5 DAYS CLASSIC MEDIEVAL CAIRO, GIZA, SAQQARA & LUXOR THEBES ANCIENT TOMBS & LEGEND TEMPLES

arrive at Cairo International airport (please advise the flight number – airline name) Welcome to Egypt, one of the oldest countries in the world. On your arrival at Cairo airport, please get to the arrival hall under the guidance of sign instructions, where your host representative will be waiting for you and he or she will take care of you with the immigration department, obtain your Egypt Visa on arrival, then helping you to picking up your luggage, your representative will escort you to the hotel by a private car and assist you to check in. Accommodation: Eileen Hotel Down Town (Boutique Hotel) Or Similar – No Meals

Breakfast, our Kemet Travel Expert Egyptologist will escort you with a private minivan to start our day tour by visiting Sakkara to see The Step Pyramid of Djoser. This pyramid was constructed 4.700 years ago for King Djoser by the legendary architect Imhotep and it was the first pyramid ever built by the Egyptians. Next, you will have your lunch in an authentic restaurant, The Blue Lotus is a taste amazing, a true homemade style environmentally friendly (Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required) , later travel by road to exploring the grandeur of The Great Pyramids, Sphinx, Gaze at the three pyramids, including the Great Pyramid of Cheops, at Giza, you can entre inside any of these burial tombs pyramids ( extra cost ), After that we are going to explore the Sphinx and ruined Valley Temple.at the end of the day , you’ll enjoy a 2-hour Camel ride in the desert with the iconic pyramids as a backdrop. The light on the pyramids at sunset provides unique and stunning photo opportunities. Accommodation: Eileen Hotel Down Town (Boutique Hotel) Or Similar (Meals – Breakfast & Lunch)

Breakfast – private tour to visit the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir square, then a visit to Citadel of Salah El Din, which was constructed by Salah El Din on the Moqattam hills in 1183 AD. Inside the citadel visit superb mosque of Mohamed Ali alabaster mosque, the most significant in the city.  Then a time for a special visit to Coptic and Islamic Cairo to discover the historical churches in the old Coptic Quarter. Enjoy Old Cairo by seeing the Hanging Church that dates back to the 3rd Century. Also see Ben Ezra Synagogue, and Church of Abu Serga, where the holy crypt and family were in hiding. Lunch in an authentic Egyptian restaurant overlooking the Nile, later time to explore El Muzz Street followed by a short walking in Khan el-Khalili alleys of the oldest and the famous bazaar and souks in the historic center of Cairo, Egypt. Established as a center of trade in the Mamluk era and named for one of its several historic caravanserais, the bazaar district has since become one of Cairo’s main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike. Then transfer you to your sleeping train (Double Cabin – including dinner & Breakfast) Accommodation: sleeping Train (Meals – Breakfast in our hotel & Lunch during the tour – dinner in Sleeping Train⁾

Breakfast in Train , meet and assist you inside Luxor train station , Transfer to Iberotel Luxor Hotel , free time , at 3 pm we will escort you Horse – ride carriage  with your expert Egyptologist English speaking  guide, make your first stop at The magnificent complex of Karnak, with its ruined temples, chapels, and a sacred lake, are the result of many pharaohs contributing buildings to the site over a period of at least 2,000 years, making Karnak the largest and most impressive temple complex in Egypt if not the world. The great hypostyle hall, containing 134 gigantic free-standing columns covering an area of 6,000 square meters, typifies the immense grandeur of the main temple. Later by horse – ride carriage arrives in Luxor Temple at the sunset time, you will be enjoying the visit of Luxor Temple the elegant temple of Luxor, in the heart of the city, parallel to the Nile riverbank, which is considered one of the most majestic architectural wonders of ancient Egypt. Visit the Sanctuary of Amun’s Barque and find out how Alexander the Great wrote himself into Luxor´s history. Later in its history, the temple became a Roman fort, and in the 14th century a mosque, dedicated to Sheikh Abu El Haggag, Luxor´s patron sheikh, was constructed within its walls. After that, an authentic dinner in Sofra Restaurant, later we will escort you back to our hotel in Luxor (Meals Breakfast in Train – dinner in Sofra Restaurant)

Breakfast in Hotel, check out – escort you by air-conditioned touring van, and expert Egyptologist English speaking guide, make your first stop in front of The Colossi of Memnon, the two gigantic sitting statues that represent Amenophis III facing the Nile. Then we will visit The Valley of The Kings and visit the tombs of Pharaohs of different dynasties (including the entrance of three tombs of the available opening tombs of your choice, the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun with extra fees). Later travel by road to reach Makadi beach in Hurghada – or to Luxor train station or airport – end of service (Breakfast in Iberotel Hotel)