Footsteps of the Pharaohs Tour
9 day tour from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan
Tour Highlights
Package Details
Discover Pyramids, Sphinx and Temples built by the Pharaohs, take a cruise along the Nile and visit the Valley of the Kings. This 9-day tour from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan includes Travel Director, Air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi, 5 nights hotel accommodation, 3 nights luxury Nile Cruise, 8 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 5 dinners.
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What's Included?
- 5 nights accommodation in cherry-picked hotels
- 3 night luxury Nile Cruise
- 8 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 5 dinners
- An expert Travel Director and professional driver
- Audio headsets to enhance your sightseeing experiences
- Luxury air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi
- Sightseeing tours
- Internal flights
Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive Cairo (2 nights)
Hotel: Cairo Pyramids
- Arrive in your own time and settle into your hotel
- Free time to explore Cairo
Day 2 Cairo sightseeing
Hotel: Cairo Pyramids / Meals: Breakfast
- Guided tour of the Egyptian Museum to see the treasures of Tutankhamun
- Visit to the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
Optional Experience: Dinner, Belly Dancing and Nile Cruise
Day 3 Cairo – Aswan – Nile Cruise (3 Nights)
Hotel: Nile Cruise / Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Morning flight to Aswan
- Visit the High Dam and the Temple of Isis in Philae
- Board your cruise before lunch
- Afternoon trip on the Nile on a traditional felucca
Optional Experience: Philae Temple Sound and Light Performance
Day 4 Nile cruise: Aswan – Kom-Ombo – Edfu
Hotel: Nile Cruise / Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Visit Kom-Ombo Temple where two gods of Horus the Elder and Sobek are worshipped
- Cruise overnight to Edfu, once home to the falcon god of Horus.
Optional Experience: Abu Simbel Adventure
Day 5 Nile cruise: Edfu – Luxor
Hotel: Nile Cruise / Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Cruise to Luxor
- Visit the Luxor Museum to see an astounding collection of archaeological wonders
Optional Experience: Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temple
Day 6 Disembark – Luxor – Valley of the Kings – Hurghada (2 nights)
Hurghada Hotel: Pharaoh Azur Resort / Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
- Visit the Valley of the Kings to explore the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the seated Memnon Colossi
- Stop at Karnak, an impressive place of pilgrimage dedicated to the gods of Amun, Mut and Khonsu
- Enjoy dinner with your travel companions at your hotel.
Day 7 Hurghada free day
Hotel: Pharaoh Azur Resort / Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
- Relax at your resort by the Red Sea or take a snorkelling tour
- Dinner tonight is at your hotel
Day 8 Hurghada – Cairo (1 night)
Cairo Hotel: Radisson Blu Heliopolis / Meals: Breakfast
- Free time this morning for a leisurely breakfast before your transfer to Cairo.
- Evening free in Cairo
Day 9 Depart Cairo
Meals: Breakfast
- Transfer to Cairo airport for your return flight home or book an extra night and take an optional excursion
Optional Experience: Full Day Alexandria (Extra post trip nights in Cairo required)