Egyptian Express for Families - 8 days

Egyptian Express for Families - 8 days

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Egyptian Express for Families - 8 days

8 Days Starting in Cairo and ending in Luxor

Visiting: Cairo, Pyramids of Giza, Aswan, Luxor

Tour operator:

On The Go Tours

Tour code:

916/FEEXP

Guide Type:

Fully Guided

Group size:

2 - 24

Age range:

Family tours: For children aged 5 & over. Under 12 yrs pay the child rate. Teenager tours: For 12 - 18 years. All pay the adult price.

Special diets catered:

Vegetarians, Please contact On The Go Tours with specific dietary requests

Tour operated in:

English

Trip Styles:

Small Group

Interests:

Cultural

From: $1045

NB: Prices correct on 22-Nov-2024 but subject to change.

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Tour Overview

A one week family holiday with camel riding, boating on the Nile, a visit to a village school, pyramids, tombs and Tutankhamun’s treasure. This tour is set at a pace ideal for families with children aged 5 years and above and offers valuable insight into the life, culture and the mysteries of ancient Egypt, coupled with plenty of free time for relaxing by the pool.

Highlights

  • Cairo – Discover the treasures of the Grand Egyptian Museum and browse the Khan el-Khalili bazaar

  • The Great Pyramids – Enjoy a tour of this legendary Ancient Wonder of the World and gaze at the iconic Sphinx

  • Aswan – Sail the Nile to Elephantine Island aboard a traditional felucca sailboat and visit a local school

  • Monastery of St Simeon - Ride a camel across the rolling desert sands to this 7th century monastery

  • Luxor - Uncover the tombs of pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings and explore the vast Karnak Temple complex

  • Kom Ombo - Visit the perfectly symmetrical Nile side Temple of Kom Ombo and see a mummified crocodile

Places You'll See

Aswan

Luxor

Cairo

Aswan

Luxor

Cairo

Itinerary

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Day 1: Cairo

Location: Cairo

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Oasis Hotel

Saturday. Welcome to the land of the Pharaohs! At Cairo airport your family will be met and transferred to our hotel. The rest of the day is free to relax at leisure.

Day 2: Cairo

Location: Cairo

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Oasis Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast

Our day begins with a guided tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which houses over 100,000 artifacts, including monumental statues displayed along the Grand Staircase and will eventually showcase the treasures of King Tutankhamun, such as his golden funerary mask.





Then we head over to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, which remains home to a vast collection of statues, jewellery, and sarcophagi. The museum also houses several well-preserved mummies, including those of Yuya and Thuyu, who were high-ranking nobles and the great-grandparents of King Tutankhamen. Some mummies are so well preserved there is even hair on their heads! Following the tour, we’ll return to the hotel the rest of the day is free for you to relax with your family by the pool.

Day 3: Pyramids Of Giza

Location: Pyramids of Giza

Accommodation: Sleeper Train

Accommodation Name: Overnight: Sleeper Train

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Cairo - Aswan. Today, we visit the legendary pyramids and iconic Sphinx at Giza Plateau, the sole survivors from the ancient Greek-listed Seven Wonders of the World. Gaze in awe at the largest of the three great pyramids - Cheops. Constructed from over 2.5 million limestone blocks, it took more than 20 years to construct. We explore this area on foot and there's the opportunity to venture inside one of the great pyramids. The afternoon is free to relax by the hotel pool with your family or independently explore Cairo before we take the comfortable overnight sleeper train to Aswan.

Day 4: Aswan

Location: Aswan

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Tolip Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast

We arrive into Aswan this morning and and take a boat out to Agilika Island to visit the beautiful Philae Temple and then make a stop at a perfume oil emporium. The rest of the day is free to independently explore or relax by the hotel pool. Scenically located on the Nile, a walk along the riverfront corniche to view the many boats is a real treat. This evening we'll visit the Aswan market and enjoy the smells of herbs and spices being traded by local merchants.

Day 5: Aswan

Location: Aswan

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Aracan Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Sail onboard a traditional felucca as we enjoy a visit to Elephantine Island. Take a guided walk to many important archaeological sites and a local school (if open), before lunch on board the felucca. This afternoon is free for you to spend in Aswan as you please. You may wish to join our optional excursion to the Nubian Museum. The museum is home to more than 3,000 artefacts and scale models from across ancient Egyptian history, from the Pharaohs to the Romans.

Day 6: Aswan

Location: Aswan

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Aracan Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast

Aswan - Luxor. This morning we take a motorboat across the river to the west bank of the Nile and enjoy a camel ride across the desert to the 7th century Monastery of St Simeon. We explore this site before bidding farewell to Aswan and travelling to Luxor, stopping en route to visit the temple of Kom Ombo. The northern half of this temple was dedicated to the falcon god Horus, whilst the southern half was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek. The two are perfectly symmetrical and you’ll think you’re seeing double as we explore.

Day 7: Luxor

Location: Luxor

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Aracan Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast

We visit Luxor’s legendary West Bank this morning - home to the famous Valley of the Kings, the imposing colonnaded temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the gigantic Colossi of Memnon. See how the ancient Egyptians confounded tomb robbers with the construction of elaborate catacombs, once filled with treasures and highly decorated to allow the pharaoh passage to the afterlife.





Later, visit the colossal Karnak Temple, which took around 1,500 years to complete. Imagine you’re a pharaoh as you stroll around Hypostyle Hall and see the impressive Avenue of Sphinxes. Return to the hotel and enjoy your last night in Luxor at leisure with your family. You may wish to join our optional tour of Luxor Temple, beautifully illuminated at night.

Day 8: Luxor

Location: Luxor

Meals Included: Breakfast

Saturday. Today your Egyptian adventure comes to an end. You will be transferred to Luxor airport for your onward flight.

What's Included

  • Accommodation
    4 - 5 star

  • Breakfast daily, 1 lunch and 1 dinner (included onboard the train)

  • 6 nights 4-5 star hotels

  • 1 overnight train from Cairo to Aswan (private 2 berth sleeper cabin) including meals

  • Aswan - Camel ride to St Simeon's Monastery

  • Aswan - Felucca sailing on the Nile and visit to Elephantine Island

  • Airport arrival transfer from Cairo International Airport on day 1 and departure transfer from Luxor International Airport on day 8

  • Touring - Cairo, Giza, Aswan and Luxor

  • Guided excursions to the Pyramids of Giza, Egyptian Museum, Philae Temple, Aswan Market, Kom Ombo Temple, the Valley of the Kings and Karnak Temple

  • Escorted by an Egyptian tour guide, degree qualified in Egyptology

  • All relevant transfers and transportation in private modern air-conditioned vehicles

What's Not Included

  • International flights and visa

  • Tip for your tour guide. We recommend USD$40 per adult for the entire tour. Tipping your tour guide is an entirely personal gesture

  • Entrance Fees: Adult USD$90-110pp / Child USD$50-60pp, paid in local currency

Age Policy

Child: 5 - 11.99yrs. 12 - 18 yrs book as adult.

Check out our Q&As

  • Are airport transfers included in this tour?

    Airport arrival transfer from Cairo International Airport on day 1 and departure transfer from Luxor International Airport on day 8

  • What Ethical Travel credentials does the tour company have?

    Ensuring our footprint is light and that the benefits of travelling reach the local communities you visit is paramount to us. We’re proud to say that when travelling with us, the large majority of your holiday funds remain within the countries you visit, supporting local economies at a grass roots level.

  • How long has the tour company been trading?

    Since 1998

  • Who will be my travelling companions on the tour?

    With English-speaking tours, it's not a huge surprise that most on our travellers are from English-speaking countries or have English as their second language. Our group tours cater for everyone from 18 years old to 70+

  • Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?

    Yes

Reviews from travellers on this tour

Karen O'Sullivan  

Egyptian Express for Families - 8 days

15-Feb-2019

Our guide was friendly and very knowledgeable. He was so good with my 11 year old daughter, she loved this tour!

Dee Stubbs-Lee  

Egyptian Express for Families - 8 days

19-Mar-2019

My husband, 11 year old daughter and I have just returned home from our 8 day long Egypt Express for Families tour. We had a fantastic time and all of the many On the Go team members who helped us were exceptional, We especially appreciated our booking agent, Nina Hanscomb, and our main guide in Egypt, Ahmed Helal. Ahmed went out of his way to accommodate our needs, interests and preferences as much as possible throughout the whole tour. Our family travels extensively and we normally do it all independently on our own. For our first trip to the Middle East, though, we appreciated the extra assurance and feeling of security of having a knowledgeable and Arabic speaking local guide smooth the way for us, Apart from a disappointing experience with our first hotel in Giza, every moment of the tour from being welcomed at the airport through accessing the sites and finding good places to eat and shop, worked seamlessly and quickly and exceeded all of our expectations. As a museum professional and lifelong archaeology buff, I appreciated Ahmed's vast knowledge of Egyptology and his obvious personal pride in his country's fantastic history. He did a great job of keeping all three of us (with our very different interests) thoroughly engaged throughout the whole tour. I would not hesitate to recommend this tour to other families and look forward to future tours with this company!

Peter Grand & Callum Grand  

Egyptian Express for Families - 8 days

13-Sep-2018

My 11 year old son and I recently returned from the adventure of a lifetime. Egypt is amazing. From the moment we arrived at Cairo airport and were met by the On The Go representative, and for the remaining 7 days of our tour, everything was organised beautifully. This was a family tour and our group consisted of more kids than adults – a great group of Aussies, English and South Africans. Our fabulous guide for the tour was Alam whose obvious knowledge and passion for Egyptian culture and history rubbed off on us all. Alam managed to keep both adults and kids entertained with enough information to satisfy the adults but not too much to overwhelm the kids. He was always happy to answer any questions and give more background if we wanted it. Too many wonderful sights to mention but the highlights for me were definitely the Valley of the Kings (those tombs are amazing – the colour in them was overwhelming). And of course what 12 year boy is not going to be excited about seeing Tutankhamen’s mummy! We felt cared for and safe. Egypt is a marvellous place to visit and it is a safe place to travel. The locals need the tourists back and I hope tourists won’t be put off by recent events in this remarkable country. Thank you Alam and On The Go for a most memorable holiday.

Rosemary Win  

Egyptian Express for Families - 8 days

22-May-2019

The whole tour was amazing. The standard of accommodation was much better than I had expected. Our tour guide Momo - incredible. His knowledge was extensive and his patience lasts a long time. Momo was the reason that our tour was so good.

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