Tour Code: WT-Cairo 05    8 Days Tour in Egypt to Cairo, Aswan, Luxor and Cairo

Departure: Daily  

Day 01- Entry Cairo
Upon your arrival in Cairo, check in a local hotel and get prepared for your exciting tour.

Day 02 - Cairo
Today you will visit Sakkarra, famous for its Stepped Pyramid, Dahshur, with its Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid (open for entry) and the Giza Plateau with the seventh wonder of the world, Cheop's Pyramid and the inscrutable Sphinx.

Day 03 - Cairo/Aswan
Take a morning tour to visit the Egyptian Antiquity Museum where you will see King Tut's treasures. Then take a flight to Aswan. You are suggested to stay in the Movenpick Elephantine Island Resort. Its huge swimming pool (larger than an Olympic size pool) plus activity center will keep everyone well occupied.

Day 04 - Aswan
Today you will cross the Nile by Felucca and ride camel for a visit to St. Simeon's Monastery ruins. Then sail to Elephantine Island, site of some of Egypt's oldest antiquities and a wonderful Nubian village for a visit. Get back to the East Bank, where you will visit the Temple of Philae and the Nubian Museum.

Day 05 - Aswan/Luxor
Drive to Luxor. Visit the Temples at Kom Ombo and Edfu on the way. Arrive Luxor in the early afternoon. You are suggested to stay at the Movenpick Resort, located on an Island on the Nile, offers excellent amenities for children including its own zoo.

Day 06 - Luxor
In the early morning, head for the West bank and the Necropolis of Thebes where you will see the Colossi of Memnon, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut plus visit tombs of a King, a Queen, a Prince, a Nobleman and an Artisan. In the afternoon visit the famous Temples of Karnak and Luxor.

Day 07 - Luxor/Cairo
Take a morning flight back to Cairo. In the afternoon, visit the famous churches and synagogue, the Citadel of Salah el Din, bane of the crusaders and the Khan el Khalili bazaar where travelers have been finding bargains since the middle ages, which help you know more about the old Cairo.

Day 08 - Exit Cairo 
Your tour in Egypt ends here.