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18 Days Egypt Places in Details (Cairo – Alexandria – Fayoum – Minya – Hurghada)

18 Days Egypt Places in Details (Cairo – Alexandria – Fayoum – Minya – Hurghada)

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18 days

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18 Days Egypt Places in Details

Dreaming of an Egypt guided tour that covers what most people don’t know about in an all inclusive trip to Egypt's hidden gems as well as the main Cairo attractions?  

Then, the chance is here already. You’ll be able to explore the best places to visit in Egypt and its hidden gems alike, letting you indulge in a non-precedented chance of encountering the exquisiteness of the ancient places in a full 18-day tour.

Beyond The Nile Tours has already crafted this unforgettable journey to Giza, Cairo, Fayoum, Alexandria, Minya, Wadi El Hitan, Hurghada, Luxor, and many more historical cities and places.

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Trip Highlights

Cairo Attractions

  • Giza Pyramids
  • The Great Pyramid
  • The Sphinx
  • The Valley Temple
  • Egyptian Museum
  • Hanging Church
  • Al Muizz Street
  • Khan El Khalili
  • Baron Palace
  • Abdeen Palace
  • Manial Palace
  • Shubra Palace

Alexandria Attractions

  • Qaitbay Citadel
  • Pompey's Pillar
  • The Catacombs
  • Alexandria Library

Fayoum Attractions

  • Wadi El Hitan
  • Meidum Pyramid
  • Wadi Al Ryan
  • Lake Qarun & WaterFalls

Al Minya Attractions

  • Tel Al Amarna
  • Beni Hassan
  • Tuna El Gabal
  • El Ashmunein

Luxor Attractions

  • Valley of the Kings
  • Colossi of Memnon
  • Hatshepsut Temple
  • Karnak Temple
  • Dendara Temple
  • Abydos Temple
  • Luxor Temple

Hurghada Activities

 

Included/Excluded

  • Hotel Accommodation
  • Domestic Flight Tickets
  • Private Air-Conditioned vehicle transfers
  • Expert Egyptologist tour guide
  • Meals as mentioned per day
  • Taxes & charges
  • International flight tickets
  • Entrance fees to all the sites
  • Egypt visa
  • Optional tours
  • Personal expenses
  • Tippings
  • Any other items not mentioned above

Tour Plan

Day 1: Welcome to Egypt!

As soon as you land, your trip to Egypt begins with our agent, who will transport you in a private air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel in Cairo.

Later that evening, you will stroll through Cairo, starting at Al Tahrir Square. Afterward, enjoy a Nile River cruise dinner featuring delicious Egyptian cuisine and live performances by musicians, belly dancers, and Tanoura dancers.

We take you back to the hotel at the hotel.

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: Cairo Hotel

Day 2: Giza Pyramids, The Sphinx of Giza, and The Valley Temple

To make it to a luxurious Egypt, you will be driven to one of the tour destinations after breakfast. The most popular attractions in Egypt are called the Pyramids of Giza, which were constructed about 2600 BC during the 4th dynasty and, as such, represent the connection between the earthly probe and the divine one. You will get to know the region with The Great Pyramid of Giza, built as the Pharaoh's Khufu tomb from 2609 bc to 2584 bc.

Close to the Pyramids of Giza, one finds The Great Sphinx of Giza, which silently guards the pyramids, has a unique shape combining the body of a lion with the head of a human, and was carved from a single block of limestone that measured 73 meters (240 feet) long, 19 meters (62 feet) wide, and 20 meters (66 feet) high Next, you would experience The Valley Temple which sits at the foot of the Sphinx on its eastern side, and it was the place where the elixir of life was the mummification.

you would experience The Valley Temple which sits at the foot of the Sphinx on its eastern side, and it was the place where the elixir of life was the mummification.

After lunch at a local restaurant (Pay your own way), you’ll be taken back to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Cairo Hotel

Day 3: Saqqara - Memphis - Dahshur

Day 3 of your Egyptian trip begins right after breakfast; you'll go to the Step Pyramid of Djoser

in Saqqara, the stages from the Egyptian-Egyptian mastaba to the limestone pyramid are explained.

After that, you'll visit the golden city of Memphis

which was a political and theological center. As it is known now, Memphis was once the administrative capital of Egypt during the period of the Old Kingdom (2700–2200 BC). It was particularly rich in culture while serving as an administrative center during the Pharaohs' times.

Next, The Dahshur Pyramids

where you can have an inventive lunch, which is your next stop. The king who floated the first stone of this pyramid was Sneferu, the father of King Cheops or Khufu; you will recognize The Bent Pyramid,

which was the "child" of several precursors, and The Red Pyramid

, which got its title from the pinkish stone applied in its erection.

Finally, you will be transported back to the comfort of your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodations: Cairo Hotel

Day 4: Lake Qarun - El Fayoum Waterfalls - Wadi El Rayan

One of the hidden attractions of Egypt is Fayoum's wonders. "Lake Qarun" is the largest saltwater lake in Egypt, and dozens of travelers come here to chill out and meditate every year. Lake Qarun was much more significant during the prehistoric era, and it now only saw its area shrink to 202 sq km.

Then, you will see the magic of "El Fayoum Waterfalls," which gives tourists a wonderful experience and is really worth trying. In addition to this, it is also a place with some man-made lakes that are rich in nature and give people a sense of tranquility when swimming.

Afterward, you will be taken on a trip to Wadi El Rayan

It is a desert area with fossil records of sea creatures that used to exist in this environment when it was a wetland.

At last, you will stay overnight camping in Fayoum.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Desert Camping

Day 5: Wadi El Hitan

Following breakfast, you'll be taken to the impressive Whales Valley or the famous Wadi Hitan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a great variety of whale species that lived in the ancient Egyptian deserts 40 million years ago. This proves the presence of marine life in coastal deserts extending over 200 square kilometers.

After that, the clients will have lunch at a local restaurant in Fayoum city, and then they will head back to the camp for dinner and overnight camping.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Desert Camping

Day 6: Meidum Pyramid

After breakfast, you’ll head to the desert 100 km south of Cairo to meet The Meidum Pyramid

, the earliest effort of the ancient Egyptians to build a pyramid with straight faces, which was finished in the days of King Senefru.

Next, you will be taken to Egyptian Cusine Lunch

and in the evening, at sunset, you’ll go back to your hotel in Minya City

to stay the evening.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Minya Hotel

Day 7: Tuna El Gabal - El Ashmunein - Beni Hassan

Today is a day to discover the hidden treasures of Egypt. You will start the day with a visit to Tuna El Gabal, an unusual grave site that goes back to the days of the New Kingdom and up to Roman times. It holds a lot of rock-cut tombs belonging to various royalty and priests, and it was the most famous Greco-Roman necropolis in Egypt.

After that, you’ll visit the Hermopolis Magna

or El Ashmunein

, an ancient Egyptian city also called the Eight-Town of the Ogdoad. It was considered among the Great One of Egypt in the first days of ancient Egypt because it belonged to the sacred god Thoth, the god of wisdom, knowledge, and literature.

El Ashmunein

will meet you there, featuring a grand façade with the most significant columns and statues with religious motivations.

Late in the day, you’ll proceed to Beni Hassan

, a famous necropolis at all periods: Old, Middle, and New Kingdom. By then, Beni Hassan had become the most famous Middle Kingdom funerary complex as it was elaborately decorated with statues and burial chambers of local governors and prominent personalities. The wall inscriptions still have their original colors and represent daily life, religious ceremonies, and military campaigns.

Conclude the day by eating lunch in a local restaurant and returning to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Minya Hotel

Day 8: Tel Al Amarna - Al Muharraq Monastery - Meir Village

After having breakfast, you'll set out to Tel Al Amarna

or Akhetaten

which was home to King Akhenaten and was the capital of Egypt. It was also the main Aten, the solar god, worship spot in the 14th century BC. Tel Al Amarna is one of the few locations in Egypt that still possess

Later on, you'll go to Al Muharraq Monastery, which was constructed in the 4th century and is on the top of a hill in the Wadi El Natrun

or Natrun Valley

and is a holy pilgrimage place for Egyptian Christians. At this time, Al Muharraq Monastery is full of historical features compatible with those of the monastic times, such as monks' cells, churches, and other constructions of hagiographies and icons of great historical value.

Afterward, you will be transferred to Meir Village, the site of the ruins and remains of an ancient Egyptian village from the Old Kingdom period. The village was built as temples, tombs, and houses. The spot is richly decorated with beautiful paintings, and we have preserved the colors.

Lastly, you will spend the night at Abydos.

Meals: Breakfast, Brunch

Accommodation: Abydos Hotel

Day 9: Dendera Temple - Abydos Temple

The following breakfast, The Dendera Temple

should be the first site we visit, which combines significant world artifacts like carved images attributed to the mother goddess (Hathor) and ceilings with still preserved bright colors, carved reliefs, sculpture, scenes of cosmic mythology, and, of course, the famous round Dendera Zodiac, which gives precise and marvelous details about the astrological signs.

Next, spend time at Abydos Temple, once the home of The Temple of Seti I, it speaks to the whole world as it is a prominent sight and was the main center of the god of the dead, Osiris. The temple is “L” shaped, consisting of enormous stone blocks.

Later, to your hotel room in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Luxor Hotel

Day 10: Karnak Temple - Luxor Temple

Starting with the visit to The Karnak Temple complex is the most significant religious building ever constructed and one of the main tourist attractions of Egypt, where each piece of paintwork is an astonishingly beautiful thing filled with faith and brilliance.

The Temple of Karnak was created to honor the Theban trinity of the 18th dynasty, which consisted of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. It has 134 gigantic columns, some even 70 feet tall. On the other side of these pieces, we can see richly carved and cast columns, heightened by sumptuous carvings and decorations that further enhance the grand hall.

Finally, you will see Luxor Temple in the afternoon and at night which is the venue of this temple, where the royal seasoned and ritual gatherings were practiced, is known to be the most crucial attraction in ancient Egyptian history.

Finally, you will end your Luxor day trip by taking you back to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Luxor Hotel

Day 11: Hatshepsut Temple - Valley of the Kings - Colossi of Memnon

Another day trip to Luxor starts today! After a sumptuous locating of The Valley of the Kings

a major attraction during your trip to Egypt, what could be more impressive than visiting an awe-inspiring underground museum covered in gold that warriors, pharaohs, and jewelry smiths created majestically, with the royal radiance? The place was the city of the dead and the cemetery for many of the pharaohs and other prominent people. It was also the central historical spot during Egypt's New Kingdom period (1570 - 1050 BC) -- The 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties. The 63 rock-cut tombs tell the story of how people in ancient Egypt used the graves to bury the dead alongside religious practices, and each one is a complete picture.

Next, the Hatshepsut Temple, royal costumes, and a treasure chest containing the wealthiest ladies of Thebes are worth stopping at during the guided tour. The Queen's mansion, located on the cliffside of Deir el-Bahari, was a wonder from an architectural and technological point of view. Following the natural spiral of the cliffs, the terraces and colonnades have been arranged in these three ascending levels.

Our next destination is The Colossi of Memnon, two gigantic quartzite stones status, belonging to the Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Previously, they were erected where the tomb survived; thus, they stood watch over his false temple.

At the end of your cultural experience, You will be taken to the hotel where you will...
be staying and will be accommodated for the last night of your tour in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Luxor Hotel

Day 12: Hurghada Day off

After breakfast, you will be driven in an air-conditioned vehicle to Hurghada, where you will be given a free day to enjoy however you want. The resorts and the beaches can be visited, and you can participate in any water sports or activity you want.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Soft Drinks

Accommodation: Hurghada Hotel

Day 13: Snorkeling

Hurghada is incomplete if we do not mention snorkeling.

Right after breakfast, you should be prepared for a never-before-made snorkeling experience in the Red Sea waters of the sea picture. Also, you’ll have a closer view of the coral reefs and the different shapes and formations of marine life in the sea.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Soft Drinks

Accommodation: Hurghada Hotel

Day 14: Safari

After breakfast, you start your unique safari practice in the deserts. It is a great experience to encounter the one-of-a-kind Sahara dunes and the fantastic landscapes, try sandboarding, and visit the gracious Bedouin villagers.

Satisfy yourself with a delicious local traditional Bedouin meal and take you back to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Soft Drinks

Accommodation: Hurghada Hotel

Day 15: Egyptian Museum - Hanging Church - Al-Muizz Street - Khan El-Khalili Street

Right after breakfast, you will be driven back to the capital, Cairo, where you can explore nice Cairo attractions further.

In the very first place, you will set for the Egyptian Museum

, the place that would carry you from the present into the past back to seven thousand years to the golden era of the ancient Egyptians and their grandeur culture, extending up to 7000 years till the present in Egypt.

After that, you will go to the Hanging Church, which is the very place where the Holy Family once stayed while fleeing from King Herod. Now, it is a center of Coptic Christian culture, one of the tourist spots in Cairo, and a frequent pilgrimage for devotees.

You will have lunch in a local restaurant and then go to Al-Muizz li-Din Allah al-Fatimi Street, built by the Fatimid dynasty in 969 AD. Also, it is an inlet of Islamic architecture that seems to be an open-air museum by the potential of Islamic planners, incorporating several miraculous architectural facilities: a mosque, madrasah, and old historical buildings.

At the end of the trip, we proceeded with Khan El-Khalili Street,

the Mamluk era, and a commercial and shopping area of Mamluk times. The noisy and exciting market offered the most beautiful things, including Egyptian trade and artisans. At present, it hosts various handicraft shops and coffee shops with the aura of a past era but still bustling at the time.

We end the day by returning to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Cairo Hotel

Day 16: Catacombs of Kom El-Shokafa - Pompey's Pillar - Qaitbay Citadel - Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Today, you start a full-day trip to Alexandria from Cairo; you'll kick off with The Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa, which are ancient. The burial chambers date back to the 2nd century AD and are located here, featuring intricate scaling.....) the architectural styles of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

Next, you will go to Pompey's Pillar

, a vast Roman column that is almost 27 m in length.

After having brunch at a cozy place, you will be taken to Qaitbay Citadel

, a mighty castle that was initially built during the reign of the Mamluk in the 15th century over the location of the famous Pharos Lighthouse.

Later on, you'll head to Bibliotheca Alexandrina,

which is the new construction of the ancient world wonder "Library of Alexandria

"—the repository of the information gathered in the past, current, and future.

Lastly, your Alexandria day trip will be wrapped up by returning to Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Cairo Hotel

Day 17: Baron Palace - Abdeen Palace - Manial Palace - Mohamed Ali Palace

The next day of exploring the hidden attractions of Egypt kicks off in the capital and is one of the things to do in Cairo.

Your first stop will be at Baron Empain Palace.

It is one of the latest and greatest architectural masterpieces and one of the most recognized buildings in Europe. It is a brilliant piece of Belgian-style architecture built a century ago. The palace is decorated with many unique towers and gardens as well.

Afterwards, you’ll visit Mohammed Ali Manial Palace, which stands out as a masterpiece of its time on Rhoda Island ( Gezira Island) in the middle of the Nile River.
It was established in 1875 and was designed in an Islamic and European style, with some Ottoman details. After seeing the palace, you will be astounded by the artwork, gardens, ceilings, and royal collections.


Abdeen Palace, which we will next visit, was originally designed to show the royal families the fame and fortune of ancient rulers. However, it is now a royal museum with the royal family's old stuff, including paintings, jewelry, historical artifacts, and furniture.

The last stop of our journey in the things to visit in Cairo is Mohamed Ali Palace Shubra, which was built in 1808 and is situated among the most splendid palaces of its era. Walking through the palace, your visual perception will be exploited by the blend of Persian, Moorish, and Ottoman styles in the buildings, towers, and gardens.

Finally, you'll be back at the hotel by the time the day ends.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Cairo Hotel

Day 18: Flying back home

After having breakfast, you’ll be moved back to Cairo’s International Airport. We wish you a safe travel.

Meals: Breakfast

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