Overview
Experience the very best of northern Egypt on this well-paced 3-day private guided tour from Cairo. This carefully designed itinerary brings together the country’s most iconic ancient sites and cultural highlights. Stand in awe before the Giza Pyramids and Great Sphinx, explore the world-class Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) and its extraordinary collection of Tutankhamun’s treasures, and discover the pioneering Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara along with the impressive Bent and Red Pyramids at Dahshur. You’ll also enjoy a full day in the elegant Mediterranean city of Alexandria, uncovering its rich Greco-Roman history at sites such as the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Pompey’s Pillar, and the iconic Bibliotheca Alexandrina. With your own dedicated private Egyptologist guide, comfortable transportation, and lunches included daily, this tour delivers deep historical insight and a completely stress-free experience. Perfect for first-time visitors and history enthusiasts who want maximum discovery in a short time.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Day Tour to Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara and Dahshur
This morning, your private guide and driver will pick up you for a full day tour of the pyramids at Giza and Grand Egyptian Museum GEM. Start by visiting the Giza Plateau to explore the world famous pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, Mycrenos and Sphinx; these structures that have stood tall for 4500 years. Discover the beauty of the Sphinx, one of the largest monolith statues in the history of mankind. Enjoy the views and take remarkable pictures. You’ll find your local Egyptology guide a wealth of knowledge and full of enthusiasm about Egyptian history, and their country in general.
Step into a world where history comes alive as you explore the Grand Egyptian Museum, a monumental tribute to Egypt’s past and a gateway to its future. The Grand Egyptian Museum, also known as the GEM, stands as a beacon of Egypt’s rich heritage and cultural legacy. This architectural marvel is set to house an unparalleled collection of artifacts and treasures, providing a comprehensive journey through the millennia of Egyptian civilization.
Back to your hotel in Cairo or Giza for overnight.
Meals included: Lunch at a local restaurant.
Accommodation: Not Included.
Day 2: Alexandria Day Trip From Cairo by Car
Start with early morning pick-up at 7:00 am for a full day tour to Alexandria from Cairo. Tour Alexandria’s most significant and fascinating spots with your private tour guide. Descend into the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, with the beautiful artworks, visit the Roman Theater, take in views from the 15-century fortifications at the Citadel of Qaitbay. Explore the New Alexandria library at your own pace. Drive Back in comfort to your hotel in Cairo for overnight.
Note, Alexandria Library is closed every Friday and every public holiday.
Lunch will be served at a seafood restaurant between visits (drinks not included)
Meals Included: Lunch at a seafood restaurant.
Accommodation: Not Included.
Meals Included: Lunch at a local restaurant.
Accommodation: Not Included.
What’s Included:
- Professional English-speaking tour guide.
- All transfers, pick up and drop off by an A/C vehicle.
- 2 Day Tours in Cairo; Giza Pyramids, Grand Egyptian Museum GEM, Old Cairo and more.
- 1 day tour to Alexandria from Cairo.
- 3 x lunch at a local restaurant during the day tours.
What’s Excluded:
- Entry Visa to Egypt.
- International flight tickets.
- Hotel accommodations. (book it yourself)
- Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
- Camel ride is optional during the Giza Pyramids tour.
- Water or drinks during the lunch time.
- Tipping to Guide and Drivers.
- Any optional Tours.
Tour Price:
- Single: 500$USD
- 2-15: 300$USD
Children Policy:
- 0 – 04.99 sharing with their parents, pay 50$USD.
- 5 – 11.99 sharing with their parents, pay 150$USD.
- 12+ pay full tour price as per adult person.
Prices:
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip.
Day 1: Arrival Cairo – Welcome to land of the Pharaoh’s
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock)
Your Queen tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome Drink
Day 2: Pyramids Tour – Train to Aswan
Check out after breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then meet your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus – Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Additional visit to the Solar Boat infront of Cheops Pyramid (extra ticket on spot) Lunch included during the tour and then proceed to Sakkara area to visit Sakkara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid). Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Aswan-dinner will be served on board. Overnight inside your compartment.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours
After breakfast on board the train, Queen Tours representative will meet you at Aswan train station and then you will be transferred by a private A/C vehicle to your Nile Cruise ship for embarkation in Aswan before lunch. Enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, the beautiful located Temple of Philae on Isis Island ,the Granite Quarries and the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples
Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that visit the well preserved Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Luxor Nile Cruise Tours
Have your breakfast on board during your sail to Luxor, then visit the West Bank and the Valley of the Kings, The temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board, then proceed to visit East Bank (Karnak & Luxor Temples). Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Have your dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Fly Luxor to Sharm El Sheikh
Breakfast on board, disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast, and then you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for flight to Sharm. Upon arrival at Sharm Airport, you will be transfered to your hotel in Sharm and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast
N.B: Most flight from Luxor to Sharm is indirect flight via Cairo Airport.
Day 7: Sharm El Shiekh Optional Excursions
Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to Ras Mohammed National Park which is both a terrestrial and an aquatic nature reserve. The 480 square kilometre protected area lies where the Gulf of Suez meets the Gulf of Aqaba in Sinai’s southern extremity. The arid desert terrain of sand dunes, gravel plains, fossilized corals and granite mountains is home to a number of rare mammal species: Dorcas gazelle, Nubian ibex and red fox. Easier to spot are the resident birds like terns, herons, gulls and ospreys. Thousands of white storks pass through Ras Mohammed each year, heading south during September/October and back north during April/May. About 85 flora species live in the park, including mangroves. Overnight in Sharm.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8: Sharm El Shiekh Optional Excursions
Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to one of the natural wonders of the Sinai, the Colored Canyon is majestic. Take a walk among dramatic sandstone canyon walls streaked with melting yellows, purples, reds, magentas and gold. In certain places the canyon walls reach up to 40 meters. You feel as if you are enclosed in a spectacular coloring book. Overnight in Sharm.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 9: Sharm El Shiekh Optional Excursions
Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to The Monastery of St. Catherine located at the heart of Sinai and at the foot of the Gebel Musa, or Mount Moses. Fronted by gardens and cypress trees, the monastery is owned and run by the Greek Orthodox Church. Its rich library houses the world’s second largest collection of illuminated manuscripts after the Vatican. You can see the Burning Bush and a large number of antique works of art: invaluable icons, beautifully carved doors, exquisite wall paintings and other fine religious ornaments. Overnight in Sharm.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 10: Back to Cairo
Breakfast at your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and then you will be transferred to Sharm El Sheikh Airport for flight to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 11: Cairo Sightseing Tours
Start your day visiting the Egyptian Museum, where you will admire the splendid collection of Tutankhamun alongside many other fascinating artifacts. Transfer to visit Salah El Din Citadel which was constructed by Salah El Din in 1183 AD to defend Cairo from the armies of Crusaders. After that visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came specially from Istanbuland to build this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Over 45 years. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant. Then proceed to explore Khan El Khalili Bazaar, Cairo’s old bazaar. Then we move on to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Back to your hotel and overnight in Cairo and back to hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 12: Cairo – Fly Back Home
Breakfast at hotel, then transfer to Cairo Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast
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