8-Day Family Tour to Egypt

DAY 1 – Arrive in Cairo, Transfer to Hotel and Free Time

When you land in Cairo, your tour manager meets you and then escorts you to the 5-star hotel where you will be staying for the first two nights in Egypt. You are assisted with check-in when you arrive and then you tour manager will discuss your itinerary with you and confirm a pick-up time for the following day’s tour in Cairo.

Very few people want to start with sightseeing tours on the day they arrive, so we don’t include any today. Instead, you have the rest of the day to yourself to enjoy as you wish.

DAY 2 – Giza Pyramids, Egyptian Museum and Khan el Khalili

Shortly after breakfast your guide and driver fetch you from your hotel and then you drive to Giza to see one of the world’s most famous tourist attractions. Enjoy an unforgettable morning visiting the three Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Camel rides from the pyramids to the Sphinx are available for those who want to enjoy an even more authentic experience.

It is also possible to enter one or more of the pyramids but this requires additional tickets which are not included in the price of our tours.

After your tour at Giza, you are taken for lunch at a good authentic Egyptian restaurant and then you visit the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in the heart of Cairo. Also known as the Egyptian Museum, it is home to more than 120,000 artifacts documenting Egypt’s ancient past.

Following your visit to the museum, you visit the historic Khan el Khalili Bazaar that dates back to the 14^th century. Enjoy some time exploring its many meandering lanes and alleys, and then you are returned to your hotel.

Meals Include – Breakfast & Lunch

DAY 3 – Transfer to Aswan and Aswan Tour

After breakfast your tour manager and driver fetch you and they transfer you to the airport for your flight to Aswan. One of our tour representatives and a driver meet you at the airport in Aswan. You are then taken for a tour in one of our deluxe air-conditioned vehicles.

Start your tour with a visit to the Aswan High Dam, followed by a visit to the giant Unfinished Obelisk, and finally a visit to the enchanting ancient Temple of Philae. After your tour, you are taken to the 5-star hotel where you will be staying for the night.

Meals Included – Breakfast

DAY 4 – Abu Simbel Temples Tour and Cruise Embarkation

As we have said before, when it comes to family tours Egypt is a perfect destination. Today is really going to demonstrate why.

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and then you will join a small group tour to Abu Simbel to see the breathtaking rock-cut Abu Simbel Temples. Built by pharaoh Ramses II, they are considered masterpieces of Ancient Egypt.

Besides being dedicated to 4 universal gods, they were also built to serve as lasting monuments to Ramses and his beloved wife, Queen Nefertari. Both of the gigantic temples were moved to their current location on higher ground in order to save them from the flooding of Lake Nasser.

After your tour at the temples, you are then driven back to Aswan and you are taken to board your 5-star Nile River cruise. Have lunch shortly after boarding, and then enjoy the rest of the day relaxing. This night of our family Egypt tours is spent on the water at Aswan.

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 5 – Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples with Overnight at Esna

Enjoy your first breakfast aboard your cruise while sailing to Kom Ombo. On arrival, you head ashore with one of our guides, and you take a slow stroll through the town to see the ancient Kom Ombo twin-temple complex. The temple complex was dedicated to two different gods, Sobek and Horus. Because of this, each half has identical entrances, hypostyle halls, and sanctuaries.

Return to your cruise after visiting the temple and then you sail to Edfu with lunch served along the way. On arrival at Edfu, a traditional horse-drawn carriage will take you for a scenic ride through the town to see the ancient Temple of Horus. This is the most well-preserved ancient temple in all of Egypt. Prepare to be amazed as you step through the entrance a giant statue of Horus towering above you on both sides.

After your tour, you return to the cruise ship and it then sails to Esna. This night of our family tours Egypt packages is spent on the river at Esna.

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 6 – Luxor West Bank Sightseeing and Free Afternoon

Enjoy a good breakfast on the river while you sail to Luxor. On arrival, you head ashore on the West Bank with you group and your guide, and you visit Valley of Kings. This is an ancient burial ground that served pharaohs and other royalty during the New Kingdom period. More than 60 ancient rock-cut tombs have been discovered here, including the tomb of King Tutankhamen.

Your tour includes admission to some of the tombs, meaning that you will actually be able to enter some of the tombs. This in itself is an unforgettable experience for people of all ages. As we have said, when it comes to family tours Egypt never disappoints.

After Valley of Kings, you head to the nearby mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut was the only true Egyptian female ruler. Her mortuary temple is considered one of the Incomparable Monuments of Ancient Egypt.

When you are finished at the temple, you start heading back to your cruise, stopping along the way to see the massive Colossi of Memnon.

Enjoy lunch aboard your cruise, and have the rest of the day for yourself.  This night of your cruise is spent on the tranquil waters of the Nile at Luxor.

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 7 – Cruise Disembarkation, East Bank Tour and Fly to Cairo

Today you check-out and you disembark from your cruise after breakfast, and then you visit Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple, both located on the East Bank. After your tour, you are then transferred to Luxor Airport and you board a flight back to Cairo.

On arrival at the airport in Cairo, you are met by your tour manager who will then escort you to your hotel where you will be staying for the last night of your tour. There are no other sightseeing tours today, so once you have checked in at your hotel you will have the rest of the day for yourself.

Meals Included – Breakfast

DAY 8 – Transfer to Airport for Final Departure

If you are traveling as a family, you will by now have discovered that when it comes to family tours Egypt really does deliver on all fronts.

Have breakfast at your hotel, and then at the confirmed time you will check-out, and your tour manager will escort you to the airport in one of our deluxe air-conditioned vehicles. We will assist in any way we can and then we will bid you farewell.

Meals Included – Breakfast