Day 1:
Upon arrival at Cairo Airport you will be met by our representative and transferred in air conditioned comfort to your hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2:
After breakfast you will be picked up for your tour the Giza Plateau where the Pyramids and Sphinx are located, a short distance out of Cairo. This is the highlight of your stay in Cairo visiting this remaining wonder of the ancient world, visiting the major sites as well as the Sphinx. After the Pyramids you will visit the Papyrus institute where a demonstration will introduce you to the art of papyrus making from reeds, a technique discovered by the ancient Egyptian. Then head to the Egyptian museum where the world’s largest and richest collection of Egyptian Antiquities can be seen. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms. It houses the world’s largest Collection of Pharaonic antiquities, and many treasures of King Tutankhamen , in the late afternoon you will transfer to Khan El Khalil Bazaars A shopper’s paradise and a photographer’s dream come true where bargaining is an art and expected when you are negotiating a purchase. Gold, silver and gems, bronze and copper, the smell of exotic spices, either goods, the aroma of brewed coffee sifting through elaborately carved wooden doors and coffee shops, the captivating sound of music and plethora of an unbelievable display of merchandise together with a multitude of colorfully dressed crowds bring to life scenes from A Thousand and One Arabian Nights. Return to your hotel for overnight.
Day 3:
After breakfast you will check out and transfer to Cairo International Airport to take your flight to Hurghada. Upon arrival at Hurghada airport NASCO TOURS representative will meet and assist you and transfer you to your hotel for the next three nights.
Day 4:
There are no planned activities on day four of your tour, but this should not stop you from making the most of your amazing locale. Hurghada has some of the best scuba diving available in the world and it caters for beginners to more advanced divers. Scuba diving lessons and snorkeling excursions can be arranged. For those who don’t fancy the dive, rides in mini submarines and glass bottomed boats can be taken to the nearby coral reefs. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5:
(Optional) full day tour Luxor ( Karnack and West bank):
Transfer from your hotel and take the way to Luxor for 210 km (around 3 h 30 min). Upon arrival in Luxor, your first stop will be at the West Bank area for a visit to the Valley of the Kings. Here you will find the remarkable tombs of Egypt’s ancient kings, their families and other Egyptian nobility. We have arranged so that you have time for you to fully explore this wonderful site. Next, to the Hatshepsut Temple where there will be a short photo stop. This awesome mortuary temple that was buried under sand for centuries was built by Hatshepsut, the only woman to rule as a Pharaoh. Built into the mountainside, it stands as an incredible monument to the powers held by the pharaohs. A second photo stop follows at the Colossi of Memnon, two massive statues that originally flanked the entrance to Amenhotep III’s mortuary temple. Although the temple itself was destroyed in an earthquake and most of its remnants have long since disappeared, these magnificent statues still stand guard today, albeit over an open field. Your final stop of the day will be at the Karnack temple. Here, you will find a collection of simply breathtaking statues, obelisks, and temples that date back to the 14th century BC. Take the way to Hurghada for an overnight at the hotel.
Day 6:
After breakfast you will check out from the hotel. Transfer to Hurghada airport to catch your flight to the final destination.