discover Luxor & giza

Day 1 – 7:30am pick up and drive to Giza plateau. Tour of the pyramids/sphinx. Ride camels or horses around the pyramid complex. Make our way to the Saqqara complex, the first pyramid built in Egypt. Tour Saqqara and explore the mystery of Serapeum, dedicated to the worship of the Greco-Egyptian god Serapis (Sarapis). Return home at 4pm.

Day 2 – 9:00am a guide and van for over day tour visiting old Cairo (Islamic + Coptic) civilization Museum. After lunch,we will visit the Salahdin citadel .
4:00 pm pack to hotel
8:00 pm dinner cruise on the Nile River. 2-hour ride on the Nile with views of downtown Cairo. Belly Dancers and food are expected.
Day 3 – 8:00am pick up by private van and Egyptian Egyptologist Guide (all languages), to visit Old Egyptian Museum  and the Grand Egyptian Museum.
5:00 pm driving pack to hotel.

7:00pm – transfer to Cairo railway station. Overnight train to Luxor.

Day 4 – 8-9 am – Arrive in Luxor. Meet and assist at Luxor railway station and transfer to the West Bank. We will visit the Valley of Kings and Queens, Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, and Colossi of Memnon.
2:00pm – Lunch, and back to hotel to spend the night.

Day 5 – 8:00am pick up by guide and van to visit East Bank Luxor + Karnak temples . Over night Lux .

7:00pm – Transfer to Luxor railway station to go to Aswan (3 hours).

11:00pm – Arrive in Aswan. Meet/assist at Aswan railway station and transfer to hotel.

Day 6 – 8:00am – pick up by van and Egyptologist to visit high dam and the unfinished obelisk.

Noon – Lunch Break

2-4pm – Take a boat to Phillea Islands.

4:30m – Back to hotel

7pm – Pick up and transfer to Aswan Railway station. Overnight train back to Cairo. 

Day 7 – 8:00am Arrive in Cairo for departure day. Optional drop-off at Khan El-Khalili and pick up without a guide.