8 Days 7 Nights Luxury Tour of Egypt

There is no doubt that the Giza pyramids are on top of the bucket list of millions of people all over the world. Our company will bring your dream to reality. Listen to your guide talking about the Egyptian Pharaohs, gods, goddesses and mythology and mummification. Your private Egyptologist guide will be happy to answer all your questions and explain all the history and the mystery of the pyramids. Learn about the process of mummification; Follow your guide steps to visit the Sphinx and the valley temple. Enjoy an interesting excursion to the Egyptian museum. You will be captivated by the most famous and largest art collection in the world. The treasures found in king Tut Ankh Amun tomb are the top attractions among the exhibits. Your private live guide will explain the highlights and give you the chance to have some private free time to explore more of the museum and you may like to visit the royal mummy.

The next visit will be to the Coptic churches. Start your tour with the 1500-year-old Hanging Church built on top of one of the towers of the fortress of Babylon. You will go next to the Cavern church. It is so called because below the church there is a cave where Jesus the baby and Mary the Virgin were hiding for 3-months escaping King Herod. Go downstairs and have a look at the place where baby Jesus used to sleep. This is one place among 15 more where the Holy family stopped during the journey in Egypt. The journey lasted for 3 and half years. Next, visit the oldest of the Synagogues Ben Ezra in Egypt. Ben Ezra temple dates back to the 9th century and it is open for tourist visits. Finally, visit Khan ElKhalili market.

After having your breakfast in hotel, transfer to Cairo Airport for domestic flight to Luxor. Check in your Egypt Nile cruise then visit the Karnak and Luxor temples. Karnak is not a mere temple; it is a complex of temples. The walls, columns, pylons and murals relate the glorious history of the Pharaohs. The obelisks. With your private guide, you will be provided with full information of this great place of worship of the cult of Ra. Luxor temple was once connected to the Karnak through the Ram, headed sphinxes Avenue. It is a great and impressive mixture of Pharaonic, Greek, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. After having your breakfast in hotel, transfer to Cairo Airport for domestic flight to Luxor. Check in with its rulers put their touch and additions inside the temple.

The Valley of the Kings, the mortuary temple of queen Hatshbsut and the Colossi of Memnon are all located on the West side of Luxor. Start Luxor day tours with the kings’ valley; your guide will explain the most important stories of the place with his recommendation of the best tombs to visit. Next, explore the mortuary temple of queen Hatshbsut. Your guide will explain the history of the temple before giving you free time to explore the temple yourself and spend some time taking pictures of the highlights. Finally, stop at the Colossi of Memnon. The two statues represent king Amenhotep III in a seated position. Learn with your private guide why the name of Memnon was given to the statues.

Continue sailing, stop at Edfu temple, and later visit Kom Ombo. The Greek dedicated the temples to Horus at Edfu and another temple for both Horus (the falcon) and Sobek (the crocodile) in Kom Ombo.

With Your Egyptologist, tour guide to visit highlights of Aswan. Your first stop will be at the temple of Philae. Philae temple is a picturesque landmark in Aswan. The temple that was dedicated to goddess Isis, is reached through a short motorboat ride. Then, visit the High dam during Aswan day tours. The dam built between 1960- 1970. It provided the country with water storage for farming and development. Later, you will visit the Elephantine Island on a local sailboat.

Check out from the Nile cruise and fly to Abu Simbel to visit the two temples of Ramses II. The village e known as Abu Simbel in Aswan has the two massive rock temples of Ramses II. Never miss the Chance if you have enough time to visit this great archeological site. A drive of 4 hours from Aswan and you will explore the big temple of Ramses II dedicated to Ra Hr Akhty. The smaller temple of his wife Nefertari was for Hathor. The temples are carved from the mountainside 1200 B.C. Enjoy the visit with your Egyptologist guide who will explain the history and relocation of the temple as well as the victory of the king in Kadesh battle. Enjoy the history of the two temples and the stories on the wall reliefs. After the end of the tour, you will fly back to Aswan then to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo

After having your breakfast in hotel, transfer to Cairo Airport for your final departure.