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Tour Details
- Duration: 12 Days / 11 Nights
- Tour Location: Cairo – Luxor – Aswan – Hurghada
- Tour Availability: Available Everyday
- Pickup & Drop Off: Cairo Airport
- Tour Type: Group
12 days in Cairo, on a Nile cruise, and in Hurghada
Imagine a group of people fulfilling a lifelong goal by traveling to all the wonderful and stunning locations in Egypt, including the historical, cultural, natural, and archaeological landmarks located in Cairo, Hurghada, Luxor, and Aswan. Through our most comfortable service, restful lodgings, gorgeous Nile cruises, round-the-clock customer service, reliable transportation, and knowledgeable tour guides, the whole party will experience the highest degree of peace and excitement.
The whole party will get the opportunity to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at all of Egypt’s heavenly marvels, beginning in Cairo, home to the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Valley Temple, the Khan El Khalili Bazaar, and more. Between Luxor and Aswan, a celestial Nile cruise will light all the magnificent wonders, including the Luxor Temple, the Karnak Temple Complex, the Valley of the Kings, the Hatshepsut Temple, the Philae Temple, the Edfu & Kom Ombo Temples, the Abu Simbel Temples, and many more. The key to taking part in a variety of exciting activities, including a fantastic safari and snorkeling, is the lovely city resort of Hurghada. The trip of a lifetime, going to all of Egypt’s amazing treasures, is only a step away.
Tour Highlights
Giza Attractions
- Giza Pyramids
- The Sphinx
- The Valley Temple
- Saqqara Step Pyramid
- Memphis City
Cairo Attractions
- The Egyptian Museum
- The National Museum
- Salah El Din Citadel
- Mohamed Ali Mosque
- Khan El Khalili Bazaar
Luxor Attractions
- Karnak Temples
- Hatshepsut Temple
- Valley of the Kings
- Colossi of Memnon
- Edfu Temple
Aswan Attractions
- Abu Simbel Temples
- Philae Temple
- The Unfinished Obelisk
- Aswan High Dam
- Kom Ombo Temple
Tour Inclusions
- 4 Nights accommodation at 5* hotel in Cairo.
- 3 Nights accommodation on 5* deluxe Nile cruise.
- 4 Nights accommodation at 5* hotel in Hurghada.
- Domestic flight “Cairo to Aswan – Hurghada to Cairo”.
- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated in the itinerary.
- Private Egyptologist tour guide throughout your tours.
- Meet and greet service at the Airport.
- All transfers by a private A/C vehicle.
- Mineral water and soft drinks.
- Safari by Quads.
- Snorkeling excursion.
- All service charges & taxes.
Tour Exclusions
- International Airfare.
- Egypt entry visa.
- Tipping.
Tour Itinerary
Day One: Sound and Light Show at Cairo Arrival
When the party reaches the Cairo airport, our representative will help each of our visitors carry their bags and complete the necessary paperwork for their passport entries. The whole party will be driven to their reserved 5-star hotel in a separate air-conditioned vehicle, where everyone will check-in and unwind.
The entire group will go with their tour guide to the Giza pyramid complex during the evening to see the amazing sound and light show, which will shed light on the heavenly story of how the ancient Egyptian civilization developed along the banks of the Nile River. After the show, everyone will eat dinner and then head back to their hotel for the night.
Food: Dinner
Hotel in Cairo overnight
Day Two: Explore Memphis, Saqqara, and the Giza Pyramids
The whole group will have breakfast together in the morning before heading off on their group vacation trip in a private A/C vehicle, commencing with:
Giza Pyramids Complex
The Giza plateau, which is 4,500 years old and contains the following structures, is the largest building ever built in human history on Earth.
The Great Pyramid
The final of the seven wonders of the ancient world, built-in 2600 BC with 2.3 million limestone stones weighing a total of 6 million tonnes and planned by Khufu’s principal vizier Hemiunu, is still standing today. The great pyramid is enormous, but within it is very intricate, with passageways and rooms like the king’s bedroom, the queen’s chamber, the grand hall, and more.
The Great Sphinx
The first known statue was created by the immortal Sphinx of Pharaoh Khafre (2558–2532 BC), who sculpted it in the likeness of his face and a lion’s body, along with a fantastic dream. In 1404 BC, Steele from Thutmose IV was added.
The Valley Temple
The valley temple was built during the ancient kingdom (2686–2134 BC) to mummify the corpses of 4th dynasty royal members.
After eating lunch at a restaurant with a view of the Pyramids and the Nile, the whole party will go with their tour guide to:
Step Pyramid of Saqqara
Imhotep, the chief vizier of king Djoser, created the step pyramid of Saqqara between 2670 and 2650 BC, which marked the beginning of the golden age of pyramid building.
City of Memphis
Under the careful eye of Ptah, the god of craftsmanship and art, the fabled city of Memphis served as Egypt’s first unification capital in 2925 BC. The city’s ancient Greek name, “Aigyptos,” served as the basis for the modern name “Egypt,” which is an interesting fact.
For the night, the whole party will return to their hotel.
breakfast and lunch
Hotel in Cairo overnight
Day Three: View Cairo’s Eternal Wonders
Following breakfast for everybody, the group’s Egypt vacation trip will resume, and their tour guide will lead them on an exploration of:
The Egyptian Museum
The fabled Egyptian museum was established in 1901 to preserve all the magnificent relics and mummies from the ancient Egyptian civilization.
The whole party will have lunch at a neighborhood eatery in Cairo before visiting:
Citadel of Salah El Din
On Cairo’s highest point is the surviving Salah el-Din castle, which was built between 1176 and 1182 AD and served as the seat of the central Egyptian government until the 1860s. It is home to several mosques and museums with the most spectacular examples of Islamic art.
Mosque of Mohamed Ali
The Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque was built as the perfect representation of liberation and freedom from the Ottoman Empire. It was constructed within the Cairo Citadel between 1830 and 1848 AD to showcase the best examples of Ottoman architecture and embellishments.
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
The NMEC is a brand-new, technologically sophisticated, and illuminated center created in 2017 to exhibit 50,000 magnificent artifacts from various eras of Egypt, spanning 5000 years. Up to two queens and eighteen kings may be found in the museum’s hall of mummies.
Market in Khan El Khalili
To create the best shopping destination in the Middle East and the hub for the finest regional artisan workshops, Khan El Khalili Bazaar’s golden Street was built.
After dinner, everyone will return to their hotel in Cairo for the night.
breakfast and lunch
Hotel in Cairo overnight
Fly to the magnificent city of Aswan on day four.
After breakfast, everyone in the party will check out of their hotel in Cairo and ride with their tour guide in a private A/C car to the Cairo Airport to catch their flight to Aswan. The group will begin their exploration after they have met their tour guide:
High Dam at Aswan
The creative Aswan high dam was constructed in the middle of the 1960s only to generate hydroelectricity, sparing the yearly lake Nasser flooding.
The Unfinished Obelisk
The mysterious unfinished obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut (1507–1458 BC), which was intended to stand at the gateway of the Karnak temple complex but fell apart during the carving process under the bedrock, today serves as an outdoor museum demonstrating the craftsmanship of ancient Egyptian artisans.
Temple of Philae
During the Ptolemaic era in the seventh century BC, Isis, the goddess of motherhood, had her temple in Philae, which was built to preserve the legend of her husband, the underworld king Osiris.
Everyone will go to their 5-star Nile cruise to have lunch and supper and stay the night.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
From Cairo to Aswan via plane
Throughout the night: on the Cruise
Day 5: Visit the mysterious Abu Simbel Temples and then sail to Kom Ombo.
The whole party will get their breakfast boxes before traveling in a private A/C vehicle with their tour guide to see:
Abu Simbel Temples
The magnificent temples of Abu Simbel were built in 1264 BC to commemorate Pharaoh Ramses the Outstanding’s great heritage and accomplishments (1303-1213 BC). The mythical account of Ozymandias’ victory in the Battle of Kadesh is told in the epic first temple, which also celebrates the beautiful sun festival in honor of the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, Ptah, and Ramsess the Great. The goddess Hathor and his devoted wife Nefertari are honored at the modest second temple.
Everyone will travel together to the Nile Cruise, where they will spend the night and have lunch and supper.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Throughout the night: on the Cruise
Day Six: Sail to Luxor after Visiting the Mythical Temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo
On the Nile Cruise, everyone will have breakfast before visiting:
Temple of Kom Ombo
The twin temples of Kom Ombo were built between 180 BC and 47 BC during the Ptolemaic era to worship the two gods Sobek and Horus the Elder. They also provide a wealth of knowledge on the scientific and medicinal procedures of ancient Egypt.
Temple of Edfu
Between 237 BC and 57 BC, during the Ptolemaic period, work was completed on the magnificent home of Horus, the principal god of triumph and divine protection. Ancient Egyptians’ most astounding religious ideas originated in the Edfu Temple.
The whole party will return to their Nile Cruise for lunch, supper, and overnight lodging.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Throughout the night: on the Cruise
Day Seven: Explore Luxor’s heavenly wonders
The whole party will take breakfast on the Nile Cruise in the morning, check out, and then proceed with their tour guide to view the magnificent monuments of Luxor, such as:
Sacred Complex of Karnak
The heavenly Karnak temples were constructed over 1700 years, from the start of the middle kingdom in 2000 BC to the end of the Ptolemaic era in 30 BC, with the sole intention of serving as Egypt’s original capital and center of worship for Amun, Khunso, and Mut, three of the Theban triad’s gods. The magnificent Hypostyle Hall, the magnificent Amun-Ra precincts, and the charming Avenue of Sphinxes that links it to Luxor Temple are just a few of the temple’s architectural highlights.
The Kings’ Valley
The 63 graves of famous kings and queens from the 18th to the 20th dynasty, including Tutankhamun, Seti I, Hatshepsut, Ramses the Great, and many more, are housed in the royal tombs in the valley of the kings, which were constructed in the new kingdom (1570–1050 BC).
Temple of Hatshepsut
The magnificent temple of Hatshepsut is a beautiful structure that was manually cut from the cliffs of Deir el Bahari in 1479 BC on three levels to serve as a perfect example of ancient Egyptian classical architecture.
Memnon’s Colossi
To offer some insight into his accomplishments, Amenhotep III (1386 BC–1350 BC) carved two 18 m (60 ft) tall monuments in his likeness from quartile.
The whole party will have lunch at a nearby eatery before traveling by private A/C vehicle to Hurghada to settle into their 5-star hotel for the night.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Hotel in Hurghada overnight
Day 8: Scuba diving in Hurghada’s the Red Sea
After eating breakfast, the party will go out with their tour guide to meet the snorkeling teacher, who will lead them through the red sea’s magnificent, vibrant underwater world, which is home to amazing fish and coral reefs. The whole party will have lunch and supper there and spend the night at their hotel in Hurghada.
Meals: Soft drinks, breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Hotel in Hurghada overnight
Day Nine: A Super Safari in the Sahara That Is Exciting
After eating breakfast at their hotel in Hurghada, the entire group will travel in a private air-conditioned vehicle with their tour guide to the eastern Sahara, where they will stop for lunch en route and meet the Bedouin tribe. They will then enjoy their warm hospitality by enjoying a delicious barbeque dinner and tasty drinks while taking in the most mesmerizing view of the sky filled with millions of distant suns. After that, everyone will return to their hotel to spend the night.
Meals: Soft drinks, breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Hotel in Hurghada overnight
Day 10: Free Day In Hurghada
The whole party will have breakfast, lunch, and supper there, stay the night, and then have the next day free to explore the resort city of Hurghada.
Meals: Soft drinks, breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Hotel in Hurghada overnight
Day Eleven: Fly from Hurghada to Cairo.
After eating breakfast, everyone will check out of their hotel and drive in a private A/C vehicle to Hurghada airport to board a flight to Cairo, where they will spend the night at a hotel.
Dining: Breakfast
From Hurghada to Cairo via plane
Hotel in Cairo overnight
Day 12: The conclusion of your 12-day Egypt group tour itinerary
Everyone will have breakfast on the last day of the 12-day Cairo, Nile Cruise, and Hurghada group trip before being transported to the airport to fly home.
Dining: Breakfast
Hint: To meet your demands and fit your requirements, you may offer your opinions about including or omitting any trips from your tour schedule.
