16 Days Ultimate Archaeological Tour Package

The most Historical & Archaeological places of different eras in Egypt

Day 1: Arrive Cairo

Arrival to Cairo airport, Upon you arrival you will find our representative waiting you with the sign of Ramasside tours, then you will be transferred by  A/C car to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Giza Pyramids, Sakkara, Memphis and Dahshur

Breakfast. Start your tour to The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of Chephren, visit the Valley Temple of the pyramids & many outstanding photo stops.

Move to visit Sakkara, Memphis, and Dahshur, First of all you will visit Sakkara and the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Sakkara which dating back to 2600 BC under the 3rd Dynasty, it’s considered the oldest stone structure and it was built for the king Djoser. In the same area is located Imhotep temple and Mastaba of Ti.

Proceed to visit Memphis which was the Capital of Old Egypt during the Old Kingdome and the first Capital of Egypt, and see the Statue of Ramses II at Memphis

On your way to the south you will visit the Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid of Dashsur.

(Optional) Evening trip to attend the Sound & Light show in the Pyramids area.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 3: The Grand Egyptian Museum & Old Coptic Cairo

Breakfast. Start your tour visiting The Grand Egyptian Musuem . Arrive at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) and embark on a guided tour through the wonders of ancient Egypt. For the first time ever, the complete collection of over 5,000 artifacts from Tutankhamun’s tomb is displayed together—exactly as they were found more than a century ago. From his iconic golden mask and intricate jewelry to royal chariots and personal belongings, each piece unveils the story of the boy king's short yet legendary reign. The museum also showcases remarkable highlights such as the Khufu Solar Boat, an extraordinary and well-preserved ancient vessel discovered beside the Great Pyramid, offering a unique glimpse into royal burial traditions and ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife.

Begin with a walk through the museum’s beautifully landscaped gardens, then enter the Grand Hall to admire the museum’s striking architecture and gain insight into its historical significance. Discover key highlights such as the Hanging Obelisk and the colossal statue of Ramses II.

Continue to The Grand Staircase—a monumental ascent flanked by royal statues and ancient artifacts, designed to guide visitors through Egypt’s dynastic history as they rise toward the upper galleries. At the top, explore 12 curated exhibition halls that span Egypt’s heritage from the prehistoric period through to the Roman era.
Next, after a visit to the Monastery and Church of St George, an early 20th-century church that is the only round church in Egypt, call at Abu Serga, a 5th-century Coptic Church. View the 24 interior columns and 12th-century icons on the walls, and learn how the church stands where the holy family is thought to have stayed during their flight into Egypt from Israel King Herod.  Then, take a look at the Ben Ezra Synagogue, once a Christian church, before finishing your tour at the Coptic Museum, located in one of Coptic Cairo oldest areas. See some of the 16,000 ancient artifacts on display, including precious icons and books that illustrate the history of Egypt Coptic community.
Overnight in Cairo.

Day 4: The Citadel & Cave Church

Breakfast. Start your tour to the Citadel of Salah El Din which was constructed by Salah El Din on the Moqattam hills in 1183 AD to defend Cairo from the armies of Crusaders. After that visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came specially from Istanbul and built this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Over 45 years.

Then move to visit the Monastery of Saint Simon, also known as the Cave Church of Zabbaleen. It is located in the Mokattam Mountain, a short drive through the so called “Garbage City’ – a large population of garbage collectors or Zabbaleen that live there. Several churches have been built into the caves found in Mokattam.

First we visit, Saint Simon the Tanner Hall and St. Mark’s Church. This huge cave was discovered in the year 1974. It was full of hundreds of tons of stones even up to the ceiling of the cave (which is 17 meters high from the ground), and was later prepared to contain two storeys: 1. The upper storey is the St. Simon the Tanner Hall, with seating capacity of 2000 people for spiritual meetings. The walls are decorated with many wonderful pictures engraved on the rocks representing scenarios from the Bible. 2. The lower storey is St. Mark’s Church, which was named after St. Mark the first preacher in Egyptian heritage.

Then we continue and visit the Cathedral of Virgin Mary and St. Simon the Tanner. The church was constructed around in the form of quarter circle to accommodate a few thousands of people and it is the biggest church in the monastery.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 5: Luxor East Bank

Breakfast. Transfer to the domestic airport. Departure by the plane to Luxor. Arrival and transfer to visit The Temple of Karnak & the Temple of Luxor.

Excursion to the Luxor Temple to see its courtyard and the granite statues of Ramses the Great Proceed by bus to Karnak, which is a serious of temples built in different reigns.

Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake.

Then move to visit Luxor Museum. After that transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Luxor.

Day 6: Luxor West Bank 1

Breakfast. Start your tour visiting Valley of the Kings, the magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for burial, there are many kings buried in this valley. You will visit 3 tombs excluding Tomb of King Tutankhamun.

Move on to enjoy the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty (approximately from 1490 to 1469 B.C), the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt.

You will stop by the Colossi of Memnon for about 15 minutes, then transfer back to your hotel.

Overnight in Luxor.

Day 7: Abydos & Dendera

Breakfast. First, visit Abydos, the ancient Egyptian believed of god (Lord of the underworld) to be buried there. The temple was built by King Seti I, and completed by King Ramsess II, known as temple of Seti I. It is located in Abydos city about 420 km to the south of Cairo in Sohag Government, and 135 km from Luxor . The paintings of the Gods and Pharaohs on the walls of the Osiris Temple at Abydos are among the most beautifully preserved in Egypt.

Then continue to Dendera to visit the Temple of Hathor, goddess of love and joy.The temple is located in Dendera which is situated at the north of Luxor .

Transfer back to the hotel.
Overnight in Luxor.

Day 8: Luxor West Bank 2

Breakfast. Start your tour by visiting the temple complex of Medinat Habu, with its great Temple of Ramses III.

After that, visit the most magnificent tombs of the workers (Deir El-Madina), it was a special village for craftsmen working on the royal tombs, and for their families. It functioned mainly during the Ramesside period of the 19-20 Dynasties—for almost 500 years.

Then visit Valley of the Queens where there're many tombs for the wives and kids of the ancient kings, you will have chance to visit the magnificent colorful tomb of queen Nefertari with an extra ticket (70$ pp), and finally visit the Tombs of the Nobles

Transfer back to the hotel.
Overnight in Luxor.

Day 9: Esna, Edfu & Kom Ombo – Aswan

Breakfast. Drive to visit the Temple of God Khnum at Esna. It is one of the latest temples built in Egypt. Like Dendara, it was built during the Greco-Roman Era as part of the foreign rulers’ efforts to endear themselves to the Egyptians.

Then move to Edfu, you will be transferred to visit the majestic temple dedicated to Horus which is considered by most to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt.

According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus revenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.

Then transfer to see to the Temple of Kom Ombo standing on high grounds overlooking the Nile. It differs from other temples because of its double entrance, each one is dedicated to divinity: “Haroeris” with his falcon head and ” Sobek ” with his crocodile head.

The Temple of Kom Ombo was built on the honor of two deities the crocodile-headed Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world, and Haroeris or the ancient falcon-headed Horus. Also, Kom Ombo’s importance lies in its huge sugar-cane.

Then move to your hotel in Aswan.
Overnight in Aswan.

Day 10: Aswan Tour

Breakfast. Start your tour by visiting The Philae temple Sail by felucca (Egyptian sailboat) to the island of Agilkia. Visit the temple that was removed from their original island of Philae which lies submerged most of the year by the waters of Lake Nasser. The main Temple of Isis and its monuments were built between the 26th-dynasty and the Roman period.

Then move to visit the Temple of Kalabsha which has been dismantled and re-erected on a hill near the High-Dam site (Western Bank). This temple was originally built by Toutmosis II and Amenophis II at Kalabsha, 40 miles south of Aswan, and was restored during the Roman conquest.

After that, visit St. Simoen Monestery which is located opposing the southern tip of the Elephantine Island.Firstly, it was called Anba Hatre Monastery. The principal church of the Monastery was built during the first half of the eleventh century ( or possibly earlier, in the tenth century ) and represents the oldest of its kind in Egypt.

Sail on the Nile by Felucca around Kitchener’s Island and Agha Khan Mausoleum.

Overnight in Aswan.

Day 11: Abu Simbel - Cairo

Breakfast. Departure to visit the Temple of Abu Simbel, The colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (XIXth. Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments.

The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple of the King’s wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. Back to Aswan.

Transfer to Aswan airport and departure by plane to Cairo. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Overnight in Cairo.

Day 12: Old Islamic Cairo

Breakfast. Start your tour visitingThe mosque of Amr Ibn Al-Aa's, the oldest and the first mosque built in Egypt. Then visit Sultan Hassan & El-Refaie Mosques. Then proceed to Ibn Tulun Mosque, And then to Al-Azhar famous mosque and the first Islamic university.

After tha, visit Bab Zwayla which is an ancient gate of Cairo. Outside the gate you can see the mosque of Al-Saleh Talai’e. You will get the chance to climb up the stairs and reach its top to see a fascinating view of the minarets of a wide range of Cairo.

Just next to Bab Zwayla you can see the unique mosque of Sultan Al-Mo’ayyad which dates back to the 10th century.

Then you will get inside the complex of sultan Al Ghouri which is really near to AL Azhar mosque. Across the street you will see the complex of Al Mu’ezz with tremendous old Islamic architecture date back to 13th-15th century.

In Addition to the Qalawoun complex from the Mamluks time while crossing Copper, Silver and gold shops, you can visit an ancient Islamic house belong to Souhaimy which used to be the official accommodation for the students of Al Azhar School, takes up to 200 students.

Then you will be transferred from the location of Khan el Khalili to the site of Bab El futuh which is another ancient gate of old Cairo to take some photos and enjoy a great view from the Palace of Bishtack and the Souhaimy house. Finally you can set in a Café at the middle of Khan el Khalili which is called Al Feshawy Café.

Transfer back to the hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 13: Alexandria

Breakfast. Travel to Alexandria (Approx 3 hours). First visit the insides of the Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa which is the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock. Then you will drive to visit the Roman Amphitheater of Alexandria with the display of the sunken monuments of Alexandria which were discovered under the East harbor of Alexandria. You will also drive by Pompay’s Pillar and stop for a photo stop, (it was constructed in honor of the Roman Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century) .

Next stop is the library of Alexandria; the biggest library in the world – now with 8 million books. Visit it’s open court where you can see the statue of Alexander the Great and the statue of Ptolemy the first, which was found underwater nearby.

You will visit the library’s manuscript museum, president Saddat Museum and impressions of Alexandria Museum.

Note: Alexandria Library is closed on every public holiday.

The car will then take you to visit the church of St. Mark – the oldest church in Africa. Through your drive you will see the old downtown and the local historical architecture which has baroque style designs and Italian and French style properties.

Then you will visit the National Museum of Alexandria.

Visit El Nabi Daniel Mosque which is believed by many people to be related to Alexander the great tomb,  It is said to contain the remains of the scholar and venerated teacher Prophet Daniel and his companion Sidi Lokman el Hakim, a religious story-teller.

Continue to visit the inside of Quaitbay castle which was built on the same site as the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria (one of the seven wonders of ancient world).

After that, move to visit the tombs of Mustafa Kamel which dates back to the Ptolemic era and dates back to the end of the 3rd century B.C.

The car will then take you to the gardens of Montaza Palace. The beautiful coastline and all the views of the city are en route to Montaza Palace and gardens including the old harbor of Alexandria where we found 7000 monuments underwater.

Once in Montaza, you will visit the royal gardens of King Farouk (the last king in the history of Egypt) and see the royal palaces of Haramlek and Salamlek as well as walk along the famous Montaza bridge and reach the Tea Palace island and see the royal beaches of the queens.

Overnight in Alexandria.

Day 14: Rosetta Tour

Breakfast. Our guide will pick you up from your hotel.

Driving for 60 km To see the simple life of Rosetta and start your Over day to Rosetta from Alexandria.

Upon your arrival you will take a motor boat in the Nile where you will see the meeting point of the Nile and the Mediterranean and see the castle where Rosetta stone was found, It was discovered in 1799.

After that you will see a lot of Islamic monuments, Travel in comfort back to your hotel, Rosetta has so much to see, feel, eat and buy so if you have time and want to add more to your itinerary – just let us know what you are interested in and we will arrange it for you.

Overnight in Alexandria.

Day 15: El-Alamein (WW II Battlefield) - Cairo

Breakfast. Our guide will pick you up from your hotel, start full day visit to Alamain. You will get to visit the War Musum of Alamain, where you will see the story of the war, different weapons and outfits for soldiers of all participants forces. Then you get to visit the Commonwealth & German Cemeteries.

At the end of the day, you will be transferred back to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 16: Departure

Breakfast at the hotel, then our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.

Includes:

7 Nights hotel accommodation in Cairo on Bed & Breakfast basis
4 Nights hotel accommodation in Luxor on Bed & Breakfast basis
2 Nights hotel accommodation in Aswan on Bed & Breakfast basis
2 Night hotel accommodation in Alexandria on Bed & Breakfast basis
Pickup and drop off services
All transfers by modern AC Car
Expert Egyptology English speaking tour guide
All entry fees to all the mentioned sites
Domestic flights: Cairo / Luxor – Aswan / Cairo.
All taxes and charges

Excludes:

Visa Entry for Egypt. (We can provide you with your visa upon arrival at your request)
International Flights.
Extra visits.
Personal items.
Tipping.