4-Day History & Culture Tour of Cairo, Giza & Luxor
Highlights
Cairo, Giza, Luxor
religious, archaeological, historical
Group Tour
4 Days
Easy
English
Description
Sign up for this tour to see the historic Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren & Mykerions. Head towards the Sphinx pyramid after visiting the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. Shop around the Khan El Khalili Bazaar, head down the east and west bank of the Nile for the Valley of Kings, then explore Deir El Bahari Temple and Temple of Queen Hatshepsut Temple.
Itinerary
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Day1: Cairo
Meet your representative at the airport and get transferred by a private A/C car to your hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: N/A
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Day 2: Giza Pyramids
After breakfast, around 8:00 am, pick up from your hotel by private A/C Vehicle and Egyptologist guide.
Start your full-day visiting Giza Pyramids where you visit the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at the Sphinx, where you visit the Valley Temple, the place where the dead body of King Chephren was mummified before burying him in his Pyramid (Middle Pyramid).
Move towards the Sphinx, the huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren.
Drive 30 minutes towards downtown Cairo to visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. On display is a rare collection of 5000 years of art, the world's largest and most precious collection of Egyptian art. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold, and jewellery. It was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Enjoy lunch included at the local restaurant, but beverages are not included.
Visit Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Shops in this district are legendary for fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques etc. Around 5:00 pm, transfer you back to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast at the Hotel & Lunch at Restaurant with Pyramids View
(Optional not included) 40 $ P.P Dinner Cruise including transportation, dinner, Belly Dancer, Tanura Show.
Overnight in Cairo From 8 to 10 pm.
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Day 3: Luxor
Have breakfast, and around 4:00 am transfer to the domestic airport to take your flight to Luxor. Upon arrival at Luxor by 6:00 am, the representative will meet you.
Start your Full Day Tour to The West Bank by visiting Valley of Kings-Deir El Bahari Temple, The Colossi of Memnon and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut Temple and Excursion to the Necropolis of Thebes on the eastern bank.
Cross the Nile, and drive to the Valley of Kings.
Visit the tombs of various Dynasties, including The Temple of Deir El Bahari.
Make a stop at the Colossi of Memnon, two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenophis III facing the Nile. Explore the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
Continue your day tour visiting The East Bank, Where you visit Karnak and Luxor Temples. The Excursion to the Luxor Temple to see its courtyard and the granite statues of Ramses the Great.
Proceed by carriage or bus to Karnak, a series of temples built in different reigns. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes, visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake.
Transfer to the domestic airport to take your flight back to Cairo around 8:30 pm. Hotel day use will be arranged if the return flight to Cairo is in the late evening.
Upon arrival, meet & assist the local representative, then transfer to your hotel.
Overnight in Cairo
Meals: Only Breakfast at the Hotel
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Day 4: Cairo
Consume breakfast at the hotel.
Check out at noon, and as requested, the representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you through final departure formalities. Drop off services is available (24/7).
Meals: Only Breakfast at the Hotel
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.