Explore Egypt….
Discover your next great adventure, become an explorer to get started. Mody Egypt Tours is an independent Travel Agency, inspired to offer unique and enriching tours to explore Egypt. With this Upper and Lower Egypt Tour, we will take you on a trip through Ancient Egypt and give you the opportunity to have either a relaxing or sportive time in Luxor and Aswan. Your journey will take you from the bustling metropolis Cairo to visit some of the Wonders of the Ancient World to Alexandria with its Roman influences and on to the tranquility of life alongside the majestic Nile with stops at the most amazing temples, including Abu Simbel.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ horse and carriage.
✔ Meet and Assist upon arrival & Departure
✔ the great pyramids&valley of the kings,Abu Simbel and so much more as in itinerary
✔ Lunch
✔ door to door transfers from and to Cairo international airport
✔ Dinner
✔ Overnight Sleeping train From cairo to aswan
✔ Breakfast
✔ 3 nights on 5 stars cruise board with all meals start with lunch end with breakfast last day.
✔ taxes and charges.
✔ Trip To Abu Simbel Temples
✔ Hot air balloon the life trip in luxor
✔ all sites which mentioned in program
✔ Flight tickets Luxor to Cairo
✔ Trip to Alexandria
✔ expert Egyptology tour guide.
✔ 4 nights at 3 stars hotel in Cairo with breakfast (available to upgrade)
✔ cabin with all facilities
✖ tipping
✖ Entrance fees
Pickup Locations
1. Steigenberger Nile Palace
2. Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan
3. Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa
4. Rixos Sharm El Sheikh
5. Long Beach Resort
6. Kempinski Nile Hotel Cairo
7. Cairo Intl Airport
8. Hilton Marsa Alam Nubian Resort
Additional Info: we pick up all our guests from Cairo Airport, any hotels in Cairo or Giza
Itinerary
Arrival in Cairo
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Arrival in Cairo; meet and greet at Cairo International Airport by a Mody Egypt Tours representative. You will be transferred to your hotel with check-in assistance. After an information meeting, you will spend the rest of the day to your leisure.
Cairo – Giza Pyramids – Saqqara
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Giza
Breakfast and pick up for your official introduction to Cairo. Your first day will be inundated in ancient history and starts at the Giza Plateau where your first impression will be the overwhelming sight of the Great Sphinx. You visit the pyramids of Menkaure, Cheops and Chefren; dating from approx. 2580-2560BC. Your next stop is the Saqqara Plateau; another UNESCO heritage site, with the impressive step pyramid of Djoser, the first successful attempt to a fully functional pyramid.
Alexandria – Amphitheater – Pompey's Pillar – Qaitbay Citadel
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City Centre Alexandria
After breakfast you drive to Alexandria, capital of Egypt under the Ptolemaic rulers. You start the tour with a visit to the grounds of the ancient Bibliotheca Alexandrina, followed by lunch in a good local restaurant. Your next visit will be to the Roman Amphitheater, the audience section consists of 13 rows of white European marble with columns made from granite out of Aswan. You continue the city tour with a stopover at Pompey's Pillar, a massive Corinthian column, build to carry a statue of Emperor Dioclatian. The last visit, before returning to Cairo will be a tour of the Citadel of Qaitbay, a 15th century fortification in the Harbor of Pharos Island. You will be brought back to Cairo.
Museum of Egyptian Antiquities – Citadel – Khan el Khalili
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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
After breakfast you will start the day with a Cairo City Tour with the first stop at the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities with artifacts from tombs, temples and palaces throughout Egypt from ancient dynasties. You will have a guided tour but also enough time to wander around. After lunch in a good authentic restaurant you will continue to Islamic Cairo, dominated by the Saladin Citadel, an 800 year old fortress and residence where you visit the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque. You conclude the day with a shopping opportunity in the famous Khan el Khalili Bazar, stimulation to the senses with explosions of color, sounds, smell of bakhoor and spices and Egyptian hospitality.
Transfer to the Nile Cruise & Aswan Tours
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Aswan
Mody Egypt tours licensed tour guide will meet and assist you at Aswan railway station or hotel to be transferred by A/C van to your 5 star Nile Cruise to check in before lunch. Have lunch on board
Then, start your tour by visiting the High Dam; achieved in 1960 to protect Egypt from the flood and generate electric.
Proceed to visit the Graeco Roman Temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there. Later on, return back to your cruise for Dinner, folkloric show and Overnight
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Abu Simbel Temple & Navigation to Kom Ombo Temple
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Abu Simbel
Around 4:30, your guide will pick you up for Abu Simbel trip (sharing a small group). Arrive around 8 am, to visit one of the most impressive places in Egypt; the rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel with their unique design built for King Ramses II and his beloved Queen Nefertari. Back to the Cruise by noon to have your lunch and sailing heading to Kom Ombo city.
Arrive at Kom Ombo city where to visit the dual temple of Sobek, the crocodile God and Horus, the falcon God. Back to the cruise and have dinner. Continue sailing to Edfu for overnight.
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Edfu Temple & Arrive Luxor (visit Luxor Temple)
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Edfu
After your breakfast, experience Horse Carriage ride with your tour guide to visit the temple of Horus at Edfu which is considered to be the most complete and the best preserved of all the Egyptian temples. Return to the cruise. Relax on deck watching the unique landscape and admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile River while sailing to Luxor. Cross Esna Lock. Lunch on board. Afternoon tea on sundeck
Late in the afternoon, arrive at your cruise dock, to be transferred to enjoy Luxor temple on the East bank of Luxor, where ancient Egyptian, Christian and Islamic features are exhibited. Dinner on board with belly dancing show and Overnight in Luxor
Note: if your arrival at Luxor dock by 3:00 or 3:30 pm, then we have chance to visit both Karnak and Luxor Temples.
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Balloon Ride, Luxor Tour & departure transfer
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Begin around 5:00 am pick up for the incredible trip of 30 to 45 minutes Hot Air Balloon flight over the west bank of Luxor and enjoy an aerial view of the country's landscape and famous landmarks. Enjoy the sunrise illuminating the sky of the open air museum city (Luxor) over the great temples and mountains below.
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Valley of the Kings
Breakfast and start your unforgettable day by driving to the West Bank to visit the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs from the New kingdom carved their tombs in the mountains aiming to hide their treasure and protect their mummies.
Then, to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari, discover her beautiful temple and her attractive story with her nephew. End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon. Lunch time in a local restaurant (optional)
Back to the East Bank to see the largest temple ever; Karnak Temple built through 2000 years, covering an area of about 63 acres. Have nice pics between its huge pillars and obelisks.
Finally, transfer to Luxor Airport to fly to Cairo and overnight in Cairo Hotel.
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Final Departure
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Cairo
After early Breakfast and at around 05h30 you will be brought to Cairo International Airport for your flight back home.
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Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
