6 Daagse Caïro en Luxor Tour (Bezoek aan GEM Museum)

Welcome to Egypt. Our airport transfer team is available 24/7. As soon as you get out of the exit gate of the Terminal, you will find Ancient Egypt Tours representative, holding a sign, waiting to meet and greet you. He will escort you to your private A/C vehicle. You will be transferred to the hotel and the reception manager will assist you in check-in procedures as smooth as possible. Ancient Egypt Tours agent will contact you to agree on a meeting time with you

Transfer from/to the airport is included in your tour package

Check-in in all hotels is at 14:00

Check-out is at 12:00

In case you arrive early then check-in limit you can enjoy waiting in the hotel until check-in time or you can ask your operator to book you a pre-tour extra night and get checked in immediately

Optional Tour:

2-hour open buffet dinner Nile cruise including a belly dancer, local band and skirt rotation performer if your tour starts in Cairo

Sound and Light show if available

Overnight in Cairo

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world  The great  Pyramid of Khufu’s (Cheops),3 small pyramids You will continue to explore the rest of Giza plateau including the sight of Khafre’s (kaphren) pyramid - Khufu's son, the second-largest pyramid on Giza site,, the remains of the funeral temple, the pyramid of Mankawra( Mykerinus) and 3 small pyramids. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, which dates from the time of Chephren; the tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the pyramids of chefren This temple served definitely two functions: First, it was used for the purification of the mummy of the king before its burial. Second, it was used for making the Mummification process of the king. After visiting the pyramids, you'll then continue across the plateau for a photo opportunity of the three pyramids rising from the sands, with the Cairo skyline in the background. Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant

Then Move to visit the Grand Egyptian Museum. The museum spans an area of 490,000 square meters and includes a number of exhibition halls, each of which is considered larger than many existing museums in Egypt and the world. The museum is one of the most important and greatest achievements of modern Egypt. It was established to be an integrated global cultural, civilization, and entertainment landmark, and to be the primary destination for everyone interested in ancient Egyptian heritage. GEM is the largest museum in the world to tell the story of ancient Egyptian civilization, housing a large number of unique and distinguished artifacts, including the treasures of the Golden King Tutankhamun, which are displayed in full for the first time since the discovery of his tomb in November 1922. This is in addition to the collection of Queen Hetepheres, mother of King Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, as well as the King Khufu Solar Boat Museum, and various archaeological holdings from the Pre-Dynastic Period up to the Greco-Roman eras.

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Transfer to the train station for your overnight Sleeper train to Luxor. Dinner on the train

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Overnight in Train

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast on the train, Arrival, meet and assist by our representative.

Start your Tour to visiting the West Bank of The Nile River you will be visiting the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III Colossi of  Memnon  are the two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For 3,400 years they have sat in the Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the city of Luxor. The original function of the Colossi was to stand guard at the entrance to Amenhotep’s memorial temple or mortuary temple.

Excursion to the Necropolis of Thebes, on the Eastern bank, Crossing the Nile, then visit the Valley of the Kings was created and used from approximately 1539 BC to 1075 BC. It contains some 60 tombs, starting with Thutmose I and ending with Ramses X or XI. The official name of the site was The Great and Majestic Necropolis of the Millions of Years of the Pharaoh, Life, Strength, Health in The West of Thebes, or more usually, the Great Field. The most famous tomb is KV62, the Tomb of King Tutankhamun. The discovery of King Tut’s tomb was made by Howard Carter in 1922. Tutankhamun’s tomb was the first royal tomb to be discovered that was still largely intact, you will visit 3 tombs, Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant.

You will continue to explore then transfer to the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahary, Queen Hatshepsut was the first great woman in recorded history: the forerunner of such figures as Cleopatra, Catherine the Great and Elizabeth I. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut is the focal point of the Deir el-Bahri complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor. Hatshepsut was female pharoah. Her temple, this temple was built on three surfaces take the form of balconies, devoted primarily to the worship of the god Amun, and to perform funeral rites for the queen known as El Deir El Bahary, back to hotel.

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Overnight in Luxor

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Geniet 's morgens vroeg van een ontspannen ontbijt in je hotel in Luxor en daarna ga je genieten van een bezoek aan de oostelijke oever van de Nijl, waar je de Karnak Tempel gaat bezoeken, de grootste plaats van aanbidding ooit gebouwd. In het oude Egypte nam de macht van de god Amun van Thebe tijdens het vroege Nieuwe Rijk geleidelijk toe, en na de korte vervolging onder leiding van Achnaton bereikte deze zijn hoogtepunt. Tijdens de regering van Ramesses III behoorde meer dan tweederde van het bezit van de tempels toe aan Amun, zoals blijkt uit de ontzagwekkende gebouwen in Karnak. Hoewel zwaar verwoest, is geen enkele site in Egypte indrukwekkender dan Karnak. Het is het grootste tempelcomplex ooit door de mens gebouwd, en vertegenwoordigt de gezamenlijke prestatie van vele generaties oude bouwers. De tempel van Karnak bestaat eigenlijk uit drie hoofdtempels, kleinere ingesloten tempels en verschillende buitentempels, ongeveer drie kilometer ten noorden van Luxor, Egypte, gelegen op 100 ha grond. Karnak is eigenlijk de moderne naam van de site. De oude naam was Ipet-isut, wat "De meest selecte (of heilige) plaats" betekent. De Karnak is verbonden met de Luxortempel via een indrukwekkende laan van sfinxen.

Ga verder met je lunch in een kwaliteitsrestaurant en daarna bezoek je onder begeleiding van je gids de majestueuze Luxortempel, die door Amenhotep III en Ramses II werd gebouwd voor rituelen en festivals en gewijd is aan de god Amun, met wat vrije tijd om te winkelen in Luxor.

Overnachting in de trein

Maaltijden: Ontbijt, Lunch, Diner

Ontbijt in de trein, aankomst, ontmoeting en assistentie door onze vertegenwoordigers. Transfer naar je hotel in Caïro, vrije dag.

Overnachting in Caïro

Maaltijden: Ontbijt

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before you leave to the airport for your flight back home. Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up and transfer you to the airport.

Pick-up for international flights is 4 hours before departure time of your flight

For domestic flights, 3 hours before departure time is enough

If your flight is early before breakfast time you can make arrangements with the hotel to prepare a breakfast box for you to take it on your way to the airport

Ancient Egypt Tours had a great time with you and hope you have enjoyed your time and was satisfied with the services you were offered

Meal: Breakfast