On Arrival, our Representative will greet you; he will wait you holding sign of Abou el Houl Tours. He will assist you through your Egypt entry visa process if required, then you will moved to your hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
Firstly, you will be waiting by our expert to tour guide as you will be transferred by private air-conditioned car to begin your amazing day by visiting The Giza Pyramids as Giza plateau is the most important archeological site in the world because it houses The Great Pyramid one of ancient seven wonder as it was constructed around [2580 -2560 BC], The Great Sphinx the most recognizable construction in the history as it was sculptured from sandstone, shaping lion body with a face of king ,built during king khafre reign.
The valley temple attributed to king Chephren as it was served for two functions Firstly the purification of the mummy before its burial, Secondly it was used for making the Mummification process of the king.
Then the next stop will be at Memphis which was the capital of ancient Egypt for several centuries and an important center for political administration & religion.
The remains of ancient Memphis could be appear on the largest limestone statue of King Ramses the 2nd , our Egyptologist tour guide will reveal you the story of Memphis where Alexander the Great was crowned at the temple of god Ptah.
While our following stop will be at Saqqara, The most extensive archaeological site in Egypt where the Step Pyramid Of King Zoser is dominated. This site attracted a large number of royal & high burials. The Step Pyramid was the tomb of King Zoser and it is considered to be the earliest major stone structure erected in Egypt, surrounded by the tombs of his nobles and officials.
Tomb of Mereruka which features unique paintings for the daily activities in ancient Egypt like {fishing, inspicting workmen for the goldsmith & necklaces}
Tomb of Kagemni , That was discovered in 1893 and its walls have an attractive scenes featuring{Dancing girls , Hunting in the marches and cattle crossing ford}
Pyramid of Teti the 1st, The ruler of the 6th dynasty.
Mastaba of Ti is one of the best decorated examples of funerary architecture in Egypt.
Pyramid Of Unas the last king of the 5th dynasty, it’s central chamber are covered with inscriptions called “The Pyramid Texts” the oldest known Egyptian religious texts.
Imhotep Museum that dedicated to the Egyptian architect Imhotep “the builder of the step pyramid of king zoser”.
The serapeum houses the rock-cut underground burial chambers of the Apis bulls,The sacred bull of God Ptah. Twenty of these chambers are still contain the sarcophagus of the Apis bull mummy
At the ending of this great tour you will be transferred to your accommodation by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
Overnight in Cairo.
Our Egyptologist tour guide will join you during the whole day in visiting The Egyptian Museum, containing the world’s most extensive collection of pharonic antiquities where you can also feel the power of the beautiful artifacts and the magic of Ancient Egypt.
In total the museum exhibits some 150,000 artifacts which tell us 5 Thousands years of ancient civilization .The most famous masterpieces at the museum {Collection of King Tutankhamun –Queen Hatshepsut –King Akhenaten }
Then you will be amazed by visiting The Giza Pyramids as Giza plateau is the most important archeological site in the world because it houses The Great Pyramid one of ancient seven wonder as it was constructed around [2580 -2560 BC], The Great Sphinx the most recognizable construction in the history as it was sculptured from sandstone, shaping lion body with a face of king ,built during king khafre reign.
The valley temple attributed to king Chephren as it was served for two functions Firstly the purification of the mummy before its burial, Secondly it was used for making the Mummification process of the king.
Our second stop will be for Gayer Anderson Museum is named for a doctor who restored the buildings that now house the museum collection. its building is amazing with its wooden mashrabiya.
Manial Palace which was built to memorize & commemorate Islamic art.it also represents portrays in detail the life of the royal family.
Lastly, Khan El Khalili Bazaar, Established in the 14th century in old Cairo & it has an important district for cultural and economic activities. There is a great number of cultural and historic structures.
you can see there a variety of goods from {sparkling silver ware, gold artfacts, handmade carpets and antiques as accessories or souvenirs}
At the ending of this great tour you will be transferred to your accommodation by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.
Overnight in Cairo.
We will transfer you by air-condition vehicle from your hotel to the domestic airport in order to departure to Luxor.
Our Egyptologist tour guide will wait your arrival to join him during the whole day to see and enjoy the amazing treasures of Luxor.
Luxor tour will start from visiting The East Bank Of The Nile where is the centre of the town and the most popular temples as Karnak Temple & Luxor Temple.
Karnak Temple consists of many temples that were built over a number of years. You can see through your visit their The Hypostyle Hall, filled with 134 gigantic stone columns, The Great Court, Rameses the 3rd chapel, Thutmosis the 2nd Hall ,The Sacred Lake & Two Obelisks belongs to Queen Hatshepsut and king Thutmosis 1st .
Luxor Temple, That dates from around 1392 BC. It is close to the Nile laid out parallel to the river bank .This temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship as The Hypostyle Hall of the temple was converted in to A Christian Church during the Christian Era.
After that we will visit the Birth Room, The Chapel of Alexander The Great, The Sanctuary, Pylon of Ramses the 2nd and Court of Ramses the 2nd.
The Colossi of Memnon Consisting of two massive monumental statues that represent King Amenhotep III, looking towards the Nile River.
At the ending of this great tour you will be transferred to your accommodation by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.
Overnight in Luxor.
Our licensed Egyptologist Tour guide will Join you to visit one of the visit The WEST Bank “Great capital of Egypt during New kingdom”. So you will visit Valley Of The Kings as it’s rock-cut tombs were excavated for the pharaoh’s and powerful nobles.
It is also site of Royal burials since around 2100 BC & has 63 magnificent royal tombs where we can access to see the tombs with its wonderful wall paints.
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, is one of the most mortuary temples that is appears in painted reliefs decorating the walls & columns. Its construction took 15 years of her reign.
Tombs Of Pharaoh’s as it’s considered the best preserved tombs to be found in the valley & had identical design description The Journey To Afterlife.
Necropolis Of Thebes which is the most popular archaeological site in Upper Egypt & you tour guide will take you on a brief trip around it.
The Next stop will be at the Temple Of Deir El Bahari, One of the most charachterisic temples in the whole of Egypt due to its design and decoration.
At the ending of this great tour you will be transferred to your accommodation by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.
Overnight in Luxor.
Our tour guide will take you by a private A/C vehicle to visit Abydos, containing the amazing temple of Osiris
Then follow on to visit DENDERA & The temple of Hathour.
At the ending of this great tour you will be transferred to your accommodation by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.
Overnight in Luxor.
Our licensed Egyptologist Tour guide will Join you to visit one of the most beautiful and preserved temples in Upper Egypt {Edfu Temple or Temple of god Horus}.It dates back to Ptolemaic era and its size reflects the relative prosperity of that time.
This temple dedicated to Falcon God Horus and Hathor of Dandera as it was the center of several festivals sacred to Horus.Each year “Godess Hathour travelled south from her temple at Dendera to visit God Horus at Edfu” which was considered the sacred marriage.
Lastely, the cruise sails to Komombo Temple which dates to the Greco-Roman century and it is featured with its marvelous setting directly overlooking the Nile. This temple dedicated to 2 gods”God sobek & God Horus”
After the ending of the tour you will go back to your hotel accommodation.
Overnight in Aswan.
Our licensed Egyptologist Tour guide will wait you at the hotel to visit Abu simbel temple by A/C vehicle.
The two temples of this complex were built in the 13th century B.C during the reign of king Ramses 2nd.The temple has 6 Colossal statues on its facade {4 showing the powerful king Ramses the 2nd & 2 showing queen Nefertari}.
It consists of 2 huge temples {The Great temple & the small temple} both were carved into the mountain side.
In present times yearly at 21st of February and 22nd of October, the sun’s rays would find its way directly into the inner sanctuary.
These two dates are traditionally thought to correspond with the birthday & the coronation day of the pharaoh.
After the ending of the tour you will go back to your hotel accommodation.
Overnight in Aswan.
Your tour guide will be waiting for you at your hotel at Aswan, ready to take you to your private A/C vehicle.
At the beginning, you will visit The High Dam of Aswan which is one of the most important achievements & symbol of the revolution era “1952”.Today it provides Egypt with water, electricity and secures the country from the risk of the destructive inundation of the Nile River.
THE NEXT STOP will be at Philae Temple that located on Philae island, in the middle of the Nile River. The ancient Egyptians built a magnificent temple for the Goddess ISIS &it has a huge pylons decorated with beautiful scenes.
After the ending of this great tour you will be transferred in comfort to your hotel accommodation.
Overnight in Aswan.
Your tour guide will be waiting for you at the hotel, ready to transfer you to the domestic airport to take your flight to Cairo.
At arrivalyou will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo.
Open day at Leisure to explore Cairo.
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 10 Option* The Citadel & Old Cairo Tour.
Your expert tour guide will be waiting for you at your hotel to travel to Cairo by a private air-conditioned car.
Our first stop will be at visiting The Citadel Of Saladin as it is one of the greatest monuments “Islamic Fortress”. The Citadel was built by Salah Eldin around 1183 AD to defend his armies against the Crusaders armies and to become the center of his of his government in Egypt for about 700 years until Khedive Ismail moved the government center to Abdin Palace.
Then you will visit Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque which is one of the historical landmarks of Egypt as it stands proudly on the highest point inside The Citadel Of Saladin. It was founded by Mohammed Ali Pasha 1805 AD.
Finally, A visit to OLD CAIRO to see the most famous Coptic Church in Cairo “The Hanaging Church” as well as the first built in Basilican style. It dates from the 9th century while the site dates to the 3rd century. The church has 110 icons, The Oldest of which dates to the 18th century. Its name comes from the fact that it was built on the southern gate of the Roman fortress.
Our second visit at Old Cairo will be for “Abu Serga Church” as its significant historical importance as the Holy Family rested there during their Journey to Egypt. The church was burned during the fire of Fustat and it was restored during the 8th century.
The last monument will be visit at Old Cairo will be “Ben Ezra Synagogue” where the JEWS assemble to receive teachings & make their prayers to god. This current building dates back 1892.
Synagogue once had an old copy of The Old Testament. There is a believe that on this site, the box of Mouses was found. This synagogue received an extensive restoring until it reached its present state.
Overnight Option: Enjoy a trip through the heart of Egypt.2 hours Nile Cruise, Dinner is available with enjoyable folk-show.
You will be waiting by our expert to tour guide as you will be transferred by private air-conditioned car to transfer to Alexandria where you visit several sites.
Firstly, you can admire the famous Library of Alexandria which it was the largest and most sigentific library in the world. The library was a cultural center & a part of a large research institute where many of the most famous thinkers studied during the Romans reign.
Our next stop will be at The Lighthouse of Alexandria which was one of the seven Ancient wonders of the World when it was the tallest structure. It was necessary for sailors as it insured safe return The Great Harbor.
Then a visit to Montazah palace “Gardens of King Farouk” where you can see the beautifully maintained 2 royal palaces.
Salamlek ,It is the older one & was built in 1892 by Mohammed Ali Pasha as a hunting lodge and after that has been turned into a luxury
While Al-Haramlik was built in 1932 by King Fouad along with the royal gardens as it was originally built to be a seaside summer palace, Its architectural design is also very unique & Nowadays the palace serves as a casino.
Next stop, Visit to The Church Of Mark which is the historical seat of The The Pope of Alexandria & The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Then following on to a trip to Alexandria’s old harbour with views of the entire city and several stops with unique photos opportunities.
Lastly, A stop at Down Town of Alexandria.
After the ending of this great tour you will be transferred to your accommodation comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.
Overnight in Alexandria.
Note 🙁 Library of Alexandria closed on Fridays & public holidays).
Our licensed Egyptologist Tour guide will wait you at your hotel to begin you interesting visit to Al-Alamain as you will transferred by a private A/C vehicle ( 130 km west of Alexandria ).
Our first stop will be at Al-Alamain war Museum
There were two battles of Al-Alamain in world war. The museum opened in 1956 as a memorial of the Battle of Al-Alamain between the British and the Germans at 1942.
This museum is one of the best & complete illustration of the story of the 2nd world war, containing records of all events. It contains 5 halls (The Egyptian hall, The British hall, The Italian hall, The German hall & mixed hall)
Then a visit to the cemetery of common wealth & German cemetery where you can see hundreds of tombs for soldiers, were killed during the second war.
After the ending of this great tour you will be transferred to your accommodation by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.
Overnight in Cairo.
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, then you will be transferred to Cairo Airport in time for your departure.