7 Days Cairo, Luxor & Aswan and Alexandria Family Tour

7 Days Cairo, Luxor & Aswan and Alexandria Family Tour

Day 1: Welcome to Egypt

Welcome to Egypt and the start of a wonderful Egypt holiday with family! Arrive at Cairo airport, meet and greet service and included transfer to your 5 star Cairo Family friendly hotel

Overnight optional:
• 2-hour Nile Cruise dinner and Folk-dance show
• Sound & Light show, Pyramids at night.

Day 2: Giza pyramids- Egyptian Museum & Khan El Khalili Bazzar.
At 8.00 am, The whole family will marvel at the Great pyramids of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. See the enigmatic great Sphinx – the oldest monumental sculpture in the world.

Lunch at local restaurant

Wonder at the Egyptian Museum and see Tutankhamen’s priceless treasures which discovered by Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings in 1922.

Then moving to “Islamic Cairo” and taking a walking tour in the 1000 years old el Moez street which is considered as an open air museum for Terrific Islamic Buildings which are decorated with different patterns and paints, then ending our tour with going to Khan el Khalili Bazaar which is one of Cairo’s main attractions.

After that, you will drop back to your hotel, Cairo overnight.
   
Day 3: Fly to Luxor /East & West Bank Tour:
In the morning , Checking out , then you will be picked up from your hotel to Cairo Airport to fly to Luxor.

Upon arrival to Luxor Airport, you will meet our tour guide to visit the west bank of Luxor and start by visiting the Valley of the Kings. Then, you will move to Hatshepsut Temple (meaning foremost of noble ladies), her temple is considered one of the most important temples of ancient times.

Then you will stop to see the Colossi of Memnon, which is stood in the Theban necropolis, across the Nile River as a guardian of the entrance to Amenhotep’s memorial Temple. The statues are made of blocks of quartzite stone.

Then crossing the Nile River to the east bank of Luxor, where you will visit Luxor Temple and Karnak Temples; the complex was dedicated to the god Amon-Ra and was the center of his worship and his wife Mut and his son Khonso.

What is special about Karnak complex is that it includes several of the finest examples of ancient Egyptian design and architecture and among them are the hypostyle hall, one of the world’s great architectural achievements of all times.

After finishing this great trip, Family will be transferred to your hotel in Luxor to check in and stay overnight.
   
Day 4: Travel to Aswan / Aswan Sightseeing Tour
Breakfast in the morning then check out after that we will escort your family by the modern air conditioned private vehicle to travel to Aswan (Around 3.30 Hrs. Driving)

Once you arrive Aswan, you will go to visit the High Dam, Philae Temple and unfinished Obelisk.

Later, enjoy sailing in a traditional Felucca across the Nile to see the botanical gardens on Kitchener’s island.

After finishing this great trip, you will be dropped off at your hotel in Aswan to check in and stay overnight

Day 5:(Optional Tour to Abu Simbel )-fly to Cairo
Optional: You will bring with you Breakfast Box from the hotel, before starting your trip to Abu Simbel Temples. It takes about a 3 hours and half drive one way from Aswan to Abu Simbel by private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at Abu Simbel, enjoy the most remarkable temples of Abu Simbel with their unique style and consider the largest rock cut temple in the world and the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of ancient Egypt.

The great Abu Simbel called the Sun Temple of Ramses II, the Temple of Queen Nefertari is also called Temple of Hathor who was the wife of the sun god. So, in a symbolic way, the two temples, that of Ramses II and that of Nefertari, bring Ramses and Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun Temple together as one.

After finishing the trip, our tour guide will drop you to Aswan Airport to fly back to Cairo.

Upon arrival, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo to check in and stay overnight.

Optional:
• Cairo City Tour.
• Islamic & Coptic Tour
• Dinner Cruise on the Nile

Day 6: Alexandria Tour from Cairo:
In the early morning, the family will be escorted by our Tour guide to visit the Catacombs, which are the largest Roman cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock. The Catacombs of Kom Al Shoqafa is considered one of the wonders of the middle Ages.

Then you drive to visit the Library of Alexandria, one of the biggest in the world (visit open court+free museum) the largest and most significant library in ancient world. The library is famous for having been burned, and was very famous all over the ancient world for its huge books capacity of different sciences and literature.

Then go to enjoy with beautiful Montazah Royal Palaces and Gardens, which belong to the royal family of Mohammad Ali. On the way, you will see Stanley Bridge, one of the gorgeous modern buildings in Alexandria.

You will stop to take photos at Qaitbay fort, which is considered one of the most important defensive strongholds not only in Egypt but also along the Mediterranean Sea coast. The fort erected on the exact site of the famous lighthouse of Alexandria, which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Then you will be transferred back to the hotel at Cairo, and overnight in Cairo hotel.

Day 7: Departure from Cairo:
In the morning, enjoy breakfast. Then, check out of your hotel and make your way to the airport in Cairo. Board your flight home with fond memories of your visit to ancient Egypt. End 7 Days Cairo, Luxor & Aswan and Alexandria Family Tour