Explore Cairo, El Menya, Sohag, Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simble

Arrive Cairo via … from … arrives at … – GAT Tours representative your best friend in the coming few days will be waiting for you inside the arrival hall at Cairo airport holding a sign in hand with your names and will help you through the immigration and customs then you will be transferred to start your tour. During your transfer, your tour manager will provide you very helpful information that you will need during your trip in Egypt and you will have the chance to ask him any questions – Check in your Hotel – Overnight in Cairo

Breakfast at hotel – 08.00am start to Join your Egyptologist Tour Guide and Enjoy your first day tour to visit Giza Plateau to explore the world famous Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, Mycrenos & Sphinx –Entry to the Pyramids Of Cheops for One Houre – After the Pyramids tour stop for Lunch at local restaurant – Afternoon free time to rest – After the tour back to your hotel in Cairo – Evening free (Alternative Optional Sound & Light show at the Pyramids Of Giza and Sphinx can be offered upon request) – Overnight in Cairo (Breakfast – Lunch)

Breakfast at hotel – 08.00am Join your Egyptologist Tour Guide and Enjoy the first day tour to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser at Saqqara & Pyramid Of King Titi where you can see the exclusive pyramids texts inside the Pyramid – You will see also very nice Tombs related back to the Old Kingdome, You will enter tomb of Ti and Mereruka – The Serabium necropolis which was the burial place of Apis bulls – Also you will see Imhotep Museum – After Saqqara stop by one of the villages in the area and enjoy Lunch at local restaurant – Evening enjoy Cairo by night tour including special Sufi dance show at Wekalet El Ghuri with 2 hours show to enjoy Egyptian folkloric music and sufi dance – After the show – back to your Hotel in Cairo – Overnight in Cairo (Breakfast – Lunch)

Check out after breakfast. Pick up from your hotel at 6.00am by our Egyptologist Tour Guide – Today we will leave the capital of Egypt and start our journey to the South of Egypt, where the most unique collection of our ancient monuments are waiting for your visit. We will drive by private air-conditioned vehicle towards the city of El Minya, nicknamed as the jewel of Upper Egypt due to the marvelous views of the River Nile and the diversity of monuments situated in that city.
We will start our tour and exploring Tell El Amarna, established by King Akhenaten at the end of the 13th century BC. The new capital was largely destroyed as the supporters of the cult of the god Amun never admitted that the worship of the new god, Aten, the god of the sun, is rightful. However, today the ruins of the city stretch over a surface area that is more than 12 kilometers – you will see the remaining temple of Aten, Nefertiti’s Northern Palace, the northern tombs (among which Ahmose tomb, Huya tomb and Mery-Re I tomb) and the Southern Tombs (among which, tomb of Ay and tomb of Mahu.

Reach El Minya and proceed to your hotel for check in, rest and refresh. At night, free at leisure on your own in order to explore the city of El Minya – Dinner at hotel – Overnight in El Minya (Breakfast – Dinner)

Breakfast at Hotel – Our first visit of the day will be to the Tombs of Beni Hassan, an ancient necropolis that includes many rock-cut tombs that date to the first intermediate period and the Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt. you will see the tombs, including the ones of Bakhet III, Khnumhotep, Khety and Amenemhat. – We will proceed to visit the impressive site of Tuna El Gabal, the famous Boundary Stelae of Akhenaten, that shows himself and his wife worshipping Aten, and a couple of interesting ancient tombs and explore the ruins of the ancient Hermopolis including the tomb of Petosiris, Ibis catacombs, Isadora tomb.
Our next visit of the day will be to the ancient city of El Ashmonien, that was an important center in ancient Egyptian times, during the Roman Period and the Christian era afterwards as well with many interesting remaining monuments. the ruins of the Christian basilica and the sandstone baboons of Amenhotep III). After this interesting tour – back to El Menya – Dinner at Hotel – Evening free time to explore the beautiful city of El Menya – Overnight in El Menya (Breakfast – Dinner)

Energizing breakfast at your hotel before starting our travel towards the City of Sohag the proceed to Abydos and explore the significant site of Abydos, one of the oldest towns of ancient Egypt that hosts a number of tombs, temples, and other ruins today explore the great temple of King Seti I in Abydos – Abydos was one of the most sacred cities of ancient Egypt. Maybe this is why tourists who visit Egypt until today are keen to explore the wonders of this Pharaonic religious hub.
Although Abydos was a huge vast city with many tombs, temples, and lakes, all what we can view today include the Temple of Seti I that is truly remarkable. The temple was built in the period between 1294 and 1279 BC and it was one of the most intact ancient historical sites in Egypt.
The Temple of Seti I in Abydos, constructed out of white limestone, has some of the most notable bas relief that date back to the ruling period of the New Kingdom with some of them having their original colors preserved. – The Temple of Ramses II in Abydos is remarkable for its hieroglyphic inscriptions. It starts with a hypostyle hall from which the guests who visit the temple enter inside the temple.
The most important sections of the Temple of Ramses II in Abydos include the scenes located in the second hypostyle hall of the temple that show the king Seti I with the gods Osiris and Horus – Also you will have the chance to visit the Osirion sacred place – After youu interesting tour – drive to your hotel in Abydos Check in – Dinner at Hotel and Overnight (Breakfast – Dinner)

Breakfast will be served at your hotel – Start your trip to Luxor – En-route you will Stop at the city of Denderah, where we will visit the Temple of Dendera, one of the best preserved and marvelous example of the Greco Roman architecture in Egypt. The temple dedicated to the goddess Hathour is quite remarkable Continue your trip to Luxor – Arrive Luxor – Meet & Assist – transfer to your Hotel – Check in your Hotel in Luxor – Evening You can walk around your hotel or go to the Tourist Market in Luxor in order to buy some local (hand-made) gifts to your family members, relatives and friends also visit some Shops of Alabaster and Cotton. – Dinner at your Hotel and Overnight in Luxor (Breakfast – Dinner)

Breakfast meal will be served at your hotel – Morning Free at leisure – Alternative (Optional tour to visit Madinet Habu temple of Ramses III – Tombs of Nobles & Deir El Madinah – Ramasseum temple can be offered upon request)
Afternoon is devoted to discovering the richness of the Luxor River; the visit of the temple of Karnak, where each Pharaoh rendered homage by bringing a stone to build the temple. No other sacred edifice ever designed included as perfect illustrations as this temple: The temple of Amon Râ was an enormous permanent construction site for over 2,000 years. Then the visit of the temple of Luxor, one of the most majestic Pharaoh temples and one of the most picturesque because of it’s suspended mosaïcs – Evening time is yours to explore the amazing city of Luxor by night. Back to your Hotel & Enjoy Dinner – Overnight in Luxor (Breakfast – Dinner)

Breakfast on board – (Morning Optional Hot Air Balloon over Valley of the Kings in Luxor can be offered upon request) Morning Cross the West Bank – visit to Thebes Necropolis – The Valley of The Kings the richest and most fascinating ancient tombs in Egypt. This was the burial site of the kings from the New Kingdom. The visit including entry to 3 royal tombs in the area – then proceed to visit El Dear El Bahri temple of queen Hatshepsut constructed during the reign of the 18th dynasty by Queen Hatshepsut, one of the greatest rulers of Egypt. The Temple is featured with its many terraces, the statues of the Queen with a beard, and its magnificent location carved out of one of the great mountains of Thebes – Colossi of Mammon these two huge statues are the only remaining items of the great funerary temple of Amenhotep III constructed in 1350 BC and became a landmark of Luxor afterwars – Then the visit of the temple of Luxor, one of the most majestic Pharaoh temples and one of the most picturesque because of it’s suspended mosaïcs. Finally, back to your Hotel in Luxor – Dinner at Hotel – Overnight in Luxor (Breakfast – Dinner)

Energizing breakfast at your hotel before starting our travel towards the City of Aswan – Today you will drive to Aswan – En-route you will discover the finest preserved ancient Egyptian temple in the land of the Nile, The Temple of Horus in Edfu which is consider One of the best examples of Greaco Roman temples in Egypt and the most well preserved temple and the only one we know it has been completed built from Sandstone blocks related back to the Ptolemaic period in Egypt, it was constructed by the Ptolemies in the 3rd century BC for the worship of Horus – then continue to Kom Ombo – Enjoy your amazing tour to visit the Kom Ombo temple established in the Ptolemaic period and completed in the Roman era, the temple is dedicated to two gods, the local crocodile, Sobek, and the famous eagle god, Haroeris. This was why the temple was divided into two sections; one for each god. – After exploring the temple back to your Nile Cruise and continue sailing towards Edfu After the tour then you will be continue driving to Aswan – Arrive Aswan – Check in your Hotel – Rest & Refresh – Before Sunset we will take you by Felucca ride around the Islands and then to the Nubian Village where you can see the Houses of the local Nubian people living on the Islands in Aswan also you will have a special Dinner at one of the houses and try the local Egyptian food and learn about the traditions for the Nubian people – Later we will transfer you back to your Hotel Movenpick Aswan and Overnight (Breakfast – Dinner)

Early Breakfast then we will be ready to drive by our A/C vehicle towards Abu Simbel, located to the south of Aswan, near Nubia. Upon arrival, we will proceed to visit the Abu Simbel Temples, simply the greatest achievement of ancient Egypt. Constructed by Ramses II, the two temples are cut out of rocks and buried under the sand for centuries before being discovered in the 19th century. The temples were actually relocated after the building of the High Dam by a UNESCO project. After a memorable tour of the temple of Abu Simbel, we will drive back to Aswan – Rest & Refresh – Evening enjoy visit of beautiful temple of Philae Or Sound & Light show at the Philae temple dedicated to Goddesses Isis and Hathour and is consider one of the most famous temples in Egypt for centuries for its hertiage now lies submerged beneath the waters of Lake Nasser to the south of Aswan can be offered upon request – then back to your Hotel – Dinner at your hotel in Aswan and Overnight in Aswan (Breakfast – Dinner)

Breakfast at hotel – transfer to Aswan Airport for departure to Cairo – Arrive Cairo – Meet & Assist and connect your flight for final departure and farewell (Breakfast)