Private Family tours of Egypt: Egyptian Explorer - 8 Days

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Cairo-Arrival
1 stop
1
Cairo
Our representative will meet and assist you when you arrive at Cairo International Airport. He will help you handle all your procedures through passport control, customs formalities, and in the luggage area. Following this, you will be driven to your 5-star hotel on a private air-conditioned vehicle for drop-off
Admission ticket free
Day 2
Giza pyramids, Sphinx and Egyptian Museum
2 stops
2
Pyramids of Giza
Visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu). It is certainly one of the most important monuments of ancient Egypt. A masterpiece of fabricated structure and architecture, you will be overwhelmed by the huge size of its blocks, the height, and the age that exceeded 4600 years. Your guide will explain fully the history of all the area including the other pyramids, of Chephren and Mycerinus, answer all your questions and you will have the chance to take pictures of the whole area. You will spend more than two hours in the area so that you can enter one of the pyramid's chambers or visit the Sun boat museum. You may like to have a camel ride around the area. Moving to the Sphinx area where you will spend some time exploring this monolith statue, which symbolizes the power and wisdom of the pharaoh. Next to the Sphinx area, you will visit the valley temple where you will learn about mummification in ancient Egypt.
2 hours 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
3
Egyptian Museum
You will then head to the Egyptian museum of antiques to discover Tutankhamun treasures.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Egyptian museum-Citadel of Saladin-khan AL Khalili
3 stops
4
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is one of the largest museums in the world. Your Egypt tours will take you on a 4 hours tour to explore the museum's treasures (opened in 1901). Look at the amazing monuments and artifacts in its different halls in a guided tour. Although the museum has tens of thousands of artifacts in this short tour, your Egyptologist guide will focus on the highlights and masterpieces of the museum Visit the Tut Ankh Amun Wing on the first floor and see his wonderful collection of historically important artwork. The treasures are mainly golden and they cover a quite large section of the museum. This area of the museum includes significant statues, furniture, and gold sculptures. After enjoying the guided part of the tour, take some free time to browse the museum with the option of visiting the royal mummy room.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
5
Mosque of Muhammad Ali
Visit the Citadel of Saladin, a 12th-century fortress. Inside the citadel; you will go into the Alabaster mosque. Built-in 1830, the mosque was designed by a Turkish architect, who followed the same style as the Blue Mosque of Sultan Ahmed in Istanbul. Your guide will explain the main elements of the mosque and basic Islamic principles. Enjoy the panoramic view of the city from the top.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
6
Khan Al-Khalili
Enjoy some free time at Khan El Khalili, the biggest market in Cairo. In Khan el Khalili bazaar, you will enjoy strolling through the maze of streets and bargain for a souvenir of your trip to Egypt. You can spend some time having a local drink in one of the oldest Coffee shops in Cairo El Fishawy (1763).
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Aswan at leisure
1 stop
7
Aswan
We arrive in Aswan this morning and explore the Nubian city on a guided walk of the local market and souq. Scenically located on the Nile, a walk along the riverfront corniche to view the many boats is a real treat, as is Aswan bazaar. Free afternoon.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Optional tour to Abu Simbel
2 stops
8
Abu Simbel Temple Complex
There are two temples there; both were erected by the famous pharaoh Ramses II in 1240 B.C.The two temples were carved into the mountainside. The large of them contains four huge seated statues of the pharaoh; each of them is 70 feet high. The second one is smaller and for his wife Nefertari. This one has six statues on its façade, two of them for the queen and four for the king During the tour, your Egyptologist guide will explain the history of the temples and the pharaoh outside the temples, and then you will have enough free time to explore the interior of the temples and enjoy looking at the wall painting and hieroglyphics. Ramses is defeating his enemies and showing himself as a god.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
9
Aswan
If you will not go to Abu Simbel. The remainder of the afternoon at leisure; maybe relax by the pool, take a stroll along the Nile corniche or explore the lively marketplace.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Nubian village-Luxor
1 stop
10
Nubian Village
A visit to the Nubian village on Soheil Island is the best way to enrich your knowledge about the Nubian customs, traditions, history, and lifestyle. Your Egypt Tours private guide will accompany you on such an impressive and interesting experience. He will pick you up from your hotel or Nile cruise, Take a sailboat, which is the most pleasant way of cruising the Nile in short rides. However, you may use a motorboat instead depending on the currents and tides of the river. Once you disembark the felucca, you will receive warm welcomes from the community and the locals of the village. You will also visit one of the Nubian homes to learn about the unique architecture of their homes, the traditional local drinks.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 7
Luxor - East side
2 stops
11
Temple of Karnak
Karnak temple is a complex of temples. The temple is dedicated to Amun Ra, the chief god in Egyptian mythology. Enjoy the Great Hypostyle court and the reliefs and murals that were added through the generations. Feel astonished at the tall obelisks 70 feet high and cut from a single piece of granite. Look at the statues of the different pharaohs who want to show their loyalty to RA. Keep an eye on the magnificent tall columns and their papyrus and Lotus capitals while their shafts are loaded with hieroglyphics
2 hours • Admission ticket included
12
Luxor Temple
Following this, you will go for a short drive to Luxor temple. Originally, Luxor temple and Karnak were connected with the Ram-Headed Sphinxes Avenue. The connection was to celebrate the annual visit of Ra from Karnak to his wife Mut in Luxor. The temple of Luxor witnessed many historical eras and has its extensions and additions along the ages. Different structures and murals show the Greek, Roman, Islamic, and Coptic influences. Stare at the statues and obelisks of Ramses II. There should be two obelisks at the entrance of the temple but one of them was sent to Paris
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Luxor - West side
2 stops
13
Valley of the Kings
At the beginning of your tour, you will cross the Nile to the West bank where you will visit the Valley of the Kings. The Pharaohs were hiding their mummies and treasures in this barren desert area. Many of these treasures were found in these beautiful colored tombs. You can visit three tombs to enjoy the colors and murals on the walls. The tombs were carved deep in the mountain rock; you have the option to visit other royal tombs such as Tut Ankh Amun
2 hours • Admission ticket included
14
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
Then continue your tour on the west bank and drive to the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut. She is the first female pharaoh in ancient Egypt who ruled the kingdom for 20 prosperous years. This temple is called El Deir el Bahari as the early Christians used the Northern monastery, as it was a Coptic monastery. Unlike the other temples, this one was built of limestone and partly hewn in the mother bedrock. It has three terraces and its focal point is to tell the story of the Divine birth of the Queen. Note: Flights departing Luxor can be reserved anytime after 1.30 pm today.
1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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