9 Days Egypt Jewels & Abu Simbel Sun Festival

• Explore the Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, Coptic Cairo & Khan El Khalili.

• Experience the Abu Simbel Sun Festival with Nubian & Egyptian folklore performances.

• Enjoy a luxury Dahabiya cruise on the Nile, visiting Philae, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Karnak & Luxor Temples.

• Discover the Valley of the Kings and Colossi of Memnon before flying back to Cairo.

19 Feb: Arrive Cairo ‘Welcome to Egypt’

Arrival to Cairo airport, Upon you arrival you will find our representative waiting you with the sign of Ramasside tours, then you will be transferred by  A/C car to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

20 Feb: Pyramids and Cairo Sightseeing

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue.

(Optional) Lunch at a good quality local restaurant. Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 250,000 artifacts displaying a rare collection of Egyptian art spanning over 5,000 years. The museum features an exceptional range of antiquities, including statues, mummies, and priceless relics that reflect the richness of ancient Egyptian civilization, offering a fascinating insight into Egypt’s timeless heritage.

Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Back to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

21 Feb: Fly Cairo to Aswan - Road to Abu Simbel

After breakfast, checkout from your hotel in Cairo and transfer to Cairo Airport for flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel at Aswan for check in. At 23:00 check out from your hotel, then our representative will pick you up to witness the Man-made Solar Phenomenon of Abu Simbel. Twice a year - on October 22 and February 22.

22 Feb: Abu Simbel Sun Festival Day - Aswan

Enjoy the Sun Festival at Abu Simbel. The rays of the sun align on the sanctum sanctorum illuminating the Holiest of the Holy, a small room with four statues: Ptah, Amun-Ra, Ramesses, and Ra-Horakhty.

The sun shines on the last three status but leaves the statue of Ptah, the god of darkness, in shadow.

Outside the Temple you will enjoy performances by Nubian and Egyptian folklore groups. Later on you will be driven back to Aswan from Abu Simbel. Embark on board your 5 star luxury Dahabiya Rois Cruise, followed by a visit to Philae Temple. Return to the Dahabiya and overnight on board at Aswan

23 Feb: Dahabiya Rois - Sail to Kom Ombo Temple

Morning sail to Kom Ombo to visit the ptolemaic temple dedicated to the crocodile god sobek and the falcon-headed Horus, god of the morning sun. Sail to Edfu Temples with lunch and afternoon tea on board. Overnight at Edfu

24 Feb: Dahabiya Rois - Edfu - Sail to Luxor

In the morning you will visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Edfu. your Nile Dahabiya will continue sailing to Esna, and passing the lock. Then Dahabiya will moor beside a Nile Island.

25 Feb: Dahabiya Rois - Luxor Sightseeing

This morning you will sail to luxor and visit the magnificent temple complex of Amon-Ra at Karnak, with its vast hypostyle hall of 137 columns, followed by the imposing Luxor Temple. Overnight moored in Luxor.

26 Feb: Dahabiya Rois - Fly Luxor to Cairo

Check out after breakfast on board, then your tour guide will escort you for an excursion to the West Bank to visit the great burial places of the Pharaohs - the Valley of the Kings - where Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922. Continue to see the Colossi of Memnon.

Later on you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for flight to Cairo. Upon arrival at Cairo Airport, you will be met and assisted at the airport then taken to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

27 Feb: Cairo - Fly Back Home

Breakfast at your hotel, then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for departure.

19 Feb