Cheap Egypt holiday 11 Days Cairo-Luxor-Aswan-Abu Simbel by sleeping train

Cheap Egypt holiday 11 Days Cairo-Luxor-Aswan-Abu Simbel by sleeping train

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Cheap Egypt holiday 11 Days Cairo-Luxor-Aswan-Abu Simbel by sleeping train

11 Days Starting in Heliopolis and ending in Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Visiting: Heliopolis, Giza, Luxor, Edfu, Aswan

Tour operator:

Egypt Direct Tours

Tour code:

420032

Guide Type:

Fully Guided

Physical rating:

EASY

Age range:

1-

Tour operated in:

English , French , German , Spanish
From: $950

NB: Prices correct on 22-Oct-2024 but subject to change.

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Tour Overview

Road to Egypt, Spend an unforgettable vacation in 11 days, This tour allows you to discover the pharaonic history, where will watch the landmark from the city of Cairo -Luxor to Aswan, explore The Valley of the Kings. enjoy sleeping train and you will have time to watch Egyptian life when you pass on every city during your journey from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan.Highlights :Start in Cairo and end in CairoFree pick-up and drop off (Cairo International Airport)4- nights in Cairo with Sightseeing4- nights Nile River cruise from Aswan to Luxor.2-night adventure in sleeping train Enjoy your tours in Aswan to visit the Temple of Kom Ombo-Edfu - High Dam-Phila Island &Unfinished obeliskExplore Abu Simbel Temple in a day Discover more in Luxor and find what you looking for when you visit (Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Valley of the Kings-Memnon status Karnak-Luxor Temples).Enjoy Egyptian food where will be served to you onboard (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)Private Life Egyptology guides

Highlights

  • Road to Egypt, Spend an unforgettable vacation in 11 days, This tour allows you to discover the pharaonic history, where will watch the landmark from the city of Cairo -Luxor to Aswan, explore The Valley of the Kings

  • enjoy sleeping train and you will have time to watch Egyptian life when you pass on every city during your journey from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan

  • Highlights :Start in Cairo and end in CairoFree pick-up and drop off (Cairo International Airport)4- nights in Cairo with Sightseeing4- nights Nile River cruise from Aswan to Luxor

  • 2-night adventure in sleeping train Enjoy your tours in Aswan to visit the Temple of Kom Ombo-Edfu - High Dam-Phila Island &Unfinished obeliskExplore Abu Simbel Temple in a day Discover more in Luxor and find what you looking for when you visit (Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Valley of the Kings-Memnon status Karnak-Luxor Temples)

  • Enjoy Egyptian food where will be served to you onboard (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)Private Life Egyptology guides

Itinerary

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Day 1 : Arrival To Cairo International Airport

Location: Heliopolis

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Dinner


Arrive at Cairo International Airport, meet and assist by your representative-, transfer by deluxe private car to your hotel, check-In, and overnight at the hotel.

Meals plan: N/A

Note :

Check-in time at the hotel in Cairo at 14:00

Early Check-In is subject to availability

Day 2 : Tour To Great Pyramids-Sphinx & Sakkara,

Location: Giza

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch


Breakfast at your hotel and Starting At 8:00 am Pickup from your hotel in Cairo By Tour guide to Start your full-day tour visiting Giza Pyramids where you will visit the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos then Visit the Valley Temple where the Priests Mummified the dead body of King Chephren Also there you will have a close-up look at The Sphinx - The legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren. (2:30 hrs time Spent) Lunch is included in between visits at Local Restaurant Based on Full Meal for each Person but Beverages are not included (1 Hr time Spent) Then Visit Sakkara, located only 27 km southwest away from Cairo. Visit the Step Pyramid (Built for king Zoser), it is considered an important part of the process of the pyramid evolution, which was made from the simple mastaba to its widely known form. (2 hrs Time Spent) At the end of the Tour, you will be transferred back to your Hotel.

Meals plan: Breakfast-Lunch

Duration of the tour from 8:00 Am to 4:00 Pm

Day 3 : Private Tour To Egyptian Museum – Citadel Of Sala Din - Old Cairo-Amr Ibn Alass Mosque, Transfer To Giza Railways

Meals Included: Breakfast


Start your full-day tour by visiting the Egyptian Museum of antiquities. It displays the largest and most precious items of Egyptian art in the world.

It exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts that date as far back as 5000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamon - A collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before they were discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Lunch between the visit a local Egyptian restaurant.

continue your visit to the  Citadel it was fortified by the Ayyubid ruler Salah al-Din (Saladin) between 1176 and 1183 CE, to protect it from the Crusaders.[1] Only a few years after defeating the Fatimid Caliphate, Saladin set out to build a wall that would surround both Cairo and Fustat, then we will move to visit the Coptic area where you can see the church of Abu-Sergah and ST, Barbara, the hanging church, the old Jewish synagogue-Ben Ezra.

Return to your hotel to have a shower and prepare your luggage to be ready at 6:00 Pm to drop you at Giza Railways Station to join the sleeping train to Luxor (Approximately 12 Hours).

Meals plan: Breakfast-Lunch

Duration of the tour from 8:00 Am to 4:00 Pm

How can book your train tickets

Option 1: through this link (https://www.wataniasleepingtrains.com)

Option 2: we can buy a ticket for you

Day 4: Luxor (East Bank)

Location: Luxor


Arrival at Luxor railways Station approximately 6:30 Am, Meet and assist you by Our representative, then transfer to your Nile Cruise for Embarkation before Lunch, in the afternoon you will start your tour by visiting The East bank of Luxor where you will visit Karnak and Luxor Temples Dinner on Board, overnight Luxor

.Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner) at Cruise onboard

Good to know

If you will arrive early at  Luxor railways we will start a tour and then move to Cruise for embarkation.

Embarkation time in Cruise around 11:00 Am.

Early embarkation is subject to availability.

Day 5 : Luxor West Bank - Edfu

Location: Edfu


After breakfast, you will meet your guide and will start to visit the west bank of Luxor, the great Valley of the Kings where generations of pharaohs & Nobles were buried in splendid crypts cut into the cliffs and guarded by the huge colossi of Memnon. You will then visit the temple of Queen Hatchepsut., return to the cruise, afternoon sail to Edfu overnight on board Edfu

Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)

Day 6 : Edfu-Kom Ombo


Early breakfast morning, visit Edfu. You will discover the huge temple dedicated to the god Horus by horse carriage and tour it with your guide sail to Kom Ombo board and visit the magnificent unusual double temple dedicated to the god Sobek the god Haroeris. Dinner and overnight in Kom Ombo, sail to Aswan, overnight.

Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)

Day 7 : Aswan - Abu Simbel Temple


Early breakfast (Breakfast box) and will meet your guide at 3:30 Am to move by sharing  A/C bus to crossing 350 K/M to Visit the Temple of Abu Simbel and return at noon to your cruise, will have lunch on board and Dinner, overnight.

Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)

Good to know:

Moving time from Aswan to Abu Simbel  is 3:30 Am This is according to the instructions of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Comfortable shoes are require

Sun hat is required

Comfortable clothes

Day 8 : Tour To Phila Island - Unfinished Obelisk -High Dam -Transfer To Aswan Rail Ways

Location: Aswan


Disembarkation after breakfast and starting your day to visit a high dam, unfinished obelisk, and Phila Island, the afternoon will have your lunch at a local restaurant and transfer you to Aswan Railways to join a sleeping train overnight.

Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch).

Day 9 : Pick Up From Giza Railways And Free Time

Location: Giza


Arrival at Giza railways, meet and assist you by your representative, then transfer to your hotel, have a relaxing time and free day

Meals plan: Breakfast ( is served on the train  )

Note

  • After a long trip by train, we have to give our travelers rest and relax to continue their tour.
  • Check-in time at the hotel in Cairo at 14:00
  • Early Check-In is subject to availability

Day 10 : Tour To Cairo – Islamic Mosques (Ibn Tulun, Sultan Hassa And El Refaa Mosques)


Start your private day tour to visit Ibn -Tulun mosque was commissioned by Ahmad ibn Ţūlūn, the Abbassid governor of Egypt from 868–884 whose rule was characterized by de facto independence. The historian al-Maqrizi lists the mosque's construction start date as 876 AD and the mosque's original inscription slab identifies the date of completion as 265 AH or 879 AD.

Continue to  visit the innovative architectural components. Commissioned by a sultan of a short and relatively unimpressive profile, al-Maqrizi noted that within the mosque were several "wonders of construction". The mosque was, for example, designed to include schools for all four of the Sunni schools of thought: Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanafi,the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is a massive Mamluk era mosque and Madrassa located near the Citadel in Cairo. Its construction began 757 AH/1356 CE with work ending three years later "without even a single day of idleness". At the time of construction, the mosque was considered remarkable for its fantastic size  and Hanbali. Return to your hotel.

Meals plan: (Breakfast-Lunch).

Day 11 : Final Departure To Cairo International Airport


Breakfast at your hotel and your representative will meet you at the hotel lobby, will help you for check out, and then will transfer by deluxe cart to Cairo International Airport for the final Departure.

Meals plan: (Breakfast)

Note:

If your departed early will prepare a breakfast box

Standard check out from the hotel 12:00 midday

Late check out is subject to availability and maximum till 2:00 Pm

What's Included

Lunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Professional guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Free Pick up and drop off from to Cairo international Airport
Bottle of Water
4 nights at Cairo hotel 4 stars with breakfast
4 nights on Nile river cruise 5 stars with Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner

What's Not Included

• Gratuities
Visa Entry
Entrance fees
Sleeping train

Know Before You Go

  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Public Transportation Nearby
  • Infants Must Sit On Laps
  • Passport Required

Please Note

  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • We require Traveler flight details:
    Air ways name
    Flight number
    Terminal
    arrival time

Requirements

  • Hat
  • -Umbrella
  • - Comfortable Shoes
  • - Sunblock & Sunglasses
  • -Warm Clothes in Winter
  • - Cotton clothes in Summer
  • - Valid Passport for 6 months

Check out our Q&As

  • Are children permitted to take part in the tour?

    Yes

  • Are airport transfers included in this tour?

    Yes

  • Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?

    Yes

  • Are flights included in this tour?

    No

  • Are all entrance fees included in the price?

    Yes, except entrance fees for interior of the pyramids

Reviews of this operator

Schlager Inc. Construction (Google Reviewer)  

I want to say a...

16-May-2023

I want to say a big thank you to Egypt Direct Tours for taking such good care of our group of 12 .Our guides Mervy, Mohmaed and Mustafa were stellar . They were patient flexible and a wealth of knowledge . We became friends and having to say good bye was hard . Egypt Tours was so easy to deal with making any adjustments to our tour no problem .

Advocate Shumayla Zafri (Google Reviewer)  

They were extremely professional but...

29-Jan-2024

They were extremely professional but helpful in fulfilling our visa requirements for Egypt. They even sent their agent for us at the airport to meet and assist us, the agent arranged for our tours and transfers and even helped us in exchanging currency and getting a local sim card saving us a lot of extra hassle....so overall it was worth booking their services.

Jane Jiang (Google Reviewer)  

I organized a 10 day...

21-Nov-2022

I organized a 10 day tour for 16 friends to visit Egypt for the first time. We chose Egypt Direct Tour because Ahmed is very open to adjust the itinerary to accommodate our interest. I was a bit nervous before the trip. But everything worked out well. We were picked up and dropped off on time for our various flights, had very professional drivers for the whole time, and our two tour guides are very kind and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend Egypt Direct Tour!

Cengiz Tunçkaya (Google Reviewer)  

Thank you Nasr and Yosri....

08-Apr-2024

Thank you Nasr and Yosri. Nasr guided us in Cairo and Yosri transferred us very in a very comfortable way in Cairo. nasr helped us find the best photo spots. It also kept the scammers away from us all day long and prevented us from being disturbed.Yosri was a kind driver, always on time to pick us up from locations and was kindly assisting us.

sarad gupta (Google Reviewer)  

Review for Egypt Direct Tour I...

27-Sep-2024

Review for Egypt Direct Tour I recently had the pleasure of experiencing Egypt through Egypt Direct Tour, and I can't recommend them highly enough. Mr. Ahmed from Egypt Direct Tour felt like a brother in a foreign land, always prioritizing our comfort and making us feel welcome. The tours were exceptionally organized, with punctual and knowledgeable guides who enhanced our experience and the prices were incredibly competitive. If you’re looking for a reliable and enjoyable way to discover Egypt, I urge all travellers and my fellow Indians to book directly with Egypt Direct Tour. You won’t be disappointed!

giovanna plowman (Google Reviewer)  

Nasser and shrif were absolutely...

21-Aug-2023

Nasser and shrif were absolutely amazing !!!! Nasser took so many pictures for me. He was patient. I did a private tour, they stopped and helped me take pictures everywhere I went. After visiting the pyramids and sphinx, they took me to make my own perfume oil, following a spices/tea/chocolate treats tour, we went to see Egyptian art, an Egyptian jeweler whereas able to create my own necklace, and finally a museum filled with other 20 mummies. Amazing day. Included pick up and drop off and all private transfers and tickets. Thank you for showing my Egypt !

Anne Olyschlager (Google Reviewer)  

Egypt Direct Tours was a...

01-May-2023

Egypt Direct Tours was a great tour company that will take good care of you while in Egypt. We loved our guides Mervy and Mohamed that they selected for us. We were taken to all the top highlights, great 4 star hotels and excellent river cruise. They were willing to accommodate all of our needs and requests and made sure our group of 12 was happy. I would not recommend taking the sleeping train unless the government updates them because they are extremely dirty. This was not the tour company's fault however and they were willing to book us flight tickets back from Aswan to Cairo so we wouldn't have to take the train again. Overall we had a great experience and I would highly recommend taking a trip with this company. Thanks so much for the adventure!

Sagnik Mukherjee (Google Reviewer)  

The 12-day Egypt and Jordan...

25-Nov-2023

The 12-day Egypt and Jordan trip we took with Egypt Direct has just come to an end. I would like to thank Mr. Ahmed and the entire Egypt Direct team for making our trip an unforgettable experience. In our hotel, Mr. Ahmed personally met with us. Throughout our tour, they assisted us in every way possible, from airport pickup to visa processing (in Jordan), to currency exchange, and getting SIM cards. The drivers and guides were all punctual and very knowledgeable. They provided us with tips on how to avoid crowds and get the best photos. As a result of bad weather, we had to change our literary selection. They were very flexible in meeting our needs. We are very happy and satisfied. Mr. Bassam was the best tour guide ( In Cairo) and Mr. Yosuf ( In Jordan) was the best driver. We highly recommend Egypt Direct as a reliable and trustworthy company.

Furkan Yigit (Google Reviewer)  

Best Tour, Nasser was very...

29-Jul-2023

Best Tour, Nasser was very kind and helpful. Explained evetything very understandable. I can recommend him and egypt direct tours everyone who is plans visiting Egypt!!!

Abhinav Anand (Google Reviewer)  

For our family trip to...

07-Jun-2024

For our family trip to Egypt, we needed a local point of contact. I googled up on Local Cairo Tour Operators and that's how I connected with Brother Ahmed from Egypt Direct Tours. There were no references so had to take a leap of faith and go with him. Turned out to be a great decision. The Nile cruise Aswan to Luxor was Excellent and exactly what was promised plus all our intercity transfers were very smooth. Basis our experience, would recommend him for any others planning a trip to Egypt.

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