Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor & Aswan Tour

Arrive at Cairo airport and meet your representative who will be there holding the sign of Ramasside Tours. Transfer in an air-conditioned car to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Have your breakfast and head for the Egyptian Museum. On display in the museum is 5,000 years of Egyptian history in the form of a variety of art collections. These artworks form the largest and most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world.

Over 250,000 genuine artefacts are there in the museum, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamun, which did not see the light of the day for nearly 3,500 years, until his tomb was discovered in the 1920's.

Head for the pyramids. See the pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerions. Cheops' pyramid is the most colossal one ever built. Also see the Sphinx – a huge funeral complex guarded by a legendary animal with the body of a lion and the face of king Chephren. We will drive you back to the hotel at the end of the day. Stay overnight in Cairo.

Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel after breakfast and drive you to Alexandria. Start the tour with the library of Alexandria, once the biggest and most important library in the world. Visit its open court and free museums. Please note that the library is closed on Fridays and on every public holiday. To enter the reading area you will need to purchase an extra ticket (own expense).

Then visit the site of the Lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world on which now stands the castle of Qaitbey. Head for the royal garden of King Farouk (the last king in the history of Egypt) and see the royal palaces of Haramlek and Salamlek as well as the private beaches of the queens.

Continue your Alexandria tour with a visit to the biggest mosque in the city, the Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque, as well as the Alexandria Naval Unknown Soldier Memorial and the statue of Alexander the Great. Head for the Church of St. Mark, which is also the oldest church in the continent, before driving along Alexandria Cornish (30km) to see the whole city.

Stop over the famous Stanley Bridge, the landmark of modern Alexandria, before visiting Alexandria's old town and taking a walk in its city centre, which was built by Alexander the Great. Travel in comfort back to your hotel in Cairo. Alexandria has so much to explore that if you have time and want to add more to your itinerary, you are welcome to inform us about it. Drive back to Cairo and stay in the city overnight.

Start your Luxor tour by exploring the West Bank. Visit the Valley of the Kings, Deir-el Bahari, Colossi of Memnon and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Head for the Necropolis of Thebes, also on the West Bank. Travel to the East Bank next. See Karnak, probably the largest temple complex in the ancient world, as well as the Temple of Luxor. Also visit the obelisk of Ramses II in front of the first pylon. Transfer to the hotel & stay overnight in Luxor.

Have your breakfast and transfer to Aswan by train. Check in at the hotel upon arrival. Start your tour of with a visit to the Temple of Philae. Sail to the island of Agilkia. Return to the mainland and drive to Aswan. See the High Dam of Aswan which was completed in 1964. From here you can gaze across Lake Nasser. Stay overnight in Aswan.

Have breakfast. Transfer to the airport and take the flight to Cairo. You are free for the reminder of the day. Check in at your hotel upon arrival. Stay overnight in Cairo.

Transfer to the airport after breakfast to catch your flight back home.