5 Days Trip to Cairo and Luxor Vacation

Upon breakfast at your Cairo hotel, you'll meet your Egyptologist tour guide for a day tour to the Giza Plateau, where you'll visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops, also known as Khufu, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which remains a popular tourist attraction. You will also see the pyramids of Chephren, Mycerinus, and the famous Sphinx. It was carved directly out of the bedrock during the 4th Dynasty, which also makes it the oldest. Ancient Egyptian sphinxes represented the king with the body of a lion, in a clear demonstration of his power.

Egypt Classic Tours offers a tour of the Giza pyramids, including a 45-century lion statue and the Valley Temple, which teaches about mummification in ancient Egypt. The tour includes a panoramic view of the pyramids, with a guide providing assistance for challenging photos. A 15-minute camel ride around the Giza pyramids is optional, providing an opportunity to explore the structures in a beautiful setting.

Let's move to Saqqara. One of Memphis' most significant cemeteries, Saqqara, was one of the most significant cities in ancient Egyptian history. You will visit the Step Pyramid Complex. Stop to take your lunch in an oriental restaurant, and then your tour guide and driver will take you to Memphis to visit the open-air museum in Thebes, an ancient Egyptian city known for its second-largest Sphinx and fallen Ramses II statue, located in Thebes, which served as the pharaohs' capital for a thousand years and was a significant religious and cultural center for three thousand years.

Back to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy your hotel breakfast before 3:30 a.m. To catch your flight to Luxor, you will transfer to the Cairo International Airport. When you arrive in Luxor, a local Cairo Top Tours representative will greet you and help you. You will then start your full-day tour of Luxor's west bank of the Nile Valley as follows: The Valley of the Kings is the first stop; this royal burial ground's location was carefully chosen.

Also, you will visit the Colossi of Memnon, which represents the Pharoah on a gigantic scale, seated on the throne of Upper and Lower Egypt in front of his funeral temple. Continue Luxor day tours to see the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. The Arabs called it the Temple of Deir El Bahari, and it was constructed by one of the most gifted architects of antiquity. As part of our tour of Luxor, we'll also take you to the complex of Karnak Temples, which was once thought to be the most significant religious complex in all of ancient Egypt. 

Take a nap after checking in late and then visit the Luxor Temples. You will see the pillared courtyard where the Luxor cachette was found and the granite statues of Ramses II, where the lights at night create a unique atmosphere, before being taken back to your hotel.

Overnight in Luxor

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, the Egypt Classic Tours itinerary resumes with the Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh Tutankhamen, the only intact royal treasure ever discovered, at the Egyptian Museum. A representative will pick you up from your hotel, allowing you to return to Cairo for day tours.

Following that, we will take you to the Citadel of Saladin, which is home to the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque. Built on a high plateau, the citadel was used to defend Cairo during the Islamic era due to its advantageous location. With mosques, minarets, and domes that are hundreds of years old or more, you can get a panoramic view of Islamic Cairo.

The Coptic Cairo tour includes visiting the Hanging Church, a seventh-century church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and St. Sergius church, where the holy family spent three months and used a spring for water. The Ben Ezra Synagogue, rumored to be the pharaoh's palace, is also a must-see. The church was built in the eleventh century and is now the official residence of the Coptic patriarchs.

After lunch, we'll move on to the Islamic Cairo tour to discover the real walls and gates of this medieval city, whose ancient streets date back to the tenth century. The walk will end with tea at Fishawy's Oldest Cafe in Khan El Khalili, Cairo's Ancient Bazaar.

Check into the hotel and overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy your final included breakfast in your 5 Days Cairo and Luxor Vacation at the hotel, you will check out at 12:00 pm and as per the requested pickup time, our tour leader will transfer you to the airport and will assist you through the final departure procedures.

Meals: Breakfast