5-Day Aswan and Cairo Heritage Tour with Abu Simbel and Giza

• Meet your tour guide after arriving at Aswan International Airport, where a representative will assist you with arrival procedures and take you to the hotel. At the hotel, the tour manager will help with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.

Overnight in Aswan.

(Welcome drinks)

• Have breakfast and visit the world-famous High Dam, an engineering miracle constructed between 1960 and 1970. It was built to increase economic production by regulating the annual river flooding, providing water storage for agriculture, and later generating hydroelectricity. The dam had a significant impact on the economy and culture of Egypt.
• Continue to the Unfinished Obelisk. This obelisk is believed to belong to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rulers of the 18th dynasty and the royal wife of King Tuthmosis II. The Unfinished Obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan. It is unknown which pharaoh created this structure. It is nearly one-third larger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected. If finished, it would have measured around 42 m and weighed nearly 1,200 tons.
• You can book an evening trip to the fabulous sound and light show at Philae Temple. (Optional)

Overnight in Aswan.
(Meal: lunch)

• Transfer to Cairo by flight and head to the Giza Plateau, home to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world - the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) and three 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 Mankawra (Mykerinus), and three 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 definitely 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. Have your lunch at a local restaurant.
• Visit 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 most valuable collection of Egyptian art. More than 250,000 original artifacts are presented, with a representative amount 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 worth seeing. Have a delightful lunch at a local restaurant.
• Head to Old Cairo and see the Hanging Church, built in the 3rd and beginning of the 4th century in the Basilica style, the Abu Sirga Church, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, which dates 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. Also visit Amr Ibn El-Aas Mosque, the first mosque built in Egypt.
• Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo's old bazaar.
• Transfer to Cairo Domestic Airport to fly back to Luxor, where you will be met by a company representative and go to your hotel in Aswan.

Overnight in Aswan.
(Meals: breakfast, lunch)

• Have breakfast and start your trip to Abu Simbel Temples. It takes about 3 hours and a half to drive one way from Aswan to Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at Abu Simbel, enjoy the impressive Temples of Ramses II, dedicated to the four universal gods - Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, and Ramesses II. Then enjoy your lunch box while driving back to Aswan. These temples are considered masterpieces of ancient Egypt and reflect the glory and grandeur of the New Kingdom. The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to cooperate in order to save these temples from the flood. (You will be provided with a lunch box at the hotel.)
• Continue to explore the Temple of Queen Nefertari, also called the Temple of Hathor, who was the wife of the Sun God. So, symbolically, the two temples of Ramesses II and Nefertari bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor, and the Sun God together as one. Have lunch at a local restaurant in Aswan and enjoy your free time.
• Head to Aswan Airport.

Overnight in Aswan.
(Meals: breakfast, lunch)

• Have breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport for your onward destination.

(Meal: breakfast)