Discover Egypt’s best-known cultural route on an 8-day journey connecting Cairo, Aswan and Luxor. The program begins and ends in Cairo and uses domestic flights between Cairo and Aswan and between Luxor and Cairo, creating a compact itinerary for travelers who want the principal heritage highlights without a long overland return.
In Cairo, explore the Giza Plateau with the Great Pyramids, Sphinx and Valley Temple before visiting the Grand Egyptian Museum. Fly south to Aswan for the High Dam, Lake Nasser and the island setting of Philae Temple, with the Unfinished Obelisk and a felucca experience also listed among the Aswan highlights.
Continue north through the Nile Valley toward Luxor. Kom Ombo and Edfu are listed in the source as optional en-route visits. In Luxor, spend a full day across the West and East Banks with the Colossi of Memnon, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Medinet Habu, Karnak and Luxor Temple.
Return to Cairo by domestic flight for a final city visit including Ibn Tulun Mosque, Abu Serga Church and the Hanging Church. The source positions the program for German-speaking travelers, FIT guests and group series, with Comfort 4 Stars and Premium 5 Stars accommodation categories.
Arrive at Cairo International Airport and receive the scheduled meet-and-assist service before the transfer to your hotel.
Check in and attend the welcome briefing for the cultural journey ahead.
Overnight in Cairo.
Übernachtungsart: Comfort / Premium Hotel, abgestimmt auf Reiseverlauf und gewählte Unterkunftskategorie.
After breakfast, visit the Giza Plateau and discover the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple.
Lunch is served at a special restaurant as stated in the source program.
Continue to the Grand Egyptian Museum for a guided visit focused on Egypt’s major archaeological treasures. Overnight in Cairo.
Übernachtungsart: Comfort / Premium Hotel, abgestimmt auf Reiseverlauf und gewählte Unterkunftskategorie.
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the domestic flight from Cairo to Aswan.
On arrival, continue with the High Dam and Lake Nasser sightseeing named in the source program.
Check in at your Aswan hotel and settle into the atmosphere of Upper Egypt. Overnight in Aswan.
Übernachtungsart: Comfort / Premium Hotel, abgestimmt auf Reiseverlauf und gewählte Unterkunftskategorie.
Explore Aswan with a visit to Philae Temple, the island sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis, together with the Unfinished Obelisk listed among the day’s highlights.
Enjoy the felucca sailing experience included among the source highlights and take in the relaxed Nile setting of Aswan.
The source narrative also mentions a visit to a Nubian family home on Sohail Island, while the optional-excursions section separately lists a Nubian village visit as optional. In this bundle it remains an optional visit subject to operational confirmation. Overnight in Aswan.
Übernachtungsart: Comfort / Premium Hotel, abgestimmt auf Reiseverlauf und gewählte Unterkunftskategorie.
After breakfast, travel north through the Nile Valley toward Luxor.
Kom Ombo Temple and Edfu Temple are listed by the source as optional visits en route, so they are not treated as guaranteed inclusions in this bundle.
Arrive in Luxor, check in at the hotel and overnight in the city of ancient Thebes.
Übernachtungsart: Comfort / Premium Hotel, abgestimmt auf Reiseverlauf und gewählte Unterkunftskategorie.
Begin on the West Bank with the Colossi of Memnon, the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut.
After lunch at a local restaurant, continue to Medinet Habu, described in the source as an exceptionally well-preserved temple complex.
Cross to the East Bank for Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple, completing a full-day exploration of ancient Thebes. Overnight in Luxor.
Übernachtungsart: Comfort / Premium Hotel, abgestimmt auf Reiseverlauf und gewählte Unterkunftskategorie.
Have breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Luxor Airport for the domestic flight back to Cairo.
Visit Ibn Tulun Mosque, then continue with your guide to Abu Serga Church and the Hanging Church in historic Cairo.
Overnight in Cairo.
Übernachtungsart: Comfort / Premium Hotel, abgestimmt auf Reiseverlauf und gewählte Unterkunftskategorie.
Breakfast is included under the source accommodation basis of daily breakfast.
Check out and transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure.
End of Gate East services.
The program lasts 8 days and 7 nights, starting and ending in Cairo.
The route connects Cairo, Aswan and Luxor, with Giza sightseeing from Cairo.
Yes. The source explicitly includes Cairo to Aswan and Luxor to Cairo domestic flights.
The supplied program labels Kom Ombo and Edfu as optional visits while traveling from Aswan to Luxor, so they are not guaranteed inclusions in this bundle.
The source is internally inconsistent: the Day 4 narrative mentions a Nubian family visit, while the optional-excursions section lists a Nubian village visit as optional. This bundle therefore treats it as optional pending operational confirmation.
The program includes the Colossi of Memnon, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Medinet Habu, Karnak and Luxor Temple.
Both follow the same route. The difference is the hotel category and hotel options listed in the source: Comfort 4 Stars and Premium 5 Stars.
Yes. The source states accommodation with daily breakfast.
Lunch is explicitly listed on Days 2, 4 and 6.
No. The current prices are demo commercial proposals for website development and require Gate East approval before publication.
No. The fixed dates in this development bundle are demo dates and should be confirmed or replaced by Operations before publication.
The source positions the program for the German-speaking market and for both FIT guests and group series.
