise, Farah Nile Cruise , Radamis Nile Cruise
5. 5

   Day 5 — Luxor West Bank

   Sail to Luxor, having breakfast on board before visiting the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings. Next we'll visit the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom for the Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC, at El-Deir El-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Dinner on board,

   

   Temple of Hatshepsut

   

   Colossi of Memnon

   

   Valley of the Kings

   Meals: B: Included, L: Included, D: IncludedStay: Esmeralda Nile Cruise, Farah Nile Cruise , Radamis Nile Cruise
6. 6

   Day 6 — Luxor East Bank

   Breakfast on board. Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast. Then transfer to visit Karnak temples. In the afternoon transfer to Airport to catch your flight to Cairo.

   

   Karnak Temple

   Meals: B: Included, L: Excluded, D: ExcludedStay: Esmeralda Nile Cruise, Farah Nile Cruise , Radamis Nile Cruise
7. 7

   Day 7 — Alexandria Day Tour

   Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then you’ll be met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Alexandria for a day trip from Cairo to visit the library of Alexandria. Here we’ll enjoy a variety of key attractions in the city: •St. Mark oldest church •The roman amphitheater •Walking Tour in old city-center •Abbo Elabbas Mosque •Alexandria library •Site of the Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. •Quaitbay Castle •Montaza Gardens & Palaces •Stanley Bridge Then back to Cairo.

   

   Lighthouse of Alexandria

   

   Library of Alexandria

   

   Citadel of Qaitbay

   Meals: B: Included, L: Excluded, D: ExcludedStay: Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa 5* Hotel , Mercure Cairo Le Sphinx Hotel 5*, Cairo Pyramids Hotel 5*, Sheraton Cairo 5* Hotel , Hilton Ramsis Hotel 5* , Grand Nile Tower 5* Hotel
8. 8

   Day 8 — Cairo - Fly Back Home

   Breakfast at the hotel with free time at your leisure, then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure

   Meals: B: Included, L: Excluded, D: Excluded

What's included

Cancellation policy

Important info

Special notes

• Cancellation Policy: If cancel 32 days prior to the departure date, you can get the refund after deducting the domestic flight tickets fee.
  If cancel within 32 days to the departure date, no refund.
• Please note that all the cost of the tickets need to be paid by credit card.

Pricing notes (children, single supplement)

Aged 6–11: $907 per child
Aged 2–5: $680 per child

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