Egypt · Archaeology

Egypt Tours package for 6 Days

6 Days Round trip from Pickup service provided in Cairo. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit the Grand Egyptian Museum and the Giza Pyramids
  • 02 See the Great Sphinx on the Giza Plateau
  • 03 Travel overnight by sleeper train from Cairo to Luxor
  • 04 Explore Luxor’s West Bank, including the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple
  • 05 Visit Karnak Temple and the Colossi of Memnon
  • 06 Discover Old Coptic Cairo, the Cairo Citadel, and Khan el-Khalili
  • 07 Take a day trip to Alexandria to see the Catacombs, Pompey’s Pillar, and Qaitbay Citadel

Discover some of Egypt’s most iconic highlights on this 6-day journey through Cairo, Giza, Luxor, and Alexandria. From the Giza Plateau and the Grand Egyptian Museum to the temples and tombs of Luxor, this itinerary combines ancient history, cultural landmarks, and time in Egypt’s most famous cities.

Travel with an Egyptologist guide as you explore the Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple, the Temple of Hatshepsut, Old Coptic Cairo, the Citadel, Khan el-Khalili, and Alexandria’s historic sites including the Catacombs, Pompey’s Pillar, and Qaitbay Citadel. With accommodation, transfers, a sleeper train, domestic flight, and key entrance fees included, it’s a convenient way to experience Egypt’s major treasures in one trip.

Travel with an Egyptologist guide as you explore the Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple, the Temple of Hatshepsut, Old Coptic Cairo, the Citadel, Khan el-Khalili, and Alexandria’s historic sites including the Catacombs, Pompey’s Pillar, and Qaitbay Citadel.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Alexandria, Cairo, Giza, Luxor
Languages English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Meet and pick up from airport

Upon arrival a representative will meet you at the airport and Pick you up to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy Cairo!

2
Day 02

Visiting the Grand Egyptian museum, pyramids of Giza, taking the sleeper train to Luxor

After breakfast and checkout, your Egyptologist guide will pick you up by an air-conditioned van. Start your day by visiting the Grand Egyptian Museum. You will get to see 165,000 Egyptian artifacts. You can also visit the Mummies Hall (additional cost). The next stop on our tour is the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. The sphinx is an enigmatic symbol of Egypt. Then you will visit a perfume factory and traditional papyrus institute. Next you will be taken to Giza Train Station to take your sleeper train to Luxor; you will arrive at Luxor Station around 08:20 am.

3
Day 03

Luxor day tour and overnight in Luxor

upon arriving to Luxor train station You will be met with your guide and picked up by an air conditioned to start your Luxor Tour. First we will go to the west band, it is known as the city of dead and is the funerary complex of the Ancient Egyptians. we will visit the valley of kings- the ancient cemetery of pharaohs of the new kingdom. hidden in the mountains between the tow limestone hills of Gurna. the valley of kings holds 63 registered tombs and 3 more tombs have recently been found.We will then visit the Hatshepsut Temple. This is a mortuary temple with a unique design as it is the only temple in Egypt built in terrace formation into the cliff face. Hatshepsut was a famous female pharaoh who wore a false beard and all the trappings of male pharaohs in order to claim the throne for herself. We will then visit the Memnon Colossi. They are the only remaining statues fronting the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III and show the pharaoh sitting on his throne.Next, we will go across the Nile to the East Bank for Lunch at Local restaurant (drinks not included). Our last stop in this tour is the Karnak Temples, the largest ancient temple complex in Egypt. Karnak Temple complex is one of the major sites of Egypt and within its bounds the sacred energies of Ancient Egypt can still be felt. than you will be taken to Luxor Hotel where you will spend a night there.

4
Day 04

Fly back to Cairo and visiting Old Islamic and Coptic Cairo

Early morning you will check out and be transferred to Luxor Airport to take your Airplane to Cairo, upon Arriving to Cairo Airport, your tour guide will pick you up and start your tour by visiting 3 old churches in old Coptic Cairo, visiting Saladin citadel, and Khan El khalili bazaar will be amazing experience. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant and than you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo

5
Day 05

Alexandria day tour

At 07:00 am you will be picked up to visit Alexandria, you will visit the mixed art of Greek, Roman and ancient Egyptian while you visit that Catacomb, it consist of 3 floors, you will visit the main tomb which still keeping the carving statues and symbols of the roman, Greek and Egyptian art.

You will visit the 3rd Century Pompey’s Pillar, a 25 meter red Aswan granite column that is the last of the remaining relics of the Seraphim Temple. Constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Cesarean.

After the 11th centenary earthquake the light house of Alexandria was gone, and instead of it the Soltan Qaitbay built the Alexandrian Fortress to protract the north of Egypt . During your tour in Qaitbay citadel, your tour guide will tell you more about the military monuments and the Light House of Alexandria

having lunch in a local restaurant and than driving back to Cairo to spend your last night in Egypt

6
Day 06

Departure

After breakfast and according your flight tickets details, you will be picked up from the lobby of your hotel and transferred to Cairo airport. 

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Cairo. 4 cities · 6 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • 4 Stars Hotel Accommodation as per itinerary
  • Qualified Egyptologist guide
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • Round-trip private transfer
  • Sleeper train ticket from Cairo to Luxor
  • Flight ticket from Luxor to Cairo
  • Entrance fees to the mentioned sights in the Program

What's Not Included

  • drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Optional tours

Know before you go

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • You MUST confirm and obtain any visa requirements prior to border crossing. All visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveler
  • Your tour guide will be waiting for you outside the airport in front of the arrival terminal exit and will hold a board with your name

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Cairo.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Cairo.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 6 days finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Cairo..

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