Arrival to Cairo - Check into Hotel

Cairo - Welcome to Egypt! As the locals say, ahlan wa sahlan.

Step off the plane, take a short walk, and you will see your tour manager holding up a signboard with your name written on it. From now onwards you will be in the careful hands of our company. Your tour manager will direct you through customs and immigrations then assist you with your luggage, after collecting your baggage transfer to your hotel.

At the hotel, the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Have a great night rest, and the adventure begins when you wake up.

Giza Pyramids - Sphinx - Memphis - Sakkara

Pyramids of Giza - After breakfast, your private Egyptologist tour guide and driver will pick you up and start your tour. Drive to Giza and visit the Pyramids, See the Great Pyramid, the royal burial chamber and the Sphinx. Continue to Memphis, capital of the pharaohs during the Old Kingdom.

Visit the recumbent statue of Ramses II and the 80-ton alabaster sphinx. Then a camel ride around the Pyramids. Continue to Sakkara to see the prototype of the Pyramids, the Step Pyramid, built for the 3rd Dynasty Pharaoh Djoser by the exalted architect “Imhotep”.

The Egyptian Museum - Citadel of Salah El Din - Moallaqa church - Ben Ezra Synagogue

Egyptian Museum - After breakfast, visit the Egyptian Museum, which houses a magnificent collection of Pharaonic antiquities, especially the golden treasures of Tut Ankh Amun.

قلعة صلاح الدين الأيوبي - Afternoon, you will proceed to Old Cairo to visit the Citadel of Salah El-Din, and the Mohammed Ali Mosque situated high above the city.

Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary) - Continue to visit the Church of Abu Serga, Moallaqa Church (Hanging Church) and Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest Jewish synagogue in Egypt. Lunch en route at a local restaurant.

Visit The Karnak & Temple of Luxor

Temple of Karnak - Your journey will continue to visit the the magnificent Karnak Temple of Amun with its famous Hypostyle Hall and the 134 huge columns, the Statue of Ramses II, the Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut and the Sacred Lake.
The key difference between Karnak and most of the other temples and sites in Egypt is the length of time over which it was developed and used. Construction of temples started in the Middle Kingdom and continued into Ptolemaic times. Approximately thirty pharaohs contributed to the buildings, enabling it to reach a size, complexity, and diversity not seen elsewhere. Few of the individual features of Karnak are unique, but the size and number of features are overwhelming. The deities represented range from some of the earliest worshipped to those worshipped much later in the history of the Ancient Egyptian culture.

Luxor Temple - After The Karnak visit we continue by visiting The Luxor Temple which was built with sandstone from the Gebel el-Silsila area, which is located in South-Western Egypt. This sandstone is referred to as Nubian sandstone. It was used for the construction for monuments in Upper Egypt as well as in the course of past and current restoration works.
Like other Egyptian structures, a common technique used was symbolism, or illusionism.
At the Luxor Temple, the two obelisks (the smaller one closer to the west is now at the Place de la Concorde in Paris) flanking the entrance were not the same height, but they created the illusion that they were. With the layout of the temple they appear to be of equal height, but using illusionism, it enhances the relative distances hence making them look the same size to the wall behind it.

The Valley of the Kings & Hatshepsut Temple

Valley of The Kings - Visit the West Bank (Thebes) where some of the richest treasures in the world exists, including the Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun (optional add on) and other royal tombs including Ramses VI in the Valley of the Kings (3 Tombs), you will be able to visit some of these tombs.

Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari - Visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
This beautiful monument to the reign of the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it.
Located beneath massive cliffs near the west bank of the Nile, the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as Deir el Bahri, is dedicated to Amon-Ra, the sun god. Designed by an architect named Senemut, the temple is unique because it was designed like classical architecture. Note the lengthy, colonnaded terrace some of which are 97 ft high, pylons, courts, and hypostyle hall. Inside you’ll see the sun court, chapel and sanctuary. Temple reliefs depict the tale of the divine birth of Hatshepsut and trade expeditions to the Land of Punt .

Colossi of Memnon - Stop at the famed Colossi of Memnon, two 66ft, 1 thousand-ton statues of Amenhotep III. These colossal statues were known by the ancient Greeks to emit haunting voices at dawn. Though damaged by nature and ancient tourists, the statues are still impressive.

Edfu - Kom Ombo Temple

Temple of Horus - After breakfast, you will visit the Horus Temple of Edfu, one of the three beautiful temples of the Ptolemaic Period.

Kom Ombo - visit the Sobek Temple, dedicated to the two gods, which offers beautiful murals and reliefs.

Aswan - High Dam - Philae Temple

Aswan High Dam - After breakfast, you will visit the High Dam.

Philae Timple - Then visit the Granite Quarries and the Philae Temple on the island of Agilka. That temple was dedicated to Isis, sister/wife of Osiris and patroness of the Ptolemaic rule.
In the afternoon, you will visit the Elephantine Island and the Botanical Gardens on Kitchener Island and the Agha Khan Mausoleum.

Aswan - Cairo - White desert

White Desert - After breakfast fly back to Cairo, upon arrival, you will be met by your representative and transferred to visit The White Desert

Later, visit the Crystal Mountain and spend the night in The White Desert Camp.

White desert - Bahariya Oasis

Valley of the Whales (Wadi Al-Hitan) - After Breakfast, visit The Old town in Bahariya Oasis then continue to visit The Whales Valley and spend the night in Wadi Rayan camp

Wadi Rayan - Cairo

Valley of the Whales (Wadi Al-Hitan) - After Breakfast, Start your day by visiting the Museum of the Wales Valley, The Magic Lake & Wadi Ryan.
Later, Lunch at Tunisia village then transfer back to Cairo and spend the night in your hotel.

Departure

Cairo International Airport - Your trip ends today!! For those of you heading home today, you will be collected from the hotel this morning after breakfast, and transferred to Cairo airport for your flight home.

• 4 Nights accommodation on All-inclusive basis in M/S chateau Lafayette or similar
• Domestic flights
• Local tour guide/ Egyptologist
• Lunch
• Dinner
• All Airport Transfers
• In-vehicle air conditioning
• Breakfast
• All fees and/or taxes
• All accommodations are in double or triple rooms, Single rooms require additional single supplement
• 2 nights in luxury desert camps
• Sightseeing and entry fees as per itinerary
• 4 Nights accommodation in Ramses Hilton Cairo or similar

• Entry Visa to Egypt or Departure Taxes.
• International flights
• Gratuities or tips
• Any incidental, beverage, laundry, phone calls, and personal expenses
• Any optional tours or activities not mentioned

On this trip you will get the chance to visit the remains of the ancient Egyptian empire and have a glimpse of how the life was like in Egypt thousands of years ago.

You’ll begin your trip in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, where the great pyramids have stood for millennia. Continuing on, you will get to discover the ancient remains of both Coptic & Islamic Egypt then you’ll pass through the most famous cities of Upper Egypt, home to huge temples and monuments.

Later, an adventure in the desert awaits, with a three days Safari trip across the Egyptian western Desert visiting the White Desert, Crystal Mountain, Bahariya Oasis, Faiyum Oasis, Magic Lake, The Valley of Whales & Tunisia village.

Also, all transportations and transfers are in luxury air-conditioned vehicles with a private qualified guide/ Egyptologist who will be taking care of you the whole trip.

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.