12 Days Cairo, Alexandria, Nile Cruise & Hurghada Package – Solo Traveler

Welcome to Egypt!!! Arrive at Cairo airport, Your Allover Egypt representative will pick you up from the airport and then will drive you safely to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Breakfast. Start your full-day tour with The Giza pyramids complex, also called the Giza necropolis, The Giza Pyramids, built to endure an eternity, have done just that.
Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx of Giza It features a lion’s body and a human head adorned with a royal headdress.
The tour also includes a visit to Khafre’s Valley Temple, The Valley Temple of Khafre at Giza was built with huge limestone stones, and its walls were covered with blocks of polished red-pink granite.
The second part of your tour will be The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, It presents the full range of the richness and diversity of Egyptian civilization throughout the ages, from prehistoric times to the present day by focusing on its continuity and stability as demonstrated by its tangible and intangible heritage.
Considered the crown jewel of the museum, the Royal Mummies’ Hall is specially designed to display the mummies of the ancient Kings and Queens of Egypt. Overnight in Cairo.

Breakfast. Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to start your tour to Alexandria. Start the tour with the library of Alexandria; the biggest library in the world – now with 8 million books. Visit its open court and free museums.
Then visit the Site of the Lighthouse; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World on which now stands the castle of Qaitbey. Visit the royal gardens of King Farouk (the last king in the history of Egypt) and see the royal palaces of Haramlek and Salamlek as well as the royal beaches of the queens. Continue your tour by visiting the prettiest and biggest mosque in the city: the Abbo Elabbas Mosque, as well as the memorial of the Unknown Soldier of Alexandria and the statue of Alexander the Great.

You can then stop for optional lunch before visiting the church of St. Mark – the oldest church in Africa before driving along the Cornish (30 km) to see the whole city of Alexandria from the seaside which includes the old harbor of Alexandria where we found 7000 monuments underwater.

Travel in comfort back to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport to take your flight to Aswan, Head out to visit the High Dam and the Philae temple. Transfer to the cruise. Lunch on board.
Overnight aboard the cruise.

Breakfast on board. Sail to Kom Ombo. Afternoon Tea. Visit the temple of Kom Ombo shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris. Back to the cruise to have your lunch Then, Sail to Edfu. Visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Continue sailing to Luxor. Dinner on board. Overnight aboard the cruise.

Breakfast on board. Today’s route is west, start your tour visiting the Fascinating valley of the kings which includes more than 63 majestic tombs and chambers of some well-known Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, Then, head out to The amazing Temple of Queen Hatshepsut widely considered one of the “incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt” located beneath the cliffs at Deir el Bahari. The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, back to the Nile cruise to have your lunch
Afternoon free at leisure. Afternoon Tea. Overnight aboard the cruise.

Disembarkation.
Start your tour by visiting the Luxor temple which was built by one of the kings of the 12th dynasty and completed by the well know king Ramses II. This temple was located in the heart of ancient Thebes and, like Karnak, was dedicated to the main/chief god Amun Re. Later on, head out to Karnak Temples Complex, This temple was built by various Pharaohs during different ages. You will see the Avenue of Sphinxes of the Hypostyle Hall, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarabeus of Amenophis III, and the Sacred Lake.
Then you will be transferred by AC car to Hurghada. Overnight in Hurghada.

Breakfast. Free Day
Overnight in Hurghada.

Breakfast. Free Day
Overnight in Hurghada.

Breakfast. Free Day
Transfer to the airport to take your flight to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.

Breakfast. Start your full-day tours with the Mosque of Muhammed Ali: also known as the Alabaster Mosque for the material which covers it, this enormous 19th-century place of worship was inspired by Istanbul’s New Mosque.
The move to visit The Citadel: originally constructed in the 12th century to protect the city from attacking Crusaders, the hilltop Saladin Citadel offers some of the most spectacular views over the surrounding city.
The second part of your tour will be at The Egyptian Museum. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo (EMC) is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East, housing over 170,000 artifacts. It has the largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities in the world. Overnight in Cairo.

It’s time to close the curtain on your epic adventure across Egypt. You’ll say a fond farewell to new friends as you prepare for your return journey home. Our representative will pick you up from your hotel after breakfast and will transfer you to Cairo international airport to take your flight back home.