5 Day Cairo Luxor Edfu Kom Ombo Aswan and Abu Simbel

Your Egypt tour begins at your chosen hotel in Cairo. Upon arrival to Cairo Int. Airport, you will be met with our English-speaking representative who will help and assist you in all formalities.

Then you will be met by our English Egyptologist tour guide to start your first-day tour by visiting the Pyramids of Giza “Khufu, Khafre & Menkaure”, where the greatness has been embodied in three pyramids with a limestone statue of Sphinx guarding the whole area.

Then proceed to one of our local restaurant to have your lunch. After that, you will proceed to the city of Sakkara, where you will be so excited by exploring The Step Pyramid of king Djoser. This pyramid has a very nice story when king Djoser asked his chief Architect Imhotep to create something different so that the king could be buried. As a result, the well-known Architect creates the Step pyramid, which surprised the king so much since it was considered to be a new achievement in this period.

After finishing your day tour, you will transfer to your hotel to check in & overnight in Cairo.

Meals Included:

Lunch

Breakfast box from your hotel in Cairo and check out, then our representative will transfer you to Cairo airport to fly to Luxor.

Upon arrival at Luxor airport, you will be met with our English-speaking representative who will help and assist you in all formalities.

Then start your magical tour in Thebes, the sacred land by exploring the wet bank of Luxor including the Valley of the Kings, which considers the royal cemetery of the Theban kings and rulers of historic Egypt, and the place where our Pharaohs were buried. “Enter the tomb of King Tut Ankh Amun” After that, you will proceed to visit Howard Carter’s house and visit the home that once belonged to the man who discovered the tomb of King Tut.

Then proceed to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari. This temple is considered one of the most amazing examples of Architecture in historic Egypt because it was totally carved inside the mountain. At the end of the tour, you will visit Colossi of Memnon, which is belonging to king Amenhotep III. Lunch at a local restaurant.

Then, you will discover the East bank of Luxor including the Karnak Temples Complex, which is the largest structure ever built in the history of mankind. The principal building is that of the god Amun Ra since it was considered the house of god on the earth, the earlier structure date back to the center kingdom, but there are some references that refer to the earlier buildings as old as the 3rd dynasty.

Later on, you will proceed to visit the Temple of Luxor, which was built by one of the kings of the 12th dynasty and completed by the well know king Ramses II. This temple was located in the heart of ancient Thebes and, like Karnak, was dedicated to the main/chief god Amun Re.

After finishing your day tour, you will be transferred to your hotel in Luxor to check in & overnight Luxor.

Meals Included:

Breakfast

Lunch

Breakfast at your hotel in Luxor and check out, then our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to enjoy a day tour to the Temple of Edfu, where you will 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.

Drive to Koum Oumbo city and visit the Temple of Koum Oumbo, 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 in 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.

Arrive in Aswan city and have lunch at one of our local restaurant.

Then discover the great city of Aswan, including The High Dam, which has been erected by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 AD to protect Egypt from the Nile flood. After that, you will enjoy sailing on the Nile River by motor boat to reach Agilika Island, where you will visit the Temple of Philae, which was erected during the Greco-Roman period and was dedicated to the goddess Isis (mother of god Horus).

After finishing your day tour, you will transfer to your hotel in Aswan to check in & overnight Aswan.

Meals Included:

Breakfast

Lunch

Breakfast box from your hotel in Aswan and check out. Then, you will be transferred by a private A-C van to Abu Simbel. The original site was known as Meha in ancient times and was first documented in the 18th Dynasty when Ay and Horemheb had rock-cut chapels hewn in the hills to the south.

Upon arrival, you will proceed to visit Abu Simbel Temples, which were built by king Ramses II. The first temple (the largest one) was built by Ramesses II and was dedicated to the famous god Rahorakhty. While the second temple (the smaller one) was dedicated to the king himself and his lovely wife queen Nefertari.

Then we will transfer you to Aswan airport to fly to Cairo. Arrive at Cairo airport and transfer to your hotel, overnight in Cairo.

Meals Included:

Breakfast

Lunch

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Then our English-speaking guide will meet you at the hotel to accompany you to start your day tour in Cairo.

Your tour today is completely different and more exciting, as the best of our monuments are awaiting you. Start your tour with The Egyptian Museum, which is considered to be one of the most important museums in Egypt housing the Pharaonic monuments including those of the well-known king Tutankhamen. Lunch meal at one of our local restaurant.

After Lunch, you will be transferred to the Old Cairo area, the place you can visit the Citadel of Salah El-Din, which played a very important role in protecting Egypt, as it was considered the seat of power for more than 700 years.

Then proceed to one of the most interesting and old markets in Egypt, Khan El-Khalili, which consider one of the most stunning bazaars in the Middle East.

After finishing your day tour, our representative will transfer you to Cairo international airport for your final departure.

Meals Included:

Breakfast