Package 8 Days 7 Nights : Cairo to Abu Simbel by Road

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Overview

Enjoy this Cairo and nile cruise tour and explore the history of Ancient Egypt and Cairo. Start in Cairo to see the Pyramids before traveling to Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel by train to see the ruins and temples in these southern cities. Return to Cairo to visit sights from Cairo’s Islamic and Christian periods.

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Package 8 days 7 nights : Cairo to Abu Simbel by Road

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Cairo

Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle.

At the hotel, the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo. 

 

Welcome Drink

 

Accommodation : Fairmont Nile City, Cairo

Day 2: Pyramids Tour / Train to Luxor

Check out after breakfast at your hotel in Cairo. Then you will be accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue.

 Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue.

Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Luxor-dinner and breakfast will be served on board. 

 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Accommodation : Sleeper Train On Half Board

Day 3: Luxor Sightseeing

Arrive at Luxor train station where you will be met & assisted then transferred to enjoy an excursion to two of the most interesting tombs at the West Bank of the Nile River, the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the powerful Egyptian queen, and the Colossi of Memnon.

Then visit the splendid Luxor Temple, considered the greatest open-air museum and probably the second most visited historical site in Egypt, Karnak Temples. Back to hotel and overnight in Luxor.

 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

 

Accommodation : Sonesta St. George Hotel, Luxor

Day 4: Luxor / Aswan Sightseeing

After breakfast transfer by air-conditioned vehicle to Aswan about 3 hours and a half drive from Luxor to Aswan. Upon arrival, you will be met and taken to your hotel for check-in. See the world famous High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk.

Then on to the beautiful located Temple of Philae on Isis Island and the Granite Quarries, which is dedicated to the goddesses Isis and Hathor. Back to hotel and overnight in Aswan.

 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

 

Accommodation : Movenpick Resort, Aswan

Day 5: Abu Simbel Temples / Train to Cairo

Breakfast box, at 03:30 am start your trip to Abu Simbel Temples. It takes about a 3 hour and half drive one way from Aswan to Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at Abu Simbel, enjoy the impressive Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, which is dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, and to Ramesses II.

Then return to Aswan. After that transfer to Aswan railway station for departure to Cairo. Sleeping train from Aswan to Cairo is about 14 hours. Overnight on board the train.

 

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

 

Accommodation : Sleeper Train On Half Board

Day 6: Back to Cairo

Breakfast aboard sleeper train before arriving Giza train station, where you will be met and assisted by Sun Pyramids Tours representative who will transfer you to your hotel for free time at leisure( you will check into your room as early as possible )

Optional excursions available in Cairo to visit Step Pyramids of King Zoser in Sakkara and Memphis. Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo. 

 

Meals: Breakfast

 

Accommodation : Fairmont Nile City, Cairo

Day 7: Free day

Optional Alexandria Free day in Cairo or optional trip to Alexandria, to visit its famous sights, where you can see Qaitbay Fort, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay on the spot of Alexandria's ancient lighthouse, then move on to the new and much-acclaimed Alexandria Library. Also visit the Roman cemetery cut out of the rock, the Catacombs. Overnight in Cairo.

 

Meals: Breakfast

 

Accommodation : Fairmont Nile City, Cairo

Day 8: Final departure

Breakfast at your hotel, then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.

 

Meals: Breakfast

 

Note :If the mentioned cruise or the hotel are not available, the company has the right to change to any cruise or hotel, as long as it is of same category. 

Tour Details

Duration: 8 Days

Type: Private Tour

Run: Everyday

Pick-up Time: Upon your Arrival\

What's Included?

Meet & assist upon arrival and departure

All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle

Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.

Meals as mention in the above itinerary

Bottled water during your trip

Accommodation As Mention In The Itinerary

All Taxes & Service Charge.

Private Tour Guide

What's Excluded?

Any extras not mentioned in the program

Tipping Kitty

Personal expenses 

Optional activities

Tickets to get inside the Pyramids

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