7-Day Egypt Tour to Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor and Aswan

• Meet the representative at Cairo International Airport and transfer by air-conditioned car to your hotel. Upon arrival, the guide will assist you with check-in and give you detailed information concerning your excursion for the next day.

Duration: 1 hour

No meals are included on this day.

Accommodation included: Cairo 5-star hotel

• Visit the only remaining wonder of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Giza Pyramids. See the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx, the iconic statue with a human face and a lion's body.
• Enjoy a camel ride around the Giza Pyramids, then visit the Egyptian Museum, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. It houses the most extensive collection of Egyptian items, with about 120,000 artifacts, some of which are kept in the storeroom. Among the most prominent displays are the treasures from King Tutankhamen's tomb, the Animal Mummy Room, the Royal Mummy Room, and many more antiquities distributed across two floors.
• Visit the Khan El-Khalili bazaar, where you can see the real life of Cairo citizens.
• Return to your hotel in Cairo.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included: Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodation included: Cairo 5-star hotel

• Meet your tour guide in your hotel lobby and drive towards Alexandria for a city tour.
• Alexandria is the second biggest city in Egypt, with a population of 5 million, and the country's biggest seaport. It was founded by Alexander the Great in 334 B.C. and remained the capital of Egypt for more than 1,000 years until the Arab conquest in 642 A.D.
• Start your tour by exploring the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages, dating back to the 1st century A.D.
• Then see Pompey's Pillar, dating most probably to the end of the 3rd century, and the remains of the Serapeum, the ancient temple of the god Serapis, in the same neighbourhood.
• Also see scattered monuments dating back to different periods. Since its foundation, the Library of Alexandria was not only the biggest library but also the most important university. In modern times, the gigantic new library was inaugurated in 2002, and it is a must-see in Alexandria that you will visit with a guided tour inside.
• The ancient lighthouse, Pharos, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World before it was completely destroyed. Today, on its site stands the Fort of Qaitbay, dating back to the 15th century. It represents an excellent example of military fortification during the Mamluk dynasty, and you will enjoy a panoramic view from the top of the fort.
• You will return to Cairo in the evening.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included: Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodation included: Cairo 5-star hotel

• After breakfast, transfer to the airport to board a flight to Luxor. When you reach Luxor, start your tour at the royal cemetery, the Valley of the Kings, the burial site of more than 60 pharaohs. See the Valley of the Kings and the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
• From there, continue to the Colossi of Memnon with its two gigantic statues, then head to the east bank of Luxor to see the two temples - Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple.

Drive to your hotel in Luxor.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included: Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodation included: Ibrotel Luxor Hotel

• After breakfast, transfer to Aswan by train. When you arrive, check in at the hotel and then start your tour.
• Board a motorboat to the island where Philae Temple is located and visit the Temple of Isis, which remained in use until 550 A.D., when Emperor Justinian closed it. It was the last pagan temple in use. According to legend, Isis found the heart of Osiris here.
• Then move on to visit the High Dam, which was constructed between 1960 and 1970 to control floods, provide water for irrigation, and generate electricity. The reservoir it created, Lake Nasser, is 550 km long and 35 km wide. The dam itself is 111 m tall, 3,800 m long, and 980 m wide at the base, narrowing to 40 m at the crest.
• Return to your hotel and stay the night.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included: Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodation included: Aswan hotel

• After breakfast, transfer to the airport to take a flight back to Cairo. When you arrive in Cairo, transfer to the hotel.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included: Breakfast

Accommodation included: Cairo Pyramids Hotel 5 stars

After breakfast at the hotel, you will transfer to Cairo airport for departure.

Duration: 5 hours

Meals included: Breakfast

No accommodation is included on this day.