12 days Family tour to Cairo, White desert with Nile Cruise

Before leaving for your Cairo Day Tours to the Giza Pyramids, Memphis, and Saqqara, have breakfast at the hotel.

Our tour guide will lead you to the Giza pyramids, where you'll see the Great Sphinx, Pharaoh's head, and lion's body, and learn about the mummification process of King Chephren's royal corpse.

Lunch will be provided at a top restaurant in Sakkara, where you'll visit the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, the oldest man-made stone monument, the Teti pyramid, and the Kagemni tomb. These locations offer glimpses of ancient Egyptian life, with written and painted activities on the tombs' walls and passageways.

Then, in only 20 minutes from Saqqara, we'll take you to Memphis, where there is an outdoor museum with artifacts from the ancient capital of the pharaohs, including the huge statue of Ramses II and the alabaster sphinx made from an eighty-ton marble block.

You'll be driven back to your hotel for the night when your tour is done.

An expert Cairo Top Tours tour will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, where you'll see the largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts, including King Tutankhamun's treasures, and discuss the fascinating history of ancient Egypt.

Before beginning your well-known and often-visited Coptic Cairo tour, you will first make a stop for lunch at a reputable restaurant. One of the main attractions in ancient Cairo, the Hanging Church, will astound you. You'll also want to stop by the Church of St. Sergius, better known as the Cavern Church, which was built above the crypt where the Holy Family lived for about three months and the spring where they drank. The Ben Ezra Synagogue will be your final stop. It is said that this is where Moses retrieved the basket from the Nile at the pharaoh's palace.

Continue on with our Cairo Sightseeing Tours to explore the many medieval Cairo relics, including the ancient walls, mosques, and the Islamic Cairo excursion. The city's historic stone-paved lanes and medieval madrasas, sails, and gates date to the 10th century. Tea is served at Fishawy's Oldest Cafe in the historic market of Khan El Khalili to round off the stroll. Then take you back to our hotel in Cairo. 

After breakfast, tour Old Cairo with your guide, visiting the Citadel of Salah El Din and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali, a rare example of Ottoman architecture influenced by Istanbul's Blue Mosque.

The Cairo Structure, Egypt's highest peak, stands at 187 meters and has been the tallest structure in Africa from 1910 to 1971. It offers stunning views of Cairo, the Saladin Citadel, and the Nile. Return to your hotel for an overnight stay.

The tour guide will take you to the Baron Palace, where Edward Empain was awarded the title of baron for his work on the Paris subway. Empain proposed establishing Heliopolis, a Greek city, and the haunting Baron Empain Palace is a popular tourist attraction.

You will next be transported to Abdeen Palace, which is known as one of the most luxurious palaces in the world because of its interior design, paintings, and several clocks that are scattered throughout the halls and wings and are frequently ornately decorated with pure gold.

Mohammed Ali's castle, Manial Castle Museum, showcases diverse Islamic and European cultures, offering photo opportunities and transportation back to hotels. 

You will relocate to Luxor on this day! After being picked up from your accommodation in Cairo, you will be driven to the airport, where you will board a domestic flight to Luxor, the country's tourism hub. Your Egypt Nile cruise will be waiting for you there, where our representative will meet you, help you, and drive you in an air-conditioned vehicle.

The tour guide will visit the Karnak Temple, dedicated to Amun-Ra, Mut, and Khonso, and the Luxor Temple, a famous temple built during the new kingdom era on the East Bank of Luxor.

Enjoy your first night's meal on board your Nile cruise ship with the breathtaking scenery and a really engaging folklore performance,

Spend the night in Luxor.

You may join our optional early-morning hot air balloon ride in Luxor if you want to enjoy an exciting adventure.

Early in the morning, take advantage of the open buffet breakfast on board the Egypt Nile River Cruise. Then, go on with your Luxor day tours as your private driver and Egyptologist tour guide pick you up to begin your West Bank of Luxor trip to the Valley of the Kings. You can visit the Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as the Temple of El Dier El Bahari, and the enormous colossal statues of King Amenhotep III, also known as the Colossi of Memnon, once you arrive at the Valley of the Kings. You will also receive a thorough explanation of how the royal tomb evolved in ancient Egypt.

After the trip, your Egyptologist guide will return you to the Nile Cruise where a delicious lunch will be provided before the boat makes its way to Edfu.

You'll have supper and then spend the night in Edfu. 

The first meal served on board the Nile River cruise ship is breakfast, which is made with fresh ingredients. After that, a representative from Cairo Top Tours will accompany you on a tour of the Edfu Temple of Horus, who was the protector of the monarchy and was frequently represented as a falcon-headed man with two gigantic wings. Horus was worshipped there as the god of royalty. After that, the boat will head for Aswan.

A delicious lunch will be served on board the cruise ship before arriving in Aswan. A certified Egyptologist guide will visit the Ptolemaic Temple in Kom Ombo, commemorating Sobek and Haroeris, before sailing down the Nile.

Enjoy an open-buffet breakfast on the boat before participating in Aswan day tours. Visit the High Dam, Philae Temple, and The Unfinished Obelisk in the Granite Quarries. Explore the Nile's water regulation, ancient Greco-Roman architecture, and the worship of Goddess Isis.

You will continue your Nile Cruise into the evening while savoring your delicious meal. In addition, your dinner will be served on board your Nile Cruise as you spend the night in the fascinating city of Aswan.

You can sign up for our morning excursion to the Abu Simbel temples. These magnificent temples were built by King Ramses II for himself and his beloved wife Queen Nefertari.

Enjoy your final meal before preparing to leave your Nile cruise. Your tour guide will drive you to Aswan Airport at the conclusion of your Egypt classic tours.

The trip starts at six in the morning with pickup from your Cairo lodging and proceeds outside of the city through nearby desert landscapes. The beautiful Bahariya Oasis, which was formerly the primary agricultural hub of the Pharaonic Empire, is the day's first visit.

It is well known for having a lot of dates and olives. With the help of your guide, explore the oasis and take in the expansive setting of shaded palm trees and natural springs.

Visit the Black Desert after lunch for a breathtaking view of the region's craggy, mountain-like domes that stand out against the surrounding sand. After that, go into the picturesque Agabat Valley, which is close by and features majestic white cliff walls and yellow limestone rocks.

Continue to the Crystal Mountain, an incredibly rare structure that glistens and glows in the Egyptian sun and is composed completely of calcite crystal.

The White Desert, which received its name from the huge expanse of white sand it contains, is the next stop. It is possible to climb a few sand dunes for breathtaking views that never seem to end.

Go back to Cairo, check into your hotel, and unwind while you spend the night there. 

For your last departure, our representative will drive you back to Cairo International Airport after breakfast.

Our 12-day private trip to Egypt comes to an end.