6-Day Cairo & Luxor Private Tour: Pyramids, Karnak & Valley Of The Kings 6 days

Day 1: Arrival in Cairo

Welcome to Egypt & start of your holiday! Upon arrival at Cairo airport Our representative will be waiting for you inside the terminal before visa & immigration office and will be holding a sign with our company name “(hidden) “help you obtain your visa, go through passport control and help you to get your luggage and finally guides you to the outside (exit) of the terminal where will you be met by your driver who will transfer you to your hotel, overnight.

Day 2: Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & Grand Egyptian Museum

Today you will drive to the Giza Plateau for a private guided tour of the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure, the Great Sphinx and Khafre’s Valley Temple by using a shuttle bus. Lunch will be served in one of the local restaurants, followed by a visit to the Grand Egyptian Museum, where most of the fabulous treasures of the Pharaohs, especially the treasure of Tutankhamun, Amon, are kept, as well as the solar boat, then transfer back to your hotel. Overnight at your hotel

Day 3: The Citadel, Coptic Cairo & Khan El Khalili

We’ll pick you up from your hotel and drive to the Citadel for a private guided tour of Salah al-Din’s 12th-century fort: built to defend the city against Crusader attacks and the seat of government for almost 700 years. Visit the mosque of Muhammad Ali, it dates back to 19th century and enjoy a panoramic view of the city from the Citadel’s terrace, then the lunch will be served in one of the local restaurants, followed by a visit to the old Coptic area including the Hanging Church, the Church of Sergius & Bachus and Ben Ezra Synagogue, then will transfer you to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar Which is located in the heart of Islamic Cairo, then transfer to your hotel, Overnight at your hotel.

Day 4: Fly to Luxor – Karnak & Luxor Temples

We’ll pick you up from your hotel and drive to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor. Your guide will be waiting at the airport to take you on a private tour of the New Kingdom temple complex of Karnak - at its peak, the largest and most significant religious centre in ancient Egypt.

Drive to Luxor Temple for a private guided tour of this complex known as the Southern Sanctuary to ancient Egyptians and dedicated to the renewal of kingship. You will then be transferred to your hotel. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 5: Luxor West Bank – Valley of the Kings & Deir al-Bahari

Breakfast will be followed by a private guided tour of the legendary Valley of the Kings: burial site for 63 New Kingdom pharaohs, royal family members and nobility whose richly decorated chambers were furnished with every conceivable necessity for the afterlife - from chariots, furniture and tools to food offerings, servants, statues and weapons. Drive to Deir al Bahari for a private guided tour of Hatshepset’s mortuary temple. Built in the mid-15th century BC, this rather modern looking temple blends harmoniously into the limestone cliffs from which it is partly hewn and had twin functions: the main east-west axis served as the sanctuary of Amun-Ra’s barque (a vessel used in the after-life) while the north-south axis represented the life cycle of the pharaoh from coronation to rebirth, transfer you to Luxor Airport to catch your flight back to Cairo, arrive Cairo, pickup from airport and transfer to your hotel.

Day 6: Departure

Today it’s time to check out from your hotel and transfer to Cairo Airport to catch your flight back home!