Tour Description
Premium Tour of Ancient Egypt
Pink Lotus Tours specialises in small group tours to Egypt, we believe Egypt has to be experienced not just visited as a tourist.
We prefer to provide you with extra time in each of the sites to allow you to really explore and learn about the Ancient mysteries.
Our Egyptologists have over 15 years experience leading groups through this magnificent country so your holiday will be like a living history lesson as you visit each site and listen to the stories from the walls of the Temples.
Along with all the historical sites there are always lots of unique local experiences blended into our trips.
Duration: 13 nights/14 days
Price: $3299 USD based on twin share
$1390 USD Single Room Supplement
DEPOSIT: (US500 per person required for deposit to confirm your spot)
***please note*** International Airfares and entry visa to Egypt are not included
*Price increase October 2024
Our service starts when you land at Cairo International Airport and continues until you leave Egypt.
There is nothing for you to think about, simply relax and enjoy!
Group size 2-12
Included:
- Meet and greet service at airport
- All transfers to/from airport & hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
- All transport throughout tour by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
- Accommodation in 5 Star hotels including full buffet breakfast.
- 2 x Internal flights within Egypt
- 5 Star Superior Nile Cruise includes Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
- All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan as mentioned in the itinerary
- All sightseeing tours on the cruise are private guided tours
- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary including Abu Simbel
- Pyramids & Sphinx on the Giza Plateau, Step Pyramid at Saqqara
- Temples: Abu Simbel, Philae, Komombo, Luxor and Karnak
- Tombs: Necropolis of Saqqara, West Bank of Luxor, Valley of the Kings, Deir el-Bahri – Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
- English-speaking tour guide during whole tour.
- Meals during tour as mentioned in the itinerary
- Bottled water and wipes during your tour and transfers.
- International Airfare.
- Entry visa to Egypt USD25 which can be organised upon arrival in Cairo
- Personal spending, all drinks/alcohol, some meals, snacks, laundry etc
- Hot Air Balloon (optional at Valley of the Kings)
- Pre or post tour accommodation
- Tips for services. A tipping kitty will be recommended and collected for distribution throughout the tour by your guide.
- Tip for your tour guide. (Industry standard recommends around US8-10 per day however tipping is a personal thing based on reward for effort and how much you enjoy your tour)
DEPOSIT: All our tours are quoted in USD and as such deposit is required to be paid into our USD bank account.
PAYMENT: Full tour payment is required 2 months prior to departure
If you would like to extend your trip we also offer optional extensions to Turkey Jordan, details are listed on our website www.pinklotustours.com.
The tours to Turkey & Jordan operate based on minimum of 2 guests.
Tour Highlights
- Pyramids of Giza
- Egyptian Museum, including the famous Funerary Mask of King Tut
- Nile River Cruise
- Abu Simbel
- Temples of Philae, Komombo, Karnak & Luxor
- Tombs in the Valley of the Kings
- Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
- Local family dinners
- Sailing in a felucca as the sun set on the Nile
- ...and so many more magical moments
After breakfast, you will meet your Egyptologist/Tour Guide at the hotel to start the journey at the very beginning, the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the first free standing building of stone in the whole world dating back to 2700 BC.
Today we explore the Giza Plateau, your chance to personally stand where the Ancient Egyptians stood thousands of years ago, next to the Great Pyramid of Cheops, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one that still exists. 
Step into the energy of the city that never sleeps, we experience the crazy Cairo traffic as we drive into downtown Cairo and Tahrir Square, scene of the 2011 revolution and location of the Egyptian Museum.
Today we take a relaxing motor boat ride to Agilkia Island to visit the awesome Philae Temple, one of the most visited Temples in Nubia.
An early start today, so we can explore Abu Simbel. Great Temple of Ramses II, carved in the mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 BC and dedicated to the gods Ra-Horakhty, Amun and Ptah. This temple is aligned in such a way that, twice a year the first rays of the rising sun penetrate the temple, through the vestibule and into the sanctuary, where they illuminate the figures of the gods except Ptah. The Temple of Hathor is dedicated to Queen Nefertari, Ramses beloved wife.
After an early morning sailing and breakfast on-board we visit Komombo, the dual temple of Horus & Sobek 
Free Day on-board our luxury Nile River Cruise
Optional Hot Air Balloon, float high above the Nile & Valley of the Kings.
Enjoy a visit to the Valley of the Kings. Climb down into the spectacularly decorated tombs of the Pharaohs. 
Return to Cairo and back to where we started near the pyramids.
After breakfast, we start our day in Old Coptic Cairo (Hanging Church, Church of Abu Serga & Ben Ezra Synagogue), and then we visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside the Citadel of Salah El Din. Continue driving to the area of Islamic Cairo, where we will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. 
Enjoy one last breakfast as you gaze at the Pyramids then sadly, it is time to return home.
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