8-Day Egypt Christmas Tour: Holiday Special Sights of Egypt

Egypt Key Tours representative will meet and assist you at the Cairo international airport and will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned vehicle.
Cairo overnight.

Breakfast then At 08:00 AM, you will be escorted by Egypt key tours guide to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops(the only one of seven ancient wonders still remaining on earth),Chephren, Mekerinus and the famous Sphinx, the Valley Temple facing the great statue.

Then, you will go to witness the Complex of Saqqara which belongs to King Zoser  and his step pyramid which is considered the first pyramid in Egypt and the first rock-cut building in the history. also you will have the chance to visit Imhotep Museum, the great architect who built the step pyramid.

Moving on towards Memphis one of the ancient Egyptian Capitals until around 2.200 BC which was a cult center for God Ptah good of  creation and artworks,you will find there a lot of monuments dedicated for him.

After finishing the tour you will be picked up back to your hotel to relax and fresh up.

Meals: Breakfast.

Overnight Cairo

After Breakfast , Egypt Key Tours  tour guide will escort you to continue your journey through the history starting with the Egyptian Museum,which was built in 1902 and it exhibits a large number of items and treasures (exceeding 12,0000 masterpieces) dating back to the ancient Egyptian period and Greco-Roman period including the marvelous collection of the child king Tut Ankh Amon

After that proceeding to a new era “Coptic Cairo” where you will visit the “Hanging Church” which is dating back to the 3rd  Century AD and was dedicated to Virgin Mary ,It’s called “Hanging” because of its location above the gatehouse of the ancient Roman fortress “Babylon” .It contains 110 Holy icons depicting beautiful religious scenes.

Then visiting “Saint Sergius and Bacchus Church”  which is believed  to have been built on the spot (The Crypt) where the holy family rested at the end of their journey into Egypt.

And ending Coptic Cairo tour with a visit to the “Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra” which gained its importance from its Geniza (Store room) was found during the 19th century containing a treasure of abandoned Hebrew secular and sacred manuscripts

Then ending our tour  with going to Khan El Khalili Bazaar, Bazaar which is one of Cairo’s main attractions ..the district of Khan el Khalili  was originally a mausoleum called “el Zaafran” for the burial of Fatimid Caliphs  ,after that it became a district for the Turkish community during the Ottoman period , and now it becomes a bazzar where you will find many souvenirs shops ,coffeehouses “Café” serving Arabic coffee and offering Hookah “Shisha”, and restaurants throughout the area.

Meals: Breakfast.

Overnight Cairo

Checking out the hotel and you will be transferred to Cairo airport to catch your flight to Aswan. 

Upon arrival to Aswan and getting outside the arrival hall with your luggage , our Egypt Key Tours tour guide will pick you up to visit High Dam, which is one of the most important achievements of the last century in Egypt .It Contains 18 times the material used in the great pyramid of Cheops and It provides Egypt with the water and electricity and secures the country from the destructive inundation of the Nile River.

Then you will visit the Philae Temple  which its construction started during the reign of Ptolemy II and completed by the Roman emperors.

And it was dedicated to goddess Isis which was considered the mother of god and she is the mother god Horus and the consort of God Osiris.

Afternoon you will go in A Feluccaride around the islands of Aswan and (Kitchener’s Botanical Garden where you will see different beautiful types of subtropical, exotic, and rare plantings and Elephantine island which is the largest island of Aswan area.

Then , you will be transferred for the Nile Cruise Embarkation.having lunch and dinner on board and enjoying some oriental or Nubian shows. And stay overnight on board on Aswan

Meals: Breakfast.

Overnight Nile Cruise

Around 3.30 am you will go towards Abu Simbel Optional Tour (Around 3 Hrs. Driving)   to visit the location of the most famous temples (The Great and Small temples) of King Ramses II and his wife Queen Nefertari. The most spectacular aspect of this temple is its setting in the solid rock above the banks of the Nile River.  The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the “Nubian Monuments,” which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near Aswan). It is believed that the axis of the temple was positioned by the ancient Egyptian architects in such a way that on October 22 and February 22, the rays of the sun would penetrate the sanctuary and illuminate the sculptures on the back wall, except for the statue of Ptah, the god connected with the Underworld, who always remained in the dark. These dates are allegedly the king’s birthday and coronation day.

Then going back to Aswan afternoon around 13.00

Afternoon,Start sailing towards Kom Ombo, while having lunch. Upon reaching the area you will go to visit Kom Ombo Temple the unusual double built temple which is dedicated to the Falcon god “Haroeris”(the southern part) and the crocodile god “Sobek”(the northern part). It was built during the Ptolemaic era. The scene on the inner face of the rear wall of the temple is of particular interest, and probably represents a set of surgical instruments.

After that getting back to the cruise in order to continue sailing towards Edfu while having dinner. and stay overnight in Edfue

Meals: Breakfast/lunch/Dinner

Overnight Nile Cruise

In the morning , you will go to witness the most complete and well-preserved temple in Egypt flanked by beautiful granite statues of the falcon god Horus. The Ptolemaic temple was dedicated to the falcon god “Horus”. The reliefs that cover the walls, columns, and doorways of the temple constitute an extremely important source of information about ancient Egyptian religious and political thought. Among the most interesting of these reliefs tell the story of Horus exacting his revenge on Seth for the murder of his father, Osiris, an event that was re-enacted annually in the temple. Other reliefs recount the stages of the temple’s construction, and provide dates for the completion of different building elements.

Ending our tour to Edfu Temple and going back to the cruise, having the lunch and proceed to sail to Luxor .

After reaching Luxor.you will be picked up to visit the two Massive temples on the eastern bank of the Nile. The first one is Karnak Temples Complex which comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings. Building at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic Period. It’s a vast open-air museum, and the second largest ancient religious site in the world. It’s mainly a place to worship the Theban triad (Gods Amun,his consort Mut, and their son Khunso).

The Second Temple is Luxor Temple which is believed that one of the ancient Egyptian’s festivals was held inside the temple as there are different scenes on the walls representing the celebration of the festival. Its inner part was built by King Amenhotep III while the outer part was built by King Ramses II. After entering the temple you will find a mosque called (Abu Al-Haggag) was built on the ruins of a church which were built inside the temple. To the rear of the temple there are chapels built by King Thutmosis III and Alexander the Great.

Then going back to the floating hotel to have dinner, enjoy folkloric show, and stay on board overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast/lunch/Dinner

Overnight Nile Cruise

In the early morning before the sunrise around 5.00 am ,the Balloon’s company representative will pick you up from your Nile Cruise by a sharing vehicle for a Hot air Balloon ride (Optional Tour) , you will go to cross the Nile river towards the west bank by a motor-boat where your Balloon awaits and get your cameras ready and enjoy the unique opportunity to view the magnificent panorama of Luxor town from a unique angle. Enjoy the scenery of the sunrise from about  100 feet , watch the great sites like “The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut ,Valley of the Kings , Madinet Habu, the Ramesseum  and  Colossi of Memnun” and the villages of Luxor for a tour about 45 minutes on the air.

Then, Going to the Nile Cruise to have your breakfast.

After breakfast,  disembarkation Then heading to visit the archaeological sites of the ancient Egyptians on the west bank of the Nile including (the Valley of Kings,where you will see the well preserved tombs belonging to the kings of the new kingdom including the great ruler Ramses II and the child King Tut Ankh Amon, Hatshepsut Temple  it’s called “the Holy of Holies”. It is one the best architecture buildings. It consist of three levels connected with each other by ramps and has different scenes on its walls depicting the divine birth of the Queen and her Commercial expedition to Punt Land. The temple is mainly dedicated to worship the supreme god Amon-Ra, and the 2 Memnon colossal statues.which are two massive statues representing King Amenhotep III in a seating Position).

After that going to Luxor International airport to get the flight towards Cairo 

and after arrival to Cairo Airport  , and getting outside the arrival hall with your luggage, you will be transferred to hotel  to check in and stay overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight  Cairo

After breakfast at the hotel in Cairo, you will be transferred to Cairo international air-port for your departure.

Meals: Breakfast.