12 Days Cairo, The Nile, and Hurghada Christmas Travel

On the first day in Egypt and your tour, after you have your breakfast in the hotel, your tour guide will take you from the hotel to one of the greatest monuments in history, the Pyramids of Giza. 

The pyramids are very special to Egyptians because they're the most important tourist attraction in the country, so if you're coming to Egypt to see a great part of the history of the pharaohs, who have built this great glory and history, aren't others, as some say.

And you will take unbelievable pics in front of the pyramids and the Great Sphinx, which has evidence that it was originally built by King Khafre. And you can also do an optional visit by entering either the Great Pyramid of Khufu or the Lesser Pyramid of Menkaure, with a great opportunity to ride a camel in the pyramids of Giza. 

Then you will go to the restaurant in Giza or Cairo to have a tasty lunch with high-quality food, and then you will go back to your hotel to rest in your hotel.

Meals included: breakfast and lunch

You will take your breakfast in the hotel, and then your tour guide will pick you up with an air-conditioned car to start your second journey in Egypt, especially in Alexandria.

In two hours, you will find yourself arriving in Alexandria to see the majesty and history of the ancient city on the Mediterranean coast, which was built by Alexander the Great to be nicknamed the bride of the Mediterranean and become one of the most important tourist cities in Egypt, with its monuments like Kom al-Shokafa, the Greco-Roman Museum, the Bibliotheca, and other wonderful places there. Then you will eat fresh seafood there from a great restaurant in Alexandria.

Meals included: breakfast and lunch.

When you come back to Cairo again and spend the night there to prepare for the third day and a new trip to visit the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, which is considered the oldest museum in the Middle East and contains many great Pharaonic antiquities, many tourists come to visit this great museum, where the treasure of the little golden king Tutankhamun is kept.

 At the end of the day, you will take a tasty lunch in a local restaurant, and then you will prepare to travel to Aswan by sleeping train. 

Meals included: breakfast and lunch.

After arriving in Aswan, you will start an unbelievable tour in the great city of the south of Egypt, Aswan which has many wonderful tourist places, such as the High Dam, which was built and inaugurated in two different eras for two different rulers to be the first dam and the first source of electricity for Egypt and to protect Egyptians from the danger of flooding.

After that, you will go to Philae Temple, which is the second-largest temple not only in Aswan or in Upper Egypt but in all of Egypt after the great Karnak Temple, which was constructed during the Greco-Roman era.

Then you will go to your hotel in Aswan to rest after you take your lunch at a nice restaurant, and before travelling to Abu Simbel.

Meals included: breakfast and lunch.

The trip to Abu Simbel is an adventurous excursion, which can make people feel a strong connection with ancient Egypt and its magnificence, as well as its preserved skills. 

The interior of the main temple is decorated with detailed hieroglyphics and beautiful wall sculptures covering the achievements and military victories of the pharaoh and his godlike nature. The smaller temple, serving as the sanctuary to Queen Nefertari and goddess Hathor, is also immensely impressive, with special focus on the privilege granted to a queen. 

All these monuments, which have been moved with remarkable precision to prevent them from drowning, are a testimony both to ancient and modern human achievement. A tour to Abu Simbel does not only mean a trip back in the past; it is also a reminder of how the past has impacted the country of Egypt.

Then you will go back to your hotel at night to rest before travelling to Luxor.

Meals included breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 

You will leave Aswan after you take your tasty breakfast in the hotel, and you are going to Luxor to start a new tour in Luxor, which is considered one of the largest tourist cities in Egypt.

Then you will visit Luxor Temple, which was built to worship Amun-Ra, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu, the gods who are also called the Tibetan Trinity

It was built during the New Kingdom, which left many important monuments such as the obelisk and the open courtyard of Ramses II, who also rebuilt the triangular cabin that was demolished during the reigns of both Hatshepsut and Thutmose II. 

The museum went through many influences and changes, but the current form of the temple is thanks to Amenhotep III, who is considered one of the most important kings of the 18th dynasty.

Meals included breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 

After you eat a wonderful breakfast at the hotel, the guide will take you to the west to visit the largest temple in Luxor and in all of Egypt, which is the Karnak Temple, whose construction began in the era of the Middle Kingdom, but the greatest influence was in the New Kingdom, which belongs to Tutankhamun and Ramses II, who had an important impact on the construction of this temple, so this temple is considered the oldest house of worship in the world, and there is the most famous temple there.

Then you go to Colossi Memnon, two similar statues of Amenhotep III (who ruled in the 14th century BCE, sitting, hand on knee, facing east (but southeast according to modern tastes) towards the river. Beside his legs at the front of the throne are two short figures who are his wife, Tiye, and his mother, Mut em wia. Over the side panels, there is the Nile god Hapi.

Then you will go to the Valley of the Kings, which is the largest pharaonic tomb in Egypt, and Hatshepsut's mortuary temple is one of the most beautiful temples in Luxor before the air-conditioned car takes you from Luxor to Hurghada in a 4-hour trip to experience a new trip in a new place on the Red Sea coast.

Meals included breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 

Enjoy your breakfast, and then you make a marvelous walk of two hours to the Sindbad Submarine, which includes more than 40 passengers with capacity only on the Red Sea, which has beautiful marine creatures and coral reefs or colourful fish and a crew of two captains, and they will take you to this submarine to make you enjoy the underwater walk or the trip. It is 22 meters deep under the sea, where one can observe various forms of sea life. Once you are done, you will be taken back to the Hurghada hotel.

Meals included breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 

You will get a free day in Hurghada! Those who have breakfast at the hotel spend a great day at leisure, or you may have one of the day tours and excursions of Hurghada.

The city of Hurghada has everything that a tourist may need, such as relaxation, adventure, and cultural exploration; thus, it ranks as the number one location along the Red Sea coastline of Egypt. Hurghada will have an activity to suit all types of travellers, and they can dive among the colourful coral reefs, take a desert safari, or do other exciting things.

Meals included breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 

 You can enjoy more things in Hurghada, like the water sports, or just stretch out on its sunny beaches. On top of your sea and sand experiences, there is a local market to visit, visit Giftun Island that is located nearby, or even visit Hurghada Grand Aquarium. Hurghada is a place that can never be forgotten, as it welcomes its guests with its rich hospitality and a great number of activities.

Then, after you finish your breakfast in Hurghada, you will transfer to the airport to travel to Cairo, where you can rest in a hotel on your free day, but you can also visit a lot of tourist places in Cairo, like Cairo Coptic, where there are many churches, like the Hanging Church, the Citadel of Salah el-Din, and the Egyptian Museum in the downtown. 

You will rest this night in Cairo before the final day in Egypt.

Meals included: Breakfast

On the same Egypt Christmas Tours, you will get a fine breakfast at the end of the visit. At the end of your journey itinerary, our representative will take you to Cairo International Airport, where you will finally depart. With the rest of the time before the flight, you may make a reservation to take our covering that will enable you to visit the most prominent Christian attractions along the Holy Family pilgrimage in Egypt or go to Islamic Cairo, where there are many mosques to visit, like Sultan Hassan, Ahmed ibn Tulun or other great mosques.

Meals included: Breakfast