- Egypt classic holiday
5 Days Vacation in Cairo and Luxor
Description
Catch a glimpse at wonderful Cairo and its historical importance on the Egypt Classic Tours five-day tour with a flight between Cairo and Luxor. This package is one of the favorites; it allows a visit of the top must-visit destinations, such as famous day excursions to both cities, like the Giza Pyramids, the colossals, the Valley of Kings, Coptic Cairo, the Catidral of Salahdin, and much more of Egypt's attractions. You will get to discover how these monuments were constructed as well as the actual processes that were used to construct them a puzzle that still draws scholars today.
- A professional staff will meet and guide you at the airport.
- 3 nights in Cairo Pyramids Hotel and one night in Luxor with breakfast meal.
- Ticket to any of the sites mentioned above during your tours.
- Tickets for local Egyptian airlines both from and to Cairo.
- Snack breaks are taken ON REQUEST.
- Provide bottles of water and soft drinks while carousaling all your excursions in Egypt.
- Shopping trips in Cairo.
- All transfers are conducted during your trip and in an air-conditioned, non-shredded car.
- Friendly Tour Guide during our Egypt Classic Packages.
- Assistance from our staff all through the tours.
- Eating at a popular restaurant during the lunch hour.
- All service charges and taxes are included.
- Lunch meals are provided.
- The tour price will not be applicable for peak season during New Year, Christmas, and East Egypt tours.
- Cross-border flights.
- Meals and drinks are provided.
- Entrance charges for both the tombs of King Tut and King Siti I in Valley of the Kings.
- Visas to Egyptian territories are priced at 25 USD.
- Tipping.
Itinerary
Day one starts with our Egypt tours guide welcoming you by holding a sign of your name and he will pick you up via an air-conditioned private car and help you check in at your hotel, then review your Egypt classic holiday itinerary with you with the pick-up times and optional excursions for the duration of the tour.
You will have a pleasant start with a tasty breakfast in your Cairo hotel before you start your private Cairo Day Tour and start your tour with your holding an Egyptologist-licensed tour guide. Learn the secrets of The Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus and how inhabitants of the ancient world constructed them to keep them one of the few landmarks of the age. Visit the great Sphinx associated with a lion's body and the human face carved for more than 4,500 years. You will go to the Valley Temple to understand how the dead bodies were preserved in ancient Egypt.
Next, visit Saqqara to explore the Step Pyramid of Djoser, Teti’s Pyramid, and the Tombs of the Nobles, showcasing daily life in ancient Egypt. After lunch, continue to Memphis, the ancient capital, to see the alabaster Sphinx and the colossal statue of Ramses II. At the end of the tour, you will go back to the hotel you are booked in
Meals included: Breakfast & Lunch
You will have an early breakfast in the hotel and then be picked up by our transfer to Cairo International Airport for a flight to Luxor. After arrival, you will be met with your English-speaking guide and start your full-day tour on the west bank of Luxor. Upon arrival, visit the West Bank's Valley of the Kings, where you’ll learn about royal tombs after the era of the pyramids. Then, go to see the Colossi of Memnon and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, a masterpiece of ancient architecture.
In the East Bank, you will visit the grand Karnak Temple, the biggest catacomb complex of worship in ancient Egypt, including outstanding temples, halls, and obelisks. After that, you will go to check in to your hotel and rest before heading to the illuminated Luxor Temple at night and see the statues of Ramses II.
The included meals are Breakfast & Lunch.
Finally, you will return to Cairo for breakfast, and after that, take a tour of the Egyptian Museum to see the Tutankhamun treasures. Then, visit the Citadel of Saladin and the Mohamed Ali Mosque for a good view of the Islamic area of Cairo.
The next stop is Coptic Cairo with visits to The Hanging Church, built on top of a gate of the old Babylon Fortress, and St. Sergius Church, which received the Holy Family during one of their visits to Egypt. Finish the trip in Khan El Khalili bazaar by walking through the old streets and visiting Fishawy Cafe.
You will take your breakfast meal at the hotel during your last day of the 5-day trip. You will check out at 12:00 pm, then your tour guide will take you to the airport and help you with the last embodiments of departure.
Meals included: Breakfast