3 Days tour Egypt Highlights from Marsa Alam

See Egypt Highlights in a 3-day tour from Marsa Alam, Visit the Pyramids of Giza,The Sphinx and Cairo Museum, On the Second day Visit Abu Simbel Temples, Ramses, on the third day visit Luxor, the Valley of Kings, and Karnak temples.

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See Egypt Highlights in a 3-day tour from Marsa Alam, Visit the Pyramids of Giza, The Sphinx, and Cairo Museum, On the Second day Visit Abu Simbel Temples, Ramses, on the third day visit Luxor, the Valley of Kings, and Karnak temples.


Day 1- Marsa Alam- Cairo

You will be transferred from your hotel by air-conditioned car from Hurghada Hotel to Marsa Alam Airport. You will fly from Marsa Alam. It takes 3 hours to drive to Marsa Alam Airport from Marsa Alam. the flight lasts 1 hour. The flight leaves at 05:00 and arrives at the Cairo airport at 06:00. Transfer with your guide to enjoy your visit to Cairo.
You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by our tour guide to enjoy a great excursion to The Pyramids of Giza ( Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of, and visit the Valley Temple.

Lunch will be served during the Pyramids at the local restaurant in Giza

Visit The Grand Egyptian Museum

The Grand Egyptian Museum is a monumental, state-of-the-art archaeological museum located on the Giza Plateau, just two kilometers from the Pyramids.

It is the largest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization, Ancient Egypt, and is designed to house over 100,000 artifacts.

Its most famous feature is the first-ever complete display of the entire King Tutankhamun collection—over 5,000 treasures—together for the first time since their discovery. Other highlights include the colossal Statue of Ramses II in the Grand Atrium and the magnificent Grand Staircase lined with large-scale royal and divine statues.

The museum's modern architecture features a stunning translucent façade and offers panoramic views of the Giza Pyramids, connecting its contents directly to their ancient setting


then transfer to Cairo airport. to Aswan departure at 17:00 arrival at 18:25 transfer to the hotel for the night.

Day 2- Aswan- Abu Simbel

Early departure for Abu Simbel around 04:00. It takes 3 hours from Aswan by air-conditioned vehicle. 
Abu Simbel temples
The two temples of Ramses the Second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the Second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra, and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor, and the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco

Visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk

Phiala temple:
Built to honour the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped.

The High Dam:
Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.

The Unfinished Obelisk   :
Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned. 
12:00 lunch onboard of Felucca
 
Drive to Luxor and Overnight

Day 3- Luxor- Marsa Alam

Breakfast at your hotel, transfer with your guide to visit the west bank of Luxor, including 

The Valley of  Kings :
Once  called the great Place of the Truth, this valley is Called now the Valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak

The colossi of Memnon:
Massive  pair statues Known as the  Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, are the remains of what was once the largest  complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third

The Queen  Hatshepsut  temple :
Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of  Hatshepsut  Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs on the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.

Lunch in Luxor, Proceed to Visit

Luxor Temple:
Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the Second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the Second and Decorated  with His Military Battle of Kadesh
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

Karnak temple 
Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons, and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso) 

Transfer to your hotel in Marsa Alam and arrive at 19:30

Inclusions:

  • Transfer from Marsa Alam to Marsa Alam airport
  •  Domestic air tickets-Hurghada-Cairo-Cairo-Aswan
  • Private tour * Air conditioning vehicle
  • Lunch during the tour
  • 1night hotel in Basma with half-board 
  • 1 night at  Nile Palace Hotel Based on B, B
  • Admission fees
  • Sailing trip
  • Private transfer from Luxor to Marsa Alam
  • Private guide

Exclusions:

  • Extra
  • Drinks

Please remember to bring:

  • Passports
  • Hat
  • Suncream

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