.:Tour by Bus, To Aswan, Luxor & To Hurghada, Egypt Bus Tour

Day 1: Arrival Cairo
Santa Maria Tours welcomes you to the timeless land of the Pharaohs, a treasure of history and antiquities. On arrival in Cairo Airport, you are met and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Cairo
Today prepare yourself for a breathtaking experience as we marvel at one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, see Giza Pyramids of Kings Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos and enjoy the magic of the Sphinx, back to hotel. Overnight in Cairo. (Breakfast)

Day 3: Cairo / Alexandria
Free day in Cairo or optional tour to the second capital of Egypt, Alexandria (The Pearl of the Mediterranean), founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. Overnight in Cairo. (Breakfast)
Day 4: Cairo / Hurghada
Morning, take the bus and depart to Hurghada. Arrive Hurghada, check-in our hotel. Enjoy this coastal resort with its amazing snorkeling, diving, windsurfing, sailing and swimming facilities. The warm waters are fantastically clear for snorkeling and diving, overnight in Hurghada. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 5: Hurghada / Sharm el Naqa
Enjoy one of a many optional tours in Hurghada, transfer by bus to Sharm el Naqa, & have a wonderful snorkeling period, watching the amazing collection of the colored fish and coral reefs, or a relaxing time viewing the many fish on the glass bottom boat. Your night is at leisure Overnight Hurghada. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 6: Hurghada
Morning enjoy a relaxing sunbathing on the beach exploring the superb ambience with superior amenities. Overnight in Hurghada. (Breakfast, Dinner).

Day 7: Hurghada / Luxor
Pack your Luggage & check-out leaving Hurghada returning back to the ancient heritage, towards Luxor, our afternoon tour will start visiting East Bank including, Luxor Temple which was one of the festival centers in ancient Egypt & may be the most important, we then continue to visit the Karnak Temple, was known as Ipet-isut (Most select of places) by the ancient Egyptians, you're at leisure until the night Overnight in Luxor. (Breakfast)

Day 8: Luxor
Morning, pay a visit to the West bank including, the Valley of Kings , Valley of Queens, the queen Hatshepsut’s Temple, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty. Stop for pictures at the Colossi of Memnon, which are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Your evening is at leisure overnight in Luxor. (Breakfast)

Day 9: Luxor / Esna / Edfu / Kom Ombo / Aswan
Bid farewell to this fascinating city. Focusing Aswan, having a first stop in between, to visit Edfu, exploring Horus temple, the most well-preserved and the only one we know to have been completed, & and a second stop at Kom ombo to discover the Temple of Kom Ombo. Which stands on high ground overlooking the River Nile. Arrive Aswan, check-in our hotel. Afternoon free at leisure to explore Aswan at your own paece this evening. Overnight in Aswan. (Breakfast)

Day 10: Aswan
Start our tour in Aswan, visiting the High Dam, an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. After observe the grand Unfinished Obelisk in the ancient quarries & Temple of Philae that awaits your visit situated on the river Nile. Complete our day by sailing in a traditional Felucca around Aswan’s botanic gardens. Overnight in Aswan.(Breakfast)

Day 11: Aswan / Cairo
Early Morning, travel by bus to visit the mighty Sun Temple of Abu Simbel, flanked by four giant stone statues of Ramses II and the smaller Temple of Hathor. The temple was reclaimed from the dam and reconstructed in its present and unforgettable location, back to Aswan. Afternoon transfer to Aswan train station for taking the first class sitting train back to Cairo. (Breakfast)

Day 12: Cairo
Arriving Giza railway station, where you will be met and assisted by Santa Maria Tours representative, then you will be escorted to the hotel for check in and breakfast. Today we will discover the Egyptian Museum where our guide will take us back to ancient Egypt and the time of the Pharaohs, see the amazing treasure recovered from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Back to the Christian Heritage; discover the ancient sites of Coptic Christians including the Hanging church one of the oldest churches in Egypt, & St.Serguis, one of the places where the Holy Family rested after fleeing Israel from King Herod & Jewish Heritage represented in Ben Ezra Synagogue. At your last night you have some leisurely free time with option tour to Khan El Khalili Bazaar, you'll enjoy free time to stroll through the maze of streets and bargain for a souvenir of your trip. Overnight in Cairo. (Breakfast)

Day 13: Departure Cairo
Your magnificent journey will now end but not before giving you the precious gift of unforgettable memories of Egypt.