Egypt Deluxe: Cairo to Abu Simbel- 12 Days

VIP EXPERIENCE
This itinerary is designed by Egypt Luxury Tours Local Experts. With their first-hand and local knowledge, they make sure every detail is looked after, while you get to enjoy a private luxury experience in Egypt.

Tour Style:

Private Luxury Tour

Schedule:

Everyday, You can pick the date freely and we will arrange for you based on it.

Tour Highlights:

  • Pyramids of Giza, Sakkara and Dahshur
  • Luxury Hotels
  • Museums & Khan El Khalili Tour
  • Cairo, Fly to Luxor – The Temple of Karnak & the Temple of Luxor.
  • Luxor West Bank; Valley of Kings & Hatshepsut Temple
  • Abydos & Dendera Temples
  • High Dam, Philae Temple & Unfinished Obelisk
  • The Temple of Abu Simbel
  • Alexandria
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Day 1: Welcome to the land of the Pharaohs

Egypt Luxury Tours offers top-notch VIP treatment. Upon arrival, your tour guide will be waiting for you. They will be holding a sign of Egypt Luxury Tours. This service is an exclusive meet and greets service. Egypt Luxury Tours Services ensures a swift, smooth, safe passage through Cairo International Airport.


From the moment we start, your tour guide will give you full attention. Once in the car, He will talk to you about all the aspects of your tour that will interest you.
You will be transferred by a Luxury A/C car to your Luxury hotel.  Overnight in Cairo.
Experience Egypt like never before with our Luxury Private tours and dedicated professional Tour guide/Leaders.

Day 2: Pyramids of Giza, Sakkara and Dahshur

Enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel. Start your tour to The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of Chephren, visit the Valley Temple of the pyramids & many outstanding photo stops.

Move to visit Sakkara, Memphis, and Dahshur, First of all you will visit Sakkara and the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Sakkara which dating back to 2600 BC under the 3rd Dynasty, it’s considered the oldest stone structure and it was built for the king Djoser. In the same area is located Imhotep temple and Mastaba of Ti.

Proceed to visit Memphis which was the Capital of Old Egypt during the Old Kingdome and the first Capital of Egypt, and see the Statue of Ramses II at Memphis

On your way to the south you will visit the Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid of Dashsur.

(Optional  ) Evening trip to attend the Sound & Light show in the Pyramids area.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 3: Museums & Khan El Khalili Tour

Enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel. Start your tour visiting the Egyptian Museum of antiquities. On display is rare collection of 5000 years of art the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world.

Then move to visit Manial Palace. After that move to Gayer Anderson Museum.

Then move to Khan El Khalili old Bazar.

Transfer back to your hotel
Overnight in Cairo.

Day 4: Fly to Luxor – East Bank Tour

Enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to the domestic airport. Departure by the plane to Luxor. Arrival and transfer to visit The Temple of Karnak & the Temple of Luxor.

Excursion to the Luxor Temple to see its courtyard and the granite statues of Ramses the Great Proceed by bus to Karnak, which is a serious of temples built in different reigns.

Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake.

Then move to visit Luxor Museum. After that transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Luxor.

Day 5: Luxor West Bank

Enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel. Start your tour visiting Valley of the Kings, the magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for burial, there are many kings buried in this valley. You will visit 3 tombs excluding Tomb of King Tutankhamun.

Move on to enjoy the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty (approximately from 1490 to 1469 B.C), the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt.

Then move to visit the tombs of the Nobles and the Ramasseum.

After that move to visit the Valley of the Queens.

You will stop by the Colossi of Memnon for about 15 minutes, and also at the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III.

Transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Luxor.

Day 6: Day Tour to Abydos & Dendera

Enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel. First, visit Abydos, the ancient Egyptian believed of god (Lord of the underworld) to be buried there. The temple was built by King Seti I, and completed by King Ramsess II, known as temple of Seti I. It is located in Abydos city about 420 km to the south of Cairo in Sohag Government, and 135 km from Luxor . The paintings of the Gods and Pharaohs on the walls of the Osiris Temple at Abydos are among the most beautifully preserved in Egypt.

Then continue to Dendera to visit the Temple of Hathor, goddess of love and joy. The temple is located in Dendera which is situated the north of Luxor.

Transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Luxor.

Day 7: Edfu, Kom Ombo – Aswan

Enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel. Drive to Edfu, you will be transferred to visit the majestic temple dedicated to Horus which is considered by most to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt.

According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus revenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.

Then transfer to see to the Temple of Kom Ombo standing on high grounds overlooking the Nile. It differs from other temples because of its double entrance, each one is dedicated to divinity: “Haroeris” with his falcon head and ” Sobek ” with his crocodile head.

The Temple of Kom Ombo was built on the honor of two deities the crocodile-headed Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world, and Haroeris or the ancient falcon-headed Horus. Also, Kom Ombo’s importance lies in its huge sugar-cane.

Then move to your hotel in Aswan.
Overnight in Aswan.

Day 8: Abu Simbel

Enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel. Departure to visit the Temple of Abu Simbel, The colossal Temple of Abu Simbel was built by Ramses II (XIXth. Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments.

The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and the representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple of the King’s wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. Back to Aswan.
Overnight in Aswan.

Day 9: High Dam, Philae Temple & Unfinished Obelisk

Enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel. Start your tour to the High Dam, an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting Egypt from annual floods from the Nile.

Proceed to visit the Unfinished Obelisk which shows the techniques used by the ancient Egyptians to cut obelisks. Most probably this obelisk belongs to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rulers of the 18th dynasty and the royal wife of king Tuthmosis II. This queen was the owner of Al Deir El-Bahari temple in the eastern bank of Luxor. Also there is an opinion said that it belongs to Queen
Nefertiti.

Then onto the majestic Philae Temple which was built on the honor of goddess Isis the
chief deity of the island.

Transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Aswan.

Day 10: Aswan – Fly to Cairo

Enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to Aswan airport and departure by plane to Cairo. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

(Optional  ) Dinner on Cruise on Nile while watching Egyptian folk show.

Day 11: Alexandria Tour

Enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel. Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel, Travel to Alexandria. Start the tour with the library of Alexandria; the biggest library in the world – now with 8 million books. Visit it’s open court and free museums.

Note: Alexandria Library is closed on Fridays and on every public holiday. To enter the reading area you will need to purchase an extra ticket.

Then visit the Site of the Lighthouse; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World on which now stands the castle of Qaitbey.

Visit the royal gardens of King Farouk (the last king in the history of Egypt) and see the royal palaces of Haramlek and Salamlek as well as the royal beaches of the queens. Continue your tour by visiting the prettiest and biggest mosque in the city: the Abbo Elabbas Mosque, as well as the memorial of the Unknown Soldier of Alexandria and the statue of Alexander the Great.

You can then stop for lunch (Optional) before visiting the church of St. Mark – the oldest church in Africa before driving along the Cornish (30 km) to see the whole city of Alexandria from the sea side which includes the old harbor of Alexandria where we found 7000 monuments underwater.

Stop over the famous bridge of Stanley – the modern landmark of modern Alexandria, before visiting the old downtown of Alexandria and walking through the old city-center of Alexandria: built by Alexander the great. Travel in comfort back to your hotel in Cairo.

Alexandria has so much to see, feel, eat and buy so if you have time and want to add more to your itinerary – just let us know what you are interested in and we will arrange it for you at the cost price – no profit to us.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day12: Farewell to Egypt

Enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel. Today a private transfer will bring you to Cairo International Airport where you will check-in for your onward flight.

Farewell to Egypt!

Tour inclusions:

  • VIP treatment.
  • Luxury hotel accommodations.
  • All your tours and excursions are by an A/C private vehicle.
  • Private Tour Manager/Tour Guide Egyptologist.
  • Meals as listed in the itinerary.
  • Domestic flights (Cairo/Luxor & Luxor/Cairo).
  • Private Sightseeing Tours and entrance fees.
  • Our prices include all taxes and services.

Tour exclusions:

  • International Airfare.
  • Egypt entry visa. (We can provide you with your visa upon arrival at your request).

Accommodation Plan:

  • Cairo: Four Seasons -Marriott Mena House – Kempinski Nile Deluxe – Fairmont Nile Premium.
  • Luxor: Sofitel Winter Palace.
  • Nile cruises: Sanctuary Sun Boat – Oberoi Cruises – Movenpick Royal Cruises – Sonesta Cruises – Le Fayan – Ms Farah -MS Acamar
All year roundChristmas and Easter
Price per person in dbl room4400 $4800 $
Solo traveller6400 $6900 $

Important Notes:

Payments
Egypt Luxury Tours accepts all methods of secure payments.


Hotel Rating in Egypt
Kindly note that the hotel rating in Egypt is not the same as in USA or Europe, so Luxury hotel options are always recommended.


Travel Insurance – from AIG
Secure your trip and give yourself greater peace of mind with the Travel Insurance program proposed by AIG for Egypt Luxury Tours.
One week 150$ per person
Two week 250 $ per person.


Our Guides/ Tour Leaders /Drivers
We don’t only choose qualified and professional Tour guides/leaders/ Drivers but also choose those who are friendly, with a sense of humour who are committed to offering a superior level of service so you can enjoy your time with them.

Travelling by overnight train
Egypt Luxury Tours don’t recommend it, it takes15 to 18 hours on a very noisy train. Food is not good in general. Beds: moderately comfortable. Comment from a client: “However, I am 6’0″ (183 cm) tall and barely fit into the bed — anyone taller would have to curl up.”

Personalized Tours
You will be Traveling with a private Egyptologist guide and driver just for you so they will be always very flexible to accommodate your needs. Unlock details you may have overlooked with insider information only a Egypt Luxury Tours Expert and private guide can offer