Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrive in Cairo

   • Meet your tour manager at Cairo International Airport who will assist you in arrival procedures and will then escort you to your hotel in an air-conditioned deluxe vehicle.

   • Reach the hotel, where your tour manager will assist you with a smooth check-in and review your vacation itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. 

   Overnight in Cairo.

   Welcome drink included

2. Day 2: Giza, Saqqara and Memphis

   • Have breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then meet your personal local guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau.

   • Visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus – Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Additional visit to the Solar Boat in front of Cheops Pyramid (extra ticket on spot).

   • Stop for lunch served in a local restaurant.

   • Proceed to Saqqara area to visit Saqqara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid).

   • Move on to Memphis; Old kingdom’s capital and famous Necropolis.

   • Make your way back to the hotel in Cairo.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

3. Day 3: Luxor- West and East Bank

   • After breakfast, transfer to the domestic airport to take your flight to Luxor. Meet your representative and then start your full-day tour to West Bank

   • Cross the Nile, drive to the Valley of Kings, and visit the tombs of various Dynasties and the Temple of Deir El Bahari.

   • Stop at the Colossi of Memnon which are two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenophis III facing the Nile on the return journey.

   • Go to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and move to the east bank.

   • Continue to the Luxor Temple to see its courtyard and the granite statues of Ramses the Great.

   • Proceed by carriage or 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 Tuthmosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake.

   • Transfer to the domestic airport to take your flight to Cairo.

   • Arrive in Cairo & transfer to your hotel.

   Overnight in Cairo.

4. Day 4: Cairo Sightseeing

   • After breakfast at the hotel, and then be escorted by your tour guide.

   • Visit the world-renowned Egyptian Museum in Cairo that was built in neo-classical style and designed by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon. The museum’s vast collection of over 120,000 artifacts ranges from pre-dynastic era, through the Pharaonic era to the Greco-Roman period of Egypt. Amongst the most famous items which you may see are the funerary treasures of the child King Tutankhamun, the colossal statues of the heretic king, Akhenaten, and the only surviving image of Khufu, creator of Egypt’s Great Pyramid. Visiting the museum is a great introduction to learning about the ancient Egyptian civilization, including their famous art of mummification.

   • Continue on your fascinating tour the Citadel of Saladin overlooking the city from the Muqattam Hills. The views from the walls up high overlook Cairo and are stunning with scenery as far as the Pyramids and overlooking Old Cairo. The magnificent Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside The Citadel was built in Turkish style and is very similar to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey and simply considered to be one of the greatest landmarks in Cairo whose Minarets can be seen from any part of old Cairo.

   • Next will be an unusual opportunity to explore the Christian heritage in Coptic Cairo including some of the early religious monuments of the city such as the Hanging Church (or Suspended Church); this Basilica Church was named for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon. This Church became the centre of the Christian Church of Egypt.

   • Have a wonderful afternoon shopping at the famous old market in Cairo known as Khan El Khalili Bazaar.

   • You will be transferred to the airport and assisted through final departure formalities.