Mody Egypt Tours is an independent Travel Agency, inspired to offer unique and enriching tours to explore Egypt. With this Egyptian Classic Highlights Tour, we will take you on a trip through the Pharaonic History of Ancient Egypt. Your journey will take you from the bustling streets of modern Cairo to the Wonders of the Ancient World along the Nile, all the way south to Abu Simbel.
Welcome to Ancient Egypt. Regardless of what time you arrive for your 6 day Egyptian adventure, a tour manager will be standing by to meet you at at the Airport. Once immigration formalities have been completed, you will be taken to check-in at your 5* hotel.
Your tour manager will then assist you with check-in, and then the two of you will discuss your tour itinerary and confirm the pick-up times for your various tours.
Enjoy a free "Welcome" drink on us, and spend the rest of your day any way you want. Go out and explore the city, sample local cuisine, or simply relax and unwind in the comfort of your hotel.
Breakfast and pick up for your first introduction to Cairo. Your day will be inundated in ancient history and starts at the Giza Plateau where your first impression will be the overwhelming sight of the Great Sphinx. You visit the pyramids of Menkaure, Cheops and Chefren; dating from approx. 2580-2560BC and the Valley Temple of Chefren, which granite interior has survived the ages. Lunch will be taken at a good restaurant overlooking the Giza Plateau before moving on to the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, filled with artifacts from tombs, temples and palaces throughout Egypt from ancient dynasties. You will have a guided tour but also have plenty of time to wander around. Finally you will board a plane at Cairo International Airport for a domestic flight to Luxor where you will be met and assisted with check-in at your 5* Luxor hotel. Overnight – breakfast and lunch.
Breakfast at hotel. Then you will be met by our English Egyptologist tour guide to start your day tour by visiting The Egyptian Museum, which is considered to be one of the most important museums in Egypt housing the Pharaonic monuments including those of the well-known king Tutankhamen. Also, you will have the chance to visit the Mummies’ Room which is a wonderful chance that you cannot imagine. You will have the good chance to see the great real pharaohs in their full body. Lunch at local restaurant.
Then proceed to Old Cairo area, where you can visit Citadel of Salah El-Din, which played as a very important role in protecting Egypt, as it was considered the seat of power for more than 700 years.
After finishing your day tour, you will be transferred to Cairo airport to fly to Luxor. Upon arrival to Luxor, you will transfer to your hotel & overnight in Luxor.
After breakfast and check-out, you will board the train for a fast transfer along the Nile to Aswan to see the southern marvels. You start at the technical and architectural wonder of the High Dam, followed by a visit to the ancient stone quarry where rests the unfinished obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut, largest of its kind if not for a breakage of the granite. After lunch you continue with a short boat ride to the famous Philae Temple, dedicated to the Goddess Isis and used through Pharaonic and Ptolemaic eras, Roman times and Christianity. The last hieroglyphic writing can be found here as well as a reminder of the Napoleon Army and an interesting Nilo-meter. Your tour guide will bring you to your 5* Aswan hotel. Overnight – breakfast and lunch.
Breakfast at your hotel in Luxor and check out. Then our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to enjoy a day tour to the Temple of Edfu , where you will visit the majestic temple dedicated to Horus which is considered by most to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt. According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus revenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.
Drive to Koum Oumbo city and visit Temple of Koum Oumbo,standing on high grounds overlooking the Nile. It differs from other temples because of its double entrance, each one is dedicated to divinity: "Haroeris" with his falcon head and " Sobek " with his crocodile head. The Temple of Kom Ombo was built on the honor of two deities the crocodile-headed Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world, and Haroeris or the ancient falcon-headed Horus. Also,Kom Ombo's importance lies in its huge sugar-cane.
Arrive Aswan city and lunch at one of our local restaurant
Discover the great city of Aswan, including The High Dam, which has been erected by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 AD to protect Egypt from the Nile flood.
After that you will enjoy sailing on the Nile River by a motor boat till reach Agilika Island, where you will visit Temple of Philae, which was erected during the Greco-Roman period and was dedicated to goddess Isis (mother of god Horus).
After finish your long day tour, you will transfer to your hotel in Aswan for check in & overnight Aswan.
After breakfast and check out, you will be brought to Cairo International Airport for your flight back home.
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