Itinerary
Day 1: Egyptian Museum & Giza Pyramids Tour.
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Start your tour by visiting the Egyptian Museum of antiquities. On display is a rare collection of 5000 years of art the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry, as it was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920 AD when his tomb was excavated, the Mummies of Yuya and Thuya the great grand parents of King Tut and the animals mummies room.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Visit the Great Pyramids – Cheops, Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal ever built and it was one of the seven wonders of ancient world built by the genius architect Himinu to astonish the scientists and the archaeologists, it's built in 20 years and contained on 2300000 blocks of limestone, Next is a close-up look at Sphinx – a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren, and the valley temple the place where they mummify the king's body and the workers tombs and you can enjoy your time and explore Giza desert on Camel back and to go deeper in the vast desert of Giza, then you will have local lunch at nice restaurant.
At the end of the day we will transfer you back to your hotel.
(Optional) Evening trip to attend the Sound & Light show in the Pyramids area.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Alexandria Tour
Stop At: Bibleotheca alexandrina, 6W29+2FQ, Bab Sharqi WA Wabour Al Meyah, Bab Sharqi, Alexandria Governorate 5422015, Egypt
Start the tour with the library of Alexandria, the biggest library in the world and the center of education for the most famous philosophers like Aristo and Aflatone also Archimedes had learnt in it – now with 8 million books, which the original library built in the days of King P1 and completed by King P2 in the second century AD but unfortunately the oldest library had been burnt during the struggle between the Roman leader Jealus Ceaser and King P13 and that is new one built in 2003 AD on the site of the real one.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Citadel of Qaitbay, Alexandria, As Sayalah Sharq, Qesm Al Gomrok, Alexandria Governorate 5321431, Egypt
Then visit the Site of the Lighthouse; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World on which now stands the Castle of Qaitbay that built in the 14th century of the Mamluk King Qaitbay to defend Egypt north borders against the Ottomans attacks and that Castle fell off in the hands of the French and the British because the garrisons were using very traditional weapons while the French used guns and gunners.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Then you will move to Catacomb to visit the oldest Greek Roman cemetery in Egypt dates back to 2nd C discovered by chance in 1900 AD when legs of a donkey fell down in the mouth of the shaft that leaded to discover it after archaeologists were looking for it for 12 years and it is mix between the Ancient Egyptian art and the Greek Roman style and it is consisted of three floors underground digging cut in the native sandstone rock.
Alexandria has so much to see, feel, eat and buy so if you have time and want to add more to your itinerary – just let us know what you are interested in and we will arrange it for you.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pompey's Pillar, Al Karah WA at Toubageyah WA Kafr Al Ghates, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Then you will visit the site of Pompey Pillar that has been built on the top of the roof of El-Serapium temple of goddess Serapis the Greek goddess which that Pillar built as a memorial platform in honor of the Roman emperor Decolitean after he surrounded the city and that siege made the city people to suffer from famine and hunger that why he distributed corn and food for them and that made them to love him and the built that Pillar in the honor name of the Emperor but during the meddle era the crusaders thought that Pompey head was hang on the Pillar top after he was killed by King Petolomy the 13th solders, then you will have lunch in a nice restaurant, then you will transfer back to your hotel in Cairo.
Duration: 1 hour
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Luxor East Bank
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
transfer to the domestic airport to take your flight to Luxor. Then start your day tour to the east bank of Luxor where you will be accompanied by Private English Egyptologist guide to visit the Karnak Temples, the greatest example of worship in history and was dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu. It was constructed from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom to the Graeco Roman Kingdom.
Then move to Luxor Temple. It was built by Amunhotep III in 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and it was completed by Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty.King Ramses II was the most famous king in the 19th Dynasty. He ruled Egypt for about 67 years.
It was dedicated to the great god Amun-Ra, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu together representing the Theban triad. Enjoy visiting Obelisk of Ramses II in front of the 1st Pylon. Back to hotel.
Overnight in Luxor.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Luxor West Bank
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Our guide will pick you up from your hotel in Luxor to discover the West bank of Luxor. First, visit Valley of the Kings, the magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for burial, there are many kings buried in this valley. The most known tombs are King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, Tut-Ankh-Amon, King Ramssess VI, King Mrenptah and AmonhotepII.
Then Continue to the Temple of Queen Hatshipsut, which was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty (1490–1469 B.C). the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt.
Later you will get to see the colossi of Memnon.
Transfer to the domestic airport to take your flight to Cairo. Arrival & transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: A trip to remember
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
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