2 Days Trip to Cairo and Luxor from Hurghada

Duration: 2 days / 1 Night

Type: Hurghada Tours

Run: Everyday

Overview:

2 Days Trip to Cairo and Luxor from Hurghada with Maestro Online Travel, Hurghada Tours gives you the chance to explore the great ancient history of the Egyptian Pharaohs, pay a visit to Cairo & Luxor from Hurghada, see the great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, then in the second day pay a visit to the East Bank (Karnak & Luxor Temples) then to the West Bank (Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon).

Itinerary:

Day 1 Hurghada / Fly for Cairo Tour / Sleeping Train to Luxor

In the early morning Maestro Online Travel tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Hurghada to transfer you to Hurghada international airport to fly to Cairo where you will be met & assisted to start your amazing day tour to visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, first you will see the pyramid of Cheops which is the only survivor of the Seven Great Wonders of the ancient world, then you will see pyramid of Chephren , this is the best preserved of the three main Giza Pyramids the top part still retains the original facing of smoothly finished stone giving an idea of how the pyramids would originally have appeared, beside Pyramid of Chephren you will see the Great Sphinx, carved out of natural rocky outcrop, yet the Sphinx is small in comparison to the vast hulks of the pyramids, then you will see the Pyramid of Mykerinus the smallest one of the three pyramids, this pyramid is partly dressed with pink granite slabs, then visit the Valley temple after that continue to have your lunch at a local Egyptian style restaurant , then proceed your day tour to visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, this is the richest museum of Egyptian antiquities in the whole world, the gold and alabaster trappings from the tomb of Tutankhamun draw the crowds and there are people whose sole reason for visiting Egypt is to see them, after that transfer to Giza railway station to catch your sleeping train to Luxor, dinner & overnight on board.

Day 2 Luxor sightseeing tours / Hurghada

Upon your arrival at Luxor railway station, Maestro Online Travel professional tour guide will escort you to start your amazing day trip, first, you will visit the most famous temple all over the world Karnak Temple, The Karnak Temple is the largest ancient Egyptian construction in the whole world. The Temple was mainly dedicated to the worship of the god Amun, the king of gods of ancient Egypt, The Temple of Karnak with all its huge pillars, various sections, huge statues, and complexity, and large sacred lake makes it an overwhelming complex constructed over more than 1000 years in ancient Egypt. Today the Temple of Karnak is the highlight of the city of Luxor explored by hundreds of tourists, who travel to Egypt, Only a few kilometers away from Karnak Temple you will see Luxor Temple, then pay a visit to the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Kings is the best example of royal necropolises of ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife. This was why they mummified their deceased and buried him with all his belongings in order for him to use them in his life after death in tombs of various shapes and magnitudes, passing to visit Queen Hatshepsut Temple, and then you will continue to see Colossi of Memnon, the two Colossi of Memnon are the only remaining parts of the ancient mortuary temple of Amenhotep III that was constructed in the 14th century BC, these two statues have an interesting story behind their naming as the Colossi of Memnon your tour guide will make you discover it during your tour. Lunch will be served in a high-quality local restaurant during your day trip. Then you will have free time to enjoy shopping at the original papyrus institutes in Luxor, then drive back to your hotel in Hurghada.

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