Egypt · Archaeology

Cheap Egypt holiday 11 Days Cairo-Luxor-Aswan-Abu Simbel by sleeping train

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

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, and Saqqara
  • 02 Explore the Egyptian Museum, Citadel, and Old Cairo
  • 03 Travel overnight by sleeping train between Cairo and Upper Egypt
  • 04 Enjoy a 4-night Nile cruise with meals on board
  • 05 Discover Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, and the Valley of the Kings
  • 06 Visit Edfu, Kom Ombo, Phila Island, and the High Dam
  • 07 Take a day trip to Abu Simbel from Aswan
  • 08 Airport pickup and drop-off in Cairo included

Discover Egypt’s ancient highlights on an 11-day journey from Cairo to Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel, combining city sightseeing, a Nile cruise, and overnight sleeping train travel. Explore iconic landmarks including the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, Saqqara, the Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Phila Island, and Abu Simbel.

This itinerary includes hotel stays in Cairo, a 4-night Nile cruise with meals on board, guided sightseeing, and airport transfers in Cairo. It’s a great option for travellers who want to experience Egypt’s major historical and archaeological sites while also enjoying the scenery and everyday life along the route between Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan.

Discover Egypt’s ancient highlights on an 11-day journey from Cairo to Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel, combining city sightseeing, a Nile cruise, and overnight sleeping train travel.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 11 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Aswan, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Cairo, Giza, Luxor, Abu Simbel, Saqqara
Languages English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arrival to Cairo International Airport

Arrive at Cairo International Airport, meet and assist by your representative-, transfer by deluxe private car to your hotel, check-In, and overnight at the hotel.

Meals plan: N/A

Note :

Check-in time at the hotel in Cairo at 14:00

Early Check-In is subject to availability

2
Day 02

Tour to Great Pyramids-Sphinx & Sakkara,

Breakfast at your hotel and Starting At 8:00 am Pickup from your hotel in Cairo By Tour guide to Start your full-day tour visiting Giza Pyramids where you will visit the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos then Visit the Valley Temple where the Priests Mummified the dead body of King Chephren Also there you will have a close-up look at The Sphinx - The legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren. (2:30 hrs time Spent) Lunch is included in between visits at Local Restaurant Based on Full Meal for each Person but Beverages are not included (1 Hr time Spent) Then Visit Sakkara, located only 27 km southwest away from Cairo. Visit the Step Pyramid (Built for king Zoser), it is considered an important part of the process of the pyramid evolution, which was made from the simple mastaba to its widely known form. (2 hrs Time Spent) At the end of the Tour, you will be transferred back to your Hotel.

Meals plan: Breakfast-Lunch

Duration of the tour from 8:00 Am to 4:00 Pm

3
Day 03

Private Tour to Egyptian Museum – Citadel of Sala din - Old Cairo-Amr Ibn Alass Mosque, transfer to Giza Railways

Start your full-day tour by visiting the Egyptian Museum of antiquities. It displays the largest and most precious items of Egyptian art in the world.

It exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts that date as far back as 5000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamon - A collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before they were discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Lunch between the visit a local Egyptian restaurant.

continue your visit to the  Citadel it was fortified by the Ayyubid ruler Salah al-Din (Saladin) between 1176 and 1183 CE, to protect it from the Crusaders.[1] Only a few years after defeating the Fatimid Caliphate, Saladin set out to build a wall that would surround both Cairo and Fustat, then we will move to visit the Coptic area where you can see the church of Abu-Sergah and ST, Barbara, the hanging church, the old Jewish synagogue-Ben Ezra.

Return to your hotel to have a shower and prepare your luggage to be ready at 6:00 Pm to drop you at Giza Railways Station to join the sleeping train to Luxor (Approximately 12 Hours).

Meals plan: Breakfast-Lunch

Duration of the tour from 8:00 Am to 4:00 Pm

How can book your train tickets

Option 1: through this link Option 2: we can buy a ticket for you

4
Day 04

Day 4: Luxor (East Bank)

Arrival at Luxor railways Station approximately 6:30 Am, Meet and assist you by Our representative, then transfer to your Nile Cruise for Embarkation before Lunch, in the afternoon you will start your tour by visiting The East bank of Luxor where you will visit Karnak and Luxor Temples Dinner on Board, overnight Luxor

.Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner) at Cruise onboard

Good to know

If you will arrive early at  Luxor railways we will start a tour and then move to Cruise for embarkation.

Embarkation time in Cruise around 11:00 Am.

Early embarkation is subject to availability.

5
Day 05

LUXOR West Bank - Edfu

After breakfast, you will meet your guide and will start to visit the west bank of Luxor, the great Valley of the Kings where generations of pharaohs & Nobles were buried in splendid crypts cut into the cliffs and guarded by the huge colossi of Memnon. You will then visit the temple of Queen Hatchepsut., return to the cruise, afternoon sail to Edfu overnight on board Edfu

Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)

6
Day 06

Edfu-Kom Ombo

Early breakfast morning, visit Edfu. You will discover the huge temple dedicated to the god Horus by horse carriage and tour it with your guide sail to Kom Ombo board and visit the magnificent unusual double temple dedicated to the god Sobek the god Haroeris. Dinner and overnight in Kom Ombo, sail to Aswan, overnight.

Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)

7
Day 07

Aswan - Abu Simbel Temple

Early breakfast (Breakfast box) and will meet your guide at 3:30 Am to move by sharing  A/C bus to crossing 350 K/M to Visit the Temple of Abu Simbel and return at noon to your cruise, will have lunch on board and Dinner, overnight.

Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)

Good to know:

Moving time from Aswan to Abu Simbel  is 3:30 Am This is according to the instructions of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Comfortable shoes are require

Sun hat is required

Comfortable clothes

8
Day 08

Tour to Phila Island - Unfinished Obelisk -High Dam -transfer to Aswan rail ways

Disembarkation after breakfast and starting your day to visit a high dam, unfinished obelisk, and Phila Island, the afternoon will have your lunch at a local restaurant and transfer you to Aswan Railways to join a sleeping train overnight.

Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch).

9
Day 09

pick up from Giza Railways and Free time

Arrival at Giza railways, meet and assist you by your representative, then transfer to your hotel, have a relaxing time and free day

Meals plan: Breakfast ( is served on the train  )

Note

  • After a long trip by train, we have to give our travelers rest and relax to continue their tour.
  • Check-in time at the hotel in Cairo at 14:00
  • Early Check-In is subject to availability
10
Day 10

Tour to Cairo – Islamic Mosques (Ibn Tulun, Sultan Hassa and El Refaa Mosques)

Start your private day tour to visit Ibn -Tulun mosque was commissioned by Ahmad ibn Ţūlūn, the Abbassid governor of Egypt from 868–884 whose rule was characterized by de facto independence. The historian al-Maqrizi lists the mosque's construction start date as 876 AD and the mosque's original inscription slab identifies the date of completion as 265 AH or 879 AD.

Continue to  visit the innovative architectural components. Commissioned by a sultan of a short and relatively unimpressive profile, al-Maqrizi noted that within the mosque were several "wonders of construction". The mosque was, for example, designed to include schools for all four of the Sunni schools of thought: Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanafi,the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is a massive Mamluk era mosque and Madrassa located near the Citadel in Cairo. Its construction began 757 AH/1356 CE with work ending three years later "without even a single day of idleness". At the time of construction, the mosque was considered remarkable for its fantastic size  and Hanbali. Return to your hotel.

Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch).

11
Day 11

Final departure to Cairo International Airport

Breakfast at your hotel and your representative will meet you at the hotel lobby, will help you for check out, and then will transfer by deluxe cart to Cairo International Airport for the final Departure.

Meals plan: (Breakfast)

Note:

If your departed early will prepare a breakfast box

Standard check out from the hotel 12:00 midday

Late check out is subject to availability and maximum till 2:00 Pm

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Cairo. 8 cities · 11 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Professional guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Free Pick up and drop off from to Cairo international Airport
  • Bottle of Water
  • 4 nights at Cairo hotel 4 stars with breakfast
  • 4 nights on Nile river cruise 5 stars with Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner

What's Not Included

  • • Gratuities
  • Visa Entry
  • Entrance fees
  • Sleeping train

Know before you go

  • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS
  • PASSPORT REQUIRED
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • We require Traveler flight details:
    Air ways name
    Flight number
    Terminal
    arrival time

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

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