The Classic 6 Day Egypt Tour of Cairo, Luxor, Edfu, Kom Oumbo, Aswan, Abu Simbel. Six days and six fascinating destinations. Visit all the top attractions in a single tour.
From the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, to the massive rock cut temples of Abu Simbel. Visit the tomb of King Tutankhamen in the Valley of Kings near Luxor, and explore sites of antiquity that you'll never forget.
Duration | 6 Days |
Destinations | Cairo / Luxor / Aswan / Abu Simbel |
Tour Availability | Every Day |
Pickup Location | Cairo Airport or Hotel in Cairo |
Tour Type | Private |
Explore the great and historical Egypt including: Cairo, Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombu, Aswan & Abu Simbel.
You’ll cover the highlights of Egypt, from millennia-old temples to the Aswan Dam, a feat of modern engineering.
Your private, Egyptologist guide provides undivided attention and an insider’s perspective of Upper Egypt.
Full Private tour. You can full customize the tour according to your full comfort and privacy
Accommodation, lunches, activities, and hotel pickup and drop-off are included.
Tour is suitable for all ages and all genders
Welcome to Ancient Egypt. Regardless of what time you arrive for your 6 day Egyptian adventure, a tour manager will be standing by to meet you at at the Airport. Once immigration formalities have been completed, you will be taken to check-in at your 5* hotel.
Your tour manager will then assist you with check-in, and then the two of you will discuss your tour itinerary and confirm the pick-up times for your various tours.
Enjoy a free "Welcome" drink on us, and spend the rest of your day any way you want. Go out and explore the city, sample local cuisine, or simply relax and unwind in the comfort of your hotel.
Breakfast at hotel. Then you will be met by our English Egyptologist tour guide to start your first day tour by visiting Pyramids of Giza "Khufu, Khafre & Menkaure", where the greatness has been embodied in three pyramids with a limestone statue of Sphinx guarding the whole area.
Then proceed to one of our local restaurant to have your lunch.
After that you will proceed to the city of Sakkara, where you will be so excited by exploring The Step Pyramid of king Djoser. This pyramid has a very nice story, when king Djoser asked his chief Architect Imhotep to create something different, so that the king could be buried at. As a result the well-known Architect creates the Step pyramid, which surprised the king so much since it was considered to be a new achievement in this period.
Finally you we will drive towards Memphis, where you can visit The Open Air Museum including the marvelous monuments of king Ramses II.
After finishing your day tour, you will get back to your hotel in Cairo for overnight.
Breakfast at hotel. Then you will be met by our English Egyptologist tour guide to start your day tour by visiting The Egyptian Museum, which is considered to be one of the most important museums in Egypt housing the Pharaonic monuments including those of the well-known king Tutankhamen. Also, you will have the chance to visit the Mummies’ Room which is a wonderful chance that you cannot imagine. You will have the good chance to see the great real pharaohs in their full body. Lunch at local restaurant.
Then proceed to Old Cairo area, where you can visit Citadel of Salah El-Din, which played as a very important role in protecting Egypt, as it was considered the seat of power for more than 700 years.
After finishing your day tour, you will be transferred to Cairo airport to fly to Luxor. Upon arrival to Luxor, you will transfer to your hotel & overnight in Luxor.
Start your magical tour in Thebes, the sacred land by exploring the wet bank of Luxor including Valley of the Kings, which considers as the royal cemetery of the Theban kings and rulers of ancient Egypt, and the place where our Pharaohs were buried, Enter tomb of "King Tut Ankh Amun". After that, you will proceed to visit Haowrd Carter house, visit the home that once belonged to the man who discovered the tomb of King Tut.
Then proceed to visit Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari. This temple is considered as one of the most wonderful examples of the Architecture in ancient Egypt, because it was totally carved inside the mountain. At the end of the tour you will visit Colossi of Memnon, which is belonging to king Amenhotep III. Lunch at local resturant
Then you will discover the East bank of Luxor including Karnak Temples Complex, which are the largest structures ever build in the history of the mankind. The principal building is that of god Amun Ra, since it was considered the house of god on the earth, the earlier structure date back to the middle kingdom, but there are some references which refer to the earlier buildings as old as the 3rd dynasty.
Later on, you will proceed to visit Temple of Luxor, which was built by one of the kings of the 12th dynasty and completed by the well know king Ramses II. This temple was located in the heart of ancient Thebes and, like Karnak, was dedicated to the main/chief god Amun Re. After finishing your day tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel & overnight Luxor.
Breakfast at your hotel in Luxor and check out. Then our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to enjoy a day tour to the Temple of Edfu , where you will visit the majestic temple dedicated to Horus which is considered by most to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt. According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus revenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.
Drive to Koum Oumbo city and visit Temple of Koum Oumbo,standing on high grounds overlooking the Nile. It differs from other temples because of its double entrance, each one is dedicated to divinity: "Haroeris" with his falcon head and " Sobek " with his crocodile head. The Temple of Kom Ombo was built on the honor of two deities the crocodile-headed Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world, and Haroeris or the ancient falcon-headed Horus. Also,Kom Ombo's importance lies in its huge sugar-cane.
Arrive Aswan city and lunch at one of our local restaurant
Discover the great city of Aswan, including The High Dam, which has been erected by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 AD to protect Egypt from the Nile flood.
After that you will enjoy sailing on the Nile River by a motor boat till reach Agilika Island, where you will visit Temple of Philae, which was erected during the Greco-Roman period and was dedicated to goddess Isis (mother of god Horus).
After finish your long day tour, you will transfer to your hotel in Aswan for check in & overnight Aswan.
Breakfast box from your hotel. Later on, you will be transferred by private A-C van to Abu Simbel. The original site was known as Meha in the ancient times and was first documented in the 18th Dynasty, when Ay and Horemheb had rock-cut chapels hewn in the hills to the south. Upon arrival, you will proceed to visit Abu Simbel Temples, which were built by king Ramses II. The first temple (the biggest one) was built by Ramesses II and being dedicated to the famous god Rahorakhty. While the second temple (the smaller one) was dedicated to king himself and his beautiful wife queen Nefertari.
Transfer to Aswan airport to fly back to Cairo.
5* hotel in Cairo for 4 nights
Plane, Private air-conditioned vehicle
5 breakfasts, 5 lunches
Prices
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip except during Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays.
Children Policy
0 - 01.99 Free of Charge
2 - 05.99 pay 25% of tour price
6 - 11.99 pay 50% of tour price
12+ pay full tour price as per adult person.
Notes :
Child pricing applies to children who share rooms with their parents (Max 2 Children in one Room)
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