2-Day Cairo and Luxor Tour from Port Said with Flights and Hotel

• Meet your tour guide, who will pick you up from Port Said and drive to Cairo (approximately 3 hours in an air-conditioned vehicle, with one stop along the way in case you need a rest).
• Head to the Giza Plateau to visit one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) - along with the 3 small pyramids. You will continue to explore the rest of the Giza Plateau, including the sight of Khafre's (Kaphren) 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 3 small pyramids.
• Proceed to visit 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 king's mummy before burial, and second, it was used for carrying out the mummification process. After visiting the pyramids, you will 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. It is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities dating back about 5,000 years and is considered the world's largest and most 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 museum. It is one of the first stops on most people's itineraries when travelling to Egypt. This distinctive museum houses a vast collection of priceless objects from earlier times to the Greco-Roman period and is well worth seeing.
• Proceed to Old Cairo to visit the Hanging Church, which was built in the 3rd century and the beginning of the 4th century in the Basilica style. Also see 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 in which the Holy Family took refuge.
• Head to the Amr Ibn El-Aas Mosque, the very first mosque built in Egypt.
• Drive to Khan El Khalili Bazaar, one of the most famous and oldest bazaars in the Middle East, and after that, return to your hotel.
• Transfer to Cairo Airport to board your flight to Luxor. A tour representative will then take you to your hotel in Luxor.

Overnight in Luxor
(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)

• Meet your tour guide at the hotel and visit the Valley of the Kings. It was created and used from approximately 1539 BC to 1075 BC. It contains around 60 tombs, beginning 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, and it was the first royal tomb to be found 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. Their original function 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 peak. 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 during the New Kingdom, and Ramesses II completed it during the 19th Dynasty. King Ramses 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 Ramses 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 later a mosque - the 13th-century Mosque of Abu el-Haggag - was built and continues to be used today.
• Transfer to Luxor Airport to catch your flight to Cairo. After that, you will be transferred to Port Said.

(Note: Departure time from Cairo depends on your ship's departure time at Port Said.)