Enjoy a pick-up service from Cairo International Airport upon your arrival and your private Egyptologist tour guide is going to take you to your 5* hotel in Cairo to check in and relax until the evening as he will come to pick you up but this time to have the best dinner cruise in your life. While having your dinner, you will listen to some amazing stories about ancient Egyptian pharaohs and how they managed to establish such a great Egyptian civilization. Finally, we will take you back to your 5* hotel to spend the night.
In order to enjoy every minute of your Christmas holiday in Egypt 2026, you need to visit the amazing monuments in Giza including the Wonder of ancient Egypt “Giza Pyramids Complex” with what it includes from the big three main pyramids, Great Sphinx, the Valley Temple, six other stunning pyramids and for extra joy, we added a tour to Memphis city that has been the first capital of ancient Egypt and a tour to Saqqara Step Pyramid, the pyramid which has a unique shape. Imagine that you can do all of this during the first day of your tour and don’t forget that you have a lunch meal that is going to be offered at a pyramid view restaurant…amazing…is not it!! Finally, your private tour guide will transfer you back to your 5* Hotel overnight.
This day is customized so that you enjoy the amazing historical & religious attractions in Cairo so after having your breakfast, you will have a pick-up service from your hotel to head to Alexandria, the city which is known as the bride of the Mediterranean Sea that has a wide variety of attractions and landmarks including the Catacombs of Kom El-Shokafa, Alexandria Library, Qaitbay Citadel, and the impressive Pompey’s Pillar. You will have the best lunch at a seafood restaurant before we transfer you back to your 5* Hotel in Cairo for the overnight.
You will have now a truly adventurous tour as you will catch your flight to Aswan and upon your arrival, you will join your private tour guide in an incredible tour to visit the exceptional highlights of Aswan including the impressive High Dam, the breathtaking Unfinished Obelisk, and the adorable Philae Temple that narrates a lot about the history of Egypt, the beliefs of the ancients, and the history of the love and beauty deity “Isis”. After finishing your tour, we will transfer you to check-in on your 5* Nile Cruise and have your delicious lunch. Enjoy the beauty of the sea with a natural view. You will spend the night on board your 5* Nile Cruise after having your dinner and after witnessing some of the Egyptian folklore.
You will get your breakfast boxes and then you will head with your private tour guide to visit the majestic two statues of Abu Simbel. You will find there two huge temples, one of them belongs to King Ramses II and is known for its outstanding Sun Festival, and the other temple was dedicated to the lovely Queen Nefertari who was the beloved wife of the pharaoh. Finally, we will transfer you back to your 5* Nile Cruise overnight.
It will be such an amazing opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Egyptian view while sailing to Kom Ombo and upon your arrival, your tour guide will take you in a marvelous tour to visit the great Kom Ombo Temple which was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty and it was mainly dedicated to two ancient Egyptian deities 1) the crocodile god Sobek 2) The God of Fertility Hathor. Then, you will start sailing to Edfu and when you arrive, you will join your private tour guide to visit the astonishing Edfu Temple which is known as the best-preserved shrines in Egypt that were constructed during the Ptolemaic period and its inscriptions provide us with a lot of information about the great history of ancient Egypt and of course, your tour guide will translate some of them to you. You will get back to your Nile Cruise to Sail to Luxor and you will arrive late at night so you will overnight on the board of your 5* Nile Cruise.
After having your breakfast, you will check out your Nile Cruise so that you join your tour guide on an overland tour to visit the best attractions in the East bank of Luxor. You will be transferred by a private air-conditioned vehicle to visit two of the most important temples from ancient Egypt which are Karnak & Luxor Temple and that is not all as you will get the opportunity to witness Luxor Temple at night which gives you the chance to taste the beauty of Egypt’s temples in a totally different & special way plus having a splendid lunch meal. We will then transfer you to check-in your 5* Hotel in Luxor and overnight.
You will have a delicious breakfast meal at your 5* Hotel and then you will join your private tour guide to visit the attractions of the West Bank of Luxor including the majestic Valley of the Kings, the impressive Colossi of Memnon of pharaoh Amenhotep III, and of course, you can’t miss the amazing Hatshepsut Temple. You will have a truly delicious lunch meal at a local restaurant and then we will transfer you in a private A.C vehicle to Hurghada. When you arrive, we will transfer you to your 5* Hotel in Hurghada overnight.
After having your breakfast and some of the best chosen soft drinks, you will enjoy a snorkeling excursion to discover sea life and enjoy the beautiful sandy beaches of the Red Sea. We will transfer you back to your 5* Hotel in Hurghada for the overnight.
Today will be a truly special day to enjoy the Egyptian desert through a Desert Safari by quod. Your professional tour guide will explain everything to you and he will help you to have some amazing pictures. Then, we will transfer you back to your 5* Hotel for the overnight.
After having your breakfast, we will transfer you to Hurghada Airport to catch your flight back to Cairo. Upon your arrival, you will enjoy a private guided tour to the incredible Egyptian Museum, Salah El-Din Citadel, Mohammed Ali Mosque, and finally, you will have a shopping tour to the largest open-air market in the world “Khan El-Khalili Bazaar”. You will have enough time to visit a large number of stores, buy some gifts to take back home, and to know more about the customs and traditions of the Egyptians. This is also an amazing opportunity at Christmas to have fun touring the Egyptian streets and to meet many Santa Clauses who will be more than happy to have pictures with you next to the Christmas trees. At the end of your day, we will transfer you back home for an overnight.
Enjoy a free day in Cairo to visit the rest of the amazing sightseeing there on your own after having your breakfast in your 5* Hotel and at the end of the day, you will spend the night at your hotel.
After having your breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up to head to Cairo International Airport where you will find your representative waiting for you at the airport to assist you in all of the final procedures to catch your flight back home after enjoying the best Christmas Holiday.
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