Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor and Aswan 10 days / 9 nights

Welcome to Egypt; upon arrival, you’ll find our representative at the airport, who will help you through passport control and customs formalities.

Then he’ll transfer you to the hotel, help you check-in.

Have a good night.

In the morning, enjoy your breakfast at the hotel and get ready to be amazed.

Start the Egyptian engagement by a visit to the Egyptian Museum; it has more than 100.000 pieces of antiquities and artifacts telling sortie about history and greatness, with the unique treasure of King Tut Ankh Amen.

Then visit Salah El Din Citadel, built by the leader who was facing the crusades Salah El Dine, and he was planning that it would be a powerful point while confronting the crusades. Don’t miss visiting Mohamed Ali Mosque, built in the 19th century by Mohamed Ali Pasha.

Conclude your day by a walking tour through Khan El Khalili open market, where you can buy some souvenirs and gifts for your family and friends back home.

Then you’ll be transported back to the hotel; have a good night.

Don’t miss your breakfast today; you’re going to need all your energy for today’s visits.

Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, where you’ll be able to witness the most famous monument in the world, three massive Tombs of three great Kings, Cheops, Chephren, and Myckerinus. Without missing the magnificent statue of Sphinx, with its human head and lion’s body.

Then you’ll travel by bus to Alexandria, about 220 km away.

This city was once the center of culture and philosophy during the greek reign; it has a unique beauty and a special bond with the sea.

Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel and enjoy a free afternoon to go around the city.

Good night.

Wake up early, have your breakfast, then check-out from the hotel to start a unique tour in such a great city.

Start your tour by visiting Alexandria Bibliotheca; a modern library was built in 2002 as a commemoration of the old bibliotheca looking over the blue sea, the sea view here has its unique beauty.

Then visit Kom El Shoqafa Catacombs, a necropolis from several periods. It contains some statues and archaeological objects, which had been rediscovered accidentally by a donkey in 1900.

And before leaving the city visit The Roman Theatre, it was discovered in 1960 by luck; it contains around seven to eight hundred seats.

Then drive back to Cairo, check-in at the hotel, and have a good night.

After breakfast, check-out from your hotel; you’ll be heading to the airport to take a flight from Cairo to Luxor.

Upon arrival, you’ll start the city exploration immediately, no time to waste.

Start by visiting the Valley of The Kings in the west bank of the Nile; where Pharaohs from the new kingdom were buried, don’t miss the famous tomb of King Tut Ankh Amen.

Then visit Temple of Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahary designed by Senmout, the lover and the engineer. This Temple is dedicated to god Amen.

Then visit the two colossi of Memnon depicting King Amenophis III, and it’s all we have now from an old temple that had been destroyed.

Now you’ll have time to get rest and have lunch after going to the Nile cruise, check-in and enjoy your accommodation on board.

You’ll have a free afternoon to discover the city by yourself.

Then back to the Nile cruise, have your dinner, and have a good night.

After breakfast, you’ll start another day tour in Luxor.

Visit the Great Temple of Karnak; it’s where you can find marks and prints of every era, it was built during 2000 years of construction, starting with Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period.

Then visit Luxor Temple, founded by Amenophis III and the great Ramses II 1400 BCE; it was dedicated to the renewal of sovereignty.

Then back to the Nile cruise, enjoy all your meals on board while sailing to Edfu via Esna Lock.

Have your breakfast on board, enjoy the sail toward Edfu, admire the color of the Nile.

Then hop off to visit Edfu Temple, where Horus was worshiped and symbolized by a Falcon. It was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BCE.

Then back on board, have lunch, and get some rest.

The boat will be sailing to Kom Ombo, where you’ll visit Kom Ombo Temple, where you’ll be able to meet god Sobek, symbolized as a crocodile, and the Falcon again in another name, Haroeris.

Then back to the boat, have your dinner while sailing to Aswan.

When you wake up, you’ll find yourself in a unique city, Aswan, have your breakfast, and get ready to explore.

Visit the High Dam, the reason for development and prosperity, saving water and producing electricity. It was built in the early sixties, beating all the challenges and obstacles.

Then hop on a motorboat to visit a unique temple in the middle of the Nile, Philae Temple, where you can meet goddess Isis in her new home after being saved and moved by UNESCO to protect it from water floods.

In the afternoon, enjoy a felucca ride between the Nile Islands.

Then back to the boat, have your dinner.

Sweet dreams.

After breakfast, check-out from the Nile cruise.

You’ll be transported to the airport to take a flight from Aswan to Cairo.

In Cairo, you’ll check-in at the hotel.

Have a free afternoon to explore the capital like a local.

Good night.

After your breakfast, check-out from the hotel and move toward the airport to catch your flight back home.

All colors had gathered forming a rainbow; Egypt’s cultures and history have no end, don’t hesitate to make another visit.