Multi-day trip

From Cairo: 2-Day Abu Simbel & Luxor Tour

4.1 / 5

21 reviews

Activity provider:Emo Tours Egypt
Multi-day trip

From Cairo: 2-Day Abu Simbel & Luxor Tour

Activity provider:Emo Tours Egypt

From US$ 700 per person

Explore the highlights of Abu Simbel and Luxor on a 2-day tour from Cairo with domestic flights included. Visit the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, the Colossi of Memnon, and Karnak Temple.

About this activity

Free cancellation
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Duration 2 days
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Skip the ticket line
Live tour guide
Spanish, English, German
Pickup included
Your hotel in Cairo
Small group
Limited to 10 participants

Experience

Highlights
  • Discover the best of Luxor and Aswan on a 2-day tour
  • Stay overnight in the Pyramisa Isis Hotel with breakfast
  • Explore a range of incredible archaeological sites
  • Travel with a multilingual expert Egyptologist guide
Full description

Day 1:

Start your day with pickup at 3 AM from your hotel in Cairo to catch your domestic flight to Aswan. Arrive at Aswan Airport at 6 AM, greeted by tour representatives, and enjoy transfer to the Philae Temple and the High Dam. At 10:30 AM transfer to Abu Simble by private bus. Visit Abu Simbel Temple, the colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II in the 19th dynasty. Visit the small temple of the king's wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. Then, make your way to your hotel in Aswan for an overnight stay. First, visit Abu Simbel Temple – a stunning Ancient Egyptian monument built by Ramses II out of a sandstone rock cliff. Marvel at the representation of the deities carved on the temple's huge façade. Nearby, also visit the small Temple of the King's wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. At the end of your tour, transfer to your hotel in Aswan ready for an overnight stay at the Pyramisa Isis Hotel.

Day 2:

After breakfast at the hotel, get picked up by the representative and transfer to Luxor. Start the day with a visit to the West Bank to visit the Valley of the Kings which holds the tombs of various dynasties and the Temple of Deir El Bahari. On the return journey, stop at the Colossi of Memnon - 2 gigantic sitting statues representing Amenophis III facing the Nile. Then, visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. After this, head over to the East Bank to see the Luxor Temple. Stroll through the courtyard and admire the granite statues of Ramses the Great. Then, transfer by carriage or bus to Karnak Temple - a series of temples built within different reigns. Start by the Avenue of Sphinxes, then visit the Unfinished Propylon and the Hypostyle Hall with it's 134 gigantic columns. See the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III. Marvel at the Temple of Amon adorned which is adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III, and the Sacred Lake. Finally, transfer to Luxor Airport and catch your domestic flight to Cairo. When you arrive in Cairo you will be met by a representative who will transfer you back to your hotel in Cairo.

Includes
  • 1 night stay at Pyramisa Isis Hotel with breakfast
  • 1 full-day tour to Aswan (Philae Temple, High Dam, Abu Simble Temple)
  • 1 full-day tour to Luxor (East and West Banks)
  • Transfers in an air-conditioned bus
  • Meet and assist service at all destinations
  • Multilingual expert Egyptologist guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Taxes and services
  • Domestic flights Cairo-Aswan-Luxor-Cairo
  • Visa
  • Gratuities
  • Optional tours

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Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.1 /5

based on 21 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    5/5
  • Transportation
    3.7/5
  • Value for money
    3.4/5

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Our driver for both days Youssef was excellent. Our guide on the first day Emad was great. He was a little talkative but you couldn’t help but be caught up in his enthusiasm and obvious passion for his work. He was very knowledgeable. The only real criticism for this tour was the lack of planning on the tour company’s side. On the second day our tour finished at 2:30 but the flight wasn’t booked until 10pm. Got dropped at the airport but we’re told we couldn’t enter until 8pm. Managed to change our flight to 7:45pm for an extra EGP600 and informed Gamal the tour operator of this. He assured us the driver would be waiting for us in Cairo at 9pm when we landed instead of 11 as originally planned. Our flight was late and we got in at 9:30. No driver. Contacted Gamal and got drivers number. Driver had NO IDEA of the time change. Gamal had NOT told him despite 2hrs notice. Gamal tried to blame the driver. It took over an hour for a new driver to come. Got to the hotel at near 12am. Bed end

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October 30, 2022

I don't know if I was lucky but it was a very exclusive tour. Just myself, the guide and the driver. The second day is full of visits, while the first is more driving time since Abu Simbel is far away, but can use the time for rest in the air conditiomed car. The guides were very nice and knowledgeable. Highly recommended.

September 30, 2022

This trip had serval bumps in the road so you definitely had to go with the flow but the headquarters fixed everything in a timely manner. Every guide we had was nice and knowledgeable. Ahmed Omar is the best out of all of them and he was in Luxor. Great way to see both cities if you are not doing a nile river cruise. They also arrange for us to go to the airport when we left Egypt and I will be forever greatful to them!!

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July 8, 2022

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