Description

Cairo & Luxor (5D/4N)

Highlights:

• Pyramids of Giza
  Several of the Giza pyramids are counted among the largest structures ever built. The Pyramid of Khufu is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence.
• Khan el-Khalili
  Khan el-Khalili is a famous bazaar and souq in the historic centre of Cairo.
• Luxor
  Luxor is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and is often referred to as the “world’s greatest open-air museum”.
• Valley of the Kings
  For a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, rock-cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom.

Tour Overview: 

Day 1 . Arrival in Cairo
Welcome to Egypt!
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and will then escort you to your hotel in Cairo in an air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. After check in at the hotel, your tour manager will take you through the tour itinerary to confirm details and pick-up times.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: –

Day 2 . Cairo & Pyramids
After breakfast, your personal guide will take you to the Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus; along with the famous Sphinx and Valley Temple.
Then, head out to the Egyptian Museum.
Continue to Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s oldest and most alluring bazaar, before heading back to the hotel. Evening at leisure.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 3 . Fly from Cairo to Luxor, Valley of the Kings
After breakfast, check out from the hotel and transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor, and the transfer to your hotel for check in.

The first visit of the day is to the Royal Cemetery for 62 Pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings. This is followed by the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom during the 15th century BC. Carry on to the Colossi of Memnon.
There is an optional trip to a sound & light show at Karnak Temples.
Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

*Flight Time Cairo to Luxor: approximately 06:00 – 07:00

Day 4 . Luxor & flight back to Cairo
After breakfast, explore the towering Karnak Temple and the famed Luxor Temple. After your trip to the temples, drive to the Luxor airport for the flight back to Cairo, where you will be met and assisted at the airport and taken to your hotel. Time for leisure.

Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 5 . Departure from Cairo
After breakfast in the hotel, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure.
Meals: Breakfast.