5-Day Cairo and Luxor Easter Tour Package

When you arrive at Cairo international airport, our representative will be waiting for you. He will transfer you to your hotel in Cairo.

Upon arrival at the hotel you will be served a welcome drink while he will review the details of your 5-Day Cairo and Luxor Easter Tour Package itinerary to make sure your Egypt Easter Tours are going according to the schedul, and assist you with a smooth check in.

Enjoy your buffet breakfast at the hotel then meet with your tour guide to begin your first Cairo trip during your Egypt Easter travel, you will start you day by Giza Pyramids tour to visit the old kingdom necropolis in Saqqara and Giza.

See the impressive buildings that were created by the famous kings of Egypt during the 4th dynasty, Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus. The 3 pyramids are thought to have been built parallel to a group of stars to serve as burial tombs for the half-god kings. The largest one belonged to King Cheops and your tour guide will get into more detail about why and how the great pyramids were built.

Go to the high point to enjoy camel riding in Giza Pyramids (Optional Activity), and your Bedouin guide will take beautiful tricky photos for you.

You'll see the Great Sphinx, the 73-meter-tall man-headed lion figure, and the Valley Temple , another part of the funerary complex of King Chephren.

Your driver will take you to the Saqqara Necropolis, about 45 minutes away from Cairo. The Saqqara Necropolis is home to the oldest stone pyramid in Egypt, the Step Pyramid, which was built by the famous architect Imhotep for his king Djoser of the 3rd dynasty. The pyramid is a fascinating transitional phase in the development of royal burial tombs, and it's a great place to visit.

We have the opportunity to visit the Pyramid of Teti, who ruled the country during the sixth dynasty, and the tomb of his son-in-law, Kagemni. This tomb is one of the most impressive tombs of the nobles, due to its rich offering and hunting scenes inscribed on its walls. It is still very well-preserved, and you would love to see it.

Enjoy your delicious lunch in an Egyptian restaurant.

Then you will be transferred to Memphis, now known as Mit Rahina, to see the open-air museum with its amazing artifacts, especially the alabaster sphinx of Memphis and the colossal statue of Ramses II, the new kingdom pharaoh who is the owner of the impressive Abu Simbel Temples in Aswan.

After your day tour ends, you will be transferred back to your hotel and overnight.

Meals, Breakfast, Lunch

Fly to Luxor after being transferred by our representative to Cairo airport, when you arrive at Luxor airport you will be welcomed by your private tour guide who will accompany you through your excursions in Luxor for the following 2 days.

Start Luxor day tours by the interesting Luxor east bank tours to see the impressive Luxor Temple which is among the most exceptional temples in Luxor, built by King Amenhotep III and completed by different kings and rulers of ancient Egypt to be a witness of the prominence of such an exceptional civilization and to show how important religion was for ancient Egyptians.

Through the avenue of the sphinxes, you will enter the Temple of Karnak which was the center for religion and administration during the new kingdom. The temple was developed by many pharaohs in different epochs the thing that made this worship place to be the biggest in the world.

Transfer to the local restaurant in Luxor to have your lunch served before going to the hotel for check-in and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After having breakfast at the hotel, you will meet your licensed Egyptologist to continue Luxor sightseeing tours, today you will enjoy the Luxor west bank tours as you will visit the monuments that are sited in the west bank of the Nile River starting with the new kingdom necropolis, the Valley of the Kings where more than 63 royal tombs hidden between the hills were discovered, among the most impressive tombs that have been found intact is the tomb of the golden King Tutankhamen.

and Tutankhamun is one of the most famous kings who have a monument in the Egyptian museum.Tutankhamun was nine years old when Pharaoh of Egypt became his name in the ancient Egyptian language means "the vivid image of God Amon", the chief ancient Egyptian goddess. Tutankhamun lived in a transitional period in the history of ancient Egypt where he came after Akhenaton who tried to unite the gods of ancient Egypt in the form of God

Proceed to the Mortuary Temple of El Deir El Bahari (the Northern Monastery) which was built by the famous architect Senmout to his Queen Hatshepsut to be one of the most impressive temples in Egypt, Hatshepsut was a very powerful ruler in Egypt, and her reign is characterized by significant reforms in many fields, especially in trade.

You will be transferred to Luxor airport by your private vehicle to take your flight to Cairo, in Cairo you will be welcomed by our representative to be transferred to your hotel in Cairo for check-in and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After having breakfast, start Cairo trips to enjoy the Egyptian Museum tour as your personal driver will transfer you to Cairo downtown to see the interesting masterpieces of the pharaonic era displayed inside and outside the Egyptian Museum, the 19th-century building that was built after the efforts of the famous Auguste Mariette. See the golden collections of King Tutankhamun from Jewelry, chariots, beds, caskets, sarcophagi, and the golden mask and throne of the boy king.

After that, you will be transferred to the area of Old Cairo to see the oldest Christian churches, especially the Hanging Church of the holy virgin Mary which was built over the ruins of the ancient Roman fortress of Babylon, the church is a Greek Orthodox church that contains the main nave and two side aisles with the original pulpit in the middle, see the ancient icons and relics before being moved to see the crypt where the holy virgin Mary and the baby Jesus Christ took refuge for 3 months under the cavern church of St. Sergius. Continue your Coptic Cairo tour to visit also to the Synagogue of Ben Ezra which once was a Coptic Church that has been sold in order to pay the heavy taxes applied to the Christian community during the time of Islamic Cairo.

Enjoy your yummy lunch meal in a good quality restaurant that serves Egyptian cuisine before being transferred to the old market of Khan El Khalili where you will have a great time discovering the area of the Islamic Cairo trips and buying souvenirs that will remind you of your unforgettable tours in Cairo.

After that, you will be transferred to Cairo international airport to take your flight back home after your 5-Day Cairo and Luxor Easter Tour Package is over.

End of our service, we hope you enjoyed your Egypt Easter Tours.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch