Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival Cairo - Welcome to land of the Pharaoh’s

You will be met and assisted upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport by your Tour Manager from Holidays at Egypt, who will accompany you to your hotel in Cairo for check-in and a free welcome drink. There you will be introduced to your Tour Leader for your tour of Egypt, who will explain what to expect on your Cairo, Abu Simbel, Luxor and Aswan tour. Your Tour Leader will be your point of contact throughout the whole trip, and will give you details of how to contact him at any time whilst in Egypt under the care of Holidays at Egypt. Throughout your tour of Egypt, in addition to the Tour Leader you will meet a variety of English-speaking Tour Guides, who have been chosen for their expertise on each of the areas you are visiting. After check-in you are free to spend the rest of the day/evening at your leisure.

Welcome Drink

Day 2: Pyramids and Cairo Tour - Train to Luxor

After breakfast you will check out of the Hotel in Cairo at your hotel then you will be accompanied by your personal Tour Guide to guide to the famous Giza Plateau, one of the seven wonders of the Ancient world. Here you will be in awe of the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the Great Sphinx. Following this,a transfer to explore the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities including the Treasures Room of the child King Tutankhamun. Onwards to Old Coptic Cairo to visit theHanging Church and Ben Ezra Jewish Synagogue. Continue driving to Old Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s oldest Bazaar with time to collect those all important Egyptian hand crafted souvenirs and gifts. Finally, you will be transferred to Giza Railway Station to board the Sleeper Train to Luxor. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board whilst overnight inside your compartment. Awake to see the beautiful Nile Delta passing by before early arrival in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Luxor Sightseeing Tours

Arrive at Luxor Train Station where you will be met and assisted by a Representative then transferred to enjoy a tour of three of the most interesting tombs at the West Bank of the Nile River, at the world famous Valley of the Kings. The magnificent tombs of the Ancients were discovered here (including the boy King Tutankhamun).These tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, you will visit 3 tombs.(The three tombs visited are determined by the Egyptian Government as to preserve them from the large flow of visitors, therefore are rotated throughout the year and cannot be confirmed as to which tombs prior to your visit). Continue the tour to visit theHatshepsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to the Queen Hatshepsut the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it. And then visit the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon) Then visit the splendid Karnak Temple, the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means “the most sacred of places.” The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built over more than two thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars. Then you will be transferred to the majestic Luxor Temple which built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to the god Amun. Evening at leisure or an optional tour of the Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temple, or free time to explore traditional Luxor City. Overnight in your Hotel in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4: Luxor - Aswan City Sightseeing

After breakfast at the Hotel, you will be transferred by air-conditioned vehicle to Aswan(approximately a 3 hour 30 minute drive) from Luxor. Enjoy the scenic Nile Delta and River views enroute, unchanged for centuries. Upon arrival, you will be met by a Representative and taken to your Hotel in Aswan for check-in.

After this, you will be escorted with your Guide to See the world famous Aswan High Dam, an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. It contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops; Following this a visit to see the granite quarries hosting theUnfinished Obelisk which supplied the ancient Egyptians with most of the hard stone used in pyramids and Temples.Then a final tour to visit the majestic Philae Temple, originally of Nubian culture. that was dedicated to the Goddesses Isis and Hathor. Sail and move around Elephantine Island by a felucca boat. Back to hotel and overnight in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 5: Tour to Abu Simbel - Train to Cairo

Breakfast box from the Hotel in Aswan at 3:30am to begin your extra special excursion to theTemples of Abu Simbel. Approximately a 3 hour 30 minute drive one way from Aswan to Abu Simbel by a comfortable private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at Abu Simbel, you will be totally amazed at the sheer size of the impressive Temple of Ramses II which is dedicated to the four universal Gods Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, and to Ramesses II. The second Temple is dedicated to Nefertari, the beloved wife of Ramesses II. Then return to Aswan Railway Station for your departure to Cairo. Sleeping train from Aswan to Cairo is about 14 hours with dinner and breakfast onboard with ample time to sleep. Overnight on board the train.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 6: Cairo Optional Excursions

Breakfast aboard Sleeper Train before arriving Giza Train Station in Cairo where you will be met and assisted by Holidays at Egypt Representative who will transfer you to your Hotel for free leisure time. The Hotel will allow check in as soon as is possible. A full day ahead to either relax at your Hotel, explore the City of Cairo and it’s sites with optional tours to visitStep Pyramids of King Zoser in Sakkara and Memphis, Nile Boat cruise with dinner and traditional Music and Dance show and more. Please ask your representative for details. Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 7: Cairo to Alexandria Optional Tour

A free day in Cairo or a highly recommended day optional tour to Greco- Roman Alexandria, to visit its famous sites of Qaitbay Fort, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay, Alexandria's ancient Lighthouse, and the much-acclaimed Alexandria Library (known as the Bibliotheca). A visit to a Roman Cemetery cut out of the rock, and known as the ‘Catacombs’. Return for overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 8: Cairo - Fly Back Home

Breakfast at the Hotel in Cairo before being collected by a Representative to transfer you to Cairo International Airport for your return flight home.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation Plan:

Le Méridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa

Sonesta St. George Hotel Luxor                                                                                                                 

Movenpick Hotel Aswan

     Prices 

    Per Person in Sterling Per Tour and can be paid in US$ or Euros by credit card via a secure payment system with no extra surcharge.Current prices valid through excluding Christmas Holidays.

     Payment 

     Early Reservations advised to avoid disappointment in securing your spaces.Booking secured upon receipt of a 25% deposit. During the Christmas holidays, packages require a deposit of 50%. forming part of your final payment. Packages and vacations which include International flights will require the full flight cost and deposit (25% or 50%) due to the regulations of the Airlines who require full payment

   Transportation - Transport for all tours included: domestic flights, trains, and air conditioned vehicles by road.Wi-Fi, Bottled water and ice box all included whilst travelling by road. All are new vehicles of the latest design and technology

  Tour Guides - Are available to assist you with transfers to and from Airports, Hotels assisting at Airports with Visa, tickets, luggage. All tours of the sites in Egypt include constant guidance of a highly qualified Egyptologist Tour Guide

Travelling with Children - Children delight in touring the Pyramids, Temples and Tombs in Egypt as often it is part of their school study programme. Holidays atEgypt  offers packages to suit all ages with excellent combined multi location destinations such as Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Nile Cruise and the Red Sea Resorts

     Wheelchair Travellers - Specially adapted Nile Cruise boat MS Amarco 1 has all amenities for wheelchairs and special assistance customers on the boat and disembarking for tours. Assistance from the Boat Crew and Tour Guides are always ready and available.For Wheelchair adapted tours and packages in Egypt .

  Included:

     Met and assisted upon arrival and departure at Cairo International Airport

     Met and assisted upon arrival and departure at Luxor/Aswan/Cairo Train Stations

     All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle

     Accommodation for 3 nights at 5-star hotel in Cairo including daily breakfast

     Accommodation for 1 night at 5-star hotel in Luxor including daily breakfast

     Accommodation for 1 night at 5-star hotel in Aswan including daily breakfast

     Accommodation for 2 nights on Sleeper Train on half board basis

     All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan (Private Tours)

     English speaking Tour Guide.

     Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.

     Sightseeing tour to Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.

     Meals as mention in the above itinerary

     Bottled water during your tour of Egypt

     Portage when needed

     All service charges and taxes

     30 minutes of local calling (5 minutes international) and a mobile phone loaned for the length of your stay

     or an Egyptian sim card for your unlocked mobile device

 Excluded:

     International airfare to Egypt.

     Entry Visa to Egypt.

     Personal spendings.

     Optional excursions.

     Tipping for Guides