4-Day Egypt Tour For Solo Travelers

Discover the highlights of Egypt in this 4-day tour for solo travelers. Explore the key attractions of the famous two cities in Egypt, Cairo, and Luxor.

Begin your 4-day solo trip to Egypt in Cairo discovering the Great Pyramids of Giza, the first pyramid in the history of King Djoser at Saqqara, the fabulous contents of the Egyptian Museum, Khan El-Khalili bazaar, and Saladin Citadel in Cairo.

Fly to Luxor to explore the impressive Karnak Temple and majestic Luxor Temple on the east bank. Discover the magnificent Valley of the Kings, the unique Temple of Hatshepsut on the west bank of Luxor. Then fly back to Cairo for the rest of your 4-day Egypt solo itinerary.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Egypt

Stop At: Cairo International Airport Road, Cairo Int'l Airport Rd, Sheraton Al Matar, El Nozha, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Arrival at Cairo airport. Meet and assist by our representative who will help you through the visa and arrival regulations. Transfers to your hotel for free time.
Duration: 45 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 5-star hotel.

Day 2: Great Giza Pyramids, Sphinx and Saqqara

Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Your actual single holiday in Egypt starts right now.
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 inside?
Today you will learn about the history of the pyramids, how they were constructed, and why they were constructed?
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara Egypt
Saqqara is one of the most important and richest necropolises in Egypt. Saqqara is located about 20km south of Giza Plateau and it was the cemetery of Memphis. Saqqara is a vast area, stretching about 22km from north to south and about 7km from east to west.
While the early kings and elite were buried in mastabas made from mud-brick, Imhotep decided to use stone in building his king’s tomb. This decision marked an important historical turning point. With the 3rd Dynasty, the tomb became a symbol of the divinity of the pharaoh of his survival in the eternal life of his celestial power that was beyond death and could be to benefit the entire country. In order to express these new ideas, Imhotep designed a mastaba for the king which he later decided to elevate with a series of superimposed mastabas. Thus the Step Pyramid of Djoser was born which symbolized a stairway reaching up to heaven. Djoser’s complex is one of the largest and most complex monuments in Ancient Egypt.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 5-star hotel.

Day 3: Luxor Highlights

Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Transfer to Cairo airport to fly to Luxor. Upon arrival in Luxor, you will meet with your guide to commence your tour to the Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Kings is one of the most important highlights not only in Luxor but throughout Egypt. The Ancient Egyptians named (Ta-Iset-Ma’at), which means “the Place of Truth”. The Valley of the Kings dominated by a pyramid-shaped mountain often called the “Crown of Thebes” is the necropolis of the great Egyptian pharaohs of the 18th to the 20th Dynasty (1550-1080 BCE). Tuthmosis I was the first pharaoh was buried at the Valley of the Kings while Ramses XI was the last pharaoh was buried there. There are 65 tombs in the Valley of the Kingsand your guide will recommend the best 3 tombs of the open ones to visit. Magnificent tombs with lavish reliefs and inscriptions depicting the journey of the pharaohs to the afterlife.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Through building projects, Hatshepsut assured divine favor and prosperity for her and her people; she proved that she was a responsible ruler securing the best for Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut, more a patron of the arts than a military leader, ordered a funerary monument for her father Tuthmosis I, and for herself and chose an impervious valley already consecrated to the goddess Hathor who, in the form of a heifer, received the deceased in the underworld. Queen Hatshepsut’s monument was in later times abandoned, at a certain point in history it became a Christian convent called the Convent of the North, and this fact not only gave the area its present name of Deir El-Bahari but also preserved the pharaonic temple from further destruction.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
In the vast plain that stretches out around western Thebes, between the Nile and the Valley of the Kings, are the remains of the monumental road which led to the mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III. The colossi of Memnon are all that remain of what was once the largest mortuary temple on the west bank of Luxor. The temple, unfortunately, has disappeared – probably from a high flood, and further devastated by Ramses II and his son Merenptah, who used the fallen blocks to build their own temples – commonly known by the names of Colossi of Memnon.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
The Temple/Complex of Karnak was the great god’s chief sanctuary and much larger than any other monument in Egypt. It lies about 3km north of Luxor Temple. This huge and splendid complex which actually contains many separate temples covers 1700 years of expansion and an area of 300 acres. Beneath its giant architraves and between the bulky columns and wall reliefs are records of its growth from a modest Middle Kingdom shrine to a magnificent temple of vast proportions. It owes a column to one pharaoh, a pylon to another; an inspiration here, a whim there. But each has the sole purpose of honoring the god Amun-Re, who would then ensure the builder a long, powerful, and glorious life.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
The Temple of Luxor (daily from 6 am till 9 pm) was built by the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III (1387-1349 BCE), the grandson of the military genius Tuthmosis III, and expanded by the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramses II (1279-1213 BCE). Numerous other sovereigns, including Tutankhamun, Horemhab, and Alexander the Great enriched the construction with reliefs, inscriptions, and minor buildings.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 5-star hotel.

Day 4: Egyptian Museum, Saladin Citadel and Khan El-Khalili

Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is one of the largest and most important museums in the world. The museum contains more than 120, 000 pieces from all periods of Ancient Egyptian history. It was designed by the French Architect Marcel Dourgnon and built by an Italian company in 1902 during the time of Khedive Abbas Helmi II.
The museum is built on two floors, the ground floor, and the first floor. The ground floor was designed to contain heavy stone pieces as giant statues, sarcophagi, and coffins. The interior design of the museum is affected by the classification of Egyptian history made by Manetho, from the Archaic period to the Greco-Roman period.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Cairo Citadel, Salah Salem St, Cairo 11511 Egypt
The Citadel of Saladin is a wonderful place to visit during your stay in Cairo, Egypt. The impressive citadel was built by Saladin to defend Cairo against the Crusaders, and it was the government seat till the time of the British colony, 1882, in Egypt.
The Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha (1805-1849) dominates the Southern Enclosure of the citadel. Its spectacular setting, high above Cairo, makes it one of the most famous landmarks in the city.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Khan Al-Khalili, Cairo Egypt
Khan El-Khalili is the largest and one of the oldest bazaars in the middle east. Khan El-Khalili is Cairo’s labyrinthine and most famous tourist market. Khan El-Khalili is bounded on the east by Sayyidna Al-Hussein and on the south by Muski street. Khan and Muski are two terms used interchangeably by foreigners and Egyptians alike, but they are actually two different adjoining bazaar areas.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
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Accommodation included: 5-star hotel.

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