EGYPT TREASURES SHORT CUT

Day 01: Arrival in Cairo

Arrive at Cairo Airport where our representative will meet and assist you through customs and then you claim your baggage. You will be transferred to your selected hotel for a free evening. Overnight at your Hotel.

Day 02: 

In the early morning, we depart towards Alexandria, ALEXANDRIA is lying northwest of the Nile Delta; it is the largest port in the Arab Republic of Egypt and one of the major summer resorts on the Mediterranean Sea. Start the tour with the library of Alexandria; the biggest library in the world - now with 8 million books. Visit its open court and free museums, followed by a visit to the Greco-Roman catacomb. Then a photo stop at the Site of the Lighthouse; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World on which now stands the castle of Qaitbey. A stop for lunch at a nice local restaurant. Then we will drive to the royal gardens of King Farouk (the last king in the history of Egypt) and see the royal palaces of Haramlek and Salamlek as well as the royal beaches of the queens. Continue your tour with a quick photo stop of the prettiest and biggest mosque in the city: the Abbo Elabbas Mosque, as well as the memorial of the Unknown Soldier of Alexandria and the statue of Alexander the Great. Continue visiting the church of St. Mark - the oldest church in Africa before driving along the Cornish (30 km) to see the whole city of Alexandria from the sea side which includes the old harbor of Alexandria where we found 7000 monuments underwater.

Stop over the famous bridge of Stanley - the modern landmark of modern Alexandria, before start driving back to Cairo, overnight.

Day 03: 

In the early morning, you will be transported to Cairo domestic airport for a domestic flight to Luxor, where our representative will meet and assist you claim your baggage. You will start with a visit to Karnak Temples. More than a temple, Karnak is a spectacular complex of sanctuaries, pylons, statuettes, and obelisks. Built on a grand scale, Karnak is probably Egypt's finest ancient temple. A stop for lunch at a nice local restaurant. Then drive to the illuminated Temple of Luxor where we enjoy a tour in the cool evening air. Overnight at your chosen hotel in Luxor

Day 04: 

Today, we visit Luxor's legendary West Bank - home to the famous Valleys 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. A stop for lunch at a nice local restaurant. Then you will visit the great legendary temple of the most famous Egyptian queen, Queen Hatshepsut, back to your hotel in Luxor.

Day 05: 

You will check out In the early morning and then start to drive to Aswan, upon arrival you will start the day with a visit to the High Dam and its huge lake then take a short ferry ride to the Romantic and Majestic Philae Temple. A stop for lunch at a nice local restaurant. Then a visit to the unfinished obelisk. In the evening you will be transferred to Aswan Airport for a flight back to Cairo. Arrive and transfer to your chosen hotel.

Day 06: 

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel, then you will check out and will be transported back to the time of the ancient Egyptians. Our friendly guide will accompany you to the awe-inspiring Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza. A stop for lunch at a nice local restaurant. Then drive onwards to the Egyptian Museum. At the Egyptian Museum, you will walk through Egypt’s history chronologically and view the priceless treasures from all periods of pharaonic history, from the stone age to the pyramid age and of course the New Kingdom, including artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun.

At the end of the day, you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.