Egypt Christmas Tours in 10 Days

You will be met and assisted by an Around Egypt Tours representative at Cairo International Airport, where he will obtain your vehicle for transportation to your hotel in an exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. In the hotel, the representative will help you with an easy check-in and confirm the itinerary for the Egypt Christmas Tour in 10 Days, including all pick-up times related to each tour. Welcome drink and overnight in Cairo

Breakfast at the hotel and start your 10-Day Egypt Christmas Tour to Cairo and Nile Cruise with your private guide. Visit one of the best Egypt landmarks—the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, which was designed by the architect Imhotep for his master King Zoser. Enjoy Lunch during the tour at a good-quality, healthy restaurant, and After that, you will move to visit the only remaining wonder from the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World—the Great Pyramids of Khufu (called Cheops by the Ancient Greeks). Here you find the pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren), and the smallest Pyramid Menkaure (Mykerinos). Then go to visit the Sphinx and the Valley Temple, which belong to the Pyramids of Chephren. Stop for a free Camel ride tour for 15 minutes. After that, you will be back at the hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Breakfast at the hotel. Then off on tour along with your private guide to Coptic Cairo, where you would enjoy seeing the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue Church. At lunch, you will arrive to visit the Egyptian Museum, where you will enjoy the splendid collection of Tutankhamun besides many other attractive artifacts. Afterward, you will then go back to your hotel.

After breakfast, check out of your Cairo hotel and travel to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan. Your representative will meet you at Aswan airport, then your private tour guide will accompany you to start your day of Aswan tours with a cross-by boat to Agilkia Island to get access to the Philae temple, which was dedicated to goddess Isis and is one of the Nubian Temples rescued before construction of the High Dam. Enjoy Philae's long colonnades, towers, and reliefs, including the last surviving hieroglyphic and demotic inscriptions in Egypt, then transfer to your hotel.

After breakfast on your hotel, Around Egypt Tours representative will transfer you to complete your tours and visit Abu Simbel, about 3 hours driving, to enjoy The two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the new Kingdom. The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to cooperate to save these temples from the flood. The Temple of Ramses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and Ramses II himself The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramesses II. The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also Called Temple of Hathor, who was the wife of the Sun God so symbolically, the two Temples, that of Ramesses II and that of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor, and the Sun God together as one. Later on, you will be escorted back from Abu Simbel to Aswan and embark on your Nile cruise. Overnight on Nile cruise Aswan.

As you cruise across the Nile to the Kom Ombo Temple, breakfast is served. The temple is dedicated to two gods, Sobek and Haeroris, in Kom Ombo. After that, you will sail to Edfu, have lunch on board the cruise, and our guide will take you to visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu by a Kalesh ride (horse and carriage). Explore the huge Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu, one of the most complete and best-preserved Egyptian temples, characterized by numerous columns, halls, chambers, and chapels. Statues of Horus stand on either side of the twin-towered entrance gate to welcome you. Afternoon tea will be served while you cruise to Esna, with dinner and an overnight stay on board the cruise.

Breakfast on board will be served during your sail to Luxor. Then, your tour guide will join you to visit the western bank of Luxor and start your tour by visiting the royal cemetery for 64 Pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings (the original resting place of the world-famous boy King Tutankhamun). After that, you will proceed to The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (the only Female Pharaoh) at El Deir EL Bahari, built in the 15th Century BC and the two statues of Memnon. (The selection of which specific three tombs to be visited will be made by the Egyptian authorities on an annual basis in order to preserve them from the relentless influx of tourists; therefore, nobody can confirm which tombs will be visited before your trip.). After lunch on board, enjoy afternoon tea on the Nile cruise. Dinner on board. Overnight in Luxor.

Breakfast onboard before disembarkation, then you will enjoy a good exploration of the East Bank of Nile in Luxor. On top of its grandeur, Karnak Temple, the world's largest ancient religious site, is famed for its hypostyle hall with gigantic columns, which is among Egypt's famous landmarks. Following, a bit of free time will be allowed to explore different parts of the huge complex that was constructed during the reign of various Pharaohs. You will then be taken to the magnificent Luxor Temple, the ritual and festival center dedicated to God Amun, where Amenhotep III and Ramses II built. A transfer to your hotel for relaxing time overnight in Luxor will be provided with all the activities included in the program.

Breakfast at the hotel, then you will be transferred to Luxor airport to fly to Cairo. where you will be met and assisted by your representative. He will transfer you to your hotel for free time to stay at your hotel in Cairo. Or choose one of our optional tours, and don't miss a day on your Egypt Christmas Tours. Overnight in Cairo.

Breakfast, and then transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure. End of your 10-Day Egypt Christmas Tour to Cairo and Nile Cruise