What to Expect on an Egypt Christmas Tour

Spending your Christmas vacation in Egypt has to be your first choice over any other country.

Here is a full tour of Egypt during the Christmas holiday with the most important cities to visit in Egypt.

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Cairo the Capital

Yout Christmas vacation in Egypt has to start with Cairo, the main capital of Egypt.

As you are in Cairo, of course, you have to visit the Great Pyramids of Giza which is one of the seven wonders in the world, then the ancient site of Saqqara and the ruins of the Ancient City of Memphis to feel the greatness of the ancient Egyptians.

During this tour in Cairo, you shouldn’t be missing the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, the Citadel of Saladin and especially the Old Cairo Area.

Further Reading: Travel Guide to Cairo

Aswan City 

After finishing your tour in Cairo you will fly directly to Aswan City, they call Aswan as the city of gold which makes it the second amazing part of your vacation in Egypt.

Your tour in Aswan will be separated for two parts, the first part on the land, you will proceed to visit the marvelous city of  Abu Simbel where you can visit the two temples of king Ramses II.

Then your second part will start which is on a Nile Cruises ship. During your ride in the longest river in the world, you will enjoy the best views ever, and at the same time, you will enjoy the services available on board the cruise ship.

This Nile cruise has a very interesting program that begins with the main highlights of Aswan, like visiting the High Dam, the Temple of Philae, and the Unfinished Obelisk.

You will also have the chance to sail by Felucca (a sailing boat) around the Agha Khan Mausoleum and the wonderful islands of this magical city.

Further Reading: Aswan Egypt Travel Guide

Luxor City

Very close to Aswan city there is a very wonderful city called Luxor which has almost 1/3 of the world’s monuments. This makes it a treasure for historical sites. Also, all the archaeological tours to Egypt must include Luxor as ancient Thebes, served as the capital of Egypt for a very long period of ancient Egyptian history and it really flourished during the ruling period of the New Kingdom.

In any Luxor tour, you will cover the highlights of the city, including the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, the Karnak Temples Complex, and of course Temple of Luxor.

Further Reading: Luxor Egypt Travel Guide

Alexandria city

After finishing your amazing journey in Luxor and Aswan, you will fly back to Cairo for a small rest before heading to the missing parts of this wonderful vacation in Egypt.

Then your next destination will be to Alexandria city for a relaxing tour beside the Mediterranean sea.

Alexandria city with its Greek touch will be a great place to have an awe-inspiring one day tour and enjoy all the amazing Greek and Roman monuments.

These Alexandria tours will include private visits to the Library of Alexandria,  the Pompey’s Pillar, the Roman Amphitheater and the amazing Qaitbay fortress then the journey will end by returning back to Cairo.

Further Reading: Alexandria Tour Guide

This is only one shape of Egypt Christmas tours and new year vacations you can easily Tailor-make your Christmas Tour in Egypt with very professional assistance provided by one of our Travel Experts, who will assure you to have an amazing and well-organized vacation.

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Trip of a lifetime We just got back from a family "trip of a lifetime" to Egypt: 3 couples arrived in Cairo from different parts of US and Canada, at different flights and times, and yet the reception and arrival coordination and documents arrangement could not have been smoother. All was arranged, and the trip was custom designed by Ahmet from GAT Tours. We were a bit apprehensive considering the issues in the Middle East, but really there never has been a moment of concern and a complete feeling of safety as we were chauffeured, flown and sailed to the various destinations of this great country of Egypt. We visited the important sites around Cairo : the fantastic, new, Grand Egyptian Museum, the pyramids, the Sphinx, Civilization Museum, the market, Citadel, and other sites. Our hotel was first class. Our voyage down the Nile from Luxor was in upgraded suites (courtesy of GAT) on top of the line Sonesta Cruise line : gourmet meals in absolute comfort! We were lucky to have Asmaa in Cairo and Simon in Luxor and Aswan to guide us through the exhilarating sites of Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Kim Ombo, Edfu, Abu Simbel etc. in a very knowledgeable and entertaining fashion. WOW !! What a trip. GAT Tours made it happen. George C.
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Fantastic family trip to Cairo and Luxor. GAT tours was great Our tour guides Asmaa and Simon made our trip to Cairo and our Nile cruise so much more meaningful.
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Cairo and Nile Cruise This was an excellent tour! GAT Tours planned every detail and was very accommodating. We were initially going to cancel the tour considering the recent instability in the Gulf Region, however, the tour manager (Ahmed Omar) ensured our safety. We felt very safe in the hands of our tour guides (Asmaa - in Cairo and Simon in Luxor/Aswan). Both tour guides were extremely knowledgeable, personable, engaging, and advised us well on how to save time and money at the various sites and markets. Strongly recommend Asmaa and Simon as tour guides! Our travel/logistics person (Seif) was also great. He ensured our transportation, pick-ups, and meals were all on time. Everyone operating the tour was accessible and responsive via iPhone. The tour guides really showed us how rich their culture (ancient or modern) is. Highly recommend this tour: Six adults (incl. 2 seniors). My personal favorites: Valley of the Kings, GEM, and any of the evening tours of the temples!
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Good experience overall It’s a mixed review of the tour and I will divide it into office staff and guide & drivers. Ahmed Omar in Cairo office helped us with our 5 days-Nile cruise and associated sightseeing. He was very prompt, polite and professional. As we didn’t get the morning flight on the day of our cruise, Ahmed helped us book a Luxor hotel for the night before. He also asked us for a personal favour and we obliged. Ahmed was thoughtful and offered to arrange ‘meet and greet’ at Cairo airport, in addition to the pick up on our return to Cairo after the cruise. Mr Mina met us at Cairo airport for helping with visa, Sim and money exchange. Despite Ahmed’s assurance that we would be helped with exchanging money, Mr Mina was walking out without doing that. When my wife pointed that out, he tried to blame us for not reminding him, which was not very nice! At Luxor airport, we were expecting My Ayman, but someone else came, which is fine. He was helpful and went to the hotel with us and next morning picked us up from hotel and dropped us at the cruise. We chose Sonesta star goddess for our trip and Ahmed had arranged everything. The guide Mohamed Refaat met us at 3pm. He said was a freelancer, and that he was given to us because he is a close friend of Mr Ayman. We found difficult to understand his English initially and his knowledge was just ok. He spent 20 minutes outside the Karnak temple talking about canals etc and as a result we had to rush at the end. He didn’t offer to take photos, but obliged whenever we asked. He repeated himself a lot and was not very interesting or engaging. We did think of calling the office to change him but didn’t. In Aswan, he said that we should pay for the felucca ride which was included. And then went on to say that we should pay the driver as he is not paid well and that we have to spend a lot during our Abu Simbel trip. On the final day, Mohamed went to our cruise reception and asked the person to give us an envelope and then turned around and told me to give them tips, before he leaves. That was very disrespectful behaviour and we were angry. Then we went to Abu Simbel and throughout the journey, he mostly chatted with the driver or slept. The driver, Kareem, was holding his phone with his left hand and talking while driving on the highway, which we found quite scary. Despite clearly telling Mohamed that we will not take out money using our card and that we will exchange money when we return to Aswan, after our trip finishes, he kept asking us to take money out throughout the day whenever he saw an ATM, very irritating behaviour. It left us with a bad taste. On the positive side, he was always on time, was friendly and did the basics. There were other little negative things like the car didn’t have water or tissue box, though it was sorted after informing Ahmed twice. It would have been good if someone from Gat tour contacted us directly to see if we were ok. We had to keep texting Ahmed for all minor issues, and he was always prompt. The representatives for Aswan airport and then again at Cairo airport were all on time and professional. So overall it was good. Gat tours is recommended but the guide Mohamed is definitely not.
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The best! Highly recommended! 10 out of 10 The best. Seamless from start to finish. Nothing is too much. Excellent communications. We did the Renaissance 5 day river cruise from Luxor to Aswan. 4 of us. We had our own knowledgeable and very solicitous guide who accompanied us throughout the cruise. GAT also met us at the airport and in Luxor to take us to the boat and introduce us to our tour guide. Everything on time, with clear communication. GAT also booked us the Elite sleeper train from Cairo to Luxor. Their cost was was very reasonable and it was a fabulous experience: a wonderful, clean and well designed compartment with excellent service, they even provided slippers! Mr Omar, one of the managers, based in Cairo, was superb in choreographing our entire trip. Thank you GAT
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