Cairo to Abu Simbel Tour: The Best 8 Day 7 Nights Egypt Itinerary

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Destinazione

Assuan, Egitto, Luxor

Durata

8 giorno/i

Descrizione del viaggio

8 Days of Egypt’s Greatest Wonders

Discover Egypt on an exclusive 8-day journey through Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel.

Experience the country’s greatest treasures, from the legendary pyramids to the magnificent temples of the south.

Cairo · Pyramids · GEM

Begin in Cairo with a private Egyptologist guide.

Visit the Grandi piramidi di Giza, IL Sfinge, and the Tempio della valle.

Explore the Grande Museo Egizio, home to more than 100,000 ancient artifacts and the complete golden treasures of King Tutankhamun.

End your Cairo experience at Khan El Khalili, with its historic bazaars, mosques, and vibrant atmosphere.

Luxor · The Open-Air Museum

Vola verso sud Luxor, the heart of ancient Egyptian civilization.

Esplora il magnifico Tempio di Karnak and the historic Tempio di Luxor.

Discover the royal tombs of the Valle dei Re.

Visit the stunning Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the monumental Colossi di Memnone.

Aswan · Abu Simbel

Continue south to peaceful Assuan.

Visit the beautiful Tempio di Philae and the ancient Obelisco incompiuto.

Then journey to Abu Simbel for an unforgettable early-morning visit.

Marvel at the four colossal statues of Ramses II, rising 20 meters high at the entrance to his magnificent temple.

Discover the nearby Temple of Queen Nefertari, one of ancient Egypt’s most remarkable monuments dedicated to a royal woman.

Both temples were carefully relocated stone by stone in a remarkable UNESCO preservation project to protect them from the rising waters of Lake Nasser.

Cairo · Journey Complete

Return to Cairo by flight and conclude your Egyptian adventure.

Tour in quota manages every detail, including hotels, domestic flights, full-board cruise accommodation, private Egyptologist guides, and entrance fees.

Optional · Alexandria

Extend your journey with an optional trip to Alexandria.

Visit the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the ancient Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Pompey’s Pillar, e lo storico Citadel of Qaitbay.

Enjoy a different side of Egypt, shaped by Greek, Roman, and early Christian heritage.

From the pyramids of Cairo to the temples of Abu Simbel — discover Egypt’s greatest stories in one extraordinary journey.

Incluso ed escluso

Incluso

  • Airport pickup/dropoff and assistance upon arrival and departure
  • All transfers via private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo, including daily breakfast
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Luxor, including daily breakfast
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan, for including daily breakfast
  • Accommodation for 2 nights on sleeper train (half board basis)
  • Private sightseeing tours in Cairo, Luxor & Aswan
  • Sightseeing tour to Abu Simbel Sharing our group in air-conditioned vehicle
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Entrance fees to all sites specified on the itinerary
  • All meals specified on itinerary
  • Acqua in bottiglia durante le escursioni fuori dall'hotel o dalla nave da crociera.
  • Trasporto a mano secondo necessità
  • Tutte le spese di servizio e le tasse

Nota: Egyptian trains are designed and maintained according to standards of quality determined by the Egyptian Railway Authority. The sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan takes about 14 hours, and the journey from Luxor to Cairo takes about 11 hours. To reduce your travel time, you can upgrade your trip package for about $295 per persona per viaggiare invece con un volo interno (circa 1,5 ore).

 Escluso

  • tariffe aeree internazionali.
  • Visto d'ingresso per l'Egitto.
  • Any optional tours.
  • Personal spending.
  • Mance.

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Itinerario

Giorno 1: Arrivo al Cairo - Benvenuti nella terra dei faraoni

Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (arrival procedures) and will then escort you to your hotel in an air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the hotel, your tour manager will assist you with a smooth check-in and review your budget vacation itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.

Pernottamento al Cairo.

Drink di benvenuto incluso.

Day 2: Pyramids GEM / Train to Luxor

After enjoying a delicious wholesome breakfast at your hotel, your personal guide will take you to the Giza Plateau to start your journey by marveling at one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramids of Giza. Visit the iconic Sphinx and Valley Temple. After your pyramid visit, you’ll go for lunch at an authentic Egyptian restaurant and then head over to the New Grand Egyptian Museum, Egypt’s newest cultural landmark located just two kilometers from the pyramids, home to over 100,000 artifacts spanning 5,000 years, including the complete Tutankhamun collection displayed together for the first time. Return back to your hotel.

Overnight inside your compartment.

Pasti: colazione, pranzo.

Visite: Grandi Piramidi di Giza, Sfinge, Tempio della Valle, Grande Museo Egizio (GEM).

Day 3: Luxor Sightseeing

Upon your arrival at the Luxor train station, you will be met and assisted by a Hight tours representative, and then you’ll begin your Luxor excursion. Get ready for some of the most interesting tombs of the West Bank of the Nile River in the Valley of the Kings, explore the Temple of Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh who changed the course of Egypt’s history, and stop by the towering Colossi of Memnon. Then, you will visit the splendid Luxor Temple, which is considered one of the world’s most remarkable open-air museums and the second most-visited historical site in Egypt. Onward to the majestic Karnak Temple complex. Back to your hotel.

Pernottamento a Luxor.

Pasti: colazione, pranzo.

Visita: Valley of the Kings, Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple.

Day 4: Luxor / Aswan Sightseeing

After breakfast, board your air-conditioned, wifi-enabled vehicle and head to Aswan. The drive will take about 5 hours. Upon arrival, you will be met by a Hightous rep and taken to your hotel for check-in. You’ll see the Unfinished Obelisk in the granite quarries, then on to the beautifully preserved Temple of Philae on Isis Island, dedicated to the goddesses Isis and Hathor. Later, you’ll head back to the hotel.

Pernottamento ad Assuan.

Pasti: colazione, pranzo.

Visits: Unfinished Obelisk, Philae Temple.

Day 5: Abu Simbel Temple Group Tour / Train to Cairo

You’ll start your day early with a breakfast box at 4:30 am, and then begin your group tour to Abu Simbel Temples, about 3.5 hours away by car. Upon your arrival, you’ll encounter the remarkable temples built for Ramses II and his beloved queen Nefertari. These temples near the Sudanese border are iconic for their beauty, but remarkable for their modern history as well -- they were completely relocated in 1968 to avoid submersion by the massive Lake Nasser. After your time spent exploring the temples, you’ll return to Aswan and board the sleeper train for an overnight trip back to Cairo.

Overnight inside your compartment.

Pasti: colazione, cena.

Visits: Abu Simbel Temples.

Day 6: Back to Cairo

Enjoy breakfast aboard the train before your arrival at the train station in Giza, where you’ll be greeted by a Hightours representative, who will check you into your hotel in Cairo. You’ll have a day of leisure time, or enjoy an optional trip to visit the Step Pyramid of King Zoser in Sakkara and Memphis.

Pernottamento al Cairo.

Pasti: Colazione.

Visits: Free day in Cairo, Optional tour to visit the Step Pyramid of King Zoser in Sakkara and Hightours.

Day 7: Optional trip to Alexandria

Enjoy a free day in Cairo, or take an optional trip to the glittering seaside city of Alexandria in the north, where you can see majestic Qaitbay Fort, built in by a powerful sultan in the 15th century on the site of Alexandria's ancient lighthouse, then move on to the new and much-acclaimed Library of Alexandria. You’ll also visit the Catacombs, a sunken Roman cemetery carved into the bedrock. Return back to Cairo.

Pernottamento al Cairo.

Pasti: Colazione.

Visits: Free day in Cairo, Optional trip to Alexandria (Visits in Alexandria: Qaitbay Fort, Library of Alexandria, Catacombs).

Day 8: Final departure

You’ll be served breakfast at your hotel, and then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.

Pasti: Colazione.

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