Name: 18 Day Cairo & Alexandria & Luxor & Aswan & Abu Simbel and Hurghada
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Discover Egypt: An 18-Day Adventure Exploring Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel, and Hurghada

Embark on an unforgettable 18-day journey through Egypt, a land steeped in history, culture, and breathtaking landscapes. From the bustling streets of Cairo to the serene beaches of Hurghada, this comprehensive itinerary covers Egypt’s most iconic destinations: Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel, and Hurghada. Whether you’re a history enthusiast, adventure seeker, or leisure traveler, this trip promises an enriching experience filled with archaeological wonders, vibrant markets, and stunning natural beauty.

Day 1-3: Cairo – The Heart of Ancient and Modern Egypt

Begin your Egyptian adventure in Cairo, a city that effortlessly blends ancient history with modern vibrancy. Explore the legendary Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, marveling at these world wonders that have stood the test of time. Visit the Egyptian Museum, home to an extensive collection of artifacts, including Tutankhamun’s treasures.

Wander through the bustling Khan El Khalili Bazaar, where you can shop for authentic souvenirs and sample traditional Egyptian cuisine. Don’t miss a visit to Coptic Cairo and the Islamic Cairo district, both offering rich historical sites and stunning architecture.

Day 4-5: Alexandria – Egypt’s Mediterranean Gem

Travel northwest to Alexandria, Egypt’s second-largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Known for its ancient history and modern charm, Alexandria offers a unique blend of cultural influences. Explore the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a modern architectural marvel and a hub of knowledge.

Visit Qaitbay Citadel, a historic fortress overlooking the sea, and stroll along the Corniche to enjoy scenic views. Discover the Roman Amphitheatre and Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, showcasing Egypt’s diverse archaeological heritage. Savor fresh seafood at seaside restaurants and soak in the Mediterranean atmosphere.

Day 6-9: Luxor – The World’s Greatest Open-Air Museum

Journey south to Luxor, often called the world’s greatest open-air museum. Spend several days exploring its vast archaeological sites. Visit the Valley of the Kings, where pharaohs like Tutankhamun were laid to rest. Tour the Temple of Karnak and the Luxor Temple, magnificent monuments illuminated beautifully at night.

Take a hot air balloon ride over the Nile and ancient temples for a breathtaking perspective. Luxor’s rich history provides endless opportunities for discovery, photography, and cultural immersion.

Day 10-12: Aswan – The Nile’s Tranquil Gem

Continue your journey to Aswan, a serene city famed for its natural beauty and historic significance. Cruise along the Nile on a traditional felucca boat, enjoying views of lush riverbanks and desert landscapes. Visit the Aswan High Dam, a modern engineering marvel that transformed Egypt’s economy.

Explore the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, and enjoy a scenic ride to the Nubian Village to learn about Nubian culture and crafts. Aswan offers a peaceful retreat with stunning vistas and fascinating history.

Day 13-14: Abu Simbel – Marvel of Ancient Engineering

Take a day trip to Abu Simbel, home to the awe-inspiring rock-hewn temples built by Ramses II. These UNESCO World Heritage Sites are renowned for their colossal statues and intricate carvings. The temples were relocated in the 1960s to save them from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam, showcasing impressive ancient engineering.

Witness the sunrise over Abu Simbel for a truly magical experience. This site is a must-visit for history buffs and photography enthusiasts alike.

Day 15-18: Hurghada – Relaxation on the Red Sea

Conclude your Egyptian adventure with a relaxing stay in Hurghada, a vibrant Red Sea resort town. Known for its clear waters, coral reefs, and sandy beaches, Hurghada is perfect for water activities such as snorkeling, diving, and swimming.

Enjoy leisure days exploring the vibrant marine life, taking boat trips to nearby islands, or simply unwinding on the beach. The town also offers lively nightlife, delicious seafood, and opportunities for desert safaris.

Why Choose This 18-Day Egypt Tour?

This comprehensive 18-day itinerary offers a perfect blend of history, culture, adventure, and relaxation. Traveling through Egypt’s diverse landscapes and historic sites provides a deeper understanding of its ancient civilization and vibrant modern culture. Whether exploring the grandeur of the pyramids, cruising the Nile, or unwinding on Red Sea beaches, this journey promises an enriching experience that captures the essence of Egypt.

Plan Your Dream Egyptian Vacation Today

Experience the magic of Egypt with this well-curated 18-day tour. Book now to explore iconic landmarks, discover hidden gems, and create unforgettable memories in one of the world’s most fascinating destinations. Don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure—your Egyptian odyssey awaits!

Overview

Embark on a mesmerizing journey through the wonders of ancient Egypt with our exclusive tour package that will take you to the heart of Egypt’s most iconic landmarks: the Giza Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum, and Luxor.

Giza Pyramids: Your adventure begins with a visit to the legendary Giza Pyramids, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Marvel at the awe-inspiring architecture of the Great Pyramid of Giza, feel the mystique of the Sphinx, and explore the fascinating history of these monumental structures that have stood the test of time for over 4,500 years.

Egyptian Museum: Next, delve into the treasures of ancient Egypt at the renowned Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Egyptian civilization as you wander through halls adorned with artifacts, mummies, and relics dating back thousands of years. Witness the splendor of Tutankhamun’s golden mask and countless other priceless antiquities that offer a glimpse into the past glory of this extraordinary civilization.

Luxor: In Luxor, the ancient city of Thebes, you’ll uncover even more wonders of Egypt’s past. Explore the sprawling Karnak Temple complex, an architectural marvel dedicated to the gods, and wander through the grandeur of the Luxor Temple, illuminated by the golden hues of the setting sun. Sail along the timeless Nile River aboard a traditional felucca and witness the breathtaking beauty of Luxor’s West Bank, home to the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut.

Experience Egypt Like Never Before: Throughout your journey, you’ll be accompanied by knowledgeable guides who will regale you with fascinating tales and insights into Egypt’s illustrious history. From the majestic pyramids to the bustling streets of Cairo and the tranquil banks of the Nile, every moment of your Egyptian adventure promises to be unforgettable.

Transfer to Hurghada and enjoy two days of leisure; swim in the Red Sea, go diving or snorkeling, or simply kick back and relax at your resort.

Highlights

Includes

Excludes

Giza Plateau
9 Pyramids
Sphinx
Valley temple
Egyptian Museum
Qaitbay Citadel
Catacombs, Pompay’s Pillar
Alexandria Library
Karnak & Luxor Temples
Valley of the kings
Hatshepsut Temple
Colossi of Memnon
Hurghada

Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports.
Assistance of our guest relations during your stay
All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Domestic Flight Tickets (Cairo / Aswan & Hurghada –Cairo)
Accommodation in Cairo for 7 nights including bed and breakfast.
Accommodation in Alexandia for 2 nights including bed and breakfast.
Accommodation in Luxor for 2 nights including bed and breakfast.
Accommodation in Aswan for 2 nights including bed and breakfast.
Accommodation in أHurghada for4 nights including All inclusive
All sightseeing tours are strictly private tours.
Private speaking guide
Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.
Meals as indicated in the above itinerary.
Bottled water during the trips
Portage when needed.
All service charges and taxes

International Airfare & visa
Any optional tours
Personal expenses and beverages
Tipping

Itinerary

Day 1:Welcome to Egypt

Welcome to Egypt. Our airport transfer team is available 24/7. As soon as you get out of the exit gate of the Terminal, you will find Ancient Egypt Tours representative, holding a sign, waiting to meet and greet you. He will escort you to your private A/C vehicle. You will be transferred to the hotel and the reception manager will assist you in check-in procedures as smooth as possible. Ancient Egypt Tours agent will contact you to agree on a meeting time with you

Transfer from/to the airport is included in your tour package
Check-in in all hotels is at 14:00
Check-out is at 12:00

In case you arrive early then check-in limit you can enjoy waiting in the hotel until check-in time or you can ask your operator to book you a pre-tour extra night and get checked in immediately

Optional Tour:

2-hour open buffet dinner Nile cruise including a belly dancer, local band and skirt rotation performer if your tour starts in Cairo

Sound and Light show if available

Overnight in Cairo

Day 2: Giza Pyramids & Egyptian Museum

Enjoy your Cairo Day Tour. Our Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to enjoy a day tour in the amazing city Cairo and Giza. Start your tour by a visit to The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates from the time of Chephren; the tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple.

Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant in Cairo.

Then we will move on to relish a trip to the Egyptian Museum which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, gold, and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in 1920 when his tomb was excavated. In the evening you will be driven to Back to hotel

Overnight in Cairo

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3:Saqqara - Memphis - Dahshur

After Breakfast, Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel, to enjoy an excursion to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the world’s oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty (around 2630 BC) for King Djoser, the museum of Imhotep, the tomb of a high official, the pyramid of king Titi, the pyramid of king Unas.

Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant in Giza.

After that transfer to Memphis, which was founded by King Menes, and was the capital of Old Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years the first capital of Egypt, the city reached a peak of prestige under the 6th dynasty as a center for the worship of Ptah, the god of creation and artworks. The alabaster sphinx that guards the Temple of Ptah serves as a memorial of the city’s former power and prestige. The Memphis triad, consisting of the creator god Ptah, his consort Sekhmet, and their son Nefertem, formed the main focus of worship in the city. Memphis declined briefly after the 18th dynasty with the rise of Thebes and the New Kingdom and was revived under the Persians before falling firmly into second place following the foundation of Alexandria and see the Statue of Ramses-ii-16 meters high, the alabaster sphinx. Pyramids of Dahshur

You will continue to explore Then transfer to the south and visit the Red Pyramid and Bent pyramid at Dahshur, Dahshuris a famous royal Necropoils in Egypt holds many famous Pyramids includes the red and bent Pyramids of king Snefru. The site is about 40 km from Cairo, the city. Then proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant. you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Overnight in Cairo

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4:Old Cairo - Citadel of Salah El-Din - Khan El Khalili Bazaar

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be escorted by your private guide to visit to Coptic Cairo to visit Babylon Fortress and the Hanging Church, Church of St. Barbara, Church of St. Sergius and Ben Ezra synagogue.

Enrich you tour with a visit to Amr Ibn El-Aas Mosque which is the very first mosque built in Egypt.

Before extending your trip, you will be served with a warm delightful lunch meal at a high-quality restaurant.

After lunch, you will move on to visit the Citadel of Salah El-Din, where you will see the view of all Cairo, as you will visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which is considered the largest to be built in the beginning of the 19th century the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Egypt over 45 years & it is built in Baruk style.

If there is enough time, you will take a walk in Khan El Khalili Bazaar, the most Historically famous and oldest Market in the Middle East.

Later, you will be transferred to hotel.

Overnight in Cairo

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 5:El-Alamein - Alexandria

Breakfast at your hotel and check out, and then you will meet your tour guide to start your day tour Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo. We will Arrival El-Alamein then Start your day tour with El-Alamein War Museum and the War Cemetery that known as The Commonwealth Cemetery that Contains the Graves Of Soldiers from different Countries Whom Killed during the War El-Alamein Was One Of The Most Important Spots In The Second World War, So In this trip you will able to know more about the second World War and all historical events by our expert tour guide After You Finish we start driving back to your hotel in Alexandria

Overnight in Alexandria

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 6:Alexandria Sightseeing

Enjoy your Alexandria Day Tour. Our Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to enjoy a day tour in the amazing city Alexandria. First visit Pompay’s Pillar. It was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century. Originally from the temple of the Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Caesarean. Then you drive to visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock. Lunch at local restaurant in Alexandria.

Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant in Alexandria.

then we proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (Light House) of Alexandria then to Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Finally, you will drive back to Cairo.

Overnight in Alexandria

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 7:Roman theatre - National Museum - Alexandria library

Ancient Egypt Tours representative pick you up from your hotel in Alexandria, start one of our Alexandria hotel. transferred to discover The Roman theatre we see today at Alexandria city is a typical form Roman theatres, consisting of audience section made of marble, granite columns, five compartments and based on thick limestone walls. The theatre used to host huge ceremonies and events with a capacity of 600 spectators. The audience section consisted of 13 rows made of white marble and the supported columns were made of granite exported from Aswan city south Egypt. The five compartments on the top of the audience section probably were used to host some royals or public figures during performances and was covered by ceilings in the shape of domes supported by granite columns to protect the audience from the sun and rain. In the 6th century A.D, an earthquake hit Alexandria and destroyed most of these structures leaving only some ruins that still stands until today, reflecting the beautiful and magnificent architectural skills that Romans had.

Then you drive to visit the Alexandria National Museum, considered one of Egypt’s finest museum, the Alexandria National Museum is located in a restored palace and contains about 1,800 artifacts that narrate the history of Alexandria throughout the ages, including the Pharaonic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic eras. Then you drive along the Cornish to see the whole city passing over bridge of Stanley landmark of modern Alexandria.

Then, moved to Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Alexandria library, which presented knowledge for over 600 years until it was burned in the third century. It had a religious purpose for once. It was mainly designed as a temple that held many rare manuscripts. The new library of Alexandria renovation was in 2002 coasted about 200 million $, designed by a Norwegian architect. back to hotel in cairo.

Overnight in Cairo

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 8:Aswan Sightseeing

Tour by taking a domestic flight to Aswan. Upon arrival at Aswan, you will be met by our representative, then have a blissful day tour. start visit to the High Dam, an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting Egypt from annual floods from the Nile. Then proceed to visit the Unfinished Obelisk which shows the techniques used by the ancient Egyptians to cut obelisks. Most probably this obelisk belongs to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rulers of the 18th Dynasty and the royal wife of king Tuthmosis II. This queen was the owner of her Temple in the eastern bank of Luxor. Also, there is an opinion said that it belongs to Queen Nefertiti. Move on to visit the majestic Philae Temple which was built on the honor of Goddess Isis the chief deity of the island. , Later, you’ll head to the hotel in Aswan.

Overnight in Aswan

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 9:Abu Simbel Temples

Enjoy your Abu Simbel Day Trip from Aswan. Our Ancient Egypt Tours Representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan by a PRIVATE air-conditioned vehicle. It is about 03 hours and half, one way driving from Aswan to Abu Simbel. You will enjoy Abu Simbel area with its main attraction “the great sun temple of Ramses II” and the temple of queen Nefertari. Both temples were discovered in 1813 it was almost completely covered with sand. Then both temples were moved in 1960 by the help of Egyptian government and UNESCO to avoid the rising water of the Nile. Ramses II built the temple mostly to honour himself as inside there is a mural depicting his famous victory at Kadesh battle where his army defeated his enemies. On the north of Ramses temple, the Nefertari Temple which was built by Ramses II to his favorite wife Queen Nefertari among other 200 wives and concubines.

you will be served with a warm delightful lunch meal at a high-quality restaurant. back to Hotel in Aswan.

Overnight in Aswan

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 10:Luxor - West Bank

After breakfast, Our Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Luxor by air-conditioned modern vehicle to visit with your Egyptologist tour guide, starting with a visiting the West Bank of the river Nile to visit the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), and then you will visit the Valley of the Kings, where lies the most magnificent tombs. Those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, you will visit 3 tombs.

Proceed to have your lunch at a local restaurant in Luxor.

Later on, you will visit Queen Hatshepsut’s Temple at Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of elevated terraces. Then you will have the chance to enjoy some Free time at leisure in Luxor for shopping in the evening, you. Back to Hotel in Luxor.

Overnight in Luxor

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 11:Luxor - East bank

After breakfast, Our Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Luxor by air-conditioned modern vehicle to visit with your Egyptologist tour guide, discover the ancient sites. First, the famous Karnak Temple the largest place of worship that was ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means “the most sacred of places.” The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built more than two thousand years ago by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars.

Proceed to have your lunch at a local restaurant in Luxor.

Then move to Luxor Temple. It was built by Amenhotep III in 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and it was completed by Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty. King Ramses II was the most famous king in the 19th Dynasty. He ruled Egypt for about 67 years. It was dedicated to the great god Amun-Ra, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu together representing the Theban triad. Enjoy visiting the Obelisk of Ramses II in front of the 1st Pylon. Hotel in Luxor.

Overnight in Luxor

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 12:Transfer to Hurghada

After you enjoy breakfast, you will check out of your hotel and travel via air-conditioned vehicle to the resort area of Hurghada, where you will check into your hotel. You will the rest of the day free and will will stay in Hurghada overnight.

Overnight in Hurghada