11 Day Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Abydos, Aswan and Abu Simbel

When you arrive at Cairo International Airport, a person who speaks English will welcome you and assist you with any paperwork before driving you to your hotel for the night.

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hotel breakfast service. Then, you will be greeted by our English-speaking Egyptologist tour guide, who will take you to the Pyramids of Giza, also known as “Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure,” where greatness has been captured in three pyramids, with a Sphinx statue made of limestone guarding the entire area. then make your way to a nearby eatery for lunch.

Following that, you will travel to Sakkara, where you will be thrilled to explore King Djoser’s Step Pyramid. monarch Djoser requested that his chief architect Imhotep design something unique so that the monarch may be buried, and that is how this pyramid got its start. As a result, the well-known Architect creates the Step pyramid, which surprised the king so much since it was considered to be a new achievement in this period.

Finally, we will head towards Memphis, where you can explore the magnificent monuments built by King Ramses II in the Open Air Museum. You will return to your accommodation in Cairo for the night when your day tour is done.

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hotel breakfast service. At the hotel, our English-speaking guide will meet you and accompany you as you begin your Cairo sightseeing trip for the second day. The best of our monuments are waiting for you, so your tour is entirely different and more exciting today. Start your journey to the Egyptian Museum, one of Egypt’s most significant museums and home to many famous monarch Tutankhamun monuments as well as other Pharaonic artifacts. After that, you will eat lunch at a nearby restaurant.

After lunch, you’ll be taken to Old Cairo, where you may explore the Citadel of Salah El-Din, which played a crucial role in defending Egypt because it served as the country’s political capital for more than 700 years.

Continue to Khan El-Khalili, one of Egypt’s oldest and most intriguing markets, which is regarded as one of the region’s most beautiful bazaars.

You will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo for the night when your day tour is done.

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Breakfast is followed by hotel check-out. Once at the hotel, our representative will pick you up and drive you to the Cairo airport for your journey to Luxor.

Transfer to the West Bank of Luxor after landing at Luxor. Enter the tomb of King Tut Ankh Amun to begin your enchanted tour of Thebes, the sacred land, by discovering the wet bank of Luxor and the Valley of the Monarchs, which is thought to be the royal cemetery of the Theban monarchs and rulers of ancient Egypt.

next move to Deir El Bahari to see the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Because it was entirely cut into the mountain, this temple is regarded as one of the most amazing specimens of ancient Egyptian architecture.

You will see the Colossi of Memnon, which belonged to King Amenhotep III, at the conclusion of the journey. Lunch at a local restaurant.

The largest structures ever constructed in human history, including the Karnak Temple Complex, can be seen on Luxor’s East Bank. The main structure is that of the god Amun Ra since it was regarded as the home of the gods on Earth. The earlier construction dates to the middle kingdom, while other texts mention earlier structures dating back to the third dynasty.

The Temple of Luxor, which was started by one of the 12th dynasty monarchs and finished by the famous pharaoh Ramses II, will be the next place you go. This temple was located in the heart of ancient Thebes and, like Karnak, was dedicated to the main/chief god Amun Re. After finishing your day tour, you will be transferred to your hotel in Luxor for check-in & overnight in Luxor.

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After breakfast at your accommodation, your knowledgeable tour guide will take you up and drive you to the memorial temple of King Seti I in Abydos, which was constructed for the god Osiris of the afterlife and resurrection by Seti I and his son Ramses II. One of Egypt’s most magnificent religious buildings is the Abydos Temple. There are seven chapels dedicated to Horus, Isis, Osiris, Amon Re, Ptah, Seti I, and Re-Horakhty among the fine art reliefs that incorporate the Abydos Kings list (showing the cartouche containing the names of the pharaohs of Egypt from the first to the 19th dynasty). Discover the mysterious Osireion, which is supposed to be Osiris’ tomb, towards the back of the temple. After finishing, enjoy free time to discover the temple at leisure.

Visit Dendera Temple, one of Egypt’s best-preserved temple complexes, which is 99 km south of Abydos. Pepi I, a pharaoh, established the temple, which was maintained during the New Kingdom (1550–1080 BC). What was left in Egypt was from the Greco-Roman period. The Dendera Temple’s ceiling was recently cleaned in a delicate manner that removed centuries’ worth of black soot without damaging the original paint. As a result, the main hall of the Hathor temple’s amazing ceiling painting was revealed, revealing some of the most bright and colorful paintings from antiquity. A statue of the BA of Hathor, the Isis Birth House (Mammisi) raised by Nectanebo II, and the temple’s sacred lake were the most significant objects kept in the crypts. Also explore the crypts, which were for keeping cult equipment, archives, and magical emblems for the temple’s protection. The images of Cleopatra VII and her son, Caesarion, by Julius Caesar, are depicted on the rear exterior wall of the temple. Then take advantage of your free time to leisurely explore the shrine.

You will then be driven back to your hotel to spend the night in Luxor.

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Early in the morning, our company-licensed tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and drive you by private air-conditioned vehicle to the West Bank of the Nile, where you will visit Medinat Habu, an archaeological site that is located opposite the modern city of Luxor, Egypt, on the West Bank of the River Nile close to the foot of the Theban Hills. Although there are additional buildings in the vicinity, the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III is the location’s most well-known landmark today. The 150-meter-long temple is of orthodox design and closely recalls Ramesses II’s mortuary temple (the Ramesseum). It is enclosed by a sizable mud brick enclosure that may have served as a fortification and is remarkably well maintained. The original entrance is through a middle, a fortified gatehouse that resembles an Asian stronghold. Jean-François Champollion, who visited the ruins in 1829 and first recognized the hieroglyphs making up Ramesses’ names and titles on the walls, came up with the name, at least in its French form, Rhamesséion.Its original name was Thebes-the-city which connects with the House of millions of years of Usermaatra-steepen under Amon’s realm. You will be able to tour additional temples within the Habu Temple, such as the 18th Dynasty Temple of Amun which was constructed by Queen Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. It has undergone many alterations and modifications over the years, partially in the 20th, 25th, 26th, 29th, and 30th Dynasties and the Greco-Roman period. Then continue your day Tour to Deir el-Medina, known as The Valley of the Worker, Deir el-Medina is an ancient Egyptian village that was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th dynasties of the New Kingdom period (ca. 1550–1080 BC) The paintings appear so fresh.

End your day Tour with a visit to the Valley of the Queens it is a place where wives of Pharaohs were buried in ancient times. In ancient times, it was known as Ta-Set-Neferu, meaning –”the place of the Children of the Pharaoh”, because along with the Queens of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties (1550–1070 BCE), many princes and princesses were also buried with various members of the nobility. The tombs of these individuals were maintained by mortuary priests who performed daily rituals and provided offerings and prayers for the deceased nobility. The valley is located near the better-known Valley of the Kings, on the west bank of the Nile across from Thebes (modern Luxor). This barren area in the western hills was chosen due to its relative isolation and proximity to the capital. The kings of the 18th dynasty, instead of building pyramids as traditional burial chambers (perhaps because of their vulnerability to tomb robbers), now chose to be interred in rock-cut tombs to Preserve as possible as they can from tomb robbers.

Lunch at one of our local restaurants and transfer back to your hotel.

Afternoon Tour to Luxor Museum and Mummification Museum

Our tour guide will pick you up by air-conditioned vehicle to visit the 2 fantastic museums of Luxor, Beginning with Luxor Museum which is located in a very attractive spot on the east bank of the Nile between Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple. The Museum displays various collections of monuments like “Jewelry, Furniture, Statues, Stelae, and Pottery” from the Theban Temples and necropolis, especially from the new kingdom.

Then, continue our journey through ancient Egyptian history by going to the Mummification Museum which was opened in 1997 and it’s located on the east bank also, The Museum shows and explains the process of Mummification and the techniques that were used during this process for the humans and animals as well and displays human and animal mummies and the tools which were used during the mummification operation, also there are examples of the types of objects that were traditionally buried with the dead in pharaonic times.

After finish your tour, you will transfer back to your hotel & overnight Luxor.

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After breakfast, check out of your hotel. Our tour guide will pick you up and take you on a full-day excursion to the Temple of Edfu, where you will see the magnificent temple devoted to Horus, which is often regarded as the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. According to Egyptian mythology, Seth was killed there by the falcon-headed god Horus as retaliation for the death of his father Osiris.

Drive to Koum Oumbo City to see the Temple of Koum Oumbo, which is perched high above the Nile. Due to its dual entrances, which each honor a different deity—”Haroeris” with his falcon head and “Sobek” with his crocodile head—it stands apart from other temples. The crocodile-headed fertility god Sobek and the falcon-headed Horus of ancient Egypt were the two gods in whose honor the Temple of Kom Ombo was constructed. Additionally, Kom Ombo is significant for its enormous sugarcane.

Arrive in Aswan, have lunch at a local restaurant, settle into your hotel, and spend the night.

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After breakfast at your hotel, our tour guide will pick you up to begin your tour to the High Dam of Aswan, which was erected in the 1960s and was considered an engineering marvel at the time. The Dam, which is carved into the existing granite and provides irrigation and electricity for the entirety of Egypt, is 11,811 feet long, 3215 feet thick at the base, and 364 feet tall. It contains more material than was used to build the Great Pyramid of Cheops.

Continue on to the Unfinished Obelisk at the Aswan granite quarries, where most of the red granite used for historic temples and colossal structures originated. When a crack was found when the Unfinished Obelisk was being hewn from the rock, it still lies there.

Continue your journey to the majestic Philae Temple, which was built in honor of the goddess Isis, the island’s patron deity, and was painstakingly moved to its current location (about 500 meters from the original site) when the construction of the High Dam caused the surrounding Nile waters to rise. You will be escorted back to your hotel at the conclusion of your tour.

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Check out and receive a breakfast box from your accommodation. You will then be driven to Abu Simbel in a private A/C vehicle. When Ay and Horemheb had rock-cut chapels hewn in the hills to the south, they first became aware of the original site, which was known as Meha in prehistoric times. This was during the 18th Dynasty.

When you get there, you’ll head over to the Ramses II-built Abu Simbel Temples. Ramesses II erected the first and largest temple, which was devoted to the revered deity Rahorakhty. The second temple, which was smaller, was devoted to the monarch and his magnificent bride, Queen Nefertari.

After your day tour is through, you’ll drive to Aswan Airport to catch a flight back to Cairo. You will be met by our representative at Cairo’s airport upon arrival, and they will take you to your hotel for the night.

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Breakfast at your Cairo hotel. After that, our Egyptologist tour guide will meet you and take you on a lovely tour of Alexandria.

You will begin your tour of Alexandria by going into “The Alexandria Library,” one of the most important libraries in antiquity. It is the original location of the previous Pharaoh. You will be moved later to a nearby restaurant for lunch.

You will continue after lunch to see The Roman Amphitheatre, which is one of the most well-known structures from the Greco-Roman era.

Pompey’s Pillar, built in 292 AD, is the next stop on your tour of Alexandria. You will then be transferred to see Sultan Qaitbay Citadel, one of Alexandria’s most well-known tourist attractions, from the outside.

When your day excursion is complete, we’ll take the drive back to Cairo. Arrive in Cairo, then go to your hotel to spend the night.

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After breakfast, check out. We’ll send a person to pick you up. Transfer to the international airport in Cairo for your last flight.

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