8 Days Cairo, Aswan, Abu simbel and Luxor by Sleeper Train

In the morning, a tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in a private air-conditioned car to start your wonderful tour visit as follows...

Giza Pyramids

The Pyramids of Giza are the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still preserved today, and therefore one of the most famous buildings in the world. The three major pyramids of Giza include the Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Mycrinus.

Queen Pyramids

Some other smaller secondary pyramids, where for example the women of the pharaohs were buried, as well as labor villages, temples, and tombs.

Great Sphinx statue in Giza

The Great Sphinx of Giza is the largest Egyptian statue. It was carved from the limestone of the Giza plateau and represents a recumbent lion with a human head and the so-called veil of a name. Originally, the Sphinx was painted red ocher and had a chin beard, but this fell into antiquity.

The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities

Your trip will continue with a visit to the Egyptian Museum, where artifacts from the Pharaonic era are located. The museum displays a rare collection of 5,000 years of art, considered the most valuable collection of Egyptian art in the world.

More than 25,000 artifacts are on display, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamun's treasure, furniture, and jewelry, kept in his tomb for more than 3,500 years before being discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.

lunch

We'll take a break and take the opportunity to eat and recharge. Lunch will be in a restaurant and Egyptian food (drinks not included).

Khan El Khalili Bazaar

After visiting the Egyptian Museum go see the beautiful Khan El Khalili, the famous Cairo main market. It is always crowded with tourists and locals alike. It is the beating heart of the Egyptian capital. Unleash yourself in the different markets where you will actually find everything and buy some nice local handicrafts.

After the tour, we will take you back to the hotel.

After your breakfast, you'll be driven by private A/C car to Cairo International Airport, where you'll catch a domestic flight to Luxor. 

Your tour guide will accompany you once you arrive in Luxor to start your day tour by visiting...

Karnak Temple

Karnak Temple is the largest in the world, and it has ruins dating back to the twenty-first century BC, in addition to many other monuments covering the seventh century AD. In other words, nearly 3,000 years of history in one temple.

Luxor temple

Luxor Temple, built by Amenhotep III and then expanded by Ramses II, is the only temple that includes Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, and Islamic monuments.

After the tour, you will be taken back to your hotel.

After your breakfast, you'll be transferred to the West Bank to explore:

Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings, where wonderful tombs were discovered, those tombs were dug in the rocks of the desert, richly decorated and full of treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, you will visit 3 tombs

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

Continue the tour to visit the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, this magnificent temple dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut, the only female pharaoh rises from the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the limestone cliffs that surround it.

Statue of Memnon

The Colossi of Memnon are two colossal stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and the reason behind their construction was to protect the funerary temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep III.

Later you will be transferred to Aswan from Luxor by a private air-conditioned vehicle.

Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Aswan.

After your breakfast, your guide will accompany you to visit:

Aswan High Dam

The Aswan Dam is a massive construction dating back to the 20th century, completed in 1970 and built to save Egypt from the annual floods caused by the Nile, the longest river in the world.

Unfinished obelisk

Our next stop will be the unfinished obelisk, located in the red granite quarry that was exploited during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut. This obelisk was designed to be the largest in ancient Egypt, with a height of 42 meters and a weight of 1,200 tons.

Philae Temple

You will go to the island of Philae, between the old and new Aswan Dam, where the beautiful Temple of Philae is located. This temple is dedicated to the goddess Isis and is one of the four places where the myth of Isis, Osiris, and Horus revolves.

After you have finished your visit, our Egyptologist tour guide will take you to your hotel in Aswan.

Overnight in Aswan

Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan to Abu Simbel, around 5:00 AM. Start early to get to the temples first thing in the morning and avoid the stifling afternoon heat. On the way, you can enjoy something unique, like a sunrise in the desert.

After about 3 hours of traveling, we will arrive at Abu Simbel...

Abu Simbel Temples

Abu Simbel is the famous complex of two temples carved in the rock, one dedicated to Ramses II and the other to Nefertari, his first wife, and his favorite. The construction took about 20 years and was built during the reign of Ramses II. The temples are in an excellent state of preservation, as they were buried under the sand until the 19th century.

The most remarkable thing about this temple is its location on a solid rock on the banks of the Nile, between the first and second waterfalls. Impressive as Abu Simbel, perhaps he would not have been famous had it not been for his move to the Aswan Dam Building.

Our guided tour will take two hours, enough time to discover every corner of both temples and learn all their stories and tales, such as why they were kept in a pristine condition, how they moved from place to place, and what Egypt did in return for it. International aid.

After enjoying this tour, you will return to Aswan Train Station to return to Cairo.

Overnight on a sleeper train to Cairo.

You will have your breakfast on the train. When you arrive at the train station, our representative and driver are waiting for you. They will pick you up in a private, air-conditioned car to take you to your hotel in Cairo...

Open day in Cairo.

Please note if you wish to add any excursions upon arrival in Cairo.

Check out our Cairo Day Tours featuring a variety of activities in Cairo.

After breakfast, our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you through the final check-out.