Egypt Magic

Arrival

Welcome to Cairo! Your tour begins when you are greeted by our representative who will assist you through immigration and customs formalities. After you have collected your luggage he will then take you, in our deluxe vehicle, to your Cairo hotel for check in and overnight.

Cairo

In the morning you will be taken to see the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx: the most famous monuments of not only ancient Egypt but of the entire ancient world! These massive stone structures were built around 4,500 years ago on a rocky desert plateau close to the Nile. Then followed by a visit to the Egyptian museum. Lunch at a local restaurant followed by a transfer back to your hotel and overnight.

Cairo

Breakfast at the hotel is followed by day tour to Cairo famous Churches, including: The Hanging Church and the Church of St. George the Martyr, 2 churches built into the walls of the Fort of Babylon and its remains could be Cairo's oldest structures; and the Church of Abu Serga (St. Sergius), where, it is said, the Holy Family took shelter in a cave, with the church being erected her to commemorate this. This whole area is a world famous destination for Pilgrims. Drive back to your hotel and overnight.

Cairo

After breakfast you will be taken to the Egyptian Museum: gaze at the wonders of King Tutankhamen, including his golden death mask; stare upon the mummies of some of Egypt's ancient pharaohs (optional visit ); lose yourself in the many rooms and galleries, where thousands of artifacts are awaiting your visit. After lunch, you will be taken to visit Salah El din citadel, Ibn Tulun, and Sultan Hassan mosques. Drive back to your hotel and overnight.

Aswan

Breakfast at hotel and check out, then you will be transferred to Cairo airport to board your domestic flight to Aswan, upon arrival our representative will meet and assist you at the airport then transfer you to your hotel. Afternoon you will enjoy a visit to Temple of Philae, moved to the island of Agilika after the waters of Lake Nasser flooded its original location. It is then back to Aswan to your hotel and overnight.

Aswan / Abu Simble by flight / High Tea at Cataract Aswan hotel

After breakfast, our representative will escort you to the airport for your flight to Abu Simbel - Upon arrival you will be met and assisted by our representative who will transfer you to the temple: Where you will be able to gaze in amazement at these phenomenal rock-cut temples built by Ramses II. During your 2 hour stay here you will be able to enter both temples; the Temple of Ramses and the Temple of Nefertari. Please note that photography is not allowed inside the 2 temples. Once your visit here is over you will be transferred to Abu Simbel Airport for the flight back to your hotel in Aswan. Later this day you will visit the Nubian Museum, and high tea at Cataract Aswan hotel. back to the hotel and overnight

Aswan

After breakfast; you will do boat ride to Elephantine island Nilometer, Aswan museum "if open", tombs of the Nobels and Kitchener Island. Lunch at local restaurant will be supplied.

Drive back to your hotel and overnight.

Aswan / Nile cruise

After breakfast, you will check out your hotel then visit Kalabsha Island to see the temple of Kalabsha, Beit el Wali & Kertassi temples. After this tour, you will be transferred to your cruise boat: your floating hotel for your next 4 days. Dinner and overnight on board.

Nile Cruise: Kom Ombo And Edfu

A new day and your first breakfast on board as the boat sails majestically towards Kom Ombo, where you will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the gods Horus and Sobek. After the visit you will be taken back to the boat for your lunch while it sails onward to Edfu, home of the best preserved temple in Egypt: the Temple of Horus. After your visit to this superb temple you will be taken back to the boat in plenty of time before it departs Edfu and sets sail for Esna. Once you reach Esna you will watch as it sails through the Esna locks. Once through the locks the boat continues on its course towards Luxor, which it will reach after you have had dinner.

Hot air Balloon / visiting Tomb QV66 Nefertari / Nile Cruise: Luxor

(optional visit ) Breakfast box then you will join the sunrise balloon ride over the West Bank of Luxor is followed by a an included visit to the West Bank of Luxor: available tombs of the New Kingdom Pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings;  then visiting valley of the queen and you may visit the Tomb QV66 Nefertari (Optional visit ),

Followed by an included visit to the magnificent temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahri finishing with Deir El Medina tombs( nobles tombs).

Drive back to your hotel for lunch, dinner and overnight on board.

Luxor

After breakfast you will check-out from the cruise and our representative will transfer you to your Luxor hotel. After check-in you will visit the magnificent Karnak and Luxor Temples then the mummification and amazing  Luxor museum. Once your visit to these ancient Theban Temples is completed you return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Dendara and Abydous

Today you will drive for 3 hours to visit the city of Dendara to see the Temple of Dendera which was dedicated to the goddess Hathor, goddess of love and joy. Built-in the time of the Ptolemy rulers of Egypt, around 125 BCE, it still has an intact roof where you can marvel at the beautiful ceiling that depicts the hours of the night and day, as well as the journey of the sun, the moon and the stars across the sky: one ceiling even has a plaster cast depiction of the signs of the zodiac. Abydos, where the ancient Egyptians believed Osiris, lord of the underworld, was buried. Here you will visit the Temple of Seti I, which was built during the reign of Seti I and completed by his son, Ramses II. The paintings and reliefs on the walls of this temple are reckoned to be the best, and most beautifully, preserved in Egypt.

At the end of these visits, you will be driven back to your Luxor hotel.

Cairo

After breakfast, you will check out your hotel in Luxor and our representative will transfer you to Luxor airport for your domestic flight back to Cairo, meet and assist at Cairo airport and you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo. Afternoon you will visit the Islamic art museum  Lunch will be supplied at the local restaurant. You will be transferred back to your hotel and overnight

Cairo

Breakfast at the hotel is followed by a visit to Sakkara to see the very first pyramid ever built; the Step Pyramid of Djoser. You will get the chance to visit the different sites of Sakkara such as Mastaba of Ti and Teti pyramid, the tomb of Kagamni,  the Imhotep museum. Lunch at local restaurant then drive back to your hotel and overnight. It is said that Egypt is full of Pyramids and after breakfast, you will get the opportunity to visit 2 more of them. You will be taken, in an air-conditioned vehicle, to Dahshur where you will see the two pyramids built by the Pharaoh Snefru. Not only will you be able to look at the Red Pyramid, the world's first true pyramid, you will also have the opportunity to go pyramids inside it and gaze at the phenomenal corbelled ceilings in the 3 separate rooms.

Next, you will be able to stare at the wonder of the "Bent Pyramid", so-called due to the change in angle caused by the architect wanting to relieve the weight which was causing it to subside.

In the near distance, you will also see the Black Pyramid of Amenemhat III, inaccessible due to it being on army land. After this day of exploring Old Kingdom pyramids, you will be driven back to your hotel.

Alexandria

Your day starts with breakfast in your hotel followed by a 2.5-hour drive, in our air-conditioned vehicle, to Alexandria where you will check-in at your hotel upon arrival. After check-in it is time to start your first tour in this beautiful city, originally built by Alexander the Great, including a trip to the New Alexandria Library (Bibliotheca Alexandrina), inaugurated on October 16, 2002, with shelf space for eight million books, with the main reading room on eleven levels; the Alexandria National Museum, built in a former palace and now houses almost 2000 artifacts which tell the story of the city, including the recent finds from the sunken part of the city; the Citadel of Qaitbay, where about 1480 AD the Mameluke Sultan Al-Ashraf Qaitbay fortified the site, which held the ruins of the Alexandria Lighthouse, and with successive improvements it now stands as a very prominent Citadel on the Mediterranean coastline; and the Roman Amphitheatre, which every town in the ancient Roman Empire had. Lunch will be supplied in the middle of this exciting tour, and at the end of the day, you will be returned to your hotel for dinner.

Alexandria

After breakfast you will experience a trip into the catacombs (Kom el Shoqafa), where the early Christians were buried; Pompey's Pillar, the biggest memorial column in Egypt, made of red granite and standing about 28 meters high, with a base diameter of 2.7 meters. During the reign of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, the Roman ruler of Egypt, between 284 and 305AD, erected this memorial column in his honor, as a sign of gratitude; and the Montazah Gardens, a private park where world leaders often meet, 150 acres of numerous trees, palms, and flowers which overlook many bays and beaches.

Lunch will be supplied at a local restaurant in the middle of this exciting tour, and as the sites start to close you will have a tired, but fulfilled, drive back to your hotel for dinner.

El Alamein and Cairo

Check out after breakfast then you will be taken, in our air-conditioned vehicle, to El-Alamein where you will see the war cemetery and museum dedicated to the 2 battles fought here during World War II. Once this visit is completed you will be driven back to your Cairo hotel.

Cairo

Breakfast at the hotel is followed by a day tour to visit El Sehaimy house, Gayer Anderson house, Zeinab Khaton house in El Moez street. Drive back to the hotel and overnight.

Final Departure

Your final day starts with breakfast at the hotel followed by check-out. You will then be transferred to the airport for your final departure.