Planet of History - 6 Days Cairo, Great Pyramids & Luxor Highlights and Hotels

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Cairo : Pick up from Cairo airport to your hotel
1 stop
1
Cairo
Pick up by our tour guide and enjoy a safe ride from Cairo airport to your hotel in Giza , The transfer length will be approximately 1 hour. Transfers are available year-round and 24-hours a day. ( Please send us your flight details ) Once you get to your hotel , Meet your guide who will give you a short briefing for your tour around Egypt with all the need advice and recommendation Overnight at Giza Hotel ( Private room with Breakfast ) most likely Pyramid View Room
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Guided Day Tour to ( Giza Pyramids & Sphinx , Sakkara and Memphis ) + Overnight train to Luxor
4 stops
2
Pyramids of Giza
After Breakfast , Start your day with your friendly guide to the Giza Plateau. When you reach the Giza Plateau, your Egyptology guide will introduce you to the famous Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus .
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
3
Great Sphinx
Marvel at the Great Sphinx statue and visit the Valley Temple, which is a part of the same ancient complex. Learn about the burial rites of the pharaohs.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
4
Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids
The next stop on the tour is the Step Pyramid of King Djoser, at the fascinating Saqqara archaeological site. Built around 2630 BC, this special pyramid is the world's oldest major stone structure.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
5
Mit Rahina Museum
You’ll continue on to Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt. Having reigned as a cultural center for over 3,000 years, Memphis boasts stunning ancient sites EVENING transfer to Cairo train station to take the overnight first class seated train to Luxor EVENING transfer to Cairo train station to take the overnight seated train to Luxor ( Train can be changed to AC vip bus Free of charge OR Can be Upgraded to Sleeper train for extra cost )
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
Day 3
Arrive Luxor & Visiting Luxor East bank
3 stops
6
Luxor
Arrive Luxor train station and be picked up and transferred to your Hotel
8 hours • Admission ticket free
7
Temple of Karnak
Afternoon guided tour to visit Luxor east bank to visit Karnak temple
3 hours • Admission ticket not included
8
Luxor Temple
Proceed your tour to visit Luxor temple Later you will be transferred back to your hotel in Luxor
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 4
Visiting Luxor West banks ( OPT Balloon Tour ) + Overnight train back to Cairo
4 stops
9
Valley of the Kings
( Optional Balloon tour in Luxor from 4:30 to 7:30 AM ) After Breakfast , start your tour with your friendly tour guide to visit the west Bank of Luxor to visit Valley of the Kings
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
10
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
Proceed the tour to visit Hatshepsut Temple
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
11
Colossi of Memnon
End Your tour to visit the Colossi of Memnon statues
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
12
Luxor
EVENING transfer to Luxor train station to take the overnight train to Cairo
Admission ticket free
Day 5
Arrive Cairo + Guided Day Tour to ( Egyptian Museum, Coptic & Islamic Cairo )
4 stops
13
Cairo
Arrive Cairo train station by 7 AM and be picked up from there and be transferred to your hotel
Admission ticket free
14
Mosque of Muhammad Ali
You'll be picked up from your hotel by your friendly guide to enjoy a spiritual day tour to the Islamic and Coptic sites in Cairo. First, see Salah El Din Citadel where Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, also Al Gowhara palace built by Mamluks and Ottomans
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
15
Coptic Cairo
Proceed to old Cairo where you will discover the Roman fortress, the Hanging church, also called Al Mo’allaka church, then to St. Sergio's, which sheltered the holy family. End your tour by visiting the Famous Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
16
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Continue your day tour to downtown Cairo to visit the famous Egyptian Museum featuring artifacts from the Pharaonic and Roman period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. You will have the chance to visit Tutankhamun tombs as well Overnight at Giza Hotel ( Private room with Breakfast )
3 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 6
Free day + Transfer to Cairo airport
1 stop
17
Cairo
After breakfast , you will get a comfortable transfer to Cairo airport ( We are flexible to change this transfer to be anytime during the Day or Night Time )
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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