5 Days Affordable Tour to Cairo and Luxor

Have a good morning, and charge your energy with your breakfast to start your day with your guide, who will meet you to start discovering the best of Cairo. It's time to create priceless memories by visiting the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, it's not a usual museum: It’s a treasure that embraces thousands of gems of Egyptian civilization, the number reaches more than 170 thousand pieces. 

The pieces vary from pieces made of different types of stones that were carved very carefully without any modern technologies, mummies of Egyptian kings and queens, Valuable jewels for the Queens, and the valuable treasure pieces of King Tutankhamun, like the enchanting Chair, the coffin, and the fascinating golden mask. The visit to the Egyptian museum is one of the best tours within Egypt travel packages, attracting people of different ages and families to discover this golden treasure. 

Then your tour guide will accompany you to enjoy your lunch from the Egyptian cuisine, to start seeing your next destination of the Giza Pyramids. The Giza Pyramids are extraordinary constructions from three Pyramids, each of which is dedicated to an Egyptian king: Khufu’s Pyramid, Chephren’s Pyramid, and Menkaure’s Pyramid. For example, the Pyramid of Khufu's four sides meet the four cardinal directions, which embodies a great engineering feat. The Great Pyramid was covered by a white cover of limestone, making it sparkle in the heart of the desert. this cover no longer exists, only a small part exists. The design of the pyramids was related to the movement of the stars, especially Sirius, which had religious significance and was linked to beliefs in resurrection and life after death.

After seeing these beautiful Pyramids, you will see the valley temple, which was covered with the fascinating stone of red granite. The valley temple has embraced a very important process, in which the nobles and kings were brought to be prepared for the second life after the mummification. Now it's time to discover the oldest and largest sculpture in the world of the great Sphinx. Some historians and archaeologists believe that the statues were colourful due to the analysis of the remains of the paint and colours that were on the statue. 

Finally, your tour guide will accompany you to your hotel to rest. 

You will start your day three of the tour by checking out from the Cairo or Giza hotel, and you will be transferred to Cairo airport to fly to Luxor. Once you arrive at Luxor airport, our representative will wait for you to meet your guide to start your tour to discover one of the best tours of Luxor Day tours to see the history of Egypt. The tour will start by seeing the Hatshepsut temple in the west bank of Luxor. Hatshepsut was one of the Queens who ruled Egypt very well, and her reign was very distinctive. 

The construction of the Hatshepsut temple has unprecedented beauty: when you see the temple at first glance, it coheres with the mountain, with three ascending terraces of the temple creating a miraculous architectural shape. The temple is dedicated to honoring Queen Hatshepsut, who was an Egyptian pharaoh who held all the rights of ruling and issuing significant decisions for the country. The temple's significance and value are not only due to its architecture but also due to its political and religious significance, which aims to prove the legacy of Hatshepsut to rule Egypt. 

Our next step will be to one of the most beautiful sites in Luxor city to see the two colossal statues of Memnon, actually the two massive statues, not for the Greek Hero Memnon, but originally built for King Amenhotep III. The statues gained this name after a strange voice phenomenon came from the wind when it passed through the fractures of the statues. These statues were guardians for King Amenhotep III’s huge funerary complex, but it has been ruined and demolished.

Let’s move to one of the best treasures in Luxor, the Valley of Kings, which includes the tombs of high-ranking nobles and kings. The valley walls is extraordinary walls that include written and drawn astronomical paintings of the stars and planets, you will see the oldest celestial maps in human history. The pharaohs used a very complex security system to protect their tombs, like false doors and secret arcades, to stop thieves from reaching these treasures.  Seeing these tombs gives historians and history lovers a good vision of the rituals of burial. 

You will reach to your hotel after your tour to spend a nice night in Luxor. 

In the morning, your car and your guide will be waiting for you to transfer you to the East bank of Luxor to see two of the most beautiful temples in Egypt and the world. Your day will start by entering the temple of Luxor: the temple of Luxor represents a strong connection between the earth and the goddess. The temple has a great passage to be connected with Karnak temple, decorated with statues of the head of the sphinx on both sides, reflecting the protection of the gods and their power. 

The temple has a unique inscription on its walls telling information about the first peace agreement in history after the Battle of Cadiz. Through the ages, the temple witnessed many religions and civilizations, for example, turning it into a church during Christianity, building a mosque inside it like “Abu El Hagag El Oxouri” mosque, which stands still till now. In front of the edifice, you will see gorgeous massive statues of King Ramses II standing and standing showing the Royal power and prestige of the king. 

Then we will see the nearest temple to Luxor temple, which is the great complex of Karnak. It is not a usual Egyptian temple, it’s a huge complex that embraces many Compartments, edifices, and more than ten temples. Historians believe that more than thirty pharaohs have contributed to building and shaping the temple. 

When you walk inside the temple, you will see very distinctive and special columns with inscriptions about the kings like Seti and Ramses II, consisting the Hypostyle or the great Hall of Columns with 134 massive columns. The accurate and genius designations of the temples show ancient Egyptians' strength in astronomy and engineering. Seeing and visiting these temples creates a memorable tour during your vacation. 

Once you finish the tour, your car will transfer you to the airport to Fly through Luxor airport to Cairo to spend your final night there. 

You will have the service of transportation during your last day of the tour to be transferred to the airport to catch the flight of your final departure by private and air-conditioned car to avoid the crowded ways. Have a nice farewell with Cairo. Cairo Top Tour will be waiting for you for more adventures in Egypt.