Essential Egypt Tour

Arrival at Cairo International Airport, greeted by our representative who will assist the group through immigration and customs formalities. After that Transfer by our deluxe vehicle to your hotel in Cairo for check-in.

Overnight Stay at Hotel.

After breakfast.At 08:00 am Full day visit of the marvelous Pyramids of Giza, constructed around 2500 BC as the necropolis of the kings of the fourth dynasty. Also, we will see the marvelous Sphinx constructed with a body of a lion and the head of a human to guard the pyramids from any threats. Shop Stops papyrus fair, perfume factory and cotton shop.

Continue visits of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization including the Royal Mummies Hall exhibits 20 royal mummies in a climate-controlled, interpretive setting that highlights mummification and royal history, and Khan El Khalili Bazaar in El Moezstreet. This is the most popular tourist market in the world where you will be able to buy souvenirs and gifts for all your beloved people. This market was built during the Mamluks era in the 14th century. (tour end at around 04:00 pm)Overnight Stay at Cairo.

• Early morning after breakfast at 07:00 am.
• Transfer by A/C vehicle on private basis to Alexandria (Cairo/Alexandria 225 K.M around 02:30 h.)
• Full day visits of Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock, Ancient Roman Amphitheater (A theater with marble seats up to 800 spectators, Galleries, Section of mosaic flooring & a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman Villas & baths), Pompey’s’ Pillar This 25-meter-high granite column was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian in AD 297, view of Citadel of Qait bay from outside which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (Light House) of Alexandria.
• After visits transfer back to Cairo. (at around 06:00 pm)
• Check-in your hotel and overnight at hotel.

• Check out early morning after breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport to take your flight to Aswan. Arrival to Aswan Airport, greeted by Travco representative.
• Visit Philae Temple which was built in order to worship Goddesses Isis and Hathor. It’s now one of the famous temples in Egypt that has great heritage, High Dam the greatest achievement of Egypt in 1960. The Dam was constructed by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in order to store the extra water of the Nile flood and also to generate electricity and unfinished obelisk which was made out of red granite and was dedicated to god Amun Ra.
• After visits transfer to your Nile cruise for check-in. Overnight in Aswan.

• Early morning with breakfast box, at fixed convoy time at 04:00 am, transfer by A/C vehicle to Abu Simbel. Visits Temple of Abu Simbel which is one of the greatest achievements of the ancient Egyptians as it was built by Ramses II. The temple was made out of rocks and through the years it was buried under the sand until we discovered it in the 19th century.
• At around 13:00 Sail to KomOmbo, visit KomOmbo Temple. The construction of the temple was started in the Ptolemaic period and was completed in the Roman era which made the temple divided into two sections to worship two different gods. Once section for the local crocodile god, Sobek, and the famous eagle god, Haroeris.
• Sail to Edfu and overnight.

• Visit Edfu Temple by bus this temple was built on the same track of the Graeco Roman temples and it’s one of the unique temples built with Sandstone blocks. It was originally built during the Ptolemies era in the 3rd century BC in order to worship the god Horus.
• Sail to Luxor

• Check-out after breakfast.
• A.M. Visit Valley of Kings it’s a very unique and charming site full of fascinating ancient tombs from ancient Egypt. This site was made specially for the kings from the New Kingdom to be their royal burial site. You will have 3 royal tombs to visit in your tour, Queen Hatshepsut Temple the Temple hosts many terraces and the statues for the Queen with a beard, and Colossi of Memnon This site consists of two huge statues that were built in 1350 BC and were remaining from the great funerary temple of Amenhotep III.
• P.M. Visit Karnak Temple This amazing ancient temple has got a touch from many great pharaohs at that time as many kings participated in its construction which made it a great temple through history, and Luxor Temple This majestic Pharaonic temple has suspended mosaïcs that present lots of scenes from ancient Egypt.
• After visits transfer to your hotel in Luxor, check-in. Overnight at Hotel in Luxor.

Check-out after breakfast, transfer to Luxor Airport for final departure.