8 Days Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel Travel

After breakfast at the hotel, you will meet your private tour guide and move to visit one of the most wonderful places on earth, the Pyramids of Giza (Cheops, Chephren, Mycerinus) and The Great Sphinx, there, you will see all the magic of the whole world that the pharaohs of Egypt did in this monumental collection, have the chance to ride camels in Giza pyramids and visit the Valley Temple of Khafra.

Lunch at a local restaurant and then you will visit another amazing area called Memphis, it was the capital of the ancient empire of Egypt during the old kingdom. 

It is located south of the Nile Delta. In this place, you will see the colossal statue of Ramses ll and other interesting artifacts like the Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis before moving to visit the Step Pyramid of King Djoser in Saqqara which is a great monument and contains some magnificent tombs of the nobles like the one facing the Pyramid of King Teti of the 6th dynasty, the tomb of Kagemni to see some impressive scenes of ancient Egyptian art.

 You will return to the hotel overnight after your Giza Pyramids tours are done.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast at the hotel. 

Our English-speaking Egyptologist guide will meet you and accompany you in a private car to visit the Egyptian Museum, it is a historic place full of many magnificent monuments and historical treasures.

 Enjoy your Lunch at a local restaurant. 

You will discover Islamic Cairo Trips as you will enjoy a visit to the Saladin Citadel, built by Salah El Din Al-Ayoubi, and the Mohamed Ali Mosque, built following the Turkish style of architecture in 1805 A.D, is very similar to the Blue Mosque of Turkey.

 Then you will visit Old Cairo, where the Coptic neighborhood is, the Church of the Holy Virgin Mary known as the Hanging Church, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, and the cavern church of St. Sergius. 

At the end of your Cairo day tours, you will go to the Giza train station to board the train traveling to Luxor. 

Dinner and overnight at your compartment.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast, arrival at the Luxor train station, where you will meet our representative, and transfer to the hotel.

 In the afternoon you will visit the Wes Bank of Luxor tours which includes some fantastic places such as the Colossi of Memnon, and the Temple of Hatshepsut, she was one of the female pharaohs who came to power in ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty of the new kingdom, then you will visit the Valley of the Kings, where ancient Egyptians buried the kings from the 17th dynasty to the 20th dynasty, in tombs and cemeteries carved out of the mountain rock. Lunch at a local restaurant. 

You will then start the Luxor East Bank tours of the Nile, where you will see the Temple of Karnak and the Temple of Luxor they are linked by an avenue of sphinxes. 

You will return to the hotel and overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, transfer to Aswan, then to the hotel. 

In the afternoon and with our tour guide you will visit and discover the High Dam, it is a very important project for Egypt to control floods on the banks of the Nile and you will see the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae.

 A lunch break at a local restaurant.

 Then you will ride a felucca down the Nile in Aswan to go to Elephantine Island. 

You will return to the hotel and accommodation in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast at the hotel.

 Travel to Abu Simbel with our representative in a private air-conditioned vehicle.

 You will visit the Temples of Ramses ll at Abu Simbel. 

You will return to Aswan and transfer to the Aswan train station to return back to Cairo.

 Dinner and overnight in the compartment.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

In the morning and after breakfast, you will arrive at the Giza train station in Cairo, and transfer to the hotel with our representative, the rest of the day is free to enjoy.

 You will have an (optional) visit if you want to try more of the beautiful tours in Cairo, the visit will be to Islamic Cairo, the Old Fatimid district, and the Khan El Khalili Bazaar, where you can buy some beautiful gifts for your family and friends.

 Back to the hotel in Cairo and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast

After having a tasty breakfast at the hotel, you will meet our representative who will accompany you to Cairo International Airport to take your final flight back home. 

We hope you enjoyed your 8 Days in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel Travel.

Meals: Breakfast