9 Days Family Cairo, Luxor & Aswan

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1
   Day 1 · CairoArrival in Cairo

   Arrival. Your guide meets you in the arrivals hall, helps you with the airport formalities and walks you to a private air-conditioned vehicle. The vehicle takes you to your hotel in Cairo, where you check in and your luggage goes up to the room.

   The rest of the day belongs to the family. Nothing is planned, so the children can sleep, swim or just settle in. No meals are included today, and the guide can point you to a place near the hotel that the children will eat at.

   • ReceptionMeet and assist at the airport
   • Pick-upPrivate transfer to your hotel
   • MealsNone included

   Overnight in Cairo
2. 2
   Day 2 · CairoGiza

   Morning. Your guide and driver collect you at the hotel and the private vehicle takes you to the Giza plateau. The entrance fees are covered, and bottled water rides with you. At Khufu's pyramid the guide shows the children how big the stones are and tells them who built the monument and why. Then the family rides camels over the plateau.

   Afternoon. The vehicle brings you back to the hotel for a midday rest, away from the sun. Breakfast is included; lunch and dinner are not. Dinner is in a place of your choice, and the guide helps you pick somewhere the children will enjoy.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Cairo
3. 3
   Day 3 · CairoGrand Egyptian Museum and the Citadel

   Morning. The vehicle takes you to the Grand Egyptian Museum, with the entrance fee covered. The guide leads you up the Grand Staircase, which is about 50 m tall and has more than 60 artefacts along it. The Tutankhamun collection of 5,398 pieces is displayed in two halls, and the guide keeps to a short route through them so the children are not worn out.

   Afternoon. After a lunch of your choice (lunch is not included, and the guide helps you choose a place) you drive to the Citadel of Cairo. From the courtyard of the Muhammad Ali Mosque the family looks across the city and the guide points out what you can see. You return to the hotel afterwards. Dinner is not included.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Cairo
4. 4
   Day 4 · Cairo to AswanFlight to Aswan and Elephantine Island

   Morning. After breakfast you check out and the private vehicle takes you to Cairo airport for the domestic flight to Aswan, a short one. A guide and a private vehicle meet you at Aswan airport, and your luggage goes with you to the hotel, where you check in.

   Afternoon. A small boat crosses the river to Elephantine Island. The town of Elephantine is part of the Nubian Monuments listing, and the guide shows the children around the town. If the sun is high, the Nubian Museum, opened in 1997, makes a short indoor stop. The entrance fees are included. Lunch and dinner are not, and the guide helps you choose places for both.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Aswan
5. 5
   Day 5 · AswanPhilae, the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk

   Morning. The private vehicle and your guide start early, before the heat builds. First comes Philae. Its temples were moved to Agilkia Island by a UNESCO campaign, and the guide explains why the move was needed. The entrance fee is included.

   Afternoon. The High Dam is next. It was built from 1958 to 1970 and created Lake Nasser, and the guide shows the family what it holds back. The last stop is the Unfinished Obelisk in its quarry. It was meant to be about 41.7 m tall, and the guide has the children pace out its length. Then you return to the hotel and the rest of the day is quiet. Lunch and dinner are not included; the guide helps you find places the children will eat at.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Aswan
6. 6
   Day 6 · AswanA Nubian village and a free afternoon

   Morning. A boat takes the family across to a Nubian community on the west bank, such as Gharb Soheil, which was founded about a century ago. The guide arranges a visit to a family home for tea, and the children can ask questions through the guide. If they are tired, the guide skips the visit and keeps the morning short.

   Afternoon. The rest of the day is free. You can swim in the hotel pool or sit by the water, and the vehicle and guide are available if you want a short outing. Breakfast is the only meal included today. Lunch and dinner are your choice, and the guide helps you pick.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Aswan
7. 7
   Day 7 · Aswan to LuxorBy road to Luxor via Kom Ombo and Edfu

   Morning. After breakfast you check out, and the private air-conditioned vehicle leaves Aswan with your guide. The road to Luxor is about 220 km. Kom Ombo is the first stop, about 50 km north of Aswan, where the guide explains the temple before the children walk around it.

   Afternoon. Edfu follows, where the Temple of Horus took from 237 BC to 57 BC to build. The entrance fees for both temples are included. Lunch is not included, so the guide helps you choose a place on the way.

   Evening. You reach Luxor in time to check in at the hotel and rest before dinner. Dinner is not included, and the guide suggests a place for it.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Luxor
8. 8
   Day 8 · LuxorLuxor West Bank

   Morning. Your guide and the vehicle take you to the Valley of the Kings, where Tutankhamun was found by Howard Carter on 4 November 1922. The entrance fee for the valley is included, and the guide chooses tombs that suit the children. The tombs of Tutankhamun, Seti I and Ramesses VI need extra tickets, which are not included.

   Afternoon. Hatshepsut's temple and the Colossi of Memnon come next, each with the guide's explanation and entrance fees covered where they apply. By early afternoon the family is back at the hotel for a rest. Breakfast is included; lunch and dinner are not, and the guide helps you choose places.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Luxor
9. 9
   Day 9 · LuxorKarnak and departure

   Morning. Karnak is the last visit. The guide walks the children through the precinct of Amun-Re and shows them the one standing obelisk of Hatshepsut. The entrance fee is included. You then return to the hotel to check out.

   Departure. Your guide drives you to Luxor airport at the time that suits your flight. Flying from Luxor to Cairo takes close to 1 hour, and the domestic flight is part of the program. Breakfast is the only meal included today.

   • Drop-offPrivate transfer to the airport or station
   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Departure

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