Cairo and Luxor Budget Tour in 4 Days

After waking up and having your delicious breakfast at the hotel, your tour guide will take you on one of the best visits in all of Egypt, where you will find yourself in front of some of the most magnificent architectural buildings in Egypt, whether the Pyramids of Giza or even the Egyptian Museum.

Your visit will begin at one of the greatest tombs of all time, the pyramids, which were built for kings only, not for the common people. The idea of ​​building tombs for kings in the form of pyramids remained popular for a long time, making Egypt a country full of pyramids. However, there are no pyramids as magnificent as the Pyramids of Giza, which are classified among the wonders of the ancient world.

The idea of ​​building pyramids for the Pharaohs was different from other civilizations, and this was due to their belief in the afterlife, to which they would go with all their things, treasures, and even their bodies, to have a second chance in the afterlife that would be after resurrection. 

Therefore, they left an imprint on history as the greatest king's tomb ever built, which reflects the progress and intelligence of the ancient Egyptians, even with limited tools.

The following step is to visit one of the best restaurants that provides the best varieties of Egyptian foods. Then you will continue to the second stop of your day: The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir.

When you get to the museum, you will find many artifacts that extend from the pre-dynastic period to the Roman era, meaning that it describes most of Egyptian history. For example, you will find a cartouche dating back to the era of King Mina, the founder of the First Dynasty, which tells of the unification of Egypt and the building of the Pharaonic civilization. Then you will find artifacts that follow the different dynasties, then you will find artifacts from the Ptolemies and the Romans, which makes it a museum full of various artifacts from different eras.

After breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, you will head out early in the morning to Luxor to enjoy a wonderful day in Upper Egypt, and experience one of the most unique and diverse visits to a Pharaonic temple in Egypt. 

After you arrive there, you will start by visiting one of the most unique temples in Luxor and perhaps in all of Egypt, which is the Karnak Temple, which is distinguished by a very important phenomenon, which is the sun’s alignment with the Holy of Holies, which is considered one of the most important phenomena in Egyptian temples. This phenomenon is considered the beginning of the winter solstice. 

After that, you will visit the Luxor Temple, which begins with a quasi-royal avenue with small statues of the Sphinx, but most of these statues have been stolen. You will also find statues of King Ramses II sitting on a throne, similar to those found in the Abu Simbel Temple, which demonstrates the large number of temples built during the reign of this great king, who left us many wonderful and indispensable monuments.

Then you will be transferred by car to one of the wonderful restaurants in Luxor before going to visit the West Luxor, where you will start with the largest group of tombs in Egypt, where there are many royal tombs from the New Kingdom. This area is considered a wonderful place to build tombs among the mountains, and the Egyptian state has tried to preserve the largest number of tombs and royal belongings and treasures, such as the treasure of the great King Tutankhamun, which is currently located in the Egyptian Museum.

Over time, you will find yourself in a temple with a different look. This is because it was built by the great Queen Hatshepsut, who was not only distinguished by her outstanding beauty, but also by her military and commercial intelligence. She also left us her funerary temple in Luxor, which is considered one of the most visited temples in Egypt.

Finally, you will see the colossi of Memnon, which are two obelisks dedicated to King Ramses II, the great king who left us the most magnificent architecture of all Egyptian kings. Finally, you will leave to your hotel in Luxor before the last day.

Your departure date will be very close, and you'll be ready to fly back to Cairo International Airport. Check in for your flight and then take your final tour of Luxor's sights. Your flight from Luxor West Airport will soon have you airborne and headed safely home.
 

We are confident that this 4-day  tour itinerary, Cairo and Luxor budget tour itinerary make your trip a memorable one.