Itinerary
Start and end in Cairo! With the Active tour 5 Days: Cairo & Alexandria and
Luxor by Flight, you have a 5 days tour package taking you through Cairo, Egypt
and 4 other destinations in Egypt. 5 Days: Cairo & Alexandria and Luxor
includes accommodation in a hotel as well as flights, an expert guide, meals,
transport and more.
Introduction
Spend your holiday in Cairo with Alexandria and Luxor in 5 Days and visit
Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, and Luxor's impressive
sightseeing.
Day 1 Arrival & Cairo Tour
Arrive to Cairo airport then Full Day Tour to visit the Egyptian Antiquities Museum
Next, visit the Citadel of Saladin, Next visit the Old City is known as the Coptic Cairo.
It is one of the most important places visited by the Holy Family. also can visit and
enter the Church of Abu-Sergei and St. Barbara, the Hanging Church, and the
ancient Jewish synagogue – Ben Ezra synagogue. And (if there's enough time) visit
the famous market in all of Egypt Khan el Khalili The countless at the end of the Tour
you will be transferred back to your Hotel.
Day 2 Giza Pyramids, Memphis, and Sakkara Day Trip
Your Tour guide will be waiting for you in the lobby of your hotel. Start your
tour to The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus, then proceed to
visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of Chephren, visit the
Valley Temple of the pyramids & many outstanding photos stops.
Then Move to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser in Sakkara home of Egypt’s
oldest pyramid. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser. Then Proceed
to Memphis the ancient capital of Egypt, Watch the high Statue of Ramses II
and the Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis after the tour you have a Lunch in a
good restaurant in the area of pyramids, then a comfort back to your hotel in
Cairo.
Day 3 Alexandria Sightseeing
After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, then drive to
Alexandria by A/C car, the second largest city in Egypt. Visit Pompey's Pillar.
Then you drive to visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery
consisting of three levels cut in the rock. Lunch at a local restaurant in
Alexandria Then you drive along the Cornish to see the whole city passing
over the bridge of Stanly landmark of modern Alexandria
and then we proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of
the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria. Then you drive to visit the
best sites in Alexandria Start with the NEW library of Alexandria the biggest
library in the world now with 8 million books, the Site of the lighthouse one of
the seven wonders of the ancient world Finally you will drive back to your
hotel in Cairo.
Overnight in Cairo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4 Luxor & Dendera
After Breakfast You will be transferred to the domestic airport to take
your flight to Luxor, we will check in at our hotel, and freshen up for our day
ahead. Our first stop is Dendera, located 60km north of Luxor, gradually built
over thousands of years. Covering 40,000 square meters, it is one of Egypt’s
best-preserved complexes of temples, chapels, and shrines. Dendera’s
crowning glory is the 2000-year-old Temple of Hathor, an exquisite
masterpiece with a beautifully decorated ceiling, adorned with astronomical
representations. We return to Luxor. The rest of the day is free for you to
spend at leisure. Relax by the pool or perhaps explore Luxor at your own
pace.
Day 5 Luxor Sightseeing
After Breakfast Our Tour Guide will meet you then your adventure begins on
the East Bank and visits the Karnak Temple, the largest place of worship ever
built. In ancient Egypt. Then move to Luxor Temple. It was built by
Amunhotep III in 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and it was completed by
Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty. Lunch During the Tour in a fine local
restaurant. You will continue to explore then transfer to West Bank and start
visiting the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahary,
Queen Hatshepsut was the first great woman in recorded history: the
forerunner of such figures as Cleopatra, Catherine the Great, and Elizabeth I.
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut is the focal point of the Deir el-Bahri
complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile.
Then visit to the Valley of the Kings was created and used from
approximately 1539 BC to 1075 BC. It contains some 60 tombs, starting with
Thutmose I and ending with Ramses X or XI. The official name of the site was
The Great and Majestic Necropolis of the Millions of Years of the Pharaoh.
and you will visit 3 tombs. Proceed to the two colossal statues of Amenhotep
III; Colossi of Memnon are the two massive stone statues of Pharaoh
Amenhotep III. For 3,400 years they have sat in the Theban necropolis,
across the River Nile from the city of Luxor. The original function of the
Colossi was to stand guard at the entrance to Amenhotep’s memorial temple
or mortuary temple. And that’s our Final Departure and we will transfer you to
Cairo International Airport for departure. Final Departure.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch