cairo and luxor tour package

Day 1 – Arrival in Cairo

Duration: Flexible according to your flight

Arrive at Cairo International Airport, where our representative will meet and assist you with arrival procedures.

Transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel in Cairo.

After check-in, enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Optional: Nile dinner cruise with dinner and entertainment.

Overnight: Cairo
Meals: None

Day 2 – Giza Pyramids and Grand Egyptian Museum

Approx. 8 Hours

After breakfast, meet your private Egyptologist guide and begin your first full sightseeing day.

Visit:

• Great Pyramid of Khufu
• Pyramid of Khafre
• Pyramid of Menkaure
• Great Sphinx
• Valley Temple
• Panoramic Giza Plateau viewpoint

Continue to the Grand Egyptian Museum, one of the major highlights of modern Cairo tourism and a central feature of many current Cairo–Luxor itineraries. Egypt Tours Plus

Explore its extensive ancient Egyptian collections with your guide.

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before returning to your hotel.

Overnight: Cairo
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Day 3 – Old Cairo, Citadel and Khan El Khalili

Approx. 7–8 Hours

After breakfast, discover another side of Cairo.

Start with Old Cairo, where you can visit important historic landmarks such as:

• Hanging Church
• Church of St. Sergius
• Ben Ezra Synagogue area

Continue to the Citadel of Salah El Din and visit the impressive Mosque of Muhammad Ali overlooking Cairo.

After lunch, explore:

• Al-Muizz Street
• Historic Islamic Cairo
• Khan El Khalili Bazaar

This extra Cairo sightseeing day is what makes the 6-day version more complete than compressed 4- or 5-day packages. Similar 6-day itineraries also dedicate a separate day to Cairo’s historic districts rather than combining everything with the pyramids. horizontravelegypt.com

Return to your hotel.

Overnight: Cairo
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Day 4 – Flight from Cairo to Luxor and East Bank Tour

Approx. 6–7 Hours + Flight

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport for your domestic flight to Luxor.

Upon arrival, meet your local representative and begin exploring Luxor’s East Bank.

Visit:

Karnak Temple

Walk through one of Egypt’s largest ancient religious complexes, famous for its monumental gateways, obelisks and Great Hypostyle Hall.

Luxor Temple

Continue to Luxor Temple, situated in the heart of modern Luxor and connected historically to Karnak by the Avenue of Sphinxes.

This Cairo → Luxor flight followed by an East Bank tour is a common structure in well-paced Cairo–Luxor packages because it minimizes wasted travel time. Dunes Egypt

Transfer to your hotel.

Optional: Luxor Temple evening visit if operating hours permit.

Overnight: Luxor
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Day 5 – Luxor West Bank and Flight to Cairo

Approx. 8 Hours + Flight

An optional hot air balloon ride can be arranged before breakfast.

After breakfast, cross to Luxor’s West Bank.

Visit:

Valley of the Kings

Explore the famous royal necropolis where New Kingdom pharaohs were buried in richly decorated tombs.

Standard entrance generally covers selected open tombs; special tombs requiring separate tickets can be added according to availability.

Temple of Hatshepsut

Visit the spectacular mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari.

Colossi of Memnon

Stop at the two massive statues that once stood at the entrance to the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III.

These three sites consistently form the core West Bank itinerary in current Cairo and Luxor packages. Dunes Egypt

Enjoy lunch before transferring to Luxor Airport.

Fly back to Cairo and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight: Cairo
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Day 6 – Cairo Departure

Duration: According to Flight Schedule

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel.

Check out and transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.

Your Cairo and Luxor tour package ends with unforgettable memories of the pyramids, museums, temples and royal tombs of ancient Egypt.

Meals: Breakfast