5 Days in Cairo & Luxor Package | Egypt Short Break

On this 5-day tour, see the most important historical places in Cairo & Luxor. Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, and Salah Al-Din Al-Ayoubi Castle. Then head south to Luxor (Thebes). Luxor alone has one third of the world’s ancient monuments, such as the Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, the Valley of Kings, the Valley of the Queens, and the Temple of Deir el-Bahri.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival to Cairo Airport

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt. Nile Empire representative will be waiting for you at the exit door of the arrival hall holding a sign with your name and our company name to transfer you to your hotel in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Giza Pyramids & Cairo sightseeing

After breakfast you will be accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, The Great Pyramid of King Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus, the famous Sphinx. Then move to the Egyptian Museum, a treasure trove of children’s king Tutankhamen. Return back to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast

Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum

*Optional Tour (Cairo Dinner Cruise in the Nile)

Day 3: Flight to Luxor (Luxor West Bank Tour)

Nile Empire representative will assist you to check-out from the hotel in the early morning then transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor. Once you arrive in Luxor city, Nile Empire representative will be waiting for you to assist you and transfer you to your hotel in Luxor and check-in easily.

Proceed to visit the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC. Proceeding to the Colossi of Memnon. Later you will be transferred to your hotel in Luxor. Overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast

Visits: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon

*Optional Tour (Hot Air Balloon from Luxor)

Day 4: Luxor sightseeing (East Bank Excursion)

Enjoy your breakfast. Nile Empire’s Egyptologist guide will pick you up from the hotel to visit the East Bank in Luxor. Start your tour by visiting The Karnak Temples on the East bank, which was dedicated to God Amon, which has the largest place of worship ever built.

Then proceed to visit the Luxor Temple of King Amenhotep III, which has one of the tallest obelisks in the world. Then you will be driven to Luxor airport for your flight to Cairo and you will be met at the airport and taken to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast

Visits: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple

N.B (some flights from Luxor to Cairo are late at night)

Day 5: Final Departure

At the hotel, you will have breakfast before being transferred to the Cairo International Airport to depart.

Meals: Breakfast

Included:

• Pickup and drop off service by our representatives at airports.
• All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
• Domestic flights (Cairo / Luxor / Cairo).
• Accommodation in Cairo for 3 nights including daily breakfast 4-stars hotel
• Accommodation in Luxor for 1 night including daily breakfast 4-stars hotel
• All sightseeing tours as mentioned in the itinerary (Private Tours).
• English speaking tour guide.(Spanish is available)
• Bottled water during the trip.
• All service charges and taxes.

Excluded:

• International Airfare.
• Entrance fees to all sightseeing.
• Entry visa to Egypt.
• Any optional tours.
• Personal spending.
• Tipping .