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8-Day Cairo, Luxor, Alexandria Tour

Day 1: 8 Day Cairo, Luxor, Alexandria Tour Begins

As is always the case with our tours, your assigned tour manager will meet you at the airport in Cairo when you arrive for your 8 Day Cairo, Luxor, Alexandria Tour. Once you have cleared immigration with our new Fast Track service, you will then be driven to your hotel in one of our clean and modern air-conditioned vehicles.

Your tour manager will assist you with check-in and confirm a pick-up time for the following day’s tour, and then you will be free to enjoy the rest of the day as you wish.

Included: Free Welcome Drink

Day 2: Pyramids and the GEM

Start your day with a wholesome breakfast at your hotel before meeting your private guide, who will take you to the legendary Giza Plateau. Begin your adventure by admiring one of the Seven Wonders of the World — the Great Pyramids of Giza.

Great Pyramids of Giza with camels and handlers in desert landscape
Great Pyramids of Giza, Cairo

Explore the iconic Sphinx and the Valley Temple before enjoying lunch at an authentic Egyptian restaurant.

Afterwards, visit the brand-new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), also known as the Giza Museum, located just 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the pyramid complex.

Grand Egyptian Museum exterior with triangular geometric facade and visitors
Grand Egyptian Museum exterior with triangular geometric facade

Return to your hotel for an overnight stay in Cairo.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 3: Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Old Cairo & Salah El-Din Citadel

After a hearty Egyptian breakfast, meet your knowledgeable guide for a visit to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, home to the royal mummies and an outstanding collection representing Egypt’s rich and varied heritage.

Salah El-Din Citadel featuring the Mohammed Ali Mosque with distinctive domes and minarets in Cairo
Salah El-Din Citadel featuring the Mohammed Ali Mosque, Cairo

Continue to Old Cairo, where you’ll discover some of the oldest churches in the country. After lunch at a local restaurant, explore the historic Salah El-Din Citadel, with its magnificent Mohammed Ali Mosque and breathtaking panoramic views of Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 4: Transfer to Luxor and Luxor West Bank Tour

Shortly after breakfast you will check out, and then you will be driven to the airport to board a flight Luxor.

One of our Expert guides and a driver will meet you take you for a tour on the Luxor West Bank. During this tour you will visit the Temple of Medinet Habu; the ancient Ramesseum Temple, and the Valley of the Nobles.

Ancient Ramesseum Temple ruins in Luxor showing massive columns, hieroglyphics, and pharaoh statues
Ancient Ramesseum Temple ruins in Luxor

Following your tour, you will then be taken to check in at the hotel where you will be staying for the next two nights of your Cairo, Luxor, Alexandria Tour.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 5: Abydos and Dendara Tour

At the confirmed time, your guide and driver will fetch you from your hotel and then you will drive to Abydos which is about 135km from Luxor. Here, you will visit the Temple of Seti I and also Osiris Temple which is famous for its wall paintings of pharaohs and gods which are amongst the best preserved in in Egypt.

After your tour at Abydos, you will then drive to Dendara to see the Temple of Hathor who the Ancient Egyptians believed was the goddess of love.

Temple of Hathor at Dendera showing ancient columns with hieroglyphs and entrance pathway
Temple of Hathor at Dendera

Finally, you will be driven back to Luxor where you will be dropped off at your hotel to enjoy the remainder of the day as you wish.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 6: Return to Cairo

Today you will check-out from your hotel in Luxor and you will board a flight back to Cairo. As usual, your tour manager will meet you at the airport and then escort you to your hotel where you will be staying for the last two nights of your Cairo, Luxor and Alexandria tour.

There are no tours scheduled for this day, so once you have been dropped off at your hotel you will be free to enjoy the remainder of the day as you wish.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Day 7: Day Tour to Alexandria

Shortly after breakfast, your guide and driver will fetch you, and then you will drive north to the seaside city of Alexandria.

Enjoy a visit to the city’s famous Qaitbay Citadel that was built during the 15th century by a powerful sultan, and from there head on to see the New Alexandria Library which is truly beautiful and definitely worth a visit.

Majestic view of Qaitbay Citadel fortress in Alexandria with towers, cannons, and stone walkway
Citadel of Qaitbay, Alexandria

You will also visit the city’s old Catacombs, as well as an ancient sunken burial ground that was carved out of the bedrock by the Romans. After visiting this spectacular site, you will then be driven back to your hotel in Cairo for the last night of your Cairo, Luxor, Alexandria Tour.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 8: 8 Day Cairo, Luxor, Alexandria Tour Ends

Enjoy one last breakfast at your hotel, and then at the appropriate time you tour manager and a driver will fetch you from your hotel and drive you to the airport in time for you to catch your flight out of Egypt.

Your 8-Day Cairo, Luxor, Alexandria Tour has come to an end, but you will be leaving Egypt with memories that will remain with you forever.

Meals Included: Breakfast

What’s Included

  • Meet and assist by our representatives at airports
  • Fast Track immigration clearance
  • Customer assistance available throughout your Cairo, Luxor, Alexandria Tour
  • Hotel Accommodation for 5 nights in Cairo (Bed and Breakfast)
  • Hotel Accommodation for 2 nights in Luxor (Bed and Breakfast)
  • Meals as shown in our Cairo, Luxor, Alexandria Tour itinerary
  • All transfers to/from airports and hotels in clean and modern air-conditioned vehicles
  • English speaking Expert tour guide and private driver
  • Entrance fees to all sites listed in the 8 Day Tour of Cairo, Luxor and Alexandria itinerary
  • Free bottled water during tours
  • All service charges and taxes

What’s Not Included

  • International flights
  • Entry visa for Egypt
  • Optional tours and/excursions
  • Optional extras at hotels and during cruise, such as drinks, additional meals, laundry and etc.
  • Personal spending money
  • Tipping

Tour Highlights

Giza Plateau, Cairo
Giza Plateau, Cairo
The Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza, Cairo
The Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza, Cairo
View of the Citadel with the Muhammad Ali Mosque from Al-Azhar Park, Cairo
View of the Citadel with the Muhammad Ali Mosque from Al-Azhar Park, Cairo
The Temple of Medinet Habu, Luxor
The Temple of Medinet Habu, Luxor
Valley of the Nobles, Luxor
Valley of the Nobles, Luxor
The Temple of Seti I at Abydos
The Temple of Seti I at Abydos
The Temple of Hathor at Dendera
Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, Cairo
Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, Cairo (optional)
The Citadel of Qaitbay, Alexandria
The Citadel of Qaitbay, Alexandria
The New Library of Alexandria
The New Library of Alexandria

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