Egypt Historical Tours, Cairo, Luxor and Siwa

Overview

For all history buffs, World Tour Advice offer you best package to Relish our Egypt Historical Tours, Scout Egypt land, tours to the step and the bent pyramids, The serapium in Cairo and Alexandria, Giza pyramids, Luxor ancient sites, secrets of the desert, Alexander temple and Cleopatra magical spring, The oracle temple in Siwa

Itinerary

Day 1 Historical Egypt Tours , Arrival Cairo/ Welcome to Egypt

Provide our operator by your flight number, arrival date and time, and airport of origin, and You will be provided by the best of our travel service, World Tour device tour delegate will wait for you in Cairo airport, Now You smell the history and start travelling back in time, Our delegate will issue your entry visa, and escort you through customs & immigration,  our delegate will help you in all the arrival procedures, then comfortable private transfer to your hotel in Cairo , World Tour representative will help you to check in a smooth way & overnight in Cairo.

Day 2 Historical Egypt Tours, Giza pyramids and Sphinx Tour
 World tour advice will make all your wishes come true to reconnoiter the secrets of the mysterious Pyramids of Giza, The ancient Egyptian pharaohs believed in the afterlife and this was why they erected such huge Pyramids to protect the bodies of the deceased after death. Ancient Egyptian pharaohs built theirs tombs in a form of a pyramid starting from the third dynasty ( First pyramid was erected in Egypt was the step pyramid  of king Zoser, then after him were erected more pyramids but the most famous pyramids are Giza pyramids ), Your guide will give you a great idea about Pharaohs pyramids, You will scout round to the three Pyramids of Giza of kings Cheops (Khufu), Chephren (Khefra'e) & the smallest one Mekernius (Mankaura'e), Entering inside one of the pyramids is optional, But Note that Cheops pyramid entry tickets are limited, so if you want to enter Cheops pyramid ( Khufu pyramid - The biggest one), please inform us when you book the tour, so we will do our best to arrange it, Really they sell tickets directly to visitors, and only 300 tickets are sold per day, to be able to have a ticket, you will need to be in pyramids area either at 8:00 am or at 13:00 pm to be able to be from first visitors buying Cheops pyramid entry ticket, They accept only Egyptian pounds, Pyramids day tour is a great thing to do, it will build a stunning unforgettable memory that will remain with you all your life,relish free time around pyramids for photos, riding camels or walking around pyramids, relish free time around pyramids for photos, riding camels or walking around pyramids, head for viewing the Valley temple and the the Great Sphinx, The sphinx head was represented as a pharaoh head with a lion’s body, to represent that he has the brain power of a man and the muscles power of a lion, sphinx dates back to more than 2000 before building Giza pyramids, and it was called in Arabic Abu El Hol, Relish a delicious lunch meal at a good restaurant in Giza area, visit the papyrus gallery to discover how ancient Egyptian were able to use this plant to make different things such as paper, boats, baskets and sandels
Back to hotel in Cairo, at night enjoy an optional tour ( Nile dinner cruise )
Overnight in Cairo

Day 3 Historical Egypt Tours, Alexandria Day Tour
Starting your day in early morning, Relish  your delicious breakfast, be ready to start a stunning day tour  to scout  Alexandria ( Al Iskandaria in Arabic ),first you will visit Pompay's Pillar, which  is undoubtedly one of the most famous columns of Egypt. Pompey's pillar wa called by this name by mistake, because many ancient travelers thought that the head of  Pompey was put on the top of the column, but really the column was erected many years after pompey death, You will see many things around the column such as two sphinxes, They the only remaining items of a large great temple that was called the Serapuem and was founded in the 3rd century AD. The serapeum was built for the holy bull god Apis, and the best and biggest serapeum in all Egypt was found n Cairo in Saqqar area, Pompey;s pillar was Constructed out of red granite with the height of 27 meters and a remarkable stone capital,and then drive to visit catacombs, The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa is the largest and most curious historical burial site in Alexandria. Alexandria catacombs were found in 1900 and, it belongs to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The catacombs show the best case of the mixture and the blend between the Pharaonic, Greek and Roman kind of art and architecture. Then you will have your lunch in a local restaurant in Alexandria, Now it is time to see Alexandria Mediterranean sea, and to relish a Tour to Muntazah palaces and gardens, free time for walking tour in Muntazah,  , Transfer to your hotel in Alexandria
Overnight in Alexandria

Day 4 Historical Egypt Tours, Alexandria Tour , From Alexandria to Siwa
Relish a delicious breakfast, then meet your tour guide to visit Alexandria library, tthen tour to Qaitbay Citadel ( Qalaa Qaitbay in Arabic ) ;The Qaitbay Fort is surely one of the landmarks and most famous historical sites in the all the Mediterranean cities. The Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay erected this marvelous military fortress in 1479. It was built in the same exact location of the ancient Pharos lighthouse and with the some of its stones as well. Pharos lighthouse was one of the ancient 7 wonders of world , Enjoy lunch meal, then driving to Marsa Matrouh, then to Siwa, following the same road of Alexander the Great, Alexander dream was to arrive the oracle temple in the desert in Siwa oasis and he achieved his drea, while Qambiz the Persian king at that time decided to go in shorter way and was lost in the big sand sea in the Egyptian desert
Arrival to Siwa, check in hotel, dinner meal in hotel
Overnight in Siwa

Day 5 Historical Egypt Tours Siwa Tours
Relish a tasty breakfast in your hotel in Siwa, meet your local tour guide who will take you in a tour to Shaly fortress, Siwa museum, Jebal El Mawta, Jebal El Dakror, and suset view from Funtas lake, back to hotel, dinner meal in hotel
Overnight in Siwa

Day 6 Historical Egypt Tours Siwa Tours
Tasty breakfast followed by guided tour to visit Alexander Great temple, Amon temple, Discover what Alexander the great found in the Oracle temple in Siwa, Visit the magical water spring of queen Cleopatra, free time for swimming, Proceed tour to see the sunset veiw from a fantastic place in Siwa ( Surprise ), back to hotel, dinner meal
Overnight in Siwa

Day 7 Free day for leisure and optional tours
Enjoy your breakfast, free day for optional tour or Safari tours in Siwa or in Sahara Kobra, Dinner meal at a restaurant in Siwa hotel
Overnight in Siwa

Day 8 Historical Egypt Tours Back to Cairo
Relish your breakfast, shopping tour, drive to Marsa Matrouh, then to Cairo , Lunch meal at local restaurant in Cairo, transfer to your hotel in Cairo
Overnight in Cairo

Day 9 Historical Egypt Tours - Old Cairo, Muizz street and Khalili market
Relish a tasty breakfast in your hotel in Cairo, Meet your tour guide, stir to reconnoiter Old Cairo, It is the area where there are old holy buildings belonging to the three religions ( Christian churches, Old mosque and Old Synagogue ), It is known as Coptic Cairo, because there are many old Coptic churches in the area, During our tour in Old Cairo, Your guide will take you to see Babilion fortress ruins and towers, then tour to the Hanging Church, it one of the oldest and most popular historical churches of Egypt, and It was erected on the top of Babylon towers, There is also the Crypt of Holy Mary inside the Church of Saint George, Visit the Synagogue of Bin Ezra, Proceed to one of eldest streets in Cairo ( Muizz Street ) , Free time in Khan El Khalili market, Lunch meal, drive to train station to travel to Aswan
Overnight in sleeping train,  dinner and Breakfast in train

Day 9 Historical Egypt Tours - Aswan Sightseeing Tours 
Tasty breakfast in your cabin in train, meet World Tour Advice tour representative upon arrival to Aswan, expert tour guide would be happy to accompany you to scout Aswan sightseeing ( Aswan is the The ancient Southern Sweenet ) . The first site to scout in Aswan is Aswan High Dam  is a rock-fill dams across the Nile, it is the most useful Egyptian architectural achievement in the last century. Aswan high dam was built in 1960 during the reign of president ( Gamal Abdel Nasser or Nasser ). The High Dam helped Egypt to save the water of the flood of the River Nile and generate a considerable amount of the country’s electricity.
After visiting Aswan High dam, proceed to scout the granite quarries which was used by Ancient Egyptian, There is located the Unfinished Obelisk belonging to queen Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut Unfinished Obelisk weights more than 1.8 million kilograms and 41 meters high. It is considered to be one of the largest stones humans have ever dealt with. The tour to The Unfinished Obelisk will give you a chance to know the process of obelisk construction in ancient Egypt, Finally relish a motor boat ride to arrive Philae Temple, the highlight of Aswan and one of the most marvelous Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt. The Temple was erected during the Greek period in Egypt dedicated to the goddess Isis.lunch meal will be served at a good restaurant in Aswan, transfer to your hotel in Aswan

Day 10 Optional tour to Abu Simbel, The Botanic garden and Nubian villages
Check out of your hotel in Aswan after your breakfast, free day for optional tours before driving to Luxor, Aswan optional tours are Abu Simbel tour, The botanic garden or the Nubian village tour, Drive to Luxor
You can also drive from Aswan to Luxor  early morning if you are not interested in the optional tours
Dinner and Overnoight in Luxor hotel

Day 11 Egypt Historical Tours, Luxor West bank tours
Tasty breakfast followed by Luxor West bank guided tours, It is the place  where many ancient tombs and mortuary temples were constructed, inaugurate visits with the Coloss Memnon,the only remaining part of the Great Mortuary Temple of (Amen Hotep III).  Reconnoiter the Valley of the Kings; the most important tomb in the Valley of the Kings is that of Tut Ankh Amun that was discovered intact by Howard Carter in 1922. The toms are featured with their colorful wall paintings of mortuary scenes of ancient Egypt. Resort to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, built more than 3500 year ago; the temple is featured with its magnificent location at the bottom of one of the Theban Mountains, its imposing terraces, and many wonderful architectural features like the chambers of Anubis, Hathour, and the Pont Hall , lunch meal, drive to hotel
Optional tour at night to attend Sound and light show in Karnak temple
Overnight in Luxor

Day 12 Egypt Historical Tours, Luxor East bank tours
After your tasty breakfast, relish a guided tour in Luxor East bank, Luxor city  is the biggest opened museum in all the world, It was called the city of hundred gates, the city of huge palaces, It is one of the richest cities of temples and ancient tombs in all the world, Upon your arrival to Luxor train station, World-Tour-adivce tour representative will meet you, then be ready to build unforgettable memory by touring  Luxor East bank, your expert private tour guide, will introduce you to the majesty of history in Karnak temples, and Luxor temple, Luxor East bank enable you to scout  all must seen places in ( Al - Uqsur city – Luxor), Feast your eyes and souls during our tour to Luxor East to Karnak temple which was famous also as ( Khawarnaq palace ), as many people thought that it was a palace of a rich king who was called Khawarnaq, Karnak temple is the biggest temple ever built in the world, it contain many important things to see, such as the forest hall, the zoo, the obelisks, the holy lake, Karnak temple was dedicated to god Amon, and Luxor  temple was dedicated to his wife Mut, after the tour relish a lunch meal at a traditional local restaurant in Luxor city, transfer to hotel
Overnight in Luxor

Day 13 Egypt Historical Tours, Free day for tours to Dendera and Abydos
Relish tasty breakfast, free time for optional tour to Dendera and Abydos, Transfer to Cairo airport , fly to Cairo or Final departure up to your flights details

Included

Egypt Historical Tour Includes
- Meeting and assistance service in all airports upon arrival and departure
- All tours and airport transfers by private modern AC vans
- Accommodation 3 nights B.B in hotel  in Cairo
- Accommodation in hotel in Alexandria 1 night B.B
- Accommodation 3 nights in hotel in Siwa ( Half Board )
- Accommodation 3 nights in Luxor Half Board
- Accommodation 1 night in sleeping train ( Half Board )
- Accommodation 1 night in Aswan ( B.B)
- All tours will be guided tours, all guides are expert tour guides who studied Egyptology at least 2 years
- All entrance fees to all mentioned places in our itineray
- Lunch meals during all day tours in Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan and Luxor

Excluded

Egypt Historical Tour Excludes
- International flights
- Optional Tours
- Beverages and meals not mentioned
- Tipping, recommended but not obligatory
- Anything not mentioned above

Notes

Children policy: 6 - 11.99 pay 50% of the price

0 - 05.99 is 100 % Free of Charge

What to carry with you?

Passport valid for More than 6 months

Cotton or linen clothes in summer and Warm clothes in winter

Hat, Sunblock, Sunglasses

Comfortable shoes

Camera / Video Camera Mobile phone is better if you have what sup application to be easier to contact you

Note: There will be extra during the peak periods (New Year, Easter & Christmas)