Tours

Antiquities tour and Red Sea experience - 11 nights

Dec 5th: Arrivals

You will be met by a representative at Cairo airport who will guide you through the Visa process and transfer you to the hotel. You will be assisted with checking into your 5-star accommodation. 

Dec 6th: Cairo

Touring :

- The Grand Egyptian Museum (The GEM)

- Visting and exploring the majestic Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza and trekking on Camel to get some incredible photos.

Overnight in Cairo

Dec 7th: 

Touring: 

- The Ancient Egyptian Capital Memphis, dating back 3100 BC

- ⁠Saqqara, The Ancient Egyptian cemetery, where the first pyramid ever built out of stone for King Zoser stands, “ The Step Pyramid”, dating back 2667 BC

- ⁠The carpet school

- ⁠Lunch at a countryside Egyptian restaurant, enjoying an authentic Egyptian meal and getting to experience how farmers bake the local bread in their traditional clay ovens

Overnight in Cairo

Dec 8th: Cairo / Luxor

To be transferred by the representative to Cairo airport, catching an early morning flight to Luxor

Touring:

- The East Bank of Luxor 

- Karnak Temple

Dedicate to Amon Ra, father of the gods, the ramp-headed God of Luxor. The temple covers an area of 82 acres. Built 2055 BC 

- ⁠Luxor Temple

Built by two great pharaohs, Ramses the second & Amenophis the third, for the famous, God of Luxor “ Amon Ra”, dating back 3000 years ago 

- ⁠The Papyrus Gallery 

We’ll be experiencing how Ancient Egyptians prepared the oldest paper ever known in history out of the Papyrus plant 

Overnight in Luxor 

Dec 9th: Luxor / Esna / Edfu

Touring:

- The West Bank of Luxor

The Hot Air Balloon Ride 

It’s a lifetime experience as we fly by the Ancient Egyptian sites on the West Bank of the river Nile 

- ⁠Valley of the kings

The great burial place of the kings located on the West Bank of Luxor, dating back 1539 BC.  Most of the tombs have well preserved carvings & paintings 

- ⁠The Temple of Queen Hatshpsut 

We’ll be touring the 15th century BC temple of the most famous & powerful queen Hatshpsut, located in the heart of the mountains of the West Bank 

- ⁠The Alabaster workshop 

We’ll be stopping by the alabaster workshop, where we’ll experience how the talented craftsmen of the West Bank carve handmade pieces out of alabaster stone using old tools as those used by Ancient Egyptians 

Sail to Edfu via Esna

Overnight in Edfu 

Dec 10th: Edfu / Kom Ombo / Aswan

Touring :

- Edfu Temple

Dedicate to Horus, God of protection, the falcon headed God, dating back 2000 years ago 

Sail to Kom Ombo

Touring: 

- Kom Ombo Temple

Built 2nd century BC, for Sobek,  the crocodile headed God & Horus the healer 

Sail to Aswan

Overnight in Aswan

Dec 11th: Aswan

Touring:

- Philae Temple

Famous as the temple of love, built for Goddess Isis, goddess of Magic & protection 2000 years ago

- ⁠The Aroma Therapy Nubian Palace

We’ll stop where the Nubians will demonstrate how they’ve extracted the essences from the famous flowers as the lotus, thousands of years ago 

- ⁠Felucca ride 

We’ll be sailing by the beautiful islands & sand dunes of Aswan, “The city of love”

Overnight in Aswan

Dec 12th: Aswan / Sharm El Sheikh

To be transferred by the representative to Aswan airport, heading back to Sharm El Sheikh

Check in at Maritim Jolie Ville Resort hotel.

Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh

Dec 13th and 14th : Relax and unwind by the Red Sea

Dec 15th back to Cairo and check in Sonesta hotel near Cairo Airport

Dec 16th - departures

Fly back home