Cairo Luxor & Hot Air Balloon Trip from Sharm El Sheikh

Cairo Luxor & Hot Air Balloon Trip from Sharm El Sheikh

Tour program

Here is what’s included & what's not included in the program of this tour

Your pick-up time will be at about 4.30am (Exact details will be confirmed locally). You will be transferred to Sharm El Sheikh Airport, then you will do fly to Cairo.

At Cairo a guide will be waiting for you outside of the arrival hall of the airport, and he will take you in a trip in Cairo on the first day as following:

The first place you are going to visit will be the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) which is considered to be world's largest archeological museum. It contains more than 120000 pieces dating back to the Pharoeanic, Greek and Roman periods. You will be guided by an English speaking guide who will help you to explore the museum and make you see the masterpieces such as Tut Ankh Amun’s collection. The visit of the national museum will take 2 hours.

Then you can enjoy sailing along the longest river in the world the Nile on a small boat and watch the most important sightseeing of the city form the Nile. (Optional with extra 15 USD)

After the Nile trip you will be able to have your lunch which will be in a fancy restaurant at Cairo.

In the second Part of Cairo tour, you are going to see the Pyramids (Great Pyramid of Cheops, the Pyramid of his son Chephren, and the Pyramid of the grandson Mycerinus) and the Sphinx. As well you can enjoy the over view for the three pyramids taking some amazing photos from the highest point of the Plateau.

At the end you will go to Cairo Airport to board the plane going to Luxor in a flight of 50 minutes. Upon your arrival in Luxor you will find our English speaking guide waiting for you to escort you to your 4 stars hotel where you will have an accommodation on BB basis.

2nd Day

Our wonderful day will start with early wake up at 4.30 am. At 5.00 am pick up from the hotel and sail to west bank of Luxor by boat. You will have an amazing ride of hot-air balloon over Luxor, you will watch spectacular sunrise as you have never seen before, you will also enjoy with the tranquility and peace while you have a unique viewpoint which can be only provided by hot air balloon to see all sightseeing of Luxor. After the ride you will get a certificate. All the tour will take around 2 hours; Hot-Air balloon ride itself takes 45 minutes.

After that you will drive back to your hotel to take your breakfast and get ready for your exciting tour in Luxor with a professional Egyptologist.

Firstly you will drive to the West Bank of Luxor where you are going to see many things as following:

The Colossi of Memmon:

The Colossi of Memmon are two huge statues. They are the only remaining standing statues fronting the mortuary temple of the Imonhotep III.

The temple of El Deir - Elbahri (the temple of the queen Hatshepsut):

This temple is one of the most beautiful temples we have in Egypt. It had been cut into the mountain and was built by the queen Hatshepsut (the strong woman who ruled Egypt in the 15th century B.C.). It was used as her mortuary temple.

The Valley of the Kings:

When Luxor was the capital of Egypt, the kings chose this valley to be their burial place hidden among the hills. It contains more than 62 tombs cut by the kings from the 18th, 19th & 20th dynasties. The Valley of the Kings got its fame from the discovery the tomb of the golden king Tut Ankh Amon.

Finally you are going to take an experience for the life style of the local people on the West Bank, and you will also have the chance to know some of their handcrafts.

As soon as you will finish your visit on the West Bank, you will drive to the East Bank where you will take your lunch and have a break to be ready for the second part of the tour.

The East bank:

The Karnak Temples:

The complex of Karnak temples is the second biggest religious complex in all over the world!!!! It has the largest hypostyle hall (columned hall built by the king Ramses II) in the world with 134 columns. It was built by different generations of the pharaohs. In it you will see the tallest obelisk (Hatshepsut's obelisk) in Egypt.

At the end of your tour, you will go to the Luxor airport to fly back to Sharm El Sheikh and upon your arrival you will find our rep. waiting for you to take you back to your hotel.

OUR TRIP INCLUDES

* All transfers by A/C vans or buses.
* Flight tickets Sharm / Cairo / Luxor / Sharm.
* Lunch at nice Restaurant on both days.
* Entrance fees of all sites mentioned above.
* Professional Egyptologist tour guide.
* Hot Air Balloon Ride
* Overnight in a 4* hotel on BB basis.

OUR TRIP doesn't INCLUDE

* Extra expences
* Tickets to go inside the pyramids.
* Drinks at the restaurant during the lunch.
* Tipping

Bring with you!

* Passport with a valid full Visa (Checked by our rep.)
* Breakfast box to be booked from your hotel.
* Comfortable shoes or trainers.
* Hat & Camera.
* Sunglasses & Sun lotion.

Availability

Every day

Pick-up times

04:30

Return times

21:00 Next day

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Starting price

Adult (Age 12 - 85)Child (Age 6 - 11.99)Child (Age 2 - 5.99)Infant (Age 0 - 1.99)
$620$480$350$75

* Flight availability is essential to run this trip.

* Above prices are applied per person for minimum of 2 Pax.

* Extra fees may be applied for solo travelers.

* Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person and not including Christmas, New Year, Egyptian Mid Term & Easter holidays.

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