Day 1 Luxor.

Our guide will meet you at the Luxor airport and take you to the hotel, where you can check in and make yourself at home for the day.     
 

Day 2 Luxor SOLAR ECLIPSE DAY. 

A short bus ride from our hotel to the eclipse center line, which is close to where the eclipse will last the longest. After the eclipse, go back to your hotel for the night. Spend the night in Luxor.     
2 hours, 45 minutes, and 55 seconds     
Totality lasted for 6 minutes and 20 seconds.     
Partially starts on August 2, 2027, at 10:22:09     
Full starts: August 2, 2027, 11:42:31     
Most: August 2, 2027, 11:45:16     
Full ends: August 2, 2027, 11:48:01     
Ends in part: August 2, 2027, 13:08:04

Day 3 Luxor East Bank.

The two Pharaohs, Amenhotep III and Ramses II, built the Luxor Temple. Your guide will meet you after breakfast to take you there. Ancient Thebes was full of festivals, and the most important one, the holiday of Opet, took place at the Temple of Luxor. Its goal was to bring together the ruler's human and divine sides. The temple was a shrine to Amun-Ra. Every year, a sacred procession went by boat from Karnak to Luxor Temple to celebrate Amun-Ra's marriage to Mut.     
then Continue your Luxor tour by going to Karnak Temple. In ancient Egypt, people thought that the Temple of Karnak was where the god Amun-Ra could talk to the Egyptians. The fact that it was a place of worship and gives us clues about the ancient Egyptian religion makes it important to Egypt's cultural past. In old Thebes, there were no books, so history was written on the walls of Karnak. Pharaohs had events that went well written on the walls. For example, there are writings that talk about land that Amenhotep III took over. There are also religious writings on them.     
Go back to the hotel after the tour.

Day 4 Luxor - Embark Nile Cruise.

Take a half-day tour of the Temple of Dendera today. It's in Dendera. The Dendera Temple Complex is an old Egyptian temple to the goddess Hathor. It is a must-see for tourists who are interested in Egyptian history and building. The Dendera Temple Complex is a great place to learn about old Egyptian culture because it has well-preserved reliefs and beautiful art. You'll get back to the ship in the late afternoon. The rest of the day is yours to do as you please. On our fancy cruise ship, we had dinner and shows.

Day 5 Nile Cruise: West Bank, Esna, Edfu.

Valley of the Kings is a famous historical site where pharaohs were buried between the 18th and 20th dynasties. Notable kings like Tutankhamun and Ramses II are buried there. The tombs, which have detailed carvings and pictures of the pharaohs, were built between 1539 BC and 1075 BC. They are spread out across limestone hills, with the pyramid-shaped peak of al-Qurn in the middle. In the Valley of the Kings, there are more than 65 tombs. However, a lot of tombs are closed, either to be fixed up or so that fewer people visit them.     
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut: This is an interesting building in Luxor. There are special colonnades, figures, and hieroglyphic writings to honor the god Amun and Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt for more than 20 years. The building is carved into a cliff face. Originally meant to be a funerary temple, because it was abandoned and then fixed up. The Valley of Queens: This valley is much easier to get to than the Valley of the Kings, which is made up of rocks. It is a big wadi that goes slowly up to the hills of Thebes. In spite of its name, the Valley of the Queens was not always a place where Egyptian women were buried. the Colossi of Memnon, then back to the boat for lunch. After lunch, they will sail to Esna and stay the night. Take a boat to Edfu and see the Edfu Temple, which is also called the Temple of Horus, the falcon-God. It is thought to be the best-preserved temple in Ancient Egypt and the second-largest after the Temple of Karnak. Stay the night in Edfu.

Day 6 Nile Cruise: Edfu, Kom Ombo.

Today you will go to Kom Ombo Temple, which is the Ptolemaic Temple of Sobek and Haroeris. It is located on a hill with a beautiful view of a river bend. It is the only double temple in Egypt that is dedicated to both Sobek, the Crocodile God, and Haroeris, the great, winged sun disk. It was built in the Greco-Roman style and has two temples. In the afternoon, you will sail to Aswan. On your way there, you will see the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk, and the Philae Temple, which is dedicated to Isis and sits proudly on an island. People from all over the Mediterranean would come to this site to honor Isis.     
On a Felucca, you can sail around The Botanical Garden. Finally, end your tour of Aswan by going to the Papyrus Institute to learn about the hundreds-year-old process of making paper from papyrus. This is the material that records so much of Egypt's past history. Stay the night in Aswan.     
 

Possible Tour: A trip to Abu Simbel by plane or private car in the early morning: Located 174 miles southwest of Aswan, you can visit the beautiful structures that were carved into solid rock 3,000 years ago.

Day 7 Nile Cruise: High Dam-Unfinished Obelisk and Philae.

We're going to sail to Aswan today to see the High Dam. The famous High Dam was built in the 1960s and is near Aswan. It is a marvel of engineering. It's made of 18 times as much stuff as the Great     
Pyramid of Cheops. It is 11,811 feet long, 3215 feet thick at the base, and 364 feet high. Egypt gets water and power from this dam, along with the old Aswan Dam, which was built by the British between 1898 and 1902 and is 6 km downstream. Both of these dams offer beautiful views to visitors. Go to the Unfinished Obelisk. A lot of the red granite that was used in old temples and colossi came from quarries near Aswan. There are a lot of signs around these quarries. Many of them talk about successful quarrying projects. The Northern Quarry's Unfinished Obelisk is still where a crack was found while it was being cut out of the rock. It may have been meant to go with the Lateran Obelisk, which was built at Karnak and is now in Rome. It would have been over 2.3 million pounds, the biggest piece of stone ever handled. However, there was a crack in the stone, so it was left behind.

Day 8 Aswan, Disembark Cruise, Flight to Cairo.

Check out and get taken to the Aswan airport for your trip to Cairo after breakfast. After you arrive, you'll be taken to your hotel. You can do what you want with the rest of the day.

Day 9 Cairo, Pyramids Tour.

It will be our pleasure to show you around the Giza Plateau, the Valley Temple, the Sphinx, and the Great Pyramids of Giza (Cheops, Chefren, and Mykerinus). Then go to Sakkara and Memphis City to see the Step Pyramid of Zoser.

Day 10 Cairo City Tour.

The Egyptian Museum is where you will go after work today. After that, we will keep your trip to Coptic Cairo going until we get to the Hanging Church and the Ben Ezra Synagogue.

Day 11 Alexandria Tour.

Our guide and driver will take you to Alexandria after breakfast. The first stop on our tour is the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, which are the biggest Roman cemetery and are cut into the rock on three levels.     
After that, we'll go to Alexandria's Roman Amphitheater to see a show of the city's underwater monuments that were found in its East Harbor. Then, we'll stop for a picture when we get to Pompey’s Pillar, which was built to honor Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century.     
The next stop is at the Library of Alexandria, which has more than eight million books and is the world's largest library right now. At its open court, you can see both the statue of Alexander the Great and the statue of Ptolemy the First, which was found underground. After that, we'll go to the library's well-known Manuscripts Museum, the President Sadat Museum, and the Alexandria Museum of Impressions.     
Don't forget that the Library of Alexandria is closed every Friday and on all major holidays. You will also need to buy a ticket to get into the reading room.     
Next, our car will go to the St. Mark Church, which is the oldest church in all of Africa. We will look at the items in the museums first. As you drive, you'll also get a glimpse of the old downtown area and the historic buildings in the area, which are built in a mix of Italian, French, and royal styles.     
The next stop on our walk is the El Nabi Daniel Mosque, which is thought to be connected to the tomb of Alexander the Great. People say that the Mosque is where the bodies of Prophet Daniel, a learned and respected teacher, and his friend Sidi Lokman al Hakim, a holy storyteller, are buried.     
For lunch, you can go to Mohamed Ahmed's, which is a well-known and popular place to eat in Alexandria. After lunch, we'll be going to the Abo Al Abbas Mosque, which is the city's most important and beautiful mosque. Outside of it, you can see the strangest thing: an old amusement park where kids play on old rides and eat candy floss. The Corniche and Alexandria's old port are on the other side. Men fish from old fishing boats, and traditional fishermen make nets near the harbor. You can click on beautiful shots here.     
Our tour will now go to the Castle of Qaitbay, which was built on the same spot as the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Once you're inside the castle, you can see all of its parts, and if you go to the roof, you can see the whole city.     
After that, the car will go to the Palaces and Gardens of Montazah. You can stop by the King of Mango and try some fresh juices on the way. You can also take pictures at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier of Alexandria. As you walk toward the Palaces and the Montazah Gardens, you will fall in love with the amazing views of the city and the coast. There will also be a chance to see the old harbor of Alexandria, where about 7,000 statues were found buried.     
There are two gardens in the Montazah Gardens. One is called the Love Garden, and the other is the royal garden of King Farouk, who was the last Egyptian king. You can also visit the famous Montaza Bridge and the royal castles of Haramlek and Salamlek. Take a walk along the Tea Palace Island to see the beautiful beaches where the queens lived.     
On the way back, we will stop at the famous Bridge of Stanley, which was made by Alexander the Great and is seen as a landmark of modern Alexandria. After that, you can go back to your hotel to rest.     
Your full-day tour of the sites in Alexandria comes to an end here. There are many things to see and do in Alexandria. If you have any special requests, please let us know before you book the tour so that we can include them in the plan.     
When you go on a tour of Alexandria, make sure you bring a sun hat and shoes that are easy to walk in. Go back to Cairo.

Day 12 Cairo, Khan El Khalili, Citadel and a half day free at leisure.

Khan El Khalili Bazaar is where we will start our day with a walk to look around and shop.

Day 13 Transfer to Airport.

We will take you to Cairo International Airport after breakfast and help you with your last-minute preparations for your trip. The only thing in your dinner is breakfast.