8 Day Egypt Tour Package (Cairo and Abu Simbel)

8 Day Egypt Tour Package "Cairo and Abu Simbel)" Itinerary

Day 1.: Arrival Cairo, Transfer to Hotel. Free Day. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2.: Pyramids Tour and Overnight Train to Luxor (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 3.: Luxor Sightseeing Tour and Overnight in Luxor. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 4.: Drive from Luxor to Aswan and Sightseeing Tour. Overnight in Aswan. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 5.: Abu Simbel Temples and transfer to Train station to take a Train to Cairo. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 6.: Arrival to Cairo. Transfer to Hotel. Free Day. Overnight in Cairo. (Breakfast.)
Day 7.: Breakfast, Free Day in Cairo. Overnight. (Breakfast.)
Day 8.: Chek out from hotel, transfer to Airport. (Breakfast.)

8 Day Egypt Tour Package "Cairo and Abu Simbel)" Description

Day 1.: Arrival Cairo, Transfer to Hotel. Free Day. Overnight in Cairo.

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock)
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2.: Pyramids Tour and Overnight Train to Luxor (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Check out after breakfast at your hotel in Cairo. Then you will be accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Luxor-dinner and breakfast will be served on board.

Overnight inside your compartment.

Day 3.: Luxor Sightseeing Tour and Overnight in Luxor. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Arrival to Luxor train station where you will be met & assisted then transferred to enjoy an excursion to two of the most interesting tombs at the West Bank of the Nile River, the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the powerful Egyptian queen, and the Colossi of Memnon. Then visit the splendid Luxor Temple, considered the greatest open-air museum and probably the second most visited historical site in Egypt, Karnak Temples. Back to hotel and overnight in Luxor.

Day 4.: Drive from Luxor to Aswan and Sightseeing Tour. Overnight in Aswan. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Breakfast and transfer by air-conditioned vehicle to Aswan about a 3 hours and half drive from Luxor to Aswan. Upon arrival, you will be met and taken to your hotel for check-in. See the world famous High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk, then on to the beautiful located Temple of Philae on Isis Island and the Granite Quarries, which is dedicated to the goddesses Isis and Hathor. Sail and move around Elephantine Island by a felucca boat. Back to hotel.

Overnight in Aswan.

Day 5.: Abu Simbel Temples and transfer to Train station to take a Train to Cairo. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Breakfast box, at 03:30 am start your trip to Abu Simbel Temples. It takes about a 3 hour and half drive one way from Aswan to Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at Abu Simbel, enjoy the impressive Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, which is dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, and to Ramesses II. Then return to Aswan. After that transfer to Aswan railway station for departure to Cairo. Sleeping train from Aswan to Cairo is about 14 hours.

Overnight on board the train.

Day 6.: Arrival to Cairo. Transfer to Hotel. Free Day. Overnight in Cairo. (Breakfast.)

Breakfast aboard sleeper train before arriving Giza train station, where you will be met and assisted by representative who will transfer you to your hotel for free time at leisure. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 7.: Breakfast, Free Day in Cairo. Overnight. (Breakfast.)

Optional Alexandria

Free day in Cairo or optional trip to Alexandria, to visit its famous sights, where you can see Qaitbay Fort, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay on the spot of Alexandria’s ancient lighthouse, then move on to the new and much-acclaimed Alexandria Library. Also visit the Roman cemetery cut out of the rock, the Catacombs. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 8.: Chek out from hotel, transfer to Airport. (Breakfast.)

Breakfast at your hotel, then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.

Meet & assist upon arrival and departure
All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including daily breakfast
Accommodation for 1 night in Luxor including daily breakfast
Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan for including daily breakfast
Accommodation for 2 nights on sleeping train on half board basis
All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Luxor & 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 trip
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

Accommodation Plan: Le Méridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa Sonesta St George Hotel Luxor or MS Amwaj or MS Blue Shadow or MS Nile Premium Mövenpick Aswan Resort Prices: Prices are quoted in Euros per person per trip, except during Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays. The price of Solo is valid for solo traveler who is travelling alone.