Description
Day 1: Arrival at Cairo airport, meet & assist then transfer to yourhotel to check in,
Day 2: Full day tour to Giza Pyramids, Sphinx , Egyptian museum :-
• your qualified Egyptologist will pick you up from the hotel at 9 AM to go to visit Giza Pyramids to walk around them while talking about how they built them , then will see :-
• Workers' tombs ( the builders of the Pyramids )
• 3 different Panoramic views of the 9 Pyramids
• The Valley Temple of king Chephren ( to know about mummification ),
• The great Sphinx and his secrets,
• Afternoon will go to visit the Egyptian Museum to see about 120,000 masterpieces and King Tutankamun's treasures, then back to the hotel.
Day 3: The Fayoum oasis, located less than a hundred kilometers from Cairo and with its rich heritage of flora, fauna, and archaeology, is one of the most beautiful and fertile regions of Egypt.
• The Fayoum acquired greater importance in the middle kingdom ( 2100 - 1750 BC ), when the capital of Egypt was moved from Thebes to the al-Lisht, halfway between Fayoum and Memphis.
• You will visit the Pyramids of the Fayoum :-
• The Pyramid of Hawara,
• Meideum Pyramid,
• The Bahr Yusuf, the branch of the Nile that flows into Fayoum at al-Lahun , is the region's only water supply ,
• The great Waterwheels of wood .
Day 4: Your qualified Egyptologist will pick you up at 7:30 AM from your hotel, after that you will be transferred by Air-conditioned deluxe vehicle with your private tour guide , you will arrive around 10 AM to start you day to by visiting :-
• Qaitbay Fort:- the fort of Sultan Qaitbay is one of the symbols of Alexandria,it was built on the ancient island of Pharos,over the ruins of the world-famous lighthouse in 1477-1480 AD.
• The Serapeum and Pompey's Pillar:- on the site of the ancient temple of Serapis (local god of Alexandria) there is the tallest column,carved out of a block of red granite,the column erroneously attributed to Pompey.
• The Roman Odeum (theatre):-the small Roman odeum at Kom al-Dikka dates from the 4th century AD and originally had a roof,its tiers could accommodate 600 spectators.
• The Catacombs of Kom al-Shuqafa ( Roman tombs ):- the most important hypogeum in Alexandria,the Kom al-Shuqafa catacombs date from the 2nd century AD,
• Then at the end of the day you will visit the Alexandria Bibliotheca ( from outside ).
• Lunch is including in between visits at a local restaurant,
• Then back to your hotel in Giza.
Day 5: check out then transfer to Cairo airport to fly to Luxor , the tour guide will meet you at the airport to go to visit the west bank :-
• Valley of the Kings ,
• Queen Hatshepsut mortuary temple,
• Colossi of Memnon, then check in your hotel
Day 6: you will go to visit :-
• Abydos temple,
• Dandara temple,
Day 7: you will visit :-
• Karnak Temples,
• Luxor Temple,
Day 8: You will check out early morning to go to Aswan by vehicle, during the way you will visit Edfu Temple then KomomboTemple, check in your hotel.
Day 9: Visiting Philae temple then hight dam ,
Day 10: Tour to Abu Simbel Temple,
Day 11: Back to Cairo early morning to visit Dahshur, Memphis and Saqqara then back to your hotel for check in .
Day 12: Check out then back to the airport.