Cairo Giza and Luxor in Two Days in including Domestic flight

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Cairo Giza Pyrameds
4 stops
1
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
the tour goes to Tahrir square, the heart of downtown Cairo. Visit the Egyptian Museum and learn about Egypt's ancient history, spanning a period of over 50 centuries. The Museum has the world's largest and richest collection of Egyptian antiquities, among them the priceless collection of King Tut
2 hours • Admission ticket included
2
Great Sphinx
The tour starts with pickup from your accommodation and transportation with the first stop at Giza Plateau. You will see the Pyramids of Giza, one of the remaining wonders of the Ancient World. Visit the Pyramids and enjoy panoramic views from the western plateau, then continue down the valley where the mighty Sphinx stands with great pride. The optional visit to the Solar Boat Museum can be done before having lunch
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
3
Pyramids of Giza
The tour starts with pickup from your accommodation and transportation with the first stop at Giza Plateau. You will see the Pyramids of Giza, one of the remaining wonders of the Ancient World. Visit the Pyramids and enjoy panoramic views from the western plateau, then continue down the valley where the mighty Sphinx stands with great pride. The optional visit to the Solar Boat Museum can be done before having lunch
1 hour 20 minutes • Admission ticket included
4
Gizeh Plateau
The tour starts with pickup from your accommodation and transportation with the first stop at Giza Plateau. You will see the Pyramids of Giza, one of the remaining wonders of the Ancient World. Visit the Pyramids and enjoy panoramic views from the western plateau, then continue down the valley where the mighty Sphinx stands with great pride. The optional visit to the Solar Boat Museum can be done before having lunch
1 hour 20 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Luxor
21 stops
5
Valley of the Kings
In the morning your friendly driver will pick you up from your accommodation and transfer you to Cairo Airport for a flight to Luxor for a full day tour. Upon arrival at Luxor Airport you will pair up with your Egyptologist tour guide, who will take you to the Necropolis of Thebes, the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor, including the Tomb of King Tutankhamun. It consists of tombs embedded in the mountain Thebes. This ancient necropolis is a must-see for Luxor travelers.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
6
Tomb of Ramses III
The tomb of Ramesses III, designated as KV 11, is a complex system in the Valley of the Kings. It has been known since antiquity,the wonderful decorations include colourful painted sunken reliefs featuring the traditional ritual texts (Litany of Ra, Book of Gates etc) and Ramses before the gods. Unusual here are the secular scenes, in the small side rooms of the entrance corridor, showing foreign tributes, such as highly detailed pottery imported from the Aegean, the royal armoury, boats and, in the last of these side chambers, the blind harpists that gave the tomb one of its alternative names: ‘Tomb of the Harpers’
25 minutes • Admission ticket included
7
Tomb of Ramses IV
The tomb of Ramses IV (KV 2) in the Valley of the Kings is rather different than most other tombs built here. This tomb is by far the most spectacular of the other tombs you will see. The hieroglyphics on the wall depict scenes from the Litany of Ra, Book of the Dead, Book of Caverns, the Book of the Heavens, Book of Amduat, and the Book of the Night. The blue and white colors on the walls inside the burial chamber are very vibrant and you can see the king's sarcophagus made of rose-colored granite. There is also a beautiful scene of goddess Nut on the ceiling, where she is depicted swallowing the sun, and it traveling through her stomach, for Nut to give birth to it.
25 minutes • Admission ticket included
8
Tomb of Merenptah
In Egyptian mythology, Ptah is the demiurge of Memphis, god of craftsmen and architects. In the or simply in its falcon form of the new deity, began to be placed in tombs to accompany and protect the dead on their journey to the West of Luxor .Tomb 8, which is located in the Valley of the Kings, was the burial place of the Pharaoh Merneptah and is the model of royal tombs Merneptah was a son of Ramesses II and Queen Isis-Nofret.the tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1903. Of coursethere is a material decrease in the number of lateral rooms, and a dramatic increase in the height of the corridors and rooms. He did away with the jogged axis used since the time of Horemheb and instead built the entire tomb on a single axis. Also, for the first time, the entrance was made considerably wider than earlier tombs .
25 minutes • Admission ticket included
9
Tomb of King Tutankhamun (Tut)
Entrance fees to the tomb of Tutankhamun (300.00 EGP) (optional) King Tutankhamun, the most famous king in the world. This young king from the New Kingdom was around 10 years old when he ascended the throne and died when he was only 19. You will get the chance to be face to face with his royal mummy in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings
25 minutes • Admission ticket not included
10
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
After visiting the tombs you will be transported to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahari), the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh. This queen was an ancestor of King Tutankhamun and belonged to the same dynasty.Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh .
1 hour • Admission ticket included
11
Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon, the two largest ancient statues in Egypt, which date back to the era of King Amenhotep III.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included
12
Temple of Karnak
Temple of Amun, also known as Karnak Temples. You visit what is considered to be one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, namely the complex of Karnak Temples on the East Bank of Luxor. Karnak is a complex of temples built in different reigns, starting with the Avenue of Sphinxes, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. Karnak beats every other pharaonic monument: it is simply one of the most beautiful ancient monuments in Egypt.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
13
Temple of Ramesses III, Karnak
Karnak you visit what is considered to be one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, namely the complex of Karnak Temples on the East Bank of Luxor. Karnak is a complex of temples built in different reigns, starting with the Avenue of Sphinxes, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. Karnak beats every other pharaonic monument: it is simply one of the most beautiful ancient monuments in Egypt.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included
14
Obelisk of Queen Hapshetsut,
The Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs,
5 minutes • Admission ticket included
15
Obelisk of Thutmoses I
Obelisk of Thutmoses I The Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs,
5 minutes • Admission ticket included
16
Tombs of the Nobles
Tombs of the Nobles
Admission ticket free
17
Howard Carter House
Howard Carter House
Admission ticket free
18
Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II)
Temple of Ramsess ll
Admission ticket free
19
Tomb of Merenptah
Temple of Merenptah
Admission ticket free
20
Tomb of Ramses VI
Tomb of Ramses VI
Admission ticket free
21
Mummification Museum
Mummification Museum
Admission ticket free
22
Valley of the Nobles
Valley of the Nobles
Admission ticket free
23
Temple of Seti I
Temple of Seti I
Admission ticket free
24
Tomb of Ramases IX
Tomb of Ramases IX
Admission ticket free
25
Day 1 The tour starts with pickup from your accommodation and transportation with the first stop at Giza Plateau. You will see the Pyramids of Giza, one of the remaining wonders of the Ancient World. Visit the Pyramids and enjoy panoramic views from the western plateau, then continue down the valley where the mighty Sphinx stands with great pride. The optional visit to the Solar Boat Museum can be done before having lunch. After lunch the tour goes to Tahrir square, the heart of downtown Cairo. Visit the Egyptian Museum and learn about Egypt's ancient history, spanning a period of over 50 centuries. The Museum has the world's largest and richest collection of Egyptian antiquities, among them the priceless collection of King Tut. Information from your Egyptologist tour guide will be provided at every stop, and free time will be permitted for individual exploration of the ancient monuments. Conclude the day tour in an air-conditioned vehicle back to the original pickup location.
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult

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