12 Days Egypt Tour Package

Enjoy 12 days Egypt tour package to Cairo, Alexandria , Siwa Safari Tours and Nile Cruise between Aswan and Luxor.

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Enjoy 12 days tour to Cairo, Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria , Siwa Safari Tours and Nile Cruise between Aswan and Luxor.


Day 1 -Arrival to Egypt

Egypt tour packages representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, Transfer to hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle

Depends on your arrival. If you have an early flight to Cairo you can contact us to make a tour suggestion 

No Meals

Overnight in a hotel in Cairo 

Day 2- Cairo to Alexandria

Breakfast at hotel, drive by air-conditioned vehicle to Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria , enjoy a day trip  in Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria

Start your day Tour in Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria by Visiting The Roman   The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa is one of the most historically important archeological sites in Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria Learn about the catacombs here. Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa  

The Catacombs Kom el Shoqafa

Archaeologists believe that the Catacomb of Kom el Shoqafa was started in the 2nd century A.D. and was used to intern the dead for the next 200 years. This was a period in the history of the city of Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria when there was a great mixture of different cultures. Of course, there was the ancient history of the great Egyptian kingdoms which went back thousands of years

Pompey Pillar
Has nothing to do with Pompey. The story behind the name refers to the possible burial ground of the Roman general when he fled to Egypt and was assassinated after losing a major battle in Greece against Caesar. The red granite column was probably built to honor Emperor Diocletian. Today it stands 25 meters high and is the tallest ancient monument in Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria

 The Citadel of Sultan Qeitbay
The Citadel was built in the 15th Century by the Mamlouk Sultan Qeitbay, To Guard the City against the threat of Crusaders, This wonderful Islamic Monument was built by the use of the ruins of the old Lighthouse that was constructed by Ptolemy 11 in the 3rd Century B.c. The Lighthouse was damaged during an Earthquake that Occurred in Egypt in 1303 A.c during the reign of the Mamlouk King  Qeitbay
Lunch in Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria in Egyptian Restaurant, Fish Market-Vegetarian food available on request

At the end of your tour check into your hotel in Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria

Meals : Breakfast, dinner                      

Day 3- Alexandria to Alamein

Breakfast at hotel, Drive to Alamein 60-km  visit the World war the II Museum and the war memorial

Visiting El-Alamein from Cairo to explore the field of world war 2.
The  Museum exhibits amazing stuff dating back to the second world war. El-Alamein was one of the most important fields in the Second world war .your expert tour guide will supply you with all information about it.
Explore the War Cemetery which is known as The Commonwealth Cemetery and it contains a huge amount of graves of soldiers from different countries who were killed during the second world war and buried at El-Alamein.

Passing by Marsa Matrouh 200-km., arriving Siwa 300-km, drive to Siwa, Dinner and overnight Echo lodge Ghalet hotel or similar.

 Day 4 -Siwa  oasis

Breakfast at the hotel, enjoy an excursion to visit Cleopatra’s spring, The Mountain of the Dead is a mysterious and imposing landmark in the Siwa Oasis. Mountain of the Dead ,
Then proceed to the The Mountain of the Dead is a mysterious and imposing landmark in the Siwa Oasis. Mountain of the Dead
a conical mountain a little over a kilometer to the north of Shali. Tombs from the twenty-sixth Dynasty, Ptolemaic, and the Roman periods are cut into the side of the mountain, There are four tombs worth seeing at Gebel Al – Mawta. Si Amun Tomb is the most beautiful in Siwa oasis  . Si Amun appears to have been a wealthy Egyptian, Perhaps of Greek origin, but a follower of the ancient Egyptians belief, The tomb contains an Image from the Egyptian pantheon, including an Exquisite painting of the goddess nut standing beside a sycamore tree. and Alexander the Great Temple (Temple of the Oracle). Visit the Salty lake and swim in the salt lake .have your lunch then drive by jeep 4x4 to the Great Sand Sea, approx. 17 km., have some rest at the hot spring of Bir Wahid, back to the hotel, Discover Siwa by bike .

dinner & overnight in the Camp

Meals : breakfast,lunch,dinner
                    

 Day 5 -Siwa oasis

Breakfast at hotel -  Then drive to Cairo, passing by Marsa Matrouh for lunch passing  Discover Marsa Matrouh, Egypt’s Mediterranean shore. With sandy white beaches and crystal clear waters, many believe that Cleopatra herself bathed in the tranquil waters of Marsa Matrouh. then drive back to Cairo - approx. 800-km, lunch en route,

overnight in Cairo.

Meals : breakfast,lunch

 Day 6- Cairo - Aswan Nile Crusie Tours

Our representative will pick you up from the hotel in  Cairo the itinerary for the first day will be as follows: Transfer to Cairo airport for a short flight to Aswan to board your Nile cruise. You will meet your tour guide in Aswan and you will be transferred to embark Nile Cruise before lunch

Visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and a tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the The Unfinished Obelisk was discovered in the early twentieth century after it had been covered by sand for thousands of years. Unfinished Obelisk

Phiala temple:
Built to honour the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped.

The High dam:
Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.

The The Unfinished Obelisk was discovered in the early twentieth century after it had been covered by sand for thousands of years. Unfinished Obelisk
Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned. 

12:00 lunch on board the Cruise
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

Meals : breakfast,lunch,dinner
 

Day 7 -Abu Simbel and Kom Ombo temples

Breakfast & Lunch on board the cruise.

  Abu Simbel temples

The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor, the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco

13:00 sail to Kom Ombo
 Optional trip to the Nubian village- 60 $ per person
The Nubian village is one of Aswan's attractions. It's worth visiting and spending  2 hours. The place is very authentic and genuine, Colorful and artistic, the In Aswan Nubian Village is a must visit to experience a traditional and very unique lifestyle. The Village is very colorful. Nubian Village will surprise you in every corner! While walking in the village, you will straight away feel the soul of this place!

 Visit The temple of Kom Ombo

The temple and the associated settlement site are located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus  and dates mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (332 B.b -395 A.c)
Sail to Edfu-Overnight in Edfu 
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

Meals : breakfast,lunch,dinner
 

Day 8 -Edfu and Luxor

Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the Edfu

 ►   This Ptolemaic temple, is one of the best-preserved ancient monuments in Egypt. Preserved by desert sand Edfu temple   :

Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dated to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama.
Sail to Luxor through Esna lock
Visit Luxor temple

►  Luxor Temple:
Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated  with His Military Battle of Kadesh
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

Meals : breakfast,lunch,dinner
 

 Day 9  Disembarkation in Luxor - Transfer to Cairo

Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the west bank of Luxor and Karnak

The  Used as a burial chamber for nearly 500 years, the Valley of the Kings was used for royal burials for the Kings,their families, and their possessions. Valley of the Kings  :
Once  called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak

The colossi of Memnon:
Massive  pair statues Know as the   Colossi of Memnon are two massive monumental stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (1386-1353 BCE) from the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Colossi of Memnon , Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what once the largest  complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third

The Queen Hatshepsut temple :
Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.

Karnak temple
Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons, and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso) 

Disembarkation after Breakfast. Transfer to Cairo Luxor airport for your flight to Cairo , Then you will be transferred to Cairo hotel.

Meals : breakfast,lunch
 

Day 10-  Day tour to Pyramids Memphis and Sakkara From Cairo

Pick Up time from your hotel at 08:00 am with your Egyptologist tour guide, Enjoy a fantastic orientation tour of   Cairo  on an 8-hour excursion that takes in the major monuments of Sakkara and Memphis was one of the oldest and most important cities in ancient Egypt, located at the entrance to the Nile River Valley near the Giza plateau. Memphis then visit the Museum of national Civilisation 

 Move to visit the Step Pyramid at Sakkara, which is considered the world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser.
Then Proceed to have your lunch at a local restaurant. After that transfer to Memphis was one of the oldest and most important cities in ancient Egypt, located at the entrance to the Nile River Valley near the Giza plateau. Memphis which was founded by King Menes, and was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years the first capital of Egypt, and see the Statue of Ramses II and the Alabaster the Great Sphinx is one of the world's largest monuments. It is also one of the most recognizable relics of the ancient Egyptians. Sphinx of Memphis was one of the oldest and most important cities in ancient Egypt, located at the entrance to the Nile River Valley near the Giza plateau. Memphis

 overnight in  Cairo 

Meals : breakfast,lunch

Day 11 -Giza Pyramids – Egyptian Museum

You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by our tour guide to enjoy a great excursion to The Pyramids of Giza (  Cheops , Chephren, and Mykerinus. )Then proceed to visit the Great the Great Sphinx is one of the world's largest monuments. It is also one of the most recognizable relics of the ancient Egyptians. Sphinx  and visit  the Valley Temple .

Lunch will be served during the Pyramids at the local restaurant in Giza

Then visit the Egyptian Museum

The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Tahir

It exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts that date as far back as 5000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen - A collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before they were discovered in 1920 when his tomb was excavated.

If you wish to visit the mummies royal hall, where you will have the feeling of stroling down the vally of the kings where most of these mummies where originaly resting then ask your tour guide to take you to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization . It will cost 50 $ Extra per person.

The New Grand museum is not officially open yet. It will be opened officially by the end of  2023.but if you wish to visit it we offer limited tours to test site readiness and the visitor experience ahead of the official opening. Access is scurrently limited to the Grand Hall, commercial area, and exterior gardens. All other interior paces, including access to the galleries and collections, are restricted until the official opening.

Optional trip to the sound and the light show at Giza Pyramids and it costs 40 $ Per person

With the Sound Light Show at the Giza pyramids, the pharaonic history is being re-told by the sphinx, unraveling the ancient secrets and mysterious tales. The Sound and Light show at the pyramids narrates the history of those great kings; Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure.

Overnight in the Hotel Cairo  

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

 Day 12-  Departure Day 

After an amazing trip, You will be picked up at Cairo airport for the international departure

Inclusions:

  •  Meet & assist at Cairo International Airport + transfer to hotel by air-conditioned vehicle  
  • 5 nights accommodation in Cairo including breakfast & all taxes 
  • 1 Night accommodation in Alexandria including breakfast & all taxes 
  • Entrance fees to all mentioned sites in the program 
  •  Lunches during your desert tour (Picnic/Restaurant)
  • All needed permissions for desert tour 
  •  1-night Hotel Accommodation at Siwa or similar on Half Board Basis. 
  • 1 Night Camping in the desert
  • All Service charges and taxes. 
  •  Assist and transfer to Cairo International airport on final departure 
  • Flight tickets Cairo Aswan/Luxor Cairo
  • Transfer Cairo to Aswan and Luxor to Cairo
  • All transfers by modern air-conditioned deluxe vehicle
  • Accommodation for 3 nights on Super deluxe 5-star cruise on full board
  •  All Nile Cruise excursions as mentioned in the itinerary
  •  Entrance fees to all sights between Luxor and Aswan
  • English speaking Egyptologist guide during your excursions

Exclusions:

  • International flight
  • visa to Egypt
  •  Personal expenses and extras at the hotels or tour
  • Alcoholic drinks
  •  Any other optional tours if required 
  • The above Prices are not valid during the Peak Periods (New Year - Christmas - Easter)
  • Tipping

 Please remember to bring:

  •  Passports
  •  Hat
  •  Suncream
  • Torch
  •  swimming suites

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