Amazing Egypt By Land 2025 (5 & 4 Star Hotels)

Welcome to Egypt! At the Cairo terminal keep your eyes peeled for the Travel Talk sign for your transfer to the hotel. Freshen up and meet in the lobby around 6:00pm for an informal meeting with your guide and other tour members. Afterwards you have free time to start exploring vibrant Cairo or board a cruise for an optional group dinner. Accommodation Sonesta Hotel Tower & Casino – 5 Star Included Activities Welcome Meeting

Rise and shine, we are travelling back in time to the home of ancient knowledge. Depart for Alexandria, Egypt's second largest city, and Get the chance to see the panoramic view of the Library of Alexandria. (Please note that it is not possible to visit inside of the library as it is closed on Saturdays)Wander through the ruins of one the most important historical archaeological sites ever found on earth.While traveling in such an amazing place! After seeing the amazing decorations and wandering around in the dark, walking down the carved corridors of the Catacombs below, carved into the bedrock and having many amazing statues, sarcophagi and murals, is an incredible experience and a must visit!Visit to Pompey's Pillar, One of the most prominent tourist attractions in the city of Alexandria, the Column of Pompey is a Roman triumphal column that still exists today in Alexandria and is one of the oldest and highest monumental columns in the world.Continue visiting a place that has witnessed a lot of history. The Citadel castle was built on the exact site of the famous Alexandria Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Right next to the water, definitely worth a visit so you can take beautiful pictures. . .Alexandria is a must-see for all travellers! After you've had your daily dose of history and ancient culture, return to Cairo for an overnight stay. Accommodation Sonesta Hotel Tower & Casino – 5 Star Meals IncludedBreakfast Included Activities Sightseeing of Alexandria Optional Activities Group Dinner on Cruise - 35 USD Entrance FeesCatacombs 80 EGPPompey's Pillar 80 EGPCitadel 60 EGP

Set your alarms for 7.30am and fill up on plenty of breakfast before a big day exploring Egypt's iconic Ancient Wonder of the World – the Pyramids and Sphinx! Follow your guide for a tour across the ancient site to learn about the 4,600-year-old wonders. The journey continues with one of the most important museums dedicated to the ancient world – Egyptian Museum of Cairo. Home to over 120,000 ancient Egyptian relics and antiquities, this place will leave you in awe! After everyone has had their dose of awe, we'll head back to our hotel for overnight stay. AccommodationSonesta Hotel Tower & Casino – 5 Star Meals IncludedBreakfast Included ActivitiesSightseeing of Giza PyramidsSightseeing of SphinxSightseeing of Egyptian Museum Entrance FeesGiza Pyramids/Sphinx - 700 EGPEgyptian Museum – 550 EGP

We start the day with a flight to Aswan where we will have a city tour with our local guide. Visit the Unfinished Obelisk for a look into the incredible building methods used to create the four-sided, hallmark monuments that are placed at the entrances of Egyptian temples. Take some time to walk along the 42-metre long lying bed of granite and learn about its significance from your guide. Visit the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, divine mother of the pharaohs. The temple is set beautifully on an island in the middle of the Nile. We will then arrive at the hotel for check-in and then have the option to join a traditional Nubian dinner in the evening. AccommodationTolip Hotel - 5 Star Meals IncludedBreakfast Included ActivitiesAswan City tourSightseeing of Philae TempleSightseeing of Unfinished Obeliks of Aswan Optional ActivitiesNubian Dinner - 32 USD Entrance FeesPhilae Temple - 550 EGP

At 04:45 in the morning, we depart for the optional trip to the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Abu Simbel. It is a must-do for all keen historians! Enjoy a free afternoon to explore Aswan and the banks of the Nile River at your own pace. AccommodationTolip Hotel - 5 Star Meals IncludedBreakfast Optional ActivitiesAbu Simbel - 120 USD

Time to relax and enjoy the cool breeze of the Nile.

Jump on-board a traditional Felucca sailboat, bound for the Elephantine and Kitchener Islands on the Nile.

After our river excursion, the rest of the day is yours to wander around Aswan as you wish.





Accommodation

Tolip Hotel - 5 Star

Meals Included

Breakfast

Included Activities

Sailing on the Felucca

As we hop back onboard the coach and drive north towards Kom Ombo. Visit the  Kom Ombo Temple, dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek. Next stop will be Edfu, home to one of the largest and best-preserved temples in Egypt. Dedicated to the falcon god Horus, the temple was built over 180-years from 237 BC to 57 BC. We'll arrive in Luxor in the late afternoon, before checking out the Luxor Temple in the evening. Explore the dim-light temple after dark and learn from your guide of the temple complexes ancient history, dating back to the 14th century B.C. Not to forget, a visit to the vast Karnak Temple Complex, one of the most important religious centers of ancient Egypt with its marvelous temples. Your Egyptologist guide will enlighten you with the most intriguing stories and mythologies from the temple complex. Feeling adventurous? AccommodationSteigenberger Nile palace Hotel – 5 Star Meals IncludedBreakfast Included ActivitiesSightseeing of Edfu TempleSightseeing of Komombo TempleSightseeing of Karnak TempleSightseeing of Luxor Temple Entrance FeesEdfu Temple - 550 EGPKomombo Temple - 450 EGPLuxor Temple - 500 EGPKarnak Temple - 600

Early in the morning take to the skies on an optional hot air balloon ride over Luxor.Then follow your guide to the Valley of the Kings, also known as the ‘City of the Dead', home to fancy royal tombs carved into desert rocks and filled with treasures for the Pharaoh afterlife. Next up, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and Colossi of Memnon. Later in the afternoon we make our way to the airport and fly back to Cairo. AccommodationSonesta Hotel Tower & Casino – 5 Star Meals IncludedBreakfast Included ActivitiesSightseeing of Hatshepsut Temple & Colossi of Memnon Optional ActivitiesHot Air Balloon - 124 USD Entrance FeesValley Of The Kings - 750 EGPHatshepsut Temple - 440 EGP

Have your final breakfast on us and start bidding farewells to your travel mates.

Check-out of the hotel in Cairo (11:00am) and catch the transfer to the airport at the end of your tour.

Time to start counting days for your next adventure with Travel Talk!



Meals Included

Breakfast