10 Days in Egypt From Cairo to Luxor and Aswan’s Temples

Egypt arrival and Hotel Check in:

Welcome to Egypt; our representative is waiting at the airport carrying a sign of your name. Enjoy the professional pickup service from the airport and have your seat in the air-conditioned vehicle. Arrive at the hotel for check-in and a relaxing time. Your Egyptologist takes you to a romantic dinner with an amazing view of the Nile on the cruise deck.Finally, have a relaxing night at
your hotel in Cairo.

Saqqara Complex & Giza Pyramid Plateau

Savor your breakfast meal at your hotel and meet your Egyptologist, who waits for you in the hotel lobby. 

Saqqara Complex 

• Arrive at the Unas Pyramid, visiting it from inside “easy to enter," finding yourself in front of the first pyramid text in history—two-thirds of the pyramid texts.
• Explore the Idot tomb that provides unique views of the daily life of ancient Egypt, including the hunting trips, farming, etc.
• Arrive at the first limestone structure in humanity, the Saqqara pyramid of Djoser.

You can discover the pyramid from inside and arrive at the Serdap, seeing this statue of  Djoser with the two holes in its eyes; let your Egyptologist tell you what the ancient Egyptians believed about those holes.

Lunchtime

Savor a fresh-cooked, delicious local Egyptian meal at a high-class restaurant.

Giza Pyramids Visit 

By the air-conditioned vehicle, arrive at the Giza Pyramids Playeau, leaving the vehicle to scan your ticket, arriving at the Cheops Pyramid. 

Explore how the ancient Egyptians had raised these giant stones to the towering height of the Khufu Pyramid and uncover all the mysteries around the hidden energy in the heart of this pyramid; the matter is beyond a royal tomb! 

Climb the pyramid (as you like) and take amazing photos; you also have an opportunity to visit it from inside for extra fees.

Visit the other three pyramids dedicated to the queens of Khufu; if it is not a Friday, you can explore the pyramid of the mother from inside. 

Cross through the Mortuary Temple, where the kings’ mummies purified! 

Visit the Pits of the Boats: boats! Was the Nile crossing from here?! Find out the truth with your Egyptologist!

Meet the Pyramid of Chephren! Wow, it appears higher than the Greatest Pyramid of Khufu! Here, you can see how the pyramids looked once built!

Cross through the Menkaure Pyramid and arrive at the Panorama of Giza Pyramids, where you can take the best shots ever with 6 pyramids—not just three—and the Great Statue of Sphinx in one scene. 

Explore the Valley Temple, where the kings were mummified, and go ahead to the Great Statue of Sphinx for uncovering the whole secrets around this legendary Pharaonic guard. It's not just a statue!

Have your AC seat in the private vehicle, going ahead to the hotel for a relaxing night.

Grand Egyptian Museum Visit: Travel to Luxor

Meet your Egyptologist in the hotel lobby after breakfast, going ahead to the Grand Egyptian Museum.

Scan your ticket and meet the hanging obelisk and the giant statue of Ramses II at the entrance. 

Wander amid 11 halls that include items of daily life, treasures, statues, royal artifacts, and beliefs of the afterlife worlds of ancient Egypt since the prehistory up to the New Kingdom. 

Have your seat in the vehicle going ahead to Cairo Airport for a domestic flight to Luxor. 

Your day includes a tasty lunch meal at a high-quality restaurant. 

Relish a cozy night at your hotel in Luxor.

Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, and Colossi of Memnon

Relish your breakfast at the Luxor hotel, and then your Egyptologist meets you at the hotel lobby to start your Luxor day tour.
Explore the Valley of the Kings, where your Egyptologist recommends the best tombs to visit from inside.
Uncover the mysteries around this site once Inini had arrived at it by the order of Thutmose I, the first kings to carve a tomb here instead of building a pyramid! But why? Find out all the puzzles!
Arrive at this temple, the mountain embracing it magnificently while its facade with the paharaonic columns offers an exclusive architecture marvel. It is the Hatshepsut Temple.
Take amazing photos in front of this dazzling pharaonic facade of Hatshepsut Temple. Meet this woman who ruled ancient Egypt for the first time inside this temple.

Lunchtime
Enjoy a freshly cooked, tasty Egyptian lunch at a local restaurant.
Meet those The Giant Guardians of Ancient Thebes with 18 meters (59 feet), representing Amenhotep III since circa 1350 BCE, Colossi of Memnon. Explore the mystries around them, including their crying sounds they make!

A cozy, relaxing night at your hotel in Luxor.

Luxor Temple & Karnak Temple

Savor your tasty breakfast in the hotel and meet your Egyptologist, embarking to the east side of Luxor by vehicle.

Arrive at the most important iconics in Luxor city, Luxor Templel; it is the home of the top mysteries of the pharaonic kings and queens.
Immerse yourself amid the largest temple in ancient Egypt, Karnak Temple, crossing through 10 edifices,  the unfinished edifice, the Taharqa Column, the largest hypostyle hall in the universe, the Obelisk of Hatshepsut, the most massive obelisk in ancient Egypt, the Holy of Holies, the Holy Lake, the largest scarab found in Egypt, and even more. Here, you can go deeper into ancient Egypt.

Lunchtime at a high-class local restaurant.

Return back for a relaxing time the rest of the day.

Visit Edfu Temple and Kom Ombo Temple

At the hotel in Luxor, relish your breakfast, and then meet your Egyptologist for a tour to Edfu Temple. Enjoy a comfortable driving tour in the private air-conditioned vehicle that extends to 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Explore this second-largest temple in ancient Egypt and the most well-preserved temple, Edfu Temple.
There you can see what the pylons looked like when the ancient Egyptians had just taken their hands off them—as if they were still alive!

At a local high-quality restaurant, savor one of the best Egyptian meals.

Take your seat in the vehicle and go ahead to this double-faced temple, Kom Ombo Temple, which embodies the freedeom in belief for the ancient Egyptians.
Here, you can meet a pharaonic hospital, the best Nielometer in ancient Egypt, and also a pharaonic Calender to know how the ancient Egyptians were counting the days.

Arrive in Aswan and check in at the hotel for a relaxing night.

Visit Abu Simbel 

Have your breakfast from the hotel and have your seat in the air-conditioned vehicle.

Meet the Abu Simbel Temple Facade with giant statues representing Ramses II with 21 meters. These statues show the stages of Ramses II's age, when he was young and then old.
Find the entrance in-between the giant feet of these statues.
Meet the Hypostyle Hall and the side chambers that were used to store gold in this era—plus the Holy of the Holies—that represent Ramses II as

a god. not just a king! Get to know all the mystries between the giant statues inside this temple and vibrant inscriptions.
After exploring the sun's perpendicular phenomenon, go ahead to Nefertari Temple. Its facade includes 6 statues that represent Ramses II and Nefertari.
The best photos ever are waiting for you here.

Return back to Aswan for lunch, and have the rest of the day at your leisure.

Aswan High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, and Philae Temple

Relish your tasty breakfast at the hotel lobby, and then go ahead to Aswan High Dam.

Arrive at the miracle of the twentieth century, Aswan High Dam, Dand meet the largest artificial lake in the world, Lake Nasser.

Embark on the most famous and important quarry in ancient Egypt; climb to the highest point there and meet the largest obelisk in the history of Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk, lying there on the ground.

See all the tools that reveal how those obelisks were cut from a giant piece of stone and uncover how they transported to the temples of Luxor. 

Know how that obelisk illuminates the entire temple! It is one of the Pharaonic marvels of architecture unfolding in front of you.

Immerse yourself amid the jewel of ancient Egypt temples; it is Philae Temple. Arrive at the Mamisi; see the best ever columns and let your Egyptologist tell you the secrets behind the capitals of those columns that represent Hathor in 7 reactions! These beliefs are still alive!

Meet the last hieroglyphic text found in Egypt dating back to 394 BC and the last demotic text dating back to 452 BC.

Have a relaxing time in the hotel.

Have your breakfast in the hotel. Via the air-conditioned vehicle, arrive at Aswan Airport for a domestic flight to Cairo. 

Embark on this citadel built on the highest  spot of Cairo, the Citadel of Salahdien, that was the royal throne seat for 600 years. Cross through the great Alabster Mosque of Muhamed Ali with its dazzling, rich decorations.

Take the best shots ever in the Panorama of Saladin Citadel, which is the best point to see the whole of Cairo, including the Giza Pyramids. 

•  Explore the historical mosques with giant minarates, stunning minbars, and massive domes, and uncover the look of the ancient schools in Old Cairo during the Mamluk eras, specifically in circa 1350 BCE by visiting Sultan Hassan Madrasa and Mosque. 
• Have free walking and shopping time in this Fatimid market that still keeps this historical atmosphere the same, Khan El Khalili Bazaar. 

Your day includes visiting one of the best restaurants in Cairo for a local Egyptian meal. 

Enjoy your cozy  night at the hotel

First of all, enjoy your breakfast at the hotel, and then meet our representative, going ahead to the airport by the air-conditioned vehicle. We take care of your satisfiction and cozy at each moment in the tour.