12 Day Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Abydos, Aswan and Abu Simbel

  - **Breakfast at Hotel:** Begin your day with a hearty breakfast at the hotel, fueling up for a day of exploration. - **Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx:** Meet your English Egyptologist tour guide, and embark on a fascinating journey to the Pyramids of Giza – marvel at the grandeur of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. Witness the enigmatic Sphinx standing guard over the vast area. - **Lunch at Local Restaurant:** Savor a delicious lunch at a local restaurant, enjoying Egyptian cuisine. - **Sakkara and the Step Pyramid:** Proceed to the city of Sakkara, where the Step Pyramid of King Djoser awaits your exploration. Delve into the history of this unique pyramid, a testament to the innovative architecture of its time. - **Memphis Open Air Museum:** Visit Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt, and explore the Open Air Museum showcasing marvelous monuments, including those of King Ramses II. - **Return to Hotel:** After a day filled with historical wonders, return to your hotel in Cairo. - **Overnight in Cairo:** Enjoy a comfortable night's rest, reflecting on the incredible sights you've witnessed. **Meals Included:** - Breakfast - Lunch

**Luxor's Ancient Wonders** - **Check Out and Transfer:** After a satisfying breakfast, check out from your Cairo hotel. Our representative will meet you for a transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Luxor. - **West Bank Exploration:** Upon arrival at Luxor airport, embark on a journey to the West Bank of Luxor. Begin with the awe-inspiring Valley of the Kings, the royal cemetery of the Theban kings. Explore the fascinating tomb of King Tutankhamun. - **Temple of Queen Hatshepsut:** Continue your adventure with a visit to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari. Marvel at this remarkable temple carved into the mountain, showcasing the architectural prowess of ancient Egypt. - **Colossi of Memnon:** Conclude your West Bank tour by visiting the Colossi of Memnon, grand statues representing King Amenhotep III. - **Lunch at Local Restaurant:** Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant, savoring the flavors of Egyptian cuisine. - **Karnak Temples Complex:** Explore the East bank of Luxor, beginning with the vast Karnak Temples Complex. Marvel at the grand structures dedicated to the god Amun Ra, with historical roots dating back to the middle kingdom. - **Temple of Luxor:** Continue to the Temple of Luxor, built by a king of the 12th dynasty and completed by the renowned King Ramses II. This temple, dedicated to the chief god Amun Re, lies at the heart of ancient Thebes. - **Hotel Check-In in Luxor:** After a day filled with historical wonders, check in to your Luxor hotel for an overnight stay. **Meals Included:** - Breakfast - Lunch

Breakfast at your hotel and then your expert tour guide will pick you up from your Hotel to visit the memorial temple of king Seti I at Abydos, which was built by Seti I and his son Ramses II for the God Osiris of the afterlife and resurrection. Abydos Temple is one of the most impressive religious structures in Egypt. The fine art reliefs incorporate the Abydos Kings list (showing the cartouche contains the names of the pharaohs of Egypt from the first dynasty to the 19th dynasty), There are seven chapels of Horus, Isis, Osiris, Amon Re, Ptah, Seti I, and Re-Horakhty. At the back of the temple, discover the enigmatic structure known as the Osireion, thought to be Osiris tomb. After finishing, enjoy free time to explore the temple at leisure. Continue to visit Dendera temple (Located 99km to the South of Abydos), It is one of the best preserved temple complexes in Egypt. The temple was founded by pharaoh Pepi I (2250 BC) and continued during the New kingdom (1550-1080 BC). What was left dates back to the Greco-Roman time in Egypt. The ceiling of the Dendera Temple has recently been cleaned, in a careful way that removed hundreds of years of black soot, without harming the ancient paint underneath. As a result the spectacular ceiling painting has been exposed in the main hall of Hathor temple, and some of the most vibrant and colourful paintings dating from antiquity are now visible. Discover the widely known Dendera zodiac relief found during the Greco-Roman time in Egypt, the crypts which was for keeping cult equipment, archives and magical emblems for the temple's protection, though the most important object kept in the crypts was a statue of the BA of Hathor, the Isis Birth House (Mammisi) raised by Nectanebo II and the temple sacred lake.On the rear outside wall of the temple, the scenes showing the massive figure of Cleopatra VII and her son by Julius Caesar, Caesarion. Then enjoy free time to explore the temple at leisure. After finishing, you will be transferred back to hotel & overnight Luxor.

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch

**Exploring Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples** *Morning Exploration:* - **Temple of Edfu:** After breakfast and checking out from your hotel, your tour guide will pick you up for a day tour. You'll head to the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus. This temple is renowned for its remarkable preservation and its significance in Egyptian mythology. *Afternoon Journey:* - **Kom Ombo Temple:** From Edfu, proceed to the city of Kom Ombo to visit the unique Temple of Kom Ombo. This temple stands on high ground overlooking the Nile and is distinct for its double entrance, each dedicated to a different deity – "Haroeris" with his falcon head and "Sobek" with his crocodile head. The temple honors both Sobek, the crocodile-headed god of fertility, and Haroeris, the ancient falcon-headed Horus. *Lunch Break:* Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant in Aswan. *Check-in and Overnight:* Arrive in Aswan and check in to your hotel for overnight accommodation. **Meals Included:** - Breakfast - Lunch

Check out from your hotel after breakfast, then our tour guide will pick you up 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 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 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. Arrive Aswan, lunch at local restaurant and check in your hotel & overnight Aswan

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Breakfast at your hotel and then our tour guide will pick you up to start your tour to the High Dam of Aswan, an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. Containing more material than used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the Dam is 11,811 ft long, 3215 ft thick at the base, 364 ft tall and is carved into from the existing granite, providing irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt. Continue to the Unfinished Obelisk in the granite quarries of Aswan where much of the red granite used for ancient temples and colossi came from. The Unfinished Obelisk still lies where it was carved when a crack was discovered as it was being hewn from the rock. Proceed your trip to visit the majestic Philae Temple which was carefully moved to its current location (around 500 meters from the original site) when the construction of the High Dam caused surrounding Nile waters to rise, Philae Temple was built on the honor of goddess Isis the chief deity of the island. At the end of your tour you will be escorted back to your hotel.

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Breakfast box from your hotel and check out. Later on, you will be transferred by private A-C van to Abu Simbel. The original site was known as Meha in the 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 biggest one) was built by Ramesses II and being dedicated to the famous god Rahorakhty. While the second temple (the smaller one) was dedicated to king himself and his beautiful wife queen Nefertari. After finishing your day tour, you will drive Aswan airport to fly back to Cairo. Upon arrival to Cairo airport, you will meet our rep whom will transfer you to your hotel & overnight in Cairo.

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo. After that you will be met with our Egyptologist tour guide who will accompany you in such a stunning tour to Alexandria. You will start your Alexandria city tour by exploring one of the main sources of knowledge in the ancient world, "The Alexandria Library". The site of which is the original site of the old Pharaoh. Later on, you will be transferred to have your lunch meal at local restaurant. After lunch you will proceed to visit The Roman Amphitheatre, which is considered to be one of the most famous monuments belonging the Greco-Roman period. Continue your Alexandria city tour by visiting Pompey’s pillar, which was erected in 292 AD. At the end you’ll be transferred to visit Sultan Qaitbay Citadel (from outside) which is considered to be one of most famous sightseeing in Alexandria. After finishing your day tour, we will drive back to Cairo. Arrive to Cairo and proceed to your hotel there for overnight

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Breakfast at hotel. Then you will start your tour to visit Islamic and Coptic Cairo. This tour is a very important as you will explore the greatness of the history of Egypt. You will explore the Islamic history and the other Coptic one. You will visit Ahmed Ibn Tulun Mosque; It is the oldest intact, functioning Islamic monument in Cairo. It also survives as a rare example of the era and architecture of the classical period of Islam, i.e. the ninth and tenth centuries, for it was dominant in the Islamic world. Then proceed to the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, which considered stylistically the most compact and unified of all Cairo monuments. The building was constructed for Sultan Hassan bin Mohammad bin Qala'oun in 1256 AD as a mosque and religious school for all sects. Then you will visit El Refa’i Mosque, it is separated from the mosque of Sultan Hassan by a pedestrian street.Take your lunch at one of our local restaurants. After that, you will start your Coptic Tour, you will start with the Hanging Church, (The Church of the Virgin Mary), built into the walls of the Water Gate of the Roman fortress. It is possibly the oldest Christian church in Egypt, dating to around the 4th Century. Then you will visit Church of St. Sergius, (Abu Serga), which legend has it is built atop one of the sites where the Holy Family rested on their flight from Herod. Continuing on this path brings one first to the Ben Ezra Synagogue, which is Egypt's oldest and dates to the 9th Century. After finishing this fantastic and memorable tour, you will get back to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Check out after breakfast. Our representative will pick you up. Transfer to Cairo international airport for final departure.

Meals Included

• Breakfast