9-Day Egypt Tour

Meet & assist at Cairo airport with our Rep and then will take you through the immigration and customs formalities and then drive to your hotel to meet your certified Egyptologist who will brief you about the itinerary for your stay.

Upon your international flight details

after breakfast your Egyptologist will take you to a journey back in time. Our first stop will be at Saqqara where we will see the oldest limestone pyramid in Egypt and the oldest stone construction on earth: the step pyramid of King Zoser which dates back to 27th century BC . Here we will find out why the Ancient Egyptians buried their bodies inside a pyramid. After that we will drive to Giza to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the only remaining wonder: the Great Pyramid of King Khufu. This consists of 2.3 million rocks and weighs about 6 million tons, enough to build a 3 feet high wall around France. We will make a photo stop in a spot where we have a panoramic view over all the pyramids of Giza and we’ll go for a camel ride in the desert in the shadows of these ancient wonders. Afterwards, you will enjoy a traditional Egyptian meal in a local restaurant before heading back to your hotel to relax or spend the evening to wandering around the city of Cairo among the locals.

You will catch an early morning short flight (about 1 hour) to Luxor, the main historical city in Egypt and the Capital of the ancient world. Once we get there we will visit the main temple and the largest in Egypt, the temple of Karnak which was dedicated to the main God of ancient Egypt, God Amun Ra. It is built over 62 acres and took over 2000 years to complete. We’ll wander between the 134 columns which make up its Hypostyle Hall and see its sacred lake. Our next stop is a short drive to Luxor temple which was built by King AmenhotepIIIof 14th century BC and King RamasesII of13th century BC, famous for the obelisk at the front of the temple and its Sphinx avenue. Afterwards, we will check in to our 5-star deluxe Nile Cruise ship for the next 4 nights with all meals included. You will be free in the to go and wander the streets of this old city and its market

Early in the morning your Egyptologist tour guide will take you to the west bank of Luxor where our first stop will be the Colossi of Memnon, which once guarded the biggest temple in Egypt built for King AmenhotipIII in14th century BC. The temple was destroyed by floodwaters from the Nile, and now onlythe 2 colossi statues with a height of 16 meters remain. Our next stop will be the Valley of the Kings where the great pharaohs of the New Kingdom period were buried. Here you will wonder at the vivid colors and detailed carvings inside the tombs which in places look almost brand new. Then we will visit the famous temple of Queen Hatshepsut which dates back to 15th century BC and we will learn how this great woman ruled Egypt. We will then return to the cruise ship to sail up  the Nile towards Edfu.

After breakfast we will visit the second largest and the most preserved temple in Egypt, the Greek Roman temple of Edfu which dates back to 3rd century BC and is dedicated to the falcon God, Horus, of protection and the ruler of sky. We will then return to the cruise ship and sail south while enjoying the countryside of Upper Egypt and watching the farmers at work on the banks of the Nile. In the afternoon we will reach the city of ( Kom Ombo )and will visit its temple (2nd century BC) which was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus the Elder. It is considered a unique temple as it the only temple dedicated to two gods. We’ll then return to the ship and continue our journey to Aswan.

In the morning we will drive to visit the romantic temple of Philae, dedicated to Goddess Isis of Magic and Beauty where we will be enthralled by her love story with her husband God Osiris. The temple was built on a beautiful island in the Nile and dates back to 3rd century BC. After our final lunch on the cruise ship we’ll enjoy the Nile in a traditional Felucca sailing boat. We’ll get the chance to walk among the locals and the Nubians, the native people of Aswan. We’ll have dinner on board our cruise ship.

Early in the morning we’ll catch our flight back to Cairo. On arrival, our Egyptologist tour guide will escort you to one of the biggest and most important museums in the world: the Egyptian Museum which hosts 120000 pieces of Egyptian treasures including the golden treasure of King Tut Ankh Amon, his Golden Mask and the Golden Coven, and the royal mummies of Ramses II and all the great pharaohs. Later on we will visit Islamic Cairo where we will visit the oldest mosque in Cairo; the mosque of Ibn Tulun dates back to 9th century AD with its unique Minaret from where you have a panoramic view over Islamic Cairo. Afterwards we will go to Khan El-Khalili market where you can do your last shopping for family and friend, enjoy a cup coffee or mint tea in a local café and get lost among its maze of streets. We’ll then return to the hotel for our last night.

After breakfast our car will come to pick you up and take you to Cairo airport for your trip home. You may be leaving Egypt but you’ll have lots of extraordinary memories to take with you.