Escorted Tours 2023-2024

Day 1: UK to Alexandria Depart the UK on your scheduled flight. After a late arrival, you’ll be met and transferred to your hotel. Day 2: Alexandria B/L Your tour begins with a full day tour in Alexandria visiting El Alamein, famous for the most decisive battle of the Second World War campaign in North Africa. Visit the Battlefield Cemetery and Military Museum. Day 3: Alexandria to Cairo B/L Visit the impressive Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the library built to keep alive the centre of learning, which was Alexandria’s world-famous Ancient Library. Explore Fort Qaitbey, built beside the sea out of the ruins of the legendary Pharos Lighthouse; one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. It now guards the harbour of this great city. Visit the lush, extensive gardens of the 19th century Montazah Palace, covered with all kinds of attractive trees, and shrubs and walkways lined with palm trees. In the afternoon transfer to Cairo. Day 4: Cairo B/L The past and present intertwine in Cairo, a sprawling city steeped in millennia of history. African in location but Middle Eastern in its cultural leanings, Egypt’s traditions, food, and history offer a unique experience as you embark on today’s full-day city tour. Gain an insight into Egypt as a professional Egyptology guide leads the way, with your first stop at the mighty Giza Pyramids. Inspiring movies, books and conspiracy theories, these six iconic pyramids tower over the desert landscape, with the Great Pyramid standing taller than the Statue of Liberty. Explore these amazingly constructed structures, built using techniques beyond their time, then marvel at the massive half-lion, half-human form of the Sphinx, as it guards the temples and tombs of Ancient Egypt. Explore the country’s history at the Egyptian Museum, where unbelievable exhibits showcase over 120,000 artefacts, including Egypt’s earliest hieroglyphic engravings and its most iconic relic - Tutankhamun’s gleaming golden mask. Day 5: Cairo to Aswan B/L After checking out of your hotel, visit Coptic Cairo which is the old town of the city with the Babylon Fortress, the Hanging Church and other historic sites. Have a meal before embarking on your overnight train to Aswan, a fascinating opportunity to travel as the locals do! Day 6: Aswan B Transfer from Aswan train station to your hotel for a relaxing morning. In the afternoon visit the Nubian Tour highlights ✔ Enjoy the sights of Alexandria and visit the world-famous El Alamein WW2 cemetery ✔ Marvel at the awe-inspiring Giza Pyramids and Sphinx in Cairo ✔ Visit the Egyptian Museum and witness Tutankhamun’s golden mask ✔ Travel like a local on a sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan ✔ Witness the breathtaking temples of Abu Simbel ✔ Embark on a scenic 3-night Nile cruise, visiting Egypt’s incredible temples along the way ✔ Discover Luxor and the Valley of the Kings and Queens and the Karnak Temple One of the great cradles of civilisation, there is no other destination like Egypt; the Great Pyramids, the magnificent Nile, ancient Alexandria, the legend of Tutankhamun, the engineering marvel of Luxor Dam and second World War battles in the desert at El Alamein. Abu Simbel NEW Grand Tour of Egypt < < Cairo Alexandria Luxor Aswan Nile River     2 2 1 3 2 Coach Air Rail Boat Nights 2 Smaller Group Tour 1 Africa 116 Visit our website or call 0800 954 9329 to book or for further details