Overland
21 Days / 20 Nights
5 Nights Cairo / 1 Night Seat Train / 1 Night Aswan
2 Nights Luxor /
4 Nights Nile Cruise (Aswan & Luxor)
5 Nights Hurghada / 2 Nights Safari

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Day 1:
- Arrive at
Cairo Airport: Meet, assist through passport control
formalities, luggage identification & transfer to your hotel.
Day 2:
Breakfast, Then drive to the three
famous Pyramids of Giza, erected by Cheops, Chephren and
Mycerinus, guarded by the mysterious Sphinx, which is a mythical
statue with a body of a lion and a human head. The three
Pyramids and the Sphinx are one of the Seven Wonders of the
World and the most important tourist site in Egypt. (Camel ride
at the Pyramids can be arranged during the visit upon your
request). back to your hotel in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 3: Breakfast, Free day. (Optional) Departure from hotel to start your full day tour visiting Sakkara, See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). Then the cemetery for Memphis, used continuously for 3,000 years, See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). Transfers to the train station for your overnight train to Aswan, Over night in SeatTrain .
Day 4:
Breakfast can be
individually requested on train for about 3 USD, Arrival
Aswan, meet & assist by our representative. (Optional)
Departure to Abu Simple Temple the colossal
Temple of Abu Simbel
built by
Ramses II (XIXth. Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of
the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian
monuments. The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff,
and representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is
carved on its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small
Temple of the King's wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess
Hathor. Then Transfer to the hotel. Over night in Aswan.
Day 5: Breakfast, Transfer to Cruise, Boarding before lunch, Embarkation, Lunch on board, Sail by felucca ride to visit The Botanical Gardens and Agha Khan Mausoleum. Dinner on board, Overnight in Aswan.
Day 6: Breakfast on board. Visit The High Dam, The Old Dam, The Granite Quarries and The Temple of Philae. Sail to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board. Visit The Temple Shared by the Two Gods Sobek and Haroeies in Kom Ombo, Sail to Edfu, Oriental dinner. Overnight in Edfu.
Day 7: Breakfast on board. Visit The Temple of Horus in Edfu. Sail to Luxor, Lunch on board. Afternoon tea, Dinner on board. Overnight in Luxor
Day 8: Breakfast on board. Visit the West Bank to see Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens and Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Lunch on board. Visit Karnak & Luxor temples. Dinner on board . Overnight in Luxor .
Day 9: Breakfast on board. Disembarkation, Transfer by A/C car to the hotel, Check in. (Optional) Hot Balloon: Should you want to make your stay in Luxor an unforgettable. Drifting peacefully over the Valley of King, Valley of the Queens and the Mountain on the Nobles. (Optional) Sound & Light Laser Show in Karnak Temple. Over night in Luxor.
Day 10: Breakfast, Free day. (Optional) Full Day Tour Abydos and Denderah, Hathoor and Osiris Temple Morning we drive to Abydos, where the ancient Egyptians believed the god Egypt for you (lord of the underworld) to be buried. The paintings of the Gods and Pharaohs on the walls of the Osiris Temple at Abydos are among the most beautifully preserved in Egypt. We then continue to Denderah to visit the Temple of Hathor, goddess of love and joy. Hathor Temple, with its sacred lake and famous astrological roof, is a delicately beautiful structure. Hathor is the patroness of the Ahathoor Temple. Over night in Luxor .
Day 11: Breakfast, Transfer to the Hurghada by A/C car, Arrival meets & assists by our local representatives and transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Hurghada.
Day 12: Breakfast, Free day. (Optional) Island of El Giftun, Departure from hotel about 08:00 Departure from the port at 09:00, Arrival at the Island of Giftun spending 1 hour near The Reefs and 2 hours on the island. Included in this trip: lunch / soft drinks / mineral water / equipment. Overnight in Hurghada.
Day 13: Breakfast, Free day. (Optional) Jeep Safari Tour Pick up time from the hotel between 01:30 and 02:30 pm, then transfer by Jeep 4x4 to the desert (35 KM) to reach the Bedouin Village, your guide will show you the Bedouin life, at sun set time you will climb the mountains, after the sun set you will have Barbeque Dinner, after dinner you will spend a nice time with a Bedouin party, transfer back to the hotel. Overnight in Hurghada.
Day 14: Breakfast, Free day. Over night in Hurghada.
Day 15: Breakfast, Free day. Over night in Hurghada.
Day 16: Breakfast, Departure by A/C private Bus to Cairo, Arrival, meets & assists by our local representatives and transfer to the hotel. (Optional) Sound and Light laser show at Pyramids area. Over night in Cairo.
Day 17: Breakfast, Transfer by car from Cairo to El Bahariya Oasis (385km/ 4 hours) check – in international health center and local tour until sunset. Hot spring massage, sauna and gymnasium, Dinner. Overnight camping.
Day 18: Breakfast and departure on a half asphalt / half of road day trip to black white desert by land Cruiser, including lunch – picnic. Sunset at the white desert and Dinner, Overnight camping in the white desert.
Day 19: Breakfast, back to the El Bahariya Oasis then visit the antiquities of EL Bahariya Oasis, Greek Roman mummies at the antiquities office, Greek Roman cemetery from valley of mummies temple of Alexander the Great, Pharonic Temple “Ain El Maftella” (26th Dynasty), Pharonic Thumb “Banatiu” (26th Dynasty), Lunch. Back to Cairo. Over night in cairo .
Day 20: Breakfast, Free day. (Optional) Full day Tour the Citadel & Old Cairo: Start by visiting the Old part of Cairo, as Egypt was one of the first countries to embrace Christianity. We visit the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Berbara. The hanging Church, and the Coptic Museum which has a large collection of Coptic arts and antiquities dating from 300-1000 B.C., We will also visit the old Jewish Ben Ezra Synagogue. Then followed by a visit to the Citadel (it comprises a number of important monuments which are; the Mosque of Soleiman Pasha, the Alabaster Mosque, Joeh's Walls, Mohamed Ali Pasha Palace & provides a panoramic view of Cairo from Moqattam Mountain). Overnight in Cairo .
Day 21: <Breakfast at the hotel, our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities .
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