Please Note: when booking the tour you need to select a pick up city. For example: Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Eilat, Aqaba, Amman
Day 1
23:00
(August, September - 21:00) Pick up from the hotel/airport, and transport to Taba border.
00:00
Meeting and assisting at Taba border with our English-speaking guide.
This process may take up to an hour - your patience is appreciated!
02:00
We start travelling to Egypt westward across the Sinai Desert via the Suez Canal to Cairo.
08:30
Starting a full day tour of Cairo, visiting the Egyptian museum, famous for its antiquities dating back about 50 centuries, including the great archaeological treasures from Tut-Ankh-Amun’s tomb. A visit to the Mummy room entails an additional 100 LE p.p.
13:00
After lunch, we'll visit the Papyrus institute for a demonstration of how paper was made and an explanation of hieroglyphics.
17:00 Arrival to the hotel in Cairo, and a free evening in the city.
* We recommend visiting all the beautiful sites in Cairo by night, you can explore the city with a city map given at the hotel.
Day 2
08:30
After breakfast we'll visit the Cairo Pyramids and the Sphinx, the only remaining wonder of the ancient world, and as such, the world’s oldest tourist attraction.
11:00
Tour ancient Cairo. Sakkara lies 25km south of Cairo. Visit Djeser’s (Zosser’s) step Pyramid (built 4700 years ago), which dominates the skyline and is believed to be the ancient Egyptians' first attempt at pyramid building.
14:00
Visit the Bazaar, packed with spices, perfumes, copper ware and trinkets, where those who wish to can purchase souvenirs.
17:00 Leaving Cairo, going to the train station to catch the night train to Aswan.
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Day 3
07:00 After breakfast, arriving in Aswan.
10:00 Visit Phiela Temple.
13:00 Visit the High Dam and the unfinished Obelisk.
19:00 Leaving Aswan to a hotel in Luxor, dinner and free evening.
Day 4
06:00
Tour in the west bank of Luxor, Valley of the Kings which includes Hatshepsut Temple.
13:00
Tour in the east bank of Luxor - visiting the Kamak Temple and Luxor Temple.
19:00 Leaving Luxor, night train back to Cairo.
06:00
Arrival to Cairo in the morning to start our tour. Tour ancient Cairo, starting with a visit to the Coptic Church and then visit the Synagogue of Ben Ezra, Cairo’s oldest synagogue.
10:00 Continue on to the Citadel of Saladin.
13:00 After lunch, leaving Cairo and drive back to Taba Border (6 hours).
19:00 Arrival to Taba border.
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