pharaoh's adventure - 6 days

Day 1: Cairo
Tuesday - Cairo. Welcome to Egypt and the start of your holiday! Arrive Cairo, included airport arrival transfer to hotel and overnight. Overnight - Cairo

Day 2: Pyramids of Giza & Saqqara
Cairo - Luxor - breakfast. Today, a visit to the inmcredible pyramids and Sphinx at Giza Plateau. It’s estimated the largest - Khufu (Cheops) was constructed from no less than 2.5 million quarried limestone blocks, weighing around 6 million tonnes. No mean feat, when you consider the pyramids were built without the use of modern equipment! Maybe opt for a camel ride. Travelling on to the necropolis of Saqqara, innumerable sand strewn temples and tombs await discovery. It’s at Saqqara where you’ll see Zhoser’s step pyramid. Rising 6 steps, it served as the prototype for ancient Egypt’s most enduring architectural legacy. Overnight train to Luxor, 1st class recliner seat - considering upgrading to a sleeper cabin. Overnight - train
 


Day 3: Explore Luxor
Luxor - breakfast box. Arrive and check into hotel. One of the world’s greatest open-air museums, the 4000 year old site of ancient Thebes - known today as Luxor is our base for two exciting days of exploration. Enjoy some rest and relaxation. Tonight, an optional visit to Temple of Luxor. The temple is magically illuminated by a thousand coloured lights at night fall. Transportation is by traditional horse and carriage with restaurant dinner afterward. An inexpensive option, book and pay locally. Remainder of the evening at leisure with a chance to enjoy the facilities of our hotel. Overnight - Luxor

Day 4: Valley of the Kings & Queens
Luxor - Cairo - breakfast. There is the option to float over Luxor in a hot air balloon at sunrise. From high above we look down upon ancient Thebes, remarkable landscape and local villages waking up to start their day. Afterward we cross to the West Bank of the Nile. The massive pair of statues known as the Colossi of Memnon are the first monuments we’ll see as we start our day's sightseeing. They are all that remains of the temple of Amenophis III. Today, we visit the Valleys of the Kings, Valley of the Queens and the imposing colonnaded temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Returning to our hotel, we enjoy free time. Later in the afternoon, we visit Karnak. More than a temple, Karnak is a spectacular complex of sanctuaries, pylons and obelisks, built on a grand scale. During the height of Theban power, Karnak was the most important place of worship. Lose yourself here in the stone papyrus forest of the Hypostle Hall and go crazy with your camera. It’s ancient Egypt at it’s zenith. Tonight, we return to Cairo by overnight train, 1st classs recliner seat. Overnight - train

Day 5: Cairo & The Egyptian Museum
Cairo - breakfast box. Arrive to Cairo and hotel check-in. Later, a guided visit to the Egyptian Museum. See the famous King Tutankhamen solid gold death mask or opt to see the Royal Mummy room. Remains of the afternoon and evening free to do your own thing. Overnight - Cairo.

Day 6: Explore Cairo your way
Sunday Cairo - breakfast. Our tour ends after breakfast and included onward departure transfer to the airport.

GO BEYOND THE PYRAMIDS!
Consider extending your holiday to discover the centuries old customs and traditions of the Siwan people. An isolated community of mainly Libyan decent, live within a date palm oasis surrounded by the Great Sand Sea. Combine our King Pharaoh's Adventure tour with trip to Siwa and Alexandria on our 12day Beyond the Pyramids. A great combination visiting all of Egypt's best loved sights along the Nile Valley, coupled with reclusive and very much secretive community of Siwa Oasis.