2-Day Cairo and Luxor Tour from Safaga Port with Flights

• Meet your guide at Safaga Port and transfer by a modern air-conditioned vehicle to Hurghada Airport, about 40 minutes from Safaga Port, to take your flight to Cairo.
• Head to the Giza Plateau on reaching Cairo and visit one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) and the three small pyramids. Continue exploring the rest of the Giza Plateau, including Khafre's pyramid - Khufu's son and the second-largest pyramid on the Giza site - the remains of the funerary temple, the pyramid of Menkaure (Mykerinus), and three small pyramids.
• Proceed to the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, which dates from the time of Chephren.
• Visit the Valley Temple, which belongs to the pyramids of Chephren. This temple served two functions: first, it was used for the purification of the mummy of the king before burial; second, it was used for carrying out the mummification process of the king. After visiting the pyramids, continue across the plateau for a photo of the three pyramids rising from the sands, with the Cairo skyline in the background.
• Explore the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo. It is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities dating back about 5,000 years of art and is considered the world's most extensive and valuable collection of Egyptian art. More than 250,000 original artifacts are presented, with a representative number on display while the rest are kept in storage. The Egyptian Museum is filled with thousands of pharaonic artifacts, including the golden treasures of King Tutankhamun. Fascinating objects such as jewels, headdresses, alabaster vases, and toys from ancient Egypt are all on display. Many priceless statues and other artifacts that were kept in his tomb for more than 3,500 years before their discovery in 1922, when the tomb was excavated, can also be seen in the Egyptian Museum. It is one of the first stops on most people's itineraries when travelling to Egypt. This distinctive museum houses a vast store of priceless objects from earlier times to the Greco-Roman period and is well worth seeing. After this, you will be served a warm, delightful lunch at a high-quality restaurant.
• Continue to Old Cairo to visit the Hanging Church, built in the 3rd century and the beginning of the 4th century in the Basilica style. Also see the Abu Sirga Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue, which date back to the beginning of the 15th century AD. It was built in the Basilica style above the cave where the Holy Family took refuge.
• See the Amr Ibn El-Aas Mosque, the first mosque built in Egypt.
• You can book an evening trip to the fabulous sound and light show at the Pyramids. (Optional)
• Go aboard a luxurious Nile cruise ship for dinner, belly dancing, and an oriental show for 2 hours. (Optional)
• Transfer back to Cairo Domestic Airport to fly to Luxor.

Overnight in Luxor.
(Meals: Breakfast, lunch)

• Visit the Valley of the Kings. It was created and used from approximately 1539 BC to 1075 BC. It contains some 60 tombs, starting with Thutmose I and ending with Ramses X or XI. The site's official name was The Great and Majestic Necropolis of the Millions of Years of the Pharaoh, Life, Strength, Health in The West of Thebes, or the Great Field. The most famous tomb is KV62, the Tomb of King Tutankhamun. Howard Carter discovered King Tut's tomb in 1922. Tutankhamun's tomb was the first royal tomb to be discovered that was still largely intact.
• Continue the tour to visit the Hatshepsut Temple at El Deir El Bahary. This impressive temple was dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut, the only female pharaoh. It rises out of the desert in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs surrounding it.
• Proceed to the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III. The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For 3,400 years, they have stood in the Theban necropolis across the River Nile from the city of Luxor. The original function of the Colossi was to stand guard at the entrance to Amenhotep's memorial or mortuary temple.
• Head to the East Bank and explore Karnak Temple, the largest place of worship ever built. In ancient Egypt, the power of the god Amun of Thebes gradually increased during the early New Kingdom, and after the short persecution led by Akhenaten, it rose to its apex. In the reign of Ramesses III, more than two-thirds of the property owned by the temples belonged to Amun, as evidenced by the stupendous buildings at Karnak. Although badly ruined, no site in Egypt is more impressive than Karnak. It is the largest temple complex ever built by man and represents the combined achievement of many generations of ancient builders. The Temple of Karnak consists of three main temples, smaller enclosed temples, and several outer temples located about three kilometres north of Luxor, Egypt, on 100 ha (247 acres) of land. Karnak is actually the site's modern name. Its ancient name was Ipet-isut, meaning "The Most Select (or Sacred) of Places."
• Move to Luxor Temple. Amenhotep III built it in the 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom, and Ramesses II completed it during the 19th Dynasty. King Ramesses II was the most famous king of the 19th Dynasty and ruled Egypt for about 67 years. The temple was dedicated to the great god Amun-Ra, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu, representing the Theban triad. Enjoy visiting the Obelisk of Ramesses II in front of the first pylon. It was called "Ipet resyt", the Southern Opet or the Place of the Seclusion of Amun-Re. It was directly connected to the Temple of Karnak - the main cult centre of Amun-Re or Amun-Min, the sky god or the ithyphallic fertility god. Since its inception, Luxor Temple has always been a sacred site. After Egypt's pagan period, a Christian church and monastery were located here, and after that, the 13th-century Mosque of Abu el-Haggag was built and continues to be used today.
• Transfer back to Safaga Port to board your cruise ship. (Note: the departure time for Luxor will depend on the departure time of your ship.)