Cheap Egypt holiday 11 Days Cairo-Luxor-Aswan-Abu Simbel by sleeping train
Cheap Egypt holiday 11 Days Cairo-Luxor-Aswan-Abu Simbel by sleeping train
Cheap Egypt holiday 11 Days Cairo-Luxor-Aswan-Abu Simbel by sleeping train
11 Days Starting in Heliopolis and ending in Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Visiting: Heliopolis, Giza, Luxor, Edfu, Aswan
Tour operator:
Tour code:
420032
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Age range:
1-
Tour operated in:
English , French , German , SpanishInterests:
Tour Overview
Road to Egypt, Spend an unforgettable vacation in 11 days, This tour allows you to discover the pharaonic history, where will watch the landmark from the city of Cairo -Luxor to Aswan, explore The Valley of the Kings. enjoy sleeping train and you will have time to watch Egyptian life when you pass on every city during your journey from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan.Highlights :Start in Cairo and end in CairoFree pick-up and drop off (Cairo International Airport)4- nights in Cairo with Sightseeing4- nights Nile River cruise from Aswan to Luxor.2-night adventure in sleeping train Enjoy your tours in Aswan to visit the Temple of Kom Ombo-Edfu - High Dam-Phila Island &Unfinished obeliskExplore Abu Simbel Temple in a day Discover more in Luxor and find what you looking for when you visit (Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Valley of the Kings-Memnon status Karnak-Luxor Temples).Enjoy Egyptian food where will be served to you onboard (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)Private Life Egyptology guides
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrival To Cairo International Airport
Location: Heliopolis
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Dinner
Arrive at Cairo International Airport, meet and assist by your representative-, transfer by deluxe private car to your hotel, check-In, and overnight at the hotel.
Meals plan: N/A
Note :
Check-in time at the hotel in Cairo at 14:00
Early Check-In is subject to availability
Day 2 : Tour To Great Pyramids-Sphinx & Sakkara,
Location: Giza
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast at your hotel and Starting At 8:00 am Pickup from your hotel in Cairo By Tour guide to Start your full-day tour visiting Giza Pyramids where you will visit the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos then Visit the Valley Temple where the Priests Mummified the dead body of King Chephren Also there you will have a close-up look at The Sphinx - The legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren. (2:30 hrs time Spent) Lunch is included in between visits at Local Restaurant Based on Full Meal for each Person but Beverages are not included (1 Hr time Spent) Then Visit Sakkara, located only 27 km southwest away from Cairo. Visit the Step Pyramid (Built for king Zoser), it is considered an important part of the process of the pyramid evolution, which was made from the simple mastaba to its widely known form. (2 hrs Time Spent) At the end of the Tour, you will be transferred back to your Hotel.
Meals plan: Breakfast-Lunch
Duration of the tour from 8:00 Am to 4:00 Pm
Day 3 : Private Tour To Egyptian Museum – Citadel Of Sala Din - Old Cairo-Amr Ibn Alass Mosque, Transfer To Giza Railways
Meals Included: Breakfast
Start your full-day tour by visiting the Egyptian Museum of antiquities. It displays the largest and most precious items of Egyptian art in the world.
It exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts that date as far back as 5000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamon - A collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before they were discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Lunch between the visit a local Egyptian restaurant.
continue your visit to the  Citadel it was fortified by the Ayyubid ruler Salah al-Din (Saladin) between 1176 and 1183 CE, to protect it from the Crusaders.[1] Only a few years after defeating the Fatimid Caliphate, Saladin set out to build a wall that would surround both Cairo and Fustat, then we will move to visit the Coptic area where you can see the church of Abu-Sergah and ST, Barbara, the hanging church, the old Jewish synagogue-Ben Ezra.
Return to your hotel to have a shower and prepare your luggage to be ready at 6:00 Pm to drop you at Giza Railways Station to join the sleeping train to Luxor (Approximately 12 Hours).
Meals plan: Breakfast-Lunch
Duration of the tour from 8:00 Am to 4:00 Pm
How can book your train tickets
Option 1: through this link (https://www.wataniasleepingtrains.com)
Option 2: we can buy a ticket for you
Day 4: Luxor (East Bank)
Location: Luxor
Arrival at Luxor railways Station approximately 6:30 Am, Meet and assist you by Our representative, then transfer to your Nile Cruise for Embarkation before Lunch, in the afternoon you will start your tour by visiting The East bank of Luxor where you will visit Karnak and Luxor Temples Dinner on Board, overnight Luxor
.Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner) at Cruise onboard
Good to know
If you will arrive early at  Luxor railways we will start a tour and then move to Cruise for embarkation.
Embarkation time in Cruise around 11:00 Am.
Early embarkation is subject to availability.
Day 5 : Luxor West Bank - Edfu
Location: Edfu
After breakfast, you will meet your guide and will start to visit the west bank of Luxor, the great Valley of the Kings where generations of pharaohs & Nobles were buried in splendid crypts cut into the cliffs and guarded by the huge colossi of Memnon. You will then visit the temple of Queen Hatchepsut., return to the cruise, afternoon sail to Edfu overnight on board Edfu
Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)
Day 6 : Edfu-Kom Ombo
Early breakfast morning, visit Edfu. You will discover the huge temple dedicated to the god Horus by horse carriage and tour it with your guide sail to Kom Ombo board and visit the magnificent unusual double temple dedicated to the god Sobek the god Haroeris. Dinner and overnight in Kom Ombo, sail to Aswan, overnight.
Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)
Day 7 : Aswan - Abu Simbel Temple
Early breakfast (Breakfast box) and will meet your guide at 3:30 Am to move by sharing  A/C bus to crossing 350 K/M to Visit the Temple of Abu Simbel and return at noon to your cruise, will have lunch on board and Dinner, overnight.
Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)
Good to know:
Moving time from Aswan to Abu Simbel  is 3:30 Am This is according to the instructions of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Comfortable shoes are require
Sun hat is required
Comfortable clothes
Day 8 : Tour To Phila Island - Unfinished Obelisk -High Dam -Transfer To Aswan Rail Ways
Location: Aswan
Disembarkation after breakfast and starting your day to visit a high dam, unfinished obelisk, and Phila Island, the afternoon will have your lunch at a local restaurant and transfer you to Aswan Railways to join a sleeping train overnight.
Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch).
Day 9 : Pick Up From Giza Railways And Free Time
Location: Giza
Arrival at Giza railways, meet and assist you by your representative, then transfer to your hotel, have a relaxing time and free day
Meals plan: Breakfast ( is served on the train  )
Note
- After a long trip by train, we have to give our travelers rest and relax to continue their tour.
- Check-in time at the hotel in Cairo at 14:00
- Early Check-In is subject to availability
Day 10 : Tour To Cairo – Islamic Mosques (Ibn Tulun, Sultan Hassa And El Refaa Mosques)
Start your private day tour to visit Ibn -Tulun mosque was commissioned by Ahmad ibn Ţūlūn, the Abbassid governor of Egypt from 868–884 whose rule was characterized by de facto independence. The historian al-Maqrizi lists the mosque's construction start date as 876 AD and the mosque's original inscription slab identifies the date of completion as 265 AH or 879 AD.
Continue to  visit the innovative architectural components. Commissioned by a sultan of a short and relatively unimpressive profile, al-Maqrizi noted that within the mosque were several "wonders of construction". The mosque was, for example, designed to include schools for all four of the Sunni schools of thought: Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanafi,the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is a massive Mamluk era mosque and Madrassa located near the Citadel in Cairo. Its construction began 757 AH/1356 CE with work ending three years later "without even a single day of idleness". At the time of construction, the mosque was considered remarkable for its fantastic size  and Hanbali. Return to your hotel.
Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch).
Day 11 : Final Departure To Cairo International Airport
Breakfast at your hotel and your representative will meet you at the hotel lobby, will help you for check out, and then will transfer by deluxe cart to Cairo International Airport for the final Departure.
Meals plan: (Breakfast)
Note:
If your departed early will prepare a breakfast box
Standard check out from the hotel 12:00 midday
Late check out is subject to availability and maximum till 2:00 Pm
What's Included
Lunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Professional guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Free Pick up and drop off from to Cairo international Airport
Bottle of Water
4 nights at Cairo hotel 4 stars with breakfast
4 nights on Nile river cruise 5 stars with Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner
What's Not Included
• Gratuities
Visa Entry
Entrance fees
Sleeping train
Know Before You Go
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Public Transportation Nearby
- Infants Must Sit On Laps
- Passport Required
Please Note
- Not stroller accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- Infant seats unavailable
- Wheelchair accessible
- Not wheelchair accessible
- We require Traveler flight details:
Air ways name
Flight number
Terminal
arrival time
Requirements
- Hat
- -Umbrella
- - Comfortable Shoes
- - Sunblock & Sunglasses
- -Warm Clothes in Winter
- - Cotton clothes in Summer
- - Valid Passport for 6 months
Check out our Q&As
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Are children permitted to take part in the tour?
Yes
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Are airport transfers included in this tour?
Yes
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Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?
Yes
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Are flights included in this tour?
No
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Are all entrance fees included in the price?
Yes, except entrance fees for interior of the pyramids
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