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Visit the ancient pyramids, Karnak, Abu Simbel, and other historic sites for 11 days in on the ground in Egypt on the trip of a lifetime!
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Itineraries
Day 1
Date : June 10, 2025
Arrival to Cairo Airport
Tuesday: Arrival to Cairo airport. Private transfer to the hotel overnight in Cairo. Be sure to book flights that land in Cairo on Tuesday, June 10.
Day 2
Date : June 11, 2025
Old Cairo
Wednesday: Old Cairo visit. You will visit the Hanging church which dates back 1600 years and St. George's church, also known as Abu Serga church where the Holy Family spent 6 month after fleeing from Israel. Next, you'll enjoy the world famous Egyptian Museum, a local lunch, and a transfer to the airport to fly to Aswan.
Day 3
Date : June 12, 2025
Aswan
Thursday: Aswan. Visit highlights of Aswan: Philae temple, high dam and a beautiful afternoon on a traditional sailboat, or "felucca", on the Nile.
Day 4
Date : June 13, 2025
Abu Simbel + Nubian Village
Friday: Abu Simbel + Nubian Village. After breakfast you will visit one of Egypt's top tourist attractions: Abu Simbel. Then, we transfer to embark on your Nile River Cruise. In the afternoon, you will sail on the Nile by a motorboat to the Nubian Village that is located on West Bank of the River Nile passing by the First Cataract of Aswan. This fantastic tour to the Nubian Village lets you meet and interact with a Nubian family and to learn about their culture and traditions. You be transferred back to your Nile cruise in Aswan.
Day 5
Date : June 14, 2025
Kom Ombo/Edfu
Saturday: Kom Ombo / Edfu. You will sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit Kom Ombo Temple, a temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that Visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Edfu Temple . Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna Dinner on board. Overnight aboard your cruise in Luxor.
Day 6
Date : June 15, 2025
Luxor West Bank
Sunday: Luxor West Bank. After breakfast on board then Visit the West Bank, Valley of the King, Hatshepsut temple and the Colossi of Memnon. Dinner on board. Overnight aboard in Luxor.
Day 7
Date : June 16, 2025
Luxor East Bank
Monday: Luxor East Bank. After breakfast on board you will disembark from your Nile cruise, then visit Karnak and Luxor Temples. Later you will transfer to airport for flight to Cairo.
Day 8
Date : June 17, 2025
Great Pyramid, Sphinx + Sakkara
Tuesday: Great Pyramid, Sphinx, and Sakkara. After Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo, you will visit the great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx (one of seven wonders of the world), then go to Sakkara where you can see the step pyramid and stop for lunch at a local restaurant.
Day 9
Date : June 18, 2025
Monastery of Saint Simon City
Wednesday: Monastery of Saint Simon City. After Breakfast you will visit to the "Cave Church" in Egypt which is one of the largest churches in the country, a place where 70,000-plus Christians gather every week --one of the world's oldest Christian communities. The cave, also known as the Monastery of Saint Simon, is located in the Mokattam mountain in southeastern Cairo. You will also visit an area known as "garbage city" due to the large population of garbage collectors, or Zabbaleen, that live there. The Zabbaleen are descendants of farmers who started migrating from Upper Egypt to Cairo in the 1940s. Fleeing poor harvests and poverty they came to the city looking for work and set-up makeshift settlements around the city. They eventually found collecting and sorting of waste produced by the city residents was profitable. The Zabbaleen sort through household garbage, salvaging and selling things of value, while the organic waste provides an excellent source of food for their animals.
Day 10
Khan Al-Khalili + El Moez Street
Thursday: Khan Al-Khalili + El Moez Street (Islamic cairo) After breakfast start to visit one of the oldest streets in Egypt “ El Moez Le Din Allah” Street, the eloquent witness for historical Cairo with the various monuments spread along both sides of the street, then you will go to El Darb El Asfar, the most Ancient quarter of Islam to see El Aqmar Mosque, the Mosque of El Saleh Tala , The Blue Mosque, the Dome, Hospital & School of Qalawoon etc. Finally, we will visit Khan El Khalili Bazaars. Shops in this district are legendary for fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques etc. Later you will be transferred Back to your hotel.
Day 11
Date : June 19, 2025
Cairo Airport + Flight
Friday: Drive to Cairo Airport for international flight back home.
- Overnight accommodations/housing. Travelers share rooms with other travelers on our tours. However, if travelers prefer single-occupancy housing, it can be purchased at an additional cost of $700. Simply choose it as an add-on at checkout.
- Transportation within the tour country. This includes to and from the airport, hotels, and all other sites
- Meals. Three meals per day will be covered, although travelers are welcome to buy extra food with their own money
- Tickets. This includes all tickets to museums, historical sites, events, and other venues
- Roundtrip Airfare. Traveler is responsible to provide their own roundtrip airfare to and from the destination.
- Insurance. Travelers are strongly encouraged to get trip and medical insurance. Travelers have used goreadyinsurance.com, part of Aegis General Insurance
- Ground transportation to and from the relevant airport in the United States
- Tips. Outbound Tours does not cover tips and gratuity for hotel staff, drivers, or local tour guides
Some of our reservation costs are non-refundable and non-transferable. Once spent, that money is non recoverable. For that reason, we do not have the option to refund some costs.
We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance and checking with your healthcare provider to find out what the restrictions are regarding your health insurance. These precautions are relatively inexpensive and should be a standard of your travel. In the past, we have been happy with GoReadyInsurance.com (formerly April Travel Insurance).
The best option is to use an ATM once we arrive at our destination. It is best to reject the ATMs suggested exchange rate because your card company (Visa or MasterCard) will provide a better rate in the end. **Be sure to contact your card provider to let them add travel notes to unlock international use on your card before traveling. You can also pre-purchase foreign currency by visiting your bank and ordering an amount from them. In our experience the extra fees are more expensive than the ATM option.
Passports must be applied for well in advance of traveling. Although times vary, the standard processing time is around 8-10 weeks. Passport applications can be completed at the County Courthouse, but come with several requirements such as passport photos, birth certificates, etc. Minors must be accompanied by both parents when applying. Please contact your County Courthouse for specific details.
A tourist visa is a travel document that allows a person to enter a country for the purpose of tourism. The length of validity for tourist visas differ for each country. Starting in 2025, Britain will require online Visa applications to be completed before travel. Some countries, including Mexico, will distribute an immigration form that you must keep with your passport throughout the duration of your visit that will be required from you on the day of departure.
The traveler is responsible for arranging round trip flights from wherever they prefer to depart. Always double check the itinerary to
make sure you are using the correct airports in your foreign destination. We can assist in finding airfare, please contact us for further information
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