Egypt Tour During Easter in 7 days

Your tour of Alexandria Attractions will begin after breakfast, with your personal tour guide and driver waiting for you outside your hotel in Cairo.

Your first stop in Alexandria will be the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, a private tomb of a wealthy Romanized Egyptian family that was later expanded to become a burial site for the common people of Alexandria. Your next stop will be Pompey's Pillar, the tallest standing pillar in Egypt, built by the people of Alexandria in honor of the Roman Emperor Diocletian.

You'll then enjoy the beautiful views of the Mediterranean Sea on the way to the Citadel of Qaitbay, which was built in 1477 A.D. on the ruins of the legendary Pharos lighthouse. After your tour, you'll have a seafood lunch at a lovely restaurant in Alexandria before heading to the modern Bibliotheca of Alexandria, which was rebuilt after a previous fire destroyed it.

Your private driver and guide will then take you back to Cairo, with a stop halfway through for some rest and coffee or tea. You'll spend the night at your hotel in Cairo.

Meals included in your tour are( breakfast and lunch). 

After enjoying a tasty breakfast, your Egyptologist tour guide will take you on an exciting trip to the Egyptian Museum, where you'll explore the extensive collection of Egyptian antiquities, including the golden mask and coffins of King Tutankhamen. You'll spend approximately 2 hours in the museum before heading to the Citadel of Saladin, which includes the beautiful Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque. The fortress was built in the 12th century by the Mamluk rulers to protect Egypt from the Crusaders, and the mosque was built by the Ottoman King Mohammed Ali in 1830.

After a nice lunch, your tour will continue to Coptic Cairo, where you'll visit the ancient Roman fortress of Babylon, on which the Hanging Church, an unusual church suspended on towers, was built in the 1st century. You'll also walk through narrow alleys that will make you feel like you're walking in the old streets of Jerusalem to reach the Church of St. Sergius, where the Holy Family stayed for nearly three months when they fled to Egypt. You'll end your Coptic Cairo tour by visiting the old Jewish area of Cairo and seeing the Ben Ezra Synagogue, which was once a Christian church before being sold to a Jewish man.

Next, you'll explore Islamic Cairo by walking through El Moez Ledin Ellah Street, the oldest street in Fatimid Cairo, which is considered an open-air museum of Islamic art and architecture. You'll see the Al Azhar Mosque and take a break at El Fishawy, the oldest cafe in Khan El Khalili, to enjoy Turkish coffee or a special mango juice.

After your tour, you'll be taken back to your hotel in Cairo to spend the night. Breakfast and lunch are included in your tour.

Your tour guide will meet you in the lobby of your hotel to take you to the airport for your flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, we'll meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel to check in and rest if possible. Otherwise, we'll begin your tour of the west bank of Luxor, starting with the Valley of the Kings, where you'll have the opportunity to enter three amazing tombs of the new kingdom pharaohs. You'll then visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, also known as the temple of Deir El Bahari, and the Colossi of Memnon, which are the only remains from the mortuary temple of King Amenophis III facing the Nile.

Your lunch will be served in a pleasant local restaurant in Luxor before continuing your tour on the east bank, where you'll visit the breathtaking Complex of Karnak Temple, which was built over 2000 years by many different kings and rulers of ancient Egypt. You'll see the Avenue of the sphinxes flanking the passageway that connects the Karnak Temple and Luxor temples, the Unfinished Pylon of King Nectanebo, and the hypostyle hall. Your guide will show you the largest standing obelisk in Egypt, built by Queen Hatshepsut inside the domains of the sun God Amun Re which is a very ancient divinity with warrior characteristics with a beautiful view. You'll also learn about the temple of Amon, decorated with lotus and papyrus designs as the emblems of the two lands of upper and lower Egypt, the Granite Scarab of Amenophis III, and the amazing sacred lake, the innermost part of the temple.

You'll spend the night at your hotel in Luxor. If you're interested, you can enjoy an extra excursion to see the Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temple.

Breakfast and lunch are included in your tour.

After completing the check-out paperwork, your day will start early with a flight from Luxor to Aswan at 7:00 am. The drive from Aswan to Luxor by land takes about three hours.

The Aswan High Dam, which is 6,5 km south of the Aswan Dam and was the cornerstone of the nation's economic development as envisioned by the late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, will be your first stop after arriving in Aswan. 

Your tour guide will lead you to the boat where you can visit the Philae Temple. The monuments at Philae span four important historical eras: the Ptolemaic, Roman, Romanization of Egypt, and Christian eras.

The Temple of Isis and her son Horus, the Temple of Hathor, and the Kiosk are the main monuments.

Following the completion of the Aswan Day Tours, you will enjoy a delicious lunch in Aswan before being driven to check into your hotel.

In the evening, Aswan

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch.

After finishing your tasty meal, you will have the opportunity to visit the Abu Simbel temples, which are famous for being the Ramses ll temples, and learn new information about them from our Egyptologist.

For the record, it was constructed during the reign of Ramses II for himself and his beloved wife Queen Nefertari. It is a sizable rock-cut temple complex made up of two enormous temples that were carved into the mountainside. Around 1:00 PM, return to Aswan, then make your way to the Aswan Airport there to catch your flight back to Cairo.

When you land in Cairo, a representative of Cairo Top Tours will be waiting for you. He will then drive you to the hotel where you will spend the night.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Our Journey comes to an end here, and you can take advantage of one of our optional Cairo day tours after enjoying your final gourmet breakfast at the hotel during your Egypt tours.

After your Cairo, Alexandria, and the Nile Easter Tours are over, a representative from our company will come and transfer you to Cairo International Airport for your final flight.

Breakfast is included.