Day 1Cairo | Giza | Luxor

Pick up from your hotel in Dahab and transfer to Sharm Airport, once you arrive at Cairo airport, Meet your guide and Discover the magic of Giza city on a day tour and explore the famous Giza pyramids area Sphinx. You will start visiting the symbol of the Eternity and the only wonder that still survives among the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramid of Cheops( Khufu). It is certainly one of the most important monuments of ancient Egypt. A masterpiece of fabricated structure and architecture, you will be overwhelmed by the huge size of its blocks, the height, and the age that exceeded 4600 years. While you stare at this great monument, your guide will explain fully the history of the area including the other pyramids, of Chephren and Mycerinus, answer all your questions and give you free time for photography. You will have the chance to take pictures of the area including all the pyramids from the panorama area.). You will spend more than two hours in the area so that you can have enough time to do some extras like entering one of the pyramid's chambers. ( upon your request for an extra cost). You may like to have fun and explore the edge of the desert by having a camel ride around the area. (For extra cost). Moving to the Sphinx area where you will spend some time exploring this monolith statue, which symbolizes the power and wisdom of the pharaoh as the statue, was carved as a lion's body and the head of the pharaoh. Next to the Sphinx area, you will visit the valley temple where you will learn about mummification in ancient Egypt. After this visit, Explore the treasures of the Egyptian museum (opened in 1902) and look at amazing monuments and artifacts in its different halls on a guided tour. Although the museum has tens of thousands of artifacts in this short tour, your Egyptologist guide will focus on the highlights and masterpieces of the museum Visit the Tut Ankh Amun Wing on the first floor and see his wonderful collection of historically important artwork. The treasures are mainly golden and they cover a quite large section of the museum. This area of the museum includes significant statues, furniture, and gold sculptures. After enjoying the guided part of the tour, take some free time to browse the museum. End up this impressive tour with your visit to Khan El Khalili market where all products of Egyptian souvenirs are available in different qualities. You are invited to have a local drink while sitting with your guide at El Fishawy coffee shop: the oldest one in Cairo. When having free time to browse the market, but the advice of your guide into consideration. At the end of the tour, fly from Cairo to Luxor and spend a night in Luxor


 

Day 2Luxor | Marsa Alam

The tour begins with the Karnak temple, which is actually a complex of temples. The temple is dedicated to Amun Ra, the chief god in Egyptian mythology. Enjoy the Great Hypostyle court and the reliefs and murals that were added through the generations. Feel astonished at the tall obelisks 70 feet high and cut from a single piece of granite. Look at the statues of the different pharaohs who want to show their loyalty to RA. Following this, you will cross the Nile to the West bank where you will visit the Valley of the Kings This is a barren desert area in which the Pharaohs were hiding their mummies and treasures. A lot of these are found in these beautiful colored tombs. You can visit three tombs to enjoy the colors and murals on the walls. The tombs were carved deep in the mountain rock Then continue your tour on the west bank and drive to the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut. She is the first female pharaoh in ancient Egypt who ruled the kingdom for 20 prosperous years. This temple is called El Deir el Bahari or the Northern monastery, as the early Christians used it as a Coptic monastery. Unlike the other temples, this one was built of limestone and partly hewn in the mother bedrock. It has three terraces and its focal point is to tell the story of the Divine birth of the queen. The final stop will be at the colossi of Memnon. The Colossi of Memnon are two monumental statues representing king Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. They are located west of the modern city of Luxor and face east looking toward the Nile River. The statues depict the seated king on a throne with some other carvings of his mother, his wife, the god Hapi, the Nile god, and other symbolic engravings. Both are carved from single blocks of sandstone and the name refers to the Greek hero Memnon who fell in the Trojan War. Then you will be back at the hotel. At the end of the tour, drive from Luxor to Marsa Alam

 Inclusion

• Domestic flight tickets (Hurghada/Cairo – Cairo/ Luxor)
• Pick up from your hotel in Marsa Alam and return
• Accommodation One night stay at 4* hotel in Luxor on B.B
• All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle
• Private Egyptologist English speaking guide in Cairo and Luxor
• Entrance fees to all the sights in Cairo and Luxor
• Transfer from Luxor to Marsa Alam by private vehicle
• Lunch at local restaurant during tour in Cairo & Luxor
• Mineral water and soft drink on board the vehicle
• Shopping tours through out Khan El Khalili bazaars
• All service charges & taxes

 Exclusion

• Gratuities (recommended).
• Entry to the pyramids chambers.
• Camel ride
• Entry to the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun
• Any Extras not mentioned in the itinerary