5 Days Trip to Egypt: Cairo and Luxor Tour

On arrival at Cairo International Airport, your Memphis Tours representative will be waiting inside the airport to assist with arrival procedures and escort you by private, air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel in Cairo.
At the hotel, your tour manager helps with a smooth check-in, reviews your itinerary, and confirms pick-up times for the next days. You’ll receive contact details for 24/7 assistance during your stay. The rest of the day is free to settle in and relax after your flight.

Overnight: Cairo

Meals: None

Visits: Airport meet & assist, hotel check-in

Helpful Hint: Memphis Tours rep + 24/7 support from arrival until departure

After breakfast, meet your private Egyptologist guide and drive to the Giza Plateau to see one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – the Great Pyramids of Giza. Continue to the iconic Sphinx and the Valley Temple associated with King Chephren.
Enjoy lunch at an authentic Egyptian restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the nearby Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), home to an extraordinary collection of ancient artifacts just a short distance from the pyramids. After your visit, return to your hotel in Cairo and enjoy the evening at leisure.

Overnight: Cairo

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)

Helpful Hint: Full day of private touring; walking on uneven ground at the plateau

After breakfast, check out and transfer to Cairo Airport for your short flight to Luxor (approx. 1 hour). On arrival, you’ll be met and transferred to your hotel to leave your luggage before starting your East Bank tour.
Discover the vast Karnak Temple Complex, with its forest of papyrus-shaped columns, obelisks, and sacred lake. Then continue along the Nile to Luxor Temple, beautifully situated in the city center and connected historically to Karnak by the Avenue of Sphinxes.
In the evening, you can choose an optional Sound & Light Show at Karnak Temple (pre-bookable add-on), where the temple is dramatically lit while a narration tells the story of ancient Thebes.



Overnight: Luxor

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Visits: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple

Helpful Hint: Optional evening Karnak Sound & Light Show; flight Cairo → Luxor typically around 06:00–07:00

Start the day, if you wish, with an optional sunrise hot-air balloon ride over Luxor’s West Bank (pre-bookable add-on, weather permitting) for incredible aerial views of the Nile, fields and tombs at first light.
After breakfast, cross to the West Bank to explore the ancient necropolis. Visit the Valley of the Kings, burial place of New Kingdom pharaohs, and then continue to the impressive Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, built into the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari.
Finish with a photo stop at the towering Colossi of Memnon before returning to the East Bank. Later, transfer to Luxor Airport for your evening flight back to Cairo. On arrival, you’ll be met and taken to your hotel for your final night.

Overnight: Cairo

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Visits: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon

Helpful Hint: Optional sunrise hot-air balloon; evening flight Luxor → Cairo usually around 22:00–23:00

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel, then free time until your departure transfer. At the agreed time, a Memphis Tours representative will meet you in the lobby and escort you by private vehicle to Cairo International Airport for your flight home.

Meals: Breakfast

Visits: Airport transfer only

Helpful Hint: Late check-out or extra night can be arranged on request