Private Overnight Cairo Expedition: Journey by VIP First Class Train from Aswan

Have a blissful day sightseeing tour in Cairo. Start your tour from Aswan taking the train to Cairo. Visit the great Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo and Khan El Khalili Bazaar.

Duration: 1 day
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu) - At 6:00 pm, our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan and transfer you to the Aswan train station. The journey to Cairo takes about 12 hours. Upon arrival, you will be taken to explore the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus.

Kindly note: The included tickets grant access to the pyramid area, not the interiors. If you wish to enter a pyramid, you can purchase a ticket on-site.

  • Khafre’s Pyramid - The Pyramid of Khafre, also known as Chephren, is the second-tallest and second-largest of the three Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza. It serves as the tomb of the Fourth-Dynasty pharaoh Khafre.

Kindly note: The included tickets grant access to the pyramid area, not the interiors. If you wish to enter a pyramid, you can purchase a ticket on-site.

  • Menkaure Pyramid - The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three main pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. It is believed to have been built as the tomb of the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure.

Kindly note: The included tickets grant access to the pyramid area, not the interiors. If you wish to enter a pyramid, you can purchase a ticket on-site.

  • Great Sphinx - Next, visit the Great Sphinx, featuring the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion, dating back to the time of Chephren. The tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, associated with the Pyramids of Chephren.

  • Cairo - Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in Cairo.

  • The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities - Afterward, take a trip to the Egyptian Museum, which houses artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum boasts a rare collection of 5,000 years of art, considered the largest and most valuable collection of Egyptian art in the world, with over 250,000 genuine artifacts on display.

  • Coptic Cairo - Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo that includes the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George, and many other Coptic churches and historical sites. Christian tradition holds that the Holy Family visited this area and stayed at the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church.

  • Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary) - Saint Virgin Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Hanging Church, is one of the oldest churches in Egypt, dating back to the third century. It belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.

  • Synagogue Ben Ezra - The Ben Ezra Synagogue, sometimes called the El-Geniza Synagogue or the Synagogue of the Levantines (al-Shamiyin), is located in the Fustat area of Old Cairo, Egypt. According to local folklore, it is situated on the site where baby Moses was found.

  • Islamic Cairo - Continue to Islamic Cairo to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Finally, you will be transferred to Cairo Train Station for your return journey to Aswan, and then back to your hotel.

What's Included
  • Private Tour Guide
  • Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
  • All Taxes & Service Charge
  • VIP train tickets Aswan / Cairo / Aswan
  • Pick up services from your hotel in Aswan and return
  • Lunch at a good quality restaurant
  • All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Shopping tours in Cairo
What's Not Included
  • Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Tipping.
  • Tickets to get inside the Pyramids
Location
Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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