6 Day Egypt Tour For Solo Travelers: Cairo, Luxor And Aswan

Arrival at Cairo International Airport. Meet and assist by our representative of “Egypt Best Vacations” who will help you through the arrival and visa regulations. Transfer to your hotel and the beginning of your 6 day Egypt tour for solo travelers: Cairo, Luxor And Aswan.

Your actual 6-day Egypt tour for solo travelers (Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan) begins when our tour guide picks you up to commence your tour to the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and Saqqara. 

Today, you will visit the Giza Plateau. Today’s tour includes the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure with the great Sphinx. The only ancient wonder which still remains (Khufu’s pyramid) awaits you. Are you ready to discover it from the inside? (Optional). Today you will learn about the history of the pyramids, how they were constructed, and why they were constructed.

Then on to the first pyramid in history, the Step Pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara. Saqqara is one of the most important and richest necropolises in Egypt. It was the cemetery of Memphis, the 1^st capital city of United Egypt in 3200 BCE.

Transfer back to your hotel.

Your 6-day Egypt tour for solo travelers takes your to Aswan. So, you will take a transfer to Cairo Airport to fly to Aswan. Meet your guide just outside the arrival terminal to commence your tours. 

Explore the highlights of the beautiful City of Aswan such as the High Dam, one of the great engineering feats of the 1960s. Then proceed to the beautiful Temple of Isis at Philae Island. This temple was built during the Greco-Roman era and, was dedicated to Isis, goddess of Love and Magic in ancient Egypt. You will end your tour at the granite quarry of the Unfinished Obelisk.

Transfer to your hotel in Aswan.

Optional tour: Tour to the Nubian Village in Aswan

Transfer to the phenomenal Temples of Ramses II, and his beautiful wife Nefertari at Abu Simbel. The temples of Abu Simbel are considered among the most celebrated achievements of ancient Egypt. The two temples were cut in the cliffs about 310 Km south of Aswan. The Great Temple was built for Ramses II (1279-1213 BC), while the Small Temple was built for his beloved wife, Queen Nefertari.

Because of the rising water of Aswan High Dam, the temples had to be saved and rescued in a magnificent world rescue operation of temples in Lower Nubia. Transfer back Aswan Train Station, to board your seated train to Luxor. Transfer to your hotel in Luxor.

Breakfast at the hotel, then to visit the magnificent Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Kings is one of the most important highlights not only in Luxor but throughout Egypt. The Valley of the Kings is the necropolis of the great Egyptian pharaohs of the 18th to the 20th Dynasty (1550-1080 BCE). Continue to the unique Temple of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, who served for about 20 years as a sole pharaoh. 

Take a photo of the Colossi of Memnon before having your lunch at a local restaurant. Then, proceed to visit the Temple of Karnak and the Temple of Luxor. Both temples were dedicated to the Theban Triad; Amun, Mut and Khonsu.

Transfer to Luxor Airport to fly back to Cairo. Transfer to your hotel in Cairo for the final night of your 6-day Egypt tour for solo travelers.

Optional tour: Sunrise Hot Air Ballooning over Luxor

Explore the fantastic contents of the historical Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square in Cairo. Hundreds of objects from all periods of Egypt’s past are displayed on the two floors of the museum.

From the museum to the Citadel of the Sunni Muslim leader Saladin, which was built in 1172 to protect Cairo against the Crusaders. The White Mosque of Mohammed Ali Pasha is a prominent feature of the citadel. Finish your tour today at the historical bazaar of Khan El-Khalili, the largest bazaar in the Middle East.

You will end your 6-day Egypt tour for solo travelers with a transfer to Cairo Airport for final departure. It is really sad to leave, so ask our guides about your next adventure in Egypt.