3 Days Trips to Cairo, Luxor & Abu Simbel from EL Gouna

Morning time, our representative will pick up you from your hotel in El-Gouna by a private air-conditioned car towards Hurghada airport so that you catch your flight to Cairo. Upon your arrival, your private deft tour guide will accompany you in the most visited site in Egypt:

Giza Pyramids Complex

Giza Pyramids Complex will be your first destination. It includes the three pyramids of Giza and among them, there is the Great Pyramid of (Khufu) and took about 20 years to be built. You will also have a visit to:

The Great Sphinx

The Sphinx is a limestone mythical creature. It has the head of a man, which most Egyptologists believe that it represents king Khafre and the body of a lion. Finally, you will go to:

The Valley Temple

In the Valley temple, you will learn all about the mummification & the purification processes of the mummies, which belonged to the great Egyptian Kings.

Lunch will be served in a restaurant with an amazing view and then you will go directly to Cairo airport to catch your flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, you will check in a 5* hotel in Aswan for overnight.

Have your breakfast and join your tour guide to visit one of the most important archeological sites in Aswan:

Abu Simbel Temple

The two temples of Abu Simbel were built by the great pharaoh Ramesses II. The most amazing thing about them is that this pharaoh wanted his great temple to be lightened twice a year, one in the date of reaching the throne on 22nd of October and the second time is on 22nd of February on the date of his birthday.

The other smaller temple was dedicated to his wife, Nefertari, the one whom he loved very much and wanted to make her special. 

You will have your fancy lunch at a local restaurant and then return to your hotel in Aswan for overnight.

After having your breakfast, you’ll check out the hotel and get into a first-class train to Luxor where you’ll spend a terrific day touring the largest open-air museum.

You’ll start your tour in Luxor by visiting:

Valley of The Kings

In the valley of the kings, you will visit the mortuary tombs of famous kings & Egyptian Pharaohs such as tombs of kings Tutankhamen & Ramses the Great.

After that, enjoy an amazing tour with your guide to visit:

Hatshepsut Temple

Hatshepsut temple is the most beautiful decorated well-preserved temple. The temple consists of three levels; it also contains the home of two statues of Osiris, sphinx avenue and colonnades with Square Pillars.

After that adjust your camera as you’ll take great shots with two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III:

Colossi of Memnon

Colossi of Memnon are 18 meters high & each one of them weighs more than 720 tons and they depict the seated king on his throne with some imagery of his mother, his wife, the god Hapy, and other symbol engraved upon the statues.

Your trip includes a boat tour so your lunch will be served on an island. Finally, you will visit the religious:

Karnak Temple

Temple of Karnak is the largest religious building all through history, covering about 200 acres and it was a pilgrimage area for about 2000 years. 

At the end of the day, you will be transferred by an A/C vehicle to return to your hotel in El-Gouna.

Remember that there are many other terrific activities to do & destinations to go to Egypt so don’t forget to visit our El Gouna excursions to choose your dream vacation.